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  1. Good morning good morning! Lots of changes around here, not the least of which is the blindingly bright color theme... sorry about that, everyone! It's driving me slightly nuts as well, but it's not at the top of the priority list (yet). If you see any (other) issues with the new and improved website, please report them here. What's more important is "the rest of the story" - the site has undergone some major security changes, improvements of usability, and there are some hidden features that are going to remain hidden for the time being. The way things are going with Iraq, the "time being" may not be long at all. Did you catch last week's update? No, not my portion of it... I mean the follow up comments. Our man Thugs brought some articles into the conversation that focus on HCL (article 140/HCL/etc), and this is undeniably exciting! Like this: And this: And this: and IT KEEPS GOING!!!!!! (thanks, @DinarThug, for basically writing my update for me this week! ) The Budget, Article 140, HCL - those are all tied together, and it's basically ALL we need for Iraq to increase their value. It just keeps chugging along: Seriously! IT DOES NOT GET MUCH BETTER!!!! OIL - doing what we like. And a final couple link mentions - this and this are related. Reading the text, you might think "oh man, they are talking 2021 😢 "... but here's the deal: Anything that is addressed in the coming meetings that will affect the 2021 Budget in a major way, especially if it's HCL, will not be able to "hide" until 2021. They have to be ready to raise the exchange rate before they announce any major agreements on HCL, Article 140, or anything else closely related. If they don't raise the rate soon enough, there would be a massive speculative run on the currency, which would dilute it, and kill their opportunity. They aren't going to do that. Not because we are waiting for them, but because they wouldn't benefit from it. Our day is coming! Have a fantastic day, everyone! I'm heading back into the galley to continue unkinking the irons on these site changes. I'll be in touch soon.
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  2. If obama had not gotten elected in 08! I fully believe that Iraq would have already RV Ed ! Biden and his miserable despicable brother stole millions out of Iraq! Via their housing fraud scheme! There is some truth to this! I can assure you the Biden’s are very greedy people! They have not stole all the money they want either! Biden is an un convicted felon and he and obama should spend the rest of their miserable life in a federal prison! JMHO 🤠
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  3. K Thank you Adam, great post. Thanks goes out to Thugs and Yota and all the newshounds. We all appreciate their work. Lot of hiding and extra security in that post. We must be hunting wabbits or looking for an HCL.
    13 points
  4. The sources pointed out that the committee to investigate major corruption and exceptional crimes cases, which was formed by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi on the 27th of last month; It has received large corruption files, indicating that it will continue to implement the decisions issued against the accused, with the possibility that the campaign includes important figures, and it is likely that the next phase will witness accountability for a number of senior local officials (in the governorates) This is the reason why Al-Maliki flew to Iran.! Maliki, you can run but you can hide... justice is chasing you.!
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  5. Great info - Thank You to you and your Staff.
    11 points
  6. Besides all the above good news, there have been several articles regarding the cleanup on corruption being conducted by Kazemi. Add to that the sudden departure of Maliki to Iran ... So much good news this week!! Thanks everyone!!
    10 points
  7. It’s like the last 10 minutes of The Godfather movies. All the crooks are going to be taken out. Donald Trump Corleone will get his corupt politicians too.
    10 points
  8. I’m not having any problems Sage but my cat was really having problems until I got her some shades. Of course we had to go through 4 pairs to get the right one. 😂 😆
    9 points
  9. Thanks Adam thanks Thugs goooo rrrvvvv!!!
    9 points
  10. Kazemi is going after the corrupt, he is draining the swamp and is the chosen one to turn Iraq around to a sovereign and prosperous nation. I agree with our brother Laid Back, I believe we are at the end of this ride as well, still some work to do, but, sooner is now a reality and later is closer then you think 😉 Keep the gears grinding Mr Kazemi, and let’s get this done 💪
    9 points
  11. Who Invented The Miniskirt ? Seymour Hiney ...
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  12. With our president spreading his love all around the Middle East all the stars do seem to be lining up. All we can do is keep waiting, my bank account says hopefully not much longer 🙂
    8 points
  13. Good Afternoon Dinar Vets, here's several opinions & comments that might be of interest to you. Remember, no one really knows what will happen, or when. They're simply stating their opinions based on what they perceive to be happening in Iraq. RON *** Frank26 ***...we got a date and a rate. IMO it's in the white papers and President Trump and Kazemi both talked about it...IMO they said we've got everything done...Donald Trump and Kazemi came up with plans about the new exchange rate and about the date of announcing the new exchange rate...I know they're going to raise the value of the currency...the investors are gonna start pouring in very soon now...this month...Oh my gosh the money that they're going to make is amazing... *** Petra *** ...we got the new director of the Iraqi Trade Bank of Iraq...Kazemi replaced him. We now have a new chairman for the National Investment commission. We have a new Chairman of the Securities Commission. We've got a new Deputy of Operations for the Iraqi National Intelligence Service. We got the new Chairman of the Integrity Commission. All these people have to do with finance and law and enforcing law. But to replace every single financial leadership position in the country [Other than two banks]...talk about excitement. People have got to be ecstatic that he has basically come in here and changed every single person that has anything to do with finance in the that country. I have got to believe that was a requirement from the Fab 4...I'm very very excited about what's happening. It's all happened so quickly. And we're still within the 30-day timeline of when Kazemi was in the U.S. All this has happened in less than 30 days...it keeps getting better. *** Adam Montana *** They [Iraq] put a lot of effort, time, and money into protecting a currency that isn't worth much... why would they do that? Answer: Because the current value is not permanent. This was taken from a site that follows Adam's Opinions and posts snippets from them.
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  14. Kadhimi’s Rolling Reshuffle (Part 2): Protecting Iraq’s Economic Institutions and Borders Michael Knights September 15, 2020 https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/kadhimis-rolling-reshuffle-part-2-protecting-iraqs-economic-institutions-an As technocrats increasingly fill key government roles, U.S. officials need to help Baghdad withstand the inevitable counterpunch from political and militia factions used to dictating such appointments. On September 14, Baghdad announced a range of strategic leadership appointments for institutions tasked with overseeing Iraq’s economy, borders, and anti-corruption efforts—a list that includes banks, customs authorities, airports, seaports, land crossings, municipal bodies, investigative committees, and more. The ambitious scope of the appointments and the centralized manner in which they were made says a great deal about Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s commitment to changing the corrosive status quo in Baghdad. The question now is whether his government can withstand the coming pushback from militia and political elements who benefit from that status quo. The following is a digest of the new technocratic appointments and their implications; see Part 1 of this PolicyWatch for a discussion of Kadhimi’s recent military reshuffling. PROTECTING NATIONAL SYSTEMS One of the main drivers behind Iraq’s long-building surge in militia influence and corruption has been the hijacking of strategic economic systems by political blocs that guide the selection and decisions of important officials. The leadership changes instituted since Kadhimi came to power in May are intended to free up many of those systems and reduce opportunities for negative actors to exploit them. The formal purpose of the September 14 appointments was to replace incumbents whose terms expired in July, but crucially, the choices were not guided by the typical quota used to split posts between parties. Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). Mustafa Ghaleb has been named the CBI’s new governor after long service as its head of legal affairs. A nonpartisan figure with a history of resisting political pressure, he will now take the lead on implementing bank reforms and protecting the dollar auction process against interference from Iran, militias, and other corrupt actors. Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI). Salem al-Chalabi, previously an advisor to the prime minister, is the new head of the TBI. This places a known international financial and legal figure at the heart of an agency that holds a virtual monopoly on Iraq’s multi-billion-dollar market for issuing letters of credit. National Investment Commission (NIC). New commission head Suha Dawood Elias al-Najjar is a British-educated economist and asset manager with extensive experience in banking and corporate finance. Baghdad municipality. Manhal al-Haboubi is the new mayor of inner Baghdad, placing him atop the municipal organ known as the Amanat. Kadhimi previously planned to assume this role himself, but it will now be in the hands of a world-renowned architect and independent civil engineer—and therefore out of the hands of political parties who would have used it to feed patronage and corruption networks ahead of the next national elections. Securities exchange. Former TBI head Faisal al-Haimus has been named head of the Baghdad stock exchange. (Early reports that political appointee Hasan Hallbus Hamza al-Shammari would receive this post were incorrect.) Committee on Integrity. Judge Alaa Jawad Hamid originally headed the committee until 2014 and has now been named to oversee it again. As the next section explains, however, it may not be the locus of real anti-corruption action going forward. Deputy ministers. New deputies were appointed at key economic ministries including oil, transport, electricity, agriculture, and labor (two deputies). The focus was on elevating technocrats from within each ministry. Supreme Technical Committee for Information and Communications Security (STC-ICS). Kadhimi revived this body on June 23 after it had been out of commission for five years. Militia leaders and allied politicians colluded to deactivate it in 2015, paving the way for a Lebanese Hezbollah-controlled company to take the lead in providing national network security in Iraq. ANTI-CORRUPTION WITH TEETH On August 27, a new Deterring Corruption Committee was established under retired general Ahmed Taha Hashim (aka Abu Ragheef), a legendary (if controversial) disciplinarian who headed internal affairs at the Interior Ministry during a brutal period of factional infighting in 2004-2005. Consisting of in-house judges and representatives from the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (which Kadhimi still formally heads), National Security Service (NSS), and Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), it has the authority to seize evidence and make arrests. The first such arrest was made in Baghdad on September 15: Ahmed al-Saidi, former director of the national pension fund. Going forward, this cell is likely to focus on strategic cases of national importance at the prime minister’s direction. In determining its capability to undertake high-impact investigations of the kind called for by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on September 13, Kadhimi will likely draw on support from other sources of legitimacy—including Sistani himself as well as President Barham Salih, Iraqi protestors, civil society, and international organizations. PROTECTING BORDERS, AIRPORTS, AND CUSTOMS The Kadhimi team has quietly moved to strengthen government control over important sources of revenue, thereby securing funds for the cash-strapped government while denying them to militias. Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO). On June 25, well-known civilian pilot Nael Saad Abdul Hadi was appointed as the new ICAO head, allowing the former director to retire in safety after militias had warned him not to resign of his own accord. The new leadership then began the process of barring companies controlled by the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah from bidding for ground services and providing security at airports. Umm Qasr port. On July 16, all four directors of the port’s northern, central, southern, and Basra customs centers were sacked along with their deputies. After appointing replacements, the government posted army forces to protect the port and the new directors, with units rotating every two weeks to reduce the risk that corruption will set in again. Land crossings. In July, the government deployed new monitoring forces to some of the country’s most militia-dominated border crossings—Mutheriyah (on the Diyala-Iran highway), al-Qaim (on the Anbar-Syria border), and Shalamcheh (on the Basra-Iran trade route). At the latter crossing, physical fortifications were established to better channel vehicle movements through customs, a good first step toward tightening the borders. Digitization of border revenues. A long-delayed contract to digitize customs collection is being expedited through Iraq’s still-tortuous procurement process. IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY The Kadhimi government has tried something ambitious and risky with its economic reshuffle: centralizing the selection of candidates for strategic roles without significant input from the political blocs. This breaks a golden rule of Iraqi politics, namely, observance of the muhasasa, the longstanding system of party and ethnic patronage. Accordingly, the latest appointments will require Kadhimi to deal with harsh pushback from an enraged political class, especially the Iran-backed Fatah coalition. In public, Washington should quietly acknowledge and welcome such appointments. Behind the scenes, however, U.S. officials and other international partners can confidently celebrate them as a sign that Kadhimi’s team is on the right trajectory and is willing to take (some) major risks. In addition, Washington should urgently cultivate vocal Iraqi support for the appointments by quietly engaging key politicians and factions—most of all parliamentary speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, who often leans toward the Iran-backed bloc at such moments and could guide the legislature toward approving the new officials. Washington should also engage the Kurdish parties, Ammar al-Hakim’s Iraqiyun coalition, and prominent figures like Ayad Allawi and Haider al-Abadi. Absent U.S. encouragement, these actors may be tempted to criticize the reshuffle for their own parochial interests, especially if they suspect that some of the technocratic appointments serve hidden party agendas. In the past four months, practically all parties have accused other factions of secretly guiding such appointments, even though many technocrats were chosen as the least politicized options available to Kadhimi. Whatever new accusations may emerge, the United States should not be drawn into the nitty-gritty of Iraqi infighting. Instead, it should stand firmly behind Kadhimi’s technocratic appointments and welcome them as an important step forward. Fatah and other Iranian-influenced elements will no doubt accelerate their efforts to unseat the current government, so Washington should signal clearly to Halbousi, Kurdish leaders, and moderate politicians that they should not reinforce this divisive campaign. Michael Knights, a senior fellow with The Washington Institute, has conducted extensive on-the-ground research in Iraq alongside security forces and ministries.
    7 points
  15. “Come On” as the late Kim Clement would say!
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  16. 9/16 Article: “THE INDEPENDENT: IRAQ HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE AUSTERITY MEASURES OR FLOAT THE CURRENCY” The…article is telling us they really have no choice but to now FLOAT their currency and end these currency auctions. Will they? We wait to see just what they decide to do. If they decide to FLOAT they will have to RV to at least around a 1.00 then do the project to delete the zeros. Then soon move to FOREX on the planned float. This is when we go to the bank. 9/15 Ours news today is extraordinary. It is all very good…finally! So, last week the new finance minister Allawi under al-Kazemi came out and told us they must revisit the exchange rate of the dinar. This week we hear from a British economists telling Iraq they only have two alternatives to survive: either to drastically cut expenditures or put their currency on a float and let the market drive it. This is their survival. Then again this period also, other Iraqi economists and financial experts also talked about the currency auction corruption. Then we hear the CBI deny it all. Amazingly enough then we get an article soon afterwards telling us that al-Kazemi is making many drastic changes in high level personnel positions in the CBI. Go figure? We also heard just recently that the governor position is up for grabs too and it is just a matter of time before they select and announce the new director. Then on Monday this announcement came out and I quote: “after the appointment of a new governor of the central bank … earlier in the day, prime minister Mustafa al-Kazemi made changes to senior positions, the most prominent of which was the appointment of Mustafa Ghaleb al-Kitab as governor of the central bank instead of the previous governor, Ali al-Alaq.” This is WOW news! If these events were a piece of clay, we would see them molding Iraq into the necessary reforms that need to take place and get us to the bank.
    7 points
  17. He won't win. Look at everything President Trump is doing for Israel (God's choose people) and all there is still to be done. This peace deal is monumental although only one news station seems to be covering it! I don't believe God will stop now and allow the Iran loving democrat to rise in power, not now.
    7 points
  18. {A reform package} is imminent in the 2021 budget Wednesday 16th September 2020 Baghdad: Morning Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi is likely to present the "reforms paper" he promised, as part of next year's budget law. Member of Parliament Jamal Cougar explained to Al-Sabah, "The beginning of the real reforms will be with the 2021 budget, and this means that the prime minister wants parliament to vote on it as a mandate through the staircase of reform clauses in the 2021 budget law." He added, "The Prime Minister informed Parliament to send a draft of the government reform paper he promised at the end of this month, followed by another paper in the middle of next month, provided that the implementation of these reforms will be postponed until the beginning of next year." Returning to the 2021 budget, Cougar explained, that it is "austerity and it will be a very difficult year for Iraqis if oil prices remain low in light of the Corona pandemic, so it will be very tired and has a large deficit and many debts," indicating that the government is under severe pressure from the parties and the street as well as the economic situation On the issue of the 2020 budget, a member of Parliament explained, "The Cabinet will finish it at the end of this week and it is assumed that there will be a session of Parliament next week regarding it." link
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  19. To ease everyone's concerns about the colors - I completely understand about the brightness. Making an easy option to switch to a darker theme is high on the list.
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  20. That’s To Go With The Constant Case Of ‘Blue Bawls’ From Years Of Being In This Investment !
    6 points
  21. Thank you Adam & Staff....Site looks great!! Any yes.....It's definitely coming!!!!!
    6 points
  22. If Inwas a drinker it would be #3. It has root beer.😝
    5 points
  23. after 11plus years and a couple of health crisis I can't wait!!! thanks for all the great news
    5 points
  24. Honest to God .... I just wish they’d stop jacking their jaws and move to ..... “.... and we have implemented the first phase of reforms & we have a Globally Recognized Currency. Iraq is now truly open for business “ hurry .... the ..... hell .... up !
    5 points
  25. This is the reason why Al-Maliki flew to Iran.! Maliki, you can run but you can hide... justice is chasing you.! Exactly!
    5 points
  26. Watch: How President Masoud received #Barzani Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa #Kazemi 237,554 views•Sep 10, 2020 Comments The Kurdish people are a dear people for us, but we in Iraq do not deal with nationalities or religions. We are distinguished because we are different. If their rights were stripped in the past, then we also had their share of killing, displacement, and everything and extermination. Execution, sectarianism, and conflicts, and we went into the darkness of political pitfalls deceived in the name of religion, and we won nothing but death! Despite the years that have passed and the difficulties that have overcome difficulties, we are still trying to return to the arms of the homeland and encourage support for patriotism in the first place before religion, nationalism and ethnicity. We demand a secular government that deals with a diverse society that does not take sides with one group alone, which creates division and discord. The famous rule says: - Every union is strength and every division is weak. We do not encourage the establishment of mini-states that show their strengths and muscles in the face of their mother country, and brandish rosy dreams to our dear people within their borders, taking advantage of the current situation and the conflicts and gaps that the country is going through on the social, economic and political levels. We love the Kurds for their sincerity to their seriousness for their integrity, and despite my being (visual) I always say and repeat - if the sovereignty of the country were in the hands of the Kurds, it would have been better - but this is coupled with the condition of non-discrimination, treatment according to patriotism, not nationality. We will try, with our youthful energies and green ages, to change the ideas of this society and lead it to sanctify patriotism in the first place, then religion and nationalism, and do not forget that religion works for the sake of humanity. Previously Islamic societies, especially at the beginning of the Islamic state, were diverse and we see that the Jew, the Christian and the Muslim The worshiper of idols and everyone will live in peace as long as they are not exposed to Islam badly, and there is no compulsion for religion or anything else. As for the hostility, racism, discrimination, and all other provocative methods that the region’s politicians are doing, which threaten to disavow the mother country, prevail over the common people and reject unity, I do not see it reaping anything but a sectarian national war in which blood and hatred reach the sky. What the Ba'ath has ruined will fix the reality, and what the rest of the non-Islamic parties have ruined will be reformed. Our hope is that we will be a single hand that embarks towards a prosperous future that raises the level of this country and rises to some of its glories and civilization. And remember that every person born on the land of Iraq has acquired an honor, not an honor like him, and he must know who he is, what his history and what his civilization are, to realize the position of his feet in the torrent of his life coupled with the torrent of the nation’s civilization, its history and its glories. (Yes to patriotism, both to nationalism and sectarian religion) #TranslateIf your meditations are to establish a nation-state that brings together your parties in Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Iran, then you should wait for the Third World War, from which no one will escape! ...
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  27. On the eve of the signing of the normalization agreement .. Trump sets a date for consultations with Iran ... What did the Saudi monarch and his crown prince agree on ?! 2020.09.15 - 21:03 Baghdad - People US President Donald Trump said that Iran wants to conclude an agreement with us, "but I told them to wait until after the presidential elections." Trump indicated that he is preparing a big deal with Iran, according to which Iran will become the last "super-rich." He stressed that he had held talks with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and that they were open to peace and would join it. On the Bahrain and the UAE agreements with Israel, Trump confirmed in statements following his meeting with Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan that 5 or 6 other countries may join similar agreements with Israel. He added, "We have at least five or six countries that will join us very soon. We have already started consulting with them," without naming these countries. And he continued, "We will see multiple countries joining and wonderful things will happen, and then we will see real peace." He said, "I think the Palestinians see what happens. I think we will see the Palestinians compliant at some point in peace, without bloodshed." On Tuesday, the UAE officially signed a “peace treaty” with Israel, which also signed an agreement “declaring support for peace with Bahrain,” at the White House in the presence of US President Donald Trump. On the Emirati side, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan signed the agreement, while the Israeli side represented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bahrain's Foreign Minister, Abdul Latif Al-Zayani, also signed the "Declaration in Support of Peace with Israel", days after Manama confirmed that it had reached an agreement with Tel Aviv. The event, which took place in the South Lawn of the White House, witnessed the attendance of about 700 guests from around the world. Trump said, in his speech to a large number of officials in the White House: "We are here to change the course of history ... We are taking a historic step thanks to these three countries, in order to promote peace and prosperity." He explained, "Israel, the UAE and Bahrain will exchange embassies and cooperate closely together and coordinate their efforts in many sectors from tourism, trade, health care and security." He pointed out that this step "will open the door for Muslims from around the world to visit Al-Aqsa Mosque and Israel." For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that peace "will expand to include other Arab countries, so that it will then be possible to end the Arab-Israeli conflict forever." He also noted that "the great economic benefits of our partnership can be felt throughout the region and will reach all our citizens." As for the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, he stressed that "this peace represents a new idea that will create a better path and change the face of the Middle East." He also stressed that this treaty is "a historic achievement for America, Israel and the UAE."
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  28. Hopefully they arrest maliki when he comes back and recover the millions possibly billions he stole from Iraq
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  29. Thanks for your input HCR, I see a sense of urgency in the GOI, after Kazemi’s visited the US. Go RV Go asap
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  30. "Lots of changes around here, not the least of which is the blindingly bright color theme... sorry about that, everyone! It's driving me slightly nuts as well, but it's not at the top of the priority list (yet)." Hi Adam, just logged in and see new format. I like it! Bright colors and all 😍🤩🙂 and like this week's message! Merci..
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  31. Biden does have a post RV plan in place...from our pockets to his. What a deal.
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  33. Plus the entire Middle East watched the lengthy Agreement at the White House yesterday which awed both King’s and homeless alike. Their eyes were further opened to what is possible is actually happening. Great momentum now.
    4 points
  34. Great update!!! Thank you Adam staff and our newshounds!!!! Have a great day DV
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  35. There is a huge difference Johnny, Soros and friends are funding BLM and Antifa. In case you haven’t noticed those 2 hate groups are looting and burning every major city in America.
    4 points
  36. I'd like to encourge our members to look at everything Trump did in 31/2 years and take a good look at what he's doing now its amazing, promises kept
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  38. No doubt the establishment DNC is everyones dream for the future.....the country desires to have a candidate rammed down thier throat who no longer has a cognitive thought process....everyone wants the leadership of Pelosi in the years ahead.....higher taxes.....bring it! Yep.... Republicans are running to the left.......where they can hang out with the likes of the Squad.....Schumer...Shifft....Waters and the rest... . CL
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  39. How are people not excited of this? This rv written all over it! **** this is big news!
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  40. Isn’t it ironic that The Mueller Investigation was to discovery the truth about The Russian Collusion Story and Obstruction by Trump. It appears they were really nothing more than a Deep State Cover Up Operation designed to hide the dirty truth. Criminals, Traitors!!!!
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  41. Court summons, travel ban for Kirkuk governor for 'wasting public money' 9 hours ago Zhelwan Z. Wali IRAQ Governor of Kirkuk Rakan al-Jabouri. File photo: Rudaw TV ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Governor of Kirkuk Rakan al-Jabouri has been summoned to court on charges of misuse of public funds and consequently issued with a travel ban, the Iraqi Integrity Commission announced on Tuesday. The summons and travel ban were issued in relation to "wasting public money" in a project that involved "building of 25 schools in Kirkuk," a statement from the Commission read. The provincial director of school buildings has also been served with the summons and travel ban, according to the statement. Arrest warrants were issued to another 23 Kirkuk Governorate and General Directorate of Education employees in relation to the project, the statement added. The school construction project was given to a "foreign" company, to be carried out for 57.9 billion dinars – close to $50 million. The court's decrees came a month after the commission "revealed that the company implementing the project had tampered with the basic designs and reduced the number of schools from 25 to 18 and changed designs and spaces, contrary to the terms of contracts and without obtaining the approval of the Ministry of Planning." Jabouri was made governor of Kirkuk province in December 2017. His appointment by then-prime minister Haider al-Abadi came two months after Najmaldin Karim was deposed from the role when Iraqi forces, assisted by the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, known in Arabic as Hashd al-Shaabi) took over the city. Jabouri, a Sunni Arab, has also been accused of undermining the position of Kurds in Kirkuk since he took office, firing tens of Kurdish officials from top posts in the city and replacing them with Arabs and Turkmen, and reviving the Baath era's notorious Arabization process. In December 2018, Iraq's Federal Court rescinded any decrees made by Jabouri that had authorized the appropriation of Kurdish-owned land.
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  42. Wow! This is huge! However, with this part; I see that the LORD will be coming soon. This has all been foretold before and we are living in the times. Thanks Yota for all the hard work!
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  43. Question for Adam..... Thanks for all the changes on the site. It looks neat and clean! I am just curious as why the Iraqi Dinar Rate hasn’t changed!? You got me excited when it said the site was down for maintenance.... I was hoping not to have to go back to work when the site came back on 😂😝
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  44. Whoa!! Weegie. You've been riding with Flaming Fleming way too long. Didn't you say the same thing during 2016 elections ??!! Now diddy-up over and see what RayHen and MarkZzzz have to say.
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