[nuconvert]

AFAIK - US has a permanent Marine base in Djibouti

I haven’t seen this story anywhere else yet, so I’m a bit skeptical about the details. OTOH, they could be putting guys closer to the Gulf of Aden to deal with piracy problems.
Let’s see if anyone else picks it up.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

see this:

Djibouti emerges as new US base

Last updated: Wednesday, April 23, 2008