#CANinIRQ
- “Nicholson, Lawson talk Islamic State campaign with U.S. officials at White House — The country’s top military commander is representing Canada at a White House meeting ….” – “Minister Nicholson meets with US Secretary of Defense” – “Tom Lawson Talks ISIL Campaign With US Officials At White House” – “Obama, allies plot anti-ISIS strategy”
- “Canada in combat – (Conservative MP Bev) Shipley talks war with ISIS”
- One analyst’s take “…. One issue for any coalition operation is selecting which targets to strike. In the 1999 NATO air campaign in Kosovo, there was significant disagreement among the NATO allies about what to bomb …. Canadian officials did not immediately respond to questions about whether the Canadian military would not strike certain types of targets.”
- From the mideast media “Kuwait: Canada’s risky ally” – “Deployment of Canadian troops to Kuwait stirs memories of Gulf War” – “Hagel confirms ‘long-term’ fight against ISIS”
- “Ghosts of the Libyan campaign likely to haunt new war against ISIL — The ghosts of Canada’s last air war are likely to haunt its participation in the new campaign ….”
- Commentary “Canada’s response amounts to a scolding” – “Full Pundit: This is no way to go to war” – “The mission against ISIS fails the national interest test” – “Point / Counterpoint: What strategies should Canada employ in the fight against ISIS?” –
- “US, Russia Vow Intel-Sharing on Islamic State”
Ebola
- “Ebola test result awaited by member of CF aid mission” – “Ottawa patient tests negative for Ebola; DND member still in isolation” – more – more – more
- “Canadian Ebola vaccine begins testing” – “Human testing of an experimental Canadian-made Ebola vaccine began Monday, while health care workers in Alberta and Ontario held patients who were showing symptoms of the virus in isolation. The vaccine, known as VSV-EBOV, was created by scientists at the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory and officials say the drug could be shipped to West Africa within months if it proves successful ….” – From the Info-machine “Experimental Ebola vaccine developed by Public Health Agency of Canada to be tested in humans” – more on the vaccine from Google News
- “Ebola ‘will go over 9,000 cases this week,’ WHO says”
Ukraine
- “HMCS Toronto participates in Exercise NOBLE JUSTIFICATION — Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Toronto joins Exercise NOBLE JUSTIFICATION today as part of her Operation REASSURANCE NATO deployment in response to Russia’s aggressive military actions against Ukraine. Toronto and other Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) warships will conduct Task Force training exercises and force integration activities in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea regions from October 13-26 ….”
Way Up North
- From the Info-machine “Operation Nevus: Mission accomplished”
Other
- “Canada to review policy that boots wounded from military”
- “Military’s mental health system ‘abandoned’ CFB Shilo soldier — A soldier says mental health care at Canadian Forces Base Shilo in Manitoba has been ‘a nightmare for me and other patients.’ Among other things, the base has been without a psychiatrist for three months ….”
- “Military veteran alleges abuse by drill sergeant — James Robichaud went from promising military recruit to injured veteran before he could even complete basic training ….”
- Commentary “Harper Government is failing the Canadian Armed Forces”
- “Military may gets its $3-billion back — Even as the Harper Conservatives have deployed CF-18 fighter jets to Eastern Europe, and now to Kuwait to join the air war against Islamic State, the Canadian Forces have seen their funding slashed. But that may be about to change, as the government considers adding back part of all of the $3.1-billion removed from the military’s piggy bank in last February’s budget ….”
- “Statement by Vice-Admiral Norman on the Chief Review Services Evaluation of Naval Forces” – still no such evaluation report on the Home of Chief Review Services/Assistant Deputy Minister (Review Services) page
- Some Info-machine nuggets “Cooking up a storm: a rewarding challenge for military cooks” – – “NORAD: Canada’s role in the most integrated defence partnership of the modern age”
- “Peace groups opposed to military course in Regina schools — A coalition of Saskatchewan peace groups has started a petition about a new course being introduced to Regina schools that includes military training ….” – More CBC coverage of Regina military co-op program
World War One
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