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The depth of the hate that is being displayed on this post, and many other posts on this site, is atrocious and so ungodly. Unbelievable!!! There must be a lot of broken mirrors in this world, otherwise people would be doing more self-reflecting.

Thanks for the thumbs up. I think you're a great guy, too! Again, it was a pleasure meeting you.

Sold. Thanks for the inquiries.

No, I'm in Atlanta.

I have $4 million uncirculated dinar available at $1K per million. These dinar were bought from Dinar Trade and I have receipts and certificates. Fortunately, I don't need to sell all of my investment, but I must get rid of some to help finance wheelchair accessible modifications that I need to increase my independence at home. This transaction can be completed by PayPal, money order or certified check, and will be shipped to you at no additional cost. Please email me if interested. Thanks.

Ahhhh, I see. Somehow I missed you making this point. I'm on your page now. Thanks.

Since it says the airport ATMs will have both IQD and USD, perhaps it is for the purpose of international travel, as the USD is the most internationally accepted currency. There is no mention of ATMs outside of the airport having dollars. Possibly?

Thanks for keeping us up to the minute Viper. And thanks for your service to our country.

Side splittingly funny! Sunglass, are you planning to keep your moderator job after this? You've got them all pegged.

What is the most commonly used word in Iraq? SOON Viper - Thanks for keeping us abreast of the goings on in Iraq. Hope to hear from you again SOON.

This really sounds like fun. A couple of suggestions on the potential problems would be: 1. Possibly, we could get Ali to agree to hold the pool in his safe if everyone that wants to participate purchases a 25k dinar note just for this purpose. A document could be drawn up (sort of a trust) that would spell out the details. 2. Since we have the ability to edit our own posts, any post with a date or rate guess that has been edited would be disqualified. These are just a couple of things that have come to mind. One other obstacle may be that we would not have time to pull this together, hopefully.

Ali said internal maintenance is being done and will be back online in about 45 minutes. I hope the site is being set up for post RV activities.

It is very kind of you to offer this advice. One of the first calls post RV that I have planned is to an ex-employer of mine which is a major international law firm.

Okay, now that was really funny.

These were my thoughts exactly! This is the first news article I've posted and was surprised no one had picked up on it yet. At these compensation rates pre RV, their dinar would not go very far. However, post RV it is adequate compensation, as long as the RV happens before they can spend it all.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http://www.alsumarianews.com/ar/5/12305/news-details-.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dnahrain%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Div&rurl=translate.google.com Baghdad begin implementing the three laws to compensate people affected by the previous regime السومرية نيوز / بغداد Alsumaria News / Baghdad Tuesday, 12 v 1 2010 17 02 GMT أكدت محافظة بغداد، الثلاثاء، أنها بدأت بتطبيق ثلاثة قوانين لتعويض المواطنين من أهالي مدينة بغداد المتضررين من ممارسات النظام السابق، إضافة إلى المتضررين من العمليات الإرهابية، وضحايا الأخطاء العسكرية، مشيرة إلى تخصيص راتب تقاعدي للمتضررين من غير الموظفين والمخطوفين والمفقودين. Confirmed the province of Baghdad, Tuesday, they started to apply the three laws to compensate the citizens of the people of the city of Baghdad affected by the previous regime's practices, in addition to those affected by terrorist attacks, and victims of errors military, referring to the allocation of pension for those affected by non-staff and the kidnapped and missing persons. وقال محافظ بغداد صلاح عبد الرزاق في حديث لـ"السومرية نيوز"، إن "المحافظة بدأت بتطبيق ثلاثة قوانين لتعويض المواطنين المتضررين من ممارسات النظام السابق، والمتضررين من العمليات الإرهابية، وضحايا الأخطاء العسكرية"، لافتا إلى أن "هذه التعويضات ستتم من خلال لجان طبية مختصة، فضلا عن لجان شكلت لاحتساب المتضررين من الذين صودرت أموالهم من قبل النظام السابق". The governor of Baghdad, Salah Abdul-Razzaq said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "conservative started the application of three laws to compensate people affected by the practices of the former regime, and those affected by terrorist attacks, the victims of mistakes the military," noting that "this compensation will be through the medical committees competent, as well as committees formed for the calculation of those affected by their wealth confiscated by the former regime. " وأوضح عبد الرزاق أن "المحافظة بدأت بتطبيق القانون رقم 5 القاضي بتعويض المعوقين جسدياً بسبب ممارسات النظام السابق"، مبينا أن "تعويض هذه الفئة تكون من 5 إلى 10ملايين دينار عراقي". And Abdul Razzaq to "maintain begun to implement Law No. 5 Judge compensate the physically disabled because of the practices of the former regime," noting that "compensation in this category are from 5 to 10 million Iraqi dinars." وأضاف محافظ بغداد أن "القانون الثاني ذو الرقم 16، سيباشر بتطبيقه أيضا ويخص المتضررين من الذين صودرت أموالهم من قبل النظام السابق"، موضحا أنه "سيتم تعويضهم بحسب قيمة ممتلكاتهم المصادرة والتي ستقوّم بقيمة الذهب آنذاك، بحسب اللجان والشروط الموجودة بالقانون". The governor of Baghdad, that "the second law with the number 16, will begin its application also for those affected by who confiscated their money by the former regime," explaining that "will be compensated according to the value of their property confiscated and that will be the value of gold at the time, according to the committees and the terms of existing law." وبين المحافظ أن "القانون الثالث ذي الرقم 20 والذي بدات المحافظة بتنفيذه سيكون لتعويض المتضررين جراء العمليات الإرهابية وضحايا الأخطاء العسكرية من المدنيين"، مشيرا إلى أن تعويض هؤلاء سيكون بين مليون و750 ألف دينار و ثلاثة ملايين و750 ألف دينار، للشهيد، والمصاب، والعاجز بحسب درجة العجز". And between the governor that "the third law of figure 20, which started in maintaining its implementation would be to compensate those affected by terrorist attacks and victims of errors military civilians", noting that the compensation they would be among the 1,000,750 thousand dinars and three million and 750 thousand dinars, the martyr, and the injured, and disabled, according to the degree of disability. " وأوضح أن "نسبة العجز التي تقل عن 50%، تعوض بمبلغ مليون و750 ألف دينار، فيما تعوض نسبة العجز ما بين 50% إلى 74% بمليوني دينار، ومن 75% إلى 100% بثلاثة ملايين و750 ألف دينارعراقي" . He explained that "the level of disability of less than 50%, offset the amount of 1,000,750 thousand dinars, while the percentage of deficit offset between 50% to 74% of two million dinars, and 75% to 100% of three million and 750 thousand Iraqi dinars." وأكد محافظ بغداد أن "المتضررين من غير الموظفين وكذلك المخطوفين والمفقودين سيتسلمون تقاعدا يتضمن الحد الأدنى من الراتب التقاعدي إضافة إلى نسبة 70% منه، أي ما يقارب 400 ألف دينار عراقي". The governor of Baghdad that "those affected by non-staff, as well as the kidnapped and missing persons will receive retirement includes the minimum pension in addition to the proportion of 70%, or approximately 400 thousand Iraqi dinars." وكانت محافظة بغداد وزعت في شهر نيسان الماضي الوجبة الأولى من تعويضات متضرري التفجير الذي استهدف وزارة الخارجية العراقية، فيما وزعت في شهر تموز الماضي الوجبة الثانية من التعويضات. The province of Baghdad, and distributed in the month of April the first meal of the victims compensation bombing that targeted the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, as distributed in the month of July last second meal of compensation. ويصنف الملايين من العراقيين كضحايا لنظام حزب البعث الذي حكم العراق للفترة 1968 - 2003 وكان الرئيس السابق صدام حسين أبرز قادته. Classified as victims of millions of Iraqis to the Baath regime, which ruled Iraq for the period 1968 - 2003, President Saddam Hussein's most prominent leaders. وتنظر المحكمة الجنائية العراقية العليا منذ سنوات في قضايا انتهاك وإبادة مقدمة من جهات عراقية عدة، في ابان عهد نظام الرئيس السابق صدام حسين، وجرى اصدار الاحكام في بعضها وقسم آخر ينتظر الحسم. And consider the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal for years in cases of violation of genocide and the introduction of several Iraqi bodies, in the system during the era of former president Saddam Hussein, has been sentencing some of them and another waiting for the discount.

A few weeks ago I opened an account at BB&T to purchase dinar from them. The interesting thing is I just received a call from the branch thanking me for my business and inquiring if there are any other services they could help me with. I only have $15 remaining in the account because I only used it to purchase dinar. Now I have several accounts with other banks and I have never received a courtesy call before. Maybe it's something. . . . Maybe it's nothing. . . . But it sure is one of those things that make me go hmmmmmmmm. . . .

In the event the gain is taxed as ordinary income, what tax rate would apply to this gain for someone who had no other tax liability for this year or last year (i.e., SS is only source of income)?

A simple google search does not show entrustgroup.com in a very positive light. Here is one of the many listings from the search: IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT L. BENTLEY, BENTLEY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., ENTRUST GROUP, Defendants, and LYNN S. BENTLEY, Relief Defendant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : CIVIL ACTION NO. 01-CV-5366 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTION AND OTHER RELIEF Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) alleges the following facts in support of its complaint: I. SUMMARY 1) The defendants are engaged in a fraudulent scheme to offer and sell privately issued notes which they falsely claim are bank issued certificates of deposit ("CDs") or interests in such CDs which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ("FDIC"). Defendants' investors include numerous small banks, credit unions, and individual investors. Defendants' records show that they have, as of mid-September 2001, at least $318 million of such notes outstanding which have issued to more than 3,000 investors. Defendants claim to have "invested" more than $4 billion of investor funds since their scheme began in approximately 1986. http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/complr17298.htm Edited to say: Possibly this litigation involves another Entrust Group. www.theentrustgroup.com appears to be the one hrdbawl was referring to.