US Navy – Are P-3 Orions operating in support of troops in Chad?

• The Guardian: US sends special forces into north Africa
• CNN: U.S. backs Chad against extremists

Background – Piracy – An update on piracy at sea.

• San Mateo County Times: The scourge of modern piracy

Background – Taiwan – Background briefings on the current dispute in the Taiwan Strait.

• Virtual Information Center: China -Taiwan Dispute Primer
• Virtual Information Center: A Taiwan Strait Crisis in the Making? – A Special Press Summary