Tx22

Well 2011 is here and we still haven't seen an RV/RI. Just like 2010 came and went, so did '09; '08; '07; with no Change in their rate. I still believe in our investment (and will not sell my Dinar). I do feel that someday Iraq will have all the cards needed to pull this thing off, but for now I think it'll take some time. Last year when I found there were forums where "gurus" were giving their perspectives and secret intel, I got hooked. But have seen so many dates, timeframes, and guesses turn up wrong, that now I found it hard to remain interested or get excited about the reports that come in. One of the issues most are saying Iraq needs for their future is buying power. Well as long as there is speculation in the dinar, they will alway have buying power from all the USD that flows in from the sell of Dinar. This happens when people buy more Dinar based off some secret they read about, where some bank manager claimed it was happening or some savy guru claimed this is the time. Selflessly, we go tell family and friends, so they to will be blessed too, and they rush out to buy. Why would Iraq RV/RI if this cycle was still running at full speed? I feel the more Dinar out of country, the smaller the RV will be, because if I know a million people hold Dinar, then I'm only going to RV at .10 cents until all large notes are back home and then RV again so that the pay out is less. That's just my 2 cents and it what makes since to me. I do hope I'm wrong, but feel I'm not. I do want to see what Frank26 has to post after the 3rd and would be interested to return one time after the 9th but think we'll be in the same holding pattern as today. With this being said, I wish you all the best that 2011 has to offer and hope it's a surprise to all of us very soon. May you all be blessed in the new year and I hope we all have reason to celebrate very soon. Best wishes, Tx22

Our Gurus are starting to sound like Billy Maze from those info commercials when he would say, "but wait, there more!!!" there's always more to why the RV hasn't happen in the time frame claimed. I still love it, but wait there's more. Always a reason to buy more dinar, cause the RV is just another week away.... Go RV!!! no matter what year it happens in. Happy New Year!!!

I'm re-posting this from don't promote other sites Tibits & hope this does violate any DinarVets rules or any respect to the original poster (as these are the 2 sites I check for "intel") I just agree with the message.. Although I enjoy, and thank our "gurus," we all need to remember, NO ONE will know when, regardless who they know or are related to .. Basically, it's a "best guess" based on info & theories at hand..... Best wishes to all & happy new year, * iqdTRUTH Email to DD: Words of Advice… Reality Check DECEMBER 27, 2010 11:04 AM · POSTED IN CHATS / POSTS, MEMBER INFO · COMMENTS OFF Alright people. Little reality check. I don’t talk much, or spread rumors and there is a reason for it. I work in the U.S. banking sector and refuse to drag my name through the mud with hopes and dreams of fictitious rumors. Every week we hear something new from the “gurus” or the peeps that feel they have more intel than others. example: a guy hears from his mom’s friend that she heard from her cousin who works for someplace, that heard from her financial guy that his grandmother told him today at 12:30 its a go! COME ON!!!!!! We need to be real here. RV’s are not announced ahead of time, they never have been. Kuwait for example just happened, turkey and Mexico re-denominated outta the blue! Iraq will be the same. Now there is a ton of news coming from Iraq and it’s all great. We have a government that seems to be playing nicely, and great strides are being made for this country, so kudos to them! It is great for the people of Iraq! Let’s be humans and be happy for them. As far as the RV, EOY seems to be very possible with all the contracts going into effect, the Paris Club and the salaries, but it doesn’t mean that it will happen for sure. It’s up to Iraq and how they feel fit to do it. If they do it in the middle of the year, it won’t matter on their books, that’s what accountants are for! Let’s be patient, we have been for a long time! It will happen, but no one can say for sure when. So please, for your sanity, do not buy into the hype we hear every other day, that it will happen Wednesday or hey Monday for sure, we have heard this every week for years and it is always wrong, and then the excuses roll in that , “well Iraq was supposed to do this and they didn’t or no these people are holding it up because of this”, Reality check friends, no one knows when this is going to happen. It just will and we will change our pants many times when it does! Be open minded sure, but don’t stress out or make big plans when in fact, we just don’t know what where or when it will take place. Live your life knowing that someday soon, all your worries and stress will be behind you. Read the posts and rumors but pay attention to the news the most! Keep your heads up!!!! We will see it happen soon enough! GO IRAQ! GO DINAR! AND RV SOON! AND GO don't promote other sites!!!!

«Top News World economy can withstand $100 oil price: Kuwait Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:17am EST By Shaimaa Fayed and Amena Bakr CAIRO (Reuters) - The global economy can withstand an oil price of $100 a barrel, Kuwait's oil minister said on Saturday, as other exporters indicated OPEC may decide against increasing output through 2011 as the market was well supplied. Analysts have said oil producing countries are likely to raise output after crude rallied more than 30 percent from a low in May because they fear prices could damage economic growth in fuel importing countries. European benchmark ICE Brent crude for February closed at $93.46 on Friday after hitting $94.74 a barrel, its highest level since October 2008. Arab oil exporters meeting in Cairo this weekend said they saw no need to supply more crude as stocks were high and prices had been inflated temporarily by cold weather in Europe. Asked by Reuters if the world economy could stand a $100 oil price, Kuwaiti Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Abdullah al-Sabah said: "Yes it can." Iraq's new oil minister and the head of Libya's National Oil Corporation both told Reuters that $100 was a fair price, while Qatar's Minister Abdullah al-Attiyah said he did not expect OPEC to increase production in 2011. "I do not expect an OPEC meeting before June because oil prices are stable," he said. Some delegates even called for exporters to comply better with agreed production limits. OPEC members' compliance with promised cutbacks reached 56 percent in November, according to Reuters estimates. When asked if output could be raised, Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad said: "No. More compliance, more compliance." MARKET "WELL SUPPLIED" The Cairo meeting of the Organization of Arab Exporting Countries (OAPEC) brought together Arab members of OPEC including top exporter Saudi Arabia, which has traditionally been viewed as a price moderate, as well as non-OPEC countries Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and Bahrain. OPEC cut output drastically after the global financial crisis struck in 2008 to prop up collapsing oil prices. As demand has risen steeply in 2010 and is expected to rise further in 2011, the market is watching closely whether OPEC can release at least some of its spare capacity to prevent prices from soaring to around $150 per barrel as they did before the crisis struck in summer 2008. OPEC's most influential oil minister, Saudi Arabia's Ali al-Naimi, said on Friday he was still happy with an oil price of $70-80 a barrel and there was no need for an extra OPEC meeting before the next scheduled one in June. Others in the group have been pressing for a higher price, arguing that quantitative easing and a weakened U.S. dollar that spurred gains across financial markets mean the oil price strength is partly nominal. Egyptian Oil Minister Sameh Fahmy said the current increase in oil prices was the result of higher demand on heating fuel because of the cold weather in Europe. United Arab Emirates Oil Minister Mohammed al-Hamli said crude oil inventories are "quite high. It's the highest over the five years average... The market is well supplied." (Reporting by Sherine El Madany, Shaimaa Fayed, Amena Bakr, Ashraf Fahim and Yasmine Saleh; Writing by Tom Pfeiffer; Editing by Mike Nesbit)

It is time to celebrate the birth of Christ and today I will celebrate that with my wife, new born son, & the rest of our family; but I could not go without wishing our extended family a very Merry Christmas. Heads or tails, I appreciate all that everyone does to educate us or make the ride what it has been here at DinarVets & DDT. Thank you to the "gurus" and everyone that passes what they've heard. I have learned a lot here! May your Christmas and New Year be filled with love and cheer. Merry Christmas, Mike

Nice!!! The XE app on my phone shows it at 1166.06. But then again, I maybe doing something wrong. I think you can peg them in two different directions & get two different figures ... Still nice to see it moving in the right direction.. I have noticed a lot of SMALL movement on the XE app that I've never seen before, which is also very fun to watch. Merry Christmas all!!!!!

Iraq lifts ban on Sunni politicians 12/18/2010 03:40:18 PM Iraq's parliament has lifted a ban on three Sunni Muslim politicians who had been kept from running in national elections because of accusations they had ties to Saddam Hussein's ousted government. Parliament voted 109-61 on Saturday to allow Saleh al-Mutlaq, a former legislator of the cross-sectarian Iraqiya coalition, and two others to return to political jobs. Haidar al-Mullah, an Iraqiya spokesman, said the decision marked a major step toward assuring Sunnis that they will not be sidelined in the new Shia-dominated government which Nouri al-Maliki plans to announce on Monday. "What has happened today is the starting point for more national reconciliation," al-Mullah said. Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh, reporting from Baghdad, described the move as an "appeasement" to Sunni politicians and said it should enable al-Maliki to speed up the process of forming the government. "We understand that his [al-Maliki's] longstanding rival, the former prime minister Iyad Allawi, had said on Friday he's agreed to be part of the government, on condition that actually they become real partners," she said. "It seems that all the main hurdles for now have been overcome but you never know, in Iraqi politics everything can change in the 11th hour." Al-Mutlaq, who is a vocal al-Maliki critic, was expected to take up a post in the new government instead of rejoining parliament. Al-Mutlaq was the most prominent of hundreds of candidates who were barred from the elections after a Shia-led panel said they had been members of Saddam's outlawed Baath Party. The ban was seen by critics as a Shia attempt to monopolise Iraq's government.

Europe pins hopes on ECB to ease debt crisis Wed Dec 1, 2010 7:05pm EST 1 of 3 By Luke Baker and John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is under pressure to unveil new steps to stabilize the euro zone when it meets on Thursday as the currency bloc battles a crippling debt crisis that has stoked contagion fears in the United States and Asia. Germany struggled to sell its government debt on Wednesday and Portugal's borrowing costs soared in further signs that an 85 billion-euro ($110.7-billion) EU/IMF rescue of Ireland last weekend and public assurances from leaders that the euro will be defended at any cost have failed to impress investors. European Union leaders appeared to pass the baton to the ECB, which holds its monthly meeting on Thursday. Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said recent EU actions provided a sound basis for further stabilization measures by the central bank, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said he was confident the ECB would take whatever action was needed. "I'm sure the ECB is analyzing the current situation and that it will take the decisions necessary to guarantee the financial stability of the euro zone," he said. In Washington, the White House said President Barack Obama was receiving regular updates during his daily economic briefings, while a senior Treasury official was heading to Berlin for talks on the economic situation after meetings on Wednesday in Madrid. "It's important to the global economy and to our economic recovery," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. A senior G20 source in Asia also told Reuters that deputy finance ministers discussed the situation on Monday. A U.S. official also told Reuters that Washington would support boosting an EU rescue facility via IMF funds, news that bolstered the euro currency. "It is up to the Europeans," the U.S. official said. "We will certainly support using the IMF in these circumstances." A Treasury Department spokesman later said an "extra commitment is not something we're discussing right now. HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL Markets were focusing on ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet's news conference due at 1330 GMT on Thursday where the central bank could announce an expansion of its government bond purchase program, launched in May after Greece was bailed out. But it has been highly controversial within the bank and used erratically. Influential Bundesbank head Axel Weber has called for the program to be scrapped, and fellow ECB members have criticized the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to buy $600 billion of U.S. debt in a policy known as quantitative easing. Any sense from fiercely independent central bankers that they were being bullied by EU politicians into making bond purchases could further deepen opposition to such a step. With the euro under threat, however, they may decide they have no other choice. In recent days, economists have urged the ECB to throw out its rule book and do all it can to save the euro, particularly since governments seem to be running out of ideas for restoring confidence in their monetary union. "There is a feeling that things have got to a point where the ECB has to do more," said Gilles Moec, an economist at Deutsche Bank. The premium investors demand to hold Portuguese, Spanish and Italian bonds instead of German benchmarks fell and European bank stocks rebounded, with Spain's Banco Santander and BBVA up more than 7 percent after the Spanish government announced new steps to reduce the national debt. Debt auctions in Portugal and Germany, however, showed investors remain nervous. Lisbon's borrowing costs surged in a 12-month bill auction and a German five-year note sale drew the weakest demand in half a year. Manufacturing data underscored the economic divergences plaguing Europe. Citigroup's chief economist said this week euro zone turmoil might be the "opening act" of a global sovereign debt crisis that could infect the United States and Japan. EU plans to make private bond holders bear some of the pain from any sovereign debt restructuring after mid-2013 have led investors to reassess the risk of putting their money in the government bonds of high-debt countries. But German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Wednesday that all the anxiety in financial markets was overblown. LIMITED OPTIONS Strong action by the ECB is one of a small number of unattractive options for stopping the rot, given divisions among European governments over how to respond. Germany has resisted pressure from France and others to turn the euro zone into a "fiscal union," a step that could help the bloc address its economic imbalances but require members to sacrifice sovereignty for the good of the group. Chancellor Angela Merkel is also sceptical about putting up more funds for bailouts, concerned that German taxpayers could end up underwriting the rescues of countries her government believes have become targets because of economic mismanagement. Pressure from Germany's partners is mounting. Portuguese Treasury Secretary Carlos Pina told Reuters the EU needed to "deepen its budget and create a European Treasury" to defend the euro, a move that would be anathema to Berlin. (Writing by Noah Barkin; Editing by Andrew Dobbie and Sandra Maler)

Am I miss reading this, doesn't it say NEXT December?

Iraqi PM asked to form government 11/26/2010 01:31:28 AM Nouri al-Maliki, the incumbent Iraqi prime minister, has been asked by Jalal Talabani, Iraq's president, to from a new government following the conclusion of a power-sharing deal between the country's divided factions sealed two weeks ago. "I charge you ... Nouri al-Maliki to form the new government, which we hope will be a real national partnership government which will not exclude any faction," Talabani said at a ceremony at Al-Salam presidential palace in Baghdad on Thursday. "You have 30 days to form the cabinet." Following elections on March 7, Iraq set a new world record for the longest period between an election and a government being formed. Thursday's formal nomination, delayed to give al-Maliki as much time as possible to negotiate with his political rivals, signals an end to the protracted political battle between Iraq's factions. Al-Maliki called on the Iraqi people to support the security forces as they fight the insurgent threat, and called for political blocs to present candidates for the cabinet who had "experience, loyalty and integrity". "The coming government will be committed to reconstruction and providing services," al-Maliki said after his nomination, according to media adviser, Yassin Majid. "It will be a government of partnership, no one will be neglected." Power-sharing Under Iraq's constitution, Talabani was allowed 15 days to appoint a prime minister following his re-election by members of parliament on November 11. He had earlier been expected to nominate al-Maliki as prime minister last Sunday, immediately after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, but delayed the decision to give the incumbent more time to negotiate ministerial posts. The re-selection of Talabani, a Kurd, and al-Maliki, a Shia, to their posts and the naming of Osama al-Nujaifi, who belongs to the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc, as speaker of parliament, came after a power-sharing pact was agreed on November 10. The accord also established a new statutory body to oversee security as a sop to Iyad Allawi, Iraq's former prime minister, who had held out for months to regain the leadership after his Iraqiya bloc narrowly led the seats tally in the March 7 poll. The support of Iraqiya, which garnered most of its seats in Sunni areas, is widely seen as vital to preventing a resurgence of inter-confessional violence. The Sunnis, who dominated Saddam Hussein's regime, formed the bedrock of the anti-US insurgency after the 2003 invasion. Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf, reporting from Baghdad, said the swearing-in ceremony will "set the clock ticking for al-Maliki" to build a "balanced government". "He has an extremely difficult task ahead of him, these next 30 days are going to be a very tough sell for all of these parties that all want something very important in this government," she said. "It took a record eight months to actually come up with this coalition, but now what al-Maliki has to do is put all those people in the competing positions that backed him into slots in the government and he has a month to do that from today." Challenges Despite being lauded by international leaders including Barack Obama, the US president, the power-sharing pact has looked fragile ever since. A day after it was agreed, about 60 Iraqiya MPs walked out of a session of parliament, protesting that it was not being honoured. The bloc's MPs had wanted three of its senior members, barred before the election for their alleged ties to Saddam's banned Baath party, to be reinstated immediately. Two days later, however, Iraq's legislators appeared to have salvaged the deal after leaders from the country's three main parties met and agreed to reconcile and address the MPs' grievances.

No matter what happens or when, I just wanted to wish everyone a GREAT & HAPPY Thanksgiving!!! We have had a great time being apart of this investment & are thankful for all of the intel, rumors, & for Everyone who's able and willing to share it. I pray that this holiday season brings you and your family peace, love, & joy. And also brings us an RV!!! Go RV!!!!!! Happy Thankgiving y'all!!!!!!!

11/21/2010 06:23:24 PM Iraq's legislators have headed back to parliament for what was expected to be a lacklustre session that will not address the key decisions on who will run the new government. Instead, Iraq's 325 members of parliament were expected only to discuss internal parliamentary bylaws and forming legislative committees during the session that began in the early afternoon on Sunday. It is only the fourth meeting of parliament since the members of parliament were elected in March. Ali al-Dabbagh, Iraq's government spokesman, said it will likely be several more days before Jalal Talabani, the re-elected president, formally asks Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq's prime minister, to begin forming the new government and picking cabinet ministers. A power-sharing agreement designed by Iraq's Kurdish leaders has assured that al-Maliki, a Shia, will remain prime minister even though his State of Law political bloc did not win the most votes in the March 7 parliamentary vote. A Sunni-backed but secular alliance known as Iraqiya won the most seats in the election, and its leader, Iyad Allawi, the former prime minister, has worked against al-Maliki to prevent him from forming a government. Allawi was never able to gain enough support to put himself in the prime minister's office, however, and Iraqiya signed off on the power-sharing agreement. Allawi's role The agreement returns both al-Maliki and Talabani to power and gives Iraqiya the parliament speaker's post, which went to Osama al-Nujaifi, a Sunni legislator. Allawi was meant to head a council that is intended to serve as a counterweight to al-Maliki, but he has said that he will not take a post in the new government, calling into question role of the council. Al-Dabbagh said Iraqiya has a "very important" role in the new government but did not know what Allawi intended to do. "There are no positive signals from him," al-Dabbagh said. After Talabani officially asks al-Maliki to form the government, the prime minister has 30 days to assemble his cabinet - a painstaking process in Iraq's complicated political map.

Is there a play back number/access code? I missed the call.... Thanks!!!!

Didn't see this posted and the hope it's not a mirror story as the 1st FoxNews Story: Official in Sunni-backed coalition: Bloc agrees to deal that keeps al-Maliki as Iraqi PM Nov 10, 2010 6:57 PM EST Official in Sunni-backed coalition: Bloc agrees to deal that keeps al-Maliki as Iraqi PM Posted on FoxNews.com under World News. Can't wait till tomorrow!!! Go RV =)...

This sounds like GREAT news, thanks for posting it!!! Here's to all good news coming in on Thursday!! Y'all have a great day!! Go RV!!!

As much as I can't wait for this to happen, it makes me wonder who the "True Pumpers" are.. One thing I've notice is the ones running "cash-out offices" for DT are mostly the ones who own these type of websites. This means the only people involved at this point, making money off the Dinar, are the sellers & web site owners. The more you get into it; the more often you log in, which in turn means more "hits" for the web site & more money for the owners.. The more you get drove up for some new "intel," the more you buy & the cycle continues. I know that sounds bad, but true. I still enjoy the info I read and will continue to read for fun, till that day comes & someone can point at me and scream, "I told you so!!!" Here to keeping it real and hoping everyone is having as much fun as me .. Best wishes to all!!!!

By Howard Schneider Saturday, Oct 23, 2010 Finance ministers from the world's major nations agreed to a U.S.-brokered plan for easing tensions over exchange rates and world trade patterns, saying that a "fragile and uneven" economic recovery was at risk if top powers pursued conflicting policies or used the value of their currencies to gain an edge for their exports. Aiming to head off what some have dubbed a developing "currency war," the statement from the finance leaders of the Group of 20 nations was a carefully worded bargain across a range of issues. It put China on the record as seeking to bring down its massive trade surplus and let its exchange rate fluctuate more. It also hinted that any move by the U.S. Federal Reserve to further ease monetary policy would be measured so as not to disrupt currency values or capital flows in emerging market nations. Although the core ideas are not new ones for the G-20 - previous statements from the group have promised similar commitments to flexible exchange rates, for example - the accord crafted over two days of talks in South Korea represents a tangible step. The group agreed as it has before that "excessive imbalances" in trade and other relationships should even out over time - requiring countries such as China and Germany to rely less on exports for their economic growth - and the members pledged for the first time to submit to an agreed-upon procedure for measuring progress. The methods of measurement are still to be developed, but the language marks a potential turning point as the G-20 struggles to ensure its agreement over broad principles translates into action. U.S. officials say they intend to push for more detail, including possible timeframes and numerical targets, as the work of the finance leaders is submitted for approval by the G-20 heads of state who gather in South Korea next month. The plan envisions a greater role for the International Monetary Fund in overseeing whether exchange rates and trade balances are moving as intended. While the IMF has no power over any nation's individual policies, the expectation is that the combination of agreed-upon goals and peer pressure could influence how nations behave. Changes to the IMF's structure, including greater representation for emerging market nations, were also approved by the finance ministers in hopes of increasing the fund's authority. "If the world is going to be able to grow at a strong, sustainable pace in the future . . . then we need to work to achieve more balance in the pattern of global growth as we recover from the crisis," Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said in a prepared statement after the finance ministers concluded marathon talks in the South Korean city of Gyeongju. "This requires a shift in growth strategies by countries that have traditionally run large trade and current account surpluses away from export dependence and toward stronger domestic demand-led growth." The United States and other nations with chronic trade shortfalls and high levels of debt agreed to tackle those problems as well by saving more on a national level and curbing government deficits. In addition, countries with currencies like the dollar that are used widely around the world agreed to guard against "excess volatility" - a concession to concerns among emerging market nations such as Brazil that a move by the Fed to pump more money into the U.S. economy could force up their currency values and hurt their exporters and financial systems. Though the agreement applies to 20 nations representing the vast bulk of the world economy, bilateral tension between the United States and China was at the center of Geithner's push to focus on exchange rates and the lack of progress towards redistributing global trade flows. China manages the value of its currency carefully, keeping it at a level many economists consider to be below market value to make its exports cheaper on world markets. The issue has taken on heightened significance as the United States tries to boost its share of world trade amid lingering high unemployment. Although China has argued that its exchange rates do not account for the country's large trade surplus with the United States, the new agreement casts the dispute in a broader context. Countries with "persistently large imbalances," the agreement states, would undergo closer IMF scrutiny to see if their exchange rates or other policies are preventing progress. As part of the agreement, the finance ministers also agreed to overhaul how the IMF is run. More than 6 percent of the voting power within the agency will be shifted to emerging market powers such as China that are considered underrepresented. In addition, new rules for choosing the fund's 24-member executive board will shift two of the board seats from developed Western European nations to emerging markets. IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn hailed what he called a "historic" shift in the fund's governance, and said it produced a "totally legitimate board" that would be able to speak more authoritatively on the issues the G-20 has asked it to monitor.

Iraqi PM courts Iran during visit 10/19/2010 02:33:40 AM Tehran is reportedly backing efforts by al-Maliki to form a government [Reuters] In a move unlikely to allay fears about Iran's rising political influence, Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, has held talks with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, and other officials in Tehran. The trip to the Iranian capital on Monday comes amid reports that Iran has been directly involved in convincing Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of a pro-Iranian Shia Muslim bloc, to back an al-Maliki-led government. The move, reported by LA Times and the UK daily Guardian, would increase Iran's influence in Iraq against that of Western powers. The move would also sideline Iyad Allawi, a former Iraqi prime minister. His secular bloc won the most seats in March elections, but it has been unable to form a government, leaving a political deadlock. After arriving in Tehran for a day's visit as part of a regional tour, al-Maliki urged Tehran to help rebuild his country. He described Iraqi-Iranian relations as "strategic". His next stop is the holy city of Qom. "We ask Iran and our neighbours to support our reconstruction and to boost economic and commercial co-operation, which will help improve stability in our region," al-Maliki said, according to a statement issued by his office in Baghdad. Amadinejad told the Iraqi prime minister that Tehran "fully supports a united, strong and independent Iraq which serves its own people and works for regional progress and Islamic values," Iranian television reported. Al-Maliki also held talks with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader. "The Iraqi nation is vigilant and aggressors cannot dominate this country again. May God get rid of America in Iraq so that its people's problems are solved," Khamenei told al-Maliki, according to a statement by Khamenei's office. Allawi criticism Allawi, in an interview to CNN on Sunday, accused Iran of "trying to wreak havoc on the region". "The US is in the game, Iran is in the game, and it should be normal for anyone to think that Iraq has got to reach out to Iran." Steve Clemons, New America Foundations He said Iran was "trying to destabilise the region by destabilising Iraq, and destabilising Lebanon and destabilising the Palestinian issue". Allawi said "this is where unfortunately Iraq and the rest of the greater Mideast is falling victim to these terrorists who are definitely Iran-financed and supported by various governments in the region". His deputy, meanwhile, has been quoted as saying that the reported Iranian involvement amounts to a takeover of Iraq. US worries US State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Washington was also worried about what he called Iranian «meddling» in the formation of a new Iraqi government. "We are concerned about any neighbouring country that would meddle in Iraq's affairs," Crowley said. "Ultimately, this has to be an Iraqi decision as part of its own political process. ... We would expect the Iraqi government to work on behalf of its own citizens rather than on behalf of another country." The controversy centres on how al-Sadr's support came about, Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reported. "A secret deal was done between a number of regional, senior Shia figures and Tehran. Their aim, apparently, was to install a pro-Iranian government," she said. Yet, some analysts argue the accusations against Iran are overblown. "I would say that the United States is pulling its fair share of strings too," Steve Clemons, director of the America Strategy Program at the New America Foundation, told Al Jazeera. "The US is in the game, Iran is in the game, and it should be normal for anyone to think that Iraq has got to reach out to Iran." Speaking to Al Jazeera from Baghdad on Monday, Jane Arraf, a journalist, said: "It is hugely important that the Sadrists have backed Maliki but as with everything in Iraq, it is not over until it is over. "Even with the Sadrists, Maliki does not have enough seats to gain a majority in parliament. "This is a fascinating but intractable problem because Maliki needs broad support to have a government that lasts. "So that would mean support of the Sunnis, who have mostly backed Allawi." Prospect of violence Arraf said that there is a fear in Iraq that if they are again are left out of government, the Sunnis could feel alienated, raising the prospect of increased violence. Al-Maliki visited Syria last week for the first time in more than a year, after a rift in which he blamed Syria for a series of deadly car bombings in Baghdad in 2009. Al-Maliki and Allawi have been locked in a protracted battle for the post of prime minister. Al-Maliki's Shia-led State of Law bloc finished a narrow second behind Allawi's mainly Sunni-backed Iraqiya alliance but neither came close to securing a parliamentary majority in the March 7 general election. Allawi's Iraqiya bloc has 91 of 325 seats in parliament, while al-Maliki's grouping holds 89 seats. Many say the political deadlock is feeding violence. On Monday there were several outbreaks of violence, including a bomb blast that killed a member of Baghdad's provincal council. Jassim al-Sa'edi was travelling through Nahda district in central Baghdad when the blast went off. There were also attacks in the district of Karrada, and in Mosul.

The IMF should just pull the trigger on this and leave the politics in the dust. Falling behind as the second most important subject or event in that country might make them wake up and snap to it. Or it might just empower the people of Iraq to demand they stop playing this childish game and finish this already.....

Iraq breaks record for longest time with no government By Leila Fadel Thursday, Sep 30, 2010 BAGHDAD - Iraq on Friday will surpass the previous record for the country that has gone the longest between holding a parliamentary election and forming a government, experts say. The Netherlands had held that unfortunate honor after a series of failed attempts left the country without an elected government for 207 days in 1977, according to Christopher J. Anderson, director of the Institute for European Studies at Cornell University. Iraqis have now spent 208 days with no new government and, while the Dutch weathered their storm, Iraq's weak institutions may not hold up against mounting pressure and a steady level of violence. As politicians jockey for positions and broker deals in backroom meetings, many Iraqis now say they wonder why they risked their lives to vote on March 7. U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that the lack of an elected government has limited Iraq's ability to make national decisions and could eventually eat away at hard-earned security gains. The most optimistic of Iraqi politicians expect the process to take at least another month, if not much longer. "There is no difference with the Iraqi case, except that the Netherlands had strong, functioning institutions and a caretaker government that continued to govern," said Joost Hiltermann, a Dutch national and an expert on Iraq at the International Crisis Group. "Iraq has very weak institutions and a caretaker government that can do very little. This makes for a potentially highly unstable and precarious situation." Government formation in Iraq is complicated by both the country's multiparty system and violence in the streets. Lawmakers are elected and in turn vote for the president, who gives the largest coalition in the parliament the first opportunity to choose the prime minister and form the government. That government needs a simple majority of the 325 lawmakers to back it. Election day was followed by a slow trickle of results and weeks in which politicians accused one another of fraud. The extremely close tallies for the top two parties - former prime minister Ayad Allawi's Iraqiya bloc, which won 91 seats, and Shiite incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law bloc, which won 89 - has lead to months of tense start-and-stop negotiations as both men fight for Iraq's top government job. Maliki's bloc and another Shiite slate agreed to form the largest coalition in parliament based on one interpretation of Iraq's constitution. Maliki was the assumed front-runner as their pick for the premiership, but disputes within the coalition seem to have splintered Shiite politics and could deepen the deadlock. Secular Shiite Allawi's Iraqiya bloc, largely backed by Sunni Arab constituents, promised to boycott the government if Maliki is nominated by the Shiite coalition. Allawi also still claims the right to form Iraq's government based on another interpretation of the constitution. A U.S.-proposed power-sharing plan between the two men, which would have limited Maliki's power as prime minister and created a new federal position for Allawi, is all but dead. In the meantime, Iraq is unable to make major steps such as ratifying legislation, constitutional amendments and international agreements. Iraq's parliament members met once for less than 18 minutes in June but have been collecting their paychecks - about $10,000 a month-- for more than three months. Iraq's ministers are afraid to make difficult - and in some cases, even simple - decisions when it is unclear who holds the key to their political future, and much government hiring is on hold. "We have no authority now," said Ali Baban, the minister of planning. "The current government can't ratify legislation and can make no new decisions." Over the summer Baban, a member of Maliki's State of Law political bloc, announced a five-year National Development Plan with a target of 9.4 percent annual economic growth and cutting down unemployment. The plan includes more than 2,700 projects valued at about $186 billion. But Baban said it's nearly impossible to implement without legislative action, and business investment is largely stalled while people wait to see what will happen. "Everything is suspended," Baban said. "The conflict between the political blocs is impeding us from doing our job." The foreign ministry is unable to implement international treaties or agreements without a new government. Foreign countries are hesitant to deal with a caretaker government whose decisions could be reversed by the elected government. "For us it's unacceptable. This delay has taken everybody too long and the country needs a government," said Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari. He said the United States must do more to break the deadlock. Zebari is a member of the Kurdish alliance, a large political bloc of Kurds being wooed by both Maliki and Allawi to bolster their support in the parliament. "I've been very outspoken about this," Zebari said. He's been in meetings all week during the United Nations General Assembly. The United States "can and needs to do more,'' he added. "We've been encouraging them." Other major issues with potential violent or economic implications are also unresolved. Iraq has yet to pass an oil revenue sharing law and cannot implement Article 140 of the constitution to resolve disputed territories that Kurds and Arabs lay claim too, often referred to as the trigger line because of its propensity for violence. The government cannot hammer out the relationship between Baghdad and the capital of the semiautonomous region of Kurdistan. Meaningful national reconciliation is also on hold. Iraqis said that, while U.S. officials have urged them to form an inclusive government quickly, many of the parties are unwilling to compromise as much as U.S. officials would like. Khalid al-Asadi, a legislator from Maliki's State of Law bloc, used an Arabic proverb to describe the U.S. proposals for power-sharing. "If you try to satisfy everyone," he said, "you'll lose everyone." Researcher Julie Tate contributed to this report from Washington.

As frustrating as this all may be, the biggest issue I have is if the UN sets a date, then stick to it! In my line of work, if I tell someone something, they can count on that happening! It so the people I deal with that I mean business. My question has alway been, and remains, if a "set date" comes and goes, then what's to keep them from calling another bluff. To me, this is just their way of sending the message that no one will tell them what to do, without confronting those who are telling them what to do. But it's still a wild ride, one which will end as a blessing to all of us. With my chin held high, I wish all of you a great and eventful week.

No I'm mean no disrespect to the 3rd graders, who I compared to the Iraqi GOI =)... Hopefully we'll celebrate the post RV soon. Having a great weekend =)...

It amazes me that greed has drug the formation of the GOI out for five months. My sister is a 3rd grade teacher and assign her class a project of picking three class representatives. She said the class screamed & yelled their friends names for the first 30 minutes, while the class bully tried to scare everyone into voting for him. Then the class decided to play Duck Duck Goose. The last 3 remaining were the class' pick. The 3 were picked before recess. I know this is comparing apple to oranges, and mean no disrespect, but wish they'd get something figured out. Go RV!!!!

Fox News just ran a news story about Vice President Biden in Iraq. The clip had Biden (speaking) telling the Iraq people to NOT let any State, including the United States, to affect the outcome of their election process. Sorry, no link to this report, but it should be easy to find on Fox News' web site. http://articlesofinterest-kelley.blogspot.com/2010/07/iraqis-shouldnt-allow-washington-to.html

Funny, I asked a broker what he knew about the dinar, and he not only said, "Nothing!" (faster than I finished the question), but he went a step further and got up from the table and changed the subject just as fast ... Weird that this is the reaction these days .... Hope everyone has a great day!!!!