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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Tuesday, 9 February 2010  - Updated at 1130 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
Maclean’s
    Col. Russell Williams’ double life
CBC News
    Interim commander will replace Williams  - Video
The Ottawa Citizen
    Officer accused of murder on track for senior echelon  - More
Canwest News Service
    Police scour cold cases after colonel’s arrest  - More
The Chronicle Herald
    Shearwater among areas cops probing
Toronto Sun
    Comeau remembered as charming, intelligent  - More
The Vancouver Sun
    YVR closes as CF-18s chase radar anomaly  - Photo
Canwest News Service
    Canadian general is British commander's eyes and ears
The Chronicle Herald
    Nova Scotia Mounties bid Sgt. Mark Gallagher adieu
The Telegram
    School principal new army commander for LFAA  - Stack
CBC News
    Video: Nahlah Ayed on the DART in Haiti
The Globe and Mail
    Canadian sailors get to work on Haiti's ruined shores
The Globe and Mail
    Don't meddle in ATIP requests, political staff told
Winnipeg Free Press
    Haiti's slender lifeline is 4,000 km long
Canwest News Service
    Government matches Canadians' $113M for Haiti
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: February 9
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Onde de choc à la base de Trenton
Le Matin
    C'est arrivé un 9 février  - Plus

Canadian Commentary

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

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
Editorial -- The Boston Globe
    Bragging wrongs in Mideast
David Aaronovitch -- The Times
    Amnesty chose the wrong poster-boy
Leading Article -- The Times
    Orange Eclipse
Anne Applebaum -- The Washington Post
    Ukraine's democratic evolution, on hold for now
Editorial -- The Washington Post
    Ukraine is still a democracy

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
The Virginian-Pilot
    Ensnared in hazing scandal, sailor relieved to tell his tale
The Washington Post
    John Murtha, voice for veterans, dies at 77  - More
The Daily Telegraph
    Former Boeing engineer sentenced to 15 years for spying
The Daily Telegraph
    US soldier gives four-year-old daughter 'waterboarding' over alphabet
BBC News
    Quantum trick for pressure-sensitive mobile devices
BBC News
    World War II motorboats restored
The Times
    Chilcot to hold talks with US officials over Iraq
The Associated Press
    Britain hits grim milestone before major attack  - More
The Associated Press
    UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials
BBC News
    Ice 'probable cause' of Heathrow B777 crash  - More
The Daily Telegraph
    Burka-wearing gunmen raid French bank
The Associated Press
    French sell amphibious assault ship to Russia
BBC News
    Tymoshenko bloc contests election result  - More
The Christian Science Monitor
    New Somalia government offensive against Al Shabab
The Associated Press
    Hamas sees no prospects for Mideast peace
Reuters News
    Yemen al-Qaeda leader, thought dead, calls for jihad
The Associated Press
    Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
The Washington Times
    Ayatollah: Iran's military will 'punch' West
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 Washington Post
    Legion Academy gives Afghans a crash course in fighting war
The Christian Science Monitor
    NATO officials mull Taliban talks
The Associated Press
    NATO says Afghans to play big role in offensive
The Washington Post
    In southern Afghanistan, even the small gains get noticed
The Christian Science Monitor
    US troops’ new push into the heart of darkness
BBC News
    Operation Moshtarak places success over surprise
The Associated Press
    Militants targeting Americans arrested
BBC News
    Wife fears for Sri Lanka general  - More
The Associated Press
    Haitians confront new threat: deadly spring rains
The Washington Post
    Haiti earthquake relief efforts are still falling short
The Associated Press
    Jolie visits Haiti survivors
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
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Fonseka arrêté  - More
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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