Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Wednesday, 8 February 2012  - Updated at 1240 hrs EST

Canadian News
The Toronto Star
    Afghan interpreters to get second chance to come to Canada
The Globe and Mail
    Foreigners in China hate Canada’s new goodwill ambassador
CBC News
    Gasoline prices could leap by up to 20 cents a litre
The Ottawa Citizen
    Defence Watch
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: February 8
Le Devoir
    Torture : oui dans certains cas, dit Ottawa
Le Devoir
    Jubilé de la reine - Pas de médailles pour Ahuntsic
La Presse Canadienne
    Stephen Harper entame son séjour officiel en Chine
Le Matin
    C’est arrivé un 8 février

Canadian Commentary
Paul Heinbecker -- The Globe and Mail
    Iran as sequel? Another bomb
Maureen Boyd and Colin Robertson -- The Globe and Mail
    Manage the Chinese relationship at a personal level
Matt Gurney -- National Post
    Nobody really cares about defence
Michael Den Tandt -- Postmedia News
    Time to get out of Afghanistan
Amy Knight -- The Globe and Mail
    A chilly prospect for Vladimir Putin
Eric Morse -- The Ottawa Citizen
    You won’t fool Russia again
Dan GArdner -- The Ottawa Citizen
    How we learned not to fear China’s bomb

International News
The Virginian-Pilot
    USS Bataan ends longest Navy deployment in nearly 40 years
The Virginian-Pilot
    Navy-Marines' amphibian exercise has reptilian name  - More
The San Diego Union-Tribune
    Corps searches for first black Marines for honor
The San Diego Union-Tribune
    How do warships refuel at sea?
The Associated Press
    Obama's inner geek: robots to flying marshmallows
The Washington Post
    Pakistan’s new envoy brings liberal charm  - More
The Washington Times
    Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
Aviation Week & Space Technology
    China's Role in JSF's Spiraling Costs
The Associated Press
    Cost of World Trade Center rises to $14.8B
The Telegraph
    Armed Forces too weak to fight another Libya, warn MPs
The New York Times
    Britain Rules Out Talks With Argentina Over Falklands
The New York Times
    Last known WW I veteran joined RAF as a teen  - More  - More
The Washington Post
    Merkel to campaign for Sarkozy
The Associated Press
    Egypt's ruling generals play risky game with US
The Washington Post
    Architect of Egypt’s NGO crackdown is Mubarak holdover
The Associated Press
    Sudanese rebels release Chinese workers held hostage
The Associated Press
    Bombs strike two military bases in Nigeria
The Associated Press
    Senegalese president leads rally through Dakar
The Washington Times
    Ugandans see Amin parallels in longtime leader
Reuters News
    Assad promises to end bloodshed in Syria
The Associated Press
    Russia pushes Syrian reforms
The Washington Post
    Russia says Assad wants dialogue
Reuters News
    Attacks in Homs resume
The Telegraph
    Nearly 50 die overnight in Homs
The Associated Press
    U.S. not considering arming Syrian opposition
The Associated Press
    After doubts grow, a regime backer flees Syria
The Associated Press
    Hezbollah: Iran will not ask it to strike Israel
Reuters News
    U.S. eyes cuts to Iraq embassy after troops exit  - More
The Associated Press
    Iran calls new U.S. sanctions a strategy to sow discontent
Reuters News
    Iran shrugs off latest U.S. sanctions, trade suffers
The Associated Press
    Iranian parliament summons Ahmadinejad
The Washington Post
    CIA in Afghanistan, Iraq for long haul
The Associated Press
    Five men killed in shooting in Kandahar
The Washington Post
    Khyber Club’s unlikely bartender
Dawn
    Nato, Afghan and Pakistan officials to hold border talks  - More
Agence France-Presse
    Pilot killed in PAF plane crash
Dawn
    US drone strike kills 10 ‘Haqqani’ militants in Waziristan
Dawn
    Two killed in Lyari grenade attack
Dawn
    Maldives vice-president sworn in as head of state  - More
Agence France-Presse
    Maldives must not persecute ousted regime: Amnesty  - More
Agence France-Presse
    Amnesty International calls for trial of Indian troops
The Associated Press
    India upgrades its military with China in mind
The New York Times
    Guerrilla Golfers Take Time for a Few Rounds
The Chosun Ilbo
    Kim Jong-un Touring Elite Military Units
The Associated Press
    Age, military ties mark Kim Jong-un's inner circle  - Photo
The Chosun Ilbo
    N.Korea 'Developing Kamikaze Drones'
The Telegraph
    Argentina: Britain has 'militarised' Falklands
The Telegraph
    Argentina to appeal to UN over Falklands row
The New York Times
    On This Day: February 8  - More  - More  - More
Agence France-Presse
    Symantec se dit visé par un chantage lancé par des pirates informatiques
Agence France-Presse
    L'Eurofighter décidé à souffler au Rafale le "contrat du siècle" indien
Agence France-Presse
    Maintien de la Vigilance orange grand froid à 55 départements
Agence France-Presse
    Micro-fissures : tous les A380 vont être examinés
Agence France-Presse
    Gilad Shalit reçu à l'Elysée
Agence France-Presse
    La Bulgarie paralysée par des tempêtes de neige et des inondations
RIA Novosti
    La Russie pourrait accroître son potentiel nucléaire
RIA Novosti
    Chasseur russe de 5e génération : le quatrième avion testé
RIA Novosti
    Au moins 10 bombardiers Tu-160M livrés à l'armée avant 2020
RIA Novosti
    Marine russe : 20 nouveaux sous-marins nucléaires d'ici 2020
RIA Novosti
    La Russie déploiera ses sous-marins à Novorossisk et à Sébastopol
La Voix de l’Amérique
    Des milliers de Maliens se réfugient au Niger
Agence France-Presse
    Kenya : nouvelles tensions interethniques  - Plus
Agence de Presse Xinhua
    Don chinois du matériel de 10 millions de yuans à l'armée burundaise
Agence France-Presse
    La Turquie veut organiser une conférence internationale sur la Syrie
Agence France-Presse
    Syrie : La Turquie prépare une "feuille de route"
Agence France-Presse
    Trois familles entières tuées à Homs
Agence France-Presse
    Assad promet à la Russie de «faire cesser les violences»
Agence France-Presse
    Les monarchies du Golfe expulsent les ambassadeurs de Syrie
Agence France-Presse
    Les États-Unis vont réduire la taille de leur ambassade à Bagdad
Agence France-Presse
    L'Irak a exécuté 14 condamnés à mort mardi
Agence de Presse Reuters
    Ahmadinejad convoqué devant le Parlement
Agence France-Presse
    Pakistan : le PM fait appel de son inculpation pour outrage à magistrat
Agence France-Presse
    Maldives : le président veut "l'unité"
L’Express
    Cambodge : "J'ai demandé au bourreau pourquoi..."
Agence de Presse Xinhua
    Le PM canadien visite le Temple du ciel
Agence de Presse Xinhua
    Photos Chine : grue du Canada dans l'est
Agence de Presse Xinhua
    Beijing se félicite du rapport de la Nouvelle-Zélande
Agence France-Presse
    Malouines : l'Argentine dénonce la militarisation britannique
Agence France-Presse
    Brésil : négociations avec les policiers rebelles
The Associated Press
    L’éphéméride du 8 février

International Commentary
Joel Brinkley -- Tribune Media Services
    Russia and China defy morality by backing Syria's Assad
Charles Krauthammer -- The Washington Post Writers Group
    Pressing hard for the fall of Assad
Jonah Goldberg -- The Washington Times
    A U.N. for the good guys
Anne Applebaum -- The Washington Post
    Potemkin democracy: Citizens of Syria see the reality.
Efraim Halevy -- International Herald Tribune
    Iran’s Achilles’ Heel
Irfan Husain -- Dawn
    Between a rock and a hard place
Anne-Elisabeth Moutet -- The Telegraph
    France falls for Sarkozy’s new arm-candy
John Vinocur -- The New York Times
    Can Germany Summon the Will to Lead?
George Grant -- The Telegraph
    Giving the Falkland Islands to Argentina
Fabien Cazenave -- L’Express
    L'opération séduction de Merkozy sur l'Europe

Lives Lived
The Telegraph
    Florence Green has died aged 110
The Telegraph
    Air Marshal Sir Alfred Ball has died aged 91
The Telegraph
    Captain Lintorn Highett has died aged 90
The Telegraph
    Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Freer has died aged 88
The Telegraph
    Jim James has died aged 98
The Telegraph
    Jimmy Storie has died aged 92
Harry de Quetteville -- The Telegraph
    The Art of the Obituary

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