SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Sunday, 17 February 2013

Canadian News
CTV News
    MND says army reserves will see growth, despite looming cuts
The Canadian Press
    Baird to press Venezuela on its ties with Iran
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: May 25
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Le MDN annonce des investissements en Alberta
La Presse Canadienne
    Coupes dans la Force de réserve : le MDN se fait rassurant
Journal de Montréal
    Une entreprise de Laval obtient un contrat de 19,6 millions $
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 25 mai

Canadian Commentary
Matt Gurney -- National Post
    Russia’s lucky break

International Commentary
Michael M. Phillips -- The Wall Street Journal
    Last Marine Standing: A Life Tormented by Survival
James Jeffrey -- The Guardian
    The lonely soldier and the moral scars of war
Thomas E. Donilon -- International Herald Tribune
    Hezbollah Unmasked
Editorial -- International Herald Tribune
    The Real Cost of Shrinking Government
Ray Takeyh -- Los Angeles Times
    On Iran, there’s time
Dana Frank -- Los Angeles Times
    The Latin America mistake
Donald Rumsfeld -- The Washington Post
    Enough with the Kumbaya Olympics. Let’s keep wrestling.
Ann Hornaday -- The Washington Post
    Dror Moreh talks about ‘The Gatekeepers’
Sami Brahem -- The Guardian
    Let Tunisia build a democracy, free from French interference

International News
The Associated Press
    Long-Missing WWII Medal to Be Awarded
Los Angeles Times
    F-16 escorts Cessna away from Fla. airspace during Obama visit
International Herald Tribune
    Vindication for Eyes Turned to Sky: Yes, It Can Fall
The Observer
    Scientists unveil new detectors in race to save Earth from next asteroid
The Guardian
    Asteroid mining is back in fashion
United Press International
    Drones over America
Press TV
    Amazon sells out Predator drone toy
The Seattle Times
    Boeing readies short-term battery fix, facing uncertaint
Daily Mail
    Cairngorms avalanche: Second victim named  - More  - More  - More
The Observer
    Meteorite could have devastated northern UK
The Guardian
    Spies chilled about Spooks but military heated over memoirs
The Guardian
    Nearly 450 British military drones lost in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Guardian
    David Cameron to press India over Eurofighter jet sales
The Observer
    Observer man remembered with his own corner of a foreign field
The Observer
    Mystery of Henri IV’s missing head divides France  - Photo
ABC News
    Russian Meteor: Rushing to Cash in on the Blast
The Associated Press
    Libyan Leader Mohammed el-Megarif Calls for Unity
The Guardian
    Royal Navy sends warship to Libya
The Associated Press
    Police: Seven foreigners kidnapped in north Nigeria
The Associated Press
    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Attend Congo Peace Signing
Los Angeles Times
    Old Damascus now a quiet, shrunken core
The Associated Press
    No Funds yet for Syrian Refugees
United Press International
    Lebanese government accused of supplying explosives to the Syrian regime
United Press International
    Court trial for Israel’s FM Avigdor Lieberman begins
The Associated Press
    Car bombs kill 28 in Baghdad
Press TV
    US has no regard for international law: Iranian lawmaker
The Associated Press
    Iran confiscates Buddha statues from shops
Press TV
    Karzai: Afghans don’t need foreign troops
Los Angeles Times
    ISAF commander willing to curb airstrikes in Afghan villages  - Dunford
International Herald Tribune
    Little Hope in Push for Afghan Peace
Reuters News
    Bomb kills 64 in Quetta  - More
The Associated Press
    Pakistan’s Shia Muslims lash out after bombing
South China Morning Post
    Emergency exit ‘blew open’ on Hong Kong-bound Emirates A380 flight
International Herald Tribune
    Some Chinese Are Souring on Close North Korean Ties
The Associated Press
    Assange sees legal defense as an Australian senator
The New York Times
    On This Day: May 25  - More  - MoD  - AP
Agence France-Presse
    Premier déclin des ventes d’armes en 20 ans
France 24
    Manifestation berbère à Paris pour soutenir les Touareg du Nord-Mali
France 24
    Benghazi sous la protection des milices de quartier
Agence France-Presse
    Le Kosovo fête ses cinq ans d’indépendance
Le Monde
    La météorite russe trente fois plus puissante que la bombe d’Hiroshima
Agence France-Presse
    Des soldats français et africains entrent dans la ville de Bourem
Agence France-Presse
    L’Égypte va armer les agents de police face à une montée de la criminalité
Agence France-Presse
    Nigeria : six personnes enlevés par des hommes armés
Agence France-Presse
    Selon Israël, les armes chimiques syriennes sont sous le contrôle du régime d’Assad
Agence France-Presse
    « Prisonnier X » : Israël lance une enquête parlementaire
Agence France-Presse
    Netanyahu appelle à laisser travailler les services de sécurité
Agence France-Presse
    Avigdor Lieberman plaide non coupable de fraude et abus de confiance
Agence France-Presse
    Attentats dans des quartiers chi’ites de Bagdad, au moins 15 morts
RIA Novosti
    L’Iran affirme ne pas vouloir se doter de l’arme nucléaire  - Plus< br /> Agence France-Presse
    Karzaï veut des caméras dans les salles d’interrogatoires
Agence de Presse Reuters
    Le gouvernement pakistanais critiqué après un sanglant attentat
Agence France-Presse
    Plusieurs explosions dans le sud de la Thaïlande
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 25 mai

Book Reviews
Dominique de Laage -- Journal Sud Ouest
    Marie de Gandt écrivait des discours pour Nicolas Sarkozy

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