MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 19 April 2018

• Interesting question … “Will Gen. Vance permanently remove Vice Admiral Mark Norman from his position?”
• “Military aims to alleviate doctor shortage by increasing number of sponsored residents”
• Retired General Lew-Mac Commentary:  “Make Mali about peacekeeping, not politics”
• “Trudeau and key allies condemn Russia’s role in cyberattacks, poisoning” – “Trudeau, allies issue call to arms over Russian cyberattacks at London security briefing”
• Via the CBSA info-machine  “Beyond the border – protecting communities from drugs, guns, criminals and other high-risk goods and people”
• “Feds shut down call for new law on border searches of phones, laptops — Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale claims the move could hinder the border agency’s ability to respond to emerging threats and law-breakers …”
• “Canada: Asylum claims in Canada reached highest level in decades in 2017” (Pew Research Ctr)
• A more shrill version … “Illegal Border Crossings Set To Increase To 400 Per Day, As Trudeau Government Refuses To Take Action” (Spencer Fernando)
• “Ottawa and Quebec reach agreements to ease tensions over asylum seekers” – “Migrants: Ottawa va examiner la demande de remboursement du Québec”
• “Why the Quebec City mosque shooting was terrorism”
• Wanted:  “Test Coordinator for the Department of National Defence (DND) Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicles (TAPV) Project … The Department of National Defence (DND) TAPV Project Management Office (PMO) requires the services of an Application Services – Test Coordinator Intermediate Level to manage and perform systems integration tests in order to bring the TAPV Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) onto the DWAN …”
• Way Up North
• “Canada Looks to Unmask Stealth in the Arctic”
• “Britain intends to fight the Russia over the Arctic”
• “China and Russia go to ends of the earth for Arctic control”
• “The Arctic as the next battleground? Don’t count on it”
• “As Arctic waters open, nations plant their flags”
• “The Coast Guard Needs Six New Icebreakers to Protect U.S. Interests in the Arctic and Antarctic” (Heritage Foundation report)
• On dealing with the unexpected … “Events, injects and other predicaments” (CAN Army Today)
• “Medium Range Radar a portable, powerful addition Canadian Army toolbox” (CAN Army info-machine)
• Vets’ ‘Budman tracking performance  “At the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman, we strive to continuously improve our services to Veterans and their families. Our team of dedicated professionals is proud to assist you with your requests. We work hard to solve issues, to make objective and evidence-based recommendations, and to obtain the best outcome for you and your family. Beginning March 19th, when a complaint is received by the OVO, individuals will be asked if they would complete a client experience questionnaire when their file is closed. This new initiative will provide an opportunity for Veterans and their families to express their views and provide feedback on the service they received from our Office …”
• “(NATO’s) General Pavel: NATO ready to provide weapons to Ukraine”
• “Regaining by force or abandoning Donbas: Experts name four scenarios for east Ukraine developments — According to experts, the current situation being preserved until 2020 would be the most sustainable scenario …”
• UKR rebels still sending back MH-17 remains  “The Donetsk People’s Republic will pass Malaysian Boeing crash victims remains to the Netherlands in Donetsk on April 20, in the presence of OSCE Special Monitoring Mission personnel, head of the DPR Mission to the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination Ruslan Yakubov said on Thursday …”
• “Syria war: The online activists pushing conspiracy theories”
• “Russian Propaganda Pushes Back Against Western Airstrike on Syria’s Chemical Weapons Program”
• “Proof the White Helmets ‘Staged’ a Chemical Attack in Syria?” (Snopes)
• “Moscow Using Serbs Against Bosnia as It Did Ethnic Russians Against Ukraine”
• Back to WW 1 …
  
• “A century later, debate hasn’t quit on whether a Canadian shot down the Red Baron” – Manfred von Richthofen (Wikipedia)

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