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As a women born in the 40's and being a teenager in the 50s and sixties I have a view from those times but have also grown as a women ,wife and mom. I was married at 19 in 1962 and thought it was my job to keep the house and mind the kids and keep my husband happy. And you know what, it wasn't all that bad! I loved being able to stay home with my kids until they were in high school and I actually liked keeping my home clean and making a nice place for my family to live. My husband did his part by being a very responsible provider and a good dad. Now on the other hand in hind site I can see where I could have made my husband be more interactive with the kids and take part in their homework and all the silly programs they had but did anyone really suffer? When my kids were old enough i went to work at part time jobs and took up golf and still kept the home fires burning. Then I worked full time because I could and enjoyed it very much. I am not the same person I was when I was 20 but I wouldn't do anything different. So bash me if will all you hard core feminists but if you ask my kids they'll tell you it was nice to have mom home at lunch and when they got home from school. And oh yea I do like and respect men. (most of them)

That’s because you ladies understand that marriage and family is a team effort. Each person in the partnership does their job and even helps the other. Mom or Dad no one is above the other you are one No Surrender No Retreat and No Compromise

Just for the record... I say and do things all the time that would get my "Modern Woman Card" pulled, shredded... and then burned! Lol! I'd like to know... who has the time to "have it all"? I love men. I don't believe in tearing men down to elevate us as women. There's nothing wrong with traditional gender roles. Equal opportunity... I'm all for it... as long as the family and children come first. Feminism seems harsh... to men, to women, to children and especially to the unborn. Is it about empowerment... or is it about control? Is it possible to elevate ones self without tearing anyone else down? Would anyone like a cold beer while I'm up? ;) Just kidding... get yer own beer! WHN Feminism: Are You For It or Against It? Charlotte Hays A new blog called Women against Feminism is getting a lot of attention. Since we at IWF have internal debates over the meaning of feminism and whether we identify with it, I was interested in what Cathy Young had to say about the Women against Feminism blog yesterday. Cathy writes: "While some women whose declarations are featured on the Women Against Feminism blog believe that feminism demeans women's traditional roles, many others say they embrace gender equality and female empowerment -- but believe that modern Western feminism has betrayed these principles." "Most feminists have dismissed them as naive, misguided and ignorant about what feminism really is. But in fact, many of the criticisms offered by the rebels are remarkably astute, and addressing them could be the key to a revitalized movement for equality." Cathy admits that many of the comments on the blog are silly, especially by younger women, who often say that they aren’t feminists because feminism belittles men. Nevertheless Cathy argues that there is truth in that criticism, citing the collective anger against men at the #YesAllWomen hashtag. Another facet of current feminism: the rhetoric that there is a “rape culture” on campus and that the only remedy is the elimination of due process for the accused. Rape is a terrible crime and all accusations would be taken with utmost seriousness but that should not mean abrogating the right to a fair hearing for the accused. Angry contemporary feminism simply does not recognize that a man who is accused of this crime can sometimes be innocent. According to Cathy, feminists could profit from taking seriously the criticisms of “Women against Feminism:” "Women against Feminism should prompt the feminist movement to reexamine its prejudices. Instead, too many feminists have responded by mocking the dissenters as stupid, ignorant man-pleasers. Ironically, in doing so, they validate another complaint often heard from the new anti-feminists: that feminism claims to speak for all women and is intolerant of different opinions." Feminism is very much a hot topic right now, perhaps because of the importance of the female voter. While many of us see feminism as a good idea that somehow lost its way, over at The Federalist Leslie Loftis has an alternative view of feminism as a movement flawed from the start. But I found her comments on the “having it all” debate most interesting. Feminists, as you know, find it terribly unfair that we women can’t have it all. But Loftis asks: Who does have it all? Well, nobody. But men don’t get hung up on not being able to have it all: Men, on the other hand, didn’t have some masculinist movement telling them that they could have it all, much less that they had to do it all on their own. Nor would they have been as receptive if they had. Unlike girls who tend to engage in pretend play in which they are the princess, then the chef, then the teacher or the pupil, all in the space of an afternoon, boys tend to also play games with rules, even if they’ve made them up by consensus. The boy who isn’t fast learns to hit the ball harder or to catch. They train each other in tradeoffs. The rules don’t bend. The boys adapt to the world the way it is. (I host large parties and play dates often. This plays out in my yard, every time.) While this seems infinitely sensible to me, I can imagine it will raise hackles in other quarters. Discuss among yourselves. http://womenagainstfeminism.tumblr.com/

http://www.iraqinews.com/business-iraqi-dinar/cbi-issues-visa-cards/ Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Central Bank of Iraq announced adopting the electronic payments of funds (Visa Cards) to limit the phenomena of carrying and dealing with cash. A statement by the CBI received by IraqiNews.com cited “The CBI adopted the Visa card system to develop the financial and banking sector and to create an atmosphere of competition among the different banking and financial establishments in Iraq.” The statement added “The new system will organize the work of the providers of the service and issuing licenses for them according to the law No. (4326) of 22 June 2014.” /End/

"The Palestinians want their own country. There’s just one thing about that: There are no Palestinians. It’s a made up word. Israel was called Palestine for two thousand years. Like ‘Wiccan,’ ‘Palestinian’ sounds ancient but is really a modern invention. Before the Israelis won the land in the 1967 war, Gaza was Owned by Egypt , the West Bank was owned by Jordan , and there were no ‘Palestinians.’ As soon as the Jews took over and started growing oranges as big as basketballs, what do you know, say hello to the ‘Palestinians,’ weeping for their deep bond with their lost ‘land’ and ‘nation.’ So for the sake of honesty, let’s not use the word ‘Palestinian’ any more to describe these delightful folks, who dance for joy at our deaths until someone Points out they’re being taped. Instead, let’s call them what they are: ‘Other Arabs Who Can’t Accomplish Anything In Life And Would Rather Wrap Themselves In The Seductive Melodrama Of Eternal Struggle And Death.’ I know that’s a bit unwieldy to expect to see on CNN. How about this, then: ‘Adjacent Jew-Haters.’ Okay, so the Adjacent Jew-Haters want their own country. Oops, just one more thing: No, they don’t. They could’ve had their own country. Anytime in the last thirty years, especially several years ago at Camp David. But If you have your own country, you have to have traffic lights and garbage trucks. And Chambers of Commerce, and, worse, you actually have to figure out some way to make a living. That’s no fun. No, they want what all the other Jew-Haters in the region want: Israel. They also want a big pile of dead Jews, of course that’s where the Real fun is — but mostly they want Israel. Why? For one thing, trying to destroy Israel – or ‘The Zionist Entity’ as their Textbooks call it — for the last fifty years has allowed the rulers of Arab Countries to divert the attention of their own people away from the fact that they’re the blue-ribbon most illiterate, poorest, and tribally backward on God’s Earth, and if you’ve ever been around God’s Earth, you know that’s really saying something. It makes me roll my eyes every time one of our pundits waxes poetic about the great history and culture of the Muslim Mid east. Unless I’m missing something, the Arabs haven’t given anything to the world since Algebra, and, by the way, thanks a hell of a lot for that one. Chew this around and spit it out: Five hundred million Arabs; five Million Jews. Think of all the Arab countries as a football field, and Israel as a pack of matches sitting in the middle of it. And now these same folks swear that if Israel gives them half of that pack of matches, everyone will be pals. Really? Wow, what neat news. Hey, but what about the string of wars to obliterate the tiny country and the constant din of rabid blood oaths to drive very Jew into the sea? Oh, that? We were just kidding. My friend, Kevin Rooney, made a gorgeous point the other day: Just reverse the Numbers. Imagine five hundred million Jews and five million Arabs. I was stunned at the simple brilliance of it. Can anyone picture the Jews strapping belts of razor blades and dynamite to themselves? Of course not. Or marshalling every fibre and force at their disposal for generations to drive a tiny Arab State into the sea? Nonsense. Or dancing for joy at the murder of Innocents? Impossible. Or spreading and believing horrible lies about the Arabs baking their bread with the blood of children? Disgusting. No, as you know, left to themselves in a world of peace, the worst Jews would ever do to people is debate them to death. However, in any big-picture strategy, there’s always a danger of losing moral weight. We’ve already lost some. After September 11th our president told us and the world he was going to root out all terrorists and the countries that supported them. Beautiful. Then the Israelis, after months and months of having the equivalent of an Oklahoma City every week (and then every day) start to do the same thing we did, and we tell them to show restraint." Dennis Miller

WOW that was a really good video. At first I did'nt think I could sit for 3hours and watch it but it was so interesting that I almost wanted them to keep going. Makes you realize how Iraq is really viewed. What a hot mess. But the bottom line is OIL and $$$$$. I wonder if any of those people are invested in dinars or if they see this as a loosing game? God help us get through this cause its not pretty. The good news is everyone agrees Maliki has to go..........................

@ Lutie... Thank you for sharing your story. Your career as a Homemaker had value then and now as I'm sure your well-loved and cared for family contributes positively to society. @ Sentinel... Yes, shared responsibility is the ultimate! Everything in life goes smoother when we accept our strengths... and weaknesses. @ dantach... Yeah, common sense... Lol! (Served with a side of smartass!) @ RVWITHME... Women do love compliments... I think you should try that and let us know how it turns out! @ umbertino... Absolutely! Hats off to those who blazed the trail. My issue with modern feminists is similar to that of race-baiters and union workers... they're in a constant state of contention. No sense of humor, no gratitude or appreciation for the balance conceded by their adversaries and NO end in sight to the battles ahead. "What have you done for me lately?" is no way to live life. Relax feminists... We're there! Enjoy being a woman! @ Jaxinjersey... Right you are! Femininity is but a weapon to a feminist. They either downplay it to be more androgynous or they complain about being objectified. Masculinity is also under attack... young men today aren't encouraged and rewarded for being masculine. The lines are blurring... to the detriment of society. You can burn my "woman card" because I say... It's still a Man's World... Thank goodness... I wouldn't want it any other way! @Djorgie... Well said! It is a personal choice to raise a family and deserves the same respect as any other endeavor. I've been looked down upon by "career women"... often they pretend not to understand that for me, it was a "calling". We all sacrifice in life... my priorities are just different (not better but equal). @ Snowglobe... As it should be! Go Team Snowglobe!

My family is a team...we even have a mottto..."Team (inset last name here)" We all help we all contribute and we all make sure we are taking care of each others needs...day n and day out. Humor is a must. There are women in other parts of the world that do not have this leisure. Their life is planned out for them..sometimes before they are born. And shockingly some Men too, This is something I have a problem with. We have a God given right of choice. God expects us to use this wisely. Day in and Day out, This means to teach out children to do the same...and respect others choices as well. Even if you do not agree, We all will answer for our choices and how we treat each other. Which go very closely..hand in hand a times. For me...it all comes down to respect. To get it you must give it. Men Women or Child. Makes no difference.

Buti and Tbomb you gals are the best. Im amazed at what you bring to this forum. Thank you both so much for all your efforts. You are both very much appreciated.

Well said. The classless will continue being classless. The ignorant will continue displaying their ignorance.

This post will get me in trouble but WTF...why create such a post??? You hate so much that you have nothing better to do than try to stir up more hate???

It's as good as any..............Stay hopeful Im just so tiered of coming to this site 1000 times a day afraid of missing something if I dont. I think Im looking forward more to never reading anything about Iraq ever again than I am about the RV at this point. I need this thing to be over with already..............

Should we BOMB the middle east and turn it into a giant sheet of glass? 1. While America focuses on finding and killing people of terrorist acts, the terrorist indescrimintely kill. 2. Dropping the bomb will end the war in 12 hours which is about the amount of time needed to fly a bomber overthere and drop the bomb. There wont be any backlash because everyone will be dead and no one will be around to remember. 3. Its much more economical than continueing the war for another 4-10 years and it will save 1000′s of American lives…which is something we can all agree on. 4. We get to perform a live test on the new enhancements using emerging technology for the first time in 60+ years. 5. It sends a very strong message to the rest of the world…if you pursue terrorism as a mean to justify political end or if you harbor terrorist…we will turn your whole county into a sheet of glass which we will then collect and sell for revenue to pay for all the expenditures to level your country. 6. Its safe, its fun, it easy…all we gotta do is push the “button”. http://www.aleslombergar.com/forum/should-we-bomb-the-middle-east-and-turn-it-into-a-giant-sheet-of-glass/

KRG Officially Asks US for Military Help: It is ‘Time for Action’ KRG Officially Asks US for Military Help: It is ‘Time for Action’ By HEVIDAR AHMED Falah Mustafa: ‘We told the Americans that this is a war against terror and we could not possibly go to this war all alone.’ ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has officially asked the United States for armed assistance as it steps up the fight against militant jihadists who have declared their own state in conquered territories in Iraq and Syria. Falah Mustafa, the KRG foreign minister (head of foreign relations), said that the US missions in Baghdad and Erbil had taken the Kurdish appeal “seriously” and “promised to intently look into the case.” “We told the US representatives that the time for action has come and that the US should change its Kurdish policy from showing gratitude to showing us direct support,” Mustafa told Rudaw. His comments came as the Kurdish Peshmerga forces, that have been a bulwark against the IS advancing into Iraq’s Kurdish-populated areas, reported receiving advanced heavy weapons and said they were ready to go on the offensive against the jihadis. In Washington, the State Department said the US had joint operations centers in Erbil and Baghdad which were helping the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Kurdish Peshmerga commanders by sharing intelligence information. IS militants launched a massive attack on Kurdish-controlled areas on Sunday morning, capturing the important oil cities of Shengal and Zumar, 50 kilometers from the Syrian-Kurdish border. Heavy losses were reported on both sides. Kurdish military officials say the Peshmarga fighters will urgently need heavy weaponry and ammunition in order to go ahead with an offensive against the jihadists. “We told the Americans that this is a war against terror and we could not possibly go to this war all alone,” Mustafa said. “Christians and the Yezidis must be protected. We do not wish to face this war alone. The international community must act and the US should take its responsibility. We need advanced weapons and ammunition to fight the terrorists,” he added. The KRG defense ministry said scores of heavily armed Peshmarga troops were rushed to the frontlines on Sunday and that many more would follow. “It is a vast area,” said Jabar Yawar, a ministry spokesman. “We need a lot of troops to protect and cover almost 40 kilometers of land.” Yawar said tanks, mortar launchers and armored vehicles have now been stationed in surrounding areas, awaiting an order from the Kurdish president for an attack he described as imminent and all-encompassing. Shengal and Zumar fell to the IS just days after KRG President Massoud Barzani visited the frontlines and promised troops they would have advanced weapons. In a related development, sources told Rudaw that a number of wounded Kurdish Peshmarga fighters ended up in IS captivity, after being handed over by local Arab tribes in the Zumar area. A Kurdish commander, who wished to remain anonymous, told Rudaw that the Arab tribes in the area had turned against the Peshmarga forces after the attacks. “We were advised by the local people here that these tribes were collaborating with the ISIS,” he said. http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/040820144 Iraq’s Oil: A Factor for Unity or Division? Washington DC - Oil has perhaps never posed a threat as big as it does now to the country’s territorial integrity. Iraqi Kurds have threatened to declare independence after Baghdad suspended their 17% share of the country’s national revenue. Baghdad says it maintains the sole authority to manage, sell, and export the country’s oil reserves. Kurdistan rejects this claim outright saying that Iraq’s constitution, which defines Iraq as a federal state, allows them to control oil in their own northern territory. Kurds say they were massacred in the past and their region was economically marginalized by Saddam Hussein and his predecessors because they didn’t have control over their own oil. This will not happen again, they vow. Despite its continued support for Iraq’s territorial integrity, the United States seems to have become more empathetic to Kurdish economic aspirations. “There is no US ban on the transfer or sale of oil originated from any part of Iraq,” said Marie Harf, deputy spokesperson for the State Department repeating words uttered by Assistant Secretary of State Brett McGurck last week. In this episode of Inside America, we examine the dispute Iraqis have over their natural resources how the world, particularly the United States, is reacting to the issue. Key Guests: Joshua Walker, a senior analyst at the Truman Project. Marina Ottaway, a senior scholar at the Wilson Center. http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/040820142 National Coalition threatens to resort to the judiciary to determine the largest bloc 10:42:03 / 08/2014 Khandan - threatened the National Coalition to resort to the Federal Court to determine who is the biggest bloc in the House of Representatives if they insisted State of Law coalition headed by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that the majority bloc. MP said the mass of the citizen (a component of the National Coalition) Salim Shawki told "Anatolia", "The al-Maliki is still clinging to the post of prime minister, and the National Alliance will resort to the Federal Court if it maintains the rule of law that the majority bloc in parliament." He Shawki that "the number of candidates for the National Alliance (for prime minister), three are Khodair al Hadi Ameri and Adel Abdul-Mahdi, "expected to" agree Coalition on the name of these names within a few days. " and pointed to "the existence of pressure Iran on Maliki not to run for prime minister for a new term, especially after the opinion of the religious authority of the need to have the next prime minister to the admissibility of the political blocs ". Infallible and Jaafari discuss the formation of the next government a positive atmosphere 06:46:04 / 08/2014 Khandan - Search President Fuad Masum, with the head of the National Alliance, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, security and political situation in the country. According to a statement from Jaafari's office said the two sides also discussed, complete benefits of the remaining national and of the selection of the Prime Minister, and the formation of the next government, the atmosphere positive and constructive-like ambience selection House Speaker and his deputies, and the President of the Republic, taking into account the constitutional timings. statement said that the President and the National Alliance discussed ways to overcome the obstacles that hinder the progress of the political process in Iraq. Jubouri refuses to postpone Tuesday's session and the prime minister will decide which 04/08/2014 twelve twenty-one PM Follow-up: MP for the Union of Forces national Khaled Mafraji, Monday, for that House Speaker Salim al-informed leaders of the coalition that Tuesday's session would be postponed whatever the problems on the nomination of the presidential candidate of the next government, stressing that the meeting will determine the biggest bloc through. said Mafraji in interview / Iraq Press / that "tomorrow's meeting will be the session is very important, on its agenda points need to be discussed and to be resolved, " adding that "we have received signals by the National Coalition and the Reform Movement, according to the declaration of the National Alliance, he was the largest parliamentary bloc during Tuesday's hearing" . added Mafraji "inform us officially by the President of the House of Representatives that the meeting would be held on schedule or postponed, and will discuss which naming the biggest bloc in the next session and nominate its candidate for the presidency of the next government." Controversy still exists between the political parties to determine the biggest bloc in parliament, according to the provisions of the Constitution , while insisting State of Law coalition led by Prime Minister, outgoing, Nuri al-Maliki, that it is the largest bloc in parliament as stipulated by the Constitution and the National Alliance did not register himself as the biggest bloc in the first or second session of the Parliament. http://www.almadarnews.info/index.ph...rticle&id=584 Iraqi Sunni parliamentarian: We will not give up on prosecuting Al-Maliki Monday, 04 August 2014 10:32 Khaled Al-MafrajiKhaled Al-Mafraji Iraqi Member of Parliament Khaled Al-Mafraji, leader of the Coalition of National Forces MP a delegation that groups mainly Sunni leaders, reportedly said in a statement: "The attempt by some political parties to negotiate with outgoing Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki and give him guarantees that he will not be prosecuted as long as he does not run for a third term, is unacceptable and will not be accepted." Al-Mafraji told the Anadolu news agency that "there is no text or article in the Iraqi constitution that allows for guarantees to be given to Al-Maliki or any person who has complaints and lawsuits against them once they leave office." He added: "It's up to the Iraqi people. After this calamity and suffering and displacement, the situation is very difficult today, more than one-third of Iraq is suffering in tragic situations and they give him what he wants." The leader of the Coalition of National Forces continued: "This is very difficult and should be discussed not only by us, but by the National Alliance because the issue opposes the provisions and articles of the constitution." Al-Mafraji said: "It is up to the political leaders to discuss the matter in the first instance to find a way to satisfy the Iraqi people who will not allow their rights to be given up." Saudi opposes Maliki's third term in Iraq Monday, 04 August 2014 15:28 Saud Al-Faisal The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is said to have sent a strongly worded letter to the United States categorically refusing the return of Iraq's former Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki for a third term. According a source, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal sent the letter to his US counterpart John Kerry during their last meeting in Paris to discuss the Iraqi issue. The meeting was attended by UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed and his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh. In the letter, Prince Al-Faisal told Kerry that Saudi Arabia categorically refuses the ​​ survival of or the return of Al-Maliki's rule in Iraq. Al-Faisal told Kerry that Washington should not even consider such an option, stressing that the official Arab regimes around Iraq will not cooperate with Al-Maliki and will not welcome his presence and pointed out that his country will reject any US pressure in this regard. According to the source, the Saudi minister was the only person to speak during the meeting while his companions the foreign ministers of the UAE and Jordan did not remark on the issue. National Alliance Hakim coalition: the National Alliance will hold a meeting this evening to choose a replacement for the owners Author: BS, MK Editor: BS fifty-eight past one p.m. 08/04/2014 Number of readings: 689 Long-Presse / Baghdad Detection coalition citizen led by Ammar al-Hakim, on Monday, for a meeting "important" for the National Alliance, on Thursday evening, to choose a candidate for prime minister instead of Prime Minister outgoing Nuri al-Maliki, and while noting the presence of seven candidates for the position, four of them from a coalition of state law, He asserted that the results of the meeting will be binding on all his limbs. A spokesman for the coalition of citizen eloquent Abu tirelessly in an interview (range Press), "The National Alliance will hold a meeting this evening, during which it would trade on the selection of a candidate for the post of Prime Minister alternative to Prime Minister outgoing Nuri al-Maliki," noting that"the names put forward of a coalition of state law is Hadi al-Ameri and Hussain al-Shahristani and Khodair al Khozai ( current Vice President and Maliki supporter) and Tarek Najm, "while the names put forward for the National Alliance is Ahmed Chalabi and Adel Abdul Mahdi and Ibrahim al-Jaafari." He added that Abu tirelessly political forces in the coalition of state law, including the Dawa Party, convinced of the necessity of change, pointing out that "al-Maliki did not concede the nomination to now, but the chances are few. He said a spokesman for the coalition of citizen that "the outcome of today's meeting will be binding for all,especially since all the blocks in the National Alliance present at the meeting," noting that the selection mechanism will be through consensus has been resorting to a vote if consensus can not be selected. " The Kiedian in coalition Hakim, confirmed the first on Saturday, that "rigidity" head of a coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki, to run for prime minister, last resolve the National Alliance candidate for prime minister, because the majority of the blocks that fall in alliance "totally rejects" due to lack of enjoyment of admissibility of the Interior and the National , and showed that the negotiations continue to resolve the issue as "frameworks quiet" in order to ensure the withdrawal of his candidacy and offer an alternative to him,in response to the directives of the religious authority, while revealed the Liberal bloc that al-Maliki looking for "assurances to non-accountable legally on what happened during the previous period" compared to withdraw his candidacy for prime minister , and part of that is giving him "an official website no matter what." The President of the House of Representatives, Salim al, decided in (the 24 of July 2014), lifting the fourth session of the parliamentary session, the fourth, the fifth of August now, after the vote on the candidate of the Kurdistan Alliance, Fuad Masum, as president of the Republic of Iraq. As decided by the House of Representatives, last week, the formation of committees, one is concerned with the adoption of a temporary budget, and oversees other relief to the displaced after a wave of displacement experienced by the country recently. And wait for the Council and one of the thorny issues, required of the largest parliamentary bloc, in preparation for the President of the Republic entrust its candidate to form the next government, which is still an ongoing debate on the subject, between the National Alliance, the coalition of state law. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http://aliraqnews.com/&prev=/search?q%3Daliraqnews.com%26biw%3D1600%26bih%3D782 http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/040820142 http://www.xendan.org/arabic/drejaA.aspx?Jmara=882&Jor=2 http://www.xendan.org/arabic/drejaA.aspx?Jmara=884&Jor=2 http://www.almadarnews.info/index.ph...rticle&id=584 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/13212-iraqi-sunni-parliamentarian-we-will-not-give-up-on-prosecuting-al-maliki https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/13230-saudi-opposes-malikis-third-term-in-iraq http://www.almadapress.com/ar/news/34812/%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85__%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%8B_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85_%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%8A

http://www.jerusalemonline.com/news/politics-and-military/military/idf-kills-senior-in-islamic-jihad-6966 IDF Kills Senior in the Islamic Jihad In a joint effort between the IDF and the Israel Security Agency (Shabak), Danian Manzoor, a senior in the Islamic Jihad and the man responsible for aiming the rockets towards Israel, was killed. Manzoor was in charge of the intelligence in the organization and was killed by Israeli fire. Two additional terror tunnels were also revealed tonight.Aug 04, 2014, 08:30AM | Ayelet Izraeli Senior in Hamas was killed, Archive Photo: Reuters / Channel 2 News In a joint effort between the IDF and Shabak, tonight (Monday) a senior in the Islamic Jihad was killed. The senior, Danian Manzoor, was in charge of the organization's intelligence and was responsible, in the current round of fighting, for aiming the rockets towards Israel. Manzoor was killed in the joint operation tonight in Gaza. Meanwhile, the Palestinians report that 10 people died as a result of the IDF's activity in the Strip. IDF spokesman states that during the last day about 100 terror targets were attacked. At the same time, during the night, two additional tunnels were located in Gaza, both tunnels were destroyed by the ground forces. In addition, the IDF is still looking into the report that an UNRWA school was hit has a result of Israeli attacks. A senior military source claims that it's possible that the school was hit as a result of an attack of three terrorists near the building, however, it hasn't been proven so far that there is a connection between the school being hit and attacking the terrorists.

I dedicate this song to you, chess...

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I love a man who knows how to treat a woman right!!!!!

My attributes go much further than a DD. That being said, bring ME a cold beer. I hate it when men see that and nothing else. I applaud men who can look above ( literally ) the attributes on my itty-bitty chest and see that I am worth something.

You got it Shabbs.

Well that depends. What does it make me? I run my own house. I do all the things a man and women do. I do more than most men on my street. I cut the grass, I cook pretty good meals, I'm a bit of a techie computer geek, I do laundry, I do landscaping, I repair my decks and fence and I hang out in the lumber area in home depot occasionally. I'm learning to do electrical. I just bought my first Dewalt drill/driver on sale a Lowes (made in the USA by the way) and whole bunch of drill and screw driver thingy's yesterday and I'm learning to use it. I look fabulous in a dress and heels..!!! Is that feminism or just a really smart girl? Do I get to keep my women card?

Sistani respond to the letter of invitation: Due to the current conditions we see replace your candidate for prime minister Reference Ali al-Sistani Author: Editor: hl Reporter: Number of readings: 31 08/04/2014 13:06 Tomorrow's Press / Baghdad: Re religious authority Ali al-Sistani, on Monday, the message on the Dawa Party candidate for prime minister, saying, "Given the current conditions, see your candidate to replace the prime minister." A source familiar with the "Tomorrow's Press," "The religious authority Ali al-Sistani replied to a letter sent to him about the Dawa Party candidate for prime minister," noting that the text of the message included Sistani "Given the current conditions, see your candidate to replace the prime minister." The source, who requested anonymity, that "the State of Law coalition decided to hold a meeting this afternoon to vote on a candidate to be presented to the House of Representatives at its meeting scheduled for tomorrow," noting that "Badr independent and refuse to vote in favor of al-Maliki." The Member of Parliament for the State of Law Coalition MP Abdul Salam al-Maliki said earlier on Monday that his coalition is still holding the person of Nuri al-Maliki as the sole candidate for the post of prime minister within the constitutional requirements and the election, noting that the National Alliance failed to agree on a single candidate, which makes the state law and is the closest candidate Maliki to form the next government.

I think it's a personal choice for every woman on how they want to live their life and whether they choose to be a stay at home mom/housewife or to go out into the workforce. I don't consider this "feminism" however. It is what fits for you and your situation. I do feel that it is a better choice to stay at home with your children when they are young so that they receive the nurturing and attention they need at that time... or if Mom wants to work and Dad wants to stay home and that fits for them then great. Just as long as they work together... and just because someone chooses to stay at home and take care of the children and home does not make them lazy which IMO has been perpetrated and pushed by this movement... This is a full time job and it requires a lot of work and they should be just as respected if not more for it than someone who has a job/career. Nothing is really "equal" in this world and I think that the feminism movement started out with the idea that women wanted to be perceived as equals to men as well as having the same political/religious rights and being treated as such... I mean things like women not being allowed to vote and being expected to play only a single role in this world and being looked at as being of lesser value than a man in this world was not a good thing at all, however, those things changed and I would say that the movement may have pushed it along but, I think it would have happened anyway. Here in the U.S. it seems that now if a woman doesn't have a career and isn't bringing in tons of loot then that makes her less attractive or somehow not what society thinks she should be so, in a way I think for women overall "feminism" has it's pros and cons. No matter what anyone believes or what stance they take on this subject it is a personal choice and although women have progressed they still aren't equal, just as no man is either and none of us (whatever our gender may be) should have to compete or change to fit someone else's idea of what we should be.

$7,400 per month. Are you adding some of these numbers being multiplied by someone taking in say 3-4 illegals for 3-7 years. Can you say upwards of 1/2 million dollars tax free. This is just for one sponsor. Figure 30,000 go to 7,500 sponsors , that's 4 per sponsor. Now those 7,500 sponsors each get close to 1/2 million dollars each per 5 year period. So our tax dollars in the tune of about 3.75 billion dollars every 5 years goes to support illegals. Ok let's just say 75 million dollars a year. O my and to think we have US citizens and Veterans starving and homeless. Just a little food for thought and not to stir the proverbial pot. My numbers could be off just a tad but I can see the picture and it's not pretty.

CBI Introduced New Program to Adopt International Banking Standards 8 hours ago by Iraq123 News Comments Off Iraqi Dinar 123 News:- CBI is radical steps to improve banking system of Iraq so that it may satisfy its local and international customers. The aim is to adopt international standards in banking sector of Iraq. According to new banking strategy, central bank of Iraq allowed foreign banks to open as many branches as they can in the different major cities of Iraq. Before this foreign banks were allowed a limited access for their business expansion programs. Iraq is known with the hard rules in the international market for foreign investments. Looking this, the chairman of the board along with the governor of central bank of Iraq decided to soften the rules and regulation for foreign investors to invest in the country. This may help the economy of Iraq in the present situation when hundreds of foreign investors are withdrawing their investments from country. The central bank of Iraq is fully confident that it will enhance the banking activities in the country and it will also attract some foreign banks to open new branches in the country. We cannot say that how well this strategy will be because the things have been changed a lot in the country due to the security situation of Iraq.

Association of private banks are working to stabilize the exchange rate 5/8/2014 0:00 The presence of the oldest member of parliament's first meeting BAGHDAD - Hussein al-Tamimi Tgb elected a new administrative board of the Association of private banks in Iraq, as its chairman and Naúbaleris and Financial Secretary and was selected unanimously to be the Bank of Assyria president and Union Bank of Iraq Deputy and Investment Bank of honest financially. came during a meeting The first body, which was attended by the oldest member of parliament d. Mehdi al-Hafez, who initiated the meeting speech in which he stressed that Iraq is looking forward to the banking system developed to contribute to nation-building, stressing the need to adopt a strategy of clear-cut in the banking reform. said: that the new phase in light of the success of elections and the election of a speaker and another for the government but require incorporation to build a state of institutions based on the spirit of the Constitution and included payment of the private sector because the play its required and especially the banking sector to its importance in supporting sustainable development programs, calling the executive bodies concerned of the need to support trends banks aimed. He recalled the calls made ​​by institutions global monetary and of the IMF and World Bank need to give the private banking sector a boost to the leadership of the economic file towards the transition to a market economy which is guaranteed by the Constitution. was chairman of the Bank of the UNESCO has blessed this review chaired the first meeting of the Association promised gesture of good and reflects the keenness of the administrative board of the Association of the coordinate positions towards strengthening the role of the banking sector. revealed Wadih Handal after chaired the meeting later that a program promising and ambitious undertaken by the Association on the road to access the reputation of the banks to the level of global and build bridges of trust and cooperation with parliamentary committees and the executive for the success of its program, pointing to the willingness of banks to support and promote policy Cash carried out by the Central Bank of Iraq, especially in the field of maintaining the stability of the currency rates. then addressed the meeting paragraphs of his program, which included several paragraphs aimed at developing the performance of the Association and its employees, as has been set deadlines for the preparation of action plans which promised.

So says a Moscow insider dismissing the $50bn Yukos Oil fine... ONE HUNDRED years ago a feisty little Bosnian Serb, Gavrilo Princip, shot and killed the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand, and his wife Sophie in the city of Sarajevo, writes Greg Canavan in The Daily Reckoning Australia. It was the "shot that rang out across the world". A month later, the world was at war. While historians have subsequently shown that the war was a long time coming – the result of rising imperialism of the great powers and the faltering old Austro Hungarian and Ottoman Empires – no one saw it at the time. Take this contemporary account from Austrian novelist and playwright, Stefan Zweig, recounted in his memoir, The World of Yesterday. In the days following the assassination, Zweig was holidaying in the Belgian seaside resort of Le Coq... "The happy vacationists lay under their coloured tents on the beach or went in bathing, children were flying kites, and the young people were dancing in front of the cafes on the digue (a bank or dike). All nationalities were peaceably assembled together, and one heard a good deal of German in particular...The only disturbance came from the newsboy who, to stimulate business, shouted the threatening captions in the Parisian papers: L'Autriche provoque la Russie, L'Allemange prepare la mobilisation. "We could see the faces of those who bought copies grow gloomy, but only for a few minutes. After all, we had been familiar with these diplomatic conflicts for years; they were always happily settled at the last minute, before things grew too serious. Why not this time as well? A half hour later, one saw the same people splashing about in the water, the kites soared aloft, the gulls fluttered about and the sun laughed warm and clear over the peaceful land." Within a few days, Belgian soldiers arrived on the beach, with machine guns and dogs pulling carts. Then Austria declared war on Serbia. The resort town become deserted. Zweig quickly booked a train back to Austria. Early in the journey, the train stopped in the middle of an open field. It was dark, but Zweig saw freight trains – open cars covered with tarpaulins – heading in the opposite direction. They were full of German artillery heading for Belgium. The war was underway. What's the point of recounting this story? Well, there's the regional conflict in Ukraine that's heating up. But the main point is that no one knows what the future holds. In early 1914, the (Western) world had experienced a long period of economic expansion and freedom. Zweig travelled freely around the world without needing a passport or 'papers'. Capital and labour mobility were high. There was virtually no income tax (nor was there a welfare state), the Federal Reserve had only just come into existence, and government involvement in all areas of life was minimal. But that all changed with the Great War. It led to the rise of larger governments, the welfare state, and the unions. It led to greater state control of financial markets and it led to systematic inflation. The world changed massively in 1914, and no one at the time would have picked the direction it was heading. Even after the war started, the general consensus was that it would be over by Christmas. As it turned out, it endured nearly to Christmas 1918. These days, people seem pretty certain that the Fed has things under control. That interest rates will stay low for many, many years, stocks won't have a meaningful decline. They seem confident in China's ability to manage an historic credit boom, and confident that Australia's 25 year property bull market will keep on giving. That could well be true. No one knows. But history tells you that things change...often dramatically. It tells you that bear markets follow bull markets...that cheap prices follow expensive prices. That you can't see the catalyst doesn't mean it won't happen. And just because governments and central banks around the world are trying desperately to levitate markets, doesn't mean they will succeed. And who would've thought that 100 years after the peak of the British Empire, the Commonwealth Games would still be going, or more unbelievably, that people still care? Seriously, what a strange little tournament it is. Getting back to the 1914/2014 parallels (which may be a little closer than you think), last week the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague awarded former shareholders in Yukos Oil US$50 billion in damages for having their assets taken from them by the Russian state. Will Russia pay? It's unlikely. They'll just see this as a Western attempt to apply further economic sanctions over the standoff in Ukraine. As the Financial Times reported: "But if Russian state businesses find themselves hit both by western sanctions and attempts to seize assets by Yukos shareholders, relations between the Kremlin and the West could sour further. "One person close to Mr Putin said the Yukos ruling was insignificant in light of the bigger geopolitical stand-off over Ukraine. 'There is a war coming in Europe,' he said. 'Do you really think this matters?'..." Maybe that's just a bluff. But economic sanctions are often a path to war. Russia is an energy powerhouse and can inflict great damage on Europe if it wants to. The repercussions for investors are obvious. It all comes down to confidence. When confidence (the belief that, y'know, everything will be fine) evaporates, so does liquidity. And it can go very quickly. In 1914, the two largest exchanges in the world – the London and New York Stock Exchanges – closed for the first time in their history on July 31 to stop capital flight. New York remained closed for four months, London five months. At the time, no one thought such an occurrence possible. That's the problem. People, even experts, lack imagination during important historical turning points. Following the global financial crisis, the Queen asked a bunch of experts how no one saw this crisis coming. The response was along the lines of, 'It was a failure of imagination.' Hubris and overconfidence often inhibit the imagination. And if you look around markets and investors today, well, hubris and overconfidence are leaking out all over the place.

TY BUTI FOR REMINDING ME OF THIS POST http://www.alsabaah.iq/ArticleShow.aspx?ID=75160 A new work program for the banking sector to adopt international standards 3/8/2014 0:00 Efforts to strengthen international confidence in banks Iraqi BAGHDAD - morning The chairman Ashur International Bank to modify the rules of procedure of the Association of private banks in Iraq reflects the passion and vision for the banks in need of dealing with transitions global banking according to the contexts in place in developed countries. said Chairman of the Board and Wadih Handal in statement the "morning" on the sidelines of the extraordinary meeting of the general assembly of the Association and enhance its ability to meet the challenges in building a strong economy and modern contributes to the achievement of sustainable development and enhances global confidence in the credibility of the Iraqi banking sector private. Handal noted that the new rules of procedure allows for the Association of opportunities opening up more the banking institution central of the Central Bank of Iraq and the strengthening of the relationship with them so as to ensure monetary policy successful distance market money lapses and mistakes and protect the banks from slipping in the maze of mistakes. , and expressed his confidence that the new administrative board, which was elected for the General Assembly meeting of the Association and in the light of the amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Association will their duties and the dictates of the next phase of the functions and duties is the responsibility of the banking sector, implementation, according to the program of the new government expected formed to unify the goal and vision. , and expressed his thanks to the departments of banks that have adopted the practice of transparency, which took place at the General Assembly meeting stressing the desire of the Iraqi banks to adhere to international standards of banking challenge of money laundering and other malpractices, calling on private banks to circumvent the new administrative board for its support and enable them to achieve the goals and interests of the banks. was the General Authority for Banks Association has held an extraordinary meeting was the modified rules of procedure of the Association, and elected administrative body of the Association resulted in the victory 11 banks in the membership of the body and 9 banks Genuine banks reserves. , and he had said the election was characterized by interventions and inquiries directors authorized representatives of the banks involved and those who put their mark in the new rules of procedure in accordance with the interests of their banks and service economy of the country in the presence of a retired judge, Saleh al-Jubouri and Advocate Legal Association Mohammed Kadoorie and Advocate Legal Department organizations in his personal capacity, Basil al-Moussawi. NOWHERE IN THIS ARTICLE DOES IT STATE "soften the rules and regulation for foreign investors to invest in the country" LINK TO THE HOPEIUM ARTICLE HERE: http://www.iraqidinar123.com/cbi-introduced-new-program-adopt-international-banking-standards/ THIS ARTICLE WAS RE WRITTEN BASED ON THE ABOVE ARTICLE I POSTED, AND TO MY MIND, RADICALLY CHANGED TO PUMP DINAR. THANK YOU NADITA - YOUR INTENTIONS ARE SWEET, TRUE AND GOOD - I'M NOT POINTING ANY ANTAGONISM AT YOU..HUGS.

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Great Job T-Bomb!!! I like your format! Excellent Job!! More positive news!! Go RV or RI Soon!!!

gregp, This very well could be good! One, it may be a stance that there is no need to be corrupt as we will take care of our own and courruption will not be tolerated. Two at 25 Million this is nothing to sneeze at, and after the RV, it will most definitely demand that the MP's act accordinigly. Three, nothing in this new parliment suggests that they are doing business as usual. Therefore, I am withholding judgement unitl I see more than this before I call them out. Blessings,

" THE GREATEST DANGER FOR MOST OF US IS NOT THAT OUR AIM IS TOO HIGH AND WE MISS IT, BUT THAT IT IS TOO LOW AND WE REACH IT " MICHELANGELO

How do these people call Islam a religion of peace? How is it that humanity can now be so blinded to the truth. How do you openly dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?

There is no stronger attraction for a man... than the allure of FEMININITY. It is nature at work... nature at its best. Equal rights and equal opportunity aside, being man-made and societal driven (unfortunately, not in all cultures)... are, of course, respectfully noble and essential doctrine to human evolution... and personal enlightenment... YET, without the underlying, natural, inherent forces of nature supporting them... the NATURAL roles of "evolving" and human propagation will fall victim to a weakened blending of the sexes. I'm all for Feminism in the role of advancement within civilized society... but it takes a back seat if it interferes and convolutes the allure, the desire, the productivity of human nature... Women need men to be men... and Men need women to be women. Simple.

THANKS THERE TIME IS COMING TO A END

If I say to the feminist woman that she has a really beautiful set of "attributes", should I be expecting her to hold those against me? One could only hope for equality to prevail.... Right?

Thanks Buti that info is very important! ARE Y'ALL READY ..IT'S A SHIA MARATHON...HERE'S THE NEXT ONE... IRAN P - 5 + 1 NOPE, I'M NOT JOKING..WISH I WERE.. http://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/iran-status-of-the-p-51-07-29-14

He's negotiating from a desperate position. He's admitting the PM job is gone for him. I'm not clear on the significance of ; "keeping the staff of the Council of Ministers" and "The Secretariat of the Council of Ministers" ........... Anyone know ? The request for 2500 guys for protection is a clear sign he is one nervous piece of Sh****e

EVIL AGES YOU!!................................. ......and, makes you ugly........................

"WE WANT AS MUCH OIL AS WE CAN GET, FROM IRAQ, INTO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" AT ABOUT MINUTE 1 HOUR 6 MINUTES" "15000 ISIL MEMBERS ARE REPORTED TO BE IN IRAQ" IF THAT'S THE CASE, WTF CAN'T WE TAKE CARE OF THEM - SERIOUSLY, THE PESHMERGA ALONE HAS A MINIMUM OF 150K TROOPS!! THIS VIDEO PROVIDES AN INSIDE LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON IN IRAQ, KURDISTAN, MONIES CHANGING HANDS, THE US' INTENTION TO HELP IRAQ'S OIL "GET TO THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE".

It took me 30 years to save to take my wife..... don't enjoy this at all.

Before EID. Sounds like they know something we don't know. This could be good!

Note to Dr. Roberts: please meet with your Congressman and Senator and help them write legislation that will make it legal for the Mexican and Canadian governments to take whatever unilateral action they deem necessary anytime they feel the U.S. is doing something that meets the disapproval of these two nations. Oh, and that can (and should include) giving those two nations the right to pirate millions of international dollars given for the purpose of rebuilding infrastructure (like schools and hospitals and roads) and using it to manufacture missiles and build a concrete underground of bunkers for the express purpose of attacking the U.S. however and whenever they choose. And let's make certain that we scoff at (and subsequently ignore) when Canadians and Mexicans publicly shout often that the U.S. has no right to exist and that the ultimate goal of both was to kill all Americans and wipe the U.S.A. off the map. Then when Canada and Mexico decide to lob thousands of those internationally funded missiles at the U.S. make certain we turn the other cheek. After all, they have that right. How ignorant!!!!!! Of course that will never happen. But what continues to happen is Political Leftists shouting that Israel is evil and must be stopped when it protects its citizens. They cry out against Israel when civilians are killed by bombs and missiles in Gaza. What SHOULD happen is a cry for terrorism to stop at every level in the Middle East. Hamas IS a terrorist organization whose very existence is to propagate terrorism throughout the Middle East and while doing so, destroy Israel. If there is ever going to be peach in the Region, one thing must happen first: terrorist attacks of all kind by all people, fighting across borders, indiscriminate killing of soldiers AND civilians, MUST stop. How can anyone trust anyone else who says they want peace when they ignore cease fire after cease fire to kill? As I see it Israel now has only two choices: 1) to fight to preserve their nation and citizens, or 2) Give up and hand over all Israeli people to Hamas for slaughter and the destruction of the nation. That would be the only two choices for Americans if the same happened in this Hemisphere. Who has the right to demand Israel do anything else?

Ooops! I neglected to mention, this was from another site. It is not my nephew. I don't want you guys to think I'm some kind of a kook!! I'm posting some other kook's post. B/A

I tried it once but didn't swallow it quick enough ,had a stiff neck for weeks

"Illegals" opening checking accounts doesn't seem very bright. GO RV, and NO BV

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She is bright enough to have been elected mayor of her town twice, governor of Alaska, and chosen as the VP candidate in 2008. On what do you base your knowledge of her intelligence - left wing garbage from liberals or perhaps the Tina Fey skits. You really should get to know someone before you JUDGE their intelligence. In my meetings and conversations with her she was very knowledgeable of our country, our constitution and our plight. So why don't you go meet her personally and then decide.