NATO chooses Canada's Gen. Ray Henault as top alliance soldier

[Spazito]

BRUSSELS, Belgium (CP) - NATO (news - web sites) military chiefs have chosen Gen. Ray Henault of the Canadian Forces as the alliance's top soldier over his chief rival from Denmark, the Danish Defence Ministry said Wednesday.

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The committee is a panel of senior officers from the 26 allies that reviews the alliance's military policy. NATO's supreme operational commander, currently U.S. Gen. James Jones, reports to the military committee.


While the supreme commander has always been an American, Europeans or Canadians have chaired the military committee since the early 1960s.

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Prime Minister Paul Martin issued a statement saying the selection of Henault was "an indication of the esteem in which Canada, and its military leadership, is held among member nations and signals Canada's commitment to the organization."

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[bemildred]

1. Good, I think. nt

[Maple]

2. Good

now if we could just find a useful role for NATO...