SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Monday, 18 February 2013

Canadian News
The Ottawa Citizen
    Purchasing delays at record levels
CBC News
    Helicopter spots overturned vessel and life-raft  - More
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: May 26
La Presse Canadienne
    John Baird s’inquiète des liens grandissants entre l’Iran et le Venezuela
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 26 mai

Canadian Commentary
Peter Jones -- The Globe and Mail
    Rapid nuclear proliferation simply doesn’t happen
Joe Schlesinger -- CBC News
    The ping-pong player who changed the world
Scott Taylor -- The Chronicle Herald
    Baird inconsistent on Mali
Thomas Walkom -- The Toronto Star
    Mali: The war no one wants to talk about
Haroon Siddiqui -- The Toronto Star
    How to spin your way out of trouble
Michael Petrou -- Maclean’s
    Time to intervene in Syria?

International Commentary
Col. Ken Allard -- The Washington Times
    America: The Land of the wimps
Victor Davis Hanson -- The Washington Times
    Why do societies give up?
Editorial -- International Herald Tribune
    About Those Black Sites
Christopher Chivvis -- The Christian Science Monitor
    NATO, US must shore up Libya
Zbigniew Brzezinski -- The Christian Science Monitor
    US-China relationship is vital to global stability
Joseph A. Bosco -- The Christian Science Monitor
    North Korea, China do their usual dance
Roger Cohen -- International Herald Tribune
    Beltway Foreign Policy

International News
International Herald Tribune
    Women Offer Clues to Their Future in Infantry
The Christian Science Monitor
    How US military plans to carry out the ‘pivot to Asia’
Reuters News
    Raytheon says missile-detection tests successful in U.S.
BBC News
    US Army seeks new ways to treat facial skin injuries
ABC News
    Fort Hood hero says President Obama broke his promise to victims
BBC News
    Christopher Dorner: What made a police officer kill?
Reuters News
    JFK items auctioned 50 years after his assassination  - More
The Washington Free Beacon
    Study: Massive Air Force cuts will damage readiness, economy
The Washington Post
    Big wad of foreign aid comes from Arabs to U.S.
The Washington Times
    Obama’s chief of staff ordered to stop cycling to work
Slate
    McCain: Hagel unqualified, likely to get confirmed
Agence France-Presse
    Arctic ice loss highlights climate risk, says UN body
BBC News
    Meteorite fragments found in Russia’s Urals region  - More  - More
Maclean’s
    Surprise! Those $17 pieces of Russian meteor might not be real
Slate
    Why Didn’t We Know the Russian Meteor Was Coming?
The Associated Press
    EU Launches Military Training Mission in Mali
The Associated Press
    $50k for Info on Journalists Killers in Somalia
The Associated Press
    Kurdish Refugees Have Mixed Feelings About Syria
Los Angeles Times
    Lakhdar Brahimi calls for fresh talks on Syria
The Associated Press
    Syria Civil War More Sectarian, Radical
The Associated Press
    EU Foreign Ministers Discuss Ending War in Syria  - More
International Herald Tribune
    U.N. Rights Panel on Syria Urges War Crimes Charges
Agence France-Presse
    ICC should launch Syria war crimes probe: del Ponte
BBC News
    Hezbollah accused of attacking Syrian villages
Reuters News
    Israeli lawyer sheds some light on ‘Prisoner X’ mystery
Agence France-Presse
    Netanyahu warns Knesset against deep probe into ‘Prisoner X’ case
ABC News
    Israeli Sniper Posts Photo of Child in Crosshairs
The Associated Press
    Palestinians Rally for Prisoners Held in Israel
The Associated Press
    Al-Qaida Claims Deadly Baghdad Attack
The Washington Post
    Iranian-backed militant group is on the rise in Iraq
The Washington Times
    Dissidents blame camp attack on Iraq
The Associated Press
    North Korea Nuke Test Is Lesson on Iran
International Herald Tribune
    In Kabul’s ‘Car Guantánamo,’ Autos Languish and Trust Dies
Agence France-Presse
    Suicide bombs kill five at Pakistan political office
The Washington Times
    China flexes its muscle, takes control of key Pakistani port
BBC News
    David Cameron: UK and India can have great partnership
Agence France-Presse
    Helicopter scandal hangs over Cameron’s India visit
Reuters News
    Bomb kills two in southern Thai city, others defused
RT News
    Bears reported over Guam  - More
BBC News
    FARC releases Colombia soldier held for several weeks
The Christian Science Monitor
    Violence flares in Colombia
The Associated Press
    President Chávez Returns to Venezuela
International Herald Tribune
    Chávez Health Status Still Unclear
The New York Times
    On This Day: May 26  - More  - MoD  - AP
RIA Novosti
    L’Iran affirme ne pas vouloir se doter de l’arme nucléaire  - Plus< br /> Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 26 mai

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