Phoenix

Busted. 1. I have only held IQD for 4 years. 2. Post one single link showing I have ever called a date or rate on the RV...you can't...because I have not. 3. I always say and always have said "date and rate classified". 4. You are troll and a nut case who has obvious emotional issues and do nothing but disrupt the free flow of information on this forum. I suspect you are a dealer of IQD or someone close to a dealer of IQD. You are a disruptive troll that needs to be banned. Phoenix

1. This is not a rumor, this is not speculation. This is United States law that goes into effect July 15th 2011 Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.4173: 2. The only prediction I have ever made on this forum was over one year ago and that was that the next Prime Minister of Iraq would be Maliki. If you have not noticed who the current Prime Minisister of Iraq is you may want to check. 3. You Slade are the biggest jack@ss on this forum and add nothing of value ever and it is obvious you have mental problems. Phoenix

One more time so it is not missed by anyone: IMHO...just my speculation....I think this is good. Why? Because after the soon to happen revaluation of the Iraqi Dinar the word of this sudden wealth will travel far and wide. The throngs of people who thought it was all a scam and who were told to invest and did not will suddenly also want to jump on the OTC (Over the Counter) forex in hopes of hitting it big also. So what is now a some what small and exotic breed of investing will have over night stardom with the stories of the over night "rags to riches" of people from all over. This would cause a rush of liquidity and wild speculative investment into the OTC exotic currencies. The currency dealers and the banks would be flooded with people trying to hit it big like their friend or family member did. So I think this act is in anticipation of that very effect that would be disruptive to the liquidity flow within the US. The OTC currency market would be the new lottery play and every scammer and huckster around would be hawking exotic currency as the "next Iraqi Dinar" So....I think this bill is being put in place AFTER the fact of the IQD revalue. That is my personal take on this. And if i am correct. Every single one of you are lucky beyond your wildest dreams and will be known as the lucky ones who hit it big before the law was changed. Best of luck to all!~ I think this is good news...and a "tell" of how close we are. IMHO Phoenix

U.S Dollars that you hold now.

IMHO...just my speculation....I think this is good. Why? Because after the soon to happen revaluation of the Iraqi Dinar the word of this sudden wealth will travel far and wide. The throngs of people who thought it was all a scam and who were told to invest and did not will suddenly also want to jump on the OTC (Over the Counter) forex in hopes of hitting it big also. So what is now a somewhat small and exotic breed of investing will have over night stardom with the stories of the over night "rags to riches" of people from all over. This would cause a rush of liquidity and wild speculative investment into the OTC exotic currencies. The currency dealers and the banks would be flooded with people trying to hit it big like their friend or family member did. So I think this act is in anticipation of that very effect that would be disruptive to the liquidity flow within the US, The OTC currency market would be the new lottery play and every scammer and huckster around would be hawking exotic currency as the "next Iraqi Dinar" So....I think this bill is being put in place AFTER the fact of the IQD revalue. That is my personal take on this. And if i am correct. Every single one of you are lucky beyond your wildest dreams and will be known as the lucky ones who hit it big. Best of luck to all!~ I think this is good news...and a "tell" of how close we are. IMHO Phoenix

I never said it will be worthless. But if you do not qualify as a QEP you cannot exchange them. That is what the law says. Those are not my words or thoughts....that is straight from the law. Phoenix

Already voted on and passed. Will go into full effect as of July 15th. I have my ideas on this and think it is a good thing. Chances are high that this will not have any effect on the IQD revalue as long as the revalue happens before July 15th. Lookin good IMHO Phoenix Section 413(a) Section 413(a) of the Act alters the financial qualifications of who can be considered an accredited investor, and thus a qualified as eligible participant (“QEP”). Specifically, the revised accredited investor standard includes only the following types of individuals: 1) A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with spouse, is at least $1,000,000, excluding the value of such investor's primary residence; 2) A natural person who had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; or 3) A director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or a director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer. "So if you do not fit the above definition as a QEP it will be against the law for you to exchange Iraqi Dinar or any other foreign currency in a large amout at a bank or with a currency exchange as of July 15th 2011".

No where in any EO does it say that. The Iraqi Dinar nor the investing of same was never mentioned in any Executive Order ever. That was one of the first successful dealer pumps. Phoenix

All gold and silver and FOREIGN CURRENCY Over the counter transactions will be illegal if you are not qualified as an investor as of July 15th 2011 Note: The definition of an Over the Counter Forex transaction is the buying or selling of a large amount of physical currency at a bank or currency dealer. Small travel related currency transactions are exempt and not seen as an OTC Forex transaction and will be allowed. From: FOREX.com <info@forex.com> Date: Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 6:11 PM Subject: Important Account Notice Re: Metals Trading To: xxx Important Account Notice Re: Metals Trading We wanted to make you aware of some upcoming changes to FOREX.com’s product offering. As a result of the Dodd-Frank Act enacted by US Congress, a new regulation prohibiting US residents from trading over the counter precious metals, including gold and silver, will go into effect on Friday, July 15, 2011. In conjunction with this new regulation, FOREX.com must discontinue metals trading for US residents on Friday, July 15, 2011 at the close of trading at 5pm ET. As a result, all open metals positions must be closed by July 15, 2011 at 5pm ET. We encourage you to wind down your trading activity in these products over the next month in anticipation of the new rule, as any open XAU or XAG positions that remain open prior to July 15, 2011 at approximately 5:00 pm ET will be automatically liquidated. We sincerely regret any inconvenience complying with the new U.S. regulation may cause you. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact our customer service team. Sincerely, The Team at FOREX.com This also applies to most retail OTC forex transactions - that is trading in different currencies: Effective 90 days from its inception, the Dodd-Frank Act bans most retail OTC forex transactions. Section 742© of the Act states as follows: …A person [which includes companies] shall not offer to, or enter into with, a person that is not an eligible contract participant, any agreement, contract, or transaction in foreign currency except pursuant to a rule or regulation of a Federal regulatory agency allowing the agreement, contract, or transaction under such terms and conditions as the Federal regulatory agency shall prescribe… This provision will not come into effect, however, if the CFTC or another eligible federal body issues guidelines relating to the regulation of foreign currency within 90 days of its enactment. Registrants and the public are currently being encouraged by the CFTC to provide insight into how the Act should be enforced. See CFTC Rulemakings regarding OTC Derivatives located at the following website address, under Section XX – Foreign Currency (Retail Off Exchange). It is essential that OTC forex participants seek professional help to discuss possible operational and regulatory contingency plans NOTE: None of this applies to "Qualified Eligible Participants". What is that? There is a new definition that defines it as: Section 413(a) of the Act alters the financial qualifications of who can be considered an accredited investor, and thus a qualified as eligible participant (“QEP”). Specifically, the revised accredited investor standard includes only the following types of individuals: 1) A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with spouse, is at least $1,000,000, excluding the value of such investor's primary residence; 2) A natural person who had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; or 3) A director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or a director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer. What this essentially means is that all current positions will be liquidated. For any new positions, you will have to prove yourself to be a qualified eligible participant. Or, rather, get permission to buy and sell. This will result in two things: 1) Easier tracking of those who buy and sell in these areas. 2) Squeezing out the little guy This means that AFTER July 15th unless you qualify as a "Qualified Eligible Participant" It will be against the law for you to exchange Iraqi Dinar at a bank in a large amount. The exchange of IQD or ANY foreign currency for USD at a bank or currency dealer is an Over The Counter (OTC) Forex exchange and will be against the law unless you are a QEP (Qualified Eligible Participant) What does it take to be a QEP? A QEP definition: Section 413(a) of the Act alters the financial qualifications of who can be considered an accredited investor, and thus a qualified as eligible participant (“QEP”). Specifically, the revised accredited investor standard includes only the following types of individuals: 1) A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with spouse, is at least $1,000,000, excluding the value of such investor's primary residence; 2) A natural person who had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; or 3) A director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or a director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer. So if you do not fit the above definition as a QEP it will be against the law for you to exchange Iraqi Dinar or any other foreign currency in a large amout at a bank or with a currency exchange as of July 15th 2011. So if the RV were to not happen until after July 15th.....most here may be screwed. Thanks to the US congress. Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.4173: Phoenix

This means that AFTER July 15th unless you qualify as a "Qualified Eligible Participant" It will be against the law for you to exchange Iraqi Dinar at a bank in a large amount. The exchange of IQD or ANY foreign currency for USD at a bank or currency dealer is an Over The Counter (OTC) Forex exchange and will be against the law unless you are a QEP (Qualified Eligible Participant) What does it take to be a QEP? A QEP definition: Section 413(a) of the Act alters the financial qualifications of who can be considered an accredited investor, and thus a qualified as eligible participant (“QEP”). Specifically, the revised accredited investor standard includes only the following types of individuals: 1) A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with spouse, is at least $1,000,000, excluding the value of such investor's primary residence; 2) A natural person who had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; or 3) A director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or a director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer. So if you do not fit the above definition as a QEP it will be against the law for you to exchange Iraqi Dinar or any other foreign currency in a large amout at a bank or with a currency exchange as of July 15th 2011. Thanks to the United States Congress. So if the RV were to not happen until after July 15th.....most here will be screwed. Phoenix

Not only gold and silver but also FOREIGN CURRENCY This also applies to most retail OTC forex transactions - that is trading in different currencies: Effective 90 days from its inception, the Dodd-Frank Act bans most retail OTC forex transactions. Section 742© of the Act states as follows: …A person [which includes companies] shall not offer to, or enter into with, a person that is not an eligible contract participant, any agreement, contract, or transaction in foreign currency except pursuant to a rule or regulation of a Federal regulatory agency allowing the agreement, contract, or transaction under such terms and conditions as the Federal regulatory agency shall prescribe… This provision will not come into effect, however, if the CFTC or another eligible federal body issues guidelines relating to the regulation of foreign currency within 90 days of its enactment. Registrants and the public are currently being encouraged by the CFTC to provide insight into how the Act should be enforced. See CFTC Rulemakings regarding OTC Derivatives located at the following website address, under Section XX – Foreign Currency (Retail Off Exchange). It is essential that OTC forex participants seek professional help to discuss possible operational and regulatory contingency plans NOTE: None of this applies to "Qualified Eligible Participants". What is that? There is a new definition that defines it as: Section 413(a) of the Act alters the financial qualifications of who can be considered an accredited investor, and thus a qualified as eligible participant (“QEP”). Specifically, the revised accredited investor standard includes only the following types of individuals: 1) A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with spouse, is at least $1,000,000, excluding the value of such investor's primary residence; 2) A natural person who had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; or 3) A director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or a director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer. What this essentially means is that all current positions will be liquidated. For any new positions, you will have to prove yourself to be a qualified eligible participant. Or, rather, get permission to buy and sell. This will result in two things: 1) Easier tracking of those who buy and sell in these areas. 2) Squeezing out the little guy

Lunar Eclipse in Iraq Moon Eclipse noticed in Iraq, people praying on occasion 6/16/2011 12:39 PM KARBALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Voices of southern Iraq’s holy city of Karbala’s mosques and Huseiniyas (Shiite mosques), as well as those of Baghdad, Arbil and other Iraqi cities, were heard during the Moon Eclipse on Wednesday night, whilst citizens appealed for God Almighty to “save Iraq from hatred and animosities.” “Hundreds of Karbala citizens headed during the early evening hours of Wednesday towards the Mosques of Imam Hussein and his Brother Abbas, the Grandsons of Prophet Mohammed, to read the Holy Quran verses and listen to the religious lectures by preachers on the occasion of the Moon Eclipse,” Karbala citizen, Ahmed al-Assadi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “We, in Iraq, have added new appeals on this occasion for Allah Almighty to wash the hearts of politicians and clean them from hatred, animosities and distrust,” Assadi said, “considering the occasion as one that Iraqis hope would unite the hearts of their politicians, in order to help them hear on (Thursday) morning statements that ease up the hearts of Iraqis.” In Baghdad, the preachers of mosques and Huseiniyas, called on citizens to pray and read Quran verses on the occasion of the Moon Eclipse. Aswat al-Iraq Correspondent, who toured several Baghdad districts on Wednesday night, said that most mosques and Husseiniyas have called for prayers during the Moon Eclipse, whilst people stood over the roofs of their houses, to watch the phenomena. The Moon Eclipse was noticed in different parts of Iraq, after 09:00 pm local time (06:00 pm GMT), that continued for about 1.5 hours, considered the longest Eclipse recorded for the first time in 100 years. The Moon Eclipse takes place when the moon light or part of it disappears at night, during the entrance of the Earth between the sun and the moon, whilst the Sun Eclipse takes place when the sun light or part of it disappears during the entrance of the moon between the sun and the earth. Link: http://en.aswataliraq.info/Default.aspx?page=article_page&c=slideshow&id=143197

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LOL!~ Right in the video he says "Malaki is NOT corrupt!" But goes on to say his governnemt protected those who were corrupt. He also talks about those who were against him had militias....that is Al-Sadrs group! You would be well to note that AFTER this video was done it was Malaki himself that attacked , rooted out and defeated those very militia groups in the Basra opperation with the Iraai military. Like it or not....Malaki is a fair and strong leader and NOT a dictator! How in the world can a government that is so balanced on power sharing have anyone who could be called a dictator? The parliment...the Council of Mimister and the Presidential Council are all balanced with equal power or close to equal between all groups and all decisions, laws and rulings must be agreed upon by majority vote. Fact are facts. Maliki is a good guy. Like it or not. Phoenix

I think some people just want to keep track of what was said by whom. I can see the reasoning behind it. Phoenix

If true then GREAT news!~ Phoenix

Sounds like a good idea. Group them all together with all of the date and rate predictions and pin them. Smart idea. Phoenix

No suprise and great news if true. I have speculated that soon we will seen Allawi vanish from Iraq and return to live a life in luxury in London where he has lived for the past 20 years. Iraq's Allawi Connected to C.I.A Go Malaki!~ Who's yer daddy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XsI2DegNFg If you listened to my show you wouldn't be so confused. Phoenix

Interesting

This post was only done in direct response to postings on this forum about me in other threads that border on libel. I was only setting the record straight and nothing more. To everyone with kind words thank you...to everyone who served also...thank you...to everyone with nothing but bad things to say....it sucks to be you because you have so much to be thankful for. That's it....this post was not an effort to self promote in any way but it was in direct reply to the lies posted on this forum and nothing more and I thank Adam for allowing me to do so on his forum and would return the favor if needed. Everyone be well...and the best of luck to all. Phoenix

Some off my best friends were Force Recon...and I can tell you were not. Know how to knock out a whole platoon of Marines? Throw a bucket of sand on a wet painted wall and yell ........"HIT THE BEACH!"

Hey bro. Sua Sponte

1. I do not let anyone bad mouth or bash anyone on our forum and the members are of the caliber that they do not do that anyway. 2. IF Adam was being lied about or bashed on my forum not only would he be welcome to come on to my forum to correct those doing such, he would not only be welcome but expected. 3. If you think being truthfuil and not letting people spread lies is low class than so be it

Maybe...not sure. But I do have a box full of medals and a wall full of awards....does that count?

I am Phoenix. Who am I ? I am a former special operations soldier with the United States Army. I left the military to pursue a private career as a private contractor. At this time I am semi-retired. I have lived a full, rewarding and very interesting life both privately and professionally. I have been invested in currencies on and off a few times in the past 25 yrs and currently hold positions in 5 currencies and 2 precious metals. I have been on a few forums over the years as have most persons reading this right now. At this time I am the owner of a private forum and a private chat and also host a nightly Blog Talk Radio program. I am joined in my adventures by my better half who goes by the user name"Lakehouse" and Lakehouse is the owner and writer of the news blog "Going Global, East Meets West" I stand against as I always have any exploitation of the innocent. There are many people who are on these forums who think the concept of "redistribution of wealth" means the redistribution of your wealth to their pockets and I have always spoken out against such behavior. I have never made any money on any forum or any chat in any way and never will. I have never supported or promoted those who do nor never will. I have always had a firm stance and have always suggested that people should support their local bank and the United States banking system and pay all taxes when and as advised by the professional of their choice. Myself and Lakehouse have pointed out fraud and warned of cyber crime and Internet scams as they appeared on the forums and by doing so I have become the target of the very individuals who stand to make a profit off of the innocent investor. My stance has always been "Date and rate are classified" and that this is and has been a "Live and fluid situation" The false claims that I have been saying the "RV has happened" or of claiming dates is not only false but an overt attempt by the individuals mentioned above to discredit me in any what they can. Yes I have pointed out hot windows of opportunity for this to happen in the past as have many (Adam Montana included) but these windows were always pointed out as possibilities only based upon the current events of the times. I make clear and always make clear that my views are speculation based upon due diligence and news and are not from"intel" or inside information. I am also well known for calling BS when I see it. Recent forum background: I first went by the user name of "Secret Key". As "Secret Key I discovered something that exposed a serious weakness and danger in an investment that was and is still hot at this time and put forward the evidence of the potential problems for investors in same. As I made public this damning evidence in an attempt to warn the innocent investor I was attacked on line by the very individuals who were "pumping" said investment". (No surprise) Because I had come forward with this damning information that exposed the potential dangers to said "investment" (not the IQD) those who stood to profit from getting others into the investment went on a full attack to discredit any thing I may say. So...to me no big deal...the truth was the truth. After that "episode" I was invited to join a forum that was new but had no desire to what so ever but after much prompting by the forum owner said yes...BUT he (the forum owner) insisted that I not use the name "Secret Key" because of all of the consorted efforts at the time to discredit any thing I may say. So to appease the request of that forum owner I changed my name to "Ranger77" Why that name? Because I am a Ranger and I like the number 7 and 77 is twice as good! So...on we go. The next thing that happened was that forum owner was in contact with a currency dealer and was approached by said dealer to become partners and to host a forum for the dealer. This forum owner asked me on the phone my opinion on joining forces with a dealer and i was very forthcoming in telling that forum owner I felt it was a very bad idea to do so and list the reason why I thought so. The forum owner decided to join forces with the currency dealer for immediate economic gain and did so quickly. It was very apparent that I was not too happy with what he did and I stopped posting on his forum. The next thing I knew was the forum owner banned me from his forum and launched a huge attack on me in an attempt to discredit anything I may say because of his fear of me publicly speaking out on his position of being in the pocket of a currency dealer and my firm stance against any and all pumping of dinar or dinar sales. It is worthy to note that that forum owner went off the deep end in his efforts to discredit me not only on his forum but others and dedicate hundreds of man hours and much bandwidth to do so. (some funny stuff...very creative). So.....again no big deal....I could not have cared less. Next I was in touch with few people who wanted to start a forum of their own and they wanted me to also join...so again...I said yes. Now this time they came up with the idea that being a new forum everyone should have a new name just for fun. So that is what we all did...we all (including myself) selected new names...and of course the name I chose was...."Phoenix" Well that forum went along doing well for awhile until the "troll factor" kicked in and we began to have a few disruptive postings and problems (like are seen all over this forum) so we decided to open a smaller private chat for just a few of us. Long story short on that is the forum owners manipulated that situation into a way they could milk money out of people for a profit and I was not happy to see this. Soon after a situation came up where we had a dispute and I left the forum. In an attempt to save face they attempted to publicly accuse me of something I did not do but this effort failed. That effort to discredit me failed on their part because of my careful archiving of my e-mails, PMs, chat logs and telephone calls which I have done for years because of my former profession and position. The very people they attempted to discredit me with were simply presented with a small amount of the documentation, the truth was made known and that was the end of that. So after all of that I decided to open my own private forum and private chat which I did...and has been open for one year and ten months. The name of my forum is "Gimme Shelter" and we have a locked membership and accept no new members. We had an open membership for some time and began to have serious problems again Also as you know I host a nightly radio show on Blog Talk Radio every night at 11PM est. The show is called "Gimme Shelter Radio" and is a nightly 30 min. broadcast on current events and news. Why do I post here sometimes? Well even tho I have my own private forum and chat, I like most others read all sorts of places. A while back I noticed that there were quite a few newbies on this forum asking some basic questions and saw many times their questions go unanswered so I did a few postings to answer questions and a few for fun. To find my past post on this forum just do a search. Yes I said "Happy Trails" here in December and for many months did not post and would not have even posted today if it were not for the overt attempt to discredit me seen by the troll force in this thread and am only doing so to set the record straight not for me but for those who may not know the truth to the situation. Why is my forum private? Trolls...that's why. We had a situation where someone had come on to the forum in an effort to disrupt and they were effective to the point they caused some serious problems and cause the splitting of some friends by the telling of some lies and such and as taking false identity on chat and causing many problems so we shut down the forum to the public and just kept a small core of friends as members. We now have 80 members or so and it is a good, proactive positive place with zero problems. Our members are fun, intelligent and all in all a great group of folks with good intent and positive out looks. As can be seen in on many forums the Internet offers a veil of anonymity so persons who feel empowered because they feel they are hidden and use the opportunity to "act out" and vent their frustrations. Most of the time it is just that and people who feel frustrated just lash out but in some cases you have people who are "not well" to put it in a nice way. Many of these people suffer from alcohol and drug abuse and the frustration due to pressing personal situations in their lives fueled by substance abuse will result in some interesting post by these people on public forums.' Now for the most part this is nothing but innocent venting but it can lead to compulsive rants by these people almost bordering on madness in a consistent stalking like stance. I in fact have a few stalkers who follow me around attempting their best to discredit anything I may say...they are quite fanatical and sometimes fun to watch. As far as me being crazy? Dang right!~ They say you must be crazy to jump out of a perfectly good airplane with a parachute! Yes some of the topics I cover and some of my interest may be seen by many to be "crazy" or "out of the box" and that is just the way it is. The way I see it is if the former Navy Seal Jesse Ventura can ask the questions about so called "conspiracy theories" than so can the former Army Ranger "Phoenix". Don't like it? Then don't read it. So that's it. Be well!~ Phoenix Often imitated....never intimidated. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkh7_1hmlzw