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SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Monday, 23 November 2009  - Updated at 0001 hrs EST

Canadian News
The Canadian Press
    Afghan prisoner transfers halted more than once, says CDS - More
CTV News
    NDP calls for inquiry
The Canadian Press
    Detainee abuse called no surprise
IPS News
    Realities Collide at Halifax "War Conference"
The Chronicle Herald
    Bring soldiers home, anti-war activists urge
National Post
    Young 'lured' to fight in Somalia
The Canadian Press
    Counter-insurgency experiment gets blessing from Vachon
The Canadian Press
    Canadian warship takes up anti-piracy duties
The Canadian Press
    Harper lauds press freedom
Canwest News Service
    Poppy seller betters own record - More - More
The Ottawa Citizen
    Diabetic fights CIDA for Afghanistan posting
The Canadian Press
    S-92A failed first test by 20 minutes: FAA
The Ottawa Citizen
    Electrical power supply at risk - Rudner
The Canadian Press
    Search scaled back for solo Nova Scotia sailor
The Canadian Press
    Maziar Bahari says he considered suicide - More
Toronto Star
    Tamils rally for war refugees
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: November 23
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Il y a eu des interruptions, dit Natynczyk
Le Matin
    C'est arrivé un 23 novembre  - Plus

Canadian Commentary
Tim Powers -- The Globe and Mail
    Credibility and the Colvin debate
Norman Spector -- The Globe and Mail
    Afghanistan: PM mum, others not
Eric Margolis -- Toronto Sun
    Critics of Afghanistan need to look in mirror
Stephen Maher -- The Chronicle Herald
    MacKay plays rough
Bruce Anderson -- The Globe and Mail
    Ugly stalemate on Afghan torture
C.L. Dmytruk -- National Post
    Letter: Afghan prisoners 'no concern of ours'
Alexander McKay -- National Post
    Letter: Afghan prisoners 'no concern of ours'
Douglas Stallard -- National Post
    Letter: Afghan prisoners 'no concern of ours'
Mark Milke -- Calgary Herald
    Gorbachev didn't end the Cold War
George Jonas -- National Post
    The bomb is just the beginning
Robert Fulford -- National Post
    Canada's angriest 'moderate' - Mansur - More
Jim Hume -- Times Colonist
    One last note on the saga of HMS Warspite - More - Photo - More
Editorial -- Calgary Herald
    Unfriend them

Book Reviews
Levon Sevunts -- Calgary Herald
    An ideological take on Canadian foreign policy - More
Patrick Gossage -- Toronto Star
    Behind the bedroom door of Trudeau's 24 Sussex

International Commentary
David Ignatius -- The Washington Post
    Afghan tribes to the rescue?
William Lloyd Stearman -- The Washington Times
    Misplaced Viet lessons
Jim Hoagland -- The Washington Post
    It's up to Netanyahu
Oliver North -- The Washington Times
    Suicide pact
Jeffrey T. Kuhner -- The Washington Times
    The war on terror is over
Melanie Reid -- The Times
    They’re still wriggling to avoid the flak on Iraq
Peter Riddell -- The Times
    Tough deadline for Iraq inquiry to establish truth
Oliver Miles -- The Independent
    The key question: Is Blair a war criminal?
Tim Rutten -- Los Angeles Times
    Senate inquiry into Ft. Hood mass murder misplaced
Editorial -- The Washington Times
    On terrorists, Justice recused - More

International News
Los Angeles Times
    Marine is called a hero
Los Angeles Times
    U.S. Afghanistan debate curbs Gates
The Christian Science Monitor
    Did Fort Hood shooting spree turn base into a ‘combat zone’?
The Washington Post
    Nidal M. Hasan paralyzed from chest down, lawyer says
The Washington Times
    Islamic center in Maryland keeps ties to Iran
The Associated Press
    McCain links political correctness to shootings
The Associated Press
    Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts
The Associated Press
    9/11 defendants want platform for views
The Associated Press
    Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients
The Associated Press
    VMI faces sexism accusations
The Associated Press
    US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard
The Times
    MoD spent £149m on tanks unfit for service
The Times
    Christmas 'spectacular' feared in Northern Ireland
The Associated Press
    Leaked UK documents detail Iraq war chaos
The Times
    Photographic archive shows war through a Spitfire pilot's eyes - More - Photo
The Christian Science Monitor
    Will Hamas rocket truce hold?
The Associated Press
    Iraqi bombers offer confessions
BBC News
    Iran war games to defend nuclear sites
Los Angeles Times
    Rocket is fired at Kabul hotel
The New York Times
    Afghan militias are sprouting up to take on Taliban
The Independent
    As deaths in Afghanistan rise, so does the growth of opium
The Associated Press
    Afghan road builder’s dream now a dead end
The Associated Press
    Afghan border security guards killed in south
McClatchy Newspapers
    Pakistan to US: Don't surge in Afghanistan, talk to Taliban
The Associated Press
    Pakistani troops kill 40 militants
BBC News
    Tamil activists' shock on return to Jaffna
The Christian Science Monitor
    Sri Lanka Tamil camps: Why were they closed?
Australian Associated Press
    Sailor cleared of rape
The Independent
    US builds up its bases in oil-rich South America
The New York Times
    On This Day: November 23  - More  - More
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Nidal Malik Hasan reste à l'hôpital
Agence Télégraphique Suisse
    Dépouilles de soldats anglais de 1914 découvertes sur un chantier
Agence France-Presse
    Un militaire tué à l'arme blanche près de Reims
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Israël frappe Gaza
Agence France-Presse
    Israël : "progrès" pour la libération de Shalit
Agence France-Presse
    Irak : les auteurs des attentats du 25 octobre venaient de Syrie
Agence France-Presse
    Ryad espère ne pas être obligé de recourir à la force
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Ahmadinejad en quête d'alliés
Agence France-Presse
    Dieudonné affirme avoir été reçu par Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The Associated Press
    L'éphéméride du 23 novembre 2009


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