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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Canadian News
CBC News
    CC-177 expected in Mali tomorrow
The Canadian Press
    France asks for funding for Mali fight
The Globe and Mail
    Baird, envoys to press for restoration of democracy in Mali
The Chronicle Herald
    No Canadians among hostages in Algerian attack
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: May 26
Nouvelles de la Force aérienne
    Intronisation de quatre membres au PAC
La Presse Canadienne
    Vaccin antigrippal : efficace à 50 pour cent
La Presse Canadienne
    Plus de 90 pour cent des mots de passe sont vulnérables
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 26 mai

Canadian Commentary
John Ibbitson -- The Globe and Mail
    Canada joins U.S. in leading from behind on Mali
Editorial -- The Globe and Mail
    Canada right to offer support to Mali
Editorial -- The Ottawa Citizen
    Confusion on Mali
David Petrasek -- Centre for International Policy Studies
    Mulling Over Mali
Michael Petrou -- Maclean’s
    Why France is in Mali
Eric Morse -- The Ottawa Citizen
    France shoots first, builds coalition later
Thomas Walkom -- The Toronto Star
    Grudgingly tiptoeing into Mali’s civil war
Robert Sibley -- The Ottawa Citizen
    The folly of non-lethal warfare
Michael Den Tandt -- The Ottawa Citizen
    For Julian Fantino, the medium derails the message

International News
The Associated Press
    Pfc. Bradley Manning’s motive barely admissible
Los Angeles Times
    Chuck Hagel goes on the offensive
Los Angeles Times
    Kathryn Bigelow defends Zero Dark Thirty torture scenes  - More
Reuters News
    Oregon bomb suspect originally wanted to blow himself up
The Washington Post
    U.S. downsizes base on Azores Islands
The Telegraph
    Inside the F-35  - More
The Associated Press
    Helicopter crash in central London kills two
The Telegraph
    Shot submarine officer’s widow speaks out
The Telegraph
    British stealth drone to undergo first test flight
The Telegraph
    General’s wife on her own Afghan mission
The Telegraph
    Briton killed and 40 BP workers held hostage in Algeria attack
The Associated Press
    French forces in Mali launch ground offensive
International Herald Tribune
    French Troops Move North as Mali Rebels Dig In
Los Angeles Times
    France boosts military presence in Mali  - More s
The Christian Science Monitor
    How the French got to airstrikes in Mali: A briefing from Bamako
The Washington Post
    U.S. considers military support in Mali
Time Magazine
    Mubarak’s New Trial and Egyptian Politics
Los Angeles Times
    Nagorno-Karabakh: Old conflict is neither gone nor forgotten
Time Magazine
    Why Turkey Is Talking to Its PKK Nemesis
The Associated Press
    Aleppo University death toll rises to 87 after blasts
The Telegraph
    Homs attack may have included use of chemical weapons
Reuters News
    U.S. downplays media report that Syria used chemical weapons  - More
International Herald Tribune
    Syrian Rebels Find Hearts and Minds Elusive
The Christian Science Monitor
    Lebanon’s dampened desire to help Syrian refugees
Reuters News
    Suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq  - More
The Christian Science Monitor
    Iran braces for full force of US sanctions
International Herald Tribune
    Powerful Car Bomb Explodes Outside Afghan Intelligence Agency  - More
The Telegraph
    Afghan army has deficiences, says general
Los Angeles Times
    Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf ordered arrested
International Herald Tribune
    Internal Forces Besiege Pakistan
The Christian Science Monitor
    Pakistan’s political crisis: Is democracy endangered?
The New York Times
    On This Day: May 26  - More  - MoD  - AP
Agence France-Presse
    Un hélicoptère s’écrase sur une grue dans Londres, deux morts
Agence de presse Reuters
    Cinq Japonais et un Français enlevés en Algérie
Agence France-Presse
    Les soldats français dans la bataille de Djabali
Agence France-Presse
    Le Drian : le but est « que les combattants soient extirpés »
Le Point
    Les shebabs disent avoir décidé d’exécuter l’otage Denis Allex
Agence France-Presse
    Au moins 87 morts dans une double explosion à l’université d’Alep
Agence France-Presse
    Irak : au moins 23 morts dans une vague d’attentats
Agence France-Presse
    Ahmadinejad réaffirme son soutien au régime de Bachar
Agence France-Presse
    L’AIEA de retour à Téhéran pour arracher un accord sur le nucléaire
Agence France-Presse
    Les talibans revendiquent l’attentat de Kaboul
Agence France-Presse
    Hugo Chávez est en train de « remonter la pente »
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 26 mai

International Commentary
Max Boot -- Los Angeles Times
    Victory in Aghanistan? Not without U.S. troops
Adm. James A. Lyons Jr. -- The Washington Times
    Where are the carriers?
Room for Debate -- International Herald Tribune
    A New Line in the Sand Against Terror?
Lawrence M. Krauss -- International Herald Tribune
    Deafness at Doomsday
Frank J. Gaffney Jr. -- The Washington Times
    A world without America
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff -- The Christian Science Monitor
    For US and Europe, governance by brinkmanship
Aliza Marcus -- International Herald Tribune
    How Turkey Can Make Peace With the Kurds
Editorial -- International Herald Tribune
    President Morsi’s Repulsive Comments
Jennifer Rubin -- The Washington Post
    Cleaning up the Hagel mess
Editorial -- International Herald Tribune
    Wal-Mart Reaches Out to Veterans
Editorial -- The Washington Times
    Exposing Uncle Sam’s Internet snooping
Oliver North -- The Washington Times
    Preserving the Second Amendment
David Kopel -- Los Angeles Times
    Guns in America: Arming the right people can save lives
Editorial -- Los Angeles Times
    WikiLeaks case: What’s fair?

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