SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Canadian News
CBC News
    Halifax JRCC confuses Newfoundland with Haiti  - JRCC
The Hill Times
    NFPS considering a short-term alternative  - NFPS
Toronto Sun
    MPs to debate Mali mission
CBC News
    Canada to provide $13M more for Mali aid
CBC News
    Should Canada expand its involvement in the Mali conflict?
CBC News
    $1M spent to ship PM’s armoured cars to India  - More
CBC News
    Foreign Affairs racks up $60 K sports ticket tab
CBC News
    Antarctica memorial held for Canadians killed in plane crash
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: June 19
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 19 juin

Canadian Commentary
Gary Owen -- The Globe and Mail
    Afghan attacks on NATO troops are no reason to leave
Fred Litwin and Salim Mansur -- The Ottawa Citizen
    Mistaking Islamism for Islam
Jonathan Kay -- National Post
    Welcome to the new Arab world

International News
The Washington Post
    Soldier gets double arm transplant
Agence France-Presse
    US soldier says double-arm transplant life-changing
The Washington Times
    Pentagon to fend off hackers — 4,000 cybersecurity experts eyed
The Washington Post
    At Guantánamo, a minor mystery as audio, video feeds are cut at hearing
Reuters News
    Preserve CIA prisons as evidence, lawyers for Sept. 11 suspects ask
Reuters News
    Airbus warned of lithium battery risks a year ago
Agence France-Presse
    Dutch praise Queen Beatrix after abdication announcement
Agence France-Presse
    Dutch love Argentine queen-to-be despite father’s past
International Herald Tribune
    Widespread Protests Grow on Fifth Day of Unrest in Egypt
Reuters News
    Army says political tussle taking Egypt to brink
Agence France-Presse
    State could collapse if crisis continues: Egypt minister
Agence France-Presse
    Egyptian crisis may force Morsi to concede
The Christian Science Monitor
    Egypt shudders, with leadership nowhere in sight
Reuters News
    Britain offers France more military aid for Mali
Agence France-Presse
    Hero’s welcome as French-led troops enter Timbuktu
The Christian Science Monitor
    In Timbuktu, a giant task of reconnecting a remote city to the world
The Christian Science Monitor
    French bring the troops, world now bringing the funds
The Washington Post
    In northern Mali’s war, al-Qaeda affiliate is directing the fight
International Herald Tribune
    With Timbuktu Secure, France May Pull Back in Mali
Reuters News
    France tells nationals to leave northern Nigeria
International Herald Tribune
    U.S. Weighs Base for Predator RPAs in North Africa  - More
The Washington Times
    Twitter suspends Somali terrorist militia’s account
Agence France-Presse
    Six dead in suicide attack outside Somali PM’s office
Reuters News
    Kurdish militants set to halt Turkey hostilities in Feb
The Associated Press
    Dozens of bodies found in Aleppo
Agence France-Presse
    In Aleppo, a horrific new massacre
The Washington Times
    Israel worried that Syrian WMDs will fall into militants’ hands
Agence France-Presse
    Syria regime strikes back against outgunned rebels
Agence France-Presse
    Still 200,000 in Libya ‘revolutionary brigades’: UN official
The Washington Post
    Bashar al-Assad says his wife is pregnant
Reuters News
    Syrian refugees top 700,000 as exodus swells
International Herald Tribune
    Israel Set to Boycott U.N. Rights Review
Agence France-Presse
    18 die as Yemeni military attacks kidnappers: sources
The Washington Times
    Iran finger-chopping machine seen as political strategy
International Herald Tribune
    School Support Grows in Afghan Province
Agence France-Presse
    Pakistani women’s cricket team sleep in stadium
International Herald Tribune
    Xi Jinping Pledges Not to Bargain on Disputed Territory
Agence France-Presse
    Google unveils detailed N. Korea map... with gulags  - Map
International Herald Tribune
    Outgoing Leader of South Korea Creates Furor With Pardons
Agence France-Presse
    S. Korea poised for high-stake rocket launch
The Economist
    China and Japan square up: The drums of war
Agence France-Presse
    Australia and Sri Lanka make peace
Agence France-Presse
    Military called in as deadly floods batter Australia
The New York Times
    On This Day: June 19  - More  - MoD  - AP
Agence de Presse Reuters
    L’antiterrorisme français ne serait pas adapté au nouveau djihad
Agence France-Presse
    L’ambassadeur de Chine en France rend hommage au “de Gaulle visionnaire”
Agence de Presse Reuters
    La reine Beatrix des Pays-Bas abdique en faveur de son fils
Agence de Presse Reuters
    François Hollande entrevoit la victoire au Mali
Agence de Presse Reuters
    Les forces franco-maliennes reprennent Tombouctou sans combattre
Agence France-Presse
    Les islamistes brûlent des précieux manuscrits avant de fuir Tombouctou
Agence de Presse Reuters
    Menace accrue contre les Français au Nigeria
Agence de Presse Reuters
    L’armée égyptienne met en garde contre un effondrement de l’État  - Plus
Agence France-Presse
    Somalie: un attentat suicide fait 6 morts près du bureau du Premier ministre
Agence de Presse Reuters
    Fabius redoute la mainmise des islamistes radicaux sur la Syrie
Agence France-Presse
    Un journaliste français incarcéré à Bagdad pour des photos non autorisées
Agence France-Presse
    L’envoi par l’Iran d’un singe dans l’espace violerait une résolution de l’ONU
Agence France-Presse
    Google publie une carte actualisée de la Corée du Nord, avec des goulags
Agence France-Presse
    Corée du Nord : “aucune chance pour la diplomatie”, selon les États-Unis
Agence France-Presse
    Inondations en Australie : l’armée intensifie ses secours
Agence France-Presse
    Guatemala : l’ancien dictateur Rios Montt sera jugé pour génocide
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 19 juin

International Commentary
Richard Cohen -- The Washington Post
    The murky morality of torture
Marc A. Thiessen -- The Washington Post
    Plugging ObamaLeaks: Who is responsible for the flood of details?
Adm. James A. Lyons -- The Washington Times
    Solving the Navy’s carrier shortage
Oliver North -- The Washington Times
    Changing of the guard
Roger F. Noriega -- The Washington Times
    Kerry’s first task is a firm stand on Venezuela
Yeah Samake -- The Washington Times
    Mali: U.S. must enforce aid accountability
Kurt Shillinger -- The Christian Science Monitor
    Africa still needs US support
Mark J. Kilbane -- The Washington Times
    Combat roles have nothing to do with women’s ‘rights’
Benedict Rogers -- International Herald Tribune
    North Korea in the Dark
Shmuel Rosner -- International Herald Tribune
    A Better Bibi
Mahsa Rouhi -- The Christian Science Monitor
    Iran and the US need a middleman – or two
Editorial Board -- The Christian Science Monitor
    The listening legacy of Hillary Rodham Clinton

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