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MILNEWS.ca  Digest
Military News for Canadians                                                                27 January 2008

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HEADLINES

Manley Report Out as More Fallen Return

JTF-2 Moving?

Report:  Pre-emptive Nukes Needed

Afghanistan

Another CF Fallen Returns Home; Manley Recommendations Out; PM's Spokesperson "Mis-speaks" in Dissing CF

FRA, Lawyers Call for Khadr Boy to be Treated Kid - More - US Vetoes Visit by UN Official - More - more -more

USA Says Progress Being Made in East

USA Not Meeting AFG Mil Trg Tgts?

Presentation to USA Congress: "a war that is being fought without the proper troop levels and aid resources, and with unrealistic deadlines"

Armchair QB Critiques USA Work in AFG - EU's Forgotten War

Osama's Kid Wants Dad to Do It Differently - More - Smart Ass Documentarist Tries to Find Osama

Pakistan

Taliban Boss Sacks Underboss for Fighting in PAK, Not Against NATO - One of the New Bosses - Who's Who

USA Confirms Another Taliban Big Boy Nailed in PAK

Taliban Dude Up for Killing Bhutto

USA SecDef:  We'll Fight In PAK If Asked - Wouldn't Be Easy...

USA Cdr:  AQ, Taliban Working Together in PAK - Transcript

USA Int Dudes Drop By for Visit

Warlord Threatens PAK Army

PAK Says Nuke Assets Safe - More

Retired Generals Call on PAK Pres to GTFO

Other Mil & Secur News

Former US, EUR Mil Bosses:  Pre-emptive Nuke Strikes Need to be an Option - More - more - Report (.pdf, 150pg.) - World Socialists Pipe Up

USA Looking at Shortening Tours

NOR:  NATO's Busy, So Don't Count on Them to Help if RUS Pushes - POL Town Worries About RUS

Choppers Just Harder to Find, Get to War Zones These Days

Petraeus Eyed for Top NATO Spot

USA Having Trouble Managing Contractors in War Zones?

RUS Army Torturing Draftees to Enlist?

Some People Actually Don't Think IRA Fight was a War - Report on "The Troubles" Coming (One Way, or Another)

UK to Encourage Mil Pers to Walk Out in Uniforms Again

CAN/CF News

Regional Goodies from C-130J Work:  Quebec - Atlantic - The West - More - more

JTF-2 Moving? - MERX Posting (.pdf permalink) - Mod Bldgs for Dwyer Hill - More

CF Considering Buying Three More EH-101's?

GoogleEnglish:  Quebec Not So Keen on Protecting Reservists' Jobs - Original French Article

CF Not Checking with PCO on Access to Info Requests?

SOMEONE Didn't Check the Medical Coverage Rules for Foreigners

Protesters Call for CAN to Protect USA Deserters - More - Even a Rally in Sudbury

Navy Dinged for Dumping Sewage

Inside CF Prison in Edmonton

Knucklehead's Officer's Suit to Not Have to Salute Queen Thrown Out - More

Middle East

Fmr JTF-2 Boss Senior CAN Man in IRQ w/USA Forces - More

HMCS Charlottetown Helps Nab Rum Runners in Arabian Sea

CAN Paramedics Learn Lots in IRQ

ISR Missile Test Sends Msg to IRN - More - more - IRN Says ISR Not in Position to Threaten Others

Fmr USA UN Rep Says ISR May Have to Hit IRN to Prevent Nukes - USA SecDef:  What Threat from IRN?

TUR Says UN Should Guard ISR-PSE Border - NLD Says They're Game

Africa

Darfur:  Gettin' Ready to Talk Again - Hits by Bad Guys Blocking Food Aid

UN Calls For More to Block Arms Going to SDN

ERI Restricts Fuel, Slows Down UN Mission

Horn Simmering (Again)

"Africa Partnership Station" Boosting Maritime Security

Balkans

UN Security Council Still Deadlocked on Kosovo - RUS Issues Wng - More - Serb Pres Calls for Mo' Talking - Still, No Independence for YOU! - USA:  EU, Get Yer Act Together

Bosnian Serb Bad Boy Serves Time in NOR

Haiti

Training HTI Cops to Deal with Sex Crimes

CF Operations
Afghanistan
Athena
Archer
Argus
Foundation

Middle East
Altair
Gladius
Calumet
Jade
Proteus
Snowgoose
Sextant

Africa
Crocodile
Safari
Augural
Sculpture

Other
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Haiti:  OP Hamlet


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