Pentagon - The Pentagon has confirmed 30 U.S. military personnel have been dispatched to Yemen to begin training forces there in counter- terrorism tactics. But defense officials may be contemplating an even more extensive military relationship with another strategically-positioned Red Sea state, Eritrea. Top Pentagon African affairs official Michael Westphal acknowledges closer military links between the United States and Eritrea would be beneficial. Still, in a VOA interview, Mr. Westphal is careful to say no concrete decisions have been made about the direction of any future defense cooperation with the small Red Sea country, regarded by military officials as a...