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  1. On 10/14/2022 at 8:53 AM, yota691 said:

    Today, Friday, President Abdel Latif Rashid pledged to work hard to protect the constitution and the sovereignty of Iraq, while promising to be the president of all Iraqis without discrimination.

    Rashid said in a tweet seen by "Dijla": "I extend my heartfelt thanks to the representatives of the honorable Iraqi people and all political forces, for giving me their confidence."

    Rashid added: "I pledge to work hard to protect the constitution, the sovereignty of the country and the interests of the people, and to be the president of all Iraqis without discrimination."

    He looks like another Joe Biden to me. Hope I am wrong....

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  2. On 9/23/2022 at 9:00 AM, horsesoldier said:

    Run for the hills, run for your life.

    What's REALLY going to mean something arresting all these criminal types: is when they arrest Ole Tater, bring him to justice, the deliver him up to a well deserved end.

    Perhaps they'll bust the right guy(s) that will give up the goods on Tater in exchange for a one way ticket outta Iraq.

    Tater continues to block any progress for Iraq & that's just gotta STOP !!!!

    I’m not going to hold my breath on this one, but I am still waiting for charges to be brought up against the corrupt  officials within WARKA Bank. How are they even still open after losing all that money???

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  3. 20 minutes ago, DoD said:

    Good evening yota, 

     

    Sounds like Iran getting their Iraqi government settled up. 

     

    Al Sadr will never go for this Iranian arrangement and to insult him by giving him 6 ministers should really make him mad….

    Malaki and Iran will never release the hooks they have in Iraq. Iraq will end up in a civil war trying to get the devil himself out of the Iraqi gov't.

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  4. 4 hours ago, edbeach said:

    I don't believe they would have had all these deaths & injuries if Sadr would have stayed on course instead of running as a chicken from his supporters of the cause. I feel its his fault  for the deaths of the people. It seems when they have pressure he wants to run tail the other direction scared for his own life from Iran instead of staying on course.  What a shame for the people. If he was not going to follow through then he never should have started. JMO

    And how many protestors who Were Not  followers of Sadr  were shot and killed randomly back in like 2019 by Iranian Goons? Maliki and Iran were instructing their guards to pick them off one at a time in random fashion to try to scare them. Iran is their worst enemy and they know it!

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  5. 2 minutes ago, jake21 said:

    12 were killed and hundreds were injured

    It really does seem to be a way of life over there. Looking kind of like “coming to a theater near us” before too long. I would not be surprised at all if a “Civil War” was declared here in America right before Nov of this year! Then all hell breaks loose once again with violence in the streets….. in the blue states of course! Get used to it…. This is our future as well! 😉 

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  6. 7 hours ago, Markinsa said:

    BREAKING: Baghdad Has FALLEN, US Embassy in COLLAPSE, Helicopter EVACUATIONS — Joe Biden NIGHTMARE

     

     

    2 hours ago, SocalDinar said:

    Protesters jump in Presidential Palace swimming pool to face Iraq’s hot weather

    Protesters jump in Presidential Palace swimming pool to face Iraq’s hot weather

    Protesters in the pool of the presidential palace in Baghdad. Photo: Alanba News

    Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Activists on social media posted videos showing dozens of protesters jumping in the swimming pool of the Presidential Palace in Baghdad.

    Protesters broke into the Presidential Palace in the heavily fortified Green Zone in the center of the capital, Baghdad, after leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada Al-Sadr, announced his withdrawal from the political work.

    The footage published on social media showed protesters jumping in the Presidential Palace’s swimming pool while temperatures in Baghdad reached 46 degrees Celsius.

    The Iraqi Joint Operations Command announced a complete curfew in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after protesters stormed the Green Zone.

    The Iraqi Joint Operations Command announced in a statement that the curfew includes all kinds of vehicles and pedestrians, starting from 3:30 p.m. on Monday.

    The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi directed the Council of Ministers to suspend its sessions as protesters broke into the headquarters of the Council of Ministers, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).

    The Joint Operations Command, in a statement, called on protesters to withdraw immediately from inside the Green Zone, and confirmed it adhered to the highest levels of self-restraint to prevent clashes and blood-shedding.

    The Joint Operations Command also affirmed its responsibility to protect government institutions, international missions, as well as public and private properties.

    Al-Sadr announcement to withdraw from the political work took place earlier on Monday after the 72-hour deadline he gave last Friday to the Supreme Court to dissolve the parliament expired, and after the head of the Sadrist parliamentary bloc submitted an official request in this regard.

     

     

    Embassy Statement on Reports of Unrest and Violence – August 29, 2022

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    Reports of unrest throughout Iraq today are disturbing as Iraqi institutions are not being allowed to operate.  The United States is concerned about escalating tensions and urges all parties to remain peaceful and refrain from acts that could lead to a cycle of violence.  Iraq’s security, stability, and sovereignty should not be put at risk.  Now is the time for dialogue to resolve differences, not through confrontation.  The right to peaceful public protest is a fundamental element of all democracies, but demonstrators must also respect the institutions and property of the Iraqi government, which belong to and serve the Iraqi people and should be allowed to function.

     

    By U.S. Embassy in Baghdad | 29 August, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

    Dialogue my arse! Now is the time to stand up or roll over for Iran to find their bung hole! 😄

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  7. 3 hours ago, BETTYBOOP said:

    Rochester... very well put and explained.I believe you are correct in what you say. I am however beginning to wonder if we will see it in our lifetimes. Their so called leaders are beyond incompetent.  I would never wish another gulf war but I sometimes wish the western countries would take them by the neck , shake them like rag dolls and say you can have your country back when we have sorted the utter mess you have made. When we have made it better for you citizens and when we give you it back you will follow what we say to the letter until you learn how to do things properly. Additionally, while we are fixing your mess any evidence of corruption by any body in office will not pass go, will not collect 220 pounds ds/ dollars / dinar and will go to jail immediately for an indefinite  period  

    Pop Potato Head like Trump did to Soleimani and POOF…. Iran no longer has its little hot hands in Iraqs business!!

    (though I read  Iran is out of Iraqs hair now. I guess when Malik was strolling the streets with an uzi in his little dopey hands Iran got scared their boy was going to end up like Soleimani…) 😂

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  8. When exactly was the "White Papers" Policy initiated? I do so hope Maliki gets flushed down the toilet just like Osama Bin Laden was!

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    Demands to revaluate the dinar, the government responds

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    Shafaq News / Devaluating the Iraqi dinar in the 2021 budget has stirred the discontent of the public, and economic and financial experts alike. In spite of the warnings from its negative economic and social reverberations, the Iraqi Ministry of Finance ascribes it a breakthrough amid a stifling economic crisis that has struck the country.

    Last December, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) opted to raise the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar from 1,182 dinars to 1,460 dinars to alleviate the ramifications of the plummeting oil revenues, bringing down the value of the Iraqi national currency and the purchasing power immediately. 

    As oil prices gradually climbed beyond the 80 dollars a barrel threshold, citizens and economists voiced demands to revaluate the dinar in next year's budget or mitigate the impact of its devaluation on the community.

    "The rise is an outcome of a white paper that organizes the process over three to five years. They deem it a part of the economic reform process for the financial situation and banks," economist Bassem Jamil Antoine told Shafaq News agency, "the state cannot change its currency. Still, real reform that serves the poor classes is essential."

    “The currency rate is not as vital as compensation for the poor classes, which constitute the bulk of the population; social welfare, ration card availability, and job development are all critical," he said, "unemployment and poverty rates skyrocketed due to lack of job opportunities in the public sector. On the other hand, the private sector is frozen and unable to function properly." 

    "The recovery of oil prices must compensate for the people, address the deficit, and provide job opportunities for unemployed youth. This will reinvigorate the market, put an end to corruption, and activate the private sector," he said.

    Gradual Revaluation 

    Economist Dhurgham Mohamed Ali said that revaluating the dinar shall be contingent upon several factors, "The exchange rate of the dollar should be gradually reduced to 1,300 dinars while keeping an eye on the cash transactions to preclude creating a black market, dollar smuggling, and tighten the control over imports."

    "The outcomes of the devaluation were detrimental. The inflation rates grew, poverty rates soared, while development rates remained static and foreign currency smuggling exacerbated," Ali added.

    Neglecting the private sector

    "The government has not contributed to reducing the poverty gap and unemployment after raising the dollar rates that inflicted all the strata of society," trader Amir Mohammed al-Hasani told Shafaq News agency, "Its concern was how to pay the salaries of officials and ministers without considering the negative aspects of the devaluation."

    "The government should have combated the widespread corruption in the Iraqi state, revived the private sector by eliminating the obstacles hindering its growth and activating laws that would provide support and protection to this important sector," al-Hasani said.

    "The rise in the dollar has hurt us as foodstuff prices have risen to more than 30% despite the steady salaries we earn," Hussein al-Khafaji, an employee of the Ministry of Education, told Shafaq News agency.

    "My salary ends by the middle of the month, forcing me to look for another job to meet the needs of the family," he said, calling on the government to revaluate the dinar.

    For its part, a government source told Shafaq News agency that the dollar rates will remain unchanged in the fiscal year 2022.

    "There is no change or incident that causes the exchange rate to change," the source said, adding, "the Ministry of Finance has confirmed this."

    "Over the previous nine months, the ministry has constantly followed the indicators of devaluation against the dollar," the Ministry of Finance stated on October 5, 2021.

    The exchange rate alteration has contributed to a rise in the Central Bank's foreign reserves to 60 billion dollars in April 2021, up from 54 billion dollars in December 2020.

    According to the Finance Ministry, the currency rate shift also helped "reduce the demand for foreign currency, lower the dependence on imports, and enhance local production."

    "In the context of the crisis, there has been a clear recovery in corporate activity in the last nine months of this year," the Finance Ministry stated. 

    According to the ministry, it is working to "reinvest the revenues of the funds achieved to build a target production base outside the oil sector and rely on other sectors, which will contribute to the decline in demand for the dollar as a result of compensating some of the goods produced."

    Since the current government's formation, the ministry has adopted plans and mechanisms to reform Iraq's fiscal policy, culminated in adopting the "White Paper", which outlined future economic and financial policy steps to promote domestic production and reduce imports for the country.

     

     

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  9. On 7/17/2022 at 8:41 PM, yota691 said:
     
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    Shafaq News/ "Yasser al-Maliki" who is close to the head of the State of Law coalition, "Nuri al-Maliki", warned today, Sunday, of "sedition", stressing that "there is no renewal" for those who "fabricated and conspired."

    The Secretary-General of the Al-Bashaer Youth Movement, Deputy Yasser Al-Maliki, said in a tweet to him, "No matter how much you fabricated and conspired as you did yesterday, there is no renewal or allegiance to you."

    Al-Maliki added, "We warn you against re-igniting the fuse of sedition, bid farewell in peace and save what is left of your face."

    "Yasser al-Maliki's" tweet comes after recorded audio leaks that were said to be from the leader of the State of Law coalition, former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, which shows an unprecedented attack by the latter against the leader of the Sadrist movement and leaders in the Popular Mobilization.

    Not only does Malarki  look like a mob boss, but he is a MOB BOSS.. Why would anyone have any respect for him and his boys.....

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  10. For the life of me, I can not believe “Tator” is still being the meanest, greediest, non Iraqi in all the land and is still not in prison or dead…. Oh wait… this story sounds remarkably familiar…. kind of like our nutty assed American pres supposedly acting on behalf of all Americans, fracking us with every step of his way….. 😂🤣😂

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  11. They are dumber then arock it they think anyone is going to put anymore money into their country. Here we are back where we were right before ISIS hit. Complete with Maliki and Iran threatening to climb back in the saddle and run Iraq till their is nothing left to give again. Plus this time we don’t have Trump and Mad Dog at the helm to drive them all back under their rocks they all crawled out from under….  🤬

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  12. On 5/29/2022 at 2:14 PM, Floridian said:

     

    Well, I'm thinking that absolutely nothing is going to happen with the Dinar until they "re-set" all the currencies with the horrible "Great Reset" and "New World Order" that they keep telling us about.  Thanks to Klaus Schwab and his ilk, and Joe Biden who has no clue what's going on and could care less anyway, this world is "going to hell in a hand basket".  I keep praying for good leadership for our country, but it ain't gonna happen til we get rid of the senile President and his liberal cohorts.  🙏

    I'm starting to re-imagine the US in the New World Order as a third world country. I am quiet certain they will not be happy until the rug has completely been pulled out from under us.... and it is our own US citizens doing this to us. The rich to gain more power and the not so rich for money. A lot of people hate Biden, I hate Mark Miley. I would put money on it that he is putting illegal aliens in the US Armed forces as he knows US soldiers will not fire upon American citizens. But you give some people 3 squares, a great monthly paycheck, and clean linens on a bed ever night and they will do what you ask of them to do.  

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  13. 11 minutes ago, jcfrag said:

    Nothing more powerful then a martyr in the Middle East!

    Although I must confess, this certainly does not sound very brotherly or Martyr like.... In fact it sounds an awful lot like Iran just took over Iraq again....   No wonder the US Government is very happy to comply. They seem to love doing business with Iran, Russia, and Venezuela.... "He added, "That government can go ahead and continue with certainty," noting that "any coup in Iraq will not happen with the presence of the supreme authority, Ali al-Sistani and the Popular Mobilization." 

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  14. On 6/13/2022 at 9:34 AM, yota691 said:
     
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    Shafaq News/ A leader in the al-Sadr movement confirmed on Monday that the leader of the movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, withdrew from the political process, noting that al-Sadr made the same "ram of Ismail" as he described it.

    Ahmed Al-Mutairi, head of the political committee of the Sadrist movement, said in a statement received by Shafak News Agency; "The political altruism that Muqtada al-Sadr did by withdrawing from the political process and leaving the seats of his representatives to his opponents from other politicians is a sacrifice for Iraq, as he made himself the holy ram of Ismail."

    Al-Mutairi added; Al-Sadr, “by doing this, transformed his preference for eternal life. This is undoubtedly a brave position, and a lesson from the leaders who are loyal to their homelands and peoples. It reminds us of the position of his grandfather Al-Hussein, peace be upon him, when he said his famous saying: (I do not give you by my hand the giving of the servile, and I do not approve the approval of slaves).” This is how the positions are The great ones when they sacrifice the most precious and precious for the greater good, and these attitudes are not new to the Sadr family. Muhammad al-Sadr called more than twenty years ago when he said: (The religion is your responsibility and the doctrine is your responsibility) and here Muqtada al-Ibaa said it (Iraq is your responsibility and the people care about you, I am not important) .

    Nothing more powerful then a martyr in the Middle East!

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  15. 9 hours ago, yota691 said:

    A parliamentarian counts the important laws "parked" in the drawers of the House of Representatives

     

     

    166 special statement 2022/06/11 15:35 Baghdad today -

    Special A member of the Al-Fateh Alliance, MP Madiha Al-Maksusi, confirmed today, Saturday, that the coalition is ready to vote on any law that serves the reality of the country and does not contradict the Constitution and the Federal Court, as there are many important laws that are parked in Parliament. Al-Maksousi told (Baghdad Today) that "there are many laws that are parked in the parliament, most of which are useful to the Iraqi people, including the capital law, slums, and other stalled projects." She added that "these laws were carried over from the previous parliamentary sessions to the current session, so it is necessary to work in Parliament and speed up the legislation of these important laws." And she added, "The Al-Fateh coalition is ready to vote on any law that serves the reality of the country and does not contradict the constitution and the Federal Court." In this regard, it is mentioned that the House of Representatives voted in total a few days ago on the emergency food security support system" rel="">support law, which caused widespread controversy between the political poles between supporters and discontented ones.

     

    On 6/4/2022 at 6:48 PM, horsesoldier said:

    Sadly for the people of Iraq this is the most embarrassing, inept, feckless & hapless bunch of ( corrupt ) elected officials yet.

    Iraq could be that "shinning city on the hill" of the M.E. Instead for 19 years this is what they have to show for all their sacrifices. 

    How much more do these people have to endure before the full potential of their country is recognized & unlocked.

    The corrupt rarely have any vision of what can be. And they often die with a bunch shite they can’t even take to hell with them…. 🤣🤣🤣

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  16. 2 hours ago, Floridian said:

     

    Well, I'm thinking that absolutely nothing is going to happen with the Dinar until they "re-set" all the currencies with the horrible "Great Reset" and "New World Order" that they keep telling us about.  Thanks to Klaus Schwab and his ilk, and Joe Biden who has no clue what's going on and could care less anyway, this world is "going to hell in a hand basket".  I keep praying for good leadership for our country, but it ain't gonna happen til we get rid of the senile President and his liberal cohorts.  🙏

     

    I’m hoping we can get all republicans (no RINOs) put into place in Nov.! It won’t fix everything, but it might stop the hemorrhaging….. With 30 Democratic Senators retiring this year, I’m thinking even the moderate Democratic Senators are hoping and praying Congress can get back on track and go back to work for America. Screw Iran, China, and the Ukraine. With Pelosi, Jill,  and Bono with Edge all running for the Ukraine, it must not be too big of a threat if all the women visiting! 

     

     
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  17. 2 hours ago, 6ly410 said:

    what if they legislate the oil law

    before July…Erbil and Baghdad both are very clear with their statements. We need a oil law to get this problem solved.. ( now ) . they need that federal court decision be implemented before the budget gets approved.. what am I missing ..

    The fact the UN keeps insisting they get this ironed out once and for all speaks volumes. It seems to be key to Iraq actually moving forward. You have to admit that Iraq was moving mountains and kicking arse when Kazami first hit the scene. Even he is twiddling his thumbs now waiting on Sadr to clean up on isle 9 and the UN to convince Kurdistan to get off their High Horse!. We already know if Kazami has anything to do with it on his part, it will get done!

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  18. 23 hours ago, yota691 said:

     

    POSTED ON 2022-05-15 BY SOTALIRAQ

    Al-Kazemi’s advisor: The court’s decision prevents sending the budget to Parliament and no appointments without it

    Al-Kazemi’s advisor to Al-Furat News: The court’s decision prevents sending the budget to Parliament and no appointments without it

    Al-Kazemi’s advisor to Al-Furat News: The court’s decision prevents sending the budget to Parliament and no appointments without it

     Adviser to the Prime Minister for Financial Affairs, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, announced that the decision of the Federal Supreme Court today regarding the powers of the caretaker government prevents it from sending the draft financial budget law for 2022 to Parliament.

    Saleh told {Euphrates News}: “There is no alternative for us except by applying the Financial Management Law 1/12 until the legislation of the new budget, which appears to be linked to the formation of a new government, and the current government cannot send the budget even if Parliament requests that because the court’s decision has suspended any legislation currently. “.
    He pointed out that "the financial expenditures will be the minimum that represents the state of expenditures for the year 2021 without programs, appointments, or projects."
    Saleh stressed: “We are not facing a financial crisis and we have financial surpluses, but there is a restriction in the exchange and financial actions.”
    And between “the financial reserves grow due to the inactive registration, that is, there are no funds and the authority to spend there is no.”
    Today, Sunday, the Federal Supreme Court decided to cancel the draft law on emergency support system" rel="">support for food security and development, based on a lawsuit filed by Representative Basem Khashan.
    According to documents obtained by {Euphrates News}, the court issued a ruling to cancel the Food Security Law sent by the Council of Ministers to the House of Representatives.
    Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi affirmed respect for the interpretation of the Federal Supreme Court regarding the validity of his government and the Food Security Law.
    However, he pointed out in a statement that "the government - as a government of daily business - in accordance with the constitution, had previously submitted to the House of Representatives the law {emergency support system" rel="">support for food security and development}, with urgent reasons; To address the economic challenges posed by the global price hike crisis; This is in order to achieve food security and provide the food basket, in addition to providing urgent support system" rel="">support to the electricity sector before the summer season; To prevent any crisis in energy production, or power outages throughout Iraq.”
    He stated that “the law would also support system" rel="">support social welfare; To protect the poor and needy classes in the face of the global economic crisis, provide services in cities, provide job opportunities for graduates and the unemployed, as well as provide urgent funds to support system" rel="">support the agricultural sector and deal with climate changes.”
    Al-Kazemi warned that "the failure to achieve all of these necessities is a factor that obstructs the government's role in running the daily affairs that fall under its responsibility to provide the requirements of the Iraqi people, protect the poorest groups, provide services and electricity, and limit the rise in global prices."
    He called on everyone to “stand up to the responsibility; In order to address the implications of the challenges facing the country under the current sensitive circumstances at the internal and global levels.

    Raghad Daham

    I want to say "What a bunch of idiots! When are they ever going to get rid of Maliki and Iraq's inability to move forward into the 21st Century?".  But then I look at America and wonder "When are we ever going to get rid of Brandon and his side kick Kamala?"  The Geriatric/White house looks kind of like The Walking Dead TV show starring Brandon, Kamala, Pelosi, Nadar, and Shifty

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  19. 7 minutes ago, HowieC said:

    So does this qualify as a "Census" of some type ?       😎 

    It sure reads like it! Estimates this year with an actual count starting end of 2022. With everything going on right now, I’m thinking they are not thinking of waiting till the end of 2022 to kick Iraq into the bright lights! 

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