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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Friday, 8 February 2013

Canadian News
The Hill Times
    Billie Flynn praises F-35
Postmedia News
    Lockheed Martin VP says F-35 still best jet for Canada
CBC News
    No charges in connection with brownface military video
CBC News
    Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Delisle sentenced to 20 years  - More  - More
CBC News
    Cost of relocations weighs on military families
CBC News
    More Snow ... in Toronto  - More  - More
Daily Brew
    When Toronto called in the army: An eternity of mockery
Open Canada
    The Military Goes North
CBC News
    Millions in military manufacturing comes to Windsor
Medicine Hat News
    NORAD tops CFB Suffield
The Globe and Mail
    Western links to terror attacks raising concern
The Globe and Mail
    Policy shuts out PM’s hockey book from Canadian printers
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: May 18
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Heure de pointe difficile dans plusieurs régions
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Le ministre Baird rencontrera John Kerry
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 18 mai

Canadian Commentary
Col. Harriet A. Hall -- The Ottawa Citizen
    Shooting down arguments against women in combat
Andrew Godefroy -- National Post
    Space: an expensive frontier  - More
Antoni Cimolino -- National Post
    Richard III was an evil we could believe in
Haydn Lawrence, Colin Robertson and Robert Mcleman -- The Globe and Mail
    How backyard rinks can change the world
Editorial -- The Ottawa Citizen
    Citizens, good and bad
Editorial -- The Toronto Star
    Stripping Canadian wrongdoers of citizenship
Editorial -- The Chronicle Herald
    Cyber guard down: Stop dozing
Lee-Anne Goodman -- The Chronicle Herald
    Is American republic going the way of the Roman one?
Anne Applebaum -- National Post
    Soviet lessons for the Arab world
Editorial -- The Toronto Star
    Egypt and Iran: A rapprochement is unlikely
Rick Salutin -- The Toronto Star
    CBC’s Peter Mansbridge coulda bin a contender
Stephen Saideman -- The Globe and Mail
    Our military should be responsible to Parliament
Scott Knight -- National Post
    Preparing for cyber-war
Editorial -- The Toronto Star
    The rationale for killing American terror suspects
Srdjan Vucetic -- Centre for International Policy Studies
    Bang Bang Bangalore: India’s Military Spending Spree

International News
International Herald Tribune
    Drones Are Focus as Brennan Goes Before Senators
Reuters News
    Obama says farewell to Panetta
International Herald Tribune
    Senate Hearing Draws Out a Rift in U.S. Policy on Syria
The Virginian-Pilot
    Sailors across Navy will feel impact of carrier change
Bloomberg News
    Pentagon Mulls Restoring F-35 Safety Gear
The Associated Press
    Original Iwo Jima monument to be sold at N.Y. auction
Reuters News
    Commander’s “Victory or Death” letter finally to return to the Alamo
International Herald Tribune
    Suspect in Texas Veteran’s Killing Was Hospitalized
The Associated Press
    Christopher Dorner targeting police and their families  - More
Reuters News
    Fugitive ex-cop eludes snow-swept California mountain manhunt
The Associated Press
    9/11 truther tags famed Delacroix canvas at new Louvre
The Globe and Mail
    Chaos ... in Tunisia
International Herald Tribune
    Tunisians Prepare for Burial of Slain Opposition Leader
The Associated Press
    $17M French ransom for hostages ended up funding al-Qaida
International Herald Tribune
    Mali Military Units Clash in Bamako
Reuters News
    Paratroops mutiny in Bamako in blow to Mali security efforts
Reuters News
    Mali Islamists flee to Sudan’s Darfur region
The Associated Press
    Egypt tightens security after clerics issue edicts
Reuters News
    Egyptian protesters clash with police after days of calm
McClatchy Newspapers
    Aid doesn’t reach camp for displaced Syrians just outside Turkey
McClatchy Newspapers
    Syrian air attacks worry some at camps for displaced people
Reuters News
    Fifty killed in Syria bombing
Los Angeles Times
    Syria exodus grows as fighting rages in Damascus
Reuters News
    U.N. says 5,000 Syrian refugees fleeing each day
Reuters News
    U.N. sees glimmer of hope in Syria opposition offer of talks
International Herald Tribune
    At Least 26 Killed in Bombings Across Iraq
Los Angeles Times
    Iran urges young couples to have more babies
Los Angeles Times
    U.S. rejects U.N. report on children killed in Afghanistan
McClatchy Newspapers
    Pakistan Supreme Court again considers military’s secret detentions
Reuters News
    India executes Kashmiri militant for 2001 parliament attack
The Globe and Mail
    Better than a GPS? China has a dwindling number of ‘human maps’
International Herald Tribune
    China denies directing radar at Japanese helicopter and destroyer
Reuters News
    China, Japan engage in new invective over disputed isles
The Miami Herald
    Haiti tackles housing troubles
The Miami Herald
    ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier again trying to delay trial
The Miami Herald
    US government report says Cuba democracy programs are better
The New York Times
    On This Day: May 18  - More  - MoD  - AP
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Importante chasse à l’homme contre un policier américain
Agence de Presse Reuters
    Boeing Dreamliner : la certification des batteries examinée
The Associated Press
    Des centaines d’enfants tués dans des attaques américaines en Afghanistan
La Presse Canadienne
    Jean-Claude Duvalier ne se présente pas devant la justice haïtienne
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 18 mai

International Commentary
Max Boot -- Foreign Affairs
    The Evolution of Irregular War
Thomas Darnstaedt -- Der Spiegel
    Germany’s Drone Conundrum
Andrew J. Bacevich -- International Herald Tribune
    Avoiding Defeat
David Rohde -- Reuters News
    Brennan perpetuates Obaman legacy of secrecy
Arnaud de Borchgrave -- United Press International
    Close but no SIGAR
Alexandros Petersen -- United Press International
    Free of Russian influence

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