Canadian Navy – The Canadian Navy is playing a significant leadership role in the Arabian Sea.

• Canadian Press: Navy playing significant command role in Operation Apollo, navy head says

US Coast Guard – On patrol for icebergs with the International Ice Patrol.

• Associated Press: Searching for killer icebergs seen as titanic responsibility

Background – Iraq – William Arkin dissects the current war plan against Iraq, and points out that how the US fights will determine how the end game evolves, and that current planning does not consider the end game???

• Los Angeles Times: Planning an Iraqi War but Not an Outcome

Background – NATO – NATO is at a crucial point in deciding what it will look like and what is will be capable of doing in the future.

• Economist: A moment of truth