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Thursday, September 8, 2011

What's going on in the World Today 110907

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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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