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BOARD OF GOVERNORS – OPEN SESSION Approved Minutes Thursday, November 15. 2012 2:00 p.m. in W646 Present: G. Jong (Chair), J. Berezan, J. Copeland, A. Escher, M. Gray, A. Hakin (Acting President), E. Karbashewski, B. Kunz (by phone), K. Lewis, S. McClellan, Z. Moline, K. Nugent, R. Scrimshaw, M. Wang, T. Waters, K. Willms Regrets: M. Mahon, D. McArthur, M. Smith, J. Varzari, P. Forrest Other: J. Black (recording secretary), B. Boudreau, C. Horbachewski, S. Sproule, N. Walker, D. Weeks, R. Westlund, A. Amelinckx, J. Usher Prior to the start of the Open Session meeting, the Internal Auditor S. von Heyking gave a presentation “Fraud and the Fraud Response Plan”. Following that, Board members were taken on a tour of the science facilities in University Hall. 1. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL 1.1. Approval of the November 15, 2012 Open Agenda 1.2. Approval of the October 11, 2012 Open Minutes INFORMATION 1.3. Provost & Vice-President (Academic) 1.4. Vice-President (Advancement) 1.5. Vice-President (Finance & Administration) 1.6. Vice-President (Research) MOTION: opn.2012.11.01 Berezan/Waters That the Board of Governors approve the November 15, 2012 Consent Agenda. Motion: Carried 2. BOARD CHAIR REMARKS G. Jong reported that M. Mahon is recovering well at home, and he hopes to be back part- time next week. Dr. Hakin is acting president in his absence, and a thank you was given to him and the team on the tremendous work they have been doing. 45th Homecoming Events – he and his wife Elizabeth attended numerous events with Mike and Maureen and they met many great staff and alumni. -
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[Type the company name] 1 [Type the document title] T HE S O M A L I I NSURGENCY THE GROWING THREAT O F TERROR’S RESURGENC E Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy Capstone Project Submitted by Joshua Meservey May 2013 © 2013 Joshua Meservey http://fletcher.tufts.edu Josh Meservey 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 A BRIEF HISTORY 6 COLONIZATION 7 DEMOCRACY, DICTATORSHIP, DISINTEGRATION 10 THE ROOTS OF AL-SHABAAB 13 TERRORISM TRIUMPHANT 15 STIRRINGS OF HOPE 16 THE KIDS AREN’T ALRIGHT: AN ANALYSIS OF HARAKAT AL-SHABAAB AL- MUJAHIDEEN 18 IDEOLOGY AND STRUCTURE 18 TRANSNATIONAL TERRORIST LINKS 19 FUNDING 20 RECRUITMENT 27 REASONS FOR AL-SHABAAB’S LOSSES 42 SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS 42 INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS 54 AL-SHABAAB’S RETURN TO INSURGENCY: HOP LIKE A FLEA 61 “DO YOU REALLY THINK THEY CAN CONTINUE LIKE THAT FOREVER?” 62 SOLUTION: COUNTERINSURGENCY 67 WIN THE PEOPLE 67 GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE, AND HISTORY 71 A COUNTERINSURGENCY REPORT CARD 89 TOO MANY MISTAKES 89 PLANNING: TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE 89 TRAINING: “SHOOT AND DUCK” 92 GOVERNMENT LEGITIMACY: “LEGITIMACY-DEFICIT”? 94 SECURITY: “IT IS HARD NOT TO WORRY” 97 COALITION POLITICS: WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE 100 TREATMENT OF CIVILIANS: DO NO HARM 104 WHO IS WINNING? 108 THE WAY FORWARD 111 FOR THE SOMALI FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 111 FOR AMISOM AND ETHIOPIA 124 FOR THE UNITED STATES 130 CONCLUSION: DANGEROUS TIMES 139 ADDENDUM: THE WESTGATE MALL ATTACK 141 WORKS CITED 145 Josh Meservey 3 Executive Summary Al-Shabaab’s current fortunes appear bleak. It has been pushed from all of its major strongholds by a robust international effort, and its violent Salafism has alienated many Somalis. -
October 16, 2008
www.TheReflector.ca FREE October 16, 2008 Sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, consciousness, voluntary movement Incoming, outgoing signals Emotion, aggression Information transfer Hunger, thirst, temperature control Learning, memory Movement, balance Simple reflexes Breathing, circulation Sleep, arousal …See pg. 8 Harper wins Calgary Splitting Peas Local boarding another zombies turn ain’t what it company ready Arts News Conservative downtown into used to be to hit the minority ‘dead mile’ Sports slopes Features 2 7 11 17 Photo by Rachel Maclean After winning 143 seats and a minority government, Prime Minister Stephen Harper gives his victory speech to a crowd at the Telus Convention Centre. Below: Mount Royal College policy studies student Josh Traptow shows his support for the Conservatives. NEWS EDITOR: Alan Mattson [email protected] Same as the old boss October 16, 2008 Calgary students support Harper’s new government by Rachel Maclean now works as a car salesman. He has been a “blue-hearted” The Reflector (The Conservative supporter since As the votes rolled in he started following politics, Conservatives) on election night across and believes they offer good BRIEFS Canada, an anxious group of long-term solutions. encourage you Conservative party supporters “When you’re in your career to get involved, held their breath at the Telus and making money, they are ith just a few Convention Centre on Oct. 14 to the obvious choice,” said and your opin- Wweeks to go in the see if their party would clinch a Jackson. “I work for everything American election, polls majority. that I have and I don’t need the ions are heard. -
Country Reports on Terrorism 2009 (PDF)
Country Reports on Terrorism 2009 August 2010 ________________________________ United States Department of State Publication Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism Released August 2010 Page | 1 Country Reports on Terrorism 2009 is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f (the “Act”), which requires the Department of State to provide to Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the Act. COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM 2009 Table of Contents Foreword Chapter 1. Strategic Assessment Chapter 2. Country Reports Africa Overview Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership The African Union Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cape Verde Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Cote D’Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Kenya Liberia Madagascar Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Page | 2 Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Somalia South Africa Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe East Asia and Pacific Overview Australia Burma Cambodia China o Hong Kong o Macau Indonesia Japan Republic of Korea (South Korea) Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) Laos Malaysia Micronesia, Federated States of Mongolia New Zealand Palau Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand Europe Overview Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Page | 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova -
Middle East and Arab World Press Freedom Review
Breaking the Chains MIDDLE EAST AND ARAB WORLD PRESS FREEDOM REVIEW May 2009 – April 2010 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. The contents of this book are copyrighted and the rights to use of contributions rests with the authors themselves. Cover image: The Association of Iranian Journalists’ door sealed. ©2009/AoIJ The IFJ would like to thank its member unions in the region for their efforts and contribution to this publication, as well as Monir Zaarour, Oliver Money-Kyrle, Nora Abu Samra from the IFJ, and Barbora Bukovska from ARTICLE 19. Publisher: Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary Managing Editor: Sarah Bouchetob, Middle East and North Africa Projects Officer Design: Mary Schrider, [email protected] Printed by Druk Hoeilaart, Belgium Published in Belgium by the International Federation of Journalists © 2010 International Federation of Journalists International Press Centre Residence Palace, Block C 155 Rue de la Loi B – 1040 Brussels Belgium tel. +32 2 2352200 fax. +32 2 2352219 [email protected] http://www.ifj.org Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 2 The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ............................................................. 4 Overview and Legal Developments in 2009-2010 ........................................................................ 5 Algeria ...................................................................................................................................... -
A House in the Sky
November 5, 2015 A HOUSE IN THE SKY Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett Executive Book Summary — Bailey Henderson SUMMARY INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Lindhout’s memoir explains her growing up poor in Sylvan Lake, Alberta. In her early- MESSAGE OF THE 2 MEMOIR twenties, she moved to Calgary, Alberta, where she started to travel the world. By her mid- KEY MESSAGE 2 twenties, she became a freelance journalist in the Middle East. Lindhout took on a one week A D A P T I V E 3 work assignment to Somalia with her former LEA DERSHIP lover Nigel. While in Mogadishu, Somalia, they would be abducted. The memoir recounts the C U L T U R A L 3 LEA DERSHIP horrific events and decisions made while be- ing held captive for fifteen months. These de- TRANSF ORMA- 4 T I O N A L cisions were to humanize themselves and con- LEADERSHIP vert to Islam in hopes to prolong their survival ENVIRONMENTAL 4 until their ransom was paid. INFLUENCES THE GLOBAL 5 E N R I C H M E N T FOU NDATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS CONCLUSION 6 Sara Corbett is a Amanda Lindhout long-time contribut- moved to Red Deer, ing writer to The Alberta, to Calgary, New York Times Alberta, where she be- Magazine. Not long gan to travel to over S P E C I A L POINTS OF after Lindhout was 50 countries across INTEREST: released from captiv- the world. Once she Humanization ity, Corbett met was released from cap- Lindhout to collabo- tivity, she became an Connections rate on this memoir. -
A Plea for a Canadian Forces Expeditionary Personnel Recovery Strategy
0 THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE: A PLEA FOR A CANADIAN FORCES EXPEDITIONARY PERSONNEL RECOVERY STRATEGY Major J. MacKeen JCSP 39 PCEMI 39 Master of Defence Studies Maîtrise en études de la défense Disclaimer Avertissement Opinions expressed remain those of the author and do Les opinons exprimées n’engagent que leurs auteurs et not represent Department of National Defence or ne reflètent aucunement des politiques du Ministère de Canadian Forces policy. This paper may not be used la Défense nationale ou des Forces canadiennes. Ce without written permission. papier ne peut être reproduit sans autorisation écrite. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister © Sa Majesté la Reine du Chef du Canada, représentée par le ministre de la of National Defence, 2013 Défense nationale, 2013. CANADIAN FORCES COLLEGE – COLLÈGE DES FORCES CANADIENNES JCSP 39 – PCEMI 39 2012 – 2013 MASTER OF DEFENCE STUDIES – MAÎTRISE EN ÉTUDES DE LA DÉFENSE THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE: A PLEA FOR A CANADIAN FORCES EXPEDITIONARY PERSONNEL RECOVERY STRATEGY By Major J. MacKeen Par le major J. MacKeen This paper was written by a student attending La présente étude a été rédigée par un stagiaire the Canadian Forces College in fulfilment of du Collège des Forces canadiennes pour one of the requirements of the Course of satisfaire à l'une des exigences du cours. Studies. The paper is a scholastic document, L'étude est un document qui se rapporte au and thus contains facts and opinions, which cours et contient donc des faits et des opinions the author alone considered appropriate and que seul l'auteur considère appropriés et correct for the subject. -
ATTACKS O N T H E Press in 2009
A Worldwide Survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists ATTACKS o n t h e press in 2009 Preface by fareed zakaria Founded in 1981, the Committee to Protect Journalists responds to attacks THE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS on the press worldwide. CPJ documents hundreds of cases every year and takes action on behalf of journalists and news organizations without board of directors regard to political ideology. To maintain its independence, CPJ accepts no government funding. CPJ is funded entirely by private contributions from Chairman Honorary Co-Chairmen executive director individuals, foundations, and corporations. Paul E. Steiger Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) Joel Simon Terry Anderson The Associated Press, Thomson Reuters, and Agence France-Presse provided news and photo services for Attacks on the Press in 2009. directors Andrew Alexander Michael Massing Associated Press Franz Allina Geraldine Fabrikant Metz Christiane Amanpour Victor Navasky Editorial Director: Bill Sweeney Dean Baquet Andres Oppenheimer Deputy Editor: Lauren Wolfe Kathleen Carroll Burl Osborne Designer: Justin Goldberg Rajiv Chandrasekaran Clarence Page Chief Copy Editor: Lew Serviss Sheila Coronel Norman Pearlstine Copy Editor and Proofreader: Shazdeh Omari Josh Friedman Ahmed Rashid Anne Garrels Dan Rather Photo credits James C. Goodale Gene Roberts Cover: Reuters/Oswaldo Rivas—Honduran police surround AP photographer Cheryl Gould María Teresa Ronderos Dario Lopez-Mills as he covers protests that followed the June presidential coup. Charlayne Hunter-Gault Sandra Mims Rowe Back cover: AP/Bullit Marquez—Protesters in Manila call for justice in the mass killings of journalists and others in Maguindanao province, Philippines. Gwen Ifill Diane Sawyer Jane Kramer David Schlesinger David Laventhol Paul C. -
2014 Spring Convocation Schedule of Events University of Lethbridge Monday, May 26 – Friday, May 30, 2014
GFC CONVOCATION COMMITTEE AGENDA May 1, 2014 3 p.m. in M3003 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2.1. Minutes of March 10, 2014 meeting Enc. #1, p. 2 3. ITEMS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 3.1. Convocation Guidelines and Protocols [A. Escher] 4. ITEMS FOR ACTION 4.1. Citations [A. Escher] Enc. #2, p. 6 4.2. Order of Proceedings [A. Escher] Enc. #3, p. 17 5. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION 5.1. Schedule of Events [A. Escher] Enc. #4, p. 18 5.2. Summer 2014 Construction [A. Escher] 5.3. Spring RSVP Numbers [L. Sebastian] 5.4. Alumni Celebrations [M. Schwartz] 5.5. Chancellor’s Dinner [R. Chamberlain] 5.6. Spring Order of Conferral [C. Jorgenson] 5.7. GFC Bylaw Changes: Alternate Members [J. Gallais] 6. OTHER BUSINESS 7. ADJOURNMENT Page 1 of 20 Enclosure #1 GFC CONVOCATION COMMITTEE Draft Minutes Monday, March 10, 2014 3 p.m. in M3003 Present: S. McManus (Chair), A. Escher, J. Gallais, C. Jorgenson, S. McClellan (by phone), F. Naeem, N. Stubbs, S. Talbot Others: N. Buis Deering, R. Chamberlain, S. Glydon, K. McKay, M. Schwartz, L. Sebastian Regrets: G. Adamson, O. Awosoga, A. Bright, J. Lapadat, M. Mahon Meeting called to order at 3:02 p.m. by Sheila McManus. Introductions were made around the table. 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Stubbs/Gallais That the agenda for GFC Convocation Committee Meeting of Monday, March 10, 2014 be approved Motion: Carried 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION: Talbot/Jorgenson That the minutes for the GFC Convocation Committee Meeting of Wednesday, September 18, 2013 be approved Motion: Carried Page 2 of 20 Enclosure #1 3. -
Strengthening the Canadian Consular Service Today and for the Future
STRENGTHENING THE CANADIAN CONSULAR SERVICE TODAY AND FOR THE FUTURE Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development Michael Levitt, Chair NOVEMBER 2018 42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons SPEAKER’S PERMISSION The proceedings of the House of Commons and its Committees are hereby made available to provide greater public access. The parliamentary privilege of the House of Commons to control the publication and broadcast of the proceedings of the House of Commons and its Committees is nonetheless reserved. All copyrights therein are also reserved. Reproduction of the proceedings of the House of Commons and its Committees, in whole or in part and in any medium, is hereby permitted provided that the reproduction is accurate and is not presented as official. This permission does not extend to reproduction, distribution or use for commercial purpose of financial gain. Reproduction or use outside this permission or without authorization may be treated as copyright infringement in accordance with the Copyright Act. Authorization may be obtained on written application to the Office of the Speaker of the House of Commons. Reproduction in accordance with this permission does not constitute publication under the authority of the House of Commons. The absolute privilege that applies to the proceedings of the House of Commons does not extend to these permitted reproductions. Where a reproduction includes briefs to a Standing Committee of the House of Commons, authorization for reproduction may be required from the authors in accordance with the Copyright Act. Nothing in this permission abrogates or derogates from the privileges, powers, immunities and rights of the House of Commons and its Committees. -
Université Bordeaux Montaigne
Université Bordeaux Montaigne Montaigne Doctoral School of Humanities (ED 480) MICA Research Lab (EA 4426) DOCTORAL THESIS IN “INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SCIENCES” How International News is Constructed- The Case of the Arab Spring Publicly presented and defended on 29 March 2019 by Sawsan Atallah Bidart Supervised by Noble Akam Jury Members Noble Akam, Professor, Université Bordeaux Montaigne Pierre Feuilly, Expert Journalist, Agénce France-Presse Michail Meimaris, Professor, University of Athens Habib Rammal, Professor, Université Libanaise Lise Vieira, Professor, Université Bordeaux Montaigne 2 Table of Contents I. Appendix Instructions ....................................................................................................... 5 II. Interviews .......................................................................................................................... 7 I. Interview Transcription 1- Agence France-Presse Bureau Chief ........................................ 8 II. Interview Transcription 2- Agence France-Presse Correspondent ................................... 19 III. Interview Transcription 3- Al Jazeera English ................................................................ 29 i. Email Communication questions with Al Jazeera Correspondent- Interviewee 4 .............................. 37 ii. Email Communication questions with Al Jazeera English Head of News Gathering – Interviewee 5 40 IV. Interview Transcription 6- Citizenside/Crowdspark ....................................................... 44 V. Interview