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[netinfo]

You might be a very good source to explain just how many layers things have to pass through in Iraq such as the revaluation. I think alot of people expect it to be like in the West where one or two committees makes the decisions and it's done. I also think that is why some people have been getting so discouraged and confused. Perhaps if you can explain the processes it could make somethings more easily understood. Thank you

desimo,

To be honest with you, I have not researched enough the new political processes and procedures of Iraq, which is something that I am still learning about as I continue to understand the new Iraq. How many levels or layers of bureaucracy or red tape that proposed bills have to go through in order to become laws, and having those laws implemented, and the various departments and structures that are interdependent with one another, is something that I am still learning about.

In regards the RV specifically, a few interrelated things that I've noticed over and over again over the few years that I've been invested in the Dinar, is the preoccupation that Iraq has with their inflation, their infrastructure, and the state of their economy. The Central Bank, for instance, seems to be wholly preoccupied with their desire to lower the inflation rates. This is in addition to the overall concern of political stability and national security.

In the West, and specifically the US, there is already an established system of government, security, and economy, and things are more easily decided and carried out, like the example you pointed out with one or two committees making the decisions and so forth. In Iraq, its a bit different, because the whole country is in a rebuilding process, having recently acquired a new constitution; having to continue their push for an end to economic sanctions; having to deal with internal factions like the terrorist groups that operate there.

Also, unlike the fast-paced environment or society of the West, the mainstream people of Iraq, and Middle Eastern countries in general, are more accepting of the status quo and tend to seek out changes slowly. So, things like the delay on the implementation of the RV can be seen as, I suppose, a symptom of the overall cautious and slow-down attitude of our Iraqi people. To give an imperfect analogy: We prefer more the slow-cooked homemade food that is prepared rightly and enjoyed for days, than the fast food that is bought outside, made quickly, and consumed quickly just to fill the stomach with food.

Having said that, the Iraqi leadership, according to the recent article which quoted PM Maliki and which I briefly translated in another post, have made up their mind on the RV, calling it a decided matter (in Arabic: amar mahsoom), a matter linked with the study of their economy, but they explained that this is an expectation for the future. In other words, they want and desire and have decided to strengthen their currency, but that its implementation is a future event.

So, we'll see what Iraq does in the future, and how long it will take them to implement this matter.

netinfo

[ronscarpa]

Hi Netinfo,

It's wonderful to know that you are back to explain things from a correct translational perspective. I hope you did well on your exam.

Be Blessed Net,

RON

[netinfo]

Thanks for your honesty. Although there may be some who might have taken offense at something you said, there does not appear to be any intentional degradation on your part toward anyone. Some of your comments provided insight that you were not able to conceal. No harm, no foul. Stick around and provide your personal commentary. Your opinion is based on life experiences from your native land and that is something none of us has.

slick,

You're welcome. I will try my best to offer my personal views and commentary for the benefit of the members. I hope they will be considered useful and complementary to the views of the various other constructive and helpful members here. Take care.

netinfo

[jbbdolphins]

Netinfo: Your post touched my heart. Thank you.

[mollyshelper]

Welcome to America NETINFO!!! There may be a few things you do not particularly like about the way things go here in this country, but rest assured you will not hear any more morter shells or see any Iranians invading in any way!! That is one issue we take very seriously..I hope you and your community like it here and decide to stay even once your country gets on it's feet. This country is great because of folks like you who have chosen to come here and contrubute to this place we call America. I also applogize for any off comments that may have been made in the chat. Our understanding of your country is minimal and IMO sometimes folks say things that are really uncalled. Anyway, thanks for your post!!

[netinfo]

Well I know I am going to get bashed but, I don't find the need to be dishonest in who you are and where you come from especially on a chat room where you don't have to make up stories, then to come clean and get all these thank yous and mushy stuff for FINALLY being honest. I just don't get it at all. If you didn't want to tell people who you were then you should have said it is a private matter instead of doing what you did. SO, JMO you were sooooooooo wrong and should not be rewarded no matter how ad your story is.

gr8cooker142,

I hope no one bashes you for your post. Your message is just as important to me as the rest of the posts here that were thanking me, because I get to explain further why I did what I did. By the way, I hope that you've read my post to gankans, which explains further the reasons for my actions.

In the chat room, when I was asked where I was from, I did actually reply back that I could not answer the question at the time, basically giving the impression that this was a personal matter for the time being, but I also let the people know that I would answer the question at a later time. Despite that, I never felt right answering in this way. It seemed so unfriendly to answer in this way, and it got people wondering, and unsatisfied.

In fact, in a conversation with one of the mods, the mod asked me if I spoke Arabic, and I said yes, then asked where I was from, and I replied that I could not disclose that information at this time but will do so when we RV. The mod then replied that this was lame. Now that I think back over this conversation, I think the mod may have been right in saying that it was lame of me to not answer a simple conversation-generating question like that. I mean, it's not like I was asked for my social security number or anything like that. So, it never sat well with me to hide my identity like that.

One the one hand, I knew people would then start asking me for translations and how cumbersome this would become, but on the other hand, I felt like I should do something useful and offer my God-given talents here, in reasonable limits and in accordance with my outside responsibilities and available time. So, I decided to "come clean", to reveal a bit more of myself, and be real with the people here.

So, I was wrong in my initial approach to this forum, but I hope being now more realistic with the folks here will benefit everyone involved, including myself. I hope this helps shed a bit more on my intentions. Thanks for the post.

netinfo

[Barbann]

netinfo,

I appreciate your honesty and was that an offer of assistance I saw about helping with translations??? LOL We sure need someone who can translate so we don't get it all goofed up all the time. At least the members would get something factually accurate sometime. Mesha's husband has been doing a wonderful service but he is only one guy too.

[netinfo]

Netinfo, It was a pleasure to read your post...Nice to know about you...You are an asset to any forum...GOD bless.

Serenity,

Thank you for the kind words. May the Lord God likewise bless you and yours.

netinfo

[netinfo]

Thank you for your insight and honorest. I've enjoyed reading all your aliases. And i'm soooo glad that God has made all kindred and tongue, to worship him. I copied your notice to a special pager. I'm conducting a bible study on Abraham, and this will provide additional information to share. This room is blessed for your being here. Thanks again. Shalom!

yv4ty0,

Peace be with you!

You are a blessing to this forum as well. Thank you for your post, and may the Lord always bless your Bible studies.

netinfo

[netinfo]

Netinfo, pls instruct us about cultural issues where there's a need. I'm a US writer and often have to call on a UK friend for some "English-to-English" translation, and we use the same alphabet! And there are always cultural differences to misinterpret...

JMac,

When there is a need, I will try my best to offer some understanding and perspective on the cultural differences that exist between the Middle East and the Western world, for the benefit of the members. Take care,

netinfo

[netinfo]

Thank you for your post.......God bless us all.

camishe,

You're welcome, and may the Lord bless everyone indeed.

netinfo

[netinfo]

Each of us has a story to tell..we should be just as excited to know the gal from Ohio as we are the fellow from Iraq. We are all indebted to you for your prompt response to the translation problem. Thank you for sharing yourself with us.

Shalom Babe,

You're welcome, and I hope that my translations and other contributions in this site will continue to be useful and beneficial to you and the others in here. Take care, and peace!

netinfo

[netinfo]

Listen Netinfo, you are not the only one that is not from the US, in fact this land is a melting pot of many nationalities from different parts of the earth. If a person is American Indian then look what happened to their land and thats another subject. If you are not then you can say your ancestors are from another country, so what I'm saying is you fit in with the majority of us. I couldn't speak a word of English when I started grade school in Texas. The part I like is you had the courage to tell us about it. Coming on the chats/forum with different names does not mean anything, except you are human and just wanting to fit in. Sometimes people will treat you like you are invisible if they think you are not as they are, looking for fame and fortune. But notice how much attention you are getting now if you think I'm jerking your chain! lol

Seriously I and most of us as you see, really appreciate you come on here and sharing this post with us. I think you are fantastic and if you get bashed for telling the truth, well, I wonder how many stones they were able to throw on their perfect road through life! lol Thanks again and best wishes to you!

super,

Thank you so much for your words. I too appreciate this post that you've made. There is a similarity between the American Indians and the Chaldeans, in that, we are both the original natives of our respective lands!

I wish all the best to you and yours, take care!

netinfo

[netinfo]

netinfo,salaam-malikum.thank you for your honesty,it always leads to right paths.i hope none of your family or friends back home is in any danger.let's hope and pray that our mission is a success.and may i remind everyone,let's not forget our heritage.never forget where you came from,money can't buy happiness or love.may you bless all your loved ones and friends with your new found wealth.god bless... netinfo,may allah bless all of us in our little chat room.

neilg,

Walaikum Assalam!

I do have some immediate relatives back in Iraq, an uncle with his family and an aunt with her family, but they are safe at this time. Our people there are a minority, and they do get attacked from time to time. Some of them have fled to neighboring countries, but others have remained in Iraq to continue rebuilding the new Iraq. Both they over there, and us here through various Chaldean-Assyrian advocacy groups, are pushing for our minority rights in Iraq's new government.

Thank you for the post, and may God our Abba continue to bless you and everyone on this site.

netinfo

[netinfo]

Net, I have already publically apologised to you in the chat, or as we say here, in front of God and everybody. Your translation did more than clarify Milikis statement, it humbled me as to how much I didn't know. I am originally from Lemon Grove and worked for several years in El Cajon. I will look you up this May as I am going to my High Schools 30th reunion. Please feel free to email me at my screen name @yahoo.com. I truly look forward to meeting you. Thank you for your patience with the ignorance and may God richly bless you as he did Abraham.

mac82cab,

Thank you so much for your words. Thanks also for nudging me to find that Arabic article of Maliki's statement and to translate it for the benefit of the members. At any time, in May or any other month, that you would like to visit me and my community, let me know, and we can arrange something. You can post the prospective day and time here, and I can then respond privately to your yahoo email address.

May the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, bless you as well and your loved ones. Take care,

netinfo

[netinfo]

Brother... everytime I see an avatar that has a round hillbilly with suspenders and a jug of moonshine I am going to wonder if that is netinfo. Love your story and have appreciated your insight on here. Don't be ridiculous... you know you will find one final and silent alias in here and still be contributing. Your going to be hounded for translations

now. Why...You are probably posting yourself in this thread just to throw us off. hahaha

Do you think you could help me become Facebook friends with Maliki?

drox1,

Thank you for the post, I found it quite humorous to read, haha. I will miss the characters that I played in the chat room, but that's all behind me now, since I am now more serious.

As far as facebook, I don't know if Maliki has a facebook account, but I tell you what, if I ever did become facebook friends with him, I'll try and hook you up as well.

Thanks again, and take care!

netinfo

[netinfo]

What really amazed me about the Maronite Church was that all prayers were also sung, which made it even more beautiful.

God Bless and thank you,

Chief V,

Yes, the chanted or sung prayers of the Maronite Church is actually a common feature of all Eastern Christian liturgies. Our Chaldean prayers are likewise sung through out the whole Aramaic liturgy.

God bless,

netinfo

[netinfo]

ALooooha! Netinfo, I to want to thank you for a Great post!, ALso for sharing part of your past history in Iraq. I can speak for my self and seeing the others response, well, I am glad I had the opportunity to read your magnificent post. Please drop in every now and then, even if its just to say hello.

bjdksl,

Hello, and thank you for your wonderful message. Since coming here to the US, I've always loved the Hawaiian greeting, Aloha, and thought it was a cool way to greet someone. I will try and drop in here as much as I am able, and hope to contribute what I have. Take care,

netinfo

[netinfo]

Have you interpreted Maliki and Shabibi statements in the last two days? Is Enorrste interpreting them correctly?

Thanks for you answer and I totally enjoyed your post. Thanks for standing up and speaking your truth.

newbie,

In addition to the earlier post that I made on Maliki's statement, I made another post recently in which I further elaborated on Maliki's statement in regards the Arabic term for re-evaluation/re-valuation, and also touched on Shabibi's statement in regards the exchange rate. Here it is: http://dinarvets.com/forums/showthread.php?12558-For-once-I-can-sincerely-say-Steve-was-right!/page4

In that recent post, I could not support Enorrste's interpretation on Shabibi's reference to the "reasonable and stable" rate, in which Enorrste interpreted as a reference to a rate other than 1170. In reading the Arabic article, it was very clear to me that the rate being referenced was the 1170 rate, since this rate was directly stated in the Arabic sentence itself.

While I disagree sometimes with Enorrste's interpretations or conclusions (due to sometimes a faulty translation that he has no control over), he does, however, have other excellent contributions. He seems to be gifted with the ability of how to research English information, organize it, and present his analysis, which is something I find admirable about him. If he ever decides to learn Arabic, that would help him weed out the poor or incomplete translations from affecting those parts of his analysis that rely on such translations.

I'm glad that you enjoyed my post, and thank you for the questions.

netinfo

[netinfo]

I've posted on various message boards in the past, and I'm used to this form of communication (more-so than chat programs), because I get to slow down and think a bit more carefully about my responses, but I've never had this many replies to me in one thread! It's been overwhelming, but I appreciate everyone's replies. I will continue posting soon, and will try to complete the older posts first and then get to the newer posts.

Take care everyone,

netinfo

[netinfo]

Netinfo, it has been a pleasure to know you. As you know there were times when I did not agree with you and you were nothing less than a pain in the arse. Putting that aside you made chat interesting. Thank you

wrebiejo,

You're welcome, and I also thank you for putting up with me during those times when I was being a pain. I enjoyed your chat conversations with me, and your interactions with others.

netinfo

[netinfo]

Fascinating !!! Thank you for taking the time to respond. It would be really cool to have your family roots in the same area where it all began, nad the history over there is just so awesome.

lynnkit,

You're welcome, and may the Lord bless!

netinfo

[netinfo]

Netinfo thank you for your honesty and willingness to be transparent, we appreciate your input and encourage you to share your views and perspective with us. I also am of Arab descent not born in the middle east but my parents were Syrian, i am also a believer and see this investment in the Iraqi dinar as a spiritual inheritance. You must be proud of your country [iraq] and the progress they have made over these last seven years.

I pray that this weekend's election will result in a positive outcome for the people of Iraq and that the man chosen to run your country will continue to aid Iraq in regaining not only global positioning but aid the Iraqi citizens to have a better quality of life not only in the revaluation of their currency but thru the assurance of freedom for them and their future generations.

Blessings Jewel

Jewel,

May the blessings of the Lord be upon you!

Thank you for your message. It's good to know that you are also of Middle Eastern descent. I will try and share my perspectives whenever possible, and hope that it would benefit the members. Thank you for your prayers for Iraq and her people; they are much appreciated. Take care!

netinfo

[netinfo]

netinfo...I would be delighted and honored to read your paper and will indeed start a post in the off topic section...in this short post you have already given more info about Addai than my "colleagues" have found...I am working on a new book that I will also share with you....My first book was published by Servant Press (Catholic Publisher)....it went into about 16 languages and still is being read...thanks again for your honesty and openess...be blessed

EagleEye,

Do let me know the name of the book that you have authored, and also the one you are working on. I will continue posting, hopefully soon, in your thread, and will address your questions.

netinfo

[netinfo]

Netinfo, we need you back!

john1025,

Hi, I've always loved your responses in the chat! I will try to lo-gin back more to the chat room and read the latest perspectives and rumors, though I've been quite busy lately with school and life, which has been taking away much of my time. I'll try to also post more here on this forum, and offer my contributions in this way, perhaps more-so than chat, since I can make more careful responses. God bless!

netinfo