NATO’s Navies in the Aegean
Against People Smugglers
- “HMCS Fredericton deployed on NATO mission to stop migrant smuggling” – “Crise des réfugiés: l’OTAN déploie des navires, dont le NCSM Fredericton” – “Canadian warship to target refugee smugglers in Aegean” – “NATO dispatches Canadian warship to Aegean Sea to help with refugee crisis” – “NATO warships head to Aegean Sea to help with migrant crisis” – NATO’s Info-machine: “… NATO’s Standing Maritime Group 2 is currently deployed in the region and will be tasked to conduct reconnaissance, monitoring and surveillance of illegal crossings in the Aegean. It will also establish a direct link with the European Union’s border management agency …”
#CANvsISIL
- “MND reluctant to call conflict with Islamic State a war”
- “Details and nature of Canada’s new mission in Iraq kept hidden”
- “Canada Aid Could End Up Helping ISIS Fighters, Acknowledges Minister — “It is very important that we let these organizations work in a complete independent manner and not link it to our military action,” said Marie-Claude Bibeau …”
- “Canada won’t cooperate with Hezbollah: defence minister — Canadian authorities will not deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon as they prepare to deploy military advisers to the country as part of Ottawa’s new strategy of fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Thursday …”
- “Minister Sajjan attends NATO Defence Ministerial Meeting followed by Global Coalition Against ISIL Meeting in Brussels” – “NATO allies approve Canada’s retooled strategy against ISIS, says Harjit Sajjan” – “Sajjan sells Canada’s ISIL strategy to allies” – “MND says NATO ministers supportive of Canadian decision on ISIS” – “Harjit Sajjan dit que le plan canadien contre l’ÉI est bien reçu par les alliés”
- “Canada in Iraq: RCAF Strikes 2 ISIS Targets”
- Commentary “Going to war, but not going to war” – “Kelowna-Lake Country’s Liberal MP stands behind his government’s decision to alter its role in the fight against ISIS …” – “It’s beginning to look a lot like Afghanistan” – “Why, exactly, are our fighter jets coming home?” – World Socialists: “Canada’s media pushes for more military spending, bigger Mideast war role” – “Trudeau is now a wartime leader, yet skimping on military continues”
Everyone Else Against ISIL
- “How the Russian MoD Invented a US Bombing of Aleppo”
- “Jabhat al Nusra and ISIS: Sources of Strength”
Syria/Refugees
- “CFB Trenton removed from list to house refugees”
- “Syrian Emergency Relief Fund Has Received Less Support From Canadians Than Feds Anticipated”
- “Canada to help prevent anti-refugee backlash in Lebanon, Jordan, Bibeau says”
Internal Security
Ukraine/Environs
- “Canadian Army soldiers deploy and return under Operation REASSURANCE” – “Op. REASSURANCE: 120 soldats de Valcartier partent pour la Pologne”
What’s Canada Buying?
- “Warship procurement deal under review, senior source says”
- “Liberals will honor Conservative military contract with Saudis” – “Will Canada Follow Through With Its $15 Billion Saudi Arms Deal?” – “Selling armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia: a Canadian tradition”
Veterans & Helping Veterans
Other
- “Canadian Forces Maj. Marcus Brauer loses legal battle over home sale loss” – “Servir sans discuter et perdre 88 000 $: fin de la bataille de Marcus Brauer débouté en Cour fédérale”
- “Cree RCAF member left suicidal after years of racist abuse in the military”
- Colonel Ted on what the CAF Info-machine should look like
- “MP to seek new opportunities for (CFB North Bay) at NATO meeting”
- From the Info-machine “Fitness on the high seas” – “Veterans Affairs Canada Research Director awarded Fulbright Research Chair”
World War One
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