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God Heals by Humbling Our WORD for Wednesday, 2/04/2015 In spite of the severity of man’s disease of rebellion and willfulness, God will heal. How will he heal? Verse 15 says that God dwells with the crushed and humble. Yet the people of verse 17 are brazenly pursuing their own proud way. What will a healing be? It can only be one thing. God will heal them by humbling them. He will cure the patient by crushing his pride. If only the crushed and humble enjoy God’s fellowship (v. 15), and if Israel’s sickness is a proud and willful rebellion (v. 17), and if God promises to heal them (v. 18), then his healing must be humbling and his cure must be a crushed spirit. Isn’t this Isaiah’s way of prophesying what Jeremiah called the new covenant and Jeremiah called a new heart? He said, “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel . . . I will put my law within them and I will write it upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” (31:31, 33). Isaiah and Jeremiah both see a time coming when a sick, disobedient, hard-hearted people will be supernaturally changed. Isaiah speaks of healing. Jeremiah speaks of writing the law on their hearts. So the healing of Isaiah 57:18 is a major heart transplant — the old hardened, proud, willful heart is taken out and a new soft, tender heart is put in which is easily humbled and crushed by the memory of sin and the sin that remains. This is a heart that the lofty One whose name is Holy can dwell with and give life to.

Currency Auctions Announcement No. (2880) The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on Wednesday, the 04-02-2015. The results were as follows: DETAILS -----------------------&------------------- NOTES Number of banks 23 Auction price selling dinar / US$ 1166 Auction price buying dinar / US$ ----- Amount sold at auction price (US$) 69,611,000 Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) ----- Total offers for buying (US$) 69,611,000 Total offers for selling (US$) ----- Exchange rates 1. Note that: # The sale of remittances Price (1187) JD / dollar, including the commission of the Central Bank in the amount of 21 dinars per dollar. # Cash sales price of the dollar (1190) JD / dollar, including the commission of the Central Bank in the amount of 24 dinars per dollar. 2. the quantity sold in the amount of cash (10.515 million) dollars and the quantity sold in the amount of remittances (59.096 million) dollars. 3. The CBI will continue to sell and buy the dollar and the price (1166) and receive the same commission mentioned above.

Thanks for your suggestion yendor, but I've been in this for NINE YEARS, and I think I know who to listen to and who to disregard...! I was a NewsHound here at DV and on other Forums for several years, and decided to let the younger and more eager members continue the work. I doubt if you know - or are aware of - who is useful and has reasonable opinions. I honor Adam and value his opinions, but I don't bury my head in the sand - I keep my eyes open to everything that might give us a clue as to what is actually going on. Remember, "everyone has an opinion", but no one really knows exactly what is going on in Iraq. I only post what I think is useful, or things that some members have an interest in. Nuff Said...RON ... LOL

Tuesday News Summaries by Aggiedad77 at KTFA - 2/3/2015 aggiedad77 » February 3rd, 2015, 11:10 am Tuesday News Summaries and Commentaries It is Tuesday and a regular meeting of the COM (Council of Ministers) ....they continue to work together well it seems....various Parliamentary committees are hard at work on a variety of laws and acts......Maliki's party seems to be splintering......President Masum speaks on a couple of different but important issues....no signed budget as yet. Parliamentary Finance: Some grades will not be released until after the verification of financial abundance Iraq is saying that some "grades" will not be forthcoming until "after" they have verification of financial abundance.....that sounds like it would be of interest doesn't it...."financial abundance"......what would be considered financial abundance for Iraq.... .... They are firm in the belief that they will see an abundance of wealth this year....but they are so poor....how can that be....they have a very intelligent government, a highly intelligent leader.....they are no longer a bunch of corrupt thugs that think they can run and operate a country....an interesting choice of words. Watch as they move forward with this budget, with their reforms....change is coming....oil is coming back. Parliamentary Energy Council of Ministers has yet to agree on oil and gas law and will be discussed after the National Guard So the COM continues to make adjustments to the oil and gas law....meanwhile the National Guard law is coming to us very soon....the oil and gas law will be teed up next after the National Guard law.....there are good things beginning to steam roll for them. Cabinet discusses the reasons for the low exchange rate of the dinar against the dollar As part of the COM meeting today they will be talking with the CBI regarding the reasons why there has been a restriction put on the exchange rate.....the CBI themselves were looking at this effort by the Finance Committee and considering this effort by Parliament to be suspicious at best.....do they have the muscle to control the CBI in this manner.....this is the debate the CBI will have with the COM today.....who has this control....I'm sure the CBI does not believe the Parliament can do it...but if this is coming from the COM....maybe....just maybe that would be considered in a different light. Iraqi citizen: Why pay taxes did not get the services Some citizens are questioning the efforts within the budget to tax certain imports, phones, cars, alcohol, cigarettes....they see this as a pass-through effort that will land on the shoulders of the poor....but what is coming is a national product law that will be designed to protect the people from being taken advantage of by brokers....more important laws. Parliamentary investment confirms: adoption of the budget market rebound Look for stimulation of the ISX....look for stimulation of investments....all because of the passage of this 2015 budget....change is coming for Iraq....positive change. Municipalities: e-government will do mid-2015 Coming to Iraq by mid-year will be the implementation of an electronic form of government....steady progress from a technological standpoint. US returns to the Kurdistan Region of $ 100 million of his money This makes for interesting news....the US is making a payment, or actually two payments to the Kurds for oil revenues....incredible....the US who has been firmly against the Kurds selling oil...now they find themselves in a position to be paying them oil revenues....a downpayment of $50 million dollars...then a later payment of the same amount....this is being done and Baghdad is not raising a stink about it.....quite interesting. Finance Committee: one paragraph may hinder the approval of the budget in 2015 It seems there may be a single paragraph within the budget that may cause concern for President Masum to sign.....it concerns 25 billion dinars being allocated for the National Reconciliation conference.....in my opinion....this will not become a serious issue if an issue at all....they can and will find ways to see this conference funded.....don't forget the UN is helping to put this conference on.....and don't forget the 12.....this is all part of a plan IMO.....a plan that is not designed to fail....the money will be there to ensure this conference is a success....we will watch this process together and see the end result. Hilali: Legal Committee is working on a legal parties, oil and gas preparation The COM has the Legal Committee working with them on the workings of the oil and gas law.....what will soon be rolled into Parliament for their expedited process to get this law pushed through and approved....I predict....in record time. Parliamentary Integrity: Iraqi money Getaway revived the economy of five Arab countries The Parliamentary Committee on Integrity has many files opened today that point to a large amount of money smuggling that was done by the former government and its officials.....they are working hard on bilateral agreements with a number of Arab nations toward the light of getting much of this smuggled money returned to Iraq....its rightful owner. Three presidencies looking national reconciliation file and mature important laws in the next stage President Masum spoke today and talked of the meeting between the three Iraqi presidents yesterday where they talked at length about the upcoming national reconciliation meeting in February....they talked about subject matter....they talked about logistics....how this will impact their coming legislation and upcoming proposals for laws....planning....planning...planning. Considered an economic advisor to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, on Tuesday, the dollar exchange rate in the Iraqi market bubble, as he emphasized that some of the imports are of futility. Dr. Saleh spoke about the dollar exchange rate....talking about a bubble brought about by what he calls speculators...and he believes things will normalize in time....the CBI is well in control of what is going on with the exchange rate and will appear stronger in the end. Parliament looking for Iraq's money missing from previous budgets The Parliament is making moves to recover what they believe is missing money from previous budgets....money that obviously was pocketed by some.....I can see the Integrity Committee bloodhounds being set to this effort to sniff out the ones responsible for what took place in the past years. Council of Ministers approved the National Guard and legal accountability, justice and the prohibition of the Baath Party Three important things that were voted upon by the COM today...the National Guard law....legal accountability.....and the prohibition of the Baath Party.....get to work now Parliament prove that the budget was not just a flash in the pan....let's see this National Guard Law voted and approved in another record time. Conscious / of the first international investment conference tomorrow in Baghdad We spoke last week of an Investment conference this week, and so be it....starting tomorrow in Baghdad. Zora's Legal Committee: Federal Court Act tops agenda of the next Parliament session table The Legal Committee is working on the Federal Court Act that they see as a vital piece of the puzzle to keep the judiciary separated from the political process within Iraq....the committee continues to hash out differences regarding this law at this point...but expect more of it to be heard in the near future. Mr. Abadi .. financial crisis can be addressed with the consent of the citizens An opinion piece that looks favorably on the passage of the 2015 budget but also delves deeper into a number of proposals that could help save the government money with regard to this same budget....an honest budget for once....a new breath of air for all Iraqis and a time to look forward to what is to come. Virtue mass defection from the coalition of state law A new political entity....the Virtue bloc.....seems to be building steam within the the National Alliance...many former State of Law supporters are seen jumping ship and showing up with this new group....Maliki....Maliki who?.....as would be expected...distance yourself from the one who was the biggest of all trouble makers. Infallible: the need to move away from anything that might stir up sectarian strife President Masum states on Tuesday the need to stay away from the legacy of the former regime to avoid any sectarian strife and continue to build upon a solid foundation that is meant to save Iraq from current dangers....he met today with leaders of the Liberal block and pointed to the continued unification and harmony within the political arena that has spread to all Iraqis and allows for the continued efforts of national unity.....more fresh air....as both sides are talking the same language for once. Kurdistan: Baghdad did not send the salaries of the staff of the provincial budget in 2015 Kurd officials are saying that as of now....we haven't seen any money forthcoming for 2015 in association with salaries of the region staff....just saying. Barzani: We interact positively with the Government of Abadi and its quest to promote national unity Kurd President Barzani says that his government is working proactively with the PM Abadi and his government to promote national unity....he says that the Kurds are working also in a big way to help eliminate threats from DAASH terrorists...they are working hard to change the issues generated from the past and see a strong light at the end of the tunnel for both sides. Dinar rises slightly and some bankers are reluctant to sell the dollar. The dinar continued a slight rise or bubble on Tuesday and saw some bankers having reluctance to sell the dollar.....this is still being pushed as a temporary bubble driven by speculators at this time....one that will correct itself shortly.... Meanwhile the CBI does not appear concerned at this point in time.....they continue to push the efforts they have for the past week described as their methods for combatting the deficit of the budget and supporting efforts toward economic development and reform. Well this looks like a good point to take a break and catch one's breath. Aloha Randy

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The Greatest Love Our WORD for Tuesday, 3 February 2015 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake. (1 John 2:12) Why should we emphasize that God loves, forgives, and saves for his own glory? Here are two reasons (among many). 1) Because the Bible does. * I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. (Isaiah 43:25) * For your name's sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great. (Psalm 25:11) * Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name's sake! (Psalm 79:9) * Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord, for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you. (Jeremiah 14:7) * We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you. Do not spurn us, for your name’s sake; do not dishonor your glorious throne. (Jeremiah 14:20–21) * God put [Christ] forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. (Romans 3:25–26)0 * Your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. (1 John 2:12) 2) Because it makes clear that God loves us with the greatest love. * Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory. (John 17:24) God loves us not in a way that makes us supreme, but makes himself supreme. Heaven will not be a hall of mirrors but an increasing vision of infinite greatness. Getting to heaven and finding that we are supreme would be the ultimate let down. The greatest love makes sure that God does everything in such a way as to uphold and magnify his own supremacy so that when we get there we have something to increase our joy forever — God’s glory. The greatest love is God’s giving himself to us for our eternal enjoyment forever, at the cost of his Son’s life (Romans 8:32). May today be Blessed and may you all be filled with the Lord's Peace & Joy...enjoy today's WORD of Truth...RON

Currency Auctions Announcement No. (2879) The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on Tuesday, the 03-02-2015. The results were as follows: DETAILS -------------------- & -------------------- NOTES Number of banks 23 Auction price selling dinar / US$ 1166 Auction price buying dinar / US$ ----- Amount sold at auction price (US$) 64,505,000 Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) ----- Total offers for buying (US$) 64,505,000 Total offers for selling (US$) ----- Exchange rates 1. Note that: # The sale of remittances Price (1187) JD / dollar, including the commission of the Central Bank in the amount of 21 dinars per dollar. # Cash sales price of the dollar (1190) JD / dollar, including the commission of the Central Bank in the amount of 24 dinars per dollar. 2. the quantity sold in the amount of cash (7.185 million) dollars and the quantity sold in the amount of remittances (57.32 million) dollars. 3. The CBI will continue to sell and buy the dollar and the price (1166) and receive the same commission mentioned above.

The Forgiveness Cycle Our WORD for Monday, 2/2/2015 "And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation." ( Luke 11:4) Who forgives whom first? “Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.” (Luke 11:4) “As the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” (Colossians 3:13) When Jesus teaches us to pray that God forgive us “for we ourselves forgive,” he is not saying that the first move in forgiveness was our move. Rather, it goes like this: God forgave us when we believed in Christ (Acts 10:43). Then, from this broken, joyful, grateful, hopeful, experience of being forgiven, we offer forgiveness to others. This signifies that we have been savingly forgiven. That is, our forgiving others shows that we have faith; we are united to Christ; we are indwelt by the Spirit. But we still sin (1 John 1:8, 10). So we still turn to God for fresh applications of the work of Christ on our behalf — fresh applications of forgiveness. We cannot do this with any confidence if we are harboring an unforgiving spirit (Matthew 18:23–35). That’s why Jesus says we ask for forgiveness because we are forgiving. This is like saying: “Father, continue to extend to me the mercies purchased by Christ because by these mercies I forsake vengeance and extend to others what you have extended to me.” May you know God’s forgiveness afresh today, and may that grace overflow in your heart in forgiveness toward others.

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Currency Auctions Announcement No. (2878) The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on Monday, the 02-02-2015. The results were as follows: DETAILS...................&....................NOTES Number of banks 22 Auction price selling dinar / US$ 1166 Auction price buying dinar / US$ ----- Amount sold at auction price (US$) 91,724,000 Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) ----- Total offers for buying (US$) 91,724,000 Total offers for selling (US$) ----- Exchange rates 1. Note That: The sale of remittances Price (1187) JD / dollar, including the commission of the Central Bank in the amount of 21 dinars per dollar. Cash sales price of the dollar (1190) JD / dollar, including the commission of the Central Bank in the amount of 24 dinars per dollar. 2. quantity sold in cash of $ (7.65 million) dollars and the quantity sold in the amount of remittances (84.074 million) dollars. 3. The CBI will continue to sell and buy the dollar and the price (1166) and receive the same commission mentioned above.

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Included in the Covenant Our WORD for Sunday, 1 February 2015 “There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. His enemies I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown will shine.” ( Psalm 132:17–18) Who will benefit from the promises God made to David? “I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. His enemies I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown will shine.” (Psalms 132:17–18) “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! . . . And I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.” (Isaiah 55:1, 3) Whoever comes to God through Jesus Christ, his Son, thirsting for what he is, rather than depending on who we are or what we do, God will make with that one a covenant. What covenant? A covenant defined and secured by God’s “sure love for David.” I take that to mean that I am included in the Davidic covenant. What David gets I will get in Christ Jesus. And what does that include? A horn will sprout for me. That is, great strength will fight for me and protect me. There will be a God-prepared lamp for me. That is, light will surround me and darkness will not overcome me. There will be a crown for me. That is, I will reign with the Son of David and sit with him on his throne. “The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne” (Revelation 3:21). It is an astonishing thing that I will benefit from the promises made to David. God means for me to be astonished. He means for me to leave my devotions astonished at the power and authority and surety with which I am loved by God.

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Currency Auctions Announcement No. (2877) The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on Sunday, the 01-02-2015. The results were as follows: DETAILS & NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of banks 20 Auction price selling dinar / US$ 1166 Auction price buying dinar / US$ ----- Amount sold at auction price (US$) 74,993,000 Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) ----- Total offers for buying (US$) 74,993,000 Total offers for selling (US$) ----- Exchange rates 1. Note that: The sale of remittances Price (1187) JD / dollar, including the commission of the Central Bank in the amount of 21 dinars per dollar. Cash sales price of the dollar (1190) JD / dollar, including the commission of the Central Bank in the amount of 24 dinars per dollar. 2. the quantity sold in the amount of cash (7.545 million) dollars and the quantity sold in the amount of remittances (67.448 million) dollars. 3. The CBI will continue to sell and buy the dollar and the price (1166) and receive the same commission mentioned above. This is another relatively low Auctions when considering the number of Banks bidding - only $3.75 million USD/bank.

Five Purposes for Suffering Our WORD for Saturday, 1/31/2015 We seldom know the micro reasons for our sufferings, but the Bible does give us faith-sustaining macro reasons. It is good to have a way to remember some of these so that when we are suddenly afflicted, or have a chance to help others in their affliction, we can recall some of the truths God has given us to help us not lose hope. Here is one way to remember: 5 R’s (or if it helps, just pick three and try to remember them). The macro purposes of God in our sufferings include: Repentance: Suffering is a call for us and others to turn from treasuring anything on earth above God. Luke 13:4–5: Reliance: Suffering is a call to trust God and not the life-sustaining props of the world. 2 Corinthians 1:8–9: Righteousness: Suffering is the discipline of our loving heavenly Father so that we come to share his holiness. Hebrews 12:6, 10–11: Reward: Suffering is working for us a great reward in heaven that will make up for every loss here a thousand-fold. 2 Corinthians 4:17: Reminder: Suffering reminds us that God sent his Son into the world to suffer so that our suffering would not be God’s condemnation but his purification. Philippians 3:10:

Okay friends....here's the goat's latest - only for those who might be interested...Don't shoot the messenger...RON Mtn Goat: "Our Hopes & Dreams" - 1/30/2015 Thanks For Sending To Recaps George H UU1010 – “Our Hopes and Dreams” by Mnt Goat Hi Everyone, The weather today in Bavaria is cold and snowy but I am reminded that winter is fun too by Meine Kinder. Yesterday the family took a trip to the sliding mountain and we spent the afternoon enjoying the outdoors in the snow. Later we sat in the lodge ate lunch and sipped on something warm. As I sat cozy with my family I realized something. Call it a revelation if you will. I realized that the colder the winter the nicer the spring seems to be in Bavaria. The larger lesson I guess is always to have hope and keep hoping since there’s nothing like a dream to create the future. I wanted to give all my dinarian friends a quick on the status of what I have been talking about these last couple news letters, that of the imminent RV of the Iraq currency. I hope everyone also read my last news letter dated 01/28 since this is a continuation of this ongoing saga. ~~~ Today’s News Today is Friday Jan 30th already and yes we are only one (1) day from the end of a span of time ( a window) I was told would be the best possible time for us to witness the revaluation of the Iraq dinar. So why have we not yet seen it? FIRST - let me say this window is not yet over. So we still can expect to see progress if all holds true. SECOND- there where many who got on their “band wagons” and started announcing that the budget was passed prematurely such as on Wednesday and yet we knew that the GOI and Parliament told us the final voting process would not take place until Thursday. So what’s happening here? Once again we witness these “intel gurus” wanting to be the first to call the RV and so they hype up events and want to tell a story their own way instead of just settling back and listening to what is really happening. So once again we see they do not still know or understand the political / legislative process in Iraq. They told us the 2015 budget was passed on Wednesday. Really? I say passed by who? This messed with our minds and causes us to hope for something sooner than later. Do they even understand that the Iraq news media said “The Finance Committee approved the Budget law of 2015 on Wednesday”. This did not say a final vote was taken by parliament on Wednesday! Did it? Did I miss something? Do they still not even know that parliament is the branch of the Iraqi government that has the “final” voting power to make laws. The finance committee does not vote on the laws. They simply, in conjunction with the GOI, write the laws and then pass them on to parliament for review (usually 2 readings) and then a 3rd session for a final vote. Then it goes to the executive branch to get ratified by the president of Iraq. Then it gets published in the gazette to be final and can be implemented. So this is the process we watched for. So these constant misunderstandings then get perpetrated down to the rest of us who trust in their information. Maybe this our mistake, since we trusted them to provide accurate information? Maybe we should not listen to them so closely? Just my thoughts. THIRD - in my last news letter on 1/28 I stated I just got off a call with my CBI contact in Iraq. I also said that the information I received said it might take a couple days before we see any RI or RV after the final vote is accomplished. Let’s dissect what I just said- So the final vote did happened yesterday, as scheduled. It also passed as I said it would or they wouldn’t have even taken the vote in the first place. They postponed the vote twice yesterday just to ensure it would be successful. So how could it have already happened then on Wednesday. Right? It made international news and so this was the announcement we all have been waiting for. Over all we can see that we are soo very close to this RV / RI that if this event was a fly it has landed on our nose and we can see it……lol….. All the news from yesterday is very exciting news and was history in the making. Remember this is the very first budget EVER completed and through the legal, formal parliamentary voting process since post war for Iraqi’s new government. It is a HUGE achievement. It brings hope for Iraq since for the first time all the secs / tribes are working together in some sense of unity towards a common goal. Remember also the Amnesty and the National Guard efforts are closely linked to the budget since both of the programs need funding. Both of these programs are essential for the future of unity efforts and national security. FOURTH - President Obama and the first lady will be visiting Iraq soon. It will be a short visit but I believe it is a hopeful visit. Why do I say this? I say this because Obam refused to go to Iraq when Maliki was in charge and did not want to show any respect for this man. Now he comes to Baghdad to great the prime minister Abadi and congratulate him on all the progress so far. This is a partnership call. But most importantly I believe he is going to nail down two main issues: 1) USA support in fighting ISIS 2) the future of Maliki and how he will be dealt with. Remember I told you months ago there was a plan for a trial and execution of Maliki. This was all supposed to happen already prior to the end of 2014. This did not happen on the timetable and so this is a sticky issue with the USA and it must be worked out with Iraq as to what is the next step. I believe fully that Obama will be talking about this and pressuring Abadi to make the next move. Shortly after this visit we will see some positive actions in this direction. Already we have seen the list of charges and this was a step to let all the citizens know this is coming. My personal feeling is that Abadi did not want to “tip the apple cart” just yet with Maliki since there were so many other more urgent matters to take care of with the Unification effort, Judicial reforms, HCL, 2015 Budget, etc, etc. Granting Maliki the vice president position was a strategic move that I believe will pay off big for Abadi. It is like putting Maliki “on-hold”. Heck he even lets him stay in the prime ministers home, which is one of the former Saddam Hussein palaces set aside for the new prime minister’s residence. From my experience in the intelligence area I can whole heartedly tell you this much: 1) There will never be peace and there will always be bombings in Iraq as long as this Maliki guy resides in Iraq for as I have said many, many times already he is the focal point, and the instigator of these terrorist activities. He is actually the leader of terrorist activities in Saudi, Syria and Iraq led by Iran. Now with the Stryker ISIS and Mosul ISIS incidents they have affirmative proof and the entire country witnessed it; 2) Iraq will never free itself from Iranian influence and become truly a free nation as long as Maliki resides in Iraq. It is time to invite the Iranian quds forces to leave Iraq. Vice President for USA already has stated it is time; 3) The PTB can not let Maliki let lose in the Middle East (if he were to leave Iraq) since he would only move on somewhere else and begin his reign of terror all over again; 4) The PTB must use the punishment of Maliki and his goons as an example of what to expect to the other would-be dictators (i.e. Assad) in this part of the world. Next Steps: I believe they will take this weekend to push the needed rate files once again down to the exchanges and banks as needed for a revaluation rollout. If not this weekend very shortly. Remember the USA controls this software to complete this process. They have signed on to accomplishing this task when Iraq gives them the go ahead. Then the banks and exchanges will verify it is all completed and ready and then they will sign-off on it. Then Iraq will announce their RV and out pops the new rate. I am told it will be a reinstatement (RI) of their currency followed by a revaluation (RV) 4-7 days later. I may be simplifying it a bit but you get the general flow of the events. So you see Al-Abadi had to make a decision soon on when to RV his currency. I believe this decision has already been made weeks ago and we are now in the final countdown window now that the budget is truly done, done, done…tic toc...tic toc…. Peace and Luv To Ya All, Mnt Goat

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Our WORD for Friday - 1/30/2015 If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. — Romans 10:9 Creating a healthy mind and body starts with nurturing your relationship with God. He designed each of us to have a special relationship with Him. He created man and woman to commune with Him. Adam and Eve enjoyed a flawless existence with God in the garden. But when Adam and Eve sinned against God, all of that changed. Man’s perfect nature was now imperfect, and people were separated from God by sin. In the Old Testament, the people of that time had to offer sacrifices for their sins in order to protect themselves from God’s wrath. But then everything changed again — God sent His Son, Jesus, so that we could all be saved from sin. In the New Testament there is a new covenant, or promise based on what Jesus came to earth to do for us — to be the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Instead of animal blood repeatedly being shed to atone for sins, Jesus shed His blood for all our past, present, and future sins. Jesus came to save all of humankind. It is His gift to us; but it is up to us to accept this gift. Romans 10:9 says when you confess Jesus as Lord and believe this truth in your heart, you are saved. When you accept Jesus as Lord of your life, you are no longer separated from Him — you are born again! You will spend eternity (life after death) in heaven with the Lord. The good news is that the blessings of walking with the Lord aren’t just for eternity; they are for life on earth as well. In addition to eternal salvation and forgiveness of sins, a relationship with Jesus gives us wisdom, comfort, purpose, and so much more! Spiritual health is the foundation for a healthy body. When I began to strengthen my relationship with Jesus, it was then that I was able to improve my physical health and find balance. Lord, I thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus, to die for my sins and to allow me to have a relationship with my Creator. Jesus, I thank You that You no longer remember my sins. I believe that everything I was is now crucified on the cross with You, and I now have a new nature in Christ. Lord, give me strength to follow the path You designed for me. I believe that You will guide me and change me from the inside out. Today is the first day of the rest of my life! In Jesus’ name, amen...!

My Ladies: "The Budget Has Been Passed!" - 1/29/2015 GOOD THURSDAY AFTERNOON EVERYONE. WASN’T THIS AN EXCITING DAY. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE WITH ME ALL DAY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. WE HAVE BEEN HEARING FOR AGES OH THE BUDGET IS DONE IT’S DONE IT WAS SIGNED AND BLA BLA ...WELL I GUESS WE CAN SAY THAT IS NOT THE CASE. WE WATCHED HISTORY BEING MADE…FOR SOME THAT MEANS NOTHING BUT FOR US THAT IS REMARKABLE. I GAVE EVERYONE A PLAY BY PLAY OF THE BUDGET VOTE THAT STARTED COVERAGE AT 5AM EST. THEN THE TIME WAS PUSHED AND IT LOOKED LIKE THE WHOLE THING WAS GOING TO GET RE SCHEDULED. .... BUT WHEN THEY PHOTOGRAPHED THE ENTIRE BUDGET AND PASSED IT OUT I KNEW WE WERE GOING FORWARD. WE WATCHED THE MANY ARGUMENTS LIVE, THE MANY PAUSES LIVE, AND FINALLY JUST NOW AT 1PM EST THE FINAL VOTE OF THE BUDGET. THEY VOTED IN EACH ITEM LINE ITEM BY LINE ITEM AND WE SAW THE ENTIRE PROCESS. I HOPE YOU LEARNED SOMETHING FROM THIS AND GOT TO SEE A PIECE OF THEIR CULTURE AND HOW PASSIONATELY THEY FEEL ABOUT THINGS. NOW WHAT ON EARTH DOES THIS MEAN FOR US??? WELL NOVA AND I ARE MAINTAINING THEY CAN NOT PROCEED WITH OUT AN INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY.RIGHT NOW IRAQ IS CLOSED FOR BUSINESS UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. SO WE WILL WAIT AND WE WILL WATCH WHAT HAPPENS. WHILE WE WAIT LET,S KEEP IN MIND THAT KUWAIT REINSTATED THEIR CURRENCY AT 4:17PM EST ON A THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WE SURE DO NOT HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS BUT WE DO KNOW HOW BANKING AND THE WORLD WORKS. THE NUMBER 1 RULE IS YOU NEED TO HAVE INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY IF YOU WANT TO PLAY OUTSIDE YOUR COUNTRY. AND IRAQ HAS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS. I AM VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL ALL BE HAPPY VERY SOON. WELL WE CONTINUE TO WATCH AND RECAPS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING OVER THE PLAY BY PLAY. YOU FOLKS ARE JUST TERRIFIC. ********** P.S. JUST TO PUT THIS INTO PERSPECTIVE, XXXXX JUST CALLED ME AND SHE IS WATCHING THE INTERVIEWS NOW AND SHE SAYS IT IS VERY VERY EMOTIONAL. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT THE YEARS OF SUFFERING THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH AND THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS REAL HOPE NOW FOR THE FUTURE OF IRAQ. GROWN MEN ARE GETTING EMOTIONAL IN THESE INTERVIEWS AND ARE FEELING SO HOPEFUL FOR CHANGE. NOT SINCE 2003 HAVE THEY FELT THIS HOPE. SO LETS KEEP THAT THOUGHT IN OUR HEADS AS WE WAIT FOR THEM TO BECOME INTERNATIONAL BUT WE JUST WATCHED SOME TRUE NEW HOPE BEING GIVEN TO AN ENTIRE COUNTRY THAT HAS COME TOGETHER AND UNITED FOR SURVIVAL.

A Few Words From Mailman17 & Arthur - 1/29/2015 Mailman17 I SEE THEY HAVE THE BUDGET KNOCKED OFF THEIR LIST AS WELL AND THE 17% TO THE KURDS. I JUST WANT PEEPS NOT TO BE ALARMED THAT THE BUDGET IS STILL IN TRILLIONS. THE FACT THEY HAMMERED THIS OUT IN JAN IS A FIRST. THE BUDGET CAN ALWAYS BE ADJUSTED BY THE STROKE ON A KEYBOARD TO REFLECT THE RV. SO DONT WORRY ABOUT THAT. IMPLEMENTATION OF QUITE A FEW THINGS IN THAT BUDGET NOT TO MENTION, ISX INFO SAY THEY WILL HAVE TO HAVE A REALITY RATE. ~~~ LOOK AT PAST NEWS AND REMEMBER WHATS ENTAILED FOR IRAQ TO SUCCEED...A STABLE, RECOGNIZED AND VALUED DINAR. AS FAR AS IMF GUIDELINES...IMO...THEY DO NOT APPLY IN THIS MATTER. EVEN UNDER ART 4 CONSULTATION BACK IN 2013, NO WHERE DID IT SAY IRAQ MUST FLOAT...PERIOD. THE IMF AND THE CBI WILL ASSIGN WHATEVER RATE THEY FEEL IS SUSTAINABLE FOR IRAQ TO SUCCEED AND A FLOAT FROM 1166 IS NOT AN OPTION. PERIOD........ JMO. Arthur Yesterday was a huge media blitz in Iraq. Jabouri and several other respected statesmen went on record to assure citizens that this would all be done no later than Sunday, Feb.1st. But just as there is an opposing counter speech to a Presidents state of the union address, such is the case with Maliki's State of Law coalition using whats left of their moribund political and media power to constantly sow seeds of doubt and tribal mistrust in Abadi's government especially in regards to any HCL progress every step of the way which has caused delays up until now but is now only a nuisance and not able to affect the outcome any longer... Arthur There was also a big media push emphasizing the major progress on the security front. Hundreds of ISIS/ISIL/DAASH being killed daily by an even more ramped up bombing campaign since the France incident along with an ever increasingly confident Peshmerga liberating more and more areas and announcing the imminence of the displaced being able to repopulate their homes and properties... and that international investors no longer need have any security concerns. Jabouri outlined a long laundry list of progressive accomplishments of the new government contrasting them with the failures of the former regime… The whole tone was about the new Iraq and the imminence of them becoming the biggest economic giant in the region. A major and decisive meeting of the presidencies was announced for today that will put the final touches on the budget law and mechanisms that will positively impact every citizen and launch Iraq into the international stage.

Mnt Goat: "Expectations This Week?" - 1/28/2015 Thanks George for sending to D.Recaps UU1006 – “Expectations This Week?” by Mnt Goat Hi Everyone, I wanted to pop on today to give all my dinarian friends a very, very quick and brief summary from a long conversation I just had with my CBI contact in Iraq. I literally just got of the phone. I am going to tell you just what I heard but in a short summary format. In order to do this you have to know some background of what I have been telling you over these last few years. In other words THINK ! I assume you have been keeping up with my news letters. If you are completely new to this investment please assume what I am saying now is fact, relax and just try to understand and absorb it. Then later conduct some research on your own afterwards if you chose not to believe me and verify what I am now saying. ~~~ I am not trying to predict a date or a rate but I am admitting I am adding in some of my own conclusions as to where all this information is leading Iraq. I hope you can see for yourself just how close we are to some kind of change in the value of the Iraq dinar. I hope everyone also read my last news letters dated 1/25, since this is a continuation of this ongoing saga. Today’s News Today is Wednesday Jan 28th already. The final budget vote was postponed until today and then late last week we heard it was once again moved out until tomorrow Thursday 1/29. I have repeatedly told you that the only issue with the budget is a matter of liquidity and having other laws in place to back up and support the budget size. With the decrease in oil revenues brought on by the decrease in recent oil prices this has caused a dilemma for Iraq. How do they implement a budget this large with no revenues to match it? Also we have seen over the last year an intentional effort by the CBI to bring in all the larger 3 zero notes (project to delete the 3 zero notes). This was phase 1 with in country and phase 2 is taking them from us speculators. They did this so they can exchange them for USD or the lower denominations (to a very limited extent only in some provinces). The CBI reported that nearly 80%+ of all the larger 3 zero notes had been collected from the Iraqi citizens already. All they had to use then was basically the USD. Then in the middle of 2014 they outlawed using the USD and insisted in using the Iraq dinar. How can they do this since the collected over 80% of the dinar notes already? They did this because the rollout of the revaluation called for it. After they sucked up most of the larger notes for USD they plan called for then exchanging the USD for the new lower denoms. This was the final stage in the revaluation process. However the revaluation did not happen as planned. So they basically now have had very little currency in circulation for over a year now. How did they get around this lack of physical currency in the market place? What the CBI did to get around the lack of physical currency was to begin issuing money on the Qi cards for all government programs and salaries. These cards are as good as cash.. It also allowed them to turn in any remaining USD for what lower denoms were issued. Remember too these lower denoms were not supposed to be issued until the actual RV happened. However they were staged at the banks already as the CBI collected truck loads of the USD from the process of taking it out of circulation. Some of the banks jumped the gun and with miscommunications from the CBI (once Dr Shabibi left) this just happened this way. So some provinces are in fact now using the lower denoms but in a very limited extent since the CBI quickly issued orders to stop this rollout. So this was a rehash of history as to where we now stand. In short - very little paper money of any kind in circulation and discouraged and outlawed using the USD. In today’s conversation with my CBI contact I was told that if they open the budget today with an 1166 rate the country of Iraq will automatically be insolvent in the financial sector. Why? Cause there is no paper currency in circulation to back it up. Remember they collected all the old 3 zero notes, or almost all of them and certainly not enough to back this sizable budget. This is also why they have been playing with this budget for so long. They have been attempting to find a way to make it work without the revaluation since the USA has been up to now trying to push it out but instead has to keep stalling the process each time due to these matters in Iraq. The USA did not want to push it out without the full approval of the CBI and the GOI. Finally they all agreed on the timing about over a week ago. Iraq would do it on their own timing and a schedule of possible timings was established. Just these past couple days we read articles on the shifting of money from the CBI reserves to the five main banks in Iraq. Seeing that they just can’t give away money they loaned the money to the banks. So the CBI reserves stay intact on the balance sheets. What does this mean? It means they are positioning themselves and about to make some kind of drastic change in the value of their currency in order to support the backing of the 2015 budget amount. They are basically funding the new budget. We all have seen a sneak peak of the new budget and now know this nonsense about the new rate being listed in the budget was just rumor. I told you they could theoretically pass the budget and open it to spend it with a 1166 rate, but only if they have the money to back it up. Now with this shifting around of funds and a revaluation this is possible. They can actually now pass the budget and move forward if they decide to on Thursday. This is why I am now so optimistic this could actually happen this week. Where do we stand today? Today is Wednesday and just one day prior to the final vote of the budget. Will they postpone the vote again? Anything is possible but I am told they will not and Abadi is being very firm this time. If they take this vote on Thursday and it passes (and it will) they will have had to have a revaluation or reinstatement of their currency prior to this timeframe in order to support all these funds they just shifted around at the 1166 rate. Do you understand what I am saying? We may be very close. In order to support the numbers in the budget they must have a better value to their currency or they will be insolvent in the eyes of the international community. This is the last thing they want to happen not because they don’t have great wealth and assets but because they have no physical currency at the banks to back up their debt. The local banks not the Central Bank ! INSOLVENCY defined- When an individual or organization (bank) can no longer meet its financial obligations with its lender or lenders as debts become due. LIQUIDITY defined - for a bank means the ability to meet its financial obligations as they come due. If they pass the budget my CBI contact also told me they might wait a day or two in telling this news to the international community and keep it to themselves, if they run into a snag. But once the world hears about the budget being passed they are in BIG trouble should they not have value to their currency to back it up. So you see Al-Abadi has to make a decision soon on when to RV his currency. I believe this decision has already been made and we are now in the final countdown window…tic toc...tic toc…. Peace and Luv To Ya All, Mnt Goat