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SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Friday, 20 November 2009  - Updated at 1445 hrs EST

Canadian News
The Ottawa Citizen
    Budget Cuts Coming for Canadian Forces
The Ottawa Citizen
    Canada won't arm Afghan drones
National Post
    NATO hands Canada more Afghan responsibility
The Canadian Press
    Ménard to change the focus of counter-insurgency efforts  - More  - Bio
The Globe and Mail
    Colvin’s credibility attacked - More
CTV News
    Inquiry into prisoner handover rejected  - More
The Toronto Star
    Rick Hillier denies receiving Afghan abuse alert  - More  - More
The Globe and Mail
    Hillier to Obama: Listen to the commander
Toronto Star
    PM to feel pain of torture claims
The Canadian Press
    Torture issue arose in 2006
The Canadian Press
    U.S.’s Afghan democracy obsession misguided, report says
The Canadian Press
    Cenotaph cross may not have been vandalized
Canwest News Service
    Pierre Berton Award is to be presented at Rideau Hall
The Enterprise-Bulletin
    Great leadership comes in many forms
The Enterprise-Bulletin
    TD employees gather care packages for Canadian soldiers
The Globe and Mail
    Pilots too tired to takeoff
Canwest News Service
    U.S. deserter wins stay of deportation
Canwest News Service
    Seasonal flu could be lurking until H1N1 abates
The Chronicle Herald
    Historic barque makes first voyage to Canada  - Photo
The Chronicle Herald
    Fireboat’s centre of gravity too high - More
The Chronicle Herald
    Military giants pursue peace
The Globe and Mail
    Lawyers for Sri Lankan migrants grill terrorism expert
The Ottawa Citizen
    Your job should be a 'contact sport,' PS told
Canwest News Service
    Search continues for missing Canadian sailor
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: November 20
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    L'opposition réclame une enquête publique
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Un nouveau chef pour les soldats canadiens  - Ménard
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Un week-end de grands débats à Halifax
Le Matin
    C'est arrivé un 20 novembre  - Plus

Canadian Commentary
Jeffrey Simpson -- The Globe and Mail
    Why the dog of a nuclear deal with India didn't bark
Rick Salutin -- The Globe and Mail
    Our own little Abu Ghraib?  - Gable
Editorial -- Toronto Star
    `See no evil' on Afghan torture
Editorial -- The Chronicle Herald
    Still turning a blind eye to torture warnings
Michael Den Tandt -- Sun Media
    Colvin's no dupe
Letters -- Toronto Star
    On the torture of detainees
Damian Brooks -- The Torch
    Nothing improves if we pull back  - Video
Peter Worthington -- The Toronto Sun
    Waiting for some answers
J.L. Granatstein -- The Globe and Mail
    No life like it: Shrinking numbers, increasing strain
Heather Greenwood Davis -- National
    No life like it

International Commentary
Editorial -- The Washington Times
    Get ready to bomb Iran
Frida Berrigan -- Foreign Policy in Focus
    MOP Problem: The Conventional Arms Control Challenge  - MOP
Arnaud de Borchgrave -- The Washington Times
    Biting the nuclear bullet
Editorial -- The Washington Times
    An anti-pirate policy that works
Mary Claire Kendall -- The Washington Times
    Positive Petraeus lessons
Gerard Russell -- Los Angeles Times
    To succeed in Afghanistan, we must fail
Hugh Thomson -- The Times
    Win hearts and minds in Afghanistan to win the war
Helen Thomas -- Hearst Newspapers
    Declare Victory, Leave Afghanistan
Thomas H. Johnson and M. Chris Mason -- Military Review
    Afghanistan and the Vietnam Template
Pashtoon Atif -- Los Angeles Times
    Afghans want Obama to hold Karzai's feet to the fire
Leading Article -- The Times
    Calling Karzai to Account
Michael Gerson -- The Washington Post
    Obama the undecider
Fouad Pervez -- Foreign Policy In Focus
    Fort Hood: The War at Home
David Feige -- Slate
    The Real Price of Trying KSM
Dahlia Lithwick -- Slate
    Holder Laughed
Jim Comey and Jack Goldsmith -- The Washington Post
    KSM: Holder's reasonable decision
Eugene Robinson -- The Washington Post
    A battlefield in the courtroom
Charles Krauthammer -- The Washington Post
    Travesty in New York
Editorial -- Los Angeles Times
    Fort Hood shooting hearing is too little, too soon
Review & Outlook -- The Wall Street Journal
    Banished at Turtle Bay - Bayefsky
Daniel Akst -- The Wall Street Journal
    If Odysseus Had GPS

Book Reviews
Christopher Beam -- Slate
    The Going Rogue Index
Philip Kopper -- The Washington Times
    Surviving by adapting
Joseph C. Goulden -- The Washington Times
    'A Fiery Peace in a Cold War'
Editorial -- The Boston Globe
    Apocalypse not
Hussein Agha and Robert Malley -- The New York Review of Books
    Israel and Palestine: Can They Start Over?
Timothy Garton Ash -- The New York Review of Books
    Velvet Revolution: The Prospects
Claire Messud -- The New York Review of Books
    In Evin Prison

International News
The Associated Press
    Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
The Associated Press
    Some members of Congress send few to academies
The Christian Science Monitor
    Senators say Fort Hood shooting was terrorism - More
The Washington Post
    Two Fort Hood probes launched - More - More
The Washington Post
    An opaque transparency
The Washington Times
    Army lacks guidelines to deal with jihadists in ranks
The Associated Press
    Lax behavior contributed to collision
The Virginian-Pilot
    Maersk Alabama captain thanks USS Bainbridge crew  - DDG-96
The Associated Press
    Camp Pendleton Marines honor copter crash victims
The Washington Post
    A black teen longs for the wild blue yonder
The Associated Press
    200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English
The Washington Post
    Time dwindles on Afghan plan
The Wall Street Journal
    Technical Glitch Grounds Nation's Fliers - More
The Times
    Google’s Chrome OS software gives glimpse of simplified computing
The Associated Press
    Army limits media access at Palin event at Fort Bragg
The Associated Press
    Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood
The Associated Press
    Ringleader in tower terrorism plot to be sentenced
The Wall Street Journal
    Brown Beats U.S. to Punch on Afghanistan Policy
The Washington Post
    E.U. picks little-known politician as president - More
Reuters News
    France knew Hitler was 'not an idiot'
The Washington Times
    Italy remains a 'determined' ally
The Associated Press
    British lawyer appointed Karadzic standby counsel
Reuters News
    Kosovo coalition government collapses
The Times
    Medvedev dismisses key aide in Kremlin split
The Associated Press
    Nasrallah Re-Elected to Lead Hezbollah
The Associated Press
    Iraq cleric's aide urges end to political crisis
Los Angeles Times
    Time magazine's Person of the Year 2009
The Washington Times
    Filmmaker: Sanctions on Iran insufficient
The Associated Press
    Six world powers meet about Iran nuclear issue
The Globe and Mail
    Karzai aims to please
The Washington Post
    U.S. resetting its relationship with Karzai
The Wall Street Journal
    Debate Shifts to Afghan Exit Plan
The Times
    Bitter Afghans want to see back of US troops
The Times
    Karzai signals end for private security firms
The Associated Press
    Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan
The Associated Press
    French FM visits Afghan village
The Denver Post
    Photographer Collection: David Guttenfelder in Afghanistan
Reuters News
    Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: UN
The Associated Press
    U.S. missiles kill militants
The Washington Times
    Taliban chief hides among Pakistan populace
The Associated Press
    Rebel blast derails train in India
The Associated Press
    U.S. geologist held secretly in China
The Wall Street Journal
    Obama Speaks of Sanctions for Iran - More
The Associated Press
    Gunman opens fire on Saipan; 5 dead
The Associated Press
    Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic
The Wall Street Journal
    Ahmadinejad Visit Taints Brazil
The New York Times
    On This Day: November 20  - More  - More
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Le trafic aérien fortement perturbé par une panne
The Associated Press
    L'éphéméride du 20 novembre 2009


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