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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Tuesday, 9 February 2010  - Updated at 2145 hrs EST

Canadian News

The Globe and Mail
    Colonel charged with murder of two women  - More
Toronto Sun
    'In the company of the devil': Victim  - More
Canwest News Service
    Search warrant shows investigation target in Tweed assaults  - More
The Globe and Mail
    Tire tracks led police to Williams
Maclean’s
    Col. Russell Williams’ double life  - More
Toronto Star
    Aunt says corporal 'was a pure angel'
Toronto Star
    Stunned neighbours mourn 'bubbly' Jessica Lloyd
Canwest News Service
    Police scour cold cases after colonel’s arrest  - More  - More
The Chronicle Herald
    Shearwater among areas cops probing
The Vancouver Sun
    YVR closes as CF-18s chase radar anomaly  - Photo
The Chronicle Herald
    Nova Scotia Mounties bid Sgt. Mark Gallagher adieu
The Telegram
    School principal new army commander for LFAA  - Stack
The Globe and Mail
    Canadian sailors get to work on Haiti's ruined shores
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: February 9
Le Matin
    C'est arrivé un 9 février  - Plus

Canadian Commentary

Don Martin -- National Post
    A blow to military morale
James Travers -- Toronto Star
    Sleepwalking away from Afghanistan
Matt Gurney -- National Post
    Beware a 21st-century Vietnam
Terry Glavin -- National Post
    Surrender by any other name
Editorial -- The Chronicle Herald
    Talking to the Taliban: Buying peace perilous idea

International Commentary

Editorial -- The Christian Science Monitor
    How Turkey can help NATO in Afghanistan
Arnaud de Borchgrave -- The Washington Times
    Hawks on the warpath
Jim Hanson -- The Washington Times
    Assessing the battle
Frank J. Gaffney Jr. -- The Washington Times
    Walking into homosexual-ban fire
Editorial -- The Washington Times
    Nature's guide to homosexuals in the military
Adam B. Lowther -- The New York Times
    Iran’s Two-Edged Bomb
By Joshua Prager -- Los Angeles Times
    The lies of Iran, in pictures
Con Coughlin -- The Daily Telegraph
    Endgame for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran?  - Brookes
Editorial -- The Boston Globe
    Bragging wrongs in Mideast
Anne Applebaum -- The Washington Post
    Ukraine's democratic evolution, on hold for now
Editorial -- The Washington Post
    Ukraine is still a democracy
Telegraph View -- The Daily Telegraph
    Barack Obama's mailed fist
Susan E. Hough -- Los Angeles Times
    Haiti is a reminder of how we can help other quake-prone areas

International News

The Washington Times
    Army warned about jihadist threat in 2008
The Washington Post
    Differing al-Qaeda images paint a still-dangerous foe
The Washington Post
    Obama team debated treating Abdulmutallab as enemy combatant
Los Angeles Times
    Gates quietly draws more allied troops
The Virginian-Pilot
    Ensnared in hazing scandal, sailor relieved to tell his tale
BBC News
    Quantum trick for pressure-sensitive mobile devices
The Times
    UK military creaking under relentless strain
The Times
    3,500 soldiers prepare on Salisbury Plain
BBC News
    World War II motorboats restored  - More
BBC News
    Ice 'probable cause' of Heathrow B777 crash  - More
The Times
    Anti-terror laws threaten national security
The Daily Telegraph
    'War on Terror' to last as long as Cold War
BBC News
    Warning over UK troop illnesses
BBC News
    Forces 'unprepared' for new tasks
The Daily Telegraph
    Soldiers killed in Afghanistan named
The Daily Telegraph
    Falklands veteran: 'Numbers of dead only similarity with Afghanistan'  - More
The Times
    Six British soldiers in court over Spanish brawl  - More
Daily Mail
    French buy British air-sea rescue service  - Soteria
BBC News
    Tymoshenko bloc contests election result  - More
The Christian Science Monitor
    France agrees to arm Russia with assault ships
The Christian Science Monitor
    Ukraine heads back into the arms of Mother Russia
The Associated Press
    Russian military calls US missile defense a threat
BBC News
    Goodluck Jonathan becomes acting president
The Christian Science Monitor
    New Somalia government offensive against Al Shabab
BBC News
    Somali forces kill al-Qaeda man
Agence France-Presse
    Ethiopian plane 'exploded' after take-off: Lebanon minister
The Christian Science Monitor
    US pushes Israelis and Palestinians to 'proximity' peace talks
Los Angeles Times
    Iran begins plan to produce higher-grade uranium
The Washington Times
    Ayatollah: Iran's military will 'punch' West
Los Angeles Times
    Iran plans to build 10 more nuclear plants
The Christian Science Monitor
    Iran's plan for 10 new nuclear fuel plants 'laughably ambitious'
The Christian Science Monitor
    How Iranian dissidents slip through Tehran's airport dragnet
The Times
    Embassies stoned by Iranian militia
The Christian Science Monitor
    NATO officials mull Taliban talks
Los Angeles Times
    Marines focus on civilian safety in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
    US poised to seize Afghan town as Taliban dig in
The Washington Post
    In southern Afghanistan, even the small gains get noticed
BBC News
    Operation Moshtarak places success over surprise
Independent Television News
    Afghanistan avalanche kills 28
BBC News
    Wife fears for Sri Lanka general  - More
The Times
    Sri Lankan parliament dissolved amid turmoil
Los Angeles Times
    China says it shut down online academy for hackers
The Washington Post
    Haiti earthquake relief efforts are still falling short
Los Angeles Times
    In Haiti, a rum everyone can agree on  - More
The Associated Press
    Jolie visits Haiti  - More
The Times
    Haiti death toll matches the Asian tsunami
The New York Times
    On This Day: February 9  - More  - More
Agence France-Presse
    Mort de John Murtha, figure de la majorité démocrate
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    La CPI désinculpe un chef rebelle
Le Devoir
    L'Iran en rajoute encore
Agence France-Presse
    Kim Jong Il répète sa volonté de désarmer
The Associated Press
    L'éphéméride du 9 février 2010

Lives Lived

David Stout -- The New York Times
    John P. Murtha has died aged 77  - More
The Daily Telegraph
    Wing Commander Henry Lamond has died aged 94
The Daily Telegraph
    Peter Calvocoressi has died aged 97  - More
The Times
    Rear Admiral Frederick Lawson has died aged 92
The Times
    Air Commodore Charles Widdows has died aged 100
The Times
    Group Captain Bertie Mann has died aged 90


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