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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 19, 2019
#Budget2019
Big Honkin’ Ship Document Leak Case
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- “Mark Norman’s lawyer slams Justice Dept. for ‘inaccurate’ statements about case”
- “A reporter asked the government about a Navy ship — then got a call from an Irving president”
- “Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s defence team says Department of Justice tweeted ‘inaccurate’ information about case”
- “Vice-Admiral Norman’s lawyers still waiting on documents linked to Trudeau, senior staff”
- “Taxpayers cover cost of lawyers for Trudeau, others in SNC Lavalin affair but no help for Vice Adm. Norman”
#CANinIRQ/Mid East – Op IMPACT
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- “Canadian MPP hopes Kurds get ‘respect they deserve’ after historic flag raising in Toronto” (Kurdish media)
- “City of Toronto raises Kurdistan flag to honor Halabja genocide victims” (Kurdish media)
- “Never Again: Toronto City Councillor, Kurdish activists call for vigilance to end Kurdish genocide” (Kurdish media)
- ” ‘Time to recognize Kurdistan as nation,’ Toronto councillor says” (Kurdish media)
- “Toronto councillor promises local Kurdish group permanent location” (Kurdish media)
#LVA/Europe – Op REASSURANCE/Cold War 2.0
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- “Baltics cannot rely on Germany any more”
- “Finland is joining the Lithuanian-led project for developing EU cyber response teams” (LTU MoD)
- “Norway ‘has electronic proof’ that Russia jammed GPS signals between NATO troops during huge war games”
- “Norway proves Russian GPS interference during NATO exercises”
- “Norway Says it Proved Russian GPS Interference During NATO Exercises”
- “Russia Says it Won’t Destroy Missiles U.S. Claims Break INF Treaty”
- “Russian shipbuilders to improve Ivan Gren-class amphibious assault ships”
- “Russian Navy Shows Off Ships For Submarine Day”
- “Turkey Brief: January 23 – March 18, 2019” (ISW Blog)
#MLI – Op PRESENCE/Africa
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- “Mali : Un leader jihadiste tué lors d’une frappe française”
- “5th rotation of Lithuanian military personnel to be deployed to the UN operation in Mali, MINUSMA” (LTU MoD)
- “UN Peacekeepers Provide Free Clinic in Remote Village in Troubled Mali”
- “Au Mali, « les engins explosifs improvisés restent la menace majeure » “
- “Human Rights Council discusses the situation of human rights in Mali and hears update on the human rights situation in Ukraine” (UN info-machine)
- “Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali” (UN Human Rights Council)
#CHN/Pacific Rim
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- “US Navy Won’t Alter Sail-Bys at Sea Despite China Maneuver”
- “China and Russia to jointly develop heavy lift helicopters” (CHN mil media)
- “PLA Major general calls on Taiwan military to support “One Country, Two Systems” ” (CHN mil media)
- “PLA expert calls on Taiwan military to firmly oppose “Taiwan independence” ” (CHN mil media)
Afghanistan
Internal Security
Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
Other Military News
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – January 15, 2019
#MLI – Op PRESENCE/Africa
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- “Distance a challenge for Cdn peacekeeping mission in Mali, commander says”
- “Midway through Canada’s involvement, security in Mali worsens”
- “Non, 200 soldats maliens ne se sont pas “volatilisés dans la nature” au Canada”
- “Briefing sur le Mali : le Conseil de sécurité sera informé de la situation au Mali”
- “In eastern Burkina Faso, local grievances help militancy take root”
- “International Criminal Court acquits former president Gbagbo of war crimes in Côte d’Ivoire” (UN info-machine)
- “Laurent Gbagbo case: Ivory Coast leader’s acquittal rattles ICC foundations”
- “Kenya Official: Deadly Nairobi Hotel Attack Under Control”
- “Top UN officials strongly condemn ‘horrible terrorist act’ in Nairobi” (UN info-machine)
- “Somali Islamist Extremists Claim Responsibility For Attack In Nairobi”
Internal Security
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- “Canadian caught in Syria was commander of ISIS unit, according to U.S.-backed forces”
- “Toronto man allegedly fighting for ISIL captured in Syria”
- Amarnath Amarasingam on Twitter: “… Public Safety Minister @RalphGoodale spoke in Regina today and provided some much detail to the foreign fighter and returnee issue. Some of his quotes below. And thanks much to @janicedickson for sharing the transcript …”
#CHN/#CAN “Guests”
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- “Canadian Sentenced to Death in Drug Smuggling Retrial”
- “China’s Death Sentence For Canadian Prompts Protest, Warnings”
- “Canadien condamné à mort: la Chine ferme face à Trudeau”
- “‘Your country deserves much better’: B.C. judge warned Canadian (in 2012) sentenced to death in China”
- “Canada warns citizens about China’s ‘arbitrary enforcement of laws’ after drug smuggling death sentence”
- “Canada Issues Travel Advisory For China, Communists Retaliate With Warning Of Their Own” (Spencer Fernando blog)
- “Ottawa warns: travel to China at your own ‘arbitrary’ risk”
- “Exercise a high degree of caution in China due to the risk of arbitrary enforcement of local laws …” (Global Affairs Canada travel advisory)
- “China retaliates against the US and Canada, issuing its own travel warning for Chinese citizens”
- “China is not politicising Canadian drug smuggler it sentenced to death, state media claims”
- “Le ton monte entre Pékin et Ottawa après la condamnation d’un Canadien”
- “Analysis: China Pulling out All Stops in Canada Tensions”
- “China sends a message … Canada has done nothing wrong and there is nothing to be put right; we are a whipping boy and we need to take out lashes, now, manfully. There’s nothing much for Justin Trudeau to do and there is, equally, little point in chastising him for doing nothing.” (Col. Ted)
- “Ex-Canadian diplomat not qualified for immunity: FM” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “Huawei Founder Denies His Firm Spies For China”
- “Huawei founder says company would not share user secrets”
- “Huawei’s Mysterious Founder Denies Spying for China, Praises Trump”
#CHN/Pacific Rim
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- “Senior Chinese military official meets with chief of US Naval Operations” (CHN military media)
- “DIA’s China Military Power Report Details Leaders’ Strategy” (US DoD info-machine)
- “Some Chinese military tech surpasses US, Pentagon admits, citing hypersonic weapons”
- “China won’t tolerate interference in Taiwan, military chief warns US”
- “Chinese companies have their eyes on what used to be the US Navy’s biggest base in the Pacific”
- “Senior (CHN) military official calls for new advances in anti-graft fight” (CHN mil media)
- “China’s Belt And Road Initiative Faces Obstacles in 2019”
The Koreas
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- “Kim Jong-un’s Right-Hand Man ‘to Visit U.S.’ “
- “North Korea Could Have 100 Nuclear Warheads By 2020: Report”
- “S. Korea Removes ‘Enemy’ Reference to N. Korea in New Defense Report”
- “Four Problems on the Korean Peninsula: North Korea’s Expanding Nuclear Capabilities Drive a Complex Set of Problems — North Korea’s Expanding Nuclear Capabilities Drive a Complex Set of Problems …” (RAND)
- “Making the Korean Peninsula a lasting peace zone” (PRK info-machine)
#RUS/#CAN “Guest”
#LVA/Europe – Op REASSURANCE
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- “Trump repeatedly mulled leaving NATO military alliance, report claims”
- “Faced with Trump’s wavering support for NATO, Nordic nations stick together”
- “Russian Military Increasingly Consists of Seriously Undermanned Units”
- “NATO Expansion in EU a Cold War Relic: Putin Says Russia Doesn’t Want Arms Race”
- “Russia not going to enter any arms race, says (RUS) security chief”
- “Belarus and Russia Dispute the Fundamentals of Their Relationship”
- “Belarus’s Sovereignty and Russia’s Brotherly Embrace”
- “Russia’s New Tool for Wielding Information” (ISW Blog)
What’s Canada Buying?
Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
Other Military News
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- “New CTF 150 Commander conducts first official visit in Oman” (RCN info-machine)
- “Government of Canada launches pilot project to construct new facility for the Royal Canadian Dragoons” (DND info-machine)
- “Le gouvernement du Canada lance un projet pilote visant la construction de nouvelles installations pour le Royal Canadian Dragoons”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – November 16, 2018
#MLI – Op PRESENCE/Africa
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- “Mali: Trudeau s’oppose au prolongement de la mission du Canada”
- “Mali : Le Canada réaffirme son soutien au Bureau du vérificateur général”
- “Déposer les armes pour servir son pays” (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali)
- “Point de presse de la MINUSMA du 15 novembre 2018” (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali)
- “Consolidation de la paix au Mali : cas d’Ansongo, de Bourem et Gao : IMRAP formule des fortes recommandations”
- “Sahel States need international support ‘now more than ever’– UN peacekeeping chief” (UN info-machine)
- “Conseil de sécurité : Sans mesures fortes au Sahel, le terrorisme va se répandre et la situation se détériorer, préviennent de hauts diplomates” (UN Security Council)
- “Number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition across the Sahel reaches 10-year high” (UN Children’s Fund)
- “Jihadist leader ‘very probably’ killed by French forces in Mali”
- “Concerns mount for French hostage as Mali peace deal under scrutiny”
- “Mali: plusieurs membres d’un groupe terroriste tués dans un raid français de Barkhane”
- “US to cut Africom troops amid focus on Russia and China”
#CANinIRQ/Mid East – Op IMPACT
#LVA/Europe – Op REASSURANCE/Cold War 2.0
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- “Finland to talk with Russia about GPS jamming during NATO exercise”
- “Russia Accused of Disrupting NATO Drills: Just Another Unfounded Allegation” (pro-RUS think tank)
- “Dry-Dock Breakdown Complicates Kremlin’s Naval Plans” (Warsaw Institute)
- “Belgian Troops To Join NATO Force In Estonia – Ministry”
- “Representatives of the Baltic states and the U.S. discussed regional security in Vilnius” (LTU DefMin)
- “Lithuanian PM to meet NATO chief over additional support”
#UKR – Op UNIFIER
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- “Klimkin: Ukraine, U.S. discuss cooperation in arms supplies”
- “A Penniless Ukraine Begs the U.S to Sell it More Arms – But How?” (pro-RUS site)
- “EU ministers to discuss militarisation of Azov Sea”
- “Ukraine’s Extremists Reach Out to America”
- “Poroshenko Blasts Putin Claim New Ukrainian President Needed To Negotiate Peace”
- “Moscow Claims ‘Sham’ Donbas Election Stems Chaos it Sowed”
- “Ukraine increases coal imports by 15.5 percent … coal bought from the Russian Federation (62 percent of all imports) was estimated at $1.526 billion, from the United States (30.04 percent) at $739.278 million, Canada (5.16 percent) at $126.946 million, and other countries (2.8 percent) at $68.889 million …”
Internal Security
Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
Other Military News
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- “Federal MPs denounce controversial Facebook post targeting Sajjan”
- “Sajjan says now-deleted attack on him by B.C. Tory ‘has no place in Canada’ “
- “Offensive Facebook post by Okanagan Conservative riding sparks outrage”
- “Asbestos forces SAR choppers from Gander to St. John’s”
- “Asbestos contamination clears DND dockyard building”
- “The Canadian Forces may be ignoring a nuclear waste problem they may have in Goose Bay.” (Vessel of Interest blog)
- “SAJJAN: Canadian Forces fully engaged on many fronts to preserve peace, restore stability”
- “Halifax Forum Looks for Solutions to World’s Security Challenges” (US DoD info-machine)
- “Multinational experiences on Operation CARIBBE” (RCN info-machine)
- “Engineering team keeps HMCS Nanaimo ready to fight” (RCN info-machine)
The Koreas
