17 Jan 2006 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News

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Egypt Opposes Nuclear Military Force in the Region
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&amp...7&hn=28748

Update 1: A Look at US Military Deaths in Iraq
http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/...ap2452858.html

Military flyover sparks Martin Luther King Day protest
http://www.kristv.com/Global/story.a...0&nav=Bsmh

China: Disabled military veterans will get more funds, care
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/200...ds__ca re.htm

Paraguay Opposes US Military Boots
http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp...mp;language=EN

Kyrgyz military academy's deputy head killed in blast
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...nt_4063730.htm

Number of women in Czech military rising
http://www.praguemonitor.com/ctk/?id...ilitary-rising

Families serve themselves, country by breeding working dogs
http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/...e/13646512.htm

Emotional Homecoming for Calif. National Guard Troops
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-011606guard_lat, 0,
118390.story?coll=la-story-footer&track=morenews

Veteran asks what would Dr. King do
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll...116025/-1/NEWS

WWII Soldier Tracks Down Teen Sweetheart
http://news.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGB4V53PJIE.html

Justices refuse to hear anti-war protester appeal.
http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp...3&nav=0RbQ

Women's Anti-War Petition Circles the Globe
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=31790

Anti-war vigil finds an audience of war backers
http://www.pe.com/localnews/southwes...6.8f1d865.html

Vietnam War Conference on March 2006 Omits Vietnamese
http://news.pacificnews.org/news/vie...c 9e116c138c0

Murtha's Vietnam War medals disputed
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/...n/13626186.htm

Vietnam Veterans of America chapter to be formed
http://www.heralddemocrat.com/articl...ws/anews04.txt

Fake Veterans Group to Show Fake Documentary
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/152149.php

Air Force B-2 program support work awarded to DRC
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/37995-1.html

Army, Air Force to Work on New Airlifter
http://www.military.com/features/0, 15240, 85576, 00.html

US to boost training of Iraqi police
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...-1-2006_pg4_12

Nuclear War: Depleted Uranium
http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m19690&am...ize=1&hd=0

A War's Unwelcome Vestiges
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/r...B-54EA4D0BFDFD

Army, Air Force to Work on New Airlifter
http://www.military.com/features/0, 15240, 85576, 00.html

Secret British Navy file found in pub
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?fee...n-navyfile.xml

New Civil War group schedules talk
http://www.mlive.com/news/fljournal/...xml&coll=5

The 1966 Westall UFO incident
http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/stories/s1549038.htm

Study: Vets are getting lower-level jobs
http://federaltimes.com/index2.php?S=1465863

Disabled veterans stranded
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-.../s_414374.html

Legion vice commander visits Lacon, Kewanee
http://www.pjstar.com/stories/011706...NKAF.050.shtml

Hall of fame in Fort Lewis recognizes first women
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/l...-4929695c.html

Protests Greet US Soldiers in Mindanao
http://www.islamonline.org/English/N...rticle05.shtml

Turkey: Special Forces Command under attack
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/a...?enewsid=33311

Libyan chief of special forces arrives to extend condolences
http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.as...mp;DSNO=804977

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Two soldiers in induced comas, third stable CTV News
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories

Wounded soldiers arrive in Germany for treatment
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/nation...ck-060116.html

Canadians value peacekeeping role The Canadian Press
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/477759.html

Friendly-fire survivor helps buddy's family The Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Cana...f-1397776.html

Friendly fire survivors, family reliving deadly incident The Toronto
Star
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...=1137451825080

Injured medic a hero to twin sister The Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Cana...f-1397775.html

Families off to Germany
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2...f-1398226.html

New vehicles better, but not invincible
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/wo..._108628_108628

Canadian troops face more threats The Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmo...f-1397777.html

Recruits willing to accept risk National Post
http://www.canada.com:80/components/...e-584d9dc14479

West faces new style jihadist Reuters News Agency
http://today.reuters.com/PrinterFrie...ICIDE-NATO.xml

NATO mulls Dutch factor in review of options The Canadian Press
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/477757.html

Slain diplomat had courage of his convictions
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...eglobeandmail/

Berry wrote colleague of the dangers National Post
http://www.canada.com:80/components/...e-ba9ac7670ee8

Afghani plea: Don't abandon terror fight The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...rint/National/

Party leaders stand by Afghan mission
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...tory/National/

Canadian airmen to be honoured
http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equ...l/PL-10458.jpg

Halifax The Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...=1137451825302

We'd be tougher guarding Arctic shoreline, Day says The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.canada.com:80/components/...3-d7a5fa4772d9

Review sought of Forces' $5B aircraft purchase The Daily News
http://www.hfxnews.ca/index.cfm?sid=3602&sc=2

Tories play politics with military, say opposition critics The
Vancouver Sun
http://server09.densan.ca/archivenew...t/060117b1.htm

Supplier hires colonel still on DND payroll
http://www.forces.gc.ca/dsa/app_bio/...iographyID=224
http://web.archive.org/web/20050306013550/

Istchenko The Whig-Standard
http://www.thewhig.com/webapp/sitepa...hig%2DStandard

Shot in the line of duty
Canadian Commentary Matthew Fisher -- The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.canada.com:80/components/...6-8e6abdc856a3

Why our Afghan mission grows ever more dangerous Editorial -- The
Globe and Mail
http://news.google.com/news?q=Canada's+necessary+role+in+dangerous+Kandah ar&hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en&sa=N&tab=nn&oi=n ewsr

Canada's necessary role in dangerous Kandahar Editorial -- The Ottawa
Citizen
http://www.canada.com:80/components/...0-180a29971adb

Afghanistan needs us Editorial -- The Province
http://www.canada.com:80/components/...b-2c1a0f5e9b17

Canada must stay the course in war-torn Kandahar Harry Sterling -- The
Ottawa Citizen
http://server09.densan.ca/archivenew...t/060117c2.htm

The challenge of Afghanistan Editorial -- National Post
http://www.canada.com:80/components/...3-e2b95d7b6e3c

The courage of our diplomats Editorial -- The Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Comment/C...f-1397580.html

Fighting for what's right Editorial -- The Edmonton Journal
http://www.canada.com:80/components/...4-4fc5237f79fb

Soldiers, families in our thoughts Jim Farrell -- The Edmonton Journal
http://server09.densan.ca/archivenew...m/060117ab.htm

Remembering Glyn Berry Vickram Jain -- The Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...=1137451824541

Death reminds us of sacrifices made Tim Lentz -- The Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...=1137451824551

Afghan mission is one of freedom Letters -- National Post
http://server09.densan.ca/archivenew...t/060117c5.htm

When the chips are down, who are our friends?
http://server09.densan.ca/archivenew...t/060117c6.htm

Are Canadian soldiers really just peacekeepers?
http://server09.densan.ca/archivenew...t/060117c4.htm

Joining war in Iraq would have claimed more Canadians Lt.-Gen. Ray
Crabbe -- Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/wes...-3782651c.html

You're in the army now! Doug Nairne -- Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/wes...-3779315c.html

Canada increasingly dismissed as irrelevant Rudyard Griffiths --
National Post
http://server09.densan.ca/archivenew...t/060117c1.htm

Reclaiming our role in the world Gwynne Dyer -- Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/wes...-3780507c.html

Nuclear overreaction Editorial -- Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/wes...-3780522c.html

Dictators make bad partners
International Commentary Mark Steyn -- The Daily Telegraph
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/core/C...02.xml&site=15

Let's give Iran some of its own medicine Editorial -- The Washington
Times
http://washingtontimes.com/functions...6-100037-5641r

Iran and oil prices Frank J. Gaffney Jr. -- The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/functions...6-100037-9847r

Iran: Mortal threat E. J. Dionne Jr. -- The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...600913_pf.html

Murtha and the Mudslingers John B. Dwyer -- The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/functions...6-100034-2226r

Disinformation on Iraq Editorial -- The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...600916_pf.html

A First Answer to Egypt Editorial -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/...ent-editorials

The Pakistan predicament Linda Bilmes and Joseph Stiglitz -- Los
Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/...mment-opinions

War's stunning price tag Editorial -- The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/functions...6-100033-8747r

Walter Cronkite's new epiphany Nat Hentoff -- The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/functions...5-103621-2746r

Investigating the NSA
http://www.nsa.gov/home_html.cfm

NSA Ariel Cohen -- The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/functions...6-100037-6640r

After Sharon Arnaud de Borchgrave -- The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/functions...6-100036-8792r

Sharon: A strategy in place
International News Reuters News Agency
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsAr...archived=False

Anti-terrorism official says WMD attack inevitable The Daily Telegraph
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/core/C...k17.xml&site=5

Americans mocking heck of a president The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...600819_pf.html

More Hiring of Veterans Urged The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/stud...les/17spy.html

Spy Agency Data After Sept. 11 Led FBI to Dead Ends The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/stud...es/17king.html

Protesters at King March Oppose Air Force Flyover The Virginian-Pilot
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories...139&ran=183893

Navy taking on new duties, on the ground The Associated Press
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/sto...=INTERNATIONAL

Wreckage of Navy training jet found in Ga.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...avycrash_x.htm

T-39 The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...011601033.html

Detainees' Lawyers Will Take Case to High Court Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...eadlines-world

U.N. Staffers Ordered on Leave in Fraud Probe
http://today.reuters.com/PrinterFrie...-CONTRACTS.xml

My rookie officers were third division, says 'bully' skipper The Daily
Telegraph
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/core/C...k17.xml&site=5

Biological weapons pose big threat The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFr...8689-2,00.html

Abu Hamza 'boasted of Bosnia action'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4616968.stm

Rwandan Rebel Gets 15 Years for 8 Killings Reuters News Agency
http://today.reuters.com/PrinterFrie...-MILITANTS.xml

Nigerian militants threaten new oil attacks Zaman Daily Newspaper
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=national&al...60117&hn=28720

Agca Offered to Kill Osama bin Laden
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=national&alt=&hn=28640

Agca deemed unfit for military, lawyer says
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/3798748.asp?gid=74

Palestinian youth frustrated by Arafat's old guard The Associated
Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...700136_pf.html

Israel, Hamas Rewrite Rules of Engagement Reuters News Agency
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L176101277.htm

Israel's Olmert says hopes to renew peace talks The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFr...8745-3,00.html

Don't try to rescue us, warns kidnapped Briton The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...011600385.html

U.S. Helicopter Crashes North of Baghdad The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?nav=hcmodule

'Friendly Fire' Incident In Iraq Remains Murky The Daily Telegraph
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/core/C...g17.xml&site=5

British troops must stay in Iraq as NATO dithers The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...601005_pf.html

USAID Paper Details Security Crisis in Iraq The Christian Science
Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0117/p01s01-woiq.htm

US tries to loosen Shiite grip in Iraq Los Angeles Times
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...600789_pf.html

Marines Allowed to Skip the Battle of the Bulge The Sunday Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Cont...q01.xml&site=5

Sniper shot that took out an insurgent killer from 1,250m
http://www.snipercentral.com/m24.htm

M24 The Sunday Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Cont...101.xml&site=5

My dignity stayed intact after 'Bomb Alley ambush' The Associated
Press
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aber...s/13623848.htm

Soldiers upgrading armor on Humvees The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...011700155.html

Saddam Judge May Be Replaced by Deputy The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/world/200...1929-4485r.htm

Sunnis to get six positions in Cabinet, Iraqi aide says Zaman Daily
Newspaper
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&hn=28716

Germany warns Iraq not to let Osthoff in The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...700070_pf.html

Iraq Sailor Killed in Clash With Iran Ship
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/GEO737814.htm

U.S. Wins Support In Iran Dispute Reuters News Agency
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17161301.htm

UK aims for diplomatic solution to Iran impasse The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/stud...es/17iran.html

Russia and China Demand Iran Freeze Nuclear Activity The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFr...790-23,00.html

Global powers agree to turn screw
http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/pic...,259607,00.jpg

Graphic The Scotsman
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=76282006

Iran breakthrough may be in sight The Daily Telegraph
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/core/C...n17.xml&site=5

Nuclear chief gives Iran a deadline The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFr...723-23,00.html

Tactics and deals: the options for the world The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...011600600.html

Suicide Bombers Kill Dozens in Afghanistan The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...ail/TopStories

Escalating violence has roots beyond Taliban The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFr...8928-3,00.html

Terrorist bombs hit NATO plans for reinforcement
http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/pic...,259602,00.jpg

Graphic The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/stud.../17afghan.html

Bomber Plows Motorcycle Into Afghan Wrestling Match The Associated
Press
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/nation...us_Border.html

Pakistani-Afghan border security seems lax The Associated Press
http://washingtontimes.com/functions...6-124017-8500r

Dinner guest in Pakistan air strike a no-show The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...011700202.html

U.S. Alliance With Pakistan Strained Reuters News Agency
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsAr...-MUSHARRAF.xml

Musharraf to address nation amid storm over airstrike Reuters News
Agency
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL314433.htm

India, Pakistan hold talks to push peace process The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...601196_pf.html

Communist Rebels in Nepal Warn of Attacks Reuters News Agency
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL303987.htm

Sri Lanka navy bus ambushed as envoys visit rebels Reuters News Agency
http://today.reuters.com/PrinterFrie...PPINES-USA.xml

US rejects Manila request for custody of Marines Reuters News Agency
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN316372.htm

Protest greets U.S. troops training in Philippines Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...eadlines-world

U.S.-South Korea Relationship Has Soured The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...700148_pf.html

N. Korea's Kim Reportedly in Beijing The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...601355_pf.html

U.S. Fighter Jet Crashes, Pilot Rescued The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/national/...1930-3169r.htm

Mexican military incursions reported
History The Canadian War Museum
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/tih/xml/1-17-e.xml

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