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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Canadian News
The Toronto Star
    A massive shakeup is reshaping the leadership of CF
The Globe and Mail
    Toronto Braces for Major Snow
CBC News
    Snow ... in Toronto  - More
The Canadian Press
    Arthur Porter ordeal prompts tighter federal security
The Associated Press
    Burgas bombing suspect came to Vancouver as a child
Maclean’s
    Caroline Kennedy: Next U.S. ambassador to Canada?
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: June 19
La Presse Canadienne
    Exposition de soldats à de l’uranium : « peu probable »
Le Devoir
    Ottawa veut pouvoir révoquer la citoyenneté de Canadiens
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 19 juin

Canadian Commentary
John Ibbitson -- The Globe and Mail
    Plan to strip terrorists of citizenship is good politics
Editorial -- The Globe and Mail
    Canada should not strip people of citizenship
Wayne K. Spear -- National Post
    The story of Richard III proves history is written by the victors

International News
Reuters News
    New England to bear brunt of powerful blizzard
Defense News
    DoD Faces Paucity of Cyber Experts
The Virginian-Pilot
    USS Harry S. Truman deployment canceled in light of budget woes
AOL Defense
    B-52 Flying Hours Cut
Defense News
    DoD Official: Odds of Sequestration Happening ‘Much Higher’
Defense News
    Panetta: New Cuts Could Hinder U.S. Ability To Meet Crises
Air Force Times
    Pentagon to recommend 1% pay raise in 2014
Air Force Times
    Air Force to reduce its end strength by 3,340 airmen
The Associated Press
    U.S. military to preposition small, quick-reaction forces
Defense News
    Agreement Reached on Fifth Block of F-35 Engines
Reuters
    John Brennan faces questions on interrogations, drones and leaks
The Associated Press
    Brennan says terrorists killed only when not captured
The Associated Press
    Brennan says drone strikes used only for major threats  - More
The Washington Post
    Pentagon leaders say they favored arming opposition in Syria
The Toronto Star
    Who is allowed to fly a drone?
Los Angeles Times
    Hmong soldiers who aided U.S. seek burial in national cemeteries
Los Angeles Times
    In SEAL sniper’s shooting, PTSD’s complicated presence
Time Magazine
    Killer. Healer. Victim.
USA Today
    Mild TBIs linked to troop PTSD, suicide
The Associated Press
    French Try to Root out Would-Be Jihadists at Home
The Jerusalem Post
    Hollande: France will study evidence of Burgas
Time Magazine
    The Bulgaria Front of a Shadow War Between Iran and Israel
The Associated Press
    Pussy Riot appeal conviction to European Court
The Associated Press
    Dmitry Medvedev reluctant to reverse time
The Associated Press
    Document declaring USSR dead missing from archives
The Guardian
    Power struggle after Tunisian killing
Time Magazine
    An Assassination Brings the Spotlight Back to Tunisia
Time Magazine
    France’s Mali Mission: Has al-Qaeda Already Been Defeated?
The Associated Press
    Mahmoud Ahmadenijad entices Egypt into alliance
The Associated Press
    Court: Plotters wanted overthrow of Congo leader
Los Angeles Times
    Fighting intensifies in Syrian capital
The Associated Press
    Syrian opposition chief calls for release of women
Deutsche Presse-AgenturThe Economist
    Syrian rebels cutting prisoners’ throats
Time Magazine
    Syria’s Rebels Prepare to Take a Province from Assad
The Associated Press
    Palestinian official urges Obama to push for peace
The Associated Press
    Iraqi official reports threats
The Associated Press
    Explosion at Yemen weapons depot kills 10
The Washington Post
    Khamenei dubious of direct talks with U.S.
The Associated Press
    Iran airs images allegedly extracted from US drone
The Associated Press
    NATO Helicopter Crashes in Eastern Afghanistan
The Associated Press
    UN: Cost of bribes paid by Afghans spiked in 2012
The Associated Press
    Malaysia: Three Suspected of Terrorist Recruiting
Los Angeles Times
    Xi Jinping inspires a mystery fan blog
The Associated Press
    Japan Says Two Russian Fighters Entered Its Airspace
AOL Defense
    Radar Painting Escalates Sino-Japanese Dispute
The Associated Press
    US, Japan, Australia hold Exercise Cope North in Pacific  - More
PACAF News
    Hawaiian F-22 Raptors in first Red Flag deployment
The Associated Press
    Peru says it has arrested top Colombian drug trafficker
The New York Times
    On This Day: June 19  - More  - MoD  - AP
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Le site de la Réserve fédérale américaine piraté
Agence France-Presse
    CIA : John Brennan sous le feu du Sénat
Agence France-Presse
    John Kerry veut la paix mais ne craint pas la guerre
Le Point
    Mais qui veut de la statue de Margaret Thatcher ?
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Tunisie : le parti islamiste Ennahda refuse la dissolution
Le Point
    Tunisie : une centaine de manifestants à Tunis
Le Point
    Tunisie : Tunis en état de siège
Agence France-Presse
    « Vraie guerre » au Mali pour les 4 000 soldats français
Agence France-Presse
    La guerre au Mali a déjà coûté 70 millions d’euros à la France
Agence France-Presse
    Paris pense à la relève
Agence France-Presse
    Bataille aux portes de Damas, l’offre de dialogue avec le régime compromise
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Proche-Orient : Hamas et Fatah se rapprochent
Agence France-Presse
    Nucléaire iranien : l’ayatollah Khameini rejette l’offre américaine de dialogue
Agence France-Presse
    Afghanistan : 3,9 milliards de dollars payés en pots-de-vin en 2012
Agence France-Presse
    Essai nucléaire en Corée du Nord : en savoir plus sur le programme
Agence France-Presse
    Japon : deux chasseurs russes sont entrés dans l’espace aérien
Agence France-Presse
    Abe veut résoudre le conflit territorial avec Moscou
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 19 juin

International Commentary
David Ignatius -- The Washington Post
    America is back
Editorial -- The Washington Post
    Coming clean about drones
Michael Gerson -- The Washington Post
    What critics of Obama on drones overlook
Max Fisher -- The Washington Post
    Unintended drone casualties?  - More
David Rohde -- The Atlantic
    Unintended foreign policy consequences of drones
Thanassis Cambanis -- The Atlantic
    With the Burgas Bombing, Hezbollah Returned to Its Roots
Opinions -- The Washington Post
    Ten years later, still fighting over Powell’s WMD speech

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