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CBI ~ Central Bank confirmed it was monitoring the movement of funds and the safety of employment within the country ... Monday August 30, 2010 Exemption trader who wants to transfer 100 thousand dollars or more of the submission of documents Central Bank confirmed it was monitoring the movement of funds and the safety of employment within the country بغداد – وفاء عامر BAGHDAD - Wafaa Amer Iraqi Central Bank has decided to exempt a trader who wishes to transfer 100 thousand dollars more to the outside to bring the appropriate documents, while stressing continue to monitor the flow of funds and the safety of employment within the country. The central bank adviser said the appearance of Mohammed Saleh in a statement »Sabah» that the bank is watching with interest and in coordination with the concerned authorities the flow of funds and the safety of economic and commercial transactions and make sure Tozviha in the areas of commercial, economic, investment and refer suspicious of the judicial and security organs to take action on them, pointing out This regulation and supervision to the flow of money is dealt with in a manner not restricted to the trader or the owner of capital. He explained that the bank recently decided to exempt a trader and investor who wishes to transfer 100 thousand dollars and above out of the country to submit papers, documents and transactions that may take a long time but it only obtaining approvals fundamentalism through the corporate identity in order to achieve the principles of economic freedom and the opportunity for the dealer in the transfer of funds, considering that this step a role in stimulating trade and economic in the country and increase the turnout traders on the exercise of extensive activities in each place. http://articlesofinterest-kelley.blogspot.com/2010/08/cbi-central-bank-confirmed-it-was.html

Published Date: August 30, 2010 The weakness and wealth of Iraq, now shorn of all but 50,000 US troops, tempt its anxious neighbors to vie for influence among Iraqi factions struggling to form a government nearly six months after an election. Iraq's fledgling army remains ill-equipped to defend the national borders, but for now Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Syria are pursuing their goals mostly by non-military means. None can count on getting the upper hand. The 2003 US-led invasion empowered Shiite Islamist groups friendly to Iran, but intra-Shiite conflicts, assertive Shiite politicians and core Iraqi nationalism limit even Tehran's sway. Turkey, using its growing regional influence, diplomatic reach, economic power and new popularity in the Arab world to act as a soft-spoken counterweight to Iran, advocates bringing Sunnis and Kurds, as well as Shiites, into any new government in Baghdad. Although the US combat mission ends this week without an agreed Iraqi government in place to check spurts of violence, adjacent countries seem less inclined to revive the widespread bloodletting that threatened to consume Iraq a few years ago. "In 2005, Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia were all feeding the violence in Iraq; the United States was adrift without a strategy; and the Iraqi government and security forces were barely existent," said Eurasia Group analyst David Bender. Today, he argued, those neighb ors preferred stability in Iraq, Iraqi security forces had improved and the viability of the Iraqi state was not being threatened as it was in 2005. STARTING FROM ZERO Even patchy progress in state-building, almost from scratch after the United States removed Saddam Hussein, banned his Baath Party and disbanded the army, has helped cap outside meddling. "The stronger the state in terms of capacity and legitimacy, the weaker the regional factors," said Beirut-based sociologist Faleh Abdul-Jabbar. "So we are in better shape than in 2004-8." He said foreign powers had to reckon with Iraqi leaders who had gained strength from their grip on the government, the state and its r esources. They could not just dictate orders. Abdul-Jabbar cited Iran's failure to persuade its closest Shiite allies to swing behind acting Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki after the indecisive March vote narrowly gave former premier Iyad Allawi the biggest single bloc in parliament. "Moqtada Al-Sadr and Ammar al-Hakim refused to endorse Maliki, and Maliki refused to join hands with them despite tremendous, unbelievable pressure from the Iranians," he said. Secular Turkey, ruled by a moderate Sunni Islamist party, looks askance at any line-up that would allow Shiite factions to exclude disenchanted minority Sunnis from power-a scenario that dismays Saudi Arabia and many other Arab countries. They see a share of power for Allawi, a secular Shiite who won many Sunni votes in the March election, as the best way to help reintegrate Sunnis into Iraqi politics to avoid any return to the Sunni insurgency that helped Al-Qaeda militants flourish. The Americans, who were impressed when Maliki defied Iranian wishes and attacked Sadr's Mehdi Army militia in 2008, also want an inclusive Baghdad government, perhaps one aligning Allawi's bloc with that of Maliki and a Kurdish alliance. Personal ambitions as much as political differences have hindered the emergence of any such coalition. Iraq's neighbors also find it easier to block alliances than to forge them. STRAINED ALLIANCES Even regional allies such as Iran and Syria are at odds over Iraq-it goes against the Arab nationalist grain of the secular Baathists who rule Syria, a Sunni-majority country, to see pro-Iranian Shiite Islamists monopolize power in Baghdad. Turkey, while pursuing its own interests in Iraq, has avoided antagonizing Iran, a valued trading partner, and has sought ways to resolve Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West. The United States, having upset the regional chessboard by invading Iraq, will see its power wane as its troops withdraw. "Iran has to a great degree already found its role in Iraq. The US combat withdrawal will allow Iran to entrench that position," said Gala Riani of IHS Global Insight. Yet political dominance eludes Iran, which has also met resistance from the Shiite religious schools in the holy city of Najaf, where Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, a heavyweight cleric revered across the Shiite world, challenges the doctrines of clerical rule that underpin the Islamic Republic. "Iraq is theologically more important to Shiite Islam than Iran," said Paul Rogers, a professor at Britain's Bradford University, alluding to Iraq's great Shiite shrine cities of Najaf and Kerbala. "This may tend to limit Iran's religious influence." For now, Iraq's neighbors are jockeying for political influence rather than pursuing their goals by force. That could change. If Iraq's post-election deadlock persists, the greater the risk of its security gains unraveling. Political, ethnic and sectarian groups might eventually abandon the bargaining process and return to violence to secure their perceived interests. Any such breakdown, particularly if it led to a showdown between Arabs and Kurds in the north, could draw in Turkey, Iran or Syria, which each have their own restive Kurdish minorities. Abdul-Jabbar said military intervention by Iraq's neighbors c ould not be entirely discounted, even though it was an extreme scenario made less likely even by a reduced US troop presence. "But if this stalemate lingers on, if the Baathists decide to go violent again, if the army disintegrates, why not?" - Reuters http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTIwMjMzNTgyNg==

In a SPIEGEL interview, Ayad Allawi, Iraq's former and possibly future prime minister, discusses the withdrawal of U.S. troops, the power struggle in Baghdad and the "very high possibility" of a new war in the Middle East. Three bodyguards are sitting in front of his hotel suite in Kuwait, their guns bulging from beneath their suits. It's Ramadan and the men are fasting. But Ayad Allawi isn't, and he asks for an espresso. Allawi doesn't even create the impression that he lives according to religious rites. And that's also one reason why, nearly six months after the Iraqi election, he still hasn't become prime minister. He is one of the few representatives of a secular and supra-denominational Iraq. The son of a Shiite businessman, Allawi became a member of the Baath Party as a student, but fell out with Saddam Hussein in the 1970s and then worked with Western intelligence services in the effort to topple the dictator. In 2004, the United States installed him as the first prime minister in postwar Iraq. After a year of governing as interim prime minister, he failed to win a democratic election to remain in the office. But in March 2010, he led in the parliamentary elections, with a two-seat advantage. Despite almost six months of talks, however, he still hasn't managed to form a government. Allawi is pessimistic about the region. He says that on the night before his interview with SPIEGEL, he conferred with Arab leaders until 1 a.m. With a growing number of conflicts in the region, he says, the situation has grown more serious than most there have ever experienced. "Early today," he explains, "one of the most experienced of us came in and asked: Has the next catrastrophe in the Middle East broken out yet?" SPIEGEL: Dr. Allawi, you are a neurologist by profession. How would you describe Iraq's current state in medical terms? Allawi: Critical. It could go either way. Everything depends on the doctors' management of the patient. If the management is good, Iraq can survive. If not, then God forbid. SPIEGEL: So your best case prognosis would be … Allawi: … an Iraq with a balanced and inclusive government, which transcends sectarianism, starts political reconciliation, builds full-blown state institutions and security forces and creates an independent foreign policy. SPIEGEL: And the pessimistic one? Allawi: Iraq continues on its downward slide and becomes a failed state. If that happens the Pandora's box will open again and all the violence will reappear. (story continues below) Your Ad Here Make a donation today to remove the advertisments! SPIEGEL: A relapse, in clinical terms, to the bloodiness seen in 2006 and 2007? Allawi: Yes. But a relapse now would be much more severe, because we do not have multinational forces anymore which could contain a civil war. SPIEGEL: The combat deployment of the U.S. troops officially ends this week. Will that help Iraq or does it take away the sick patient's life support? Allawi: It is politically important. But the problem is that we have not established the supportive fixtures for the patient. We have not established the political groundwork; we have not built an army that can really shoulder the responsibility. SPIEGEL: The Iraqi military chief of staff, General Babakir Zebari, says that Iraq's army will not be fully ready before 2020 and that the Americans must stay. Allawi: I agree with him. It may well take another 10 years. SPIEGEL: Are the Americans leaving too early? Allawi: They have to leave eventually. They have been in Iraq for seven years and we have not achieved anything ourselves. Who can guarantee that this would be different another seven years from now? SPIEGEL: Does U.S. President Barack Obama's administration neglect Iraq to the benefit of Afghanistan? Allawi: You see what is happening in Afghanistan: It is a total failure. The problem here is not about America leaving Iraq and continuing its fight in Afghanistan. America has to rethink its strategy for the whole region from Central Asia to the Middle East. NATO will have to rethink its strategy, and so will Europe. The West's policy is wrong. Just look around: Somalia is a totally failed state. Yemen faces the most serious of challenges. Palestine? One step forward, three steps back. And somewhere down the line, Lebanon will be on the agenda. God help us when the United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon issues its verdicts in the murder case of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. SPIEGEL: That is a very gloomy analysis - and it does not provide much hope for peace in this region. Allawi: I am not gloomy, I am only realistic. America is the last remaining superpower. We need to have good relations with Washington. But we also have to see the mistakes in the U.S. strategy. We have excellent, professional soldiers in Iraq today but, and I am only quoting the chief of staff here, we do not have an army ready to shoulder its responsibilities. Similar comments come from the interior minister. And our police force is infiltrated by militias. SPIEGEL: Saddam Hussein's former foreign minister, Tariq Aziz, who is now in prison, accuses America of leaving Iraq "to the wolves." Who does he mean by that? Allawi: He means the predators that have been unleashed all over the Middle East, the lawless people and the terrorists who want to spill as much blood as possible on as many places as possible. The conflicts between Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa and the Maghreb are similar and interconnected in this respect. SPIEGEL: The leaders of Israel, Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinians will soon start a new round of peace talks in Washington. Do you believe these talks have any chance? Allawi: I am very skeptical. I do not think it will work. The environment is not right. SPIEGEL: For the past two years, it seemed as though Iraq had tamed its predators. The al-Qaeda terrorists appeared to have been decisively beaten. Allawi: Yes, but the early warning signs that have accumulated over the past months, the increase in violence, the new wave of assassinations and suicide attacks, should not be read as something superficial and accidental. On one day alone we counted 13 attacks with dozens of people killed. This is a systematic development. The biggest mistake committed by the Iraqi government and the multinational forces was to let down the Sahwa forces - the tribal movement which was so decisive in the fight against al-Qaeda. They have not been integrated; they have been disenfranchised and pushed back into despair and poverty. This will have consequences. Violent groups are already mushrooming in the shadows of al-Qaeda. SPIEGEL: So, the successes of the past few years are highly endangered? Allawi: Just look at what is happening in Afghanistan: All the pressure, all the bombs have not finished off the Taliban and al-Qaeda. They have actually been strengthened beyond the country's borders itself into Pakistan. The overall strategy is wrong. SPIEGEL: Your rival, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, claims to have established a strong Iraq and to be a strong leader. Allawi: He is not strong. How do you define strength? Commanding one square kilometer in the center of Baghdad? SPIEGEL: You mean the Green Zone, the highly secure government and embassy compound by the Tigris. Allawi: From Basra in the south to Mosul in the north, demonstrations are raging. Services (like electricity, water and trash collection) are almost on standstill. Even the Green Zone is being bombarded on a daily basis again. We have an army without airplanes and without tanks. What sort of strength is this? 'We Have a Constitutional Problem in Iraq' SPIEGEL: Iraqis do not blame al-Maliki alone for this misery, however. They do blame politicians in general, yourself included. Some voters have risked their lives by participating in the elections, but even after nearly five months of negotiations, you haven't yet succeeded in forming a government. Allawi: This is democracy. And because of the fact that electoral alliances are formed in Iraq even after the election, and the fact that al-Maliki's list succeeded in pushing for a recount of the votes, we lost three precious months of time. SPIEGEL: America is now pushing for a power-sharing agreement between your list and al-Maliki's list and for important cabinet posts to be split between the two. Allawi: It is not the Americans who are pushing. It was me who convinced the US and the United Nations to move forward through a devolution of power. SPIEGEL: What does that mean? You will become prime minister and al-Maliki will be president? Or vice-versa? Allawi: No. We have a constitutional problem in Iraq. All the power is focused in the office of the prime minister, no matter whether that person is me or al-Maliki. My list has suggested splitting this power. The idea is to set up a modus according to which I can accept a position, not necessarily that of prime minister, and he can accept a position, not necessarily that of prime minister, because both of us will be part of the decision-making process and hold the important keys in our hands. SPIEGEL: But three years ago you told us that Iraq needs a strong leader. You said this country cannot even be governed otherwise. Allawi: Yes, and I stand by this even today. But the results of the election were so close that we cannot practically adhere to this. We have not yet transitioned to democracy. Even in 2007 we thought that we had progressed further than we actually have today. We have reached a point now where nobody trusts anybody and where the future of the country and the entire region is at stake. SPIEGEL: And at this critical point of time you decided to break off talks with al-Maliki because he called your group a "Sunni" one? Is this responsible behavior? Allawi: Absolutely, yes. If we hadn't objected to this lie we would have lost our constituency. Our voters, the still strong group of secular people in Iraq, are steadfast on the issue of sectarianism. A Sunni in our group doesn't want to be seen as a Sunni, a Shia doesn't want to be seen as a Shia. SPIEGEL: Why is the political class that returned from exile with the help of American tanks, yourself included, so extremely incapable of finding even minimal compromises? Allawi: Because the political process we have witnessed over the past seven years has been deeply corrupted and riddled by terror and violence. This process has not grown from Iraqi sources. It was a process guarded, even guaranteed by America. After such a process, where should compromise and stability come from? We should have linked our Status of Forces Agreement with the U.S. to political reform. SPIEGEL: You made headlines when you recently met with the Shia firebrand and former militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, a man whose supporters tried to kill you in December 2005 in Najaf. Allawi: This meeting happened, almost accidentally, in Damascus. I have always been against militias and will never change this attitude. To tell you the truth, I found this guy very honest, straightforward and uncomplicated. We have known his family of learned men for generations, so I asked him: None of your relatives has ever advocated sectarianism - how come you have become part of a sectarian set-up? He answered: I am full-heartedly against sectarianism. I am all for an Iraqi solution for our problems, not a Shiite one. SPIEGEL: Some experts see his mysterious retreat as the real reason behind Iraq's improvement in 2008. He was considered by many Iraqis and Americans to be "the most dangerous man in Iraq." Allawi: If this was the case then all of us are dangerous. This man has 40 seats in parliament and has a grassroots movement in this country. SPIEGEL: Do you expect him to return to Iraq and to politics? Allawi: He should. It would be good for Iraq and his own people. SPIEGEL: Which foreign power currently wields the most influence in Iraqi politics? Allawi: Iran. SPIEGEL: Can you elaborate? Allawi: No. SPIEGEL: Why not? Many countries are currently worried about Iran because of its nuclear program. Allawi: For me, Iran's influence is not positive. I am certainly not an advocate of Iranian policies. I am even sure that they have a red line and a veto on me. But I think the world should engage and talk with Iran and try to see and feel where the fears of Iran lie. The Iranians are logical people. We should try to convince them that proliferation does not serve their purpose in the end. SPIEGEL: You travel from one Arab capital to the other, you know all the Arab leaders and you also know that they are arming themselves. Allawi: Everybody is frightened. Every corner of the region is frightened. Even America is frightened, even Iran is frightened. We are heading towards a situation which almost compares to the Cuban crisis in 1962. There is an umbrella of fear spreading above us. Everybody should do his utmost to prevent tensions. I am calling for an international conference on the issue of proliferation. SPIEGEL: Can Iraq live with a nuclear Iran? Allawi: I don't think so. SPIEGEL: Do you think that war will break out over Iran's nuclear program? Allawi: It is a very high possibility. Intellpuke: This interview with Ayad Allawi was conducted by Spiegel journalist Bernhard Zand; you can read it in context here: www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,714363,00.html http://freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=26809

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Al-Iraqiya threatens to freeze talks if Maliki nominates himself again Sunday, August 29th 2010 4:55 PM Erbil, Aug.29 (AKnews) – AL-Iraqiya coalition led by the former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said on Sunday that the coalition will stop negotiations permanently with the State of Law Coalition (SLC) if it nominated outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for the prime minister’s position in the negotiations that are to take place within the next two days. Mohamed Allawi, leader in Al-Iraqiya told AKnews "the negotiating paper sent by the SLC did not include Maliki’s insistence on the prime minister post,” he added that the paper addressed matters of governance and judicial reform. Several meetings between the two major lists (AL-Iraqiya and SLC) took place since the election results were issued in March but both parties failed to reach an agreement on the formation of the future government. Violence in Iraq has escalated during the past five months while political leaders are locked in negotiations over the formation of the next Iraqi government. Al-Iraqiya came first in the March elections by securing 91 seats. The SLC ended up second with 89 seats. Each of the two parties claims it has the right to lead the future cabinet. In late March, Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court ruled that the bloc that has the highest number of seats when parliament convenes will be entitled to form a government and not the party that won the highest number of seats in the election. The court’s decision meant al-Iraqiya was not automatically allowed to form the next government. This decision paved the way for larger coalitions and political maneuvering by the different blocs. http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/178121

Kurdish MPs say no govt without al-Iraqiya Sunday, August 29th 2010 5:22 PM Erbil, Aug. 29 (AKnews) - Kurdish lawmakers in the Iraqi parliament say no future government can be formed without the participation of the Sunni-dominated al-Iraqiya bloc because no government without al-Iraqiya will be stable. Al-Iraqiya led by the former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, a secular Shia, came first in the March parliamentary elections with 91 seats. Because the group could not gain the 163-seat majority, it has not been able to form the government. Dara Mohammed, a member of the Kurdistan Blocs Coalition (KBC) told AKnews "Al-Iraqiya's recent threats to not participate in the new government are detrimental to the country's political process." He said although according to Iraq's constitution, al-Iraqiya could form the government but the new government needs to be broad-based and inclusive. Mohammed argued that if al-Iraqiya will become the opposition, then the country would not be politically and socially stable "because Iraq's current situation does not have the capacity to accept a main group like Sunnis to be outside the government." Commenting on the talks between outgoing PM Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law Coalition (SLC) and the Iraqi National Alliance (INA), Mohammed said, "The progress in the talks between the SLC and INA is in the interest of Kurds because these two groups support most of our demands." The SLC came second in the elections with 89 seats while INA ended up third with 70 deputies. The KBC, which represents Kurds in the Iraqi parliament, is the fourth largest parliamentary bloc with 57 seats. On his part, Mahmoud Othman, another Kurdish lawmaker said one of the major conditions of the Kurds to participate in the new government is that al-Iraqiya needs to be part of it as well. He echoed Mohammed's remarks that Iraq will not be able to achieve stability if al-Iraqiya is out of the government. Iraq's political groups have not been able to form a government nearly six months after parliamentary elections plunging the country into a state of political crisis. http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/178126

Al-Maliki, Talabani hopeful of forming new cabinet soon Politics 8/29/2010 7:59:00 PM (with photos) BAGHDAD, Aug 29 (KUNA) -- Prime Minister of the interim Iraqi government Nouri Al-Maliki reiterated on Sunday that resolving the issue of forming a new government "is nearing an end." Al-Maliki, during a meeting with President Jalal Al-Talabani, said the leaders are now focusing their efforts on the re-establishment of the state establishments. Speaking after the meeting, Al-Talabani said the discussions with the premier dealt with "state affairs and the views were identical." "We have hoped that the formation of the government would be accomplished as soon as possible and we hope that it will be a national partnership government that groups all, where no party would be margenlized," he added. For his part, Al-Maliki said the discussions were serious and dealt with various issues. "We are in consensus that resolving the issue of forming a new government is nearing an end." He affirmed the necessity of resolving this question "so that the leadership would be able to dedicate ample time and effort for the re-construction of state and secure utility services for the citizens and complete the process of establishing the state establishments." He expressed consensus with the president that none of the nation's parties should be margenalized in the process of forming a new government. Iraq has been without a new government since the March parliamentary elections, when the bloc of Iyad Allawi secured majority of votes by a small margin. (end) mhg.rk KUNA 291959 Aug 10NNNN http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2108569&Language=en

Al-Maliki meets Sadrists to break political stalemate in Iraq Politics 8/29/2010 7:50:00 PM By Mohammed Al-Ghazzi BAGHDAD, Aug 29 (KUNA) -- The political landscape in Iraq saw a new development after five months of standoff since the March legislative elections. The talks among the winning parties aiming on the cabinet formation failed to bear fruit with each bloc seeding a lion's share in the upcoming cabinet. The meeting between incumbent Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki and delegation of the Sadrist Movement, led by Karrar Al-Khafaji aimed to break the deadlock and bolster up the National Iraqi Alliance (NIA), mainly composed of Shiite parties, said a press release issued here on Sunday by the Sadrists. Al-Maliki, also leader of the Islamic Dawa Party and the State of Law alliance, is lobbying the NIA support for his bid for a new term in office as candidate of the State of Law. He offered guarantees for the NIA to realize a mutually-agreed platform of the former backed up his bid for premiership, according to recent press revelations. The Sadrist statement hailed the meeting between Al-Maliki and Al-Khafaji's delegation as "positive and substantive. The two sides discussed the entire political situation and the challenges facing Iraq as well as the efforts aiming to meet the needs of the public regarding the basic services, it said. The talks focused on the standoff of the cabinet formation and obstacles on the road "to build a national partnership and a state of institutions," according to the statement. Speaking to KUNA after the meeting, Bahaa Al-A'raji, a member of the Sadrist Movement, said the NIA stated its support for Al-Maliki's bid if the prime minister worked for a mutually-agreed platform. Meanwhile, Mohammad Al-Bayati, a leading member of the NIA, affirmed that the two sides reached "an unofficial agreement" to back Al-Maliki candidature and finalize the procedures of naming the prime minister. The Sadrist Movement has 40 out of the 70 parliamentary seats of the NIA, thus forming a driving force not only inside the alliance but in the entire political process as well. (end) mhg.nbs.gb KUNA 291950 Aug 10NNNN http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2108567&Language=en

Sunday, August 29, 2010 11: 34 .Baghdad: leader of coalition State law Adnan OS, Saturday, as the historical meeting between national coalition and the rule of law will be held in two days, with a view to identifying the candidate agreed to chair the next Government, trying the Vice-President for Parliament as a review of the logic of "promotion". OS, said that "historically very important meeting in two days will be held between the National Alliance of State and law, and if all goes well talks, emergency measures and mounting of debates and agree on a new mechanism to determine the candidate for Prime Minister before Eid, pointing out that the" continuing our discussions with the Iraqi list but does not amount to "good" level. Description of leadership Coalition State law call Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi House to come to the House of "review" action, stating "we wants constitutional and legal, to attend each effectively blocks and invite elder representatives to attend the hearing and to attend all of their leaders and their officials and discuss the issue". He was the first OS "Professor Abdul Mahdi to solve problematic nomination as Prime Minister and softens tone national coalition in alliance with Coalition State law thus provides an easy way out and there is therefore a direct presence of the House". Thought leadership Coalition State law that "the presence of deputies at this time will generate crises and political will and carrying weights above encumber it because it will generate additional splits because consensus on posts yet" and wondered "How can be the case then inside the House, and how will the commissions if the speaker is elected. He lead a State law that "consensus on three posts, first come to the Council because it cause embarrassment to the political process." And on leaks concerning candidatures for the post of head of Government, and that their comrades to nominate candidate for Presidency of Ahmed Chalabi, the OS to be "State of law has no power to a red font to any candidate being other blocks," State of law no formally nominated by their comrades Ahmad Chalabi. It seems that the conflict between eligibility to political blocs on's peaked, especially after mutual rejection and even inside their candidates for the post of Prime Minister as the Iraqi list Maliki, the Iraqi National Coalition for another candidate, with refuse national coalition and coalition Maliki Allawi's nomination as post rejects alsdrion a candidate from the Supreme Council of the post with the Council insists candidate inside of felt that getting prime means put his political future in the unknown, especially after the low number of seats in Parliament from almost 30 to 17 seats. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=BVNav&from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alrafidayn.com%2F2009-05-26-22-07-53%2F21940-------------qq.html

Abdul Mahdi: confronts significant Government would expire in parliamentary proceedings, Parliament of disabled Baghdad-TV news Vice President, leadership of the national coalition members to assume their responsibilities, open meeting does not mean sitting at home waiting for negotiations with the consortium not issued a new resolution as an alternative to claim state law provide an alternative for Prime Minister Maliki And Mehdi said in an interview for "TV news", that "Parliament gives legitimacy to others, which starts the process of forming a Government and the election of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, elected President of the Republic, and thus is the beginning is the end in our political system and Vice President of the Republic" Iraqi public attention to the seriousness of trance and the absence, failure to give great importance to this subject, the notice of Deputies and State institutions "," the duty of the House of representatives to convene the first meeting and election of the President of Parliament because open meeting does not mean that everyone goes home and waiting for negotiations and called Abdul Mahdi House members to assume their responsibilities as persons, including the follow-up to the meeting and not leaving the House and go home "," Attorney who has direct responsibility as an individual, although being a member of a cluster and a member of the list, the constitutional oath as a person, it also will vote tomorrow as individuality, and cannot take responsibility only on the heads of lists and heads of the blocks he's absent deputies of Parliament "a great loss, failure to form a Government so far a great loss, first year, the Government will conduct daily, in the absence of the Parliament, and this imbalance, the political forces to stand before him and manipulate Abed al-Mahdi" sit-ins and lawsuit filed against President Fouad masoum interim Parliament, is positive because it reflected the importance of consciousness http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=BVNav&from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.almowatennews.com%2Fnews_view_7942.html

(Voice of Iraq)-list of Allawi l alawsat: will resort to protest a PDF or withdraw if deprived us of our constitutional Erbil: shirzad shikhany London: alawsat Sources familiar with the political process in Iraq, the outgoing Prime Minister and leader of the State of law Maliki the guarantees granted to end Iranian presence by pulling the rug out from under the feet of their comrades and the Supreme Islamic Ammar Al-ensuring their support for the next Government. Sources confirmed for alawsat that national coalition led by the wise and includes sadrist «remains responsible for his rejection of candidature for a second term and the pressure side of Iran and the US will not work». The sources also revealed that Al-Maliki presented further concessions for sadrist versus non-opposition to the nomination, but leading into confirmed that Maliki's concessions will not change the current view by not supporting his only after submission of a government program acceptable to all parties for Iraqis and incorporating non-repeating the mistakes of his past. ADNOC Shaker book, Member of the Iraqi and renewal movement led by Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, have two options to list led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi if political parties not to recognize the right of the existing constitutional future Government as winning the election bloc, for «Middle East» the first option is to go to PDF option «with fans through peaceful protests and demonstrations by us law and the Constitution». The second option, as the book is «quitting process». In the meantime, anticipated arrival list Iyad Kurdistan yesterday to resume talks with President Barzani territory on a future Iraqi Government, the President of the Supreme Islamic Council Ammar Al Kurdistan. The Faisal al-Dabbagh, the President's Press Secretary, that clearance during his meeting with President Barzani Islamic Council of the wise with reservation by Ammar candidacy for Prime Minister Maliki, saying «Kurdistan and political blocs, command does not support an entity or a political bloc at the expense of another, there is a Kurdish delegation negotiating consisting of 19 points represent the conditions placed by the Kurdish leadership in front of coalition with other blocks, any block approves that paper will be an ally llkerd». Similarly sign source close to the Kurdish leadership that «approaching crisis solution by Fitr next, especially after the emergence of convergence between the two blocs alshiaitin features state of the national coalition law», «we expect a surprise announcement candidate (between alaetlavin) for Prime Minister in the next few days, then this will be the candidate, the candidate of the parliamentary majority, any candidate the Iraqi Parliament will be able to convene Parliament thereby ending the crisis». http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=BVNav&from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sotaliraq.com%2Firaq-news.php%3Fid%3D5879

(Voice of Iraq)-Sunday 29 August 2010 Baghdad — Hussein Daoud Resume a «National Alliance» new talks on nominating a candidate for Prime Minister, after agreeing to review the positions of candidates for Office and notably the earlier position opposing the nomination of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki law State coalition leader «.» And called on Congress and politicians need to activate the newly elected Parliament's work and resume its cessation of the breach of constitutional disable its discussion of the differences between political forces in interest within the dome Parliament elections. Leadership in the current national reform coalition member of «national» Faleh Al-Fayed for «life», «new talks between national coalition and the rule of law over the next few days will begin to accelerate resolution of consensual candidate for Prime Minister after the lifting of barriers and red lines for any candidate for a position within the National Alliance, including Al-Maliki». He noted that «there is determined by the National Alliance components need to end the political and constitutional crisis in the country and further formation of Government to address the political and security challenges», that «there are joint committees will be formed to manage negotiations between». According to Iraqi national coalition member and leader in the Islamic Supreme Council, Hamid Mala «national coalition and all his limbs will present a candidate for Prime Minister in accordance with appropriate mechanisms are considered to be agreed between the strong fall in it», «some mechanisms to be adopted are mechanisms that previously agreed between the parties to the national coalition, and others are expected to present in the meetings and dialogues of the national coalition. He refuted the «Member» law State Coalition Abdul Hadi Al-Hassani reported intention of providing an alternative candidate for the Presidency of the new Government and renewed its commitment to the Al-Maliki. The «the intention to provide an alternative candidate for Prime Minister Maliki is incorrectly» new. It called on Congress and politicians need to activate the newly elected Parliament's work and resume its cessation of the breach of constitutional disable its discussion of the differences between political forces in winning elections within Parliament dome. According to the rules of procedure of the House's article (22) to (I) «House session annually two legislative duration eight months beginning on 1 March and ends on 30 June and begin the second on 1 September and ends on 30th of January means that new legislative session begins immediately after the election not later than three weeks. He leadership Coalition «Iraq» Shaker book for «life» for «active work of the Parliament elected and non-disabled its», saying it violates the constitutional right of Parliament represent sources to solve political crisis». Noted that the political regime in Iraq is a parliamentary system of executive power emanates is therefore the right to discuss political crises and resolution through its Member» presence. The «insistence by some on the right of expropriation in the formation of Government as electoral benefit is out of the political crisis that elect the three presidencies (Republic, Parliament and Government) must be made in a single package». The Kurdish leadership demanded Mahmoud Othman need to activate the new Parliament through a temporary Chair of Department of parliamentary sessions until the selection of a permanent presidency». Osman said for «life», «what disrupts the Parliament is the absence of a», «the need for recourse to temporary Chair manages legislative and oversight functions of Parliament and not disable», explaining that the current situation requires legislation several laws to solve political crisis will not be achieved without the consent of Parliament». Those new Parliament full legislative season four months and is likely to increase for the hand of the persisting differences between political forces on the label the three presidencies candidates. «Member» Mohammed Al Bayati national coalition Government of reference works in the absence of Parliament responsible for monitoring the performance of Government clearly violates the Constitution». "Bayati l «life» that «the four winning political forces in elections to the elected Parliament hearings», to regulation of the Government until a new Government». The «national coalition» creating a provisional presidency of Parliament to convene meetings of Parliament and not during the discussion of the political and constitutional crisis on representatives highlighted the issue of the new prime choice voting on candidates for the post». The new Parliament held its first meeting on 14 June the constitutionally mandated to choose last presidency has postponed its political forces but due to incompatibility and decides to make an open meeting. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=BVNav&from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sotaliraq.com%2Firaq-news.php%3Fid%3D5895

London, Asharq Al-Awsat- A source in the Iraqi National Alliance disclosed that "35 members of the State of Law Coalition [sLC] headed by outgoing Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki have contacted the IISC and expressed their determination to split off from the SLC and join any alliance that brings together the Al-Iraqiya Coalition, led by former Iraqi Prime Minister Dr Iyad Allawi, and the IISC, including the Al-Sadr movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr". The source pointed out that "there are deep differences within Al-Maliki's coalition because he insists on nominating himself to head the next government. The first sign exposing these differences is the resignation of Tariq Najm Abdullah, the director of Al-Maliki's office, who is described as the strongman in the prime minister's office, the Al-Dawa Party, and the SLC". The source that requested anonymity revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat in a telephone interview from Baghdad, "The statements were made by circles within the SLC, the IISC, and the Al-Sadr Trend after the iftar [breaking the Ramadan fast] dinner that Al-Maliki hosted in honor of the National Alliance last Monday and that was not attended by the Al-Sadr Trend. These statements are conflicting. Some were optimistic about the return of normalcy between the two coalitions within the National Alliance. Al-Maliki entertained hopes of remaining in his position while the IISC is backing its candidate Dr Adel Abdel Mahdi for the post of prime minister. However, the Al-Sadr Trend rejects both candidates - Al-Maliki and Abdel Mahdi- and backs its candidate Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the leader of the National Reform Trend and former Iraqi prime minister. Moreover, Al-Jaafari is not backed by either the IISC or the SLC or even the Kurdish Alliance that exerted strong efforts to remove him from the premiership of the former government. Meanwhile, the Al-Iraqiya List rejects all these candidates and clings to its constitutional right to form the government insisting that it was the first winner in the elections." Several statements had been made by leaders in the SLC and the National coalition that said that the stands of the sides of the National Alliance regarding the nomination of the prime minister are still at point zero. Ali al-Adib, one of Al-Dawa Party leaders, affirmed "no political negotiations were held during the invitation for iftar for which Al-Maliki had called". However Vice President Abdel Mahdi explained that the position of the National Alliance has not changed about nominating Al-Maliki. This was also emphasized by the Al-Sadr Trend that strongly rejects Al-Maliki's candidacy". The member of the National Alliance said: "The resignation of Tariq Najm Abdullah, Al-Maliki's office director and keeper of his secrets and classified files and member of the Al-Dawa Party and of the SLC, is the result of differences within Al-Maliki's coalition". He pointed out that Abdullah - who is described as the strong in the prime minister's office to such a degree that some government officials and politicians deal with him as if his stands and rejection of some decisions are very important because they pave the way for Al-Maliki's rejection or approval - had proposed himself as an alternate to Al-Maliki and as the SLC's second candidate for the premiership. He personally mentioned this in several gatherings and some actually mentioned his name, especially in Tehran that he visits regularly. Such documented reports have reached the leader of the SLC who does not brook any competition even if the source of this competition is the keeper of his secrets and director of his office. Al-Maliki gave Abdullah the choice of either dismissal or resignation and he chose the latter". The source added: "Several leaders in Al-Maliki's coalition aspire to be the second candidate or the alternative to the leader of the SLC in heading the next government. These include Haydar al-Abbadi, a leading member of the Al-Dawa Party, and outgoing Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahrastani". The source went on to say that "such aspirations are kept secret or debated in private gatherings". In a related development, Shakir Kitab, official spokesman of the Tajdid Movement headed by Tariq al-Hashimi, vice president and a leading member of the Al-Iraqiya Coalition: "The Al-Iraqiya Coalition is tightly cohesive despite the attempts to divide it and despite the enticements being made to this or that side". Kitab responded to press statements by Al-Iraqiya member Hasan Al-Alawi who had said: "There are conflicts of interests among the components of the list that may reach the stage of bloodshed. Al-Iraqiya needs three months to overcome the stage of naming its candidates to occupy ministerial portfolios while other lists do not have this problem". Kitab responded: "Al-Iraqiya is strongly cohesive. Its leaders do not think of their personal interests or about positions. They are concerned for the interest of Iraq and the Iraqis. Their main concern is not to betray their voters and not to concede the constitutional and electoral obligation to form the next government since their list came first in the legislative elections". http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=22133

(Voice of Iraq)-although meetings and ongoing talks Baghdad morning 156 days after the announcement of the results of legislative elections, the political blocs President faces challenges in reaching agreement, the three presidencies to go. The thumbnail of the current political landscape in the country, which does look features the light at the end of the tunnel, as it deems observers. Despite the frustration that hit the streets over the past months, but the efforts of political parties, has taken the talks if tides in most of the time, waiting for the breakthrough of moves close to the current crisis. New State law has a national conversation their alliance with Coalition Inc Monday night, the need to preserve Coalition Inc as the largest parliamentary group and the constitutional entitlement to a national partnership with the rest of the parliamentary groups. For his part, Deputy of the State of law-the return of discussions with the National Coalition on cabinet soon. However, the leadership of the Islamic Supreme Council of the national coalition member Sheikh Humaid Mala confirmed his position stuck to change candidate State law. Mala told «morning»: the national coalition may meet this week to discuss, among other important issues, pointing out that a national coalition of activating the role of parliamentary initiative to attend the House of representatives in the Council building, initiated in applying Dr. Adel Abdul-Mahdi. In another window, create the Iraqi list for new round of interviews, stressing the leading Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi menu that «list shown sufficient flexibility, and it didn't go to any suitable solutions can accelerate real national unity Government». As Advisor to the Iraqi list Hani Salama was declared a «several proposals for action during the next phase involves continuing negotiations with the national coalition of State and law». Meanwhile, the Kurdistan Alliance leader Mahmoud Othman l «morning»: the Al-Kurd were waiting for other political blocs of answers on the working paper of the Kurdistan Alliance blocks. Downtown this picture, description of the former Paul Bremer delays in the formation of the new Government that «is frustrating deceiving «, but say: «democratization in Iraq was not easy, and will certainly be easier than it was in America ... But there is a difference between saying that hard work, and say that it is impossible». http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=BVNav&from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sotaliraq.com%2Firaq-news.php%3Fid%3D5886

WASHINGTON — The U.S. combat mission in Iraq officially comes to an end Tuesday, 2,722 days after American-led troops stormed across the border from Kuwait. The remaining 49,000 U.S. troops are supposed to depart by the end of next year. The American mission is far from over, however, and it may have to be extended, according to former senior U.S. officials, foreign diplomats and private analysts. Iraq's leaders, worried about the country's stability and the designs of powerful neighbors such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, may ask for at least some American troops to remain as an insurance policy, Iraqi and U.S. observers said. "There is a reasonable probability the Iraqis, once they've got a new government in place, will reassess" and request a change to the 2008 status of forces agreement, said Ryan Crocker, who was the U.S. ambassador to Iraq from 2007 to 2009. "I hope we'll be responsive," Crocker said in an interview, arguing that there's much left to do in Iraq. President Barack Obama, who will mark the end of the combat mission with an Oval Office speech Tuesday, hasn't said how he'll treat such an Iraqi request. "We've made a commitment ... to have our troops out by the end of 2011, and that's a commitment we intend to keep," deputy press secretary Bill Burton said last week. If the Iraqis ask, however, "it would be damn hard to say no," said Daniel Serwer, a vice president of the nonpartisan U.S. Institute of Peace. The uncertainty over next year's deadline underscores Iraq's precarious position as America's attention shifts to this fall's elections, domestic economic issues and the growing war in Afghanistan. Iraq is better off in many ways since 2007, when a "surge" of U.S. combat brigades, a change in military strategy and payments to Sunni Muslim tribal leaders to fight al-Qaida in Iraq stemmed an incipient sectarian civil war. Violence is down dramatically, raw sectarian feelings appear to have ebbed and political horse-trading is the norm. Iraq isn't as well off as U.S. officials had hoped it would be by late August 2010, however, a deadline that Obama himself set and that isn't stipulated in the U.S.-Iraqi forces agreement. Many things have improved, but the political system remains deadlocked. Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, a leading moderate Republican voice on foreign policy, said Friday that the timing of Obama's speech was unfortunate given Iraq's state of flux. It reflects not so much realities on the ground as the president's need to show the public, and the liberal wing of his party, that he's made good on a campaign promise to withdraw from Iraq, Lugar said. Asked whether the artificial timeline is a mistake, the senator replied: "Probably." He spoke in an interview taped for C-SPAN. Officials had hoped that Iraq, which held elections five months ago, would form a government before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan started Aug. 11. That didn't happen. Basic services such as electricity are spotty, and there's no agreement on divvying up Iraq's oil and gas riches, and no resolution of territorial disputes between Arabs and Kurds. http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/08/29/2431190/iraq-combat-phase-ends-but-us.html

Kurdish lawmaker: Parliament session without prior consensus is futile Saturday, August 28th 2010 2:29 PM Erbil, Aug. 28 (AKnews) – An Iraqi legislator said that a convening parliament session without the consensus of lawmakers is futile and the failure in forming the government sources from the indetermination of Iraqi leaders. In early June, Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court certified the results of the country’s parliamentary elections which were held last March. Although the new lawmakers convened their first meeting on June 14, they have not met ever since. More than five months after parliamentary elections, Iraqi political forces have not been able yet to reach a deal. The major disagreements are over the distribution of the top three state position of prime minister, president and parliament speaker. During the five-month delay Iraq has experienced a state of crisis and turmoil. Bakir Hama Sadiq, a member of the Kurdistan Blocs Coalition (KBC) told AKnews that the session that some parties are calling to convene cannot reach any outcomes if the political blocs have not agreed on the top posts in advance. "Any such sessions without a prior consensus will result in a useless gathering," said Sidiq. The statement by Sadiq comes as a respond to the Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi who called on the lawmakers last Thursday to gather in the parliament and elect its speaker and his two deputies in order to end the political stalemate. "Since June 14 Iraq is in breach of the Iraqi Constitution," the Kurdish lawmaker said, putting the blame on the winning blocs. Although Sadiq expected that before the end of the holy month of Ramadan (mid-Sep.) an agreement could be reached, he believed that the delay in forming the government stems forms "the leaders losing their determination as a result of the role of the neighboring countries in withholding any progress in this regard." He went on to blame the Iraqi leaders for holding meetings outside the country, saying “if they had met inside Iraq, the government would have been formed long ago." http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/177794

Al-Iraqiya: We will protect democratic process and peaceful transfer of power in Iraq Saturday, August 28th 2010 4:45 PM Baghdad, Aug. 28 (AKnews) – A leader in al-Iraqiya List headed by the former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said on Saturday that the list would take a decision to protect the democratic process and the peaceful transfer of power, if the list did not assume the formation of the next government. "Al-Iraqiya is insisting on their constitutional right to form the government," Kamel al-Dulaimi, a leader in al-Iraqiya told AKnews. "The maintenance of this right is not to respect the constitutional customs only, but to respect the will of the Iraqi voters." Talking about the pending resumption of negotiations between the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) and the State of Law Coalition (SLC) to nominate the prime minister for the INA, Dulaimi said, "What is happening in the political arena are only dialogues which has been continuing for more than three months without reaching a solution." Over the past weeks Baghdad has witnessed the arrival of various U.S. personalities including U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, who presented proposals to the political blocs to emerge from the crisis of forming the government. The proposals included an agreement on an alliance between Allawi and leader of the SLC, Nuri al-Maliki followed by a power-sharing where Maliki remains as the prime minister for a second term. Al-Iraqiya rejected the proposals, considering it as interference in Iraq's internal affairs of Iraq. Negotiations were stalled between al-Iraqiya and the SLC in mid-Aug. when Maliki described al-Iraqiya as a "Sunni list" Allawi demanded that Maliki apologizes for the Iraqis who voted for the list as a condition to resume negotiations. In early June, Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court certified the results of the country’s parliamentary elections which were held last March. Although the new lawmakers convened their first meeting on June 14, they have not met ever since. The Iraqi National Alliance (INA) gained 70 seats and KBC won 57 seats. The SLC, a Shia-dominated group, won 89 seats in the elections trailing behind the Sunni-dominated al-Iraqiya which secured 91 seats. http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/177870

WASHINGTON - When the U.S. overthrew Saddam Hussein seven years ago, the Bush administration envisioned a liberated Iraq that was rich, stable, democratic and an example to the rest of the Arab world. Now, with the end of U.S.-led combat operations in Iraq, the Obama administration is predicting more or less the same thing. Both U.S. presidents pinned their hopes on Iraq's underdeveloped oil resources, calculating that petroleum prosperity fed by a wave of foreign investment would give Iraqis the tools and motivation to build a modern, Western-oriented state. But today, Iraq pumps less oil than it did under Saddam. The country's political divisions have led to fears that it could erupt in civil war, revert to a dictatorship or split along religious and ethnic fault lines. President Obama, whose opposition to the war was a hallmark of his presidential campaign in 2008, is scheduled to give an Iraq speech from the Oval Office on Tuesday, marking the transition of the U.S. military mission from combat to advising the Iraqi armed forces. All U.S. troops are to leave Iraq by the end of 2011. When the Bush administration launched the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, it was counting on Iraq's oil wealth to bankroll the country's reconstruction. Paul Wolfowitz, the deputy secretary of defense at the time, told a House committee just days after the war began that Iraq's oil wealth would relieve U.S. taxpayers of the rebuilding burden. It didn't work out that way, in part because a fierce and resilient insurgency intruded. The war's outcome remains in doubt, yet oil is gaining prominence in the Obama administration's public rationale for staying by the Iraqis' side even after the military campaign concludes. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iraq in 10 years could rank among the world's biggest oil producers, making it fabulously rich and - by implication - a potential success story. "It will change the entire equation in the Middle East," Gates said, assuming Iraqi leaders are able to sustain their shaky democracy. In remarks Aug. 12 in San Francisco, Gates was quick to add: "That's the optimistic scenario. There are all kinds of more pessimistic scenarios." http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/082810/nat_701171000.shtml

Araji: we replace the premier candidate selection mechanism 2010-08-29 Member of the Coalition Inc Baha Al-araji, on Saturday, the National Alliance is working to replace the premier candidate selection mechanism. The selection mechanism to “ araji Premier candidate within national coalition that assume with 80 percent of the vote have become obsolete and did not agree yet “ ”, adding to a new mechanism and not modify the timeworn ”. National Coalition was formed with the rule of law in the last 4 called Alliance (OPZZ) to form the largest parliamentary group, and then the new Government, announced (31/7) rejection of candidature for a second term, and suspend talks with a coalition of State law until replacement candidate, but he showed flexibility in its Monday (23/8) and issued statements indicating limbs return dialogues with state law and approve one candidate from the National Coalition for competitive differentiation between candidate and candidate national coalition of Prime Minister. He araji “ national coalition will designate one candidate and coalition of State law would have another candidate ”. Neither araji National Coalition meeting time on the selection of Prime Ministerial candidate, but he wished to begin meetings at the earliest opportunity. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=BVNav&from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsabah.com%2Far%2F1800%2F21%2F43566%2F%3Ftpl%3D13

U.S. has backed a proposal for Nouri al-Maliki's 2nd term as PM and Create a New Security Council led by Allawi .. "To break the deadlock over forming a coalition government almost six months after Iraqis went to the polls, the US has backed a proposal that would leave Nouri al-Maliki in place as prime minister but create a new security council led by his main challenger Ayad Allawi. Allawi, a secular Shiite, was interim prime minister in the transitional government organized by US occupation authorities" Friday, August 27, 2010 Iraq road map: the new US ambassador explains hurdles Baghdad – Despite progress, Iraq still faces extraordinary problems with continued risks to US strategic interests as the county grapples with forming a new government, the new US ambassador said in his first public remarks since arriving here. “This is still a tough neighborhood. It’s still a country with extraordinary problems but it’s also a country that’s made a lot of progress,” Ambassador James Jeffrey told reporters Thursday evening. He said dramatically improved security had made it possible to fulfill the US goal of drawing down to 50,000 troops this month from 160,000 during the height of the insurgency. The troops though are just the most visible sign of a broad-ranging strategic framework agreement painfully hammered out between the US and Iraq last year and intended as a roadmap to the future of the US relationship with a sovereign Iraq. Implementing it, as well as negotiating a successor to the status of forces agreement that allows for US troops to be on Iraqi soil until the end of 2011, depends on what sort of Iraqi government comes into power. Jeffrey, who served as deputy chief of mission in Iraq in 2004-2005, said he was amazed at the change from five years ago when almost constant rocket and mortar attacks shook Saddam Hussein’s former palace occupied by US officials. “This is a different country but as we saw yesterday terrible things can happen,” he said referring to suicide bombs across the country on Wednesday that killed more than 50 people. “The potential for what I would characterize as terrorist acts now is quite significant and the ability of terrorist acts to have an ability on the political life of the country is still a significant risk…Violence, uncertainty, and risks to our strategy are not over.” Strategy The strategic framework agreement commits the two countries to a broad range of cooperation covering the economy, education, and a variety of other fields as well as security. “We hope, because this decision is also one of the Iraqi people but so far we haven’t seen any sign of it, we hope we will be able to continue the kind of deep broad political, energy, rule of law, educational, security and economic and trade relationship with this country that we have throughout the entire Middle East,” Jeffrey said. But unlike other parts of the Middle East where stability is largely ensured by ruling families and monopolies on power, a power struggle between the country’s main factions have left Iraq in political turmoil with no guarantee that whatever government emerges will be as willing to cooperate with the United States as the last one. “This will depend entirely on the next government and its policies with the United States,” said Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, who headed the Iraqi negotiations on the existing strategic framework agreement. “If it’s a friendly government with the United States it will consider that but it is not friendly – or under regional influence – it might not,” he told the Monitor in a recent interview. The Sadr movement, loyal to hardline Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and opposed to any US presence here, emerged with the biggest single bloc in parliament. It is expected to be a significant force either in a coalition government or in opposition. “I know there’s a preference for a government in Washington without the Sadrists but it’s quite difficult how that should come into existence,” says Reidar Visser, an Iraq expert at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. Deadlock To break the deadlock over forming a coalition government almost six months after Iraqis went to the polls, the US has backed a proposal that would leave Nouri al-Maliki in place as prime minister but create a new security council led by his main challenger Ayad Allawi. Allawi, a secular Shiite, was interim prime minister in the transitional government organized by US occupation authorities. Any such council, intended to oversee strategic security and economic decisions, is considered by many Iraqi officials to be unconstitutional and would have to be created by an act of parliament. No political blocs have publicly come out in support of the plan. Jeffrey’s arrival has been welcomed by Iraqi political leaders, who criticized his predecessor, Ambassador Chris Hill, for not being actively engaged in the political process – part of the US mandate under the strategic framework agreement to help foster democracy here. “He has a lot of respect – he has dealt with all the key players, he knows them one by one,” said Mr Zebari. “He can play a more active role … to make some progress in government formation.” Jeffrey has already met with leaders from a number of Iraqi factions. He has not, however, met with Sadr leaders, who refuse to meet American officials and tried to block the vote on the status of forces agreement during the last parliament. The Sadrist’s Mehdi Army fought US forces in Najaf, Karbala and other cities in 2004 before Moqtada Sadr declared a ceasefire and turned the organization into what has become a potent political movement. With the withdrawal of American forces, the US plans to expand its civilian presence here to two consulates in Basra and Irbil and diplomatic missions in Mosul and Kirkuk – two flashpoints of Kurdish-Arab tension. To do that requires a new Iraqi government. “We have a huge agenda to get in place the various aspects of the strategic framework agreement and those require negotiating with the government – signing agreements, moving forward and even getting basic things like agreement to build on land in sites across the country,” Jeffrey said. The US and a new Iraqi government have been widely expected to begin negotiating a new security agreement which would provide troops here past 2011 to help protect Iraq’s land borders and air space – a development that now appears far from assured. Visser, the editor of the political site www.historiae.org says he does not believe that any new Iraqi government would agree to negotiate a new status of forces agreement. “I think any government trying to renew it would be in big trouble,” he says. “I think a big problem of US policy is they totally underestimate the historical legacies involved in this. Iraqis will not sign up to an arrangement with long-term bases, or long-term advisers, or long-term anything.” http://articlesofinterest-kelley.blogspot.com/2010/08/iraqs-new-us-ambassador-explains.html

Baghdad and Arbil ~ reaching a consensus on the distribution of positions of presidential and government formation ... Saturday, August 28, 2010 Meetings in Baghdad and Erbil to resolving the political crisis - And Iraqi national calls from Oman to intensify dialogues Reference warns of continuing delays in the formation of the government Hit Baghdad and Arbil last few hours, several meetings and meetings to ease the political crisis by reaching a consensus on the distribution of positions of presidential and government formation. بغداد- الصباح BAGHDAD - morning While the sources for a list of Iraq met in Amman yesterday called the National Coalition to intensify dialogues, urged by the Vice-President Adel Abdul Mehdi and Prime Age of Parliament Fuad Masum, an end to disable the role of parliament and ask deputies exercise their responsibilities in the Constitution. Within Therefore, the religious authority warned of continuing delays in the formation of the government, saying he is in no one's interest. طالباني - بارزاني Talabani - Barzani In a telephone call, search Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Kurdistan leader Massoud Barzani, the latest developments in the country. And the exchange of Barzani and Talabani in a phone call he had with him yesterday, exchanged views on political developments, which stressed the need to speed up the formation of the Federal Government to come, and the need to agree those political project and a joint national to form a government on the basis of national partnership », stressing the strengthening alliance strategic between the National Union and the Democratic Party kurdstan. two also touched on the pending issues between the KRG and the Oil Ministry in the Central Government and the positions of the last in the subject of oil. The President of the Republic has discussed with the leader of the Iraqi National Coalition Hadi al-Amiri developments in the political situation in the country. a presidential statement said Talabani met with Mr. Ameri in his residence in Baghdad on Tuesday evening and discussed during the meeting, political developments and ways to address the current crisis through the adoption of appropriate mechanisms to express the vision of the Iraqi people to form the next government ». The statement quoted the President of the Republic emphasis on «the necessity of forming a government partnership and genuine national to be able to respond to the tasks that will receive it upon themselves to hand control of security and stability and the provision of services at all levels of the Iraqi people». اجتماعات أربيل Meetings Erbil In Arbil, the exchange of Kurdistan leader Massoud Barzani in the resort of Salah al-Din yesterday with the President of the Supreme Council of the Islamic al-Hakim of views on the political process and the current talks between the blocs and political parties to find a way out and the views of joint and combined to form a government. He touched on two sides by location of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan The meeting which was attended by Minister of Finance of the Supreme Council leader Baqir Jabr Al-Zubaidi and Mr. Mohsen Hakim, a number of officials of the Supreme Council, to «the current political situation in Iraq, and continued efforts and serious attempts to end the political dilemma facing Iraq«. The two sides discussed the convergence of views among the political parties and work to unite efforts in serving the best interests of the Iraqi people, and the development of this interest above other interests, and the agreement of all parties to form a government national partnership. In the center of the last meeting it was emphasized to promote and strengthen the historic relations between the two sides , where the values of Barzani, the role of the late Mr. Abdul Aziz al-Hakim in the political process in Iraq and attitudes toward the rights of the Kurdish people. دعوات Invitations In Baghdad, was attended by Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi to the House of Representatives yesterday, calling for the resumption of Parliament for their actions in the parliament and contribute effectively to ending the political crisis that beset the country for more than five months. A statement from the office of Abdul-Mahdi: The «President Age of the House of Representatives, Dr. Fuad Masum joined Adel Abdul Mahdi, in solidarity with the initiative of Vice-President of the Republic to end the breakdowns and urged the House of Representatives on the exercise of constitutional responsibilities. The statement noted that Abdul-Mahdi, who launched his individual deputy directly elected by the people, without coordination with the list of the National Coalition or the Supreme Council of Islamic and urging the House to come to the House of Representatives, regardless of the positions of their bloc's political election of the Presidency of the Council of Representatives, the Council shall exercise the powers and responsibilities constitutional complete ». Abdel-Mahdi launched an initiative last week and called on members of the House of Representatives to the active presence in the parliament and work on a daily basis through the parliament, and his duties and powers to form a means of pressure on political leaders in order to speed up the formation of the government. Vice-President said the suspension of Council House and keep him hanging by the lack of a quorum to hold meetings is more dangerous than delay the formation of the government. and the importance of the meeting of the Council of Representatives, "said Abdul-Mahdi:« should not be negotiating the political blocs excuse for Congress to be absent from attendance at the House of Representatives, and should not be the concept of open meeting Sorry to be absent, and must attend to give a clear message about the importance of this constitutional institution that will lend legitimacy to the rest of the institutions, and their absence in this way threatens to challenge the legitimacy of the political system in Iraq, this is the core message. For his part, he blamed the President of the Age of the House of Representatives Dr. Fuad Masum, the political blocs responsibility for the decision to postpone the hearing of Representatives for failing to nominate a person to the presidency of parliament. Masum said in a statement carried by the agency (Voices of Iraq): the «reason to make the parliamentary session, open the political blocs that do not accept the nomination of any person to the presidency of parliament as the cause of delay in the political process», showing, saying: «I agree with civil society organizations who protested about to make the parliamentary session open, because the delay was not constitutionally ». The number of civil society organizations have recently invited to assemble in the yard confident the center of Baghdad to express support for the call made against House Speaker Fuad Masum, the Federal Court. Masum said:« When I was sent in the last session of questions to each block separately in a meeting attended by all the small and large clusters Do you have any candidate to take over the presidency of the parliament? The answer was not »he said, adding« I had written language and read at a news conference attended by the agreement of representatives of clusters ». He went on to say: that« the Constitution stipulates that «the election of the Chairman of the House of Representatives and his deputies, and election of the President of the Republic, and then assign a personal to assume the task of forming the government », but he also said:« But the process applied to the contrary, as the first must now agree on a prime minister and then selection of a prime, and after agreement on the selection of the President of the Chamber of Deputies ». The head of the interim parliament Fuad Masum announced on 27.7.2010, the postponement of the parliamentary session open because of the failure of the political blocs to agree on the election of the Chairman of the House of Representatives. The Constitution states that being in the first session of the parliament elected president and two deputies, by an absolute majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and through the election by direct secret ballot, and then be elected President of the Republic, and cost the last President of the parliamentary bloc, the largest formation of the government, according to Article 76 of the Constitution, but that the political process stalled after more than six months after the legislative elections on 7 March 2010, failed to agree the political blocs on a suitable formula share of which positions the sovereign, most notably prime minister. in turn, said legal expert Tariq Harb's request for civil society organizations to sue infallible does not entail any «legal effect», noting that civil society organizations, «is not political organizations, as its work is limited to providing services to citizens and can not be turned into points This is a political error can not be tolerated ». تحركات الكتل Movements of blocks As part of the movement of clusters and its efforts to reach a consensus, "said coalition member of the state of law Adnan OS: The coming days will witness intensified dialogue within the National Alliance to choose a candidate as prime minister. Sarraj said in a statement carried by the agency Nina's news, that «there is a concerted effort to return the dialogues within the National Alliance of State law and the national coalition, especially after the position of the National Coalition's recent decision to accept Maliki's nomination with other candidates in the National Alliance», he says. He os « rising fortunes of al-Maliki as acceptable internal and external which was close to a second term as prime minister ». In contrast, said a member of the National Coalition Iraqi leadership in the Supreme Islamic Council Sheikh Humaid Maaleh, that the national and all his limbs will be candidate for prime minister in accordance with appropriate mechanisms to be examined now is the consensus between the forces internalized inside. Maaleh said in a statement quoted from him by a statement of the Centre Bri of the Supreme Council yesterday: that «some of the mechanisms to be adopted is one of the mechanisms that have been previously agreed upon between the parties of the National Coalition, and others are expected to present at the meetings and dialogues National Coalition now taking place ». stressed Maaleh that« national alliance between the National Coalition and the rule of law is still present and continuing, who will form the government in the light of the interpretation of the Federal Court in interpreting the biggest bloc », pointing out that« dialogues and communication are stopped, after the statement announced by the National Coalition, which was and still requires the need to change al-Maliki as a candidate for prime minister. And on the reasons for the delay in a candidate in the National Coalition, said Maaleh that «from the hamper the delivery of a candidate for the National Coalition is waiting to provide the rule of law an alternative for Malki, and go after that when it meets the mechanisms and conditions for the nomination and admissibility, but the lack of response to the statement is clear and unambiguous language of the National Coalition on the need to change the filter rule of law made us move to take this step. The country has witnessed since the announcement of the Federal Court ratified the results of the election on the first of last June mobility politically, between blocks four winners in the elections, to form a government, but these blocks have not succeeded until now in agreement on the formation of the government because of disagreements on legal cluster, which will cost form the next government » . The National Coalition suspended talks with a consortium of state law, the end of July, pending the replacement candidate for the post of prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, and asked him to rush a replacement for the post, but the latter refused to do so, while still talks nationally with the Iraqi List in progress, but without yielded nothing so far. In the meantime, the leader of the Kurdistan Alliance MP Mahmoud Othman: the «President Jalal Talabani is the only candidate for the presidency, as there had been no mass demanded the post of President of the Republic with the exception of the Kurdistan Alliance». Osman noted that the «blocs winning the elections, the (Iraqi rule of law and the National Coalition) all you want as prime minister and, therefore, based on its discussions to get this job only«. And candidates for the presidency of the parliament and is the mass that will get the job, between Osman said «this post has not seen any claim up to now by the political blocs in spite of being one of the very important positions, but the masses did not call him«. It is worth mentioning that the Kurdistan Alliance bloc, which consists of four Kurdish forces winning the elections, presented a paper to the political blocs to ensure my own post one of its clauses demanding the presidency and the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers nominated by Kurdish forces, President Jalal Talabani to the presidency of the Republic. اجتماع العراقية Meeting of Iraqi The center of this picture, I met with leaders of the Iraqi List, the first night in the capital, Amman, Jordan, and gave the National Coalition for two weeks to formulate a final position in order to accelerate the pace of measures to form a new government and the recognition of constitutional entitlement. A source was quoted by news agency Iba: The meeting included both Iyad Allawi and Saleh Mutlaq and Rafie al-Issawi and Osama Nujaifi Karbouli and beauty, was not confirmed in the presence of Tariq al-Hashemi, or whether he had sent an envoy to Houdoralajtma. The source confirmed that the meeting reaffirmed the entitlement to Iraq to take on its candidate Iyad Allawi as prime minister and give the Iraqi opportunity Avenue to form a government of national partnership involving all components of the people, to quote the source, adding that the leaders of the Iraqi List confirmed their refusal to give al-Maliki to head the new government . تحذيرات Warnings In the meantime, the representative of religious authority and the Supreme leader of prayers in Karbala, Mr. Ahmed net in the second sermon of the Friday prayers held in the courtyard Husseini: The «Iraq in the political crisis and each crisis and men step solution to resolving the crisis would be calculated for those he takes Must move beyond this crisis and it needs to sacrifices », adding that the time has arrived to the brink of incorrect and this delay is not in the interest of the people, and the formation of the State means the formation of state institutions to begin Minister to take their place and Iraq began to grow slowly. He described the net« the delay in forming a government that is in no one's interest and it's not valid and we need to step to overcome this crisis and it needs to men .. Which is making so steps may be reluctant or may need to pay These entities must be step by step, dear brothers, and get rid of the cabinet even move on to other important issues .. Everything is disabled until the unity government .. If the government was formed Stnfarag some things related ». He invited the representative reference representatives of the people who won the election six months ago did not succeed in forming the government to« engage people in their suffering », hoping to see the House of Representatives for the province of Karbala, Basra or Najaf, and other provinces have waived some of their allocations to raise part of people's suffering. http://articlesofinterest-kelley.blogspot.com/2010/08/baghdad-and-arbil-reaching-consensus-on.html

The architect Zaha Hadid has been appointed to design a new headquarters for the central bank in Baghdad, two months after an assault on the existing building left at least 15 people dead. Ms. Hadid, 59, was approached by the Iraqi authorities this year, said a spokesman for Zaha Hadid Architects. Ms. Hadid, above, who in 2004 became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize for Architecture, was born and reared in Baghdad. The bank building was attacked on June 13 by suicide bombers and gunmen in military uniforms, just as staff members were leaving work. The bombers blew themselves up while gunmen clashed for hours with bank security officers. The Islamic State of Iraq, a group affiliated with Al Qaeda in Iraq, claimed responsibility. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/28/world/middleeast/28briefs-hadid.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

News and reports: Iş Bank ' that ' Turkish announce opening of a branch in Erbil Aknews Iş Bank announced: "", which is one of the leading Turkish banks that it was reviewing the Central Bank of Iraq end next month to obtain approvals fundamentalism open a branch in Baghdad and Erbil, Kurdistan. Official said were, to banks "Iş Bank", "in connection with the Central Bank of Iraq to obtain approvals fundamentalism in Baghdad and Erbil, Kurdistan, but came to bomb had delayed due process." It was preparing the necessary documentation for review and documentation translated into Arabic now ", stating that they" checking the Central Bank of Iraq end next month to obtain approvals fundamentalism in Baghdad and Erbil, Kurdistan ". The "in case of obtaining the approval of the Central Bank of Iraq to open branches they are checking the Kurdistan Regional Government for approval to open a bank branch in the capital. On the other hand, the Director General of the Turkish Bank "zeraat" Jean I Çağlar told reporters that "Iraq was important in the banking sector and that they plan to open a branch of the Bank in the coming year, being a branch of the Bank and they are thinking of hiring 10 staff in the first phase. Director of the Bank "Bank" Solomon kalkan Turkey, said "request the Bank to open branch in Erbil, Kurdistan in the process of approval and that staff and Erbil Branch work by 2011". It is said that "gharanti Bank" and "Buck" Turkish Bank who earlier expressed their intention to open a branch in the capital Erbil. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=BVNav&from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alitthad.com%2Fpaper.php%3Fname%3DNews%26file%3Darticle%26sid%3D80798

News and reports: National Coalition against the Al-Maliki: immutable Agencies/Union: national coalition said Kassem Al-araji, Friday, the position of his coalition leader of non-State law to change “ ”, noting that a meeting to nominate national coalition did so far. The araji (voices of Iraq) that national coalition “ yet undetermined date to determine the meeting at which a label is a candidate for Prime Minister. The informational leaks from some members of the coalition of State law on tacit approval to candidacy for re-election are rumors intended to lift the spirits of the leaders of the State of law ”, pointing to the position of national coalition “ Maliki rejects nomination is immutable ”. And there the “ araji internal pressure to adhere to National Alliance (a coalition of State law and national) which we consider better Cabinet being political bloc representing the majority of Iraqis ”, stating that national coalition “ will make Prime ”. In contrast, said a coalition State law abdulmohdy Al-Khafaji, Friday, that new data will make Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as the candidate of the National Alliance to form a new Government, noting the existence of negotiations between State law and the national coalition. The Al-Khafaji, “ considerable progress in the negotiations between the members of the National Alliance (a coalition of State law and national) and a new flexibility shown by a coalition of State law about the State of law, Mr. Maliki ”, pointing out that, according to new reading “ it is no problem in nomination for second term following the application of the State programme for the coming years ”. Al-Khafaji revealed that sadrist “ show far greater flexibility after removing the concerns they have about the program, the “ ” pressure in normal case negotiations with a view to obtaining benefits and this is the principle of negotiations and dialogues is not something wrong ”. Described Al-Khafaji reports that Al-Maliki has obtained the consent of the National Alliance as sole candidate for the post of Prime Minister as “ ” information leaks by some members of the Coalition ”, some members said that the “ hence events by approval formally ”. He believed that the name Al-Khafaji Prime “ during Eid will be for the welfare of the Iraqi people faces difficulties and suffering on a daily basis because government formation ”, indicating that this is coming to the emergence of new data “ and read again and clear to pass by and what will be the latter forming a Government under the withdrawal of u.s. troops from Iraq ”. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=BVNav&from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alitthad.com%2Fpaper.php%3Fname%3DNews%26file%3Darticle%26sid%3D80810

News and reports: Fuad masum meeting House is linked to political blocs agreement The decision was not constitutionally Agencies of the Union: President/ages House, Friday, that the Board would not take place unless political blocs reached agreement on the identification of candidates for key positions. Dr. Fouad masoum (aknews) "I as interim head of the House, do not intend to request the members of the Board for another meeting, until all political agreement on the identification of candidates for key positions. Adding "If the blocks do not agree among themselves, what I call, I asked after the meeting, of all blocks, one by one and asked them if they have a candidate for the Presidency of the Council of representatives, but didn't have any candidate". "Vice President Adel Abdulmohdy, on Thursday, to the House, and I'm supporting his step that I wish to meet to address problems through the House." Just abdulmohdy Office issued a statement saying, "just abdulmohdy went to the House, as a gesture of one-sided, to encourage other members to come to the Council and the election of the Council, the Council powers and responsibilities". Fouad masoum, Deputy member of the Alliance of Kurdistan blocks, elder of the Iraqi Council of representatives Member Iraqi coalition apology after Hassan Alaoui, not the age of any powers only Convention Board and elect the Chairman of the constitutional prerogatives. Iraqi Council of representatives was held on June 14, past its first meeting and swear oath member after the announcement of the new legislative term, and excluded members of the Executive power, including Vice Prime Minister and Vice President. But was delayed for a month depending on the Constitution, however, an adjournment "unconstitutional" describes the decision of the heads of political blocs for two weeks after the end of the month at 12 July last, to be agreed on for the same month, again to be postponed until further notice. And political blocs masoom postpone decision responsibility of Deputies failing candidates for President of the Parliament, noting that the decision was not constitutionally “ ”. Fuad masum Agency (voices of Iraq) to “ why Parliament session open political blocs are not tolerant of candidate for President of the Parliament which caused delays in the political process, the “ ” I agree with civil society organizations protested about making Parliament session open, because the delay was not constitutionally ”. “ Masoom said at the last meeting question to every block in meeting attended by both small and large clusters are you a candidate for the post of Chair of the House? Answer no “ ”, and continued writing version and I have read in a press conference attended by representatives of blocks agreement ”. Masoom said that the Constitution provides that the “ the election of the President of the House and his two deputies, elected President of the Republic, and subsequently assigned to personal cabinet ”, however “ but process applied to the contrary, as I have now agreed to Prime and then choose personal President and then agree on the choice of Berri ”. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=BVNav&from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alitthad.com%2Fpaper.php%3Fname%3DNews%26file%3Darticle%26sid%3D80813