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ReVbo

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  1. It's not. The article was from Monday. The court denied that it had issued such a ruling. Abadi was appointed the next day, and today, Maliki is threatening a new lawsuit, so obviously, he didn't win a lawsuit on Monday.
  2. Get out, and take your whole gang of Dawa thieves with you, fool. The dictatorship is almost at an end, my friends. Let the economic miracle commence.
  3. How about this little tidbit? "We think there will be a boom in demand soon." Wonder how that could be?
  4. Well, there's just three of them. We've tried everything to get them to stop, but they don't read posts longer than it takes to say "Thank you." so the message is not getting through that it's wasteful of other people's time and annoying. Someone even tried a thread about it a few weeks ago, but they seem to have not gotten it. Some think they're doing it to up their post count, as if that means anything. Then again, Sandlfy has way more pluses than I do (not that that really means anything), and he's never contributed hardly anything to the site, so maybe we're the chumps.
  5. If you're gonna thank everyone for every post, at least get your grammar right, chief. And put on a shirt.
  6. Just did a quick little research on Wasik, and I'm surpised Forbes would even publish his stuff. He literally wrote the book on Keynesian investments, so he probably thinks the best way to make money as an investor, these days, is to ride the stock market up because the Fed is doing everything it can to prop up the DOW and S&P. He thinks global warming is going to be a $4 trillion industry because man is destroying the world. Besides all that, he's got his facts wrong in this piece. He says Kurdistan is on the verge of separation. The election of Masoum, a Talabani ally, is a direct signal that the Kurds aren't going anywhere any time soon. If Maliki gets re-elected, that may change, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen, and the Kurds have said they support anyone but Maliki. Sure, ISIS is in control in a few parts, but they are very small in number, and their success, so far, is solely attritutable to the local population's hatred of Maliki, and will dissipate as soon as Maliki goes. If Maliki stays, I would say this guy is right, and wouldn't have argued with him two months ago, but he's using old information to argue that Iraq is about to collapse. Oh, and remember all those articles about the dinar being undervalued, as stated by various Iraqi economists? Yeah, that, too.
  7. Good. I would hate for you to feel unappreciated. I know how sensitive you are. Thanks for picking up the other thanker's slack, calkid.
  8. Do you feel properly thanked, Thug? The other guy hasn't made it yet. I know that must be terribly disappointing for you.
  9. Yeah, I was just joking. I guess they just like to see their avatars, and that's a good point. I often see 15 thank you's posted, by the same guy, within 5 minutes of each other, and I find myself wondering, "Do you even read these articles, or are you just looking to show everyone how thankful you are?"
  10. Do you get points for posting? If I start thanking everyone for everything, do I get a prize?
  11. I can tell you why. I have never personally negged Sandfly, or any of the thankers, because I only hit someone with red if I feel they are being abusive, but I probably have the same thoughts as those who would neg Sandfly. His "Thanks" posts are frivolous, time wasting, and often confusing, especially the ones where he has missed a day of "Thank you"s and starts bumping threads from the day before, bringing outdated threads up to the top and making a lot of folks think those old posts are current. Also, we now have two other thankers who are doing the same thing, and when a thread gets bumped to the top, a lot of folks click on it, thinking there's going to be some interesting commentary, only to see three thank you's. I understand that people want to show their appreciation, but, and I know Yota will back me up on this because he did this morning, Yota doesn't need to be thanked, by the same person, for every article he brings. He knows he is appreciated. By the way, thanks, everyone who searches for articles. I really appreciate all your hard work.
  12. Man, if I was a Muslim and I honestly believed that the God of the Jews was redirecting rockets mid-flight, I think I would start to wonder where Allah is in all of this, and maybe think about switching teams.
  13. Would you three please stop bumping yesterday's news? It's really confusing.
  14. I think it's because, if both are allowed to run, they run the risk of splitting the Kurdish vote, and somebody other than a Kurd gets in as President. Agreed on the Talabani point.
  15. You mean they "don't" want to mess with the Kurds, right? Stupid move, DAASH. You might be able to get away with expelling Christians, but kicking out Kurds is gonna bring Peshmerga back into the fight, and you don't want that.
  16. This is just State of Law idiots doing everything they can to keep their man, Maliki, in office for a few more days. Jabouri held a press conference today, and he says the vote goes on tomorrow, and it will be a secret ballot. Per Reidar Visser tweet just about an hour ago - On press conference right now, newly elected #Iraq parliament speaker Jibburi indicates he wants to go ahead with election of president Wed.
  17. Woah! Thanks, TBomb and Buti. You are two smart ladies. Incidentally, I'm seeing a whole lot of indication he's about to resign, so while whether he had to resign may end up being an academic debate, just that he resigns is way more important.
  18. It makes sense, but if Maliki doesn't have to first be sworn in as an MP, does he ever lose immunity? I think Enorrste is right, and I just missed it yesterday. I thought the Prime Minister has to first be a Member of Parliament, but I'm pretty sure Maliki is not an MP, and I don't believe the PM necessarily has to be an MP first. He's the leader of the Dawa Islamic Party, just like Hakim is the leader of ISCI, and Allawi is the leader of Iraqiya (or whatever he's calling it these days), although not MPs, themselves. I don't know if he has to formally resign before being sworn in again, if he manages to pull off a third term, but I don't believe he does.
  19. Sort of. Didn't his army just gets its ass kicked in Tikrit for the third time?
  20. Where's y'all's buddy, Sandfly? Can't have a thread without three thank you bumps.
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