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DinarGirl, If you feel this way after having just bought in, just imagine how you would be feeling if you'd been in this insanity for years !!!!!! But, it all falls into perspective once you realise that the only bargaining chip Maliki has is the RV, and once it's gone it's gone. Now, combine that with the Arabic mind-set, the fact that for the last year he's been battling to keep his miserable skin, and Mam, you've solved the problem .... IMO - of course !!!

OK - my apologies - on a second reading my understanding of what was being said was incorrect .... But where does that leave those that are claiming that the $5.21 appears in the Budget ???

I'm not arguing with the above explanation - but where does a 14% price rise of oil fit anywhere into these figures ?????

Unfortunately this is an old note from 1981-83 See the relevant link on this page http://www.banknoteworld.com/countries/iraq.html

If it was intended to be 1US$ - 0.305 IQD we have an RV to $3.28 .... That sounds much more realistic to me ....

Heart4RV, This is a brilliant find !!!!!! Total verification of the GET CC last night, and something which will wipe out the knockers completely. Much more happening than the little thinkers can accommodate ....

Zantac, How about http://en.io.gov.mo/Links/record/97.aspx RAL Sorry Zantac - False alarm .... Google lists it as the official Iraqi Gov. Gazette, but I could not make any sense out of it at all ?????

Very original - very clever ... Thank you!!

That's a shame Qman. I found your delights being experienced with the Fat Lady were some compensations to the sheer agony I was being treated to. So now I'm suffering alone ....

CBI . com is a business website. CBI . iq and CBI . org are the websites of the Central Bank of Iraq. BOTH are down, supposedly due to bandwidth issues - as they were last week. I am from this industry and am prepared to suggest that there is ZERO chance that this declared cause is the problem. I am however very excited. because it's a great indicator to me that an RV is possibly very close.

Jack, Sincere best wishes to both yourself and your husband. Thank you for this information, and may we very sincerely wish you a better 2011 than you've had in 2010.

keepm, Agreed, but do you really believe that stability could ever be achieved with a currency at 1170 to the US$ ???

I hope it isn't just wishful thinking, but if they were going to LOP three zeros off their current 25,000 IQD note can someone explain to me why they would introduce a 100,000 IQD note???? This would immediately make the effective value of their notes jump from 25 IQD to 100,000 ???? I know this is Iraq, but seriously ....

Qman, There are times in life when one just has to admit that you/re beaten ... The key is to adapt and find joy in what you still have. RAL

Sincere thanks Foundit. RAL