Singaporean Navy – The navies of Singapore and Malaysia are exercising in the Malacca Straits.

• The Straits Times: Singapore, Malaysia hold naval exercise

US Navy – The Chiefs should be reading Proceedings???

• US Naval Institute Proceedings: Chiefs Are Professionals

Background – Iraq – A visit with America’s greatest Middle East sage, Professor Bernard Lewis.

• Wall Street Journal: Lewis of Arabia

NOSI will next be updated on Monday, so here is Sunday’s background piece???

Background – Diplomacy – The Bush administration’s tone-deaf approach to the Middle East reflects a dangerous misreading of the nature and sources of Arab public opinion . Independent, transnational media outlets have transformed the region, and the administration needs to engage the new Arab public sphere that has emerged.

• Foreign Affairs: Taking Arabs Seriously