Moses

Are you Kidding me? McCain, Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman Conservative??????? NOT EVEN CLOSE, McCain and Graham describe themselves as "Moderates", Lieberman is a Dem!!! to quote my dad "Your heart may have been in the right place, but your head was up your $*#"!

Perhaps the rumor of the 20k troops is a precautionary measure intended to backstop US functions from the flow of Security Contractors that will be departing as soon as the RV hits,... upwards of 60% of those that were in the sand box are thought to have Dinar.

or,.... just one more defunded Government Program!

Anyone else ever think "Jim Jones" when they read the posts from these guys?

Guess I should thank the IMF official.... that voiced his displeasure with the CPA for not having a program to limit speculation and thereby just allowing "anyone" to profit off the Dinar... Might have been only a 10 minute ride, but man what a journey it has been since!

And i went rooting through my safe to find an old tatty one!! Have to start using search engines more! Thanks for the pic!!

My two cents, this a dated photo showing the swap-over from Sadams money to the current money, have tried to zoom in as the Sadam notes clearly had the word DINARS printed thru the 250. could not get a clear enough zoom to see that, and lost the number in the upper corner as well. Biggest concern about it being Sadam money is that the art work or dancing workers are unlikely to make the transition to the new bills. I am nearly certain that this is an old photo and not the new Dinar.

My Passport sez I have not been kept out! LOL

Should the powers that are currently aligned against "Freedom" prevail, and succeed in their current War against Capitalism and Self Determination, then Iraq's' ascension to its place on the world stage will be irrelevant. At present, the west is self imploding through internal policies designed to Redistribute Wealth, (read,...No Domestic Oil Drilling of any consequence, High Entry wages that force Board Controlled corporations to seek lower wage markets offshore in order to maintain share price, and an unwillingness to have a national discussion on situational,medical, organic need vs. BONE IDOL sitting on the couch eating Cheetos playing video games oxygen thieves). The War that rages will look so obvious to future generations looking back, if there is a future generation capable of looking back! In short, Iraq has more indigenous wealth than nearly all other GCC countries, and in order for Babylon to make Dubai look like Detroit in 10 years, their currency will have to be allowed to float in relation to established values of its sister nations. Moses climbs down off soap box.

Excellent find, worth the time to watch this Video!!

Fox Business Channel has a lot of coverage on Iraq and the US Companies doing/intending on doing business there today, any one else notice an uptick in coverage?

I tried to explain my concern, so that Non Military people can understand. How everyone factors in and processes the info is up to them.

Folks, you can never know what you do not know, until you know more then you know now. Missing a time group by 12 hours in the Military, para-Military or contractor world is not a small thing, If Viper meant 1615, then it is his to correct, However,.. this anomaly by someone with this level of "Inside Information" renders all that follows suspect. Whistle past the graveyard if you all will, I shall reject the "blue" or "red" pill, and continue to analyze all info based on what is presented, not what I wish to be presented. We are close, and all here must remember that both Allawi and Maliki are Shi'ites!

Sorry, you lost me at "0415 pm", that is a mistake a only a poser would make!

Interesting the disparity between the two numbers, seems kind of large between what "could" be there vs. what we "know" is there. If the Saudi's have 266.7 Billion bbl proven reserves, and Bahrain has 124.6 Million, then infrastructure development/improvement aside, this screams for a honest and rational National Value no less then Bahrain (population under a Million), and probably a bit higher, possibly approaching Saudi (population 28+ Million). Unprovable thoughts on the difference......There is a "pecking order even among Arabs, with the custodian of Mecca at the top of the heap,..If Iraq is able to "Prove" even 25% of the difference between the 505 figure and the 143 figure... which is probably more likely then not...the increase would further improve their standing among GCC nations, and quite possibly approach/challenge Saudi for control, and in a theocratic society/brotherhood, this would upset an established balance. which would not be allowed to happen until this fledgling democracy is twisted, beaten, and shaped into something a bit closer to a perceived conformity. always remember, we play checkers, they play chess. Irregardless, these accepted/established/negotiated numbers of proven reserves bode well for a 1+ RV!!!

Here is the Key issue at hand IMHO, if Iraq comes out Monday with estimates that elevate their estimated Oil reserves from 4th in the World up to Saudi levels, (or greater), then the average Iraqi citizen is going to receive a government stipend exceeding SIX figures in USD. Although Iraq has a long road to develop their infrastructure, what they do not have is very important,.... They DO NOT HAVE a upper echelon of Royal Family to support!! (Anyone familiar with the Middle East understands how much this siphons from budgets). Iraq has been designed to be as free and open as we could ever hope for; utilizing Western style accounting, trades, and practices. (Imagine the audacity of placing a Democracy in the midst of Theocratic Rule). Iraq has other National Assets as well: Fresh water In Kurdistan, Lush Farmland between the Tigris and Euphrates and a lot of Natural Gas, and a Higher Level Education System! A little back Ground about how I got into this investment I acquired my Dinar "In-Country" in early 2004, due to a very high level conversation that I was fortunate enough to overhear,... and since then it has been in a cabinet waiting for the "Moon and Stars" to line up. Like many of you, I had the fever Until some time towards the end of 2005 when "W" stated that the war would be paid for after his time in office expired, (Detectives call that a clue), as the months and years rolled by there was nothing to peak my interest until Vice P Biden started spouting off about the "Summer of Recovery", (Based on what Joe?), then he doubled down when he said he and the Pres would pay off the National Debt within a year (HMMMM). It can easily be argued that VP Biden made the 08 ticket due to his "Hand on the pulse" of Iraq (How many remember Biden and company flying over to Iraq immediately after the 06 elections to demand that Iraq renegotiate Oil contracts and/to include China?? side note: many thought at that time his actions were unlawful as the election had handed control to the Dems, but they had yet to be seated). I think for those that are awake and engaged in the current domestic politics here, there can be no mistaking that this current US administration in up to their eyes in the Internal Iraqi politics (It would take a "Willful Suspension of Disbelief" for me to think otherwise!). I also feel that their "Handling" of this election fiaco has enabled a culture to do what they do best, and that is to string things out until they fell they have no other option then to make a decision (all the while positioning themselves to be in a position to win big). Westerners have always had the flaw of expediency! In order for Babylon to make Dubai look like Detroit,... (I think I agree with Phoenix in the following,..) At present: 1 IQD = 0.000620945 EUR / 1 EUR = 1,610.45 IQD and 1 IQD = 0.000855286 USD / 1 USD = 1,169.20 IQD Then deleting the "Three Zeros" could be assumed as 1 IQD = 0.620945 EUR / 1 EUR = 1.61 IQD[/b] and 1 IQD = 0.855286 USD / 1 USD = 1.16 IQD However, That would still put them at or near the bottom of the other GCC countries, and would not reflect their Natural Resources, so they would have to have the IMF accept their estimates of Wealth (which is what the report on Monday should contain), and this would place them either at Bahrain, 1 BHD = 2.65220 USD / 1 USD = 0.377045 BHD which I believe has been Scooters analysis. The Iraqi populace has no Idea what is headed their way!

Looks like their getting ready for us to cash in!!!

This article above was written IMHO as one big question, so I will answer him with what I think,.. The difference is that the Iraqi Dinar is being punitively restrained for the purpose of allowing Iraq to be reestablished and assume its place at the table of Nations. Further, If Iraq is going to have any type of honest estimation as to where its place will be, we would/should look at other GCC Nations. My Opinion is that Babylon could make Dubai look like Detroit! Oil+Natural Gas+Fresh Water+Fertile Farm Land+Mineral Resources+Western Style accounting and Open/Free Market = Wealthy Iraq!