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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
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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
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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
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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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