USA
U.S., Russia Plan Significant Missile Defense Negotiations
U.S. Naval Update Map: Sept. 7, 2011
EUROPE
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
ASIA
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
RUSSIA
Russia's Energy Politics Set To Take New Turn
IRAN
Iran: Cash Subsidy Amount May Triple – President September 7, 2011
The amount of cash subsidy in Iran may triple, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a gathering of laborers Sept. 7, Mehr reported. About $37.7 billion has been saved through the implementation of the subsidy reform plan, and this amount may be tripled and redistributed among the Iranian people, he said.
Afghanistan: Roadside Bomb Kills District Governor September 6, 2011
Afghan Sherzad district Gov. Asil Khan Khogyani and three of his guards died on Sept. 6 when their vehicle exploded as they traveled to work in Nangarhar province, AFP reported, citing a provincial administration spokesman. The blast was caused by a roadside bomb, the spokesman said; the Taliban claimed responsibility, a militant spokesman said.
IRAQ
U.S. Military Presence in Iraq Will Struggle to Counter Iran
COMMENT: Here is the quote of the story
While the question of the size, role and disposition of any U.S. military contingent in Iraq beyond 2011 is an important one, the continued maintenance of forces in Iraq is ultimately merely a symptom of the larger, unresolved issue of Tehran’s increasing regional influence. Even if no American uniformed forces remain save a Marine Security Guard detachment and attache personnel at the embassy, the United States will still be maintaining the largest diplomatic presence in the world in Iraq. Nevertheless, no quantity of U.S. forces currently under discussion — not 3,000 and not even 30,000 — will change the fact that this American presence, while attempting to hold the line against Persian influence, leaves personnel and troops vulnerable to Iranian proxies and covert Iranian forces in the country.
ISRAEL
Fresh Tensions Between Israel, Turkey Over Flotilla Incident
Palestinian Territories: Russia Will Support Statehood Recognition September 7, 2011
Russia will support a Palestinian bid for statehood recognition from the United Nations if the Palestinians decide to seek it, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said, Bloomberg reported Sept. 7.
Dispatch: Turkey Suspends Defense Ties With Israel
AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan: Roadside Bomb Kills District Governor September 6, 2011
Afghan Sherzad district Gov. Asil Khan Khogyani and three of his guards died on Sept. 6 when their vehicle exploded as they traveled to work in Nangarhar province, AFP reported, citing a provincial administration spokesman. The blast was caused by a roadside bomb, the spokesman said; the Taliban claimed responsibility, a militant spokesman said.
MIDDLE EAST
Libya: Missiles Missing From Weapons Facility September 7, 2011
Russian-made surface-to-air missiles, known as Igla-S missiles, are missing from a weapons facility in Tripoli, CNN reported Sept. 7 amid reports of weapons looting across Libya. A CNN team and Human Rights Watch found empty crates marked with inventory lists identifying Igla-S missiles. Fighters loyal to the National Transitional Council took armaments from the facility, which is located near Moammar Gadhafi’s military base in southeast Tripoli, witnesses said.
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
MISC
Above the Tearline: The Value of Medical Intelligence
Geopolitical Calendar: Week of Sept. 5
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