Internal Security
- “Canadian military to construct refugee camp as hundreds of Haitians flee US” (World Socialist Web Site)
- “Quebec border camp swells with asylum seekers from U.S., many Haitian”
- “A Surge of Migrants Crossing Into Quebec Tests Canada’s Welcome”
- “Will Canada make room for refugees?”
- “CAQ calls for tighter borders, hardline approach to asylum seekers — As Quebec takes measures to accommodate a surge of asylum seekers crossing into the province, a right-leaning opposition party warned the border could become a “sieve” and called for the government to reconsider what it calls a “completely irresponsible” response to the influx …”
- “As asylum seekers flock to Quebec, Canadian agencies pitch in”
- “Baloney Meter: Liberals avoid triggering ‘irregular arrival’ of asylum seekers — Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says Canada is adequately prepared to deal with fluid situation …”
Cold War 2.0: The Koreas
- “As North Korea plans missile launch, US, S. Korea ready war games”
- “Video shows Canadian pastor in Japan after North Korea released him from jail”
- “North Korea: A New Great Game” (Canadian Global Affairs Institute)
- “North Korean general who could launch WWIII”
- “Jim Mattis says war with North Korea would be catastrophic”
- “RAF plane could help US spy on North Korea”
- “North Korea Tests ICBM: Resources for Journalists” (NTI)
- “North Korea threatens IRBM launches as US mulls response”
- “North Korea warns it could reduce the US to ashes”
- “Chinese paper says China should stay neutral if North Korea attacks first” – “If US seeks regime change in North Korea, China will stop them: State media” – “China ‘should stay neutral if North Korea attacks US, but will stop Trump if he strikes first’ “ – “Reckless game over the Korean Peninsula runs risk of real war” (Chinese Communist Party media)
- “Why China Won’t Stop North Korea”
- “S. Korea, U.S. agree to discuss all steps against N. Korea in advance “
- “(KOR) Defense minister warns against N. Korea’s tactical provocation”
- “NATO comments on North Korea’s possible attack on US Pacific base”
- “Trump: Maybe Threatening North Korea With ‘Fire And Fury’ Wasn’t Tough Enough “
- “This Is How America Would Wage a Nuclear War Against North Korea”
- “Should US shoot North Korean missiles down?”
- “Could Congress stop Trump from bombing North Korea?”
- “No, the President Cannot Strike North Korea Without Congressional Approval”
- “Can US win the game of chicken with North Korea?”
- “North Korea’s threat against Guam makes US policy more ‘unpredictable’: expert”
- “Neither Negotiation Nor Nuclear Strike: How The U.S. Can Disable The North Korean Threat”
- “Why North Korea has no interest in talking to the South”
- “Pentagon intelligence finds North Korea can arm ICBMs with nukes”
- “Fake News — Lost in the media scrum about threats and counter threats from President Trump and North Korea is a very important story that was totally missed. While headlines a few days ago blared that North Korea said it would never negotiate with the US on its nuclear and missile programs, in fact, it never said that. This isn’t the first time the media missed the story …” (38 North)
Cold War 2.0: China/Asia-Pacific
- “US destroyer challenges Beijing’s claims in South China Sea” – “Beijing says U.S. warship “provocation” in South China Sea “harmed sovereignty” “ – “U.S. warship provocations an incentive for China to beef up defense capability: Chinese DM”
- “Chinese air force chief defends Sea of Japan exercises because waters ‘do not belong to Tokyo’ “
- “Chinese Navy Eyes Indian Ocean as PLA Plans to Extend Its Reach”
- IND-CHN Border Tension ” ‘We Hope Doklam Issue is Resolved Peacefully’: Bhutan Foreign Min”
- “Russia sells arms to Asia to maintain peace in the world”
- “US Denies Transfer of Critical Technology and F-16 Fighter Production in India”
- “Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark holds joint drill with Sri Lanka Navy”
- “Chinese satellite sends unbreakable code from space”
- “Chinese air force backs new military blockbuster film”
#CANvsISIL
Everyone Else Vs. ISIL
- “OIR Spokesman: No Safe Havens Left for ISIS in Syria or Iraq”
- “A ‘gap’ in UK Raytheon Sentinel R1 Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) surveillance aircraft operations against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq has emerged, after more than two years of continuous presence on the region …”
- “Moscow hopes Astana peace talks on Syria will be held before late August”
- “Can Turkish opposition overcome nationalist stigma, ally with Kurds?”
- “Cessna 208B Spy Planes Have Become Export of Choice for US Aid to Foreign Countries”
#Afghanistan
- “A Legal and Policy Risk Analysis of the Erik Prince Plan to Privatize War in Afghanistan”
- “Mercenaries aren’t a solution to Afghanistan’s forever war”
- “Blackwater’s founder wants Trump to outsource the Afghanistan war. Why that’s so risky.”
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe
- “#ZapadWatch: Missiles Outside of Minsk” (DFRLab)
- “Alaska Air Guardsmen upgrade Latvian children’s center, change lives”
- “US Forces assist British “Rifles” in Estonia”
- “Latvian soldier receives posthumous U.S. honor — A street in the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, U.S., has been named after Sergeant Voldemars Ansevics, a Latvian soldier who died in the line of duty while participating in the international military operation in Afghanistan in 2009 …”
- “Moldova to Become Foothold for US Military” – “Chisinau to host Belarus-Moldova political consultations in November”
- “A large-scale exercise of the Marine Corps of the Baltic Fleet was held in the Kaliningrad Region” (RUS MoD, in Russian)
- “Third ice-class tug entered service with the Baltic Fleet” (RUS MoD)
- “Here comes Russia’s giant Typhoon sub”
- “Russia refutes claim India unhappy with MiG-29K fighters”
- ” ‘Decommunization’ laws a ‘tough test’ for Polish-Russian ties: official”
- “Russia Has Launched a Fake News War on Europe. Now Germany Is Fighting Back”
#Ukraine
- “Ukrainian Armed Forces adopts many NATO-like safety standards – Canadian military instructor”
- “Putin wants Russian air defense systems on border between Belarus and Ukraine” – “Putin seeks joint air defense with Belarus”
- “Defense Minister Poltorak: Rapid Trident 2017 international exercise to be held in Lviv region in September” – “Rapid Trident 2017 drills to begin in early September”
- “Spot Report by the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): Small-arms fire destroys SMM camera at Donetsk Filtration Station” – “Newly installed OSCE SMM camera destroyed by small-arms fire in eastern Ukraine” (OSCE) – “OSCE SMM fixes camera on Donetsk filtration station”
- “OSCE says its patrol was held in self-proclaimed DPR” – “Separatists DNR did not let the OSCE mission in Novoazovsk” – “DPR militants do not pass OSCE observers to Novoazovsk”
- “Apakan calls for OSCE SMM’s full access throughout Ukraine”
- “US Special Envoy for Ukraine Volker to meet Putin’s adviser”
- “Voice of America: US considering lethal defensive arms to Ukraine”
- “How anti-tank weapons are shaping Donbas conflict”
- Updates from All Sides “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 9 August 2017” – “ATO news. Summing up the press center of the ATO headquarters on 11.08.2017” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian) – UKR govt ATO map, 11 Aug 2017 – “Militants launched 15 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day” – “Ukrainian army launches nearly 300 shells onto DPR over past 24 hours” – “Two Ukrainian military wounded in ATO zone since day’s start” – “Ukrainian forces violate ceasefire 33 times over 24 hours – DPR Operations Command” – “One Ukrainian soldier killed in Donbas in last day” – “33 ceasefire violations recorded in DPR in 24 hours” – “Donbas conflict update: 15 shellings on Ukraine positions, soldier killed in booby trap blast” – “Ceasefire regime violations in Donbas increased by 55 percent over week”
- “On behalf of the President of Ukraine, an order was signed to increase payments to servicemen who serve in the ATO – the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “Donetsk Uncovered: Military Positions Embedded in Civilian Areas”
- “DPR Head doubts Ukraine’s capability to observe new ceasefire in Donbass”
- “Oh, Those Russians …” “Russian Active Measures Used to Attack Ukrainian Civil Society” – “Russian citizen making hoax bomb threats against Ukrainian infrastructure with FSB support” (InformNapalm.org) – “Russia submarine ‘Krasnodar’ finally joins Black Sea Fleet after two rounds of Syria missile strikes”
- “The National Anti-Corruption Bureau forms a unit that will specialize in the field of defense. This was informed by Director of NABU Artem Sytnyk at a press conference. “We are currently building a defense unit, which is extremely important in the conditions of the war and financing of the Ministry of Defense,” he said …”
- “Officials charged with embezzlement during ‘Wall’ construction to spend two months in detention”
- “Kyiv Court starts hearing evidence in Yanukovych treason case“
- “Uncertainty lingers for displaced Ukrainians as the conflict enters fourth year” (UNHCR)
- “Red Cross sent 121 tons of humanitarian aid to Donetsk region – State Border Service”
Way Up North
- “Forget Ukraine, Britain is at the heart of Russia’s new Arctic showdown with the West”
- “(RUS) Northern Fleet exercise in the Arctic”
- “Ice melt opens up increased Arctic maritime and military activity”
- “Robots to the Rescue? Drones Could Help With Arctic Search”
- “Russia plans Arctic naval buildup; Fears US challenge”
- “Typhoon and nuclear battle cruiser make ready for northbound voyage”
- “The new ship of logistic support “Elbrus” went to the northern latitudes for the final tests” (RUS MoD, in Russian)
What’s Canada Buying?
- Big Honkin’ Ships “Impasse over intellectual property is tying up warship bids”
- Wanted: “Books – From the ground up … The Department of National Defence (DND), National Cadet and Junior Canadian Rangers Support Group requires the supply and delivery of “From the Ground Up” publications to the Canadian Forces Publications Depot …”
Khadr Deal Fracas
- “Ex-PM Paul Martin expresses regret about early phases of Khadr case”
- “Omar Khadr and A Canada That Values Children’s Rights”
- “Sam Morison appeals Omar Khadr’s Guantanamo military ‘conviction’ “
Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
Other
- “Canadian submariners leaving fleet for Down Under — Australian Defence Force offers higher pay, fast-track citizenship amid fleet expansion …”
- “WiFi is coming! — In an effort to minimize the hardships facing sailors when they head off to work at sea, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is working towards having WiFi available across the fleet of Halifax-class frigates and maritime coastal defence vessels …”
- “Canadians in Cuba were also treated for hearing loss, Ottawa says amid U.S. probe of possible attack — Global Affairs Canada has confirmed at least one Canadian diplomat in Cuba has been treated in hospital after suffering headaches and hearing loss. The information comes a day after the U.S. government said it believed some of its diplomats in Havana had been targeted with a covert sonic device that left them with severe hearing loss. The Canadian diplomat’s family members were also affected and treated …” – “Cuba: U.S. Diplomats Attacked With Covert Sonic Weapons”
- “(CF) Ombudsman Message: Online Booking Tool”
- “Defence Minister to Attend the 2017 Abbotsford International Air Show”
- “Remembering the “Buffalo Nine” — On August 9, 1974, nine Canadian peackeepers were killed when their Buffalo aircraft was shot down over Syria …”
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