MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 22 April 2018
- “Ottawa and Tokyo concluded a bilateral Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement which will step up military cooperation between the two states, and allow them to use each other’s military equipment in various operations …” – “Le Canada et le Japon signent un accord pour renforcer la coopération militaire” – “Canada and Japan sign Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement to strengthen military cooperation” (Global Affairs Canada info-machine)
- “Japan and Canada vow to maintain pressure on North Korea”
- #PRK’s Kim Jong Un statement on stopping nuke testing (PRK MFA statement, captured as PDF & shared on non-PRK page) “… no nuclear test and intermediate-range and inter-continental ballistic rocket test-fire are necessary for the DPRK now, given that the work for mounting nuclear warheads on ballistic rockets was verified as the whole processes of developing nuclear weapons were carried out in a scientific way and in regular sequence, and the development of delivery and strike means was also made scientifically. He added that the mission of the northern nuclear test ground has thus come to an end …” (PDF screen capture of statement)
- “N.Korea’s nuclear declaration: what it does mean”
- “Parties show mixed reactions to N. Korea’s nuke test suspension”
- “S. Korea, U.S. to kick off annual military drills as scheduled: official”
- Colonel Ted’s take: “Kim strikes the first blow”
- “Canadian and American diplomats in Cuba hit by ‘directed energy,’ U.S. doctor says” – “Dog poisonings, sex propositions: Canada’s man in Havana remembers the Cold War weirdness”
- “Dans les Caraïbes, les forces spéciales canadiennes forment les forces spéciales locales”
- “Canada must carefully re-evaluate its Iraq mission post-ISIS” (The Arab Weekly)
- #MLI mission back & forth on Twitter
- “MPs ask questions about Mali combat – senior Canadian officer says combat debate “nonsensical” “
- “#Canada can do better than the nonsensical “combat/not-combat” debate. Better questions: What are Canada’s objectives? Can we achieve them? How long will it take? Risks&Costs? Appropriate resources?” (Jay Janzen Tweet, 20 Apr 2018)
- “Do you have a problem with #transparency, civilian oversight, or both? It is arrogant and insulting to diminish the legitimate questions of Parliamentarians and Canadians. We have the right to know how @JustinTrudeau is using our #CanadianForces to get #UNSecurityCouncil seat.” (James Bezan Tweet, 20 Apr 2018)
- “Mr. Bezan, thank-you for your service to Canada. My comments were intended to deepen the discourse among Canadians regarding military terminology and deployments. My full reply to your concerns is below …” (Jay Janzen Tweet, 20 Apr 2018)
- “Maj.-Gen. Fortin will serve as new commander of 1st Canadian Division”
- “This week, the so-called “Five Eyes” security group – Britain, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada – met to talk about cyber attacks, mostly from Russia. The U.S. and U.K. also issued a warning that Russia has been heavily involved in cyber and disinformation attacks. It can no longer be ignored that Canada is one target of Kremlin disinformation aimed at subverting our democracy and alliances …”
- “Canadian government and former federal employees reach settlement in ‘gay purge’ … The proposed settlement requires approval by the Federal Court before any money is paid out to affected members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and employees of the Federal Public Service whose careers were sidelined or ended due to their sexual orientation …”
- “Finland will host major international military exercises in 2021. The decision was made on Friday as President Sauli Niinistö met with the government’s Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy …”
- “Room for Maneuver: China and Russia Strengthen Their Relations”
MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 20 April 2018
- “N.K. announces freeze on nuclear, missile tests” – “North Korea: No need for more missile tests” – “North Korea halts all nuclear, ballistic tests — agency” – “North Korea says it will suspend nuclear and missile testing”
- Catching up on internal security bits …
- “Returning ISIS members pose potential chemical weapons risk to Canada: internal government documents”
- National Post’s Stewart Bell on Twitter: “Security Screening: Federal Court upholds deportation of Southern Cameroons Youth League member on security grounds.”
- More Stewart Bell on Twitter: “Alleged Ottawa ISIS recruiter Awso Peshdary loses attempt to get more CSIS, RCMP records”
- “Deportation hearing begins for alleged ISIS supporter arrested in B.C.”
- “Investigator warns that B.C. man acquitted of terror charges is no ‘couch jihadist’ “ – “Judge rules man not a terrorist, police insist he’s a threat”
- “FBI agent whose tip thwarted 2016 ISIS attack in Ontario says he was glad to help” – “Greg Hunt ’97 Honored for Counterterrorism Work” (alumnus profile)
- “American who plotted thwarted Canadian rampage gets life in prison” – “Halifax Valentine’s Day mass murder plot woman sentenced” – “American gets life for Halifax mall shooting plot”
- “Why is Canada Cutting Cheques to Suspected Terrorists?” (FrontLine Security)
- Buzzword Bingo from the RCAF info-machine on staff shortages “Managed Shortfall — The RCAF is addressing staffing shortages through targeted and creative retention and recruitment strategies …”
- Some boss changes …
- CAF Operations on Twitter: “Commander Anthony Thys is now leading #OpKOBOLD, Canada’s contribution to NATO’s Kosovo Force. Thanks for your hard work Lieutenant-Colonel Pierre Ouellet” – Operation KOBOLD (CAF backgrounder)
- “We welcome MGen Dany Fortin as the new commander of the 1st Canadian Division HQ in Kingston. MGen Lavoie, thank you for your leadership.” (CAF Operations FB)
- #MLI updates
- “RCAF Mali Mission to use Afghanistan Playbook”
- Colonel Ted’s take “Mission to Mali: Lew MacKenzie gets it … Team Trudeau doesn’t give a damn about peace or Mali, it’s focus is only on that worthless seat on the useless UNSC which will ensure that some Canadian diplomats are invited to a better class of cocktail party …”
- “Firms didn’t bid on Canadian Surface Combatant because of concerns about technical data, says executive”
- Way Up North
- “Feds invest $94M to make it safer, faster to send goods to the North” – “Government of Canada is making Arctic re-supply operations safer and more efficient for remote northern communities, through the Oceans Protection Plan” (Transport Canada info-machine)
- “(U.S.) Navy to Release Arctic Strategy This Summer, Will Include Blue Water Arctic Operations”
- Happy Military Acceptance Day, Russia! (via Russian Defense Policy blog)
