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Member of the Committee on economy: most banks approved the sale of currency reserves in dollars and evade the rest abroad because of lack of control
Date: 2012/07/22 10: 28: 20 Sunday
Baghdad (News) ... Download the Member of the Committee on the economy and investment Deputy/block Iraq's Aziz, the Central Bank responsible for Paul's non-depreciation of the dollar against the dinar because of the absence of effective control on the sale of the dollar by approved banks, stressing that most banks approved the sale of hard currency reserves in dollars and not sold to citizens.
Said Paul (News Agency news) on Sunday: there are significant financial corruption in the sale of hard currency through banks, being based on forged documents in sales, of which retain the dollar was sold and the other shift funds abroad den receipt of merchandise.
He noted: the rate of dollar sales by the Central Bank during last month of more than 20 billion dollars, and was supposed when importing goods from abroad it takes of customs duty (5%) Of the value of the goods which are deducted billion dollars to the customs authority, but this number does not have to now, the funds transferred abroad go without receipt of goods (i.e. operations to smuggle currency).
He added that the Central Bank was responsible for the increase in the dollar versus the dinar because of the lack of heavy censorship on the process of selling the dollar and scrutiny of documents through which the sale takes place.
The dollar has soared during recent dinar.
The Central Bank has allowed (25) private banks to sell the dollar according to certain controls, and gives to every bank weekly million and 250 thousand dollar price (1179) and sold to citizens at a price (1189) that banks profit rate (10) dinars to create a balance between the amount of currencies displayed and the size of the growing demand to maintain the value of the dinar against the dollar, while still the exchange rate varies between (1240-1250) dinars to the dollar./finished/8. Dr. o/
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they can recieve 15 million dinars ,,, so if they re-value anytime soon these kids can be veryyyyy well off ,, or the value of dinar will only come out in pennies { ie: .05 too ...10 per dinar } lets hope that 2,287 folks will be come veryyyyy well off in the 1-2013 year
I don't know about that jeepguy, if it revalues at a dollar, everyone of those kids will owe 15M IQD. All this is will be very interesting to see how it all palys out.
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I read this article yesterday in the New York Times. I was a little surprised to see that Doyles resignation took place June 18th and we are just now reading about it the mainstream media. I checked the status of the Euro and it's down to an all time low 1.2162. IMO, unrecoverable debt will lead to the demise of the dollar and I am so close to pulling out all of my saving in 401K's and taking an up front loss of at least 40%, by getting out of paper. Oh what to do? What to do? or When to do it?
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Nelg no negs here!
As Americans we need to wake up and take responsibility and hold on to what little freedom we have left. I admire this woman, she is one of a few who tells it like it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRQ3X4N1vmc&feature=related
Ann Barnhardt is described as "a livestock and grain commodity broker and marketing consultant, American patriot, traditional Catholic, and unwitting counter-revolutionary blogger. She can be reached through her business at www.barnhardt.biz." She has taken on Islam and they have noticed.
DEATH THREAT: To:annbarnhardt
I'm going to kill you when I find you. Don't think I won't, I know where you and your parents live and I'll need is one phone-call to kill ya'll.
ANN'S RESPONSE:
Re: Watch your back.
Hello mufcadnan123!
You don't need to "find" me. My address is 9175 Kornbrust Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124.
Luckily for you, there are daily DIRECT FLIGHTS from Heathrow to Denver . Here's what you will need to do. After arriving at Denver and passing through customs, you will need to catch the shuttle to the rental car facility. Once in your rental car, take Pena Boulevard to I-225 south. Proceed on I-225 south to I-25 south. Proceed south on I-25 to Lincoln Avenue which is exit 193. Turn right (west) onto Lincoln . Proceed west to the fourth light, and turn left (south) onto Ridgegate Boulevard . Proceed south, through the roundabout to Kornbrust Drive . Turn left onto Kornbrust Drive and then take an immediate right onto Kornbrust Circle . I'm at 9175.
Just do me one favor. PLEASE wear body armor. I have some new ammunition that I want to try out, and frankly, close-quarter body shots without armor would feel almost unsporting from my perspective. That and the fact that I'm probably carrying a good 50 I.Q. points on you makes it morally incumbent upon me to spot you a tactical advantage.
However, being that you are a miserable, trembling coward, I realize that you probably are incapable of actually following up on any of your threats without losing control of your bowels and crapping your pants while simultaneously sobbing yourself into hyperventilation. So, how about this: why don't you contact the main mosque here in Denver and see if some of the local musloids here in town would be willing to carry out your attack for you?
After all, this is what your "perfect man" mohamed did (pig excrement be upon him). You see, mohamed, being a miserable coward and a con artist, would send other men into battle to fight on his behalf. Mohamed would stay at the BACK of the pack and let the stupid, ignorant suckers like you that he had conned into his political cult do the actual fighting and dying. Mohamed would then fornicate with the dead men's wives and children. You should follow mohamed's example! Here is the contact info for the main mosque here in Denver :
Masjid Abu Bakr
Imam Karim Abu Zaid
2071 South Parker Road
Denver, CO 80231
Phone: 303-696-9800
Email: denvermosque@yahoo.com
I'm sure they would be delighted to hear from you. Frankly, I'm terribly disappointed that not a SINGLE musloid here in the United States has made ANY attempt to rape and behead me. But maybe I haven't made myself clear enough, so let me do that right now.
I will NEVER, EVER, EVER submit to islam. I will fight islam with every fiber of my being for as long as I live because islam is pure satanic evil. If you are really serious about islam dominating the United States and the world, you are going to have to come through me. You are going to have to kill me. Good luck with that. And understand that if you or some of your musloid boyfriends do actually manage to kill me, The Final Crusade will officially commence five minutes later, and then, despite your genetic mental retardation, you will be made to understand with crystal clarity what the word "defeat" means. Either way, I win, so come and get it.
Deo adjuvante non timendum (with the help of God there is nothing to be afraid of).
Ann Barnhardt
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jeepguy, my guess is the smugglers blew it up.
big business, black markets, bribery: a tale of oil smugglers in kirkuk
| عربي | کوردی
niqash | Shalaw Mohammed | Kirkuk | 19.07.2012 Oil smuggling is virtually a tradition in the oil-producing areas of Iraq. And local authorities are trying to prevent it. But, as this tale of oil smuggling in Kirkuk shows, policing the smuggling gangs remains extremely difficult – not to mention confusing.
The epic tale of an oil smuggling gang in Kirkuk is nearly two years old now. The gang was making an estimated US$60,000 a day from their activities. And they were caught in the act over 24 months ago – yet they are, allegedly, all still free. As one member of the security forces says: “no one can arrest them”.
The story is not an uncommon one in Iraq, where oil smuggling has a long history and where authorities appear loathe to take responsibility for policing this particular crime. Most tales of oil smugglers see various authorities – from the judiciary to the police to the state to the local oil companies themselves – saying it’s the other group’s responsibility to secure the oil.
Oil smuggling became a growth industry when former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein organized gangs to start smuggling oil to get around international sanctions against Iraq. Tankers would siphon oil from various sources and either sell them on the home market or on the black market in nearby nations; demand was there for oil to run home generators, for example, needed because of electricity cuts. And despite the best efforts to halt the practice, it has continued in various forms to this day.
An anonymous source tells NIQASH that this particular instance of oil smuggling began when Iraq’s own North Oil Company decided to build a pipeline from the Jabal Bur oil processing station to a nearby area, Kiwan, where the pipe could then connect to a larger network.
Local contractors were signed on to build the pipeline and while they were building it, they decided to make a hole in the pipe in order to siphon off oil and smuggle it away in waiting trucks or ships. As the oil passed through the Rahimawa quarter in Kirkuk the contractors added a special pipe of their own to siphon oil off. To cover up their activities, they built a huge auto garage.
Experts in the field say that putting a hole in an oil pipeline is far from a simple task and they believe that the smugglers must have had to bring in experts from outside of the province to do this.
“A person with no experience in piercing an oil pipeline cannot extract oil from it,” local oil and gas consultant, Shlair Hamid, told NIQASH.
“Anyone who wants to pierce a pipeline also needs to have special equipment to do that. Otherwise there could be a fire. All the evidence suggests that someone from outside Iraq was brought here to do this job.”
After holing the pipeline, they made a secret deal with one of North Oil’s engineers. In return for a percentage of the profits, the engineer agreed to record less oil flowing through the pipeline than there actually was. NIQASH’s source says that the oil smugglers were selling around US$60,000 worth of oil every day, of which the duplicitous engineer was getting about US$10,000.
The oil smuggling circuit was only uncovered after the engineer began to ask for more money. After the other gang members refused him, he went to the police. This resulted in a committee of investigators from Baghdad travelling to Kirkuk to look into the accusations. In the end, local police were able to arrest one of the pipeline contractors involved. However political pressure and bribes saw the contractor released. Now, according to NIQASH’s source, the whole oil smuggling gang remains at liberty.
However Kirkuk authorities deny this version of events. “This is not the first time that gangs have stolen Kirkuk’s oil,” the head of Kirkuk’s local council, Hassan Turan, says. “There are well organized groups stealing the oil and it is the duty of North Oil Company to protect their oil pipelines against theft.”
Turan also said that several of the oil smugglers involved have been arrested and that local courts are now handling the case.
However, strangely, Turan’s statement contradicts those from other authorities. “We received information that a gang had made a hole in the pipeline in Rahimawa and was stealing oil from this hole,” Ghalib Taha, one of the heads of the Rahimawa police station, says. “By the time the police had arrived at the garage the gang members had gone. We arrested the garage guard but we realised him because he didn’t know anything about the pipeline.”
Taha says that, while the police and even the citizens of Kirkuk, knew about the smugglers, the local council seemed reluctant to move against them. And because of this, Taha says, “we are not entitled to take any measures.”
Meanwhile the deputy chairperson of the Kirkuk council had an explanation for this. “The Ministry of Oil notified us in writing that we should not interfere in the work of oil institutions and that we should not interfere in any related issue or case,” Ribwar al-Talabani told NIQASH.
“This is why we didn’t conduct any investigations into this matter.”
Al-Talabani also brought up the dubious history of oil smuggling in Iraq. “In the past, each hole made in a pipeline was dedicated to a tribal leader - or to a political party,” he explains. “Everywhere else in the world, oil pipelines are well protected. But in Iraq, it’s a mess and nobody knows who exactly is stealing the oil.”
This has been well documented by many sources. Tribal leaders have been seen to obstruct measures to protect the oil pipelines and one tribe, contracted to provide security for the oil pipelines, even used that contract to cover up their smuggling activities. As a result, nobody seems particularly keen to do anything about bringing smugglers to justice.
Article 111 of the Iraqi Constitution states that “oil and gas are owned by all the people of Iraq in all the regions and governorates” and one might assume that it was the responsibility of each provincial authority to protect the resources within their area.
But, as al-Talabani says, “we haven’t received any instructions from the central government to investigate such cases. That’s why oil smuggling has become commonplace in almost all oil producing provinces.”
Meanwhile officials from the North Oil Company, a state-run company within Iraq’s Ministry of Oil, deny the whole story. “I have never heard about this gang you’re talking about,” Hamid al-Saedi, the general manager of North Oil, told NIQASH in a brief statement.
All of which makes it difficult to know what is really going on with the oil smuggling gangs in Kirkuk. Then again this seems fairly typical for the oil smuggling in Iraq: there’s simply too much money involved for it to be easily eradicated.
Nonetheless Iraqi officials continue to insist it must be. Finally, the governor of Kirkuk, Najm al-Din Karim, told NIQASH that all local security apparatuses must intensify their efforts to police oil smuggling. “Anyone considering oil smuggling in Kirkuk will be punished,” Karim stated firmly.
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Great news yota, I pray this is it and we see signs of implementation immediately
Hopefully the next great article will be the approval of the HCL Thanks a bunch for the post.-
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thanks Butifldrm for the additional article...........somehow mine got lost yesterday and no one commented .........I thought it was pretty good news myself!!
YW gamaray. SocialDinar's Un/Kuwaiti article is great too. I bumped it up with another article concerning Kuwaits interest in Iraq's stability.
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Emir of Kuwait are keen on the stability of Iraq
07/21/2012 0:00
BAGHDAD - Al Sabah
said the Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah during a meeting with Transport Minister Hadi al-Amiri's keenness of his country's security and stability of Iraq. According to the official KUNA news agency that the Emir of Kuwait received at Bayan Palace yesterday Transport Minister Hadi al-Amiri and his accompanying delegation. "and stressed the Amir of Kuwait the need to strengthen the common interests between the two countries and strengthening of the form in which the benefit of the two countries, noting that Kuwait is interested in Iraq's stability and security. witnessing Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations are positive developments as it announced the Kuwaiti Ambassador in Iraq to the insured in the April 30, 2012 that his country will open soon consulates in the cities of Arbil and Basra as well as the offices of the embassy in the number of Iraqi provinces, and emphasized that the Kuwaiti side touches the seriousness of the Iraqi government to close the outstanding issues between the two countries since the nineties of the last century. He said the morning, according to the agency, his country's keenness to resolve all outstanding issues in the interest of the two countries, As for the two countries of the historical ties and close. As a result of improved relations agreed Kuwait with Iraq, to lay down allowances for Kuwait Airways that is created airline joint value of the amount of compensation which amounted to about $ 300 million, as re-Kuwait flights to Iraq, as it landed in the Najaf airport on April 17 last, the first Kuwaiti plane after 22 years on the last trip to Iraq, as confirmed company (airline) it will be two trips a week to the airport can be increased, as well as other flights to other airports in the country, as announced by the Minister of Public Works Minister of Planning and Development Minister of Kuwait, Dr. Fadel Safar recently, dispensing with the fourth phase of the port of Mubarak the Great, which was expected to reach the number of berths to 60 Marina, and only only three phases the first to reach the number of berths to 24 berth only, pursuant to the agreement recently between the two governments Kuwaiti and Iraqi forces. also led the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Kuwait on 14 March last to the agreement of the parties to the maintenance of border markers, and lay the foundations and frameworks common to resolve all the files, within the timelines short, with Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, who accompanied al-Maliki during his visit to what has been agreed upon is a great progress in relation to the exit of Iraq from Chapter VII.
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Reform paper of up to Erbil in days
07/21/2012 0:00
Jaafari, pays tribute to the response of the blocks .. Barzani supports reforms
Baghdad - morning
science "Brief Center for the Iraqi Media Network," said a delegation from the National Alliance probably will visit Kurdistan region within days to discuss the paper reform. This information comes one day after the statements of President of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, in which he implied support for the reforms, according to the guarantees and limits of time. Observers believe that the position of Barzani, the latter is down to his previous positions, stressing that the president of the region felt that the project of no confidence or questioning the government has become of the past, and it may be decided to support the reform project, which includes all state institutions. the center of it, reviewed the political body of the INA latest developments in the status quo. Jaafari praised during the meeting of the political body of the National Alliance, which was held in his office in the presence of the blocks were part of the National Alliance, the positive spirit that enjoyed by political blocs, whom he met about the reforms planned in the various aspects of the political process. "
For his part, stressed the President of the Supreme Council of Islamic al-Hakim during his meeting with Tony Pellnkn national security adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, said that "constructive dialogue and political will the serious and sincere in Parties all Iraqi represents the key to finding effective solutions and rapid exit from the current crisis. "either in Arbil, has discussed the Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan region with Pellnkn the political situation. A statement from the presidency of the province that during the meeting, they discussed the political situation in Iraq and the crisis taking place and the efforts being made for the implementation of political reform and alter the course of the political process and governance in Iraq. And said Barzani, the need for a real reform for the development of the political situation in Iraq and the presence of legal safeguards for the implementation of these reforms and the development of a time limit for these parties to give a positive signal about the operation of the Iraqi people. In regard to the meetings and future meetings with the President of the National Alliance and meetings of the Kurdistan Alliance with Alliance National, Barzani said that he did not refuse at any time of such meetings.
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Government vows to work to prevent Exxon Mobil in Kurdistan
07/21/2012 0:00
BAGHDAD - Al Sabah
, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki government's efforts to increase investment opportunities in the country, while the government has vowed to Exxon Mobil U.S. by preventing the implementation of oil contracts signed with the Kurdistan region. The Prime Minister met the official in his office yesterday, the first new British Ambassador to Iraq, Simon behavior, on the occasion of assuming his duties. He called on al-Maliki, according to a statement issued by his press office has received "morning," a copy of it, to the development of bilateral relations in political, economic, trade, stressing that Iraq is seeking to increase investment opportunities, particularly for British companies. To that, received the Prime Minister yesterday, the first letter written from U.S. President Barack Obama's answer to the letter sent to him on the activity of Exxon Mobil in the Kurdistan region and disputed areas. According to a statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister said "The letter of response was positive and convincing stresses respect for the Constitution and laws of Iraq and in the same direction sought by the Iraqi government .. so we reaffirm the need for the company's commitment to their obligations and the recommendations of the Iraqi government, in addition to the recommendations of the American administration have in this regard to take a decent role in the oil industry of Iraq. " The statement stressed that "Otherwise the government will take all necessary measures to enforce the law and prevent the company from the implementation of those contracts."
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Exactly. They aren't going to get out of chapter seven until they do everything on the list. So they better figure out what they have to do or it will take forever (soon). Kuwait is just one little part of it.
I agree Doctor Smith. the Iraq people need to open up a can of Whip Arse on their ego centric self serving ministers. But who am I to judge, we have the same types running the US.
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Not sure if this had been posted. I hope the people of Iraq read this and vote their ego-centric government to hell!
July 2012
Iraq
Expected Council Action
The Council is due to receive the Secretary-General’s report on the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and a briefing on its contents and developments in the country from Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNAMI.
The Council seems likely to extend the mandate of UNAMI, which expires on 28 July.
The Council also expects the second report of the Secretary-General on the post-Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) mechanism. At press time it was unclear whether the Council would consider the report in July.
Key Recent Developments
A number of notable political developments continued to highlight divisions amongst Iraq’s political elite. On 30 April, the Higher Judicial Council (HJC) brought further charges against Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi in the killing of six judges. On 8 May, Interpol issued a Red Notice alert for the arrest of al-Hashemi, who was in Istanbul at the time. (An Interpol Red Notice seeks the arrest or provisional arrest of wanted persons with a view to extradition.) On 11 May, Turkish President Abdullah Gül said in response to a press question that al-Hashemi was receiving medical treatment in Turkey. On 15 May, a trial in absentia commenced, with al-Hashemi continuing to deny the allegedly politically motivated charges against him.
On 13 April, Faraj al-Haidari, head of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), was detained on suspicion of misusing state funds, according to a statement released by the HJC. Commenting on the arrest, Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said in a 14 April press statement that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was “seeking to postpone or cancel the election.” (Al-Maliki has been repeatedly accused of seeking to consolidate control over the IHEC, whose independence is viewed as essential in ensuring that the provincial elections early next year and parliamentary elections in 2014 are free and fair.)
On 28 April, senior Iraqi politicians met in Arbil, including President Jalal Talabani; Speaker of Parliament Osama al-Nujaifi; Massud Barzani, President of the autonomous Kurdistan region; Iyad Allawi, head of the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc; and al-Sadr. In a statement, the leaders called for “mechanisms that can solve the instability” and highlighted “the necessity of looking into solutions to end the (political) crisis.”
On 2 June, Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlak said in a statement that “Maliki staying on as prime minister will expose national unity to danger and will lead to the division of the country.”
Kobler encouraged all parties to engage in inclusive dialogue following a meeting with Talabani and Barzani on 13 June.
Violent incidents continued to mar Iraq’s security. Reportedly a total of 132 Iraqis died and a further 248 were wounded in attacks in May. Moreover, by 18 June, a series of bombings and attacks across Iraq had reportedly resulted in at least 135 deaths and more than 500 injured.
On the issue of Camp Ashraf, in an 11 June UNAMI statement, Kobler “urged the remaining residents of Camp Ashraf to relocate to Camp Hurriya without delay.” (Camp Ashraf, situated in Diyala province, once housed more than 3,000 Iranian exiles belonging to the Mujahedin-e Khalq Iran [MEK], an organisation opposed to the government in Tehran and also on the US terrorist list. Some two-thirds of the residents moved to the new camp after UNAMI signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Iraq on 25 December 2011. However, the MEK has reportedly halted its transfer of the remaining residents and has reduced contact with the Iraqi government and the UN.)
Gennady Tarasov, the High-Level Coordinator for Iraq-Kuwait missing persons and property, briefed Council members in consultations on the latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2012/443) on 19 June. Council members released a press statement (SC/10680) the next day stating they were “encouraged by the recent positive developments in Iraqi-Kuwaiti bilateral relations.” Council members also supported the Secretary-General’s opinion that both sides should begin exploring other arrangements on Iraq-Kuwait issues. The financing of the high-level coordinator was renewed for another six months.
Human Rights-Related Developments
According to a joint report published on 30 May by the Human Rights Office of UNAMI and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, “the human rights situation in Iraq remains fragile as the country continues its transition from years of dictatorship, conflict and violence to peace and democracy.” Commenting on the report, Kobler added that it “highlights a number of shortcomings, some of which are of serious concern and need to be urgently addressed by the Iraqi authorities. There is no democracy without respect for human rights.”
Key Issues
The key issue for the Council is to determine UNAMI’s contribution towards the stability of Iraq.
Another key issue for the Council is the ongoing high level of sectarian violence in the aftermath of the arrest warrant issued for al-Hashemi.
A closely related issue is the extent to which UNAMI can be helpful in mitigating this situation.
A further issue for the Council is whether the post-DFI mechanism is functioning in a satisfactory fashion.
Underlying Problems
Different political blocs remain divided over power-sharing, with key ministerial posts, such as defence and interior, being vacant for months.
Options
On UNAMI, the Council could renew the mandate without substantial changes to its scope or composition. The Council could also address Iraq’s political situation in the same resolution, including some or all of the following elements:
expressing concern about the impact of violence on Iraqi civilians;
urging Iraq’s political leaders to resolve differences through political dialogue; and
urging Iraq to finalise the formation of its government by filling all vacant ministerial posts based on inclusiveness.
On the post-DFI issues the Council could take no action at present while continuing to monitor the progress of the post-DFI mechanism until the audit is conducted. (The Secretary-General’s report [s/2011/795] notes the appointment of the firm Ernst & Young to conduct the 2011 audit of the DFI and its successor account.)
Council and Wider Dynamics
Most Council members continue to view Iraq as a routine issue. Some Council members feel that the current mandate of UNAMI is peripheral and that, as a political mission, it should be more focused on mitigating Iraq’s domestic political impasse and the ensuing violence. These members feel that there remains a serious threat to Iraq’s overall stability under the current volatile political and security climate. However, other members do not view the surge in violence following the US withdrawal as particularly abnormal.
The US is the lead country on Iraq issues in general, and the UK is the lead on Iraq-Kuwait issues.
http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/site/c.glKWLeMTIsG/b.8191983/k.87B9/July_2012brIraq.htm
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I live in Texas, I don't smoke, and as far as the war on drugs, we have spent millions with little result. Go ahead and legalize marijuanna, it's a much lesser evil than opiates, or designer drugs. I'd much rather have my kids smoke marijuanna than drink alcohol. JMO
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The answer/question is how do we become a Sovereign Individual?
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Thanks SWFG. I find this statement very enlightening.
Allow me on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Iraq and on my own behalf to express my pleasure at being in the Chinese capital Beijing, which we wish had long ago, China means a lot to us in terms of its place in the world and its future in the new international order is in the past
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Iraq urges citizens to flee violence in Syria
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Updated: Jul 17, 2012 9:46 AM CDT
By LARA JAKES and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's government called Tuesday for all its citizens living in Syria to return home immediately to escape the escalating civil war after the recent killing of two Iraqi journalists covering the conflict.
Thousands of Iraqis fled to Syria to escape widespread sectarian fighting during the worst of violence in their homeland between 2005 and 2007. Now, the traffic is heading the other way, with Iraqis and Syrian refugees heading east, and out of the conflict that the International Red Cross just days ago deemed a civil war.
The U.N. estimated there were 1 million Iraqi refugees in Syria and 3,000 more seeking asylum as of January, the latest figures available. But Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh put the number much lower, at about 200,000.
Al-Dabbagh said Baghdad called on the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the opposition forces seeking to overthrow him to resist harming Iraqis who may be caught in the crossfire.
"They are not part of the conflict going on in Syria now," al-Dabbagh said in a statement. He cited a "rise in killings and assaults on Iraqis residing in Syria" and said 12 Iraqis have been killed so far this month alone.
Baghdad's urging came as Syrian government forces, backed by helicopter gunships, battled rebels in heavy clashes in Damascus over the past three days. The uprising against Assad broke out in March last year, and activists say more than 17,000 people have been killed.
The Iraqi government will pay for the costs of transporting Iraqis back from Syria, al-Dabbagh said.
Late Monday, the bodies of two Iraqi journalists killed in Syria were handed over to authorities at the al-Waleed border crossing, according to Iraqi Brig. Gen. Qassim al-Dulaimi.
Al-Dulaimi, an army commander in Iraq's western Anbar province which borders Syria, said the two journalists died in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana but it was still unclear when or how. There has been no fighting there over the past few days. He said cards from the Iraqi journalists' syndicate were found in their pockets, identifying them as Ali Juburi and Falah Taha.
The Baghdad-based independent Journalists' Freedom Observatory said Juburi was an editor of a weekly newspaper while Taha was a freelance reporter. JFO is warning Iraqi reporters not to travel to Syria.
Read more: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/19041642/syria-hands-over-bodies-of-2-iraqi-journalists#ixzz20w3xlQV4
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LOP No Good! I agree with everyone. LOP NO GOOD.
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Thanks Social Dinar, Looks like these are desperate times for emerging economies and from previous articles, the WTO has dropped some of their previous standards to accept less economically developed countries.
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So Social Dinar, does that mean the tariffs are in effect now, because I find it hard for Iraq to ain immediate entrance into the WTO delaying the tariffs till next July. JMO
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US Navy ship kills 1 after firing at boat off Dubai
Published July 16, 2012
FoxNews.com
A U.S. Navy ship fired “disabling shots” at a small vessel that came too close to it in the Persian Gulf region, killing one and injuring three, officials told Fox News.
The incident happened Monday within maritime borders of the United Arab Emirates, which includes the Strait of Hormuz, a key regional oil route that Iran has repeatedly threatened to block over sanctions against its nuclear program.
The USNS Rappahannock fired shots from a .50 caliber machine gun because the operator of the small boat, whose nationality is unknown, ignored audible and visual signals to move away, two senior U.S. defense officials told Fox News.
After the firing, dozens of police and other Emirati officials crowded around the white-hulled boat, which sat docked in a small Dubai port used by fishermen and sailors.
The boat appeared to be a civilian vessel about 9 meters long and powered by three outboard motors. Similar boats are used for fishing in the region, though Iran's Revolutionary Guard also employs relatively small, fast-moving craft in the Gulf.
Rescue workers were seen carrying one person in a body bag off the boat and placing it in an ambulance as fishermen looked on. Officials moved the boat from the harbor shortly afterward.
The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain, said it was investigating the Monday shooting. The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi had no immediate comment, referring all questions to the Navy.
Emirati officials could not be reached for comment.
U.S. military vessels routinely cross paths with Iranian ships in international waters in the Gulf without incident, but speed boats from Iran's Revolutionary Guard have passed close to U.S. ships in incidents that have raised alarm in Washington.
In early 2008, then President Bush accused Iran of a "provocative act" after five small Iranian craft buzzed around the destroyer USS Hopper.
Tensions are elevated in the Gulf after Iran last week renewed threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz -- the route for one-fifth of the world's oil -- in retaliation for tighter sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program. The U.S. recently boosted its naval presence in the Gulf with additional minesweepers and other warships.
The U.S. said Monday that it’s sending an aircraft carrier to the Middle East several months early to make sure two will constantly be present in the troubled region.
There are two aircraft carriers in the area currently, but one was scheduled to leave before its replacement arrived.
Defense Department press secretary George Little says the USS John C. Stennis will be sent by late summer to fill the gap that would have occurred.
Questioned about whether the deployment is a response to problems with Iran or perhaps the violence in Syria, he declined to be specific.
Little said the need is "not about any one particular country or any one particular threat."
Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin, Justin Fishel and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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and Jubouri told the "Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network," that "under the sovereignty Iraq and the evacuation of the occupying forces, any manifestation of the foreign presence we are dealing with caution and order is not welcome these international organizations, "noting," We need a serious stand that we are what we want already the work of these organizations on the grounds that their presence is not imposed on us, and that citizens do not realize very well. "
The First Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Qusay al-Suhail has recently stressed, the need for "United Nations to play a bigger role in resolving the issues that has plagued Iraq, because the role of the former was the subject of respect we have, but we aspire revised upwards."
He Jubouri for hope that the file be closed, international organizations and rely on our efforts in the organization of our relations with the Arab and international levels
I agree with Jubouri, Iraq needs to stand on it's own two feet and get the heck out of chapter VII.
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Abawi and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury to discuss Iraq, the World Bank
Date: Monday 07/16/2012 14:46
Baghdad (news) .. Research and Undersecretary of State, however, Abawi with Deputy Assistant Secretary of U.S. Treasury for terrorism and money laundering Lake Brunnen Iraq's international obligations towards the World Bank.
A statement by the Foreign Tguet Agency (news) a copy of it on Monday: The Brunnen, praised the positive role during the meeting and the progress made in the financial field, expressing his willingness to support Iraq and support it with expertise to develop the financial expertise.
For his part, said Abbawi: Iraq ready to cooperate with the World Bank, and the search for the development of financial experience and is very keen on fighting corruption and money laundering offenses. / Finished / d. Q /
Well if Iraq follows thru on this promise, every leader including Maliki is going to jail.
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Wow, more great news yota. Am I reading this correctly? The tariffs have been approved, again? lol
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Thank for the post k98nights. I was hoping yesterday when parliament moved their session, heads of the blocs were talking about oil and gas. Hopefully we will see a break through very soon and an end to this segmnet fo their politcal crisis.
Shabibi announce the selection of British and German
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Shabibi announce the selection of British and German companies for the printing of the currency after you delete the zeros of which
Sunday, July 22, 2012 16:11
Baghdad {: News} Euphrates said Central Bank Governor Sinan Shabibi for the selection of a British company and the other a German for the printing of the new process to delete the zeros after it.
Shabibi said during a meeting with members of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, according to a statement of the Commission that the bank Central chose a British company and the other a German among the many international companies To complete the process of printing the new currency being the Ttavan about 75% of the currencies in the world.
He noted that the central bank has reserves of the currency, including Can in the process of deletion of zeros and coverage significantly.
Shabibi and explained that the main reason in the process of deletion of zeros Due to the economic stability experienced by the country and the ability of the large cash at the bank Central.
And on the currency auction Shabibi between the operation as a window to enter the Foreign currency and raise the value of Iraqi dinar.
The parliamentary delegation included Deputy Yasiri Hussain, Ibrahim al-Mutlaq, MP, and MP Magda al-Tamimi.
During the meeting, discuss the latest Developments reached by the Central Bank in the subject to delete the zeros and replacing the national currency The policy followed in the completion of this process.
The meeting also discussed the issue of Controls adopted in the auction currency and the volume of the money supply . Ended
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