I have to admit that for all my world travels and all my interest in geography and foreign affairs, I still had to pull out an atlas when I started hearing about the interesting things happening in Djibouti.
In early 2007, I traveled to Djibouti to report for public radio documentary project sponsored by the Stanley Foundation (full disclosure: my employer) and KQED Public Radio in San Francisco. With me were co-producer Kristin McHugh from the foundation and correspondent Malcolm Brown from Feature Story News.
The story we found is an amazing effort by the U.S. military to use decidedly non-military methods as part of the global war on terror. This gallery contains photos and more details about the investigation.