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  1. 2 hours ago, DinarThug said:

    Abadi Gives Corrupt Individuals Two Options: Return Money or Face Prison

     
    Thursday, 23 November, 2017 - 13:15
     
     

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has waged a fierce battle against corrupt officials, giving them two options: handing out the funds or face prison.

    During his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Abadi said the corrupt had to either hand out the stolen money – and maybe get an amnesty – or lose their money and spend the rest of their lives in prison. He said his warning was similar to the government’s action against ISIS in terms of asking the militants to surrender or die.

    Local sources clarified that Abadi was hinting to a prominent businessman and contractor who gained dozens of investment and service projects via his contacts during the term of Nouri al-Maliki between 2006-2014.

    Abadi has been stressing in the past months on “fighting corruption” as his next step after defeating ISIS.

    Islamic Dawa Party, in a statement, revealed that party member Salah Abdel Razek was investigated and found guilty of corruption.

    “I tendered my resignation before the secretary general of Islamic Dawa Party Nouri al-Maliki due to the delicate situation of the party as well as personal reasons. I pledge to remain loyal to Maliki’s patriotic approach," wrote Abdel Razek. 

    Islamic Dawa Party sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the decision to sack Abdel Razek preceded his resignation statement.

    The sources asserted that the party is seeking to abolish corruption ahead of elections expected in May, signaling that the party intends to sack and hold accountable a number of members who occupy critical positions in Iraq.

    Dawa Party's experience in the authority has severely impacted its reputation and led to frustration among the people, given that it keeps its grip over the highest executive authority in the country, meaning the premiership.

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    Too bad there is no usury in Iraq, otherwise Abadi needs to say return money plus 1500% . Hit em where it hurts, their bank accounts which is probably interest bearing anyways.

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  2. 6 hours ago, Shabibilicious said:

     

    Old enough to know two wrongs don't make a right.  ;)

     

    GO RV, then BV

    I know three years old that know that. Are you saying you are no older than three?

     

    Show definitive proof Judge Moore did what these women said he did. Right now its all accusations and apparently you don't know accusation from truth. Franken is proof of wrong doing. All they have is a yearbook signature. The two are not the same. Franken should be thrown out. Moore until proven shall be allowed to continue. 

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  3. On 11/20/2017 at 10:19 AM, Shabibilicious said:

     

    I suppose that is possible.  Of course, the crushing of accusers and witnesses in the manner being perpetrated under the guise of Christian values is straight from the alt-right hand book.....side with conservatives, but prosecute all liberals dealing with similar issues.  Pick your poison.  I read a story over the weekend that both campaigns in Alabama have see a large upturn in campaign donations.  People on both sides feel strongly about this situation.  :peace:

     

    GO RV, then BV 

    How old are you? Crushing of accusers and witnesses are Clintonian not Christian. This very fact of crushing of the accusers is exactly why the Clinton Impeachment is being brought up today not because of the countless rapes and groping  and the Hitlary enabler issues but because of how the Clintons perfected the model of crushing accusers to silence them. They couldn't do a Vince Foster so they used intimidation and money to silence them. They even had a name for it called the "Bimbo Explosion" when you point a finger at someone remember three finger point back at you. This is all HilBilly and Hitlary's doing. Blame Christians for this bah humbug!

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  4. Black markets always, and I mean always, lead to larger profits because you don't have to report the profit to the govuhment.

    Just a tad late to the party...

    23 hours ago, Butifldrm said:

    London newspaper: Abadi war on corruption started .. This is the beginning!

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    London newspaper: Abadi war on corruption started .. This is the beginning!

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    The war of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on corruption, which he said will be launched after the completion of the liberation of the country's land from the Daqash, was already launched on Sunday and from Baghdad International Airport.

    The newspaper said in a report announced on Sunday the arrest of a wanted person accused of damaging state funds at Baghdad airport and transfer it to the competent security authorities to conduct an investigation and there is information indicating that he is a prominent political figures and this came after the General Directorate of Customs announced the government's decision to detain thousands of cars imported for the account The private sector because of suspicion of corruption and tax evasion in the import process. "

    The newspaper said that "these steps launched Ebadi's campaign on corruption, which earlier vowed to" be fiercely war against the Daash and require the concerted efforts of everyone to eliminate it. "

    "The comparison between corruption and terrorism in Iraq appears to be accurate in many ways, including the difficulty of uprooting them completely and the destructive effects of the two phenomena," the paper said.

    "Fighting corruption is a popular public demand in Iraq, which has often appeared in the arena of protest and protest. Abadi has responded to him. According to Iraqi observers, corruption will be a double factor for the bad conditions left by the war. Disabling the economic cycle in those areas, to be then a disabling factor to launch a new stage in the post-war on the terrorist preacher will be different than before.

    Iraq will accept elections in May next to Haider al-Abadi that they will be held on time set without delay, while most Iraqis see few opportunities to lead to a real change in the country, removing the faces that led the country since 2003, senior figures and leaders of religious parties Is difficult, despite the concern of many of these charges of corruption and misconduct in the resources of the state and waste of public funds, according to the newspaper.

    "The combination of Abadi's talk about corruption and his talk about terrorism in the context of his confirmation of the upcoming elections on time, his strengths in the face of his political opponents and rivals for the post of prime minister through the elections themselves."

    "Abadi will not just go ahead as a victorious leader in the war, but he wants to gain an important status among the Iraqis, leading the war on corruption," he said.

    http://aletejahtv.org/permalink/192330.html

     

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  5. On 11/20/2017 at 1:18 PM, Shabibilicious said:

    Lee Corfman interview. 

     

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/roy-moore-accuser-wonder-many-mes-doesnt-know-154825164.html

     

    And Kellyanne Conway "champion of women" dismissing the accusers and telling Fox News nation to vote Republican.......the Senate seat is much more important than suspected pedophilia to her and whoever she is speaking for in our White House.

     

    I'll await patiently for the alt-right websites made up response this newest Corfman interview......should be along shortly.

     

    GO RV, then BV

    What Kellyanne was alluding to was what Trump said later in the day, a liberal demoRAT should not take the seat. In other words only Alabama, not the nation in this case, needs to vote for the party affiliation rather than the man. There is precedent for this, for example when a candidate dies after the ballot can be legally changed to include another candidate's name. Kellyanne is not saying vote for Moore rather than vote for the party. The Senate already has threatened to not seat him. Vote for the party, the party gets the seat, the Senate doesn't seat him and an appointed member can then step in, in place of Moore. Again this has happened before so it is not out of the realm of possibility. 

     

    Just because there are a lot of individuals coming out in this case doesn't mean it happened. Like I said earlier, the demoRATS were shopping around to destroy this man. Besides after almost 40 years in public service and after 8 elections, these people are just now coming out? Something is amiss here and Gloria Allred is behind it. While the alleged victims have not been paid before, it is circumspect that once the lights dim, they will be paid. Classic alt-left marxist and alinsky tactic. This way the alleged victims can truthfully say they have not been paid for coming out.

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  6. Here is something I postulate about the yearbook.

     

    Fact: The yearbook was signed by Judge Moore.

     

    Hypothesis: Taking a page from Fusion GPS, the opponents of Judge Moore went searching for some physical evidence of Moore and a young girl. The yearbook was the perfect tie in. Since the he allegedly signed the yearbook with his name and restaurant, the story can then be formulated around this. Given the tactics done to Trump and Moore being an avid Trump supporter on the fictional Russia Dossier, this yearbook signature is in reverse. They have the evidence and the story is the fictional account to be molded to fit the narrative. 

     

    The credibility of the witnesses are questionable due to time passed and the historical precedent of shopping for witnesses by the DNC and the lawyer.    

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  7. On 11/19/2017 at 6:47 AM, yota691 said:

    Experts for the «morning»: reforms bring Iraq closer to the World Trade Organization

       
     

     
     The expert expected that Iraq will join the Organization during the next five years, provided it continues to implement reforms, and the promotion of productive sectors such as industry and agriculture.

     

    This is because Iraq is following the multilateral path and on that path they are one step above the formation of the Worker Party which has around 6 more steps to go (given info from the WTO site for Iraq). In the next five years sounds about right. Although one may be tempted to just say "Soon..." 

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  8. On 3/14/2017 at 9:45 PM, tigergorzow said:

    Wiljor Thanks,  It doesn't take a Rocket Scientist to figure out who the corrupt folks are and yes Barzani's & Talabani Clan for sure in KRG.   If you go against them you will face the music or possibly disappear in some hole out in the desert.  I do not understand why the Western Nations put up with this crap and keep feeding the Monster whom they know darn well they are stealing the people's wealth.  However, Now that we have a new President DJT I do believe things are about to change and folks will be held accountable.  What is amazing they just don't steal a few millions but BILLIONS of dollars which goes to show they are GREEDY Scumbags while their citizens live in poverty.  Just shameful...:(

    GO JUSTICE!!

    To answer your question as to why Western Nations keep feeding the Monsters like those in Erbil, it is because it is the known factor. Western Nations already knows who and what those in power are and sometimes the unknown factor can be even worse as history has shown, for example Zimbabwe. Keeping the known factor in check will always be better than the unknown as far as politics and power goes (stability). Think Maliki and how that worked out. Of course, the unknown factor brings with it uncertainty and there will be those who can point to better outcomes. And yet again there are far fewer of the unknown turning out well than there is turning out bad. Keep the known in power and you know thy enemy. In other words its the old adage of keeping your enemies close rings true when it comes to power and politics..

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  9. 1 hour ago, nstoolman1 said:

    In one of the articles posted:

     

     

     

    This has been going on for years. Our public schools and other people have been trying to rewrite history to fit their agenda. 

    Modern day historians are a tainted bunch. In their world 1 + 1 does not equal 2. It equals what they say it does and it changes to fit the agenda they want. 

    Darn, you mean to tell me Kommon Kore is wrong again? I need to find a bigger eraser or a bon fire so I can burn this book! /s

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  10. 19 hours ago, DinarThug said:

    news.net/conten.....hp?id=9791

    Oil is heading for the first weekly decline in six weeks on concerns of oversupply


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    17th November, 2017

    Oil prices mixed on Friday after recent declines, but the first weekly drop in six weeks amid rising US supplies and doubts about Russian support system">support for further cuts in crude output.

    At $ 06.23 a barrel, the price of crude for global benchmark Brent crude was down 13 cents from the previous close.

    US crude was $ 55.32 a barrel, up 18 cents. Traders said strong US crude exports were driving West Texas.

    But crude is still down between 2 and 4 percent over the week on worries about US production and stockpiles after both crude hit the highest level since 2015 last week.

     

    There has been overage of the supply of oil since the beginning of this year. Had they stuck to the Reduction agreement until these overages were depleted oil oil prices would be much higher today and that much closer to a reputable RV number. Keynesians, I swear, let's not think long term at all. /s

  11. Soon...

    02.04.2008

    Working Party reviews Iraq’s trade legislation

    Working Party members, on 2 April 2008, supported Iraq’s rapid accession to the WTO and argued it would contribute to the country’s integration into the world economy. Iraq’s Trade Minister, H. E. Dr. Al-Sudani, stated that Iraq was determined to overcome the country’s difficult circumstances to move forward on the accession process and added that Iraq’s membership would represent a significant addition to the international community.

    25.05.2007

    WTO starts negotiations with Iraq for membership

    For the first time since Iraq's application in 2004, the Working Party met to discuss and examine Iraq's trade legislation and its conformity to WTO principles

    13.12.2004

    Accession working parties established for Afghanistan, Iraq

    The General Council, on 13 December 2004, established working parties to examine, respectively, the membership applications of Afghanistan and Iraq.

     

    A little more in depth explanation of the status can be found here (click the picture)

    Iraq

    Iraq's Working Party was established on 13 December 2004. The Working Party met for a second time in April 2008. The Working Party is chaired by Ambassador Omar HILALE (Morocco). For more information on the current status of this accession, please click here.

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    The de-restriction of documents is a key component of the transparency obligations of the Multilateral Trading System.  Paragraphs 1 and 2(e) of the Ministerial Council Decision WT/L/452 of 14 May 2002 provide that “documents relating to working parties on accession shall be restricted and shall be automatically de-restricted upon the adoption of the report of the working party” by the Ministerial Conference/General Council.  The time of completion of the de-restriction process depends on the amount and complexities of the documents involved.  Prior to 2002, the de-restriction of accession-related documents was governed by a different set of rules (i.e. General Council Decision WT/L/160/Rev.1 of 26 July 1996), which only affect documents circulated prior to 2002.

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  12. 5 hours ago, DinarThug said:

     

    And A Second Coating Of Mascara ! :o 

     

    :D  :D  :D 

     

     

     

     

     

    http://economy-news.net/conten.....hp?id=9789

    Oil Minister: Iraq has promising opportunities to invest in the oil and gas sector


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    16th November, 2017

    Oil Minister Jabbar Ali Al-Luaibi said on Thursday that Iraq has promising investment opportunities in the oil and energy sector and that the government and the ministry are keen to provide the suitable environment for the work of Arab and international companies to achieve common goals.

     

    Well thank you Capt. Obvious. Quit bloviating and obfuscating and work on doing. Promising equates to soon.

  13. On 11/10/2017 at 1:55 PM, DinarThug said:

    CNN. Broadcasting While Pouring Drano On The Kurdish Blocs !

     

     

    LINK

    Parliamentary Committee: Kurdish blocs disrupt important laws

     

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    10th November, 2017


    The legal committee in the Iraqi parliament accused the Kurdish blocs of disrupting important laws, including the Federal Court of Justice and Oil and Gas.

    A member of the parliamentary legal committee Kamel al-Zaidi said in a statement on Friday that "there are important laws will impose itself on the agenda of the parliament in the coming weeks, including the laws on the elections," stressing that "all laws must be legislated, and need to agree blocks and achieve a quorum legal "He said.

    He added that "the most important laws are broken is the law of the Federal Court and the law of oil and gas," accusing the Kurdish blocs in the House of Representatives to "insist on postponement and disabling."

    And on the recommendations of the Follow-up Committee of the Kurdish deputies participating in the referendum on the separation of the Kurdistan region from Iraq, Zaidi stressed that "the parliament was supposed to vote on the recommendations, but there was a break for the quorum and thus raised the meeting after the visit of forty," noting that "the Presidency of Parliament promised to include recommendations The committee on the agenda after the visit of forty to vote on it. "

    Remember false information. Maliki has a lot more to do with holding things up like letting thousand of terrorists into his country all so he could gain power. Hey, Maliki how's that hopey and changey thingy working out for you? Kind of like the last guy here in the US tried, eh? Hpe people will be too dumb so you can change the money from one hand to your pocket, right?

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  14. On 11/10/2017 at 6:57 PM, Donziman said:

    Im thinking Maliki is going to have a medical emergency trip to Iran. Never to return.

    We can only hope because he is the Teflon Don.

    You know what they say about things that go up? Sometimes they need a little help coming down. Just ask the Russians how that works.

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  15. Let's think on this one a moment.

     

    I know and everyone else knows in the civilised world that a child, especially under 10 years of age, to be married to a man much older than her is sick and disgusting.  I know the muslim talking points on this topic because it has been widely debated. If we were to explore where we find this law in the Islamic culture we do not have to venture too far from the Hadiths. What is new to me is that Aisha, "the mother of Islam", is said to have been married to their so-called prophet at the tender age of six and her marriage, not new to me, consummated at the ripe old age of nine, although some say eight. Now the KSA, after 9-11, when this first gained steam removed from online sources this passage in the Hadiths. For the longest time you could find the verse that Aisha had her marriage consummated but what was missing was her age. Why? To appeal to the Western female, they removed Aisha's age. The goal for a male muslim is to marry, or take as spoils of war, a female non-muslim, convert her faith to Islam and bear children, with her, to become muslims. If there was credible evidence, such as the Hadiths, from credible Islamic scholars making the tradition strong, then when these Western women got wind of it, they were usually put off. Ironic because there are so many other things in the Quran and Hadiths that can put women off, like the verse on beating. The mullahs and sheikhs say to beat them, their wives, lightly with a toothbrush, or toothpick.. However, a book was written by a muslim, whom subsequently went to jail,  in Spain around the year 2000 on beating your wife correctly in order to not leave a mark on her from their effort. Or the shiekh, around the year 2000, in Iran who said it is perfectly fine to sleep with an infant. Or the passage in the Quran where women are "tilth" and men can go sow the land as they see fit. Or the clause where a woman is one-fourth of a witness to a man. Or even the inheritance law where again she gets less than her male children. I digress. The point of the matter is that muslims are to model their lives after their so-called prophet and if he could marry and consummate the marriage with Aisha at the age of 9, so could his followers even to this day. While this is labeled primitive, followers of their so-called prophet continue this tradition today and it's not the only tradition carried forth from the Seventh Century. The Dome of the Rock remains in muslim hands because they believe it's where their so-called prophet ascended to heaven to speak with their god and get the number of times they pray each day. Or how to divorce your wife, all you have to do is say "I divorce you" three times. Or mutah marriages. Think about that one you have to marry the prostitute before you can sleep with her, then say I divorce you three times. Imagine if that was done in America today? Prostitutes would only need one wealthy Senator or movie star and they would be set for life! A man, and only a man, can marry a 9 year old. A woman could not marry a nine year old male. Women claim to have rights under the umbrella of Islam and when that umbrella is lifted, the truth springs forth. 

     

    Muslims will counter the above dialogue with: It was legal for people in America to be married at a young age. And they are right except, America has evolved and adapted and the tradition is no longer practiced except in rare cases with parental permission. Even then, most laws limit that age to thirteen or fourteen. The discussion will proceed to the Holy Mother Mary whom researchers, Christian and non-Christian alike, believe she was fourteen when she was impregnated by the breathe of the Holy Spirit. The counter to this argument is that biologically there is a great difference between a girl 9 and a girl 14. Secondly, the Holy Mother Mary's age has never been quite established even after 2,000 years. Christians put the earliest a woman may marry at the alleged age of the Holy Mother. Muslims put the age of marriage at the age of the consummation of the marriage of Aisha. While we all agree this is disgusting in either case one fact remains, Christianity and the civilised world has evolved and adapted; whereas, Islam is still stuck with the ideals and principles of the time the faith was ill-conceived and beholden to a man who thought he saw visions in the fits of epilepsy.

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  16. 16 hours ago, DinarThug said:

    http://www.almaalomah.com/2017.....09/253284/

    A US report: begging in the US has become a lucrative job


    12:46 - 09/11/2017
    In cities around the US people stand on corners of busy intersections with cardboard signs that read "Homeless need money" The same sign was used by another person earlier in the day. When the individual tires of the sweltering heat in the summer and the frigid air in the winter, they retire to their BMW and wipe the dirt off their face and drive back to their multi-million dollar homes. You would think this is happening on the street corners of the ghettos of America. Nope, this is your Congress men and women who lambast you for spending and being in debt. Yet in the hallowed halls of government back door deals beg for more and spending is on exponential curve all at the behest of our future children and elderly. It's always future children that this or that is needed for. Never for the current children. No longer are the children our future but the future children are our future. Well one might ask how far out into the future? One could quote a Star Wars opening sequence as being Far Far Far away our future children rise up against... you get the idea. So today begging in the hallowed halls of our government goes on like some Iraqi beggar in the streets of Mosul for a pittance here and there. If you want to be rich, if you want to no longer beg and whimper, then the job of the future is not in STEM rather it is found on the ballot. Even the worst Iraqi politician knows this!
     

    There fixed the headline. 

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