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This means no more corruption in the daily auctions. The mafia is out of the CBI Go CBI Go new monetary policy Go RV Go 2017

Here is the April 4, 2017 statement from Abadi: The, "" 2 month deadline " of Ch7 release from Abadi" being announced makes for on or about June 4, 2017 deadline. Looks like that may have been a "back wall date" but, hey, this is Iraq! However, with President Trump visiting Iraq before Ramadan, there may be whole another Chapter VII release date a week or two before June 4, 2017. The article may also have been released for publication days or weeks after Abadi made this statement, too. Things seem to be lining up for the full Chapter 7 release before Ramadan with the recent announcement that West Mosul will be ISIS control free before Ramadan. Lookin' Good! Go Moola Nova!

Council of Ministers withdraws 3 laws related to oil and gas from Parliament Council of Ministers withdraws 3 laws related to oil and gas from Parliament 11-05-2017 07:14 PM The Euphrates - The parliamentary oil and gas committee revealed the withdrawal of the Council of Ministers laws related to oil from the House of Representatives. The committee member Gamalawi said in a press statement that the Council of Ministers withdrew draft draft laws on oil sent by the previous government to the House of Representatives, pointing out that the laws withdrawn by the government is the draft law of oil and gas and the draft law of the National Oil Company and the draft law of the National Gas Company. He added that the oil and gas committee in the House of Representatives is waiting for the government to send draft laws for the purpose of study and discussion in preparation for voting one by one to resolve differences and problems related to oil between the federal government and the provinces and the Kurdistan region. He pointed out that the vote on the oil and gas law without voting, And the national gas, indicating that the vote on the laws of the two companies will contribute effectively to resolve the differences and problems that were disrupting the vote on the law of oil and gas.

10YL, I'm hoping the Big Announcement will come from PM Abadi before 15 May. GO Liberation Of Mosul GO HCL GO RV / RI

I fail to understand why so many people feel they must cherrybomb Luigi for bringing what he brings. Someone help me, cause I can see that Luigi is only bringing what he does for the same reason that everyone here post. It's his nich. And he ALWAYS CALLS IT RUMOR. So what more do you all want. In my view one has to be a complete moron to neg Luigi for what he is doing. It's been a while since I saw a ruby, so go ahead do ya'lls best.

International Development Bank gets a membership license for the company MasterCard Global Economy News _ Baghdad: Established the International Development Bank on Thursday signed a contract granting basic membership license to the company MasterCard Worldwide, in the Baghdad ceremony. Said Chairman of the Development Bank management Ziad Khalaf in his speech during the signing ceremony attended by "Economy News," We look forward through this partnership with international institutions, the advancement of the reality of the Iraqi banking and the introduction of the latest banking electronics and provide the best services to our customers in accordance with the mechanisms and standards that set by the Central Bank of Iraq. He added that the bank received the e-card license in 2016 according to the requirements of the Central Bank, adding that our bank is ready to cooperate with banks to serve the banking technology revolution and create new services for introducing them into the work of the banking system. Ziad noted that the Development Bank was able to acquire a significant share of the total domestic trade and banking market through the presence of a wide branch network of 13 branches and covers most of the major provinces in Iraq, including the Kurdistan region. For his part, General Manager of MasterCard in the Middle East, Mohammed Basil Hill, spoke about the advantages of the card where is considered your key to the world and provide the balance of a ceiling of credit is high and strongly Anfakih exceptional and provide the best services and international and domestic discounts for users of MasterCard card, adding that the customer after receiving the card can take advantage of them in his works daily from travel bookings and offers shopping and entertainment around the world as well as provide special features for the business of hotel reservations, tourist and discounts for purchases and offers exclusive travel to luxury resorts around the world. Meanwhile, Executive Director of the Association of Private Banks Ali Tariq, stressed that the private banks access and use of modern banking technologies and introducing them into the banking business, noting that the move is a great banker achievement for the development of the banking business and the introduction of modern technology to serve customers. He noted that the Central Bank of Iraq and the Association of Private banks are keen to encourage banks to use modern technology to keep pace with progress in other foreign banks. Views 24 Date Added 11/05/2017 - 18:25 Last updated 11/05/2017 - 19:20 No. Content 7500

The only reason to cancel a demonstration is because the demands from SADR political party were met. Go justice Go purchasing power Go 2017

Heyyyy Wednesday! And DinarVets! I hope you fine people are doing great today. I was out on my morning run early today, contemplating "The Rate". You know, one of the few questions I try really hard not to answer? I always play "devils advocate" with myself, and I mean hard ball style. Worst case scenario, best case, sideways case... what are the other angles, where else could this go? As the recent news headlines rolled through my head, while I jogged along the trail, wiping a bead of sweat (or two) off my forehead, and then this one particular article came across my mental ticker-tape: (courtesy @DinarThug in the VIP section ) and I snorted with laughter: https://goo.gl/9LZKT8 Let me give you the summary... But before I get going, I just checked the current price and "HOLY S$%#"! just flew out of my mouth (I really try not to curse!)... But when I wrote the following a couple days ago, the price of BTC was $1600... Imagine my surprise this morning, when I checked on BTC (bitcoin): Bitcoin is currently at price: $1795 And suddenly I had to slow my jog to a walk, because the comparison between bitcoin and dinar is crazy-similar. (Don't worry, we will tie this to Dinar in just a minute!) Take a look at this bitcoin chart, which will show you how the last year has went (about $480 up to $1800): And since inception, where it was about $0.08: THAT, my friends, is incredible, isn't it? In fact, it's a 1,999,900% Increase... and the lopsters here say people are foolish to think we could see a mere 1000% increase. Let me give you a small hint about where I think we are with the Dinar: If anyone wants to, you can scour the internet archives and find plenty of people who said "no way, Bitcoin is another flop waiting to happen! You'd be FOOLISH to put your money in bitcoin!!"... and also a number of people who believed in the chances, and said so. Basically, "lopsters and not-lopsters", of the Bitcoin world. Now... before anyone tries to "Ah-HA! Gotcha, Adam!" - I'm well aware that Bitcoin and IQD are not the same. You can't tell me what the M1 and M2 or hyperfulctuation equalizer quotient is for Bitcoin, and most of the rest of your arguments are equally invalid. My point is simply this... they said "it will never happen", "it's impossible", and so on... yet here we are, with Bitcoin at $1800, almost over a 2 MILLION PERCENT increase. Fun fact.... quote: Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bitcoin Is this that hard to understand? I don't think so! The same thing goes for the Dinar, in my opinion - there is valid reason for it to be traded at a higher value, and it will get there. It didn't happen overnight. And the IQD certainly hasn't happened any quicker. But just like the Dinar, Bitcoin had it's own hurdles to jump. People had to have confidence in it, or at least think other people did, before they would start pulling out their cold hard cash and investing in it... ... and now we have a snowball effect. The more people believe in Bitcoin, the more real it gets. (Clap your hands, anyone? This is real life Peter Pan stuff!) The Dinar is the SAME. The CBI can announce a new rate tomorrow, and the financial markets are all going to look at each other and wait to see what the other does. As soon as one player accepts it, then another, then another... pretty quickly, the entire world is on board, and all the lopsters in the world can't "nay-say" the fact that I can take 1 Bitcoin out of my wallet and trade it for $1600 $1800USD... nor will they be able to naysay us out of trading one IQD for whatever the price is at that time. Sorry, I got a little long in the tooth there! What I'm trying to convey here is my renewed conviction that an RV rate of .10 STILL makes sense to me. I explained it in greater detail in the Cash In Guide (Cash In Guide - Iraqi Dinar - v1.6.pdf), but the people who run the CBI aren't stupid. They surely know that when they change the rate, they are starting a snowball down a mountain. Let's get rolling, baby! I have a more "news" based post planned for the near future, but for now... here's the weekly Q's: I'm not sure what "actual proof" you might want, but I've seen and heard enough to be confident that the answer is "Yes". This is a great question, because it opens up the floor to discuss how an RV is really a zero-sum game, mostly because we are talking about a fiat currency. When the FED prints more USD, we don't actually gain that money. It just dilutes the dollar a little bit more. IQD, and an RV of the currency, works the same way, just on a global scale. My opinion is that almost every other currency will take a slight hit, and then rebound once the IQD rate stabilizes, and within about a month all currencies will be back to normal... except the IQD will be dramatically different than it was a month prior. Great question! Same. Let's see how the next week plays out. Yes, yes, and yes. I gave in today, and talked about "The Rate"... that's enough arm twisting out of you! Hey Country, Well... two things. First, an RV isn't a "miracle". It would be a calculated financial move designed to benefit Iraq. Second, to really understand how they live on a "day to day" basis, you really have to visit a 3rd world country. Mexico, for example... their peso is about 19:1 with the USD, so let's say a loaf of bread costs us $3... the same loaf of bread should cost them $60MXN, right? Not necessarily. The cost of labor is cheaper, they have less import/export regulations than us, they have less bureaucratic overhead in general, so the same loaf of bread might only be 30 or 40 cents (US). (YES, our government puts THAT much of a strain on doing business, of any kind, in the good ol' US of A!!!) Once you can grasp that concept, then you can forget about the "carload" of dinars and start understanding the alternate universe (that's what it seems like sometimes!) that they live and breathe. Go a little further and start to understand how their financial world is tied to ours, via the global financial markets, trade, politics, etc... we don't need to worry about carloads of dinar. That's just not the way it works. And that's a good thing, at least for us waiting for a change in the rate of Dinar. ================================== And on that note, I'm off like a wild herd of turtles! Work to do and people to see. Have a great day everyone, and of course GO RVVVVVVVV!!!!!!! - Adam

(Ding) Good evening passengers if you will notice the fasten your seatbelt sign we are beginning our final approach and will be descending soon, thank you for flying with SlowAsCamelsAss Airlines. We hope you will fly again with us soon. LoL sorry just my thoughts on where we are at currently LMFAO good day DV

Iraqi jets destroy three ISIS depots in Nineveh Governorate May 11 2017 11:10 AM Iraqi air forces Iraqi air force destroyed three weapons' depots belong to ISIS terror group and killed terrorists from different nationalities in Iraq's Rawa and Quneitra areas, located between Nineveh Governorate and al-Qa'im district. This comes as the Iraqi forces, aided by the US-led coalition, launched a major offensive to drive ISIS terrorists out of Mosul. The forces liberated the left bank completely, and started an offensive in the right bank last February 19th. http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10396/Iraqi-jets-destroy-three-ISIS-depots-in-Nineveh-Governorate

ISIS collapses as military kills commander in west Mosul May 11 2017 06:07 PM ISIS collapses ISIS terrorist group has suffered major losses in its last Iraqi stronghold of Mosul in recent days as pro-government forces have rapidly advanced against extremists, NewsWeek reported on Thursday. Facing regular suicide vehicle bombings and sniper fire from ISIS' final pockets of control over Iraq's second largest city, Iraqi troops and their allies, which include Kurdish forces, Iran-backed Shiite IMIS militias and a US-led coalition, have beat the ultraconservative Sunni Muslim group back to a stretch of western Mosul along the Euphrates river. In the past 24 hours alone, Iraqi forces made lightning gains on a recently opened northwestern front, taking multiple districts such as Al-Islah Al-Zarai and killing local ISIS military commander Abu Ayoub al-Shami, according to local media. With ISIS' casualties mounting and escape routes to the militants' territory in neighboring Syria narrowing, the group that controlled nearly half of Iraq in 2014 has put up fierce resistance in defending the collapsing lines of the less than seven percent that remains. Despite the terrorists' efforts, US and Iraqi officials have predicted an early victory. ISIS' recent losses come after Iraqi troops and local militias retook major cities across the nation in recent years, leaving only Mosul, pockets near the central city of Kirkuk and strips along the border with Syria under ISIS control. The ongoing Mosul offensive, which was announced in October by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, retook the eastern half of Mosul earlier this year and has secured over 340 square miles of the west, Pentagon spokesperson Navy Captain Jeff Davis said Friday. Air Force Colonel John Dorrian, spokesperson for the US' anti-ISIS Operation Inherent Resolve, said Wednesday that Iraqi security forces had retaken more than 18 additional square miles in the past week. http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10424/ISIS-collapses-as-military-kills-commander-in-west-Mosul

Ghanimi announces liberation of Mosul fully before Ramadan Number of readers: 1507 Ghanimi announces liberation of Mosul fully before Ramadan 11-05-2017 03:51 PM Euphrates - The Ministry of Defense announced that it will control the entire Mosul before the month of Ramadan. This announcement was made by Chief of General Staff of the Iraqi Army team 's first corner Othman Ghanimi while inspecting operations are coming, Nineveh against al Daesh in the right side of the city of Mosul. He praised the progress of Ghanimi Iraqi forces, while stressing the need to preserve the lives of civilians. It seems that Ghanimi was based in his statement on the progress of the joint forces in several axes and control over more than one area, including second Hermat and laboratories by the Federal Police.

I'm not worried at all. Go RV Go 2017

Not I! As you may be indicating, LGD, I'm pretty sure President Trump is arriving to inspect and find everything completed. Any errors or omissions will most likely get some rigorous keester warming from President Trump (or designee) or the outright, "YOUR'RE FIRED!!!" Well, hey, it might not be out in front of everybody for everyone to see but the subsequent news articles may bear very interesting stories indicating what President Trump did within his exceptionally effective capacity to Make America Great Again - in Iraq. Yep. Yep. Around the time President Trump visits Iraq, it may no longer be, "Go Moola Nova!" and may just be, "WOW, MOOLA NOVA!!!"

Iraqi Official Gazette Issue 4019 dated March 7, 2006, No.26 In the name of the people, The Council of Presidency, In view of the expiry of the legal term stipulated in Article 37 of the Transitional State administration Law and pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs A-B of Article 33 of the State Administration Law, the following law is hereby issued: Article 1: For the purposes of this law, the following terms shall have the meaning as follows: a. The Minister : the Minister of Interior; b. An Iraqi: a persons enjoys Iraqi nationality; and c. Age of maturity: the age of eighteen full calendar years. Article 2: Anyone who has acquired Iraqi nationality by virtue of the provisions of the repealed Iraqi Nationality Law No. 42 of 1924, the Iraqi Nationality Law No. 43 of 1963 and No. 5 of 1975 on granting Iraqi nationality to Arabs, and the decisions by the defunct Revolutionary Command Council granting Iraqi nationality shall be considered Iraqi. Article 3: A person shall be considered Iraqi if: a. he/ she is born to an Iraqi father or an Iraqi mother; b. he/ she is born in Iraq to unknown parents. A foundling found in Iraq shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be considered to have been born therein. Article 4: The Minister may consider Iraqi any person born outside Iraq to an Iraqi mother and an unknown or stateless father, if he chooses the Iraqi nationality, within one year from coming of age (reaching the age of maturity), unless he fails to do so, due to difficult circumstances, provided that he is residing within Iraq at the time of application for the Iraqi nationality. Article 5: The Minister may consider Iraqi anyone who was born within Iraq to a non-Iraqi father, who was also born in Iraq, had come of age and had been habitually residing therein at the time of child's birth, provided the child will apply for the Iraqi nationality. Article 6: I-The Minister may approve naturalization of non-Iraqis subject to the following conditions: a. That the person concerned has come of age; b. That the person concerned has legitimately entered Iraq into and has residing within Iraq at the time of applying for naturalization; c. That the person concerned has been legitimately residing within Iraq for ten consecutive years prior to applying for naturalization; d. That the person concerned is of good conduct and reputation and was not convicted on an offense or dishonorable misdemeanor; e. That the person concerned has conspicuous means of livelihood; and f. That the person concerned is free of communicable diseases. II- Iraqi nationality shall not be granted to Palestinians as a guarantee to their right to return to their homeland. III- Iraqi nationality shall not be granted for the purposes of population settlement policy prejudicial to demographic composition. IV- All decisions granting Iraqi nationality, issued by the passing regime to meet its purposes, shall be reconsidered. Article 7: I-The Minister may approve naturalization of a non-Iraqi married to an Iraqi woman subject to the conditions set forth in Article 6 hereof, provided the period of residence stipulated in Paragraph c of item I of Article 6 hereof shall be no less than five years and on condition of continued wedlock. Article 8: A non-Iraqi who is granted Iraqi nationality by naturalization shall take an oath of allegiance before the national director concerned within ninety (90) days of the date of being so notified. A person shall be considered Iraqi effective the date of taking the following oath: "I swear by Allah almighty to preserve Iraq and its sovereignty, to abide by the conditions of good citizenship and adhere to the provisions of the Constitution and applicable laws. May Allah be my witness." Article 9: I-A non-Iraqi who is granted Iraqi nationality by naturalization pursuant to Articles 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11) hereof shall enjoy the same rights of an Iraqi, unless those excluded by a special law. II- A non-Iraqi who is granted Iraqi nationality by naturalization pursuant to Articles 4, 6, 7 and 11) hereof shall not be a minister or member of a parliamentary body before the lapse of ten years of the date of acquiring Iraqi nationality. III- A non-Iraqi who is granted Iraqi nationality pursuant to Articles 4, 6, 7 and 11) hereof shall not occupy the post of president or vice-president of Iraq. IV- An Iraqi who holds another acquired nationality shall not assume a top level sovereign or security position, unless he/ she has renounced that nationality. Article 10: I- An Iraqi who acquires a foreign nationality shall retain his Iraqi nationality, unless he has declared in writing renunciation of his Iraqi nationality. II- Iraqi courts shall apply Iraqi laws on holders of Iraqi nationality together with that of a foreign state. III- An Iraqi who has renounced his Iraqi nationality shall have the right to restore it if he/ she return to Iraq and stayed there for at least one year. The Minister may consider this person Iraqi as of the date of his return if he/she has submitted an application for restoring Iraqi nationality before the expiry of said period. This right is availed only once and for all. Article 11: A non-Iraqi woman married to an Iraqi shall have the right to acquire Iraqi nationality subject to the following conditions: 1. That he has submitted an application to the Minister; 2. That she has been married and resident within Iraq for five years; and 3. That she has been engaged in wedlock up to the date of application. Exempted from this condition shall be any divorced or widowed woman, who has a child from her divorcee or deceased husband. Article 12: If an Iraqi woman marries a non-Iraqi and acquires the nationality of her husband, she shall not lose her Iraqi nationality, unless she has declared in writing renunciation of her Iraqi nationality. Article 13: If an Iraqi woman renounces her Iraqi nationality in accordance with item (III) of Article 10 hereof, she shall have the right to restore her Iraqi nationality subject to the following conditions: I- if her non-Iraqi husband is granted Iraqi nationality, or if she remarries a man enjoying Iraqi nationality; in which case, she shall regain her Iraqi nationality effective the date of application to this effect. II- if her husband passes away, divorces her or terminates their marriage contract, in which case she shall regain her Iraqi nationality effective the date of application to this effect, provided she has been resident in Iraq at the time of application to this effect. Article 14: I- If a non-Iraqi acquires Iraqi nationality, his minor children shall be Iraqis, provided that they are residing with him in Iraq. II- If an Iraqi loses Iraqi nationality, his minor children shall consequently lose that nationality. Notwithstanding, they may restore Iraqi nationality upon their request if they return to and reside in Iraq. They shall be considered Iraqis for one year effective the date of return. Excluded from the benefit of this provision shall be the children of Iraqis denaturalized by virtue of the provisions of Law No. (1) of 1950 and Law No. (12) of 1952. Article 15: The Minister may, following a final court judgment, withdraw Iraqi nationality from a naturalized non-Iraqi if he is proved to have perpetrated or attempted to perpetrate an act considered to jeopardize State security or safety or has provided wrong information of himself or his family upon submitting the application. Article 16: An Iraqi who loses his Iraqi nationality shall not be released of any such financial obligations incurred thereby prior to loss of nationality. Article 17 Decision No. 666 of 1980 issued by the (defunct) Revolutionary Command Council shall be repealed and Iraqi nationality shall be restored to all Iraqis deprived of their Iraqi nationality under the said as well as all other unfair decisions issued by the (defunct) Revolutionary Command Council in this respect. Article 18 I- Any Iraqi, who was denaturalized on political, religious, racist or sectarian grounds, shall have the right to restore his Iraqi nationality, subject to submission of an application to this effect. In the case of his death, his children, who have lost their Iraqi nationality consequent to his father's loss of nationality, shall have the right to submit an application to restore Iraqi nationality. II-Excluded from the benefit item I of this Article shall be those Iraqis who had lost their nationality pursuant to Law No. (1) Of 1950 and Law No. (12) Of 1952. Article 19: Administrative courts shall have the competence to hear lawsuits arising from the application of the provisions of this law. Article 20: Both applicants for naturalization and the minister, in addition to their respective capacities, shall have the right to contest a decision passed by administrative courts before the Federal Court. Article 21: I-The Iraqi Nationality Law No. 43 of 1963 shall be repealed. However, the instructions issued under this law shall remain in effect as far as they do not conflict with the provisions of this present law, pending the issuance of instructions that will replace or repeal them. II- Law No 5 of 1975 on granting Iraqi nationality to Arabs shall be retroactively repealed, unless it will lead to statelessness. III-The (inactive) Nationality and Civil Information Law No. 46 of 1990 shall be repealed. Article 21: Any text contradictory to the provisions of this law shall be repealed. Article 22: The Minister shall issue instructions to facilitate the enforcement of the provisions of this law. Justifications This law is enacted to Standardize provisions of Iraqi nationality; Repeal texts relating to the deprivation of an Iraqi who had acquired a foreign nationality; Enable an Iraqi who had been arbitrarily deprived of his nationality to duly restore it; Attach an Iraqi wherever he lived in the world to his homeland and urge him to belong to Iraqi soil even though he has acquired another nationality. NOTE: This is the ground work for who gets paid as an Iraqi citizen for the HCL It is kind of important. Just saying.

That's only true if Bitcoin is at it's peak. You don't have to buy a whole "Coin" at $1800, you can simply buy a piece - any dollar amount you want. I'm not saying etherium or litecoin or any other coin won't go as high as bitcoin, or they are bad or good, I'm just pointing out a little technicality.

UPDATED: Iraqi forces kill IS area commander, retake another area in western Mosul by Mohamed Mostafa May 10, 2017, 10:40 am Whatsapp ShareTweetWhatsappRedditE-mail Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services (CTS) soldier is seen during a battle between CTS and Daesh militants in western Mosul, Iraq, April 25, 2017. ( Reuters) Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi government forces killed a senior Islamic State commander and recaptured another area in western Mosul as they continue incursions in districts overlooking the IS-held Old City from the northwest. The Nineveh operations command said the army’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service forces took over al-Maamel (laboratories/factories) area on Wednesday, and raised Iraqi flags at the area. It also said forces killed Abu Ayoub al-Shami, Islamic State’s military commander for the Islah al-Zeraie district, along with three of his aides. The developments come as Iraqi forces opened last week a new front targeting the strategic, IS-held Old City from the northwestern direction, having struggled for weeks to invade the densely populated and narrowly structured area from its southern entrances. Iraqi commanders have reported dozens of deaths among Islamic State militants and the recapture of large parts of districts on the targets list. Whatsapp On Monday, a spokesperson of the Interior Ministry said ministry forces had killed 3320 IS members since the offensive to retake western Mosul was launched in February. Iraqi forces recaptured eastern Mosul in January after three months of fighting. Iraqi commanders say they currently control at least 70 percent of territory in the western side of Mosul. Some were quoted expecting the city to be fully under security forces’ control before the end of May. Retaking Mosul will be the strongest blow to the Islamic State’s proclaimed “caliphate” which its supreme leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared from the Old City’s Grand Mosque in 2014. http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-forces-retake-another-area-western-mosul-islamic-state/

ISIS jihadist who slaughtered 30 Iraqi soldiers captured alive By Zen Adra - 10/05/2017 5 Iraqi security forces captured alive a notorious ISIS jihadist as the military campaign to recapture the northern city of Mosul continues. Aideen Ramadan Fakher, a Somali fighter in the Islamic State, admitted killing at least 30 cadets in the 2014 Speicher massacre. On June 2014, the Islamic State launched an offensive on Camp Speicher in Tikrit, massacring at least 1,566 Iraqi Air Force cadets in one of the most atrocious carnages perpetrated by the terror group. https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-jihadist-slaughtered-30-iraqi-soldiers-captured-alive/

Good morning, finally, a golf joke I've not heard before. A man, while playing on the front nine of a complicated golf course, became confused as to where he was on the course. Looking around, he saw a lady playing ahead of him. He walked up to her, explained his confusion and asked her if she knew what hole he was playing. She replied, "I'm on the 7th hole, and you are a hole behind me, so you must be on the 6th hole." He thanked her and went back to his golf. On the back nine the same thing happened; and he approached her again with the same request. She said, "I'm on the 14th hole, you are a hole behind me, so you must be on the 13th hole." Once again he thanked her and returned to his play. He finished his round and went to the clubhouse where he saw the same lady sitting at the end of the bar. He asked the bartender if he knew the lady. The bartender said that she was a sales lady and played the course often. He approached her and! said, "Let me buy you a drink in appreciation for your help. I understand that you are in the sales profession. I'm in sales, also. What do you sell?" She replied, "If I tell you, you'll laugh." "No, I won't." "Well, if you must know," she answered, "I work for Tampax." With that, he laughed so hard he almost lost his breath. She said, "See I knew you would laugh." "That's not what I'm laughing at," he replied. I am a salesman for Preparation H, so I'm still a hole behind you! h.a.n.d.

Video: IMIS executes thousands of Iraqis on alleged ISIS links (Video in link) May 11 2017 08:43 PM IMIS militants kidnap civilians Iranian Militias in Iraq and Syria (IMIS) terrorists have kidnapped and extra-judicially killed innocents under the pretext of ISIS links, a video released by al-Rafidain T.V channel showed on Thursday. The footage shows that the Iran-backed militia uses these allegations to execute Iraqis and activists who threaten their schemes in Iraq. Sadrist Movement's leader Muqtada al-Sadr confirmed that IMIS militants were behind the spread of forced disappearance phenomenon in Iraq as they controlled major security and political branches in the Iraqi government. IMIS are composed of some 40 militias, which are mainly Shia. IMIS were formed to fight against ISIS terrorists. But they have been accused of human rights violations against Sunni civilians as well as sectarian bloodshed. http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10430/Video-IMIS-executes-thousands-of-Iraqis-on-alleged-ISIS-links

THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017 Iraqi foreign currency on increase, CBI 8:25 PM ADMIN Baghdad/ Iraq TradeLink: Iraqi Central Bank Governor Ali al-Alaq disclosed that the bank's foreign currency was increased in comparison to 2016 to reach 49 billion dollars. In a statement, the CBI pointed that "despite the decline in oil prices by 70%, the bank was abler to preserve its foreign currency reserves to the international standards; namely to cover the local currency with the dollar. No other details were given. Posted in: Baghdad,Economy

ATM mechanism for users of card (Master Card) 5/11/2017 0:00 Baghdad / Isra al - Samarrai coordinated the Ministry of Communications to set up ATM users card (MasterCard) through its outlets in post offices in Baghdad and the provinces. The Director of the courier company and save the ministry, Zainab Abdul - Sahib in a statement the "morning": that her company has coordinated with the Central Bank of Iraq and in cooperation with local companies and one of the Iranian companies, to set up ATMs at post offices and savings distributed between Baghdad and the provinces of the country. She said her company has prepared a plan to complete your electronic payment project with (MasterCard), working on issuing these cards to employees in the governmental and non - governmental institutions, and hoped that the project will be completed in the next few period after the completion of the final approvals for implementation of the terms of legally. She continued Abdul - Sahib , the Iranian listed company, will provide e - 300 travel offices throughout the country, automatic Babav which will achieve the desired goals of the project, as well as specialists who will train the cadres of the ministry in post offices and savings on the mechanism of using the ATM properly. She noted that the project will be implemented through partnership and investment contracts in coordination with the parties mentioned, while the work her company on the interconnected network connection between the post offices and savings, indicating that the project will serve e - commerce and marketing e - card, as electronic payment will provide postal and financial transactions for all citizens and will allow the possibility of receiving salaries through postal offices , which bring comfort and security to the citizen.

study long. ..study wrong I always say. ..past time to put this baby to bed...c'mon Iraq gitter-done !!

THAT WAS GOING THROUGH MY MIND A PAGE AGO! LOL

US-led Coalition Conducts 22 Strikes Against IS in Syria and Iraq Mira Rojkan 11/05/2017 - 17:42 Middle East ERBIL — The US-led coalition carried out 22 airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, including four strikes near the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, Operation Inherent Resolve said in a press release. According to the statement released on Thursday, the US-led international coalition carried out two airstrikes near Deir ez-Zor which destroyed two IS headquarters. Several more strikes were conducted in Syria which engaged with the IS tactical units and destroyed vehicles, fighting positions and an explosives factory near Raqqa and Tabqa, Sputnik reported. Meanwhile, in Iraq the coalition carried out seven airstrikes which consisted of 47 engagements against the IS militants near Mosul, Tal Afar and Rawah. The strikes further managed to destroy rocket-propelled grenade systems, fighting positions and rocket storage facilities. http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/middle-east/349696

I see a lot of green on that map, which I hope to see the same in my bank account soon 😉

Yota Thanks, DV, Both of these Laws are extremely important so rest assure they are going to get this done in the very very near future IMHO.... GO HCL

Maybe they know something, RV is coming and they are going to make a ton of money for the investment.

Start radical financial reforms! !!...here's a thought RV at $1 to 1IQD for openers

Dear God in Heaven, unscramble these people brains so they can get the HCL done, now!!!

No worries down here brother Laid Back

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/10391/Exclusive-Map-shows-new-areas-recaptured-in-Mosul-by-Iraqi-forces#section_235 The noose tightens. 5/11/2017

ATM mechanism for users of card (Master Card) 12 views ShowLast Updated: Thursday, May 11th, 2017 - 8:51 Baghdad / Isra al-Samarrai coordinated the Ministry of Communications to set up ATM users card (MasterCard) through its outlets in post offices in Baghdad and the provinces. The Director of the courier company and save the ministry, Zainab Abdul-Sahib in a statement the "morning": that her company has coordinated with the Central Bank of Iraq and in cooperation with local companies and one of the Iranian companies, to set up ATMs at post offices and savings distributed between Baghdad and the provinces of the country. She said her company has prepared a plan to complete your electronic payment project with (MasterCard), working on issuing these cards to employees in the governmental and non-governmental institutions, and hoped that the project will be completed in the next few period after the completion of the final approvals for implementation of the terms of legally. She continued Abdul-Sahib, the Iranian listed company, will provide e-300 travel offices throughout the country, automatic Babav which will achieve the desired goals of the project, as well as specialists who will train the cadres of the ministry in post offices and savings on the mechanism of using the ATM properly. She noted that the project will be implemented through partnership and investment contracts in coordination with the parties mentioned, while the work her company on the interconnected network connection between the post offices and savings, indicating that the project will serve e-commerce and marketing e-card, as electronic payment will provide postal and financial transactions for all citizens and will allow the possibility of receiving salaries through postal offices, which bring comfort and security to the citizen.

Tax is a good thing, did I just say that ?

.. What is left by map occupied Ayman Mosul rate of the city? History of edits:: 2017/5/11 12:38 • 136 times readable [Oan- Baghdad] published the Joint Special Operations Command / cell media war, the latest map on the right side of the city of Mosul, and how much space is occupied by the terrorist Daesh gangs. According to the map received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of it to the "presence Daesh in 10% of the western side of the city." The Chief of Staff of the Iraqi army, the team 's first corner Othman Ghanimi, predicted the end of last month that is released right side and the declaration of liberation from the city of Mosul fully Daesh terrorist gangs next month of Ramadan , which marks the end of the month of May this before.

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The final cleanup and the last shot would be the ultimate gift to the people for Ramadan. And of course the RV ! Thank you Yota, good morning DV

05/11/2017 (00:01 pm) - Number of readings: 342 - Issue (3920) Specialists: Activating the tax system more beneficial than deductions employees' salaries  Baghdad / Baghdad With the adoption of 2017 budget year and the adoption of government austerity and taxation of state employees policy, did not calm the feelings of discontent and criticism of the various popular and economic circles, and with the return to reduce those deductions ratio from 4.8% to 3.8% for reasons still yet vague, though increasing oil imports , according to the rise in oil prices compared to what was estimated in the budget law for the current year, specialists describe economic affairs, those steps without the studied, and beyond being a "tickle the emotions of the people" means with it the start of the race propaganda for the elections, while others confirm, that the citizen is the victim of each financial distress Or budget deficit, while not subject to tax businessmen and contractors who have large incomes, and this in itself is a big mistake. Says economic safety Sumaisem expert in an interview (range), the deduction percentages of salaries and then stop deductions, is considered one of the steps that are not subject to the study of economic planning, follow - up: which indicates clearly the imbalance in how to issue economic decisions, but that most of the abomination that justification provided for those decisions, wondering is it possible to stop the cuts but it is a result of improvement in the financial situation of Iraq because of rising oil prices , ? Are we in the "Alwa" for the sale of vegetables, we sell Vntzlm money to go to salaries and wages. It continues to Sumaisem her: If so, how can we offer to borrow from the World Bank, and the last of these loans was before the days of the resolution above, Mrdvh: that all of these things indicate that "tickle the emotions of the people" policy has already begun, in pre - empt the preparatory propaganda for the elections and nothing else, pointing out : that it here has nothing to do with the improved performance of the economy as they claim. Showed economic expert: that this economic policy , particularly with regard to the effects of loans and economic consequences, which will be paid by the next generation and their descendants will be dire, pointing: that we are working in accordance with the principle of "pay what in your pocket , you are in the unseen , " a concept that does not serve the Iraqi economy and its citizens in the long term ". after the parliamentary Finance Committee said in previous statements, that the budget for fiscal year 2017 sent by the government to the House of Representatives included deductions of employees and the salaries of retirees, having been in the budget of 20 163%, it became in the budget of 2017 of 4.8%, according to the words of the Committee, paragraph withholding 3% go for the crowd divisions B and displaced, while the remaining 1.8% of the deduction added to other expenses, "she does not know where to go money 1.8% withheld, it returned to announce the 04/27/2017 no need to deduct the employees ' salaries , according to what has been approved in the budget for the current year, given the the rise in global oil prices, has therefore voted to reduce the percentage of deduction from state employees from (4.8%) to (3.8%). On the other hand , says economic expert on behalf of Antoine in an interview (range), unfortunately, that whenever financial or budget deficit distress occur, the government resorted to borrowing or deductions, and was supposed to expand the tax base. Afterthought: but not at the expense of the employee and this is a big mistake, but must be at the expense of entry that are not subject to tax. Following up: when we want to apply the deductions system to expand the tax base must be those who do not pay taxes , such as businessmen and contractors, who work and have a large entry, but they are not subject to taxes. He stressed Antoine: that there is a direct tax and other indirect and citizens in all cases is the victim of direct and indirect taxes apply the decisions, there are very few category covered by ,. However , he noted : paid, there is a failure to provide accurate statistics on non - covered in the tax system and are not covered. Emphasizes specialists, that the budget year 2017 included the deduction of taxes the proportion of the simple citizen , which means that there is a bug facing decision - makers in the issues associated with an increased burden on the citizens, as issues of lifting subsidies or reducing salaries or imposing new taxes, which comes for several reasons , including Achievements miserable previous governments and corruption. The House of Representatives had voted in 24.10.2016 during its 25th legislative term of the third legislative year to approve the 2017 budget law, valued at more than 100 trillion dinars and the total deficit of more than 21 trillion dinars.

Thank You Yota . GM DV's . "indicating that the «government to start radical financial reforms to enable them to provide money, as well as procedures that are currently working to increase its oil and non - oil revenues to address the economic imbalance ».

So let me get this, Sadistic Sadr is gonna pass up a chance at causing hate a discontent for what reason again? Bout the only thing that can do that is more money.

I agree LGD...I love reading the rumors because they are just that...rumors. I think some people have been in this too long and might be taking their frustration out on Luigi. If you can't read his posts for what they are, heresay and untruths, without giving him red rubies, then you shouldn't come to the Rumors Section. Now constructive criticism of said rumors I am all for...always enjoy a lively debate. Just don't cherry bomb the messenger. Indy

Nicely done Tiger, thanks for the updates. Shouldn't be too much longer now. I feel for those displaced folks. Those troops are doing one helluva job.

Talabani suffered a major stroke after an evening meeting with maliki. I remember in the press a letter was sent to Barzani, but no one knew what it said. We all assumed that his letter indicated that barzani should not let anyone take talabani's place as the president of iraq because he would be returning to it. As the case goes we know that he didnt but Barzani would not allow maliki to replace talabani and they let no one take his position. What this letter shows is that when it was written back in 2012 talabani was apologizing then to barzani for not taking the bull by the horns and really finding a way to get maliki out of his prime minister position. Talabani has always been known as the peace maker and i believe he felt that he could reign in maliki with the help of Iran, which talabani is part of the puk which has close relations to iran. As we all know that didnt happen either, but talabani did have things coming along in regards to article 140, and many people believed that the meeting that night between him and maliki got very heated and that is what brought on talabani's stroke. Some even thought that maliki may have poisoned him.

Well he met with abadi and hakim so maybe they are gonna use sadr to roll out a new plan.

Military media: army killed more than 1300 IS militants in Mosul since February by Mohamed Mostafa May 10, 2017, 1:22 pm Whatsapp ShareTweetWhatsappRedditE-mail Iraqi army Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi army forces had killed more than 1300 Islamic State militants since operations launched on February 19th to retake the western flank of Mosul, military media said. The Defense Ministry’s War Media Cell, quoting the command of the Nineveh Operations, said the army’s 9th division had killed 1336 Islamic State members, including senior leaders, since the start of offensives in February. The statement said a total of 55 districts, villages and vital facilities had been recaptured, covering a total area of 406 square kilometers. A total of refugees evacuated from the division’s scope of operations stood at 111750, according to the media outlet. Besides human losses on militants behalf, 139 booby-trapped vehicles were detonated, 11 drones shot down, 61 rest houses, ten booby-trapping workshops and five command centers were demolished. Earlier this week, the Interior Ministry said its forces had killed more than 850 Islamic State members since the start of the western Mosul offensive. Whatsapp Iraqi government forces recaptured eastern Mosul in January, and commanders currently claim control over 70 percent of the western side. Forces are currently moving on a new front of operations, targeting the IS-held, strategic Old City area from the northwest. Retaking that area will represent a major symbolic victory, being the place from where IS declared its rule over Iraq and Syria in 2014. http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/military-media-army-killed-1300-militants-mosul-since-february/

ISIS doomed in Mosul as Iraqi Army liberates several neighborhoods – Map update By Chris Tomson - 10/05/2017 0 DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:10 P.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces are weeks from absolute victory in Iraq’s second largest city following several important gains inside Mosul on Wednesday. With the Iraqi Federal Police, and Rapid Response Division holding ISIS in check in central Mosul, the Counter Terrorism Units and 9th Division were able to impose full control over the ‘2nd Al-Haramat’ and Al-Ma’amel districts in western Mosul by noon. Later in the day, the Iraqi High Command announced that the 9th Division had finished its mission in Mosul. With its heavy tanks unsuitable for urban warfare and narrow streets, this seasoned division will likely join forces with the 15th Division in the coming battle for Tal Afar, an encircled ISIS bastion further west in the Nineveh governorate. Nevertheless, government forces proceeded to storm the Al-Aslah Al-Zraae and ’17th Tammuz’ suburbs. After breaking through the jihadist defensive line in the residential area, Iraqi troops closed in on the Aqtasadeen neighborhood. Heavy clashes continued in the evening hours amid reports of new suicide bombings. With Iraqi forces slowly chipping away at the ISIS-held pocket, over 30 jihadist militants were killed by airstrikes alone on Wednesday. However, Amaq Agency claimed dozens of civilians had been killed by the joint US and Iraqi bombardment too. With elite infantry units sweeping through the northwestern sector, one of the highest ranking ISIS commanders left in Mosul was killed on Wednesday. The commander was identified as Abu Ayoud Al-Sham and was a Syrian citizen. With the departure of the 9th Division, mopping up operations will be left exclusively to the Rapid Response Division, Iraqi Federal Police and Counter Terrorism Units. Thousands of civilians are caught in the crossfire on a daily basis, severely hampering Iraqi advances. Baghdad and Washington have repeatedly accused ISIS of using civilians and some 5,000 prisoners as human shields to deter airstrikes and shelling on their areas, most specifically around the densely populated Old City neighborhood and the ISIS controlled Al-Nouri Mosque where Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi declared the caliphate in 2014. Elsewhere in Nineveh province, the 15th Division and Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) foiled a big ISIS breakout attempt on the western outskirts of Tal Afar, killing 15 ISIS militants, wounding 25 and capturing 3 technicals in the process. As the exclusive Al-Masdar News map above reveals, no more than 5% of Mosul city remains under Islamic State control. https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-doomed-mosul-iraqi-army-liberates-several-neighborhoods-map-update/

Thank You, TigerGorZow, for this and all the other articles you bring over! When I first read the article, the first thought that came to mind was, "Why aren't the natives all restless and up in arms like they always have been and always are? Surely they have something to protest about!" Then, "Maybe they are all really, really happy about something major and want to take time off from protesting to enjoy!" Then, "Maybe some one or something big and powerful told them to shut up, stay home, and forgetta 'bout it - for now!" Whatever it is, we will likely see in the coming days. Go Moola Nova!

So the question is why is the GOI insistent on the use of a penny [fils] as cash? The GOI is referring to "Fils" the lowest form of cash in the Iraqi monetary system, not a penny as we understand it, that's the Arablish... IMO it telegraphs the revalue... Come on Mosul!