Al Aaeda – How terrorists could attack the US from cargo ships.

• Christian Science Monitor: How Al Qaeda might strike the US by sea

US Navy – The USS Carl Vinson heads back to sea.

• Kyodo News: USS Carl Vinson leaves Yokosuka

US Marines – No Service was better prepared to fight the war on terror than the Marine Corps, yet it was relegated to the periphery. Has the Nationís premiere small unit infantry been replaced by the joint Special Operations Command?

• Marine Corps Gazette: Who Will Be the First to Fight?

Background – Laser Weapons – An interesting overview on the use of lasers as weapons.

• International Center for Law, Trade, and Diplomacy: Blinding Laser Weapons: It is Time for the International Community to Take Off Its Blinders