Journal

• 21.05.2012 | Monday
“Former Ultranationalist Is New Serbian President,” by Jovana Gec (AP). “Heralding end to Afghan war complicated by harsh realities” (AP). “Death of Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi ‘doesn’t close the book‘” (MSNBC).

• 19.05.2012 | Saturday
“Quebec emergency law goes ‘very far’, ex-judge Gomery says” (CBC). “Greece to Hold New Elections June 17,” by Nektaria Stamouli (Wall Street Journal). “David Cameron: G8 summit making good progress on eurozone crisis” (Metro UK). “Writing without a net,” by David Frum (National Post).

• 18.05.2012 | Friday
“Gov’t response to rapporteur disappointing,” by Doug Cuthand (StarPheonix). “G20 aftermath: Blair accepts responsibility but doesn’t apologize,” by Jayme Poisson and Jennifer Yang (Toronto Star).

• 15.05.2012 | Tuesday
“Low-level clashes as Palestinians mark Nakba Day,” by Abbas Momani (AP). “Radko Mladic set to stand trial for Bosnian war crimes, 17 years later” by Douglas Hamilton (Reuters via Toronto Star).

• 08.05.2012 | Tuesday
“Cameron pledges to prove self after vote defeats” (3 News).

• 06.05.2012 | Sunday
“Socialist Francois Hollande wins French presidency” (BBC)

• 05.05.2012 | Saturday
“Guantanamo 9/11 arraignments to be broadcast” (Al Jazeera). “Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, 9/11 co-plotters defy Guantanamo trial” (Ottawa Citizen).

• 04.05.2012 | Friday
“Guelph Tory campaign staffers discussed misleading robo-calls,” by Steven Chase, Daniel Leblanc, and Carys Mills (Globe and Mail). “Quebec students: Legitimate strikers or self-absorbed brats?” by Patrick LeGace and Gary Mason (Globe and Mail).

• 28.04.2012 | Saturday
“North Koreans destroy effigy of South Korean president Lee Myung-bak” (Telegraph).

• 27.04.2012 | Friday
“U.S.-Japan deal withdraws 9,000 Marines from Okinawa,” by Bob Kovach and Chelsea J. Carter (CNN). “Maldives, hailed as democracy poster child, turns to Islamist fundamentalism,” by Rebecca Byerly (Christian Science Monitor). “House Clears Cybersecurity Bill Despite Presidential Veto Threat” (Daily Beast).

• 25.04.2012 | Wednesday
“Families of Pickton victims ‘offended to the very core’ about limits on inquiry: lawyer,” by Neal Hall (National Post).

• 24.04.2012 | Tuesday
“Afghan pact clears way for US to leave,” by Alissa Rubin (Sydney Morning Herald).

• 23.04.2012 | Monday
“Norway killer says no one would call him insane if he were ‘bearded jihadist’,” by Karl Ritter And Julia Gronnevet (Associated Press). “Dutch Prime Minister Resigns” (Wall Street Journal). “NDP’s ‘Vegas’ MP one year later: She’s speaking French and planning to run again,” by Andy Blatchford (Canadian Press).

• 22.04.2012 | Sunday
“UN to investigate plight of US Native Americans for first time,” by Ewen MacAskill (Guardian).

• 20.04.2012 | Friday
“Alberta election: The education of Danielle Smith,” by Petti Fong (Toronto Star). “Mule-based bookmobiles for remote Venezuelan communities,” by Cory Doctorow (Boing Boing).

• 17.04.2012 | Tuesday
“Reserve kids underfunded, court decides,” by Teresa Smith and Gemma Karstens-Smith (Postmedia). “Afghan schoolgirls in hospital after ‘poison attack‘” (BBC). “Abu Qatada to be deported, says Theresa May,” by Alan Travis (Guardian).

• 16.04.2012 | Monday
“Feds Cut NCFNG Nation Rebuilding Services” (http://fngovernance.org).

• 15.04.2012 | Sunday
“Kim Jong Eun Emphasizes Primacy of Military” (Wall Street Journal). “Scandal-hit Russia Church vows to defeat critics,” by Stuart Williams (AFP). “Nervous Kremlin seeks to purge Russia’s internet of ‘western’ influences,” by Miriam Elder (Guardian).

• 14.04.2012 | Saturday
“After satellite failure, N. Korea gets back to regular business of Kim love,” by Chico Harlan (Washington Post). “Danielle Smith: Is she Alberta’s Sarah Palin, or the future of Canada?” by Sydney Sharpe (Globe and Mail).

• 12.04.2012 | Thursday
“South Sudan, Sudan, effectively at war, analyst says,” by Jenny Vaughan (Toronto Star).

• 10.04.2012 | Tuesday
“Health agency had lost support of aboriginals, ministry says,” by André Picard (Globe and Mail). “Chretien disappointed charter anniversary went largely unnoticed — again,” by Randy Boswell (Postmedia News).

• 05.04.2012 | Thursday
“Even US doesn’t have proof against Saeed: Pak” (Hindustan Times).

• 04.04.2012 | Wednesday
“9/11 trial of leading al-Qaeda figures to proceed,” by Paul Koring (Globe and Mail). “New generation of British youths could be radicalised by al-Qaeda in Africa, warns report” (Telegraph). “Turkey’s 1980 military coup leaders stand trial” (BBC).

• 03.04.2012 | Tuesday
“These Are The Prices AT&T, Verizon and Sprint Charge For Cellphone Wiretaps” (Forbes). “Expert: War on terror at ‘critical’ point as al-Qaida looks to regroup in Africa,” by Ian Johnston (MSNBC). “Moroccan teenager’s death puts focus on women’s rights,” by Afua Hirsch (Guardian).

• 01.04.2012 | Sunday
“Myanmar opposition says Suu Kyi led party to landslide victory,” by Todd Pitman and Aye Aye Win (Associated Press via GLobe and Mail).

• 28.03.2012 | Wednesday
“Acid Attack Victim Fakhra Yunus Commits Suicide,” by Mikaela Conley (ABC News).

• 27.03.2012 | Tuesday
“Canadian Muslim Book Sanctions Wife-Beating” (AINA). “Former First Nation Leaders Look to Iran for Human Rights Help” (Indian Country Today).

• 25.03.2012 | Sunday
“China’s ruling party denies rumours of another purge,” by Saibal Dasgupta (TNN). “Fearing backlash, Mali junta tightens control” (Times of India). “Dalai Lama is US-controlled Nazi: China,” by Saibal Dasgupta (TNN).

• 24.03.2012 | Saturday
“EU names 17 Iranians sanctioned over human rights,” by Justyna Pawlak and Marcus George (Reuters). “B.C. first nation one step closer to $17.5-million treaty” (Canadian Press). “Official statement on Monty Robinson case from RCMP Asst. Comm. Norm Lipinski” (Vancouver Province). “Mulcair wins NDP leadership, vows to fight politics of fear” (CTV). “Sgt. Robert Bales Returned to Military Base in Between Shooting Spree,” by Luis Martinez, Nikki Battiste and Martha Raddatz (ABC News).

• 22.03.2012 | Thursday
“Gunman dead as Toulouse siege ends” (RTE).

• 20.03.2012 | Tuesday
“Senator joins growing call for probe into forced adoptions,” by Kathryn Blaze Carlson (National Post).

• 19.03.2012 | Monday
“Syria: leaked documents reveal Bashar al-Assad’s role in crushing protests,” by Ian Black (Guardian). “Nobel peace prize winner defends law criminalising homosexuality in Liberia,” by Tamasin Ford and Bonnie Allen (Guardian). “NDP’s Scott cruises to Toronto-Danforth victory,” by Colin Perkel (Globe and Mail). “It’s right to intervene in Syria, but we shouldn’t do it,” by Kelly McParland (National Post).

• 18.03.2012 | Sunday
“Defiant North Korea says rocket launch to go ahead” (Reuters).

• 17.03.2012 | Saturday
“A biologist’s musical ode to alcohol.”

• 15.03.2012 | Thursday
“Onondaga Nation Clan Mother Audrey Shenandoah dies at 85,” by Sarah Moses (The Syracuse Post-Standard).

• 14.03.2012 | Wednesday
“Human fossils hint at new species,” by Jonathan Amos (BBC).

• 13.03.2012 | Tuesday
“Washington Confronts the Hard New Realities of the Afghan War” (The Atlantic).

• 12.03.2012 | Monday
“Israel’s missile shield aces first serious test,” by Karin Laub and Ibrahim Barzak (Associated Press). “How Afghans will view Kandahar killing spree,” by Mark Urban (BBC).”Iran executed 670 in 2011, says U.N. investigator” (Updated News). “Syrian forces target doctors and patients,” by Sumi Somaskanda and Sarah Lynch (USA Today). “Thousands march for change in Bangladesh” (Al Jazeera).

• 11.03.2012 | Sunday
“US soldier kills up to 16 Afghan civilians in shooting spree,” by Emma Graham-Harrison (Guardian). “Threats and Killings Striking Fear Among Young Iraqis, Including Gays,” by Jack Healy (New York Times). “Why Putin is Driving Washington Nuts,” by Pepe Escobar (Ammon).

• 10.03.2012 | Saturday
“Israel’s pre-emptive policy” (Y Net News). “Police remove blockade at La Romaine hydro complex” (CBC).

• 08.03.2012 | Thursday
“Shooting mystery: Miami-Dade teen killed by a crime watch captain,” by Monique O. Madan (Miami Herald). Andrew Breitbart’s Legacy: Credit and Blame Where It’s Due,” by Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic). “Kony Island Blues, part one,” by Gary Geddes.

• 07.03.2012 | Wednesday
“Kony 2012 video goes viral, and so do concerns about its producers” (Guardian).

• 03.03.2012 | Saturday
“Vladimir Putin: A 21st-century czar,” by John Stackhouse (Globe and Mail). “Ahmadinejad rivals rack up parliament wins in Iran,” by Ali Akbar Dareini (Associated Press). “Syrian forces pound Homs anew” by Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Oliver Holmes (Reuters).

• 02.03.2012 | Friday
“CSIS can share info despite ‘substantial’ torture risk,” by Jim Bronskill (Canadian Press). “Obama to Iran and Israel: ‘As President of the United States, I Don’t Bluff’,” by Jeffrey Goldberg (The Atlantic).

• 01.03.2012 | Thursday
“In Iran’s Election, Not All Candidates Are Welcome,” by Mike Shuster (NPR). “Myanmar president vows to continue democratic reform, work to overcome skeptics” (AP). “Senate Blocks G.O.P. Bill Opposing Contraception Policy,” by Robert Pear (New York Times). “Leading journal demands Harper set Canada’s scientists free,” by Helen Branswell (Canadian Press via Globe and Mail). “Catholic diocese sorry after punishing girl for speaking native language,” by David Edwards (The Raw Story).

• 29.02.2012 | Wednesday
“Prison spending trumps seniors for Harper government,” by Barbara Yaffe (Vancouver Sun). “‘Sham’ Syrian constitution vote wins 89.4 per cent approval” (Telegraph). “Reconsider pot prohibition, international panel urges Harper,” by Bruce Cheadle (Ottawa Citizen). “Iran Spinning Out of Control,” by Martin Indyk (New York Times).

• 28.02.2012 | Tuesday
“Shannen’s Dream set to become reality,” by Jordan Press (Postmedia News). “Charges against activists set stage for showdown.” by Patrick Martin (Globe and Mail).

• 27.02.2012 | Monday
“Rupert Murdoch’s Sun tabloid engaged in massive payoff scheme to corrupt public officials: Investigator,” by Michael Holden (Reuters). “After Vote, Putin Promises to Stand Up to West,” by Jim Brooke (Voice of America). “Pentagon says ‘fundamental strategy’ in Afghanistan is sound,” by Craig Whitlock (Washington Post). “Iran nuclear program faltering because of old technology: UN watchdog” (Reuters). “TransCanada Pipeline Project: Company Announces New Plans For U.S.,” by Matthew Daly (Huffington Post).

• 24.02.2012 | Friday
“Nations Press Halt to Attacks as Evacuations Start in Syria,” by Steven Lee Myers (New York Times). “Anne Frank allegedly baptized by Mormon church after her death” (National Post). “More Quran protests leave 7 dead in Afghanistan,” by Patrick Quinn (Associated Press).”Reconciliation report calls for funding for education, healing,” by Heather Yundt and Teresa Smith (Edmonton Journal).

• 22.02.2012 | Wednesday
“The consequences of Marie Colvin’s bravery,” by Matthew Fisher (Postmedia). “Qur’an protesters attack Kabul compound housing foreigners,” by Emma Graham-Harrison (Guardian). “‘Scores’ killed in Libya in 24 hours” (Telegraph).

• 21.02.2012 | Tuesday
“Nigerians too poor to sue over corporate abuse” (AFP). “Who Do You Trust Less: The NSA or Anonymous?” (The Atlantic).

• 19.02.2012 | Sunday
“Moving constructively on Balochistan,” by Abdul Zahoor Khan Marwat (The News). “Pro-Palestinian remark cut from Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s UN address,” by Mike Blanchfield (Canadian Press). “US, Britain urge Israel not to attack Iran,” by Josef Federman (Associated Press). “Assad extends Damascus crackdown,” By Michael Peel (Financial Times). “Data lacking on numbers, services for foster kids” (Canadian Press). “Iran Raid Seen as a Huge Task for Israeli Jets,” by Elisabeth Bumiller (New York Times).

• 18.02.2012 | Saturday
“The Sinopec File,” by Andrew Nikiforuk, Yesterday (TheTyee). “The Chinese Are Coming!” Richard Bernstein (New York Times).

• 17.02.2012 | Friday
“New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid reported ‘real story of the Middle East’” (National Post). “Pakistan cautions Kabul on Taliban peace hopes,” by Sebastian Abbot (Associated Press). “Arrogant Karzai cut to size” (Nation). “Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s future bleak after falling out of favour with Iran’s hardliners” (Reuters).

• 16.02.2012 | Thursday
“Will Afghanistan collapse after U.S. troops leave? Maybe, but not why you think,” by Thomas E. Ricks (Foreign Policy).

• 15.02.2012 | Wednesday
“China leader-in-waiting Xi woos and warns U.S,” by Chris Buckley and Doug Palmer (Reuters). “Iran trumpets nuclear breakthrough as EU oil threats send crude prices spiking” (Reuters).

• 14.02.2012 | Tuesday
“China Global Witness press release on Zimbabwe diamond report” (Shortwave Radio Africa).

• 13.02.2012 | Monday
“China charges a dissident for writing freedom poem,” by Peter Simpson (Telegraph).

• 11.02.2012 | Saturday
“Malaysia arrests Saudi blogger over tweets” (Al Jazeera). “Mortgage settlement is great — for politicians and banks,” by Michael Hiltzik (LA Times). “Canada mining boom leaves natives in the cold,” by Chris Arsenault (Al Jazeera). “The truth about Taliban ‘reintegration’” by Ben Farmer (Telegraph).

• 10.02.2012 | Friday
“Palestinians? Who cares!” by Guy Bechor (Y Net). “Al Qaeda’s ‘morale boost’ as it formally joins with Somalia’s al Shabaab” (Telegraph).

• 09.02.2012 | Thursday
“Why Russia Supports Assad,” by Dmitri Trenin (New York Times).

• 08.02.2012 | Wednesday
“China’s Land Grab Epidemic Is Causing More Wukan-Style Protests” (The Atlantic). “Americas, Asia will fuse to form ‘Amasia’” (CNN).

• 07.02.2012 | Tuesday
“‘Quiet diplomacy’ doesn’t work with China,” by J. Michael Cole (Ottawa Citizen). “Syria uprising: February 7 as it happened” (Telegraph). “Palestinian Authority: Write only nice things about your leaders,” by Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post). “Emails Reveal the Friendly Westerners Who Sucked Up to Syria’s Dictator,” by John Hudson (Atlantic Wire).

• 06.02.2012 | Monday
“In Afghan War, Officer Becomes a Whistle-Blower,” by Scott Shane (New York Times). ‘McGuinty presses Ottawa to review ‘outdated’ foreign-takeover rules,” by Karen Howlett (Globe and Mail). “Ottawa outsources the attack on the middle class,” by Tim Harper (Toronto Star). “Russia, Iran and Hezbollah are already intervening in Syria. Why aren’t we?” by Michael Weiss (Telegraph).

• 01.02.2012 | Wednesday
“Truth, Lies, and Afghanistan: How military leaders have let us down,” by Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis (Armed Forces Journal).

• 31.01.2012 | Tuesday
“Shafia relatives threatened, shunned for testifying against family,” by Graeme Hamilton (National Post). “Global ‘great power politics‘ returns to Mideast” (Reuters). “Syria resolution faces Russian opposition at UN security council,” by Miriam Elder, Martin Chulov, Ian Black and Ed Pilkington (Guardian). “As Syria Wobbles Under Pressure, Iran Feels the Weight of an Alliance,” by Rick Gladstone (New York Times).

• 29.01.2012 | Sunday
“Scrutinizing Canada’s pipeline to Beijing,” by Terry Glavin (National Post). “Afghan President Hamid Karzai ‘plans talks with Taliban‘,” by Quentin Sommerville and Bilal Sarwary (BBC). “Chinese Workers Are Reported Captured by Sudan Rebels,” by Keith Bradsher and Jeffrey Gettleman (New York Times).

• 28.01.2012 | Saturday
“Pentagon Seeks Mightier Bomb vs. Iran,” by Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes (Wall Street Journal).

• 27.01.2012 | Friday
“France’s proposed genocide law fuels Turkey’s anger,” by J. Michael Kennedy (Los Angeles Times). “Pennsylvania Legislature Declares 2012 ‘Year of the Bible‘” by Michael Gryboski (Christian Post).

• 25.01.2012 | Wednesday
“Will Israel Attack Iran?” by Ronen Bergman (New York Times). “In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad,” by Charles Duhigg and David Barboza (New York Times). “Would Mitt Romney be the richest president ever?” by Aaron Blake (Washington Post). “Industry’s side of the story,” by Ross Gallinger (Ottawa Citizen). “Oldest dinosaur nesting site found in South Africa” (Times Live).

• 24.01.2012 | Tuesday
“Mitt Romney Is in the Top 0.0025%,” by Robert Frank (Wall Street Journal). “India imitates the bad Chinese way with Rushdie censorship” (Reuters India). “Alberta urged to plan for Chinese market,” by Rebecca Penty (Montreal Gazette).

• 19.01.2012 | Thursday
“A quitter, a cheater and a loser: The GOP’s very bad day,” by Michael Higgins (National Post). “Lawmakers Try to Keep Anti-Piracy Bills on Track,” by Jim Abrams (AP). “Obama’s Keystone Denial Prompts Canada to Focus on China,” by Theophilos Argitis and Jeremy Van Loon (Bloomberg). “Keystone pipeline could move ahead on alternative route,” by Jim Efstathiou Jr. (Bloomberg). “What is going on at CIDA?” by Elizabeth Payne (Ottawa Citizen).

• 17.01.2012 | Tuesday
“Iraq’s Sunni Cabinet ministers suspended,” by Barbara Surk (AP). “Iraq detains US contractors” (RT). “Iran to Send White House Toy Model of Captured CIA Drone,” by Abby Ohlheiser (Slate). “First Nations to raise ‘bread and butter issues‘ with Crown,” by Kazi Stastna (CBC). “AP Opens Bureau In Pyongyang,” by Rachel Kaufman (Media Bistro). “Rights group: Ethiopia forcibly resettled 70,000 and threatened, assaulted those who resisted (AP).

• 15.01.2012 | Sunday
“Pakistan Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud reportedly killed in U.S. drone attack” (Reuters).

• 14.01.2012 | Saturday
“Mitt Romney, would-be president of the 0.001%” by John Stoehr (Guardian).

• 12.01.2012 | Thursday
“Despite legal about-face, Harper has ‘no intention’ of reopening same-sex marriage,” by Kirk Makin (Globe and Mail Update). “Security will be provided to Mansoor Ijaz: Army” (Dawn). “Same-sex marriages of non-resident couples not legal: federal justice department,” by Richard J. Brennan (The Star). “Israeli high court upholds controversial citizenship law” (LA Times). “Weekly Standard: Stories Of Ex-Gitmo Detainees,” by Thomas Joscelyn (NPR).

• 11.01.2012 | Wednesday
“Would You Boycott Girl Scout Cookies?” by Slade Sohmer (Hyper Vocal). “Memogate fallout exacerbates US-Pakistani ‘Cold War’” (Rupee). “Against Odds, Path Opens Up for U.S.-Taliban Talks,” by StevenLee Myers, Matthew Rosenberg, and Eric Schmitt (New York Times). “Intelligence report: Taliban still hope to rule Afghanistan,” by Jonathan S. Landay and Nancy A. Youseff (Miami Herald).

• 10.01.2012 | Tuesday
“Memogate scandal: US scholars concerned over Haqqani’s safety,” by Huma Imtiaz (The Express Tribune). “Kenyan Youths Urged to Join Al-Shabab Jihadist Campaign,” by Gabe Joselow (VOA).

• 08.01.2012 | Sunday
“Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan: Officials back Boko Haram” (BBC).

• 06.01.2012 | Friday
“Will Fawzia Koofi Be Afghanistan’s First Female President?” (Daily Beast). “Republicans vs. Science: Ranking the Candidates” (New Yorker). “Fallujah babies: Under a new kind of siege,” by Dahr Jamail (Al Jazeera).

• 05.01.2012 | Thursday
“From Back of the Bus, Israeli Women Fight Segregation,” by Joshua Mitnick (Wall Street Journal). “US ‘turns page on a decade of war‘,” by Alex Spillius (Telegraph). “Chile axes ‘dictatorship’ from school books,” by Jude Webber (Financial Times). “Iran’s internet cafe clampdown is an effective way to dissuade dissidents,” by Charles Arthur (Guardian).

• 04.01.2012 | Wednesday
“Iran nuclear crisis: EU moves towards crude oil ban” (BBC). “McCain Backs Romney After Santorum’s Surge in Iowa,” by Katharine Q. Seelye and Jeff Zeleny (New York Times). “Iran’s growing state of desperation,” by Fareed Zakaria (CNN).

• 03.01.2012 | Tuesday
“Pious coke dealers? Hezbollah: ‘the Gambinos on steroids’” by Jonathan Schanzer (New York Post). “Tortured Afghan child bride had been sent back to in-laws,” by Jon Boone (Sydney Morning Herald). “The Arab League’s Phony Mission” (Globe and Mail). “Why we should tell Iran, ‘Nuts!’” by Froma Harrop (Seattle Times). “German Jews ashamed of Holocaust-themed ultra-Orthodox protest in Israel” (AFP).

• 02.01.2012 | Monday
“Kiro Gligorov, 1st democratically elected Macedonia president,” by Konstantin Testorides (Chicago Sun-Times). “Top executives take 3 hours to make an average worker’s yearly salary,” by Heather Scoffield (The Globe and Mail).

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