SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Sunday, 24 February 2013

Canadian News
The Windsor Star
    Windsor Canadian Forces recruiting centre closes
Timmins Press
    Northern military exercise winds down
The Chronicle Herald
    Stricken families want answers
The Toronto Star
    Programme Helps Ex-Soldiers Become Entrepreneurs
Toronto Sun
    Crippling international crime on the high seas
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: June 18
La Presse Canadienne
    Des satellites canadiens lancés à partir de l’Inde
La Presse Canadienne
    Stephen Harper recevra le PM français à Ottawa en mars
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 18 juin

Canadian Commentary
Gwynne Dyer -- Hürriyet Daily News
    Prisoner X and the gang who couldn’t shoot straight
Tarek Fatah -- Toronto Sun
    Pakistani generals, we’re still here

International Commentary
Editorial -- International Herald Tribune
    The Nuclear Agenda
Ryan Gallagher -- Slate
    India’s Spies Want Data on Every BlackBerry Customer Worldwide
Tim Parks -- International Herald Tribune
    In Italy, illusion is the only reality
Editorial -- International Herald Tribune
    Help for Veterans Twice Betrayed
Thomas Sowell -- Toronto Sun
    The battle between guns and pensions
George Will -- The Washington Post
    Apocalypse fatigue
Bob Woodward -- The Washington Post
    Obama was wrong about the sequester’s origins
Josh White -- The Washington Post
    My interviews with evil men: The dark corners of notorious minds
Jim Cullen -- The Washington Post
    Six actors whose roles reflect America

International News
Reuters News
    Half-inch crack blamed for US F-35 fighter jet grounding  - More
AOL Defense
    War or peace, drones market will grow
The Virginian-Pilot
    Military families cooling to home ownership
The News Herald
    Tyndall AFB officer gets 17 years for sex with teen
Military News
    Army Will Delay Helicopter Fleet Upgrades
Fort Jackson Leader
    Celebrated working dog Gabe passes away in his owner’s arms  - More  - More
Air Force News
    Air Force Helps Recover Diverted Navy Aircraft
Air Force News
    Secretary of the Air Force discusses sequestration impacts  - More
The Washington Post
    The sequester’s big gamble: How bad will the pain be?
AOL Defense
    Army Plans For Sequestration Cuts Through 2022
ABC News
    Video: Cyber Security, Syria, and Iran
AOL Defense
    Deterrence Works, Argues Top Air Force Official
The Washington Post
    McCain renews threat to hold up Brennan confirmation to CIA post
Wired News
    Obscure, Remote and Super-Geeky Military Bases
Air Force Academy News
    USAFA cadets work to decrease bird strikes
BBC News
    Robert Smith-Barry: The man who taught the world to fly
BBC News
    UK’s plutonium stockpile dilemma
International Herald Tribune
    French Intervention in Mali Raises Threat of Domestic Terrorism
International Herald Tribune
    Berlusconi’s Last Throw of the Dice in Italy Election
Der Spiegel
    Berlusconi’s Most Revealing Gaffes
International Herald Tribune
    Angry and Disillusioned, Italians Prepare to Vote
BBC News
    Sarajevo 1992: Recognising yourself in a distant war
Der Spiegel
    Julia Tymoshenko Heads Back to Trial  - More
BBC News
    France’s military operation ending in Mali
Agence France-Presse
    Opponents vote to send Mohamed Morsi into space
BBC News
    South Sudan optimism fades as repression grows
BBC News
    DR Congo peace accord is signed
Hürriyet Daily News
    The Knights of Malta: a thorn in the Ottomans’ side
The Associated Press
    Merkel Visits Troops Operating Patriots in Turkey
Anatolia News Agency
    More Turkish soldiers died from suicide than combat in 10 years
Hürriyet Daily News
    Police avert 284 terrorist attacks thanks to wiretapping
Doğan News Agency
    Two detained for stealing jet fuel through tunnel
Hürriyet Daily News
    Turks, Kurds can live together, says survey
The Associated Press
    Syria Rebels Fight for Police Academy Near Aleppo
Agence France-Presse
    Syrian opposition pulls out of talks
The Washington Post
    New influx of weapons to rebels tilts the battle against Assad
McClatchy Newspapers
    Israel closely watching what weapons are being sent to Syria’s rebels
The Globe and Mail
    How Syria has changed the rules of war-coverage
Anatolia News Agency
    Syrian rebels attack Hezbollah’s positions in Lebanon
International Herald Tribune
    Swollen With Refugees From Syria, Lebanon Frays at Seams
The Globe and Mail
    Syrian strife prompts Israeli rethink on Golan Heights
Hürriyet Daily News
    Israeli PM ‘rejects’ Barak’s offer to apologize for Mavi Marmara
The Associated Press
    Iraqi President Communicating After Stroke
The Associated Press
    Insurgents Launch Four Attacks in Afghanistan  - More
The Washington Post
    Karzai orders U.S. troops out of key province  - More
Der Spiegel
    US Plans Mini-Force Post-2014 in Afghanistan
Press Trust of India
    PM visits Hyderabad blast site
Press Trust of India
    Defence ministry to probe AgustaWestland helicopter deal  - More  - More  - AW101
The Times of India
    Army PRO among six detained for allegedly carrying illegal drugs
Press Trust of India
    Shinde reviews coastal security in Sunderbans
Press Trust of India
    India pays homage to fallen IPKF soldiers in Sri Lanka
The Associated Press
    Photo of Dead Boy Increases Pressure on Sri Lanka  - More
The Associated Press
    Explosions Wound 10 in Southern Thailand
Reuters News
    U.S. Marines drink fresh snake blood in Thai boot camp
Los Angeles Times
    Secret U.S.-North Korea diplomatic trips reported
The Associated Press
    Park Geun-hye takes office Monday, faces DPRK nuclear crisis
The Washington Post
    Takeshima Day sparks backlash in Japanese-Korean dispute
BBC News
    Gen Pinochet tried to cling to power in 1988
Der Spiegel
    Lessons from the Failed War on Drugs
The Associated Press
    Fidel Castro attends Cuba parliament
McClatchy Newspapers
    Mexico’s war on crime now ranks among Latin America’s bloodiest conflicts
The New York Times
    On This Day: June 18  - More  - MoD  - AP
Agence de Presse Xinhua
    Entretien entre Obama et Abe à la Maison Blanche
Agence de Presse Reuters
    Suspense total pour la 85e cérémonie des Oscars
Agence France-Presse
    Une blague de François Hollande sur Sarkozy agace l’UMP
Agence France-Presse
    Des féministes se lancent seins nus vers Berlusconi
Agence France-Presse
    Chypre : le candidat de droite Anastasiades élu président
RIA Novosti
    30 tonnes de drogue saisies à Tripoli
Agence France-Presse
    Mali : les islamistes ont la « capacité de destruction » d’une armée
RIA Novosti
    Darfour : 50 morts dans les violences entre tribus arabes
Agence France-Presse
    Mali : l’armée face à un ennemi redoutablement armé
RIA Novosti
    Le déploiement des Patriot a coûté 6,5 M d’euros à Ankara
Agence France-Presse
    Syrie : la Turquie « ne restera pas silencieuse » face aux crimes
Agence France-Presse
    Mort d’un reporter français en Syrie
Agence France-Presse
    Syrie : les journalistes-citoyens s’interrogent
Agence France-Presse
    Israël appelle l’Autorité palestinienne à apaiser les manifestations
Agence France-Presse
    Yémen : le président Hadi dans le Sud
RIA Novosti
    L’Iran affirme avoir intercepté un drone étranger
Agence de Presse Xinhua
    L’Iran installe de nouvelles centrifugeuses sur son site de Natanz
Agence de Presse Xinhua
    Attentat déjoué à Kaboul, un kamikaze tué
Agence France-Presse
    Karzaï exige le retrait des forces spéciales américaines d’une province
The Associated Press
    L’opposition veut des réponses sur le cancer de Chávez
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 18 juin

Book Reviews
Felix Bohr -- Der Spiegel
    Crash Course in Demagoguery: The Education of Adolf Hilter

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