MILNEWS.ca #UKR + Eastern Europe Update as of 241410UTC September 2017
#Ukraine
- UKR President Has Mo’ Meetings in Canada
- From the UKR Pres Info-machine “President held a meeting with the group of Canadian MPs” – “President held a meeting with the Premier of Ontario” – “President met with representatives of Canadian business in Toronto” – “President met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada”
- “Canada considers lethal weapon deliveries to Ukraine” – “Canada intends to lift restrictions on arms trade with Ukraine, – Trudeau”
- “Canada’s Minister of National Defence to visit Ukraine”
- “Canada to maintain pressure on Russia until full implementation of Minsk agreements, – Trudeau”
- From the UKR Interior Ministry Info-machine “Announcement: The presentation of the book «Volunteer Battalions. Story of a heroic deed of battalions that saved the country» will take place in Canada”
- “Theresa May: UK, Canada to train Ukrainian soldiers jointly from 2018”
- “Poroshenko and Trudeau discuss course of reforms, peacekeeping mission in Donbas”
- “Ukraine enlists Canada’s support in promoting idea of peacekeepers in G7”
- Pro-Separatist/Russia Media Take “Catastrophe for Donbass: Why Poroshenko Wants Canada’s Participation in the UN Mission in Ukraine” – “Disaster for Donbass: why Poroshenko wants Canada to participate in UN mission in Ukraine” (riafan.ru, in Russian) – Google Translate into English
- U.N. Peacekeeper Latest
- “Donbas elections can be held after introduction of peacekeepers , – Volker” – “According To The US State Department, With UN Peacekeepers In Donbass, Elections Can Be Carried Out, “BUT” Under Ukraine Junta Terms And Access To Republic Territories !”
- “No Written Proposals Sent to Russia on UN Donbass Mission – Lavrov”
- “I Get By with a Little Help from my Friends …” “The United States will not give Ukraine lethal weapons. But Canada can give” (Latvia Russian-language media, in Russian) – “US not yet decided to supply Ukraine with defensive weapons” – “White House has not yet decided on supply of weapons to Ukraine”
- Updates from All Sides
- “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 22 September 2017”
- UKR govt ATO map, 23 Sept 2017
- UKR govt ATO map, 24 Sept 2017
- “ATO news. The assembly of the press center of the headquarters of the AT as of 18.00 on September 23, 2017” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “Donetsk Defense: Situation Report, 09/23/2017”
- “Over The Weekend The Nazi Ukraine Junta Fired Over 40 Rounds Of Artillery On Civilian Areas Of Donetsk, Also Small Arms Were Used To Target Civilian’s In Sakhanka !”
- “18 attacks on Ukrainian Army in Donbas over 24 hours, one soldier killed’
- “Kiev military commit 16 ceasefire violations in 24 hours”
- “Only two shellings over the day in Donbas: One Ukrainian servicemen killed”
- “Ukrainian army launches nearly 20 shells onto DPR over past 24 hours”
- “Another Ukrainian soldier killed in Donbas hostilities as militants attack 18 times in past day”
- “Ukrainian forces commit over 20 ceasefire violations for past 24 hours”
- “ATO HQ update: One Ukrainian soldier killed amid two attacks in Donbas on Sep 23”
- “Ukrainian military 16 times open fire on Donetsk Republic – command”
- “Oh, Those Russians …” “Soldiers of the Russian Northern Fleet in the Donbas in 2014” (InformNapalm.org) – “Black Sea Fleet frigate Admiral Essen returned to Sevastopol” (RUS MoD)
- “DPR Minister Wounded in Assassination Attempt in Donetsk – Source” – “Two explosions in Donetsk: attempted murder of DNR “minister” “ – “Militants claim to have detained “Ukrainian intelligence officers” for attempted murder of their Minsiter” – “DPR Minister in critical condition after attempt on his life” – “Minister of Revenues and Taxed of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Alexander Timofeyev, whose car was blasted on Saturday morning in Donetsk, addressed audience of the local television …” – “Assassiation Attempt On Donetsk Republic Minister Of Revenue Alexandr “Tashkent” Timofeev, Former Commander Of Oplot Battalion !”
- “Fire at ammo depot near Mariupol extinguished”
- “Procedures for receiving state aid under the Affordable Housing Program have been simplified for ATO participants” (UKR DefInt)
- “New military uniforms and general requirements to insignia approved — In order to introduce new models of military uniforms and general requirements to the insignia of military personnel, on 18th July 2017 the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine issued order No. 370, registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 22nd August under No. 1047/30915 …” (UKR DefInt)
- From the Separatist/pro-RUS Info-machine “No Need For Our Sister Republic Lugansk To Enlist New Volunteers, As Of Now We Can Defend Ourselves Against The Ukraine Junta At Anytime !” – “Russia-Donbass Сommittee, Crimean Community Representations opened in LPR” – “The Ukrainian Police Are Preparing Saboteurs to Be Sent to the EU and Russia”
- “Pushilin accuses Kiev of attempt to disrupt Minsk talks on security issues”
- “Seven vehicles with humanitarian aid from intl organizations enter uncontrolled territory of Donbas” – “Conflict leaves blind in rebel-held Ukraine stuck in dark”
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe
- “Chief Editor of Latvian Military Magazine “Tēvijas Sargs” Līga Lakuča’s interview with LCol Wade Rutland, Commander of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup in Latvia” (Sargs.lv, LVA DefMin portal)
- “On Sunday, September 24, a hockey match between Latvian and Canadian soldiers will take place at the Volvo Sports Center, the Ministry of Defense said” (LVA RUS-language media, in Russian)
- “Luik: Air defense a critical capability gap of Baltic Sea region”
- Really??? “Bulgarians refuse to shoot Russians at NATO exercises” (in Russian)
- Zapad 2017 Watch
- “After military drills, West is examining Russia’s capability”
- “What Can We Say About the State of the Russian Military Based on the ZAPAD 2017 Military Exercise?”
- “Everything We Learned From Russia’s Massive Zapad Military Exercise”
MILNEWS.ca #UKR + Eastern Europe Update as of 231010UTC September 2017
#Ukraine
- CAN-UKR Leaders Meet in Toronto
- “Justin Trudeau backs UN peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, but stops short of offering to join in”
- “Canada to add Ukraine to weapons export list — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadian government will place Ukraine on a list of countries to which it will permit certain weapons exports …” – “Canada’s Trudeau Seeks to Unlock Lethal Arms Exports to Ukraine – Reports” – “Canada wants to lift restrictions on arms exports to Ukraine – Canadian PM Trudeau” – “Canada ‘moving forward’ on allowing heavy arms sales to Ukraine” – “Government will move forward with process to put Ukraine on weapons export list: Trudeau” – “Government will put Ukraine on weapons export list: Trudeau”
- “Ukraine, Canada may improve security, defense partnership – Poroshenko”
- From the PMO Info-machine “Joint Statement by Prime Minister Trudeau and President Poroshenko”
- From the UKR Pres Info-machine “President: Canada is among the leaders in supporting Ukraine” – “President: We are really interested in the experience of Canada’s peacekeeping activities” – “President: Ukraine and Canada can level up security and defense partnership” – “President: High-level strategic commission must reflect the intensity of the Ukraine-Canada partnership” – “President awarded Ukrainians of Canada: You are a power that withstands the interests of our state abroad”
- “Canada supports Ukraine’s progress towards Euro-Atlantic integration” – Meanwhile, “Stepan Poltorak: Joint training allows us to achieve criteria and standards existing in NATO nations” (UKR MoD)
- “I Get By with a Little Help from my Friends …” (1a) “U.S. ready to support Ukraine through military and technical cooperation” – “US will provide Ukraine with defensive weapons”
- “I Get By with a Little Help from my Friends …” (1b) From the separatist/pro-Russian media “In Kharkov The US Ambassador to Ukraine Gave the Go-Ahead for Ethnic Cleansing” (stalkerzone.org) – “US Ambassador gives a go-ahead for ethnic cleansing in Ukraine” (Donbass News Agency)
- “I Get By with a Little Help from my Friends …” (2) “Croatian Prime Minister has offered Ukraine Zagreb’s expertise to retake Donbas”
- “Ukrainian-U.S. Rapid Trident 2017 drills completed in Lviv region” – “Int’l military exercises Rapid Trident-2017 wrap up in Ukraine”
- U.N. Peacekeeper Latest “Kremlin spokesman says no plans to deploy UN mission to Russian-Ukrainian border” (TASS) – “UN Peacekeepers at Russia-Ukraine Border in Donbass ‘Off The Table’ – Kremlin” (RIA Novosti) – “Kremlin again rejects idea of deploying UN peacekeepers on Russian-Ukrainian border” – “Kremlin says no talk of deploying UN mission on Ukrainian-Russian border” – “Russian Proposal Reopens Donbas UN Peacekeepers Debate” – “UN peacekeepers won’t be deployed to Donbas according to Russian scenario” – “Poroshenko: deploying UN peacekeepers won’t happen on Russian scenario” – “Berlin, Paris working on offers on UN peacekeepers mandate in Donbas”
- Separatist media on Proposed Peacekeepers “Poroshenko hopes UN peacekeepers will ‘mop up’ DPR, LPR – Pushilin” – “Peskov says attempt to call Russia aggressor while discussing UN mission to Donbass unacceptable”
- “(UKR) Expert says Putin prepares plan B for Donbas”
- “Putin’s perfect trap for Ukraine — Why the Kremlin wants peacekeepers in the Donbas …” (Euromaidan Press)
- “Explosions at ammunition depots near Mariupol” – “Ammo depots explosions in Donetsk region end, 30 local residents evacuated” – “A fire at a military depot near Mariupol is not a terrorist attack – zhebrivskyi” – “Explosion at ammunition depot near Mariupol investigated as arson”
- Updates from All Sides “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 21 September 2017” – “Summary of ATO Headquarters at 06:00 – 23 September 2017” (UKR MoD, in Russian) – “Donetsk Defense: Weekly Situation Report, 09/22/2017” – “27 attacks on Ukrainian positions over 24 hours, one soldier wounded” – “DPR Command: Ukrainian forces shell Republic with 677 rounds over the week” – “Ukraine reports 16 attacks on its forces in Donbas in past day” – “Ukrainian gunmen launch 677 shells and mortar rounds onto DPR over past week” – “Ukraine reports 1 WIA amid 27 enemy attacks in last day” – “Ukrainian forces violate ‘school’ truce with heavy arms – Basurin” – “Militants launched 27 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day” – “DPR Command says Ukrainian nationalist battalions ignore ceasefire order”
- “LPR has no plans to introduce compulsory enlistment in the army – Plotnitskiy”
- “Why Russia Hasn’t and Won’t Invade Ukraine” (Russia Oberver)
- “Herashchenko: Ukraine is ready to exchange 313 separatists for 88 Ukrainian prisoners” – “DPR will not consider detainees exchange lists tabled by Kiev”
- Really??? “Ukraine’s Defense Minister resigns, afraid of new war”
- “DPR Inland Revenue Minister suffers assassination attempt”
- From the Info-fight “DPR congratulates Kherson on Russian TV broadcasting” – “Russia’s state TV: Threatening Ukraine with nuclear arms and the defensive Zapad 2017” (EU vs DISINFORMATION)
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe – Zapad 2017 Watch
- “Zapad watch – summary of ‘post exercise’ exercises (the Zapad hangover)” (Russia Military Analysis blog)
- “Lukashenka and Russian Officials Part Ways During Zapad 2017”
- “Turchynov: Ukraine will monitor withdrawal of Russian troops from Belarus after Zapad-2017 exercises”
- “Latvia: During Zapad-2017 exercises Russia rehearsed a blockade of the Baltics”
- “NATO: Suspicions about Russia’s Zapad-2017 exercises were justified, the scale of the drills was much bigger than declared”
- “Russia’s Zapad 2017 war games ‘more precise’ than in 2013 says expert”
- “Estonian President Says Russia’s Show Of Force Raises Issues Of ‘Transparency, Trust’ “
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe – Other
- “Royal Navy releases details on Exercise Joint Warrior … The Royal Navy said naval units from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Spain, UK and US will also be involved …”
- “Russia in Review, Sept. 15-22, 2017” (Harvard Belfer Center)
- “A Pair of Russian Training Flights Over Neutral Seas Lift up Half of NATO” (Russia Insider)
- “Peace march, a Trojan horse — An anti-NATO „Peace March“ will take place in Tallinn on the second weekend in September. The main organizer of this provoking type of endeavor is Allan Hantsom who has been found guilty of anti- Estonian activities with other organizers having been part of the notorious Night Watch group during the Bronze soldier events …” (Propastop)
- “We appreciate the contribution made by countries forming the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group in Lithuania, Minister of National Defence R.Karoblis says” (Lithuanian MoD)
- “Lithuania’s President: UN must rise up against Russia’s abuse or face irrelevance”
- “Poland, a Valued NATO Member, Leads by Example, Mattis Says” (US DoD)
- “This is the US Army’s Handbook for Defeating Russia in a War”
- “West has spent $80 million to influence Russia’s 2018 elections” – “$80 Million For “War”: How a “Maidan” in Russia Is Being Pushed Forward by America” (stalkerzone.org)
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – September 21, 2017
#CANvsISIL
- DND’s latest on Operation IMPACT
- “Iraqi PM Announces First Stage of Hawija Assault” – “Iraq launches offensive on Hawija, an Islamic State-held region near oil city Kirkuk” – “Iraq Launches Offensive To Retake ISIS Bastion Hawija” – “Iraqi PM announces military operation to liberate Hawija from IS” – “Abadi: Operation launched to retake Hawija from ISIL” –
The Kurds
- “Iraqi forces launch Hawija offensive without Peshmerga” – “Kurdish Peshmerga says will not take part in Hawija liberation”
- “The United States warned Wednesday it may not be able to help Iraq’s Kurds negotiate a better deal with the Iraqi government if they go ahead with an independence vote …” – “US: If referendum proceeds, int’l support for Erbil-Baghdad talks ‘foreclosed’” – “US: Kurdish referendum may jeopardize international assistance of all kinds”
- “Barzani: No Alternatives to Independence Referendum So far”
- “KRG referendum will ignite a war: Turkey DefMin” – “Erbil referendum could lead to Ankara’s military intervention, media says” – “Turkey threatens Kurdish northern Iraq with sanctions as independence referendum nears” – “Ankara won’t regard Kurdistan referendum reason for war: former FM” – “Turkey, Iran and Iraq warn of ‘counter-measures’ against Kurd”
- “Barzani: Kurdistan to say ‘goodbye’ to Iraq within 2 years from referendum”
- “Kurdistan Has No Future in Iraq: FM”
- “Will Kurdish Vote Trigger Yet Another War in Iraq?”
- “Russia becomes Iraq Kurds’ top funder, quiet about independence vote” – “Kremlin mum on Iraqi Kurdistan*s independence referendum”
- “Iraqi and Kurdish officials clash over legality of Kurdistan referendum”
- “Saudi Arabia urges Kurds to scrap independence referendum”
- “Riyadh urges Kurd region chief to call off Sept 25 poll”
- “Iraqi PM: Only Israel supports Kurdistan Referendum”
- “Iraq demands suspension of Kurdistan independence vote”
- “Russia’s S-400s Will Protect Turkey From a “Kurdish Air Force” “ (globalresearch.ca)
- “Iraq’s Kurds Seek Independence: What Impact for Oil Markets?” – “Trouble Is Brewing In Kurdistan” (OilPrice.com)
Everyone Else Vs. ISIL
- “Where Will Islamic State Strike After it Collapses in the Middle East?”
- “As ISIS Threat Recedes, Mental and Physical Barriers Keep Iraqis From Returning Home”
- “After Islamic State, Is There Still an Iraq?”
- “Battle Against IS in Raqqa Is in ‘Final Stages,’ Force Says”
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe – Zapad 2017 Watch
- “Zapad watch – summary of day seven (last day)” (Russia Military Analysis blog)
- “Russia’s War in Ukraine and War Games in Belarus”
- “Lukashenka Says Russian Troops Will Go Home After Zapad Drills”
- “What would a Russia-NATO war look like? Russia’s wargaming it right now.”
- “Belarus, Russia provide exhaustive answers about Zapad 2017”
- “Attempt to discredit Belarusian-Russian military exercise dismissed as unprofessional”
- “Lukashenko commends participants of Belarusian-Russian army exercise Zapad 2017” (BLR media)
- “Kremlin expects Lithuanian president to change view on Zapad-2017 drills”
- “What can our spies learn from Russia*s latest ZAPAD 2017 military exercise?”
- “Zapad 2017 and the Initial Period of War”
- “NATO observer notes topicality of Belarusian-Russian army exercise Zapad 2017” (BLR media)
- “Foreign observers commend professionalism of Zapad 2017 participants” (BLR media)
- “Belarus Is the Real Victim of Russia’s Zapad War Games (Op-ed)”
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe – Other
- “NATO to strengthen Baltic region defense with air, naval forces”
- “The Baltic Borders: Could Russia Invade?”
- “What Is a Russian Spy Ship Doing in the Eastern Mediterranean?”
- “Security Council meeting: Poroshenko, Pence leave the room before Lavrov’s speech”
- “Lithuania bans Russian channel”
- “Compass for the jungle of conspiracies” (EU Disinformation Review)
#Ukraine
- U.N. Peackeeper Latest “Freeland supports deployment of UN peacekeepers in Donbas” – “Moscow sees no sense in deployment of UN mission on Russian-Ukrainian border — diplomat … “Russia is not a conflicting party, so there is no sense in deploying peacemakers along its border.” …” – “Ukraine’s president requests UNSC to deploy UN mission to Donbass as soon as possible” – “OSCE chairman expects UN mission to be deployed to Ukraine” – “Russia’s proposal on UN mission in Donbass still on the table – Russian diplomat” – “Real peacekeeping in the Donbas will put Putin to the test” – “Paris advocated peacekeepers’ deployment throughout Donbass” – “Ukraine submits ‘peace enforcement operation’ draft to UN Security Council” – “Lavrov: UN peacekeepers needed in Donbas only to guard OSCE observers” – “Poroshenko urges UN SC to deploy peacekeeping mission in Donbas the sooner the better” – “Ukraine’s President Repeats Call For Full UN Peacekeeping Mission” – “Deployment of UN mission in Donbass not discussed at meeting with Tillerson * Lavrov” – “… The UN and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) may join efforts over the Russian proposal on a UN mission deployment in Donbass to protect the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (SMM), Lavrov said. “There are prospects for cooperation between the UN and OSCE,” Lavrov said. “This possibility is envisioned in the Russian initiative to establish a UN mission protecting the OSCE SMM in southeast Ukraine, with the aim to facilitate strict and comprehensive implementation of the Minsk accords so as to resolve the intra-Ukrainian crisis.” …” – “Marieluise Beck: Idea of UN peacekeepers is correct because OSCE SMM is too weak to stop fighting”
- UKR Pres @ the U.N. “President: The death of the MH17 victims is on Russia’s conscience” – “President in the UN General Assembly: There is no room for the aggressor’s representatives in the UN peacekeeping mission in Donbas” – “President at the UN Security Council Summit: Ukraine needs UN’s peacekeeping shoulder” – “President: The purpose of the UN peacekeeping operation is not to freeze conflict, but to bring peace and Ukrainian sovereignty to the occupied territory “Today, the approval of the need for a peacekeeping operation in Ukraine grows sharply …” – “Statement by the President of Ukraine during the General Debate of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly” – “Poroshenko at UN: Talks on release of hostages in Russian-occupied Donbas deadlocked” – “Poroshenko shows proof of Russian military presence in Donbas during UN Security Council meeting” – “The OSCE, in its report, released information on the Russian TOR in the Donbass” (UKR mil portal, in Ukrainian)
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv on Friday”
- Updates from All Sides “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 19 September 2017” – UKR govt ATO map, 21 Sept 2017 – “ATO News: Situation Update, east of Ukraine as of morning, September 21, 2017” (UKR MoD) – “One Ukrainian soldier wounded in Donbas” – “Kiev forces violate ceasefire three times over 24 hours” – “Ukrainian military commit over 30 ceasefire violations in 24 hours” – “Militants launched 19 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day” – “Ukraine says 1 WIA amid 19 enemy attacks in past day, reports provocation against civilians near Maiorsk”
- “(UKR) Chief military psychiatrist suspended for calling war veterans a threat to society”
- “California NG, Ukrainian Forces maintain partnership program”
- “International Peacekeeping and Security Center may become a good model for construction and organization of other centers in Ukraine, John Abizaid” (UKR MoD)
- “Ukraine, Netherlands, three other countries agree to investigate MH17 crash” – “Five countries sign memorandum to investigate MH17 crash” – “JIT countries confirm support for Dutch prosecution of MH17 suspects” – “Five countries sign memorandum to investigate MH17 crash” – “Poroshenko says Ukraine to do all to prosecute those involved in downing of flight MH17”
- “Kiev is not going to provide ‘special status’ to Donbass” (pro-separatist media)
- “Press Statement of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Special Representative Sajdik after the Meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on 20 September 2017”
Cold War 2.0: The Koreas
- “Lawrence Solomon: Why Israel might take out North Korea*s nukes”
- “Mattis: US must face ‘somber reality’ of military option on North Korea”
- “Top Russian diplomat urges search for diplomatic formula in North Korea problem settlement”
- “North Korea calls Trump a “barking dog” after “Rocket Man” jibe”
- “Trump’s “Rocket Man” speech put U.S. closer to nuclear zero hour”
- ” ‘Rocket Man’ shot a rare and risky misfire for Trump”
- “Trump and the art of a North Korean deal”
- “The War North Korea Wants”
- “Expect *Ferocious* North Korea Response If U.S. Strikes” (Fortuna’s Corner)
- Saideman’s Semi-Spew: “Deterrence is Ugly … I would be assuring the North Koreans that the US is not going to attack unless North Korea attacks our allies. But Trump ain’t doing that, the US has a poor record on that score, and Trump cannot make a credible commitment–it is not in his nature …”
Mo’ Peacekeeping Coming?
- “Canada to push for new peacekeeping pledges, but yet to fulfil its own”
- “Germany jails Syrian refugee over Canadian UN observer’s abduction — A German court has convicted a Syrian refugee of being an accessory to a war crime against humanitarian operations over his participation in the 2013 kidnapping of a Canadian United Nations observer. The Stuttgart state court Wednesday sentenced the defendant, who has been identified only as Suliman Al-S. in line with German privacy rules, to 3½ years in prison. Prosecutors haven’t identified the observer but the facts released correspond with those of the kidnapping of Canadian lawyer Carl Campeau, who was abducted from a Damascus suburb. He escaped after eight months. Campeau confirmed he was at the observer at the centre of the case in an email statement to CBC News …”
What’s Canada Buying?
- F-35 Tug o’ War (1) “Beating up on Boeing is bad for Canada” – “Boeing, Bombardier and the PM” – “Bombardier workers take a stand against Boeing”
- F-35 Tug o’ War (2) “Pentagon’s F-35 deep dive to drive lower costs on block buy deal”
- Big Honkin’ Ships Colonel Ted: “Yet another new ship proposal”
Internal Security
- “Christie Blatchford: Entitled terror suspect pleads not guilty, re-affirms love for ISIL and pledges attacks”
- “Omar Khadr’s request for unsupervised visits with sister rejected”
- “Vice urges RCMP to drop demand for materials after reports stating accused terrorist is dead — RCMP have been trying to force Vice reporter Ben Makuch to turn over screen captures of his instant messaging chats with accused terrorist Farah Shirdon, though the U.S. military says Shirdon is now dead …”
- “The Hunt: US intelligence community shifting to fight next generation of terrorism”
- “Report: Governments Paying Terror Kidnap Ransoms ‘Put All Citizens at Risk’ “
Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Can O’Regan avoid putting his foot in veterans’ mouths?”
- “Invictus Games National Relay Flag Tour” – “Invictus Games national flag tour makes stop at CFB Borden” – “Invictus tour rolls through Port Hope on way to games” – “Invictus Games 2017: How Prince Harry’s event helps recovery from battlefield” – “The Quest to Endure” – “Harry to meet Melania Trump on Canadian Invictus Games trip”
Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
Other
- “Future military leaders of the world visit CFB Trenton”
- “11 foreign military bands to join Nanchang Int’l Military Tattoo — Eleven foreign military bands from the U.S., Russia, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Canada, Sweden, Egypt, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Mexico will participate in the music festival, the city’s fifth since 2006 …” – “The Vancouver Police Pipe Band from Canada was invited to participate in 5th Nanchang International Military Tattoo 2017. The band is excited to be returning to China having last been to the manland nearly 30 years ago …” (Nanchang International Military Tattoo Facebook page)
- “Statement on the 100th anniversary of Camp Hill Hospital in Halifax”
World War Two
- “RCAF to help restore Lancaster bomber in preparation for its 100th anniversary” – “Royal Canadian Air Force assists the historic move of rare Second World War aircraft” – “Lancaster KB882 FAQs” (National Air Force Museum of Canada)
- “New Toronto museum offers a lens into the Second World War in Asia — The Asia Pacific Peace Museum and Education Centre will open in 2019, and organizers say it will be the first-of-its-kind in the world …”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – September 20, 2017
#CANvsISIL/The Kurds
- DND’s latest on Operation IMPACT
- “Barzani gives Baghdad ultimatum: Provide alternative in 3 days or vote proceeds”
- “Barzani: If we receive independence guarantee as ‘alternative,’ we celebrate on Sep. 25”
- “Barzani: We Have the Right Not to Trust Verbal Pledges”
- “Referendum Council Reiterates Independence Vote Will Be Held as Scheduled”
- “Masrour Barzani: Kurdistan’s People Prepared More Than Ever for Independence”
- “Barzani: We don’t accept threat language from anybody”
- “Iraqi President’s daughter: Father would sacrifice his post for independent Kurdistan”
- “Turkey, France, UN working on new alternative to referendum: Minister”
- “UK delegation will monitor Kurdistan referendum process: British MP”
- “Erdogan advisor: Turkey worries referendum to spark Hashd-Peshmerga war”
- “Erdogan says Kurdish independence vote risks regional crisis”
- “Turkish army points weapons at Iraq in military drill along border”
- “Barzani not afraid of us: Turkey’s ruling party lawmaker”
- “Kirkuk Council Rejects Baghdad’s Decision to Unseat Governor”
- “Kirkuk shaping up as flashpoint ahead of Kurdistan independence vote”
- “Baghdad Court’s Ruling Has No Impact on Kurdistan’s Independence Vote: FM”
- “New conflict over Kirkuk could follow ISIS removal from Hawija”
- “Main offensive to defeat ISIS in Hawija begins after referendum: Peshmerga”
- “Kurdish FM: Iraq’s judiciary doesn’t function, ruling won’t affect Region”
- “Baghdad Ready to Resolve Oil Issues With Erbil”
Everyone Else Vs. ISIL
- “Next round of pan-Syrian talks in Geneva to be held in October, says De Mistura”
- “Israel says shoots down drone over Golan Heights frontier with Syria”
- “Rebels say U.S. evacuates base in southern Syrian desert”
- “U.S. military closes outpost in southeastern Syria, ceding territory to Iranian proxies”
- “Russia in Syria Monitor” 12-19 Sept 2017 (Harvard Belfer Center)
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe – Zapad 2017 Watch
- “Zapad watch – summary of day six” (Russia Military Analysis)
- “Zapad 2017: Russian Ka-52 fired three missiles and damaged the control truck of Leer-3 system” (InformNapalm.org)
- “Zapad 2017 army exercise to complete on 20 September”
- “Lukashenko cancels visit to Russia as part of Zapad 2017 drills due to attitude of Russian military to Belarusians – (UKR’s) Turchynov”
- “Polish Def. Minister says Russia may use nuclear weapons in Zapad 2017 drills”
- “Russia may use nuclear weapons at West-2017, – Antoni Macierewicz”
- “Zapad 2017: War Games in Russia, Belarus – and Vaisnoria?” (EU vs DISINFORMATION”
- “Foreign reporters remark upon openness of Belarusian-Russian army exercise Zapad 2017” (BLR media)
- “This is the fictional country Russia trains to fight”
- “Lukashenko: Zapad 2017 goals achieved”
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe – Other
- “Does Latvia need the Canadian soldiers now protecting it?”
- “(EST) Defense chief: Russia would intervene militarily in Belarus if needed”
- ” “For Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Should Not Exist” Says Russian Expert on Baltic Region”
- “Putin calls to ensure independence of defense developments from foreign components”
- “New attempt: The Kremlin provokes the EP again to punish Estonia” (Propastop)
- “Anatomy of a Russian attack: From robocalls to hoaxes, a look at tactics used”
#Ukraine
- “I Get By with a Little Help from my Friends …” (1) “Embattled Ukrainian president to visit Canada” – “Poroshenko, Trudeau to greet Ukraine’s Invictus Games team in Toronto” – “Canada to continue supporting Ukraine – Trudeau”
- “I Get By with a Little Help from my Friends …” (2) “Poroshenko, Trump to discuss increase in Washington’s support for Ukraine, continuation of sanctions against Russia” – “Trump calls on UN to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty” – “US Weapons in Ukraine: Kremlin Warns Against New Escalation in Donbass” – “US defensive weapons will allow to resolve conflict in Donbas, – Poroshenko” – “Message From Our High Commnad Of The Donetsk People’s Army Col. Basurin On The US Lethal Weapons Delivery For The Ukraine Junta !”
- Zapad 2017 Watch “Ukraine holds Steadfast Firmness drills to counter possible provocations by Russian military at Zapad 2017 – Turchynov” – “In the framework of the «West-2017» exercises SBGS strengthened control over the northern area by border aviation” (UKR State Border Guard Service)
- “Rapid Trident-2017: Are Ukrainians ready to stand side by side with NATO troops?”
- “DPR Head: No to Ukrainian elections in our territory”
- “Ukraine strengthening military presence on border with unrecognized Transnistria”
- Updates from All Sides “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 18 September 2017” – “ATO News: Situation Update, east of Ukraine as of morning, September 20, 2017” (UKR MoD) – UKR govt ATO map, 20 Sept 2017 – “Ukraine Conflict Monitor” 12-19 Sept 2017 (Harvard Belfer Center) – “Essence of Time unit in Donbass report. September 19” (pro-separatist)
- – “Ukrainian military launch over 140 ammos on LPR territory in 24 hours” – “Defense Ministry confirms information about three wounded in Donbas conflict over past day” – “Kiev forces violate ceasefire five times over 24 hours” – “Ukrainian gunmen launch nearly 60 shells onto DPR over past 24 hours” – “Donbas militants violate truce 23 times in past day, Ukraine army responds to every 2nd shelling” – “Ukrainian army violates ceasefire almost 40 times over 24 hours, damage recorded – DPR Operations Command” – “Militants launched 23 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day” – “Ukraine’s punishers commit almost 40 ceasefire violations in 24 hours”
- UN Peackeepers Latest “Poroshenko, Niinisto coordinate positions on UN peacekeeping mission in Donbas” – “UN peacekeeping mission initiative should not distract from Minsk Agreements implementation” – “Peacekeepers in Donbas should ensure security in entire area – Volker” – “Poroshenko, Tusk discuss UN peacekeepers in Donbas” – “UN peacekeepers should be deployed throughout entire occupied territory of Donbas – Ukrainian Foreign Minister” – “Will There Be A UN Peacekeeping Mission in Ukraine?” – “Ukraine desperately needs peace. Can peacekeepers help?” – “Ukraine and Romania share the same view on establishing a possible UN peacekeeping mission in Donbas” (UKR MFA) – “Ukraine and US advocate war, rejecting Russia’s UN initiative”
- “The Minister of Defense of Ukraine removed from the position of the Head of the Clinic of Psychiatry of the National Military Medical Clinical Center Colonel Oleg Druza” (UKR mil portal, in Ukrainian)
- “Oh, Those Russians …” “Corrupt Russian General Gurulev Exposed by Soldiers of Russian Army 136th Brigade” (InformNapalm.org)
- “Ukraine, Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, Netherlands to agree on co-financing MH17 litigation”
Cold War 2.0: The Koreas
- “US will have to destroy North Korea if threatened — Trump” – “Trump Threatens to ‘Totally Destroy North Korea’ in Speech to United Nations” – “Remarks by President Trump to the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly” (whitehouse.gov)
- “Mattis hints at secret military options for North Korea” – “Mattis: North Korea Sanctions Are Working” (US DoD)
- “N.Korea’s Nuclear Program in Focus at IAEA Conference in Vienna”
- “Seoul to separate aid to N.K. from political situations”
- “Market prices in North Korea rise sharply after sanctions and tensions”
- “Gasoline Prices in Pyongyang Stay the Same Despite Sanctions”
- “North Korea Nuclear EMP Attack: An Existential Threat” (Fortuna’s Corner)
Mo’ Peacekeeping Coming?/Canada Into Africa?
- “Canada seeks seat on UN Security Council in 2021, Trudeau says”
- “France eager to have Canada join peacekeeping efforts in Mali”
#Afghanistan
Internal Security
- “Leading civil society voices want changes to Liberal national security bill — Critics of Liberal bill crafted to overhaul C-51 say it will ‘dangerously erode civil liberties’ …” – Colonel Ted’s take: “Domestic terrorism … sunny ways will not make us safe, but nor will closing our borders to immigrants from, say, the Middle East … We also need to strengthen our domestic security systems without compromising the fundamental right to privacy ~ the right to be left alone ~ of all Canadians …”
- “More than 13,000 intercepted by RCMP trying to cross into Canada this year” – “Canada not ready for second-wave of asylum seekers, union head warns”
- “(Federal) Privacy czar’s concern at cellphone searches by U.S. border agents”
What’s Canada Buying?
- F-35 Tug o’ War “RCAF Fighter Replacement Reaching New Depths” – “Air force eyes resale value of Super Hornets even before deal is done” – “Trudeau urges Canadian aerospace companies to pressure Boeing”
Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Canadian Forces drops job offer for veterans’ advocate after he tells Trudeau system is failing wounded soldiers”
- “Veterans demand federal government examine role of mefloquine in Somalia Affair”
- “Invictus Games Toronto 2017: Five reasons why you should care”
Other
- “Canadian frigate on aid mission prepared to relocate due to Hurricane Maria”
- Pte. Thomas Emile Welch 3 R.C.R.. R.I.P. – “Canadian Army honours the memory of Private Thomas Welch at memorial service” (DND info-machine) – “After 13 years, first Afghan-mission soldier to die by suicide will be honoured with a Memorial Cross”
- “Exercise COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT: A day in the life of our Canadian Army soldiers” – “Exercice COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT : une journée dans la vie des soldats de l’Armée canadienne”
- “Military exercises set for Cape Breton next month”
- “Ottawa recognizes Army units with Freedom of the City”
- “Connecting the unit: Meet Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Cheryl Robertson”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – September 19, 2017
Cold War 2.0: The Koreas
- ” ‘A big joke’: Only imperfect U.S. defences can save Canada from North Korean missiles” – “Sept. 18: Whoa. Reread the mutual defence clause …”
- “U.S. military options for N.K. would not put Seoul at grave risk: Mattis” – “Mattis hints at military options on North Korea but offers no details” – “U.S. Fighter Jets Buzz Border with N.Korea”
- “Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with President Xi Jinping of China” (whitehouse.gov) – “Readout Of President Donald J. Trump’s Call With President Moon Jae-In Of The Republic Of Korea” (whitehouse.gov)
- “Trump, Xi agree to maximize pressure on N. Korea” – “Xi, Trump talk upcoming China visit, Korean Peninsula over phone”
- “Chinese Firm Smuggles Missile Parts to N.Korea” – “China entities spur N. Korea’s rapid leap in missile mastery”
- “China calls for peace talks to halt ‘vicious cycle’ in North Korean nuclear crisis” – “Beijing says sabre rattling will only worsen North Korean nuclear crisis” – “Three reasons China will not accept a nuclear armed North Korea” – “China unwilling to accept threats of using force as means to resolve North Korea issue” – “Threats Cannot Help Resolve Korean Peninsula Situation, China Says”
- “U.S. Senate passes bill calling for enhanced extended deterrence for S. Korea”
- “(KOR) National Security Adviser Warns of War”
- “Russia’s envoy meets with N.K. official handling U.S. affairs over nukes”
- “US deploys stealth jets and bombers as China-Russia naval drills held near North Korea”
- “North Korea secretly building nuclear submarine to deploy within 3 years”
- “North Korean Missile Test Raises Questions About Why Allies Didn’t Try To Shoot It Down” – “To Shoot Down Or Not Shoot Down A North Korean Missile”
- What’s PRK Say? “U.S. Is to Blame for Aggravated Situation of Korean Peninsula; KCNA Commentary”
- “Economic Sanctions and the Nuclear Issue: Lessons From North Korean Trade” (38 North)
- “ON TARGET: News stories aimed for maximum shock value”
- “Korea Solution Needs US to Sign a Peace Treaty”
- “Op-Ed: How To Neutralize North Korea’s Nuclear Threat Without Starting A World War” (Fortuna’s Corner)
The Kurds/#CANvsISIL
- DND’s latest on Operation IMPACT
- “Iraqi President cancels US trip to address Kurdistan referendum concerns”
- “Iraqi Supreme Court Orders Suspension Of Kurdish Referendum” – “Iraq’s high court suspends Kurdish independence referendum” – “Iraq top court rules to suspend Kurdish referendum” – “Kurdistan News: Iraq’s top court orders suspension of referendum” – “Iraq supreme court orders suspension of Kurdistan referendum”
- “British defense secretary calls for delay of Kurdish referendum – KRP” – “President Barzani Receives (UK Def) Secretary Fallon” (KRG info-machine)
- “Saudi minister calls on Barzani to accept international mediations”
- “Referendum can be postponed only with guarantees on independence: Barzani”
- “Referendum will not define Kurdistan’s borders: PM Barzani” – “Kurds defiant as Iraq says no to independence vote” – “Barzani: No Options But Independence”
- “PM Barzani: We Will Continue to Cooperate with Baghdad in War on Terrorism”
- “Kurdistan referendum leaves Iraq’s Turkmens in quandary” – “Curfew in Kirkuk as Turkmen, Kurd engage in clashes”
- “(IRQ pres) Abadi and (TUR PM) Erdogan voice opposition to Kurdistan’s referendum in phone call”
- “Turkish jets shell two villages in Kurdistan Region”
- “(TUR PM) Yildirim warns against threats to Turkish interests from Kurdish referendum”
- “In response to the Kurdish independence referendum scheduled for September 25 and the Syrian Kurds’ elections of bodies running local communities on September 22, Turkey sent on Monday field messages to both parties by deploying its forces at the border of the two countries. Sources said that Ankara is deploying its forces and backing the Free Syrian Army to control Idlib and drive out Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham militants, which include factions similar to Fatah al-Sham, as a means to prevent the establishment of a “Kurdish corridor” from Syria’s Afreen to the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, western diplomatic sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with Commander of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) Sipan Hamo at the Russian Hmeimim air base in Syria on September 12 to discuss ways of fighting ISIS terrorists …”
- “Greece upgrades its representation in Kurdistan to Consulate General ahead of referendum”
- “Iraqi Kurdistan to Vote on Independence: Middle East Heads for Another Major War” (Strategic Culture Foundation)
- “Battle for Iraq’s Hawija looms amid Kurdish push for independence”
Everyone Else Vs. ISIL
- “Islamic State Families Moved to Site North of Mosul, Iraq Confirms”
- “Iraq’s army regains ISIL area on Syrian border”
- “Iraqi troops launch operation to liberate more IS-held regions in Anbar”
- “Iraq to deport over 500 wives and 800 children of Islamic State jihadists”
- “U.S. and allies won’t rebuild Syria without political process” – “Anti-Assad Nations Say No to Syria Reconstruction Until Political Process on Track”
- “Syrian army sends more troops across Euphrates, near U.S.-backed forces”
- “With little peace prospects, France pushes new Syria initiative at U.N.” – “US cool on French call for Syria ‘contact group’ “
#Ukraine
- “I Get By with a Little Help from my Friends …” (1) “Canada , UK to jointly train Ukrainian military” – “Ukrainian Armed Forces well on their way to NATO compatibility – Commander of Operation UNIFIER” – “UK and Canadian delegations visit training camp of the Ukrainian Invictus Games Team” (UKR MoD)
- “I Get By with a Little Help from my Friends …” (2) “U.S. Senate allocates $500 mln in security assistance for Ukraine, authorizes lethal aid” – “U.S. Senate approves $500 mln in military assistance to Ukraine” – “US Senate approves $500 million for lethal weapons for Ukraine, – Poroshenko” – “Poroshenko: U.S. Senate green-lights $500 mln in disbursement, lethal weapons for Ukraine” – “President: The decision to supply American defensive weaponry will increase the cost of Russian aggression” (UKR Pres info-machine) – “President: We appreciate that the U.S. stands by our side in our struggle” (UKR Pres info-machine) – “U.S. decision to provide Ukraine with defensive weapons will open this possibility with other countries, – Poroshenko” – “President sees defensive arms as tool of legal protection of Ukrainian position” – “U.S. weapons to help Ukraine liberate Donbas and return its territories – Poroshenko” – “US credit for Ukraine is Kiev-Washington bilateral affair — Kremlin” – “Kremlin: U.S. lethal weapons supplies to Ukraine won’t promote stability” – “Arming Ukraine Is A Sensible Option”
- “I Get By with a Little Help from my Friends …” (3) “Anders Fogh Rasmussen visits east of Ukraine” (UKR MoD) – “Former NATO Secretary General calls for supplying Ukraine with weapons” – “Rasmussen: NATO countries could and should provide Ukraine with defensive equipment”
- ” ‘Rapid Trident’ Military Drills Continue In Ukraine”
- Updates from All Sides “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 17 September 2017” – UKR govt ATO map, 19 Sept 2017 – “ATO News: Situation Update, east of Ukraine as of morning, September 19, 2017” (UKR MoD) – “ATO News: Situation Update, east of Ukraine as of morning, September 18, 2017” – “Essence of Time unit in Donbass report. September 14” (pro-separatist) – “Militants launched 14 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day” – “Kiev forces violate ceasefire eight times over 24 hours” – “186 explosions recorded in Donbas on September 15-17, – OSCE SMM” – “Ukrainian forces violate ceasefire 36 times over 24 hours – DPR Operations Command” – “ATO report: terrorists in Donbas violated cease-fire 14 times yesterday, Ukrainian military retaliated, – ATO HQ” – “36 ceasefire violations recorded in DPR in 24 hours” – “ATO report: militants violate truce 14 times in last day, Ukraine army fights back”
- U.N. Peacekeeper Latest “US-Kiev rejection of Russian initiative proves more war in store for Donbass — DPR” – “MFA Heads of Ukraine, Sweden, Poland discuss deploying UN peacekeepers in Donbas” – “Kiev and Washington support war by rejecting to discuss UN resolution on peacekeepers – Pushilin” – “Future of peacekeeping mission to Donbass depends on stance of Kiev, Washington — Kremlin” – “Washington, Kyiv Dismiss Putin Peacekeeper Plan: Report” – “(RUS) Diplomat comments on Kiev’s refusal to discuss Russian resolution on peacekeepers”
- “Ukraine creates register of suicides among demobilized ATO veterans – Bohomolets”
- “The draft budget for 2018 for the Ministry of Defense provides for 83 billion hryvnia (CAN$ 3.9 billion)” (UKR mil portal, in Ukrainian) – “Financing for National Guard to be raised by UAH 238 mln (CAN$ 11.2 million) in 2018”
- “Oh, Those Russians …” “Russia’s 8th Motorized Rifle Brigade in Sukhodilsk (UKR). Geo-location” (InformNapalm.org) – “Russian military aggression in eastern Ukraine. Briefing at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre (video)” (via UKR MoD) – ” ‘Putin’s aggression in Ukraine: 35 thousand killed and wounded’ and other neglected Russian stories” (Euromaidan Press)
- “Ukraine, Hybrid Warfare, and Reclaiming the Strategic Advantage”
- “Human rights in the territory controlled by the Government of Ukraine along the delimitation line and in so-called Luhansk People’s Republic and Donetsk People’s Republic (2017)” (Human Rights in Ukraine)
- “Nearly 8,000 displaced persons registered in DPR”
- “How to Wage an Information War”
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe – Zapad 2017 Watch
- “Canadian journalist: Belarus ensures open access for mass media at Zapad 2017 — Belarus has ensured open access for mass media at the Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2017, Canadian journalist Raymond Saint Pierre, who took part in the coverage of the second stage of the army exercise on the Osipovichsky area, told BelTA …” (BLR state media) – Biographie de Raymond Saint-Pierre (ICI.Radio-Canada.ca)
- “International observers describe Belarusian-Russian army exercise Zapad 2017 as open, transparent” (BLR state media)
- Ooopsie … “Incident at Zapad 2017 drills: Ka-52 attack helicopter fires missile at spectators (video)” – “At the exercises “West-2017″ the combat helicopter accidentally gave a volley through the crowd of spectators, there are seriously wounded.” (in Russian) – “At the exercises “West-2017″ the helicopter hit rockets by spectators. Two people are injured” (in Russian) – “Helicopter shots spectators at West-2017 drills, two people wounded, – video”
- “Russian military aircrafts violate airspace of Lithuania during West-2017 drills” – “Russian Defense Ministry denies Lithuania’s claims of violation of its airspace” – “Russian Defense Ministry rejects Vilnius ‘airspace violation’ accusations as politicized” – “Lithuanian airspace must be respected – (LTU) defense minister”
- “Putin visits Zapad-2017 to see military eliminate simulated terrorist infiltrators”
- “Conspiracy theories dominate East-West relations: time for realism”
- “Zapad war games: Putin watches his forces ‘fight the West’”
- “Western strategists hire ‘Mother Goose’ to tell stories about Russia Zapad 2017 drills” (Pravda)
- “The Ominous, Massive Military Exercises in Eastern Europe”
- “Is Russia Practicing a Dry Run for an Invasion of Belarus?”
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe – Other
- “Kaliningrad Oblast: Russia’s Testing Ground for ‘Warfare of the Future?’ “
- “Latvia feels a lot like home to Nova Scotian soldier”
- “Georgia Hosts Large-Scale, Multinational Military Drills — From September 3 to September 11, Georgia hosted the multinational military exercise Agile Spirit 2017 …”
- “(EST) Defense minister: Funding national defense remains a priority”
- “Germany Ordering Five Warships in Face of Russian Military Aggression”
- “NATO Series Episode 2: The Contemporary Role and Future of NATO” (CGAI Podcast)
- “China, Russia conduct joint anti-submarine exercises in Seas of Japan, Okhotsk”
- “Russia’s Unmanned Aircraft Are Getting Lethal New Munitions”
- “US engineer enamored with spy dramas gets 5 years for trying to sell secrets to Russian agent”
- “U.S. Senate Passes Bill To Fund New Cruise Missile, Fight Russian Propaganda”
- “Kremlin Watch Monitor: How much victimization costs?”
- “Pro-Kremlin disinformation in Germany: absent or present?” (EU vs DISINFORMATION)
- “Can Forrest Gump Defeat Russian Propaganda In Belarus? – OpEd”
- “Lithuania to rule on Russian channel — The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) will meet this week to discuss the future distribution of the Russian channel TVCI in the country …”
- “Figure of the Week: $45 — Building a botnet, a network of automated social media accounts used to spread disinformation, is cheap. A few hundred US dollars is all it costs to create a Twitter bot army. An investigation by The Daily Beast reveals that 1,000 Twitter accounts can be bought for as little as $45 on Russian-language websites …” (EU vs DISINFORMATION)
- “Monument to inventor of world-renowned Kalashnikov rifle unveiled in Moscow”
#Afghanistan
- “National Afghanistan memorial more than three years away at least”
- “Khan: Why Canada should Return to Afghanistan” – “Bercuson: Canada Should Not Return to Afghanistan”
- “Canada and the “war without end” in Afghanistan”
Mo’ Peacekeeping Coming?
Way Up North
- “Canadian Rangers Increase Presence with Nibinamik Detachment”
- “(RUS) Northern Fleet conducts firing drills in Arctic”
What’s Canada Buying?
- F-35 Tug o’ War “Canada won’t do business with Boeing while it’s ‘busy trying to sue us,’ Trudeau says” – “Trudeau: Canada ‘won’t do business’ with Boeing during trade dispute” – “Canada won’t buy Boeing aircraft until company drops trade complaint against Bombardier: Trudeau” – “Canada won’t buy any Super Hornets amid Bombardier fight, Trudeau says” – “Trudeau threatens to kill purchase of Boeing fighter jets to protest firm’s trade complaint” – “Trudeau: Canada could stop dealing with Boeing over dispute” – “Canada and UK warn Boeing over Bombardier suit” – ” Bombardier row tops agenda of UK-Canada trade talks as Northern Irish jobs hang in the balance”
- Big Honkin’ Ships “iAOR Will Alternate between CFB Halifax and CFB Esquimalt”
Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- ” ’25 years I struggled’: Sask. veteran pushing Ottawa to help soldiers affected by anti-malaria drug”
- ” ‘Huge honour’ for North Bay athlete to carry Invictus Games flag” – “The spirit of Invictus”
Other
- “HMCS Montréal deploys to Western Europe — Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montréal has arrived in Western Europe to participate in Neptune Trident 17-02, an overarching Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) deployment which will include participation in FORMIDABLE SHIELD 17—a U.S.-led, joint NATO live fire Integrated Air Missile Defence exercise involving eight nations, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States …” – “Déploiement du NCSM Montréal en Europe de l’Ouest”
- “Canadian frigate in Caribbean seeks safe site as Hurricane Maria nears”
- “Le capitaine de corvette Mathieu Leroux prend officiellement les commandes du NCSM Donnacona”
- “Grieving father locked in custody battle over deceased military daughter’s remains”
- “Canadian, British militaries to improve co-operation, says UK PM Theresa May”
- “La présence de l’armée à une fête familiale fait réagir”
- “Maritime helicopter aircrew conversion training: The next step”
- “Christie Blatchford: Name women to honorary posts or leave them vacant, military commander says”
