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Thanks DOC. Always right on.

Thanks DOC.... Like always you have given me something to think about today other than the same old BS. Once again thanks.

Doc, Thanks I enjoying reading your threads. Take care.

Thanks Doc. Go Steelers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Iraqi premier says will give up half his salary Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a joint news conference with Iraqi parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi in Baghdad December 20, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Mohammed Ameen By Khalid al-Ansary and Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD | Sat Feb 5, 2011 9:56am EST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - As unrest sweeps the Middle East, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he would give up half of his salary, a possible bid to head off simmering discontent. Iraqis have held sporadic protests against food, power and water shortages and their plight acquired particular attention this month as a wave of anti-government protests rocked the region. Maliki's media advisor, Ali al-Moussawi, said the premier would forego 50 percent of his $30,000 monthly paycheck to bring his salary closer to other government employees. "He feels there is a huge difference and says this leads to a kind of caste system in society," Moussawi said. Maliki made the announcement in a statement late on Friday. Hundreds of people gathered in Baghdad on Saturday to demand better basic services. On Thursday, police fired on protesters making similar demands near the southern city of Diwaniya. Political analyst Mazin al-Shammari said Maliki's pay cut could be an attempt to soothe public anger. "The prime minister, by doing this, is trying to put a windshield in front of these protests," Shammari said. "Politicians in the Middle East are watching where the jasmine cloud moves," he said, referring to Tunisia's "Jasmine Revolution" that overthrew President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. Maliki was confirmed for a second term in December after nine months of political squabbling over a new government following an inconclusive parliamentary election in March. His government is trying to rebuild Iraq but the economy remains shattered economy and infrastructure devastated eight years after the invasion ousted Saddam Hussein. Iraqis complain bitterly about basic services. The national grid supplies only a few hours of electricity a day in a nation where temperatures rise above 50 degrees Celsius in the summer. Members of parliament make $27,000 a month, according to Safia al-Suhail, a lawmaker from Maliki's State of Law political bloc, but have to pay from their salaries the cost of up to 30 personal security guards who make $635 each per month. Teachers earn about $350 a month. "I admit that there is no social fairness between the government employees," Suhail said. Government salaries can be a sensitive issue. "Why do you ask me?" said one MP when asked on Saturday how much he made. "Do you want to judge me?" (Additional reporting by Muhanad Mohammed; writing by Jim Loney/Editing by Maria Golovnina) Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/05/us-iraq-politics-salary-idUSTRE7141IH20110205

Outstanding question. I would like to know too.

Thanks. State TV says Iraqi PM won't run for third term Feb 5 09:12 AM US/Eastern FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2009 file photo, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki... BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi state TV is reporting that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki won't run for a third time when his current term is up in 2014. The Shiite premier's political bloc fell two seats short of a majority in parliamentary elections last year and he narrowly kept his job by pulling support from allies in months of closed-door negations after the vote. Saturday's announcement came a day after the premier's decision to return half his annual pay to the government treasury to ease disparities between rich and poor Iraqis. That move appeared calculated to insulate al-Maliki from the anti-government unrest spreading across the Middle East. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Link: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9L6LLP80&show_article=1

That's funny.

Link please? You forgot the link.

Thanks Doc. I have also noticed that the Kuwaiti Dinar has risen slightly in the last couple of days. Maybe another sign that a RV is soon. We will see. Once again thanks.

Thanks Doc.

Great Post. Thanks

Doc, Thanks for the post.

Doc, Thanks for the outstanding post and welcome back. Take care.

DOC31, You need to come out and play. I sure do mise your threads and insight. If you need a permission slip just let me know and I will get Adam to sign one. I hope everything is good with you and take care.

This is funny. I am the third smartest in the world. I invested over six years ago.

Like always. Good job and take care.

Thanks for the post. This is exactly what I have been thinking about over the last couple of months. We are closer than ever since I been invested in the Dinar. It has been 6 yrs for me and I have seen the ups and downs with all the rumors floating all over the place. The RV will happen. We just need to be patience with the GOI and CBI. Once again thanks for the outstanding post.

Make good since. Thanks for sharing. Go RV...........................

Is there a limit on how much dinar that one can exchange at a local bank when the RV happens? I was talking to a friend today and he stated that BofA has a limit of $5000 a day limit. Go RV..........Go RV.................Go RV

My understanding is that some of the positions are temporary and still need to be voted in. Is this true?