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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Thursday, 31 January 2013

Canadian News
CBC News
    Cost of CC-177 in Mali $18.6M, general says  - More  - More
The Canadian Press
    Impoverished soldiers deserve more dignified burials: RCL
The Chronicle Herald
    Military families pay dearly to move
Postmedia News
    MND defends military family compensation
Postmedia News
    Bureaucrats recommended against costly news conference
CTV News
    Insufficient training, mistakes led to fatal Griffon crash
The Windsor Star
    Canadian advised U.S. brass on women in combat  - Taylor
The Ottawa Citizen
    DND looks to privatize management of properties and installations
Defense News
    Budget Cuts Afflict Canadian Army
The Canadian Press
    Crown says Delisle was paid nearly $72,000
CTV News
    Harm done by Delisle’s espionage still unclear: CSIS official  - More
National Post
    U.S. Army deserter evades capture
The Canadian Press
    Fantino orders up $25,000 town hall for employees
The Canadian Press
    Fantino told CIDA employees to account for every penny
Postmedia News
    RCMP may train Saudi Arabia’s police
CBC News
    Tamil Sun Sea migrant faces deportation
The Canadian Press
    Derelict Russian cruise ship drifts dangerously close to Newfoundland oil platforms
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: June 19
La Presse Canadienne
    Paul Delisle sera condamné jeudi
La Presse Canadienne
    Le Canada versera 25 millions $ de plus pour les réfugiés du conflit syrien
La Presse Canadienne
    Facture de 5400 $ pour l’intervention des pompiers: un homme refuse de payer
La Presse Canadienne
    L’ancien navire de croisière russe dérive toujours au large de Terre-Neuve
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 19 juin

Canadian Commentary
H.A. Hellyer -- The Globe and Mail
    Egypt’s dilemma: New regime, same old state
Terry Glavin -- The Ottawa Citizen
    The tide of war is not receding;
Joseph Ingram and Julia Sanchez -- The Vancouver Sun
    Whose business is foreign aid?
Nahlah Ayed -- CBC News
    Who are Egypt’s mysterious Black Bloc?
Father Raymond J. de Souza -- National Post
    When the French wore kilts
Peter MacKay -- The Leader-Post
    Flights warranted
Patrick Brown -- CBC News
    Testing the limits of China’s new leaders

International News
Los Angeles Times
    Chinese hackers reportedly attack The New York Times
International Herald Tribune
    Wall Street Journal Announces It Was Hacked by the Chinese, Too
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
    Troublesome fueldraulic lines removed from F-35Bs
Defense News
    Chuck Hagel Says Sequestration Cuts Would Devastate Military
International Herald Tribune
    Chuck Hagel Has Rough Outing Before Ex-Colleagues  - More
The Washington Post
    Hagel defends record at confirmation hearing
The Washington Times
    Hagel says military chaplains won’t be forced to do same-sex marriages
The Washington Times
    Biden to use Obama’s postelection ‘flexibility’ on weapons with Russia
Defense News
    Support for military cuts is an inconvenient truth
Defense News
    U.S. special operations to feel pain of budget cuts
Reuters News
    No sense of crisis in U.S. Congress
The Washington Times
    Indiana governor halts deal with bomb supplier in Pakistan
Los Angeles Times
    Man convicted in plot to bomb Oregon Christmas tree ceremony
Aviation Week Intelligence Network First
    Boeing reaffirms commitment to 787 battery technology
The Associated Press
    Prince Charles shows he’s just a regular bloke
BBC News
    Germany opens inquiry into Oradour wartime massacre in France
Defense News
    Estonia’s DM Stresses EU-NATO Cyber Cooperation
The Associated Press
    French troops poised to leave Mali
Aviation Week & Space Technology
    RAF Sentinel R1 Joins Mali Air Campaign  - More  - More  - More
The Washington Post
    Al-Qaeda affiliate in North Africa said to seek more Western targets
International Herald Tribune
    Timbuktu Endured Terror Under Harsh Shariah Law
The Associated Press
    UN considers new peacekeeping force for Mali
Reuters News
    France backs possible U.N. force in Mali
Los Angeles Times
    Most French support military operation in Mali
Reuters News
    Tunisian police protesters say they’re ill-prepared for Islamist threat
Reuters News
    Egyptian politicians renounce violence at crisis talks
International Herald Tribune
    Egypt Rivals Hold Rare Meeting and Call for Dialogue
Reuters News
    Traffickers attacking Eritrean refugees in Sudan
Reuters News
    Syria says could make “surprise” response to Israel strike
The New York Times
    Assad Supporters Rally After Israeli Airstrike
Los Angeles Times
    With airstrike, Israel steps into Syria conflict
International Herald Tribune
    Tensions Rise as Syria Confirms Airstrike by Israel
Reuters News
    Lakhdar Brahimi says Security Council must act on Syria
The New York Times
    As Arab Spring’s Glow Fades and Turmoil Rises, Unsettling Questions
Reuters News
    Two militants, five soldiers killed in Yemen
Reuters News
    Iran plans to speed up nuclear fuel work  - More
International Herald Tribune
    As NATO Prepares for Afghan Withdrawal, Uzbekistan Seeks War’s Leftovers
International Herald Tribune
    Chinese Company Will Run Strategic Pakistani Port
International Herald Tribune
    U.S. Navy to Scrap Minesweeper Stuck on Philippine Reef
Defense News
    China’s Future Bomber Requirements Murky
Reuters News
    FARC rebels seize three oil workers, blow up energy tower
The New York Times
    On This Day: June 19  - More  - MoD  - AP
Agence France-Presse
    Des hackers chinois attaquent le New York Times
Agence France-Presse
    Un jeune Américain piégé par le FBI jugé pour tentative d’attentat
Agence France-Presse
    Cameron à Alger pour conclure un partenariat de sécurité
Agence France-Presse
    L’UE va lancer une mission pour aider la Libye à contrôler ses frontières
Le Monde
    Qui soutient la France au Mali ?
Le Monde
    L’armée française bloquée à l’aéroport de Kidal par une tempête de sable
Le Monde
    Dans Gao libérée, désolation et règlements de comptes
Agence France-Presse
    Près de Tombouctou, les ruines de la villa de Kadhafi
Agence France-Presse
    Le président malien juge le MNLA seul interlocuteur possible
Agence France-Presse
    Égypte : 56 morts dans les troubles, décès de deux blessés
Agence France-Presse
    Egypte : l’opposition appelle à une réunion d’urgence avec le pouvoir
Agence France-Presse
    Syrie: l’opposition se réunit au Caire après les déclarations de son chef
Le Monde
    Damas annonce que l’aviation israélienne a visé un centre de recherche militaire
Le Monde
    Questions sans réponse après un raid israélien à la frontière libano-syrienne
Le Monde
    Iran : l’AIEA indique n’avoir aucune information sur une explosion à Fordo
Agence France-Presse
    Japon : le Premier ministre veut amender la constitution d’après-guerre
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 19 juin

International Commentary
Peter Parisi -- The Washington Times
    War is not an equal opportunity employer
Bill Gertz -- The Washington Times
    New al-Qaeda threat
Shaun Waterman -- The Washington Times
    Jihadist threat: Just website bluster? ‘Earth-shattering’ payback for Mali
Dale Lumme -- The Washington Times
    The deep cuts put U.S. security in jeopardy
David Williams -- The Washington Times
    No immunity for smart Defense cuts
Josh Voorhees -- Slate
    Chuck Hagel’s Long Day on the Hill
Don Gomez -- The New York Times
    Chuck Hagel and the Wisdom of Grunts
Fred Gedrich -- The Washington Times
    A long look before a leap into a war in Mali
Michael Gerson -- The Washington Post
    Anarchy in Africa breeds global issues
Editorial Board -- The Washington Post
    Saving Egypt from anarchy
William Saletan -- Slate
    The Case for Torture
Jane Falk -- The Washington Post
    Clinton is a team player, but is Obama?
C.J. Chivers -- The New York Times
    The Battle for Syria’s Minakh Air Base
Brian Palmer -- Slate
    Can a Company Save Itself With a Name Change?
Philippe Ryfman -- Le Monde
    Les Syriens ne peuvent plus attendre
Paulo Antonio Paranaguá -- Le Monde
    John Kerry secrétaire d’État, une bonne nouvelle pour l’Amérique latine

Book Reviews
Joseph C. Goulden -- The Washington Times
    Book Review: ‘Circle of Treason’

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