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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Saturday, 9 February 2013

Canadian News
The Canadian Press
    Most Canadians against sending combat troops to Mali
The Canadian Press
    Bill 15 said to curb military police freedoms
CBC News
    ATI requests at new low
CDS News
    CDS issues statement on sentencing of Sub-Lieutenant Jeffrey Delisle
The Chronicle Herald
    Blizzard causes flooding, stalls travel, disrupts power  - More
The Canadian Press
    Coast guard base closure said best for public
Postmedia News
    Canada warned world arming Syrian rebels would lead to civil war
National Post
    Extremism offers troubled young Canadians a reason to feel superior
The Globe and Mail
    ‘I wanted to join the insurgency but nothing ever happened’
Postmedia News
    Mohammad Mahjoub reflects on newfound freedoms
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: May 25
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    La tempête de neige frappe l’Atlantique
La Presse Canadienne
    Jeffrey Paul Delisle écope 20 ans de prison
Le Devoir
    La France et le Mali saluent les efforts canadiens au Mali
La Presse Canadienne
    Hydro-Québec est sollicitée aux États-Unis
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 25 mai

Canadian Commentary
Doug Saunders -- The Globe and Mail
    Canada’s looking for terrorists in all the wrong places
Sophie Cousineau and Kim Mackrael -- The Globe and Mail
    What Canada means to Mali, and Mali means to Canada
Conrad Black -- National Post
    A foreign policy for an ascendant Canada
Rex Murphy -- National Post
    The difference between Western and Eastern protest
David Frum -- National Post
    America’s political elite are dangerously out of touch
Andrew Coyne -- National Post
    Abolishing dual citizenships best way to deal with divided loyalties
Chris Hall -- CBC News
    The slippery slope of revoking citizenship
Jean-Pierre Gendreau-Hétu -- Le Devoir
    Qui a peur du 10 février 1763?
Denis Vaugeois -- Le Devoir
    Le document le plus important de notre histoire
Claude Lévesque -- Le Devoir
    Tunisie - Révolution du jasmin, prise deux
Cillian Breathnach -- Le Devoir
    Québec et les Black Watch
Colonel Marcel Belleau -- Le Devoir
    Les sacrifices des Black Watch

International News
The Wall Street Journal
    Blizzard Sweeps Through Northeast  - More
The Wall Street Journal
    Push to Expand U.S. Kill List
International Herald Tribune
    Debating a Court to Vet Drone Strikes
CNN News
    Kerry distances himself from Clinton backing of arming Syrian rebels  - More
The Associated Press
    More Marines charged over corpse urination video
The Economist
    America: Deficit-reduction disorder
The Telegraph
    Rise in PTSD rates among British troops
The Guardian
    Kickabout of first world war to be replayed for centenary
CNN News
    Moroccan suspected of being terrorist arrested in Spain
International Herald Tribune
    Silvio Berlusconi Remains Wild Card
International Herald Tribune
    271 Detained in Security Raid in St. Petersburg
International Herald Tribune
    Opposition Leader in Russia Is Put Under House Arrest
The Globe and Mail
    Chaos grows as Tunisia buries assassinated opposition leader
The Wall Street Journal
    Tunisians Spar Over Plan for New Cabinet
The Economist
    Mali: The battle moves to the mountains
The Associated Press
    Near Timbuktu, Two Bodies Show Reprisal Killings
The Associated Press
    Mali Soldiers Arrest Two Men With Explosives
The Associated Press
    Egypt Court Orders Block on YouTube Access
The Observer
    Violent tide of Salafism threatens the Arab spring
International Herald Tribune
    A Look at Turkey’s Past
International Herald Tribune
    A Faceless Refugee Who Helped Ignite Syria’s War
International Herald Tribune
    Six Killed in Shelling of Refugee Camp in Iraq
The Christian Science Monitor
    Iran releases video it says is from downed US drone
The Associated Press
    Roadside Bomb Kills Six Afghan Civilians
The Vine
    Photos of Afghanistan in the 60s  - More
The Telegraph
    Almost half of British military kit to be left in Afghanistan
The Christian Science Monitor
    Thang Dinh Tran loves maps and Vietnam
The Economist
    How China sees American politics
The Economist
    North Korea: Rumblings from below
The Telegraph
    Inside North Korea: tourist photos of Pyongyang and the surrounding area
The Economist
    China and Japan: Locked on  - More
The Telegraph
    Shackleton adventurers stuck above glacier
The Economist
    Colombia’s peace talks: Trying to stay the course
The New York Times
    On This Day: May 25  - More  - MoD  - AP
Agence France-Presse
    Le blizzard paralyse le nord-est des États-Unis
Agence France-Presse
    Hillary est la plus populaire
The Associated Press
    Urination sur des Afghans: de nouvelles accusations sont déposées
La Presse Canadienne
    Un ancien policier soupçonné de meurtre toujours en fuite
The Associated Press
    Malala obtient son congé de l’hôpital
Agence France-Presse
    L’acte de décès de l’URSS est introuvable
Agence France-Presse
    Marée humaine aux obsèques de l’opposant assassiné à Tunis
Agence France-Presse
    Les islamistes commettent un premier attentat suicide
Agence France-Presse
    Les islamistes adoptent une tactique de guérilla
The Associated Press
    YouTube banni en Égypte
The Associated Press
    Des extrémistes tuent neuf employées d’une campagne de vaccination au Nigeria
Agence France-Presse
    Iran : le guide suprême rejette l’offre américaine
The Associated Press
    Des femmes afghanes organisent un rare défilé de mode à Kaboul
Agence France-Presse
    La corruption gangrène toujours l’Afghanistan
Agence France-Presse
    Duvalier ne peut se présenter en cour un 7 février
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 25 mai

International Commentary
Tanya L. Domi -- International Herald Tribune
    Women in Combat: Policy Catches Up With Reality
Mujib Mashal -- Foreign Policy
    Love Is a Battlefield
Editorial -- The Christian Science Monitor
    A rightful airing of Obama drone policy
Con Coughlin -- The Telegraph
    Drones are better than boots on the ground
David Cole -- The New York Review of Books
    13 Questions for John O. Brennan
James Traub -- Foreign Policy
    The Five-Year Engagement
Micah Zenko -- Foreign Policy
    The Warrior King
Stephen M. Walt -- Foreign Policy
    Good news: World War I is over
Editorial -- International Herald Tribune
    An Assassination in Tunisia
Julia Wallace -- International Herald Tribune
    A Farewell for a King
John Arquilla -- Foreign Policy
    Uncle Spam Wants You!
Des Browne and Ian Kearns -- The Telegraph
    Trident is no longer key to our security
Louis P. Masur -- International Herald Tribune
    In Camp, Reading ‘Les Miserables’
Éditorial -- Le Monde
    Tunisie : le berceau du « printemps arabe » à l’heure du drame
Pierre Beylau -- Le Point
    Tunisie : bien pire que sous Ben Ali ?
Mireille Duteil -- Le Point
    Mali, la France à la croisée des chemins
Nicolas Baverez -- Le Point
    Préparer la paix pour gagner la guerre

Book Reviews
Lorrie Moore -- The New York Review of Books
    Double Agents in Love
Alain Duhamel -- Le Point
    L’histoire vraie de la Résistance

Lives Lived
International Herald Tribune
    John E. Karlin has died aged 94
The Telegraph
    Squadron Leader Tom Bennett has died aged 93
The Telegraph
    Albert Hirschman has died aged 97
The Telegraph
    Edward Pool has died aged 90

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