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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Sunday, 10 February 2013

Canadian News
Rideau Hall News
    SAR Techs awarded Star of Courage  - More  - Photo  - More
CBC News
    Massive storm hits Atlantic Canada  - More
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: May 25
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 25 mai

Canadian Commentary
Editorial -- The Toronto Star
    Torontonians are wimps about weather
Editorial -- Calgary Herald
    Losing citizenship is apt punishment for those engaged in terrorism
Geoffrey Johnston -- The Whig-Standard
    Time to pay closer attention to Africa
Geoffrey Johnston -- The Whig-Standard
    R2P: Canada finds hope in the darkness
Stephen Skyvington -- The Whig-Standard
    Make no mistake: The terrorists have won
Nick Taylor-Vaisey -- Maclean’s
    Mr. Canada and the power of symbols

International News
Reuters News
    New storm brewing in Plains
Slate
    Winter Storm "Nemo" Is Not Named After a Fish
The Associated Press
    Canada ahead of US in allowing women in combat
International Herald Tribune
    Giffords Eases Steadily Into New Life, and Cause
International Herald Tribune
    Parallels Arise Between Bush and Obama on Security Issues
United Press International
    Cheney ‘moving on’ from politics
The Associated Press
    LAPD captain takes threat in manifesto seriously
BBC News
    Christopher Dorner: LAPD may reopen sacking probe
Reuters News
    $1 million reward posted for ex-Los Angeles policeman  - More
The Associated Press
    Edgar Douglas “Doug” Kenna II has died aged 88  - More
International Herald Tribune
    German Fascination With Degrees Claims Latest Victim
Los Angeles Times
    Artists in Egypt work in a tense atmosphere
BBC News
    Heavy gunfire in northern Mali town of Gao
Reuters News
    Gunbattle rocks Gao after rebels surprise French, Malians
Los Angeles Times
    Malians tell of executions by soldiers
The Associated Press
    Second suicide bomber blows up in northern Mali
Reuters News
    Second Mali suicide attack points to fragile security
International Herald Tribune
    Mali War Shifts as Rebels Hide in Vast Sahara Mountains
International Herald Tribune
    Militants Battle Malian and French Troops in Liberated Gao
The Associated Press
    Attackers kill three South Korean doctors in Nigeria
The Associated Press
    Senegalese official: Two killed by land mine
Reuters News
    Opposition would talk to Assad in northern Syria
International Herald Tribune
    Damascus on Edge as War Seeps into Syrian Capital
The Washington Post
    Officials: Iran building militias within Syria
Reuters News
    Lebanon may need camps for flood of Syrian refugees
The Associated Press
    Jordan’s king inaugurates new parliament
The Washington Post
    Israeli strike in Syria might be first in series
International Herald Tribune
    Obama’s Planned Visit to Middle East Stirs Hopes, Slightly
The Associated Press
    Israel: Obama visit on Iran, Syria, Palestinians
The Associated Press
    Bahrain crisis talks to begin amid mistrust
Reuters News
    Iran rejects Western pressure on revolution anniversary
The Associated Press
    Ahmadinejad: I’ll talk with US if pressure stops
BBC News
    Afghan ISAF commander John Allen sees ‘road to winning’
The Associated Press
    NATO’s Afghanistan force gets new U.S. commander  - More  - More
McClatchy Newspapers
    Change of commanders in Afghanistan starts clock on end of U.S. war there
The Washington Post
    Some Taliban prisoners released by Pakistan are back in battle
United Press International
    Case closed against Pakistan’s Zardari
The Associated Press
    Indian Kashmir on edge after terror convict hanged
The Associated Press
    Five soldiers killed in Thailand’s restive south
The Associated Press
    Filipino extremists face new foe: fellow rebels
The Wall Street Journal
    China Steps Up Buying in U.S.
The Washington Post
    Why uranium would make a North Korean nuclear test especially scary
United Press International
    Colombia’s FARC calls for free land
Reuters News
    Colombia, FARC say peace talks advancing
The New York Times
    On This Day: May 25  - More  - MoD  - AP
The Associated Press
    90 cm de neige sont tombés en Nouvelle-Angleterre
The Associated Press
    France : quatre hommes soupçonnés de liens avec un réseau de djihadistes
The Associated Press
    Tunisie : la pression monte sur les islamistes au pouvoir
The Associated Press
    Mali : un autre kamikaze se fait exploser
The Associated Press
    Les combats font rage à Damas pour le contrôle d’une route clé
The Associated Press
    Six morts dans une attaque à la roquette contre un camp de réfugiés irakiens
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 25 mai

International Commentary
Mark R. Jacobson -- The Washington Post
    Five myths about Obama’s drone war
Deborah Pearlstein -- Slate
    Targeted Killings Can Be Legal
William Saletan -- Slate
    Editors for Predators
Thomas L. Friedman -- International Herald Tribune
    Any Solution to Syria?
Reza Khalili -- The Washington Times
    Dialogue won’t keep Iran from going nuclear
Adam Johnson -- International Herald Tribune
    The Pyongyang’s All Here
Margaret Sullivan -- International Herald Tribune
    Keeping Secrets
Donald K. Yeomans -- International Herald Tribune
    Beware of Errant Asteroids

Lives Lived
Paul Vitello -- International Herald Tribune
    James Muri has died aged 94

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