Royal Navy – Iraqi oil smugglers try a new tactic to get around the naval blockade – the use of dhows.
- Associated Press: Iraqi Oil Smugglers Turn to Wooden Boats
- Reuters: British Navy plays cat and mouse with Iraqi smugglers
Canadian Navy – Canada is extending its deployments to the Gulf as well.
- Times Colonist: HMCS Winnipeg faces two more months at sea
Canadian Navy – Aboard HMCS Montreal in the Gulf.
- Toronto Star: Boredom biggest enemy aboard frigate
US Navy – Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, her crew is ready for war.
- Daily Telegraph: We’re raring to do some damage, says US carrier crew
US Navy – There are a number of naval choke points affecting Persian Gulf bound ships.
- Virginian Pilot: On Edge in the Suez: Along shortcut, Navy ships keep guard
- Virginian Pilot: On Edge in the Suez, Part 2
- Virginian Pilot: Choke points are concern for Persian Gulf-bound ships
Background – Iraq – An interview with the new British Chief of the General Staff, that includes a discussion on Iraq.
- Daily Telegraph: ‘War is the easy part’