- A bit of new detail on tax relief for CAF employees deployed overseas “Tax Relief for Personnel Deployed on Designated International Operational Missions”
Gulf War 1/2
- “Persian Gulf War marked by Canadian veterans on 25th anniversary”
- “General Vance and Chief Warrant Officer West issue a statement on the 25th Anniversary of the Liberation of Kuwait” – “Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan issued the following statement to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait …” – “Government of Canada marks 25th anniversary of Liberation of Kuwait”
- “25 ans après la fin de la première guerre du Golfe, les Forces armées canadiennes se souviennent”
- “Vets recall voyage – It took a good six weeks for the HMCS Athabaskan to get from Halifax harbour to Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, Stephane Tremblay remembers …“
- “Remembering the Liberation of Kuwait”
- “In Iraq, we haven’t learned the lessons of the last war”
- “Gulf War veterans fume as U.S. fails to mark 25th anniversary”
#CANvsISIL
- Commentary “Canada Caught in Middle East Quicksands” – “Trudeau’s Orwellian ISIL talk baffles”
- Via the Pentagon info-machine “Military strikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq” – “Coalition Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq”
- “U.S. considering even more special operators in Syria, no-fly zone”
- “Syria rebels say attacks by army and Russian planes threaten truce” – “Russian monitors: Syria ceasefire violates by armed groups; about 100 fighters crossed into Syria from Turkey”
- “New Tactics? ‘Syrian Army May Regroup’ to Destroy ISIS Militants Amid Ceasefire“
- “Abu Bakr Baghdadi appoints ISIS female fighter to Syria battalion — ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdad has reportedly appointed a female Saudi fighter to head up a new battalion in northeastern Syria, according to an activist …”
- “Over 30 ISIS terrorists killed in air strikes near Iraq’s Mosul”
- “Iraq strongly condemns twin Baghdad blasts”
- “Ex-FM of Egypt: ISIS will inevitably spread across N Africa to Libya and Egypt”
- “Iraq positively assesses Russia’s role in Syrian settlement — deputy foreign minister”
- “600 ISIS Fighters Flee Fallujah in Northern Iraq”
- Point-Counterpoint ” ‘Regime Change’ Has Often Succeeded — Look at the fate of the Soviet Union and the authoritarians of South Korea and Taiwan. With a strategic plan and commitment, which was missing in Iraq and Libya, it can work …” – “Regime Change Creates False Hopes — The U.S. military cannot create stability. It must have the stomach to work with regimes it opposes, despite their crimes …”
Canada Into Libya?
- Oopsie … “The leader of Dignity Operation, renegade General, Khalifa Haftar, has admitted that his loyalist fighters from Awliyaa Al-Dam (Blood Owners) brigade had carried out acts of vandalism, burning and robbing houses and properties as well as random arrests in Benghazi …”
- “EU concerned over increase in migrant smuggling from Egypt”
- “African Migrants Suffering Abuse in Libya Repatriated”
- “Casualties of IS attack on Zliten return healthy from Italy”
- “Washington is considering the restoration of the monarchy in Libya”
Syria/Refugees
- “25,000th Syrian refugee lands in Canada” – “Accueil des réfugiés syriens: le chiffre de 25 000 enfin atteint, confirme John McCallum”
- “Ministers McCallum and Monsef to provide update on Canada’s plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees (this afternoon) …”
- “Is Ottawa treating all refugees fairly?”
- “Why is Paypal Blocking Aid to Syrian Refugees?” – ” “Dear Lawrence, I Know You Are Only Doing Your Job, and I Truly Wish I Could Help Assuage Paypal’s Concerns About My Donation to Syrian Refugees, But…” “
Way Up North
- ” ‘If you sweat up there, you die’; Edmonton soldiers participate in dangerous Arctic operation”
- “Canadian Rangers meet on Yellowknife Bay for exercises”
- “Survival in North (Ontario)”
- “Calgary exhibits examine Canada’s post-war foray into Arctic sovereignty”
- “Lessons from Norway’s Russia assessment”
- “Russia will start developing light multi-role planes for Arctic in 2016 – deputy PM”
- “Russia’s Northern Fleet Gets Mobile Coastal Missile Systems”
- “Russia’s New Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker “Artika” To Launch In May”
- “With Russia Overextended Elsewhere, Arctic Cooperation Gets A New Chance”
- “This week in the Arctic: Northern navigation and military exercises”
Internal Security
- “Two B.C. men accused of sending technical gear to Iranian military, violating trade sanctions”
- “Who is Awso Peshdary? The case against an alleged Ottawa extremist who police say recruited for ISIL”
- “McCallum: citizenship for terrorists is a matter of ‘principle’ “ – “Dual nationals convicted of terrorism, high treason or spying don’t deserve to keep Canadian citizenship”
- “Toronto 18 ringleader will be Canadian again under Liberal citizenship law” – “Canada to return citizenship to would-be beheader” – Zakaria Amara (Wikipedia) – Commentary “Terrorist scumbag doesn’t deserve citizenship” – “If deportation is appropriate for war criminals, why not for terrorists?”
- “Vice conteste une demande d’information de la GRC sur un présumé terroriste”
- “RCMP racked up $900,000 overtime in 5 months on B.C. terrorism case — Project Souvenir culminated in the arrest of a couple found guilty of plotting to blow up the B.C. legislature on Canada Day …”
What’s Canada Buying?
- “Liberals drone shopping exercise sets stage for debate over lethal force” – “Le gouvernement Trudeau envisage d’acheter des drones pour l’armée”
- “Former Liberal minister (Irwin Cotler) calls for Ottawa to revisit Saudi arms deal”
- “Firms are battling to win a billion dollar contract to provide Canada’s military with an aggressor aircraft training fleet, a deal that could pave the way for further expansion of such services on the international market. Winning the contract is particularly critical for the Canadian-based Discovery Air Defence, which already provides such services to Germany and Canada …”
- “Flexibility the prime need for Canada’s naval fleet”
Veterans & Helping Veterans
- “Halifax volunteers look for homeless veterans for Boots on the Ground walk”
- “Veterans Affairs spent $2.26M in ads to honour Canada’s servicemen and women ahead of Remembrance Day”
- “Wounded Warriors Canada Donates $55,000 to The Tema Conter Memorial Trust”
- “Focus on veterans, not dumb rules”
Other
- “HMCS Windsor battery malfunction delays submarine’s return to Halifax”
- “Do Black (Haitian) lives matter to the Rideau Institute?”
- “Women in Combat: A Terrible Idea Whose Time Has Come?”
- “Private Juno: Bringing some GRRRRRRR to the Army”
- “Military police member faces impaired charge”
- Colonel Ted’s take on white papers, both published and needed: “Australian Defence White Paper” – “Why we need a white paper”
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