Gib (Tom Arnold) to Harry (Arnold Schwarzenegger): Same thing happened to me with wife number two, 'member? I have no idea nothing's going on, right? I come home one day and the house is empty, and I mean completely empty. She even took the ice cube trays out of the freezer. What kind of a sick bitch takes the ice cube trays out of the freezer?He's got a point. Great game with New Orleans and Houston. Go out and enjoy yourself today!
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USA
U.S. Naval Update Map: Aug. 22, 2012
EUROPE
Germany's Campaign to Save Europe
ASIA
India's Riveting Centrality by Robert D. Kaplan
Kim Jong Un's Possible Trip to Iran
China: U.S.-Japan Security Treaty Should Not Apply To Islands August 25, 2012
China strongly opposes any application of the U.S.-Japan security treaty in regards to the disputed Diaoyu Islands, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Cai Yingting said Aug. 25 during meetings with senior U.S. military and government officials in Washington, Xinhua reported. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will visit China in September, Cai said, adding that China is making serious preparations for Panetta's trip so that it can be fruitful.
South Korea: Tension With Japan Delays Military Drills August 25, 2012
South Korea plans to conduct military exercises in waters near the Dokdo Islands starting Sept. 9, but Japan's claim to the islands (known as Takeshima in Japanese) may delay the drills, a South Korean military source said Aug. 25, Yonhap reported. The plan is pending confirmation at a government meeting during the week of Aug. 26. The drills would address a scenario in which the army, navy, air force and coast guard conduct a joint operation to repel a vessel that has invaded territorial waters.
India: Aircraft Carrier Launch Delayed Again August 22, 2012
The launch of the Indian navy's first indigenous aircraft carrier has been postponed until 2013 due to delays in receiving various parts and equipment, Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony said in an Aug. 22 letter to the Indian Parliament, the Press Trust of India reported. The launch was originally planned for October 2010. Commissioning is now expected by 2018, Atony said.
AFRICA
Signs of a Possible Intervention in Mali
RUSSIA
Russia's Budget Problems Part 1
Russia's Budget Problems Part 2
The Kremlin Refocuses on the Metals Industry
Canada: Russia To Join Military Exercise August 25, 2012
A group of Russian armed forces will participate in Canada's Watchful Eagle 2012 military exercise Aug. 27-29 in Canada and the United States, a military official said Aug. 25, Xinhua reported. The exercise aims to improve coordination and interaction between the Russian military and the North American Aerospace Defense Command in the event of an aircraft hijacking.
IRAN
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
IRAQ
Iraq: F-16 Fighter Jets To Arrive In March 2013 August 23, 2012
Iraq will receive its first group of F-16 fighter jets in March 2013, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's spokesman said Aug. 23, AFP reported.
ISRAEL
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
AFGHANISTAN
NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT
MIDDLE EAST
Syrian Air Force Incursion Into Iraq
Hezbollah's Pragmatism and Lebanon's Tenuous Calm
Pakistan: Haqqani Leader Presumed Killed August 25, 2012
A U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan region may have killed Badruddin Haqqani, the operational commander of the Haqqani network, Pakistani intelligence officials and militant sources said Aug. 25, Reuters reported. Badruddin was believed to have been in a house that was hit by two missiles Aug. 21 as militants were planting explosives in a vehicle meant to attack NATO forces in Afghanistan, sources close to the Haqqani network said. Pakistani Taliban and tribal sources also believe Badruddin was killed in the attack, which killed 25 people.
Russia: Syria Guarantees Chemical Arms Security August 24, 2012
Russia is working closely with the Syrian government to ensure that Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons remains under firm control and has won promises that the weapons will not be used or moved, Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Aug. 23, AP reported. Gatilov said the Syrian government guaranteed that it would not take any steps involving chemical weapons. Russia is counting on the United States and others to use their influence with opposition forces to prevent the chemical weapons from falling into the hands of militants, Gatilov said.
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
Mexico Security Memo: Splits Within Los Zetas
Mexico: Suspected Gulf Cartel Leader Arrested August 21, 2012
Mexican authorities arrested Lauro "El M-33" Tijerina Murrieta, an alleged Gulf cartel plaza boss, in General Bravo, Nuevo Leon state, on Aug. 21, according to a Mexican navy statement, El Economista reported. Tijerina Murrieta had operational control of the cartel's operations in General Bravo, which is a critical location for the cartel due to its proximity to the border and the city of Reynosa, according to the statement.
MISC
Pakistan's Dilemma with Cellphones as a Militant Tool
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