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I would say: “The world is a strange place, and clearly not everything is as it appears to be. I clearly respect your belief as to Bernie, and understand your conclusions. I am however, my own person and would be disappointed if I were to be judged along with Bernie, simply because he and I showed up at the same event. As we both know, the positions you and I occupy in government come with considerable responsibility as to what it is we say and do. Because my opinion carries considerable weight based upon my contribution to this administration, I take this responsibility even more serious when it comes to my public comments about another individual. I prefer to instead focus upon my accomplishments and remain distant from those entanglements that are not a direct reflection of my interests and efforts. While your information as to Bernie’s credibility is most certainly compelling, I don’t see the benefit of my weighing in on this one way or the other, as this is a personal conclusion that must be garnered by each and every individual making this decision. Is there any type of prize involved with this contest..... I am really in the mood for a prize these days.... Read more: http://dinarvets.com...9#ixzz1PmeIB55y RAYZUR YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD! "HE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED" IS KNOWN, NOT ONLY FOR HIS UNSELFISH AND TIRELESS EFFORTS IN EDUCATING ALL OF US ABOUT THIS INVESTMENT, BUT ABOVE ALL FOR HIS KINDNESS, GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT AND NEVER JUDGING OTHERS OR SPEAKING NEGATIVELY ABOUT THEM, REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY ARE. WHY ON EARTH SHOULD HE SPEND HIS VALUABLE PERSONAL TIME AWAY FROM HIS FAMILY AND HIS BUSINESS DEFENDING HIMSELF FOR A CRIME HE NEVER COMMITTED, ON A SITE THAT OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT APPRECIATE HIS PRESENCE OR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS. ..AND RAYZUR, YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THERE IS A PRIZE IN THIS CONTEST. IT IS THE OSCAR FOR MOST PITIFUL AND DISGRACEFUL PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE AND THE OSCAR GOES TO.............ADAM MONTANA!!! UP UNTIL NOW HE WAS IN THE TOP THREE, BUT THIS CURRENT THREAD HAS GIVEN HIM THE TROPHY HANDS DOWN!

GregP do you know which branch? I'm in SLC. Would love to connect with your dad.

Iraq News «Iraq» resolved their participation .. Hakim and supported the new government (Voice of Iraq) - 11/19/2010 Send this to a friend (Voice of Iraq) - calls for the attribution of foreign Arab .. Hashemi and filtered for a second term BAGHDAD, Iraq - - The list «Iraq» resolve the issue of participation in the formation of the government, and called for the attribution of personal foreign Arab, also confirmed that «the policies of the National Council for Higher Strategic» ministries will address the subject of some previous «worthless». According to MP Ahmed al-Alwani, that it «resolved in the light of the initiative of Massoud Barzani,» which was signed by Iyad Allawi, and added that there are understandings with the blocks for the selection of the Vice-President of the Republic, ministers, called to be a foreign personal Arabic, however, «not because the Iraqi question the patriotism of the Kurds, But from the door opening to the Arab States ». , The MP Shaker book on «Iraq» said the list agreed on the nomination of Tariq al-Hashemi for the position of Vice President of the Republic for a second term. Enhance confidence This, The President of the Islamic Supreme Council Ammar al-Hakim, to support the new government «as long as it is committed to the agreed upon blocks», stressed during his speech to set up a «public relations campaign and wide between the parties to promote confidence, including lost». In context, the block «free» of the Sadrist movement to a «Policy Council» important to ensure that the uniqueness of hand, or the marginalization and exclusion of some components, according to the President cluster Prince Kanani. On the other hand, according to MP Walid Abboud, of the Alliance of «center» that the crisis the government is still in place, because every party or entity calling the Ministry of certain, so the alliance did not specify the position of the ministries that wish to receipt. The issue of eradication On the issue of eradication of the controversial, announced the leader of the «rule of law» Hassan Sinead, that the alliance did not provide any obligation for «Iraq», to lift the ban on three of its members covered by the decisions «accountability and justice», and leave it to them to submit requests for a natural for the body to take legal track and constitutional. Sinead said television «Horizons» belongs to the Dawa Party, led by Nuri al-Maliki «We support any amendment that makes the victim is the offender and the offender is the victim» Kuwait Times http://translate.goo...oogle.com&twu=1

Ohio Tom....I have no clue what your problem is, but I can tell you this: Eddinar has never pretended to be anything other than who he is. He has, in fact, been more clairvoyant about who he is than most. He has done nothing but share information and try to help us all see our way through this investment. He has always been direct and forthright about his information and not afraid to question where needed. On top of that, he has often been the one to jump on and cheer everybody up when the mood is heavy! Your words are unfounded, unkind and completely untrue and quite frankly, you're a jerk!

Here's the response I posted on the other site, although last I looked it was still being "moderated". Beanie/nsdeanna/dea…..I think it is absolutely offensive to even put Scooter’s name in the same paragraph as “made-up predictions”. 1. Scooter never predicts anything. He has spent hours upon hours of his personal time researching this investment and has been generous enough to share all of his hard work with us to help us better understand this investment. This is something he does not have to do, he just does. 2. If you start censoring everything on these sites, then you take away people’s ability to form their own independent thoughts and draw their own conclusions. 3. This is a highly speculative investment. I believe all of us are smart enough to figure out what is based on reason and what is simply outlandish. 4. We are lucky to have the internet to help us learn more about this investment and lucky to have people like Scooter who are willing to share their vast amounts of research with us for absolutely nothing in return. We are all adults and should be able to use these resources wisely…just sayin!

Count in nsdeanna and Jspilly...of course we will be there. Scooter, you are so giving of your time and hard work. You may never know how much we all truly appreciate your selfless sharing of time, information and research. We are so very fortunate that you are riding this train with us. You certainly are generous of heart and spirit. Can't wait to meet in you person...at the ROAST!!!

It is my recollection that Scooter ended up verifying that the Paris Club payment was due in January 2011. However, I could be wrong of course. He has said all along that Iraq has 195 billion reasons to get this done by November 2, 2010. I believe that was because of forgiven debt that would be reinstated if not done by then and/or various contracts and other financial incentives. Although, again....I could be wrong. Someone smarter than me please correct if I am.

September 20, 2010There are signs of progress in Iraq's more than six-month political stalemate. Current Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is beginning to shore up support for a coalition he has formed in order to remain in the top job for a second term — despite the fact that his party lost by a narrow margin in parliamentary elections March 7. Maliki's list of supporters includes two countries that don't often find themselves on the same team: the U.S. and Iran. Shiite-majority Iran originally backed the Shiite political bloc called the Iraqi National Alliance. But that bloc so far has failed to present a candidate who can get widespread support. Now Maliki is proposing to join the Alliance and share power with its members. This super-Shiite bloc could assemble almost enough seats in parliament to form a government. Enlarge Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during a joint news conference Aug. 8 in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil. Maliki has the backing of both Washington and Tehran to hold on to his job, six months after an election in which his party narrowly lost. Iran, U.S. Perspectives On Maliki Iran hasn't publicly said it's happy with this arrangement, but media reports in Iraq are beginning to suggest that a super-Shiite victory is all but inevitable. Thair Feely, a member of Maliki's party, says Iran is no longer playing the spoiler role in Iraq, especially now that American troops are leaving. "I believe Iran changed their policy toward Iraq," he says. "And I think they're looking for more stability in Iraq. A nonstable Iraq will affect them as well." U.S. officials also want a stable Iraq. They don't publicly back a candidate, either. Privately, though, they've long been pushing for Maliki to stay in the top job as long as he shares some power with his main rival in the election, Ayad Allawi, a secular Shiite who has the backing of the country's Sunnis. American officials say they want a government that represents all Iraqis. The American plan would put Allawi in charge of a new national security council that would set and review policy on security, the national budget and oil exports. But there's no guarantee that Allawi will accept such a post. And if he does, many doubt that the council would wield any real power, says Allawi spokesman Rahim al-Shammari. "It's only an advisory council, so its resolutions aren't binding," he says. Who Has More Influence? Either way, Iranian and U.S. support for Maliki suddenly puts two would-be enemies in the same camp. Joost Hiltermann, an Iraq analyst with the International Crisis Group, says that doesn't mean Iran and the U.S. ultimately have the same goals. "The person of Maliki is less important to both the United States and Iran," he says. "What's important to Iran is that [the prime minister] be a Shiite from the Shiite Islamist parties. And what's important to the United States is that if it is such a person — and they will accept that — that the power be somewhat reduced, in order to give the Sunnis a real and concrete, material sense of power," he says. Whether this American version wins out, Hiltermann says, depends on which country has more influence in Iraq. But that story has yet to play out, even behind the scenes. Cynicism Within, Progress Without Parsing out what's happening in Iraqi politics can at times be like trying to read between the lines of an Iraqi play. In one recent performance of a production whose title translates roughly to "Laughter, Playfulness, Seriousness and Love," the commentary is biting. A member of parliament gives a speech with grammatical errors. The implication is that politicians are illiterate and stupid. Later, he appears to be shocked to hear that an Iraqi family only gets a few hours of electricity each day. The underlying meaning? Politicians are disconnected from the people. This kind of cynicism is the norm in Iraq these days, especially as negotiations to form a government drag on. Outside Iraq, though, things do seem to be progressing. Iran's apparent shift coincided with a visit to Syria last week by one of Maliki's senior negotiators. On the surface, it looked like a thawing in what recently were tense relations between Iraq and Syria. What it really means is that Iraq's neighbors are starting to support Maliki and his bid for a second term, Feely says. "There is major change in our neighbor's policy. That's what we saw," he says. "We welcome that." http://www.npr.org/t...oryId=129888314

I called the number just now at the Bank of Oklahoma. Spoke to Daniel in customer service. He said they received an email a couple of days ago and are no longer selling it. He said he thinks they were maybe the only bank in the State selling it. He said the email did not give a reason, but he thought maybe it had something to do with it being a scam. For what it's worth....that's the information he gave. He did specifically say he did not know why they had been instructed not to well, the scam part was his supposition.