gr8cooker142

Here's the bottom line, when you say scam I think of some one that will lose all their money. With the dinars you won't. Maybe if you did a fire sale you might lose a few bucks but you can always get what you paid for it at least in the larger notes (Ebays a good place to sell to get your money back). I do think that the people that pay an arm and a leg for the smaller denominations off of Ebay or other places are taking the most risk if it does not RV. I know I can always sell my Dinars for more then I paid for them Will see what happens. I also listen to his radio show I don't care for some of his advise. He tells people to make good on the money that they owe but, he went bankrupt years ago, what about that?

Having 1 dinar is good but, I still think that fractional dinars needs to be issued when it RVs. Please correct me if I am wrong

These are old bills dated 1973-1978 check out this web site http://www.islamicbanknotes.com/iraq.htm

If you don't like what goes on in this site then stay off of it and just go away. Maybe you are one of the people that spent money they did not have on Dinars and are taking it out on everybody. Your post was just wrong.

Who do you think you are? You are a real piece of work. I don't know where you came from but GO Back to the other forums you were kicked off . I will be here a lot longer then your crappy attitude.

WHAT NAME DID YOU USE BEFORE YESTERDAY? IF YOU ARE A NEWBE YOU SURE ARE STARTING OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT. YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR ATTITUDE. I DON'T MIND A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION, BUT, YOUR DELIVERY STINKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BAGHDAD, June 26 (Reuters) - Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said on Saturday he viewed current oil prices of between $70 and $80 per barrel as acceptable and balanced, and likely to endure for the rest of the year. "These prices seem acceptable and balanced in the oil market and it's expected to continue," Shahristani told reporters in Baghdad when asked if the price range of $70 to $80 per barrel was likely to persist for the rest of 2010. He said the oil producer's group OPEC had spare capacity and could add output at any time. "We have spare capacity in the OPEC countries to increase supply if we found there was a market for it but the demand so far has not picked up as quickly as we hoped and we are waiting for economic recovery to influence demand," he said. Oil prices climbed to a seven-week high above $78 per barrel on Friday on fears a tropical storm could form in the Caribbean and threaten production in the Gulf of Mexico. But crude prices fell to below $65 a barrel in mid-May as a sovereign debt crisis unfolded in Europe, casting doubt on the global recovery. "I think the market is balanced, supply and demand are balanced, and that has been the reason in my view why the prices have stabilised around $75-80 over the last few months," Shahristani said. Shahristani, whose country is an OPEC member, said there had been an economic recovery in the United States. But he said most of the growth in oil demand was expected to come from Asia, driven by China and India, the Middle East and perhaps Latin America. Demand in Europe had stabilised, he said. Emerging from years of war, diplomatic isolation and sanctions, Iraq has struck a series of deals that could make it the world's second largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia. If the deals work out, its output capacity could climb to 12 million barrels per day in seven years from 2.5 million bpd now. (Reporting by Rania El Gamal; Writing by Michael Christie; Editing by Miral Fahmy)

BAGHDAD, June 26 (Reuters) - The estimated cost of building four new refineries in Iraq to add some 740,000 barrels per day of refining capacity is more than $20 billion, Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said on Saturday. Shahristani gave the estimate to reporters at a conference in Baghdad with oil company executives at which Iraq's Oil Ministry laid out its plans for the new refineries. The conference is the first step before inviting companies to tender for the refineries, which will be either 100 percent privately owned, or built as public-private joint ventures, he said. "We are looking for real partners, and in any percentage the partner wants. The doors are open to any kind of cooperation," Shahristani said. The plan for new refineries would be another stage of a multibillion-dollar revamp of Iraq's oil sector, left dilapidated after decades of war, sanctions and neglect.

Correct me if I am wrong but aren't they closed on Friday and Saturday?

Al-Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate has claimed responsibility for a second deadly bomb assault on a state-sector bank in a week. In a statement posted on Islamist websites on Wednesday, the Islamic State of Iraq said it was behind Sunday's twin suicide car-bomb attack on the Trade Bank of Iraq, according to the US monitoring group SITE. The bombers struck outside the facility in a major thoroughfare in Baghdad's Mansur district, that is a gateway to the fortified Green Zone housing government and embassy buildings. "Two knights from Baghdad launched a new charge to attack another stronghold of evil in the heart of Baghdad," the Islamic State of Iraq statement said. The attacks killed 26 people and wounded another 53. Five bank guards were among the victims, according to Hussein al-Uzri, the Trade Bank of Iraq's chairman, The bank is the conduit for much of the government's foreign-exchange transactions and its dealings with investors. It is one of the public sector's most active financial institutions and has been working to encourage foreign investment in Iraq. But the Islamic State of Iraq claimed the Trade Bank of Iraq was involved in "the robbery of the country's oil revenues and overseas funds" that were then transferred "to the pockets of senior government officials" and Shia Muslim parties. The group had earlier claimed responsibility for a highly co-ordinated assault on Iraq's central bank by armed men and suicide bombers on June 13, the eve of the first session of Iraq's new parliament. Eighteen people died in that attack. Banks have become frequent targets for both criminals and fighters in recent months.

I don't know what it would take to have him go away

Stanley McChrystal, the top US general in Afghanistan, has offered to resign after he and his aides were quoted in a magazine article mocking President Barack Obama and his top advisors, CNN has reported. McChrystal, the US and NATO commander in Afghanistan and the architect of Obama's war strategy, was summoned to Washington to explain his "enormous mistake in judgment" directly to the president, Obama's spokesman said. Earlier, when asked whether Obama was considering ousting the general, the spokesman, Robert Gibbs, told reporters, "I would say all options are on the table." McChrystal has apologised for the article, which quotes his aides calling one top Obama official a "clown" and another a "wounded animal." The general himself made belittling remarks about Vice President Joe Biden and the US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke. McChrystal's departure would add to already growing uncertainty about the course of the nine-year-war just one year after his predecessor, General David McKiernan, was pushed out of the same job. Gibbs said Obama became "angry" when he saw the article, due to be published in Rolling Stone magazine on Friday. "Angry. You would know it if you saw it," Gibbs said. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said McChrystal had "made a significant mistake and exercised poor judgment." Admiral Mike Mullen, who as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the top US military officer, expressed his "deep disappointment." "Gen. McChrystal has apologised to me and is similarly reaching out to others named in this article to apologise to them as well," Gates said in a statement. Still, it was unclear whether they would accept his apology. "It's very important for the commander in chief to have confidence in his main line troops, especially someone who's in charge of the war in Afghanistan," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. REPLACEMENTS? Just six months ago, Obama backed McChrystal's request for more troops, escalating an unpopular conflict in which costs and casualties are soaring. McChrystal himself offered his "sincerest apology for this profile" before flying to Washington, where he will also meet with Gates on Wednesday. "It was a mistake reflecting poor judgment and should never have happened," McChrystal said in a statement. Afghan President Hamid Karzai fully backed the US general and "believes he is the best commander the United States has sent to Afghanistan over the last nine years," a spokesman said. Ad Feedback Defence officials say they have confidence a suitable replacement could be found for McChrystal. Possible successors include Lieutenant-General David Rodriguez, who now serves as McChrystal's No. 2, Lieutenant-General William Caldwell, who runs NATO training mission for Afghan forces, or General James Mattis, the commander of US Joint Forces Command. The Rolling Stone article, which quoted several McChrystal aides anonymously, portrays a split between the US military and Obama's advisers at an extremely sensitive moment for the Pentagon, which is fending off criticism of its strategy to turn around the Afghan war. "It certainly isn't going to help relations between the White House and this building," one defence official said. The article quotes a member of McChrystal's team making jokes about Biden, who was seen as critical of the general's efforts to escalate the conflict and who had favoured a more limited counter-terrorism approach. "Biden?" the aide was quoted as saying. "Did you say: Bite me?" McChrystal himself quipped: "Are you asking about Vice President Biden?". "Who's that?," he asked. McChrystal also belittled Holbrooke. One aide said McChrystal had compared the special envoy to a "wounded animal." "Oh, not another e-mail from Holbrooke," McChrystal groaned while checking his BlackBerry during a trip to Paris, according to the magazine. "I don't even want to open it." McChrystal said he felt "betrayed" by the leak of a classified cable from US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry last year. The cable raised doubts about sending more troops to shore up an Afghan government already lacking in credibility. The article also quoted an adviser to McChrystal dismissing an early meeting with Obama as a "10-minute photo op." "Obama clearly didn't know anything about him, who he was. Here's the guy who's going to run his (expletive) war, but he didn't seem very engaged," the adviser told the magazine. "The boss was pretty disappointed." The White House, asked about whether Obama was in fact disengaged, said McChrystal would have Obama's full attention on Wednesday. "I think anybody that reads that article understands ... what an enormous mistake this was, given the fact that mothers and fathers all over this country are sending their children halfway across the world to participate in this," Gibbs said. He added that parents of troops needed to know their military was "capable and mature enough." "I think that is one of the things that the president will look to discuss tomorrow," he said.

Tue Jun 22, 1:00 pm ET BAGHDAD (AFP) – Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called on regional powers on Tuesday to stop meddling in Iraqi coalition talks, blaming them for the absence of a new government nearly four months after elections. "I am not prepared to wait for what the external intervention will say, but unfortunately, the external intervention is influencing the national situation," Maliki told a news conference. "National political leaders are no longer able to make any decision because of that," he said in response to a question about the influence of neighbouring countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia. "The people who were in the forefront of the political process have voluntarily given in to foreign agendas." The incumbent prime minister, who is being challenged for the right to form a new government by former premier Iyad Allawi, said Iraq had no desire to fall out with regional governments but warned they were complicating efforts to forge a new political consensus. "I'm calling for good relations, but there is one thing we are wholly responsible for -- it is called my nation," Maliki said. "The entry of international and regional intervention into the formation of the government has created many problems. "I'm talking to my partners in the political process. If we all move together and work within the national framework, we will find many opportunities for solutions." Maliki's Shiite-led State of law list has formed an alliance with the main Shiite religious bloc which leaves it just four seats short of a parliamentary majority, fanning fears of a new Shiite-dominated government that will tilt Iraq more towards Iran. His main challenger Allawi, a secular Shiite who swept Sunni Arab provinces in the March 7 general election, insists he is indispensable to wooing the former elite community away from insurgency and back into the political mainstream, and has the support of Sunni governments, notably Saudi Arabia.

-- As of Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at least 4,408 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,488 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The AP count is three fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT. Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 31,865 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department's weekly tally. --- The latest deaths reported by the military: -An American soldier died June 21 as a result of a noncombat-related injury. ad_icon --- The latest identifications reported by the military: -Capt. Michael P. Cassidy, 41, of Simpsonville, S.C.; died June 17 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries from a noncombat-related incident; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. -Spc. Christopher W. Opat, 29, of Spencer, Iowa; died June 15 in Iraq of injuries from a noncombat-related incident; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. ---

Who knows what it will take for them to finally listen

Today is Sunday, June 20, the 171st day of 2010. There are 194 days left in the year. This is Father's Day. Today's Highlight in History: On June 20, 1893, a jury in New Bedford, Mass., found Lizzie Borden not guilty of the ax murders of her father and stepmother. On this date: In 1782, Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States. In 1837, Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV. In 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state. In 1910, entertainer Fanny Brice made her official debut with The Ziegfeld Follies. In 1943, race-related rioting erupted in Detroit; federal troops were sent in two days later to quell the violence that resulted in more than 30 deaths. In 1947, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was shot dead at the Beverly Hills, Calif., mansion of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill, apparently at the order of mob associates. In 1960, Floyd Patterson regained his world heavyweight title as he knocked out Ingemar Johansson during their rematch at New York's Polo Grounds. In 1963, the United States and Soviet Union signed an agreement to set up a "hot line" between the two superpowers. In 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. (Ali's conviction was ultimately overturned by the Supreme Court). In 1990, South African black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrived in New York City for a ticker-tape parade in their honor as they began an eight-city U.S. tour. Ten years ago: After a furious last-minute lobbying blitz by the Clinton administration, the Senate voted 57-42 to approve legislation making it easier for federal prosecutors to try hate crimes, attaching the measure to a defense authorization bill. (However, the House ended up stripping the hate crimes provision from the defense bill.) Five years ago: During a joint news conference with European leaders at the White House, President George W. Bush said he was determined to complete the mission of establishing democracy in Iraq because the world would be a better place for it. A suicide car bomber killed at least 15 traffic policemen outside police headquarters in Irbil, Iraq. Kuwait's first female Cabinet member (Massouma al-Mubarak) took the oath of office over the shouts of Muslim fundamentalist and tribal lawmakers opposed to women in politics. One year ago: Iranian music student Neda Agha Soltan, 27, was gunned down during election protests in Tehran; her dying moments were caught on video and circulated widely on the Internet, making her name a rallying cry for the opposition and sparking international outrage. Today's Birthdays: Actress Olympia Dukakis is 79. Actor Martin Landau is 79. Actor James Tolkan is 79. Actor Danny Aiello is 77. Blues musician Lazy Lester is 77. Actor John Mahoney is 70. Movie director Stephen Frears is 69. Singer-songwriter Brian Wilson is 68. Actor John McCook is 65. Singer Anne Murray is 65. TV personality Bob Vila is 64. Musician Andre Watts is 64. Actress Candy Clark is 63. Producer Tina Sinatra is 62. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lionel Richie is 61. Actor John Goodman is 58. Rock musician Michael Anthony is 56. Pop musician John Taylor is 50. Rock musician Mark DeGliantoni (de-GLI'-an-toh-nee) is 48. Rock musician Murphy Karges (Sugar Ray) is 43. Actress Nicole Kidman is 43. Country/bluegrass singer-musician Dan Tyminski is 43. Movie director Robert Rodriguez is 42. Actor Peter Paige is 41. Actor Josh Lucas is 39. Rock singer Chino Moreno (Deftones) is 37. Country-folk singer-songwriter Amos Lee is 33. Country singer Chuck Wicks is 31. Christian rock musician Chris Dudley (Underoath) is 27. Actor Mark Saul is 25. Actor Chris Mintz-Plasse (plahs) is 21. Actress Maria Lark (TV: "Medium") is 13. Thought for Today: "A man's errors are his portals of discovery." — James Joyce, Irish poet (1882-1941).

BAGHDAD — Thousands of demonstrators surged through the sweltering streets of Iraq’s second-largest city to protest persistent shortages of electricity on Saturday, clashing with the police in a disturbance that underlined the growing popular anger here over the Iraqi government’s inability to provide the basic necessities of life. One person was killed when the police opened fire on the demonstrators, who were throwing rocks at the provincial headquarters in Basra. But the symbolism of the event may prove greater than the death toll: Diplomats, officials and politicians have warned that popular frustration over basic services is escalating significantly as summer temperatures climb past 110 degrees and more months pass without a new government. Voters went to the polls on March 7 after a campaign dominated by promises of more jobs, electricity, housing and better drinking water. None of those pledges has been fulfilled as deadlocked negotiations over a governing coalition threaten to drag into the fall. “The government should know that the people have been waiting for a long time now,” said Samir Kadhum, a 34-year-old protester. “We’re no longer patient.” Another, 29-year-old Qaisar Banwan, promised “a revolution of electricity.” From the very first days of the American occupation, until now, electricity has proven a constant in the suffering of Iraq’s people. The lack of it helped shape sentiments in the summer of 2003 toward the American military, which inherited utilities already crumbling from decades of wars and sanctions. Many are dumbfounded that, seven years later, it remains so scarce, despite billions of dollars in American aid. Wealthier neighborhoods of Basra have as many as eight hours of city electricity a day; during blackouts, they can also afford the $50 or more a month for power from a generator shared by several blocks. The city’s poorer neighborhoods, by far the majority, often have just one hour of electricity a day, a situation not uncommon in Baghdad and other regions. The temperature in Basra on Saturday was 113 degrees. Sewage still gathers in the streets; the city, about 340 miles southeast of Baghdad and humid because of its proximity to the Persian Gulf, is one of Iraq’s most decrepit. The protest was organized by followers of Moktada al-Sadr, a populist cleric whose movement has long managed to straddle the divide between high politics in the capital and the popular sentiments of the street. Mr. Sadr’s group was one of the most successful in the March 7 vote, and his lawmakers are deeply involved in the negotiations over a new government. But they still cast themselves as outsiders, and at Friday Prayer and elsewhere, the movement’s clerics insist that they are representing the people’s demands. The protest gathered before the provincial headquarters, where residents ruefully noted that Basra is located in an oil-rich region. “Prison is more comfortable than our homes,” one banner read. The protest turned violent when demonstrators began throwing rocks and security forces opened fire. Three people were also wounded, and officials in Basra said they would investigate the shooting of the protester who died. Some of the protest’s leaders said more demonstrations were planned. “We’re going to keep demonstrating until the government meets our simplest needs,” said Mohammed al-Bahadli, a 41-year-old cleric and protest organizer. Hours after the protest, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki ordered a delegation to travel to Basra to address the problem. The group met provincial officials Saturday night, but there was no word on what, if anything, would be done.

It was 2.5m BPD what oil change store can you get that at?

Geez , somebody needs an enema. If you don't know what speculation or investment is maybe you should cash in and do something else. It's not Adams fault that CBI was attacked or that the elections is such a mess. You must be one of the people that bought too much and spent money they didn't have in hopes of being rich over night or something like that. You need to do your own homework then depend on somebody else to do for you. It's your money act like an adult and don't blame other people. I am trying hard not to bash people any more but your post really pushed my buttons and wasn't called for. Take that to the bank !!!~

I just wanted to give my opinion on the reputation part of each post. I feel that it gets out of hand sometimes. Someone hit the negative reputation on this persons post. I hit positive just to egual it out . I think that if someone BASHES someone or being mean spirited then its a good tool. But I am seeing people being hit not for bashing but for just having different points of views. Isn't that freedom of speach? Was this feature meant to be used against people that have different views or just to eliminate mean bashing remarks. I think it is being abused. There was no reason his post should have been dinged.

Who is this guy?

Thanks

It's a shame, if the country had their s**t together they sure could have a thriving economy.

Thank you!!

June 14, 2010 - 11:42:00 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Eighty investment permits have been granted to execute different projects in Baghdad at a total cost that exceeds $100 billion. “The permits were granted in coordination between the Baghdad Mayoralty, Baghdad Investment Commission, and the National Investment Commission,” the Baghdad mayoralty said in a release on Monday as received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It noted that the projects should offer around 113 thousand housing units in Baghdad.