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  1. 16 hours ago, NextYear said:

     

    They do seem to ship to Iraq. Not sure how the payment end of it works yet nor do I know how long Iraq has been listed in their shipping destination. Could have just been added for all I know.

    Iraq 28 to 30 20 to 22 3 to 7

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=202075930

     

    While I was searching around I found this site

     

    https://www.myus.com/iq/

     

    This allows anyone who wants american products but the companies don't ship to those particular places. Creates an address to them and the products are sent to them and then they ship off from their facility to wherever.

    There is always a way to get around most anything. Just takes money. I have a home based business and if a shipper wants a commercial address I just give the name of the business. In Belize you get it shipped to the local airport and go pick it up. Apparently from previous posts, all money that is exchanged is converted to gold first and then to the currency of the country. All global companies have many divisions around the world. How they make it all happen is beyond me.

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  2. 22 hours ago, Butifldrm said:

     

    I think it's a something burger.  I don't think it screams RV,  but I do think it bring them a step closer to having an internationally traded currency.  I'm positive all transactions outside of Iraq will be in the dollar!  I'm not sure if ya'll read the Bing Translation, but I thought it quite interesting.

     

     

    #منتجنا_عراقي #وبطاقتنا_بالدينار_العراقي
    The dinar card is now ready for your use.
    The International Islamic Bank announces
    About the launch of the first MasterCard card in the Iraqi dinar currency

    It means to be ruffled shop and withdraw from any ATM in Iraqi dinars and they are removing the currency.

    And the biggest surprise. Ruffled your card is used outside Iraq and via the Internet and the price of the discharge is based on the official price of the central Bank of Iraq.

    Charge your electronic wallet in Iraqi dinars and use it wherever you want and stay safe and dont get confused

    The card version is only 10,000 IQD #المصرف_الدولي_الاسلامي
    #ماستركارد

    #منتجنا_عراقي #وبطاقتنا_بالدينار_العراقي

    https://www.facebook.com/pg/IMTBank/posts/?ref=page_internal

    We don't know what the CBI has in reserve of the various currencies. We don't know what kind of capability Amazon has to convert. Does Amazon even want to? A lot of what if's here. But the CBI seems to be comfortable with the transactions knowing they can cover their butt if a lot of money moves to Amazon. So this is a step forward for the banking system there. They are prepared to trade money. How long it will take to get everyone involved in the new system is another question. I'm thinking Amazon is way ahead of our own federal reserve. 

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  3. 8 minutes ago, Floridian said:

    So this is just another way to get dinar off the street and into the banks?

     

    Dayum!  How much of this Shiite can a person take?

    I was working at a bank when the first ATM's came out. Getting people to use it was like pulling teeth from a gator. Difficult at best. But now everyone has an ATM. Only took 40 plus years.

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  4. 3 minutes ago, Rugbylaird19 said:

    A thought, I use my amex for a purchase on Amazon. I am not giving them dollars amex is. My dollars are going to amex not Amazon. So this Islamic bank might be paying dollars to Amazon but the Iraqi's are paying the card off to the bank in Dinars. Hope I'm wrong.

    I tend to agree with you. Not sure about all the nuts and bolts of the operation of the card companies. I do know that when you deposit money in a bank in Belize that you have the option of US, Can, or Belize. If I use my card in Belize, the bank will covert to Belize dollars. Coming back out on a card from Belize, it is the reverse. So if the bank has issued a prepaid card it must be able to covert to dollars. So they are gaining connection to the world market via central banks and that is a good thing.

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  5. I may hate myself tomorrow morning for jumping into this conversation, but here goes. Last I knew we have an immigration department, a very underfunded department. but an immigration department. Politicians on both sides have refused to take responsibility to increase funding because it doesn't bring money back to the home base. I know of several cases of people applying for citizenship that have dragged on for 8-10-12 years even though all the paperwork had been submitted.  Intimidated by the process? I would be too. Soooo! It's easier to live illegally than have to go through the process. Plus you get all the benefits without having to pay taxes. Now we get back to why they came here. MONEY!!!!!! Somebody needs to check out how much is wired back to home countries each month(Western Union or others). With a PayPal account I can transfer money to my mother in India right now(or China, or Poland, or pretty much anywhere else). I have stood in line at the local grocery or anywhere that makes transfers. On Friday night. $1800 was shipped back to Mexico within 20 minutes. I know because I had to translate for most. $75 here, $100 there, you get the drift. Thing is, you will not go to any other country and get the same reception that they do here. All Politicians should be set down in a foreign country with no documentation and no money, then we would have some change. We have enough of our own people trying to game the system(politicians especially) that we don't need anymore. So instead of focusing on the dreamers or the guy who is a good carpenter, we need to focus on changing the system. SOOOOO!  That means that everyone on this thread needs to get in touch with their senators and reps and make a call to action and threaten them with a recall if it doesn't happen. Until you people start bitching loud and clear and on a daily basis, nothing will happen. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Should be nothing go through congress without an 80 percent approval from all the registered voters. You're not registered you don't count. That's my dime's worth.  

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  6. 16 hours ago, jcfrag said:

    The thing that amazes me is all of these thieving, hoarding, crooked politicians have taken their stolen monies and put them in accounts outside of Iraq (as in banks in other countries) .... Imagine if the numb nuts had of invested in great malls, museums, roads, electricity, and running water for the hotels they had built in Iraq...... What a bunch of stupid narrow minded nincompoops! They are just simply mind boggling!!!

    Maybe they know something we don't.

  7. 7 minutes ago, Floridian said:

     

    Oh!  Now I get it.  :lol:

     

    I could never conceive of moving out of the country.  And I love Florida - warm weather and palm trees.

    So I'm staying right here and everyone I know is sure to notice the new house, furniture, etc.

    I wouldn't know how to hide it.  :lol:

     

    I'm outta here! My kids will have to look me up at my new address to get a new phone number.:D

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  8. 4 hours ago, Flamtap said:

    Let's get to the real, 'Meat of the Matter'

    Why are we (America) in so much debt? 

    If we (our government) would and could of controlled our spending, we wouldn't be in such a mess. I'm not saying or taking the Left or Right-side. All involved are guilty of squandering the Nation's wealth. Yet, we continue to criticize another nation's buying of our debt? 

    What's wrong with us? 

    I'm just wondering out loud. 

    Classic example of robbing Peter to pay Paul.

  9. 7 hours ago, Floridian said:

    I don’t get it!

     

    They’re begging the world for money to rebuild Iraq, yet they have almost $20 billion to invest in US bonds?

     

    Why don’t they use their $20 billion to help rebuild their own country and show that they are doing all they can, before asking others?

    Same reason I don't tell my banker I'm going to be overseas for a month. Don't want anybody to know. Just in case!!!!:D

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  10. On ‎1‎/‎31‎/‎2018 at 9:56 AM, Officiallytook said:

    My thoughts exactly... When this happens im either leaving the country entirely or going to the mountains somewhere the boonies for sure

    Hopefully, if my health holds, I'll be in Belize on a full time basis by October of this year. Just tired of all the drama. At least down there you can grease a few palms and get something done. Only thing holding me back is the granddaughter getting married in Sept. If that goes away so will I.

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  11. 8 hours ago, Officiallytook said:

    You have to remember the past to see the future, yes we will accept these people from these nations, because we want your knowledge your secrets your know-how, etc etc like we did with the scientist's from russia, probably why we were messing with iran because of a scientist they have who created plasma reactors, sort of teleportation machine, and can make things solid permeable... And he showed his tech to the UN, he wanted it to be free, but you know they had issues with that...and why havent the masses heard of this, well because we must own it comercialize it kr just keep it for themselves until they deem it so... All in all, i wouldnt doubt it BG, specially with the "subject to more stringent security measures than the past"... and that will just lead to more drama for the everyday citizen to abide by too...its either let them invade your privacy when and how they want or martial law... I have my doubts in the States right now, never know what we will wake up to, sorry for my rambling couldnt sleep much lol

    I'm with you. I've watched this country go down hill for a long time. So, yeah they want all the technology and then the privacy thing will surface. Germany gave us a lot of wonderful minds also. Time for me to go and get away from all the drama.

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  12. 5 hours ago, Floridian said:

    I think what's happening is that they hired General Electric to build power plants to supply all of Iraq with electricity, and so many Iraqis didn't pay their previous electric bills because of lousy service , so they are wiping the slate clean of all past bills. 

    Something like us getting a bill(estimated) for power after a hurricane when we didn't have any service at all. Just a thought.

  13. 17 hours ago, zul said:

     

    He explained that if Baghdad was able to apply the same system of jewelry located in Erbil within 15 days, will then transfer tonnes of crude gold to be manufactured in Turkey"

     

    They are talking about 'crude gold'.....so i assume it must be mined.

     

     

    Yes, it would be the ore produced from the mines. That would have to be processed to obtain the pure gold. And you would have to ask a geologist to find out what kind of percentage of pure gold that would come out of all that rock. I would think that a metric ton of pure gold  would be a lot to come out of that rock. Could be wrong, but that is still a lot of money.

  14. 57 minutes ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

    Nothing says good relations with the country next door like a B-B-Q, Pitching Horse (Camel ? ) Shoes & a couple of Giant Kegs of Beer 🍻 

     

    Everyone over there needs to lighten up, take a deep breath and dig it man on how beautifully the days look like without the sound of gun fire or things blowing up.

    I'll go with all the above. Hope they buy me a plane ticket though.:P

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