SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Sunday, 9 March 2014

Canadian News

Canadian Commentary

Editorial -- The Globe and Mail
How should the West react to Russia’s Crimean coup?

Mark MacKinnon -- The Globe and Mail
How the West lost Putin: it didn’t have to be this way

Robert Fulford -- National Post
Vladimir Putin's gentle form of tyranny

Kelly McParland -- National Post
Putin acts like a former Soviet KGB agent

Michael Higgins -- National Post
How economic sanctions could bring Vladimir Putin to his knees

George Jonas -- National Post
The timeline of treason

International Commentary

Adm. James A. Lyons -- The Washington Times
How to respond to Russia’s thrust into Ukraine

Wesley Pruden -- The Washington Times
Hillary R. Clinton’s shaky grasp of history

Paul J. Saunders -- The Washington Times
Failing to foresee Ukraine

Chrystia Freeland -- The New York Times
Russia Has Already Lost the War

Emily Holland -- The Christian Science Monitor
Russia and the West are both being played by Ukraine’s political elites

Jonathan Freedland -- The Guardian
As the Ukraine debate rages, both sides are getting it wrong

Daniel Pipes -- The Washington Times
Islam’s inadvertent adverse effects on adherents

Editorial -- The Christian Science Monitor
Rescuing Nigeria from Islamic violence

Carol Giacomo -- The New York Times
What an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Framework Might Look Like

Jim Gilmore -- The Washington Times
Balancing homeland security and civil liberties

Tara Sonenshine -- The Christian Science Monitor
Humanitarian aid is the best, and only, solution for Syria

Room For Debate -- The New York Times
Saving Daylight, at What Cost?

International News

The New York Times
Secret Report Behind Clash Between C.I.A. and Congress

The Washington Post
Federal agencies step up internal scrutiny to find the enemies within

The Fayetteville Observer
Accuser describes decline of relationship with general

The Christian Science Monitor
Is military better handling its sexual assault problem?

The San Diego Union-Tribune
WWII veteran has special reunion with Old Glory of his youth

The Virginian-Pilot
B-17 turret gunner gets Silver Star - More

The New York Times
Border Patrol instructed to show restraint - More

The Guardian
UK military allowed to investigate sexual assaults without involving police

The Guardian
Theresa Villiers says IRA’s most wanted not safe from arrest

The Guardian
‘Sarkozy phone was bugged’ after rumours Gaddafi funded campaign

The Associated Press
Yulia Tymoshenko may get back operation in Berlin

The Christian Science Monitor
Kiev snipers: Who was behind them?

The Globe and Mail
U.S., Russia rattle sabres

The New York Times
Russia’s Move Said to Be Born in Shadows

The Associated Press
Plea for peace and Ukraine’s independence in Sochi

Agence France-Presse
Libya threatens to bomb ‘illegal’ North Korea-flagged tanker

The Washington Post
Bashar al-Assad taking advantage of U.S.-Russia split on Ukraine

The Associated Press
Syrian forces wrest border town from rebels

Thomson Reuters News
Israel brings arms ship to dock, hopes to shame Iran - More

The Associated Press
Two Yemeni soldiers killed in attack on army base

Agence France-Presse
Catherine Ashton in Iran

The Guardian
Afghanistan still one of the worst places to be a woman, says EU ambassador

The New York Times
Oil slick spotted between Malaysia and Vietnam - More - Photo - More

Los Angeles Times
Terrorism not ruled out in disappearance of Malaysia Airlines B777 - More - More

The Associated Press
Why Malaysia Airlines jet might have disappeared

The Washington Post
China still fears its military isn’t growing fast enough

Thomson Reuters News
China draws ‘red line’ on DPRK, says won’t allow war on peninsula

The Christian Science Monitor
Could El Salvador’s next president help civil war victims find justice?

The New York Times
On This Day: March 9 - More - MoD - AP

The Associated Press
Un avocat de l’armée américaine est soupçonné d’agressions sexuelles - Morse

Agence France-Presse
Snowden dénonce un « bazar européen » au service des États-Unis

Nouvelles Radio-Canada
Nicolas Sarkozy sur écoute en 2013 par la justice française

Nouvelles Radio-Canada
Kiev promet une résolution pacifique de la situation en Crimée

Agence France-Presse
Un puissant virus informatique contamine des ordinateurs en Ukraine

The Associated Press
La Russie aurait envoyé de nouveaux effectifs militaires en Crimée

Agence France-Presse
Crimée : L’OSCE fait demi-tour après des tirs de sommation

Agence France-Presse
Les observateurs internationaux sont interdits de séjour en Crimée

Agence de Presse Belga
Libye : un pétrolier battant pavillon nord-coréen menacé

Agence de Presse Thomson Reuters
Bangui vidée de ses musulsmans

The Associated Press
Adly Mansour publie un décret en prévision de l’élection présidentielle égyptienne

Agence France-Presse
Centrafrique : la présidente dénonce les « actes ignobles » contre « nos soeurs musulmanes »

Agence France-Presse
Les violences entravent l’aide humanitaire en Centrafrique

Agence France-Presse
Crise diplomatique entre Kigali et Pretoria

Agence France-Presse
Le fief rebelle de Yabroud est pilonné

Agence France-Presse
L’Arabie saoudite prend les grands moyens contre les Frères musulmans

Agence France-Presse
L’Arabie saoudite et le Qatar ont déclaré « la guerre à l’Irak », dit al-Maliki

Nouvelles Radio-Canada
Poursuite des recherches pour retrouver un Boeing 777-200 de la Malaysia Airlines

The Associated Press
L’armée vietnamienne repère deux nappes de pétrole - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Venezuela : les casseroles répondent à l’appel de l’opposition

Journal Sud Ouest
L’éphéméride du 9 mars