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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Thursday, 21 February 2013

Canadian News
The Globe and Mail
    War of 1812 extravaganza failed to excite Canadians
CBC News
    Federal jobs distribution unchanged despite cuts
CBC News
    Missing fishermen recovery operation taking shape  - More
QMI Agency
    Russell Williams moved to Quebec prison
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: May 24
La Presse Canadienne
    Accident à Kandahar : le major Watts évite la prison
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 24 mai

Canadian Commentary
Lee-Anne Goodman -- The Chronicle Herald
    Lighten up, Canada, Argo’s a Hollywood movie meant to entertain
Barry Cooper -- The Ottawa Citizen
    The evolution of al-Qaida

International Commentary
Thomas E. Ricks -- Foreign Policy
    Why doesn’t the Army just order its officers to be more creative and adaptive?
Melvin R. Laird -- The Washington Post
    Don’t bring back the draft
Neal K. Katyal -- International Herald Tribune
    Who Will Mind the Drones?
Alex Cortes -- The Washington Times
    The spook who couldn’t see the perils of jihad
Charles M. Blow -- International Herald Tribune
    A Game of Chicken
Issandr El Amrani -- International Herald Tribune
    Tunnel Vision
Vance Serchuk -- The Washington Post
    What’s our Plan B for Syria?
David Ignatius -- The Washington Post
    On Iran, a deal only in principle
John Price -- The Washington Times
    U.S. assistance can head off extremists in Mali
Daniel Pipes -- The Washington Times
    When burqas become accessories to crime
Rita Abrahamsen -- The Globe and Mail
    In Africa, war on terror doesn’t fit the West’s standard narrative
Bill Gertz -- The Washington Times
    Warhead cuts coming

International News
ABC News
    Army Revokes Paula Broadwell’s Promotion
The New York Times
    White House Tactic for C.I.A. Bid Holds Back Drone Memos
The Washington Times
    Paul to hold up Brennan’s CIA nomination over drone strikes
The Washington Post
    Budget cuts will impair readiness
The Washington Times
    Scramble to increase cyber security said nothing to do with China
The Washington Times
    Chinese hackers have hit every Washington network, intel says
International Herald Tribune
    Some Victims of Online Hacking Edge Into the Light
The Associated Press
    Giant 3D VRS takes scientists on voyages through space
Reuters News
    UK convicts three Islamists for plotting another 9/11
International Herald Tribune
    Trial Offers Look at Work of Hezbollah in Europe
The Christian Science Monitor
    So many nyets: The chasm between US, Russia
CBC News
    Teetering Tunisia selling off a dictator’s loot
The Associated Press
    In Mali, al-Qaeda shared tips on how to avoid drones  - More
Reuters News
    Nigeria nabs terrorists planning attacks on Israelis
The Jerusalem Post
    Turkey resumes Gaza flotilla trial for ex-IDF heads
The Associated Press
    Damascus car bomb kills 53, 18 die in airstrike
The Associated Press
    Syrian Civilians Live Under the Gun
Reuters News
    Netanyahu: Centrifuge report shows Iran nearing ‘red line’
The Washington Post
    U.N. gets conflicting signals from Iran’s nuclear facilities
ABC News
    U.S. Sanctions on Iran Result in Little to No Medicine
The Toronto Star
    Fawzia Koofi will stand in Afghanistan’s presidential elections
The Christian Science Monitor
    India to investigate Hyderabad bomb blasts  - More
The Toronto Star
    Tamil Tiger leader’s son killed deliberately, filmmaker alleges
International Herald Tribune
    New Chinese Leader to Make Moscow His First Visit
The Washington Times
    N. Koreans encouraged to choose from officially sanctioned hairstyles
The Christian Science Monitor
    Will Japan head toward a full-fledged military?
The Washington Times
    Timing good for Japanese prime minister’s visit
The Associated Press
    Honduran General Accuses Police in Son’s Murder
The Associated Press
    Duvalier no-show in court despite order to appear
The New York Times
    On This Day: May 24  - More  - MoD  - AP
The Associated Press
    La brutalité policière s’aggrave en Égypte, dénoncent des organisations
The Associated Press
    Voiture piégée à Damas : 31 morts
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 24 mai

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