Canadian Navy – The destroyer HMCS Huron is formally mothballed.

• Times Colonist: HMCS Huron officially mothballed

Background – War Correspondents – What is it like to be a war correspondent? Veteran war correspondent Peter Maass gives us some idea, and gives us the background to his excellent story ‘Good Kills’ from earlier this year about his journey with the US Marines in Iraq.

• Outside: The Race to Baghdad