Articles 12-12-2014

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Parliamentary Finance: spend billions leads us to demand the formation of an investigative committee to follow up the 2014 budget disbursements

 BAGHDAD - Iraq Press - December 12 / December: The members of the parliamentary finance committee, the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Oil has spent billions of dollars on its institutions over the past years without being noticed significant increase in oil production over the past years, as has been disbursed Other tens of billions on security institution, while the security situation in the country deteriorating, demanding coordination with the House of Representatives and the institutions concerned to form an investigative committee to prepare a report on how to balance the exchange in 2014 and prior years, and how was the performance of the institutions that have been spending it.

 

A member of the Committee on the mass change, Masood Haider, in a statement Word / Iraq Press / "You have to ask officials in the previous government for these funds, and the Council of Ministers to form an investigative committee on the budget in 2014 and past years, and investigates how they were spending All of these funds and the performance efficiency of the institutions that have been all that money on the exchange, and in the light of this, we can know where this money went and how it was spent. "

 

 He added that "the Council of Ministers and in coordination with the House of Representatives and other institutions of the state, the formation of an investigative committee in this regard ensures prepare a report on how state funds and exchange revenues and how it was spent and what the performance of the institutions that have been spending it." Admiral ended 

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Maliki refuses to waive the plane received from Iran .. "private property"

Baghdad-Iraq-Presse December -12: Vice President Nuri al-Maliki's refusal to own plane, headed by Minister delivery, after he issued the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers ordered to hand it to the Ministry of Transport.

 

 

And directed the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Transport, her No. (/ s / 2/1/25/27942), which calls for the transfer of ownership of the aircraft to the Ministry of Transport / Iraqi Airways. 

 

The Secretariat is also directed to form a committee of experienced and competent to hold detect aircraft and install the unchanged reality and the statement of a mechanism to dispose of them according to the controls.

 

Sources said the plane received al-Maliki "a gift" when he was prime minister of Iran, is an aircraft belonging to the State of Iraq originally, one of the planes that landed in Iranian territory during the Gulf War in 1991.

The ministry was forced to address the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to bring the plane to the ownership of Iraqi Airways, which need to dozens of aircraft to accommodate the growing demand for travel to and from Baghdad.

According to press reports, al-Maliki, the plane by his record and refuses to be delivered to the state to be considered "private property." Ended (1)

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Edited December 12, 2014 by Butifldrm

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Iraq is seeking to postpone the second installment of compensation to Kuwait and Aazzoa reason to war with Daash and lower oil prices

 

Awan news agency

12/12/2014 14:25

 

Awan / Baghdad 

Confirmed Iraq, Friday, seeking to postpone the final installment of compensation Kuwait, amounting to $ 4.6 billion, and attributed the reason to cash faced because of lower oil prices and the war with Daash crisis, as he emphasized that the discussions in this subject are still ongoing with Kuwaiti officials.

He said Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari told Reuters briefed by "time", said that "Iraq is seeking to postpone the final installment of Kuwait, amounting to $ 4.6 billion in compensation for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990-1991," at the time, who faces in Iraq liquidity crisis due to low Oil prices and the war with al Daash terrorist. " 

Zebari said, "We are so far committed to pay on time, and have discussions with Kuwaiti in an attempt to defer payments for two years or one year at least to give us some time and make a realistic budget."

Iraq had to pay about $ 52.4 billion to Kuwait through an annual allocation to the Compensation Fund of 5% of Iraqi crude oil exports to the United Nations.

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Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq: compensation of our citizens because Daash $ 4-5 billion

 

      Friday   12   December   2014 | 14:26

 

 

Said Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ali Mohsen Ismail Alak, the compensation payable for Iraqi citizens by the organization Daash terrorist attacks, amounted to about $ 4-5 billion. 

He added: "It we have concluded contracts for the arming of billions of dollars, due to the continuation of the war on Daash, and damage the larger juniors was share our cities, and our citizens, and we are determined to avoid damage. " 

and he said: "We had a meeting in Istanbul with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund, expect the biggest economic decline due to lower oil prices by about 30%, is added to the Daash control of the trade routes with the Kurdistan region." .

 

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  in the raging price war between major oil producers and reduce oil prices Baghdad's intervention

Source / Arabs London

   

Posted       12/12/2014 10:50 AM

 

  Indicators increased that the Iraqi oil industry is moving to a new stage entitled to increase production at any price, to grab a larger share in the global market, in light of the demise of most of the obstacles that have hampered the increase in production, especially after the conclusion of an agreement to settle all disputes with the Kurdistan region.

The Iraqi government has entered the raging price war between major oil producers this week by announcing a reduction in the sale price of oil to the largest markets in Asia and the United States.

This means that entering Baghdad in the stated price war between the world's top producers, to keep their shares in the market or grab new shares in the market soaked abundant supplies.

The decision comes after the Iraqi conducted Arabia sharp cut to the official selling price of crude going to Asia and the United States last week, and analysts believe that the two dealers are competing to keep the share of each of them in the market oversupplied.

It also comes at a time when most of Baghdad turned the obstacles that have hampered efforts to increase production, because of differences with the Kurdistan Regional Government and the differences branching it with oil companies that are trying to work in the region and in the central and south of the country.

And reduced the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) official price of Basrah Light crude destined to Asia to download January $ 4 for the average crude price of Dubai and Oman, in addition to a significant reduction in the price of shipments to the United States.

    120 billion barrels of reserves, the size of Iraq, and increases in some guesses at 300 billion barrels

Reveals that for the rush of Baghdad large to ensure the greatest amount of oil exports to ease the financial crisis flow due to the decline in oil prices and rising war bill against al Daash, at the time of going where the jump is unprecedented in oil production after Collapse differences with the Kurdistan Regional Government.

The Iraqi government has been able recently to close all the doors of the differences with the government of Erbil through the agreement will enable it to increase its exports by about 550 thousand barrels per day, after the agreement included the export of the region of 250 thousand barrels for the calculation of Baghdad, in addition to 300 thousand barrels of Kirkuk fields, across the region tube.

The look of Iraq's oil exports candidate to reach all-time highs from the beginning of next year with the start of increased production in much of central and southern Iraq fields, easily to reach 3.3 million barrels per day.

Rather, the new reality, which is provided by the agreement can remove the obstacles that were in the way of a relationship Mbthoth foreign companies, the Iraqi government during the reign of al-Maliki, and will enable it to increase its production from central and southern Iraq as well as the fields of the Kurdistan region of fields.

No longer any obstacle for companies to produce at maximum capacity, especially that southern Iraq Ports energy through the ports of Basra and al-Amaya and four floating platforms that can accommodate up to 6 million barrels per day.

And faced a lot of companies like Exxon Mobil and the US Russia's Lukoil and British Petroleum British major crises with the Maliki government, because of duplication of work in central and southern Iraq and in the Kurdistan region. Maliki threats also faced a choice between the two parties.

    3.3 million barrels a record level of exports of oil that Iraq is heading to attain the beginning of 2015

Agreement between Erbil and Baghdad that has been removed and the discrepancy could become production unhindered in the Kurdistan region and in central and southern Iraq.

The only source of concern for the Iraqis that the agreement is to achieve all the dreams of the region to possess the elements of independence on Alerd.oiry analysts that the agreement gives all the ingredients of the region's oil independence on actual performance and the level of control and devotes his dominance on the Kirkuk oilfields resources, under the central government and the legitimacy of the cover.

Some fear that the agreement will enable the region to achieve de facto independence on the ground, and that the Government of Erbil will be ready to declare independence in the moment of your choice or with the outbreak of any disagreement with the central government.

If the government was able to restore its control over the country's territory pan, it will restart the Kirkuk pipeline that extends to Turkey via the governor of Mosul, which has a capacity of 600 thousand barrels per day. It also will open other avenues for large oil projects, particularly project crutch giant gas field in Anbar province, which also includes large oil reserves, have not been discovered yet, in addition to a large number of fields in the provinces of Nineveh and Salahuddin. Currently, the government is seeking to approve oil and gas law, which could give guarantees for the oil-producing provinces and engages in project management and the development of plans to invest oil and gas, resulting in a larger increase in production in the dash.

Stands Iraqi proven reserves for decades at around 120 billion barrels due to lack of a comprehensive survey of modern techniques, there are vast areas not explored at all, despite the fact that oil flows naturally from them.

Estimates vary on the size of Iraq's oil reserves. And some of them go to Iraq has more than 200 billion barrels other, in addition to the estimated reserves of the Kurdistan region of about 45 billion barrels.

 

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Kurdish lawmaker: Council of Ministers will discuss the budget bill in its first session after Arbain

Fri, December 12 1 / December 2014 11:43

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Vice said the coalition of Kurdish blocs that "the Council of Ministers will discuss the draft budget law for 2015 in its first session after the end of the ceremony visit Arbain."

He Majid Chenkali told all of Iraq [where] that "after performing a ceremony visit Arbain will be in the first session of the Council of Ministers to discuss the budget and after approval sent directly to the House of Representatives, according to the President of the Council, Salim al announced that he would convene a special session of parliament to read budget bill and vote it "likely" to be so soon. "

He added that "the agreement between Baghdad and Erbil, near a lot of spaces in steps by approving the budget."

The working Council of Ministers on the study of the preparation of the draft budget law, which was scheduled to be approved in its meeting on 29 of last month but postponed that the sharp drop in global oil prices and caused a serious increase in disability rates, with the formation of a ministerial committee shall conduct a comprehensive review of public expenditure the state; to come up with recommendations to address and reduce the projected deficit in the budget. "

As finance minister, Hoshyar Zebari, revealed the intention of his ministry reducing the budget in 2015 to 120 trillion dinars, after it was 155 trillion dinars to reduce the deficit through a review of its provisions with the Ministries of State, and the search for domestic sources to reduce the deficit rather than borrowing Alojunba.anthy 2.

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The news dragged Abadi permits to enter the green zone

Information/Baghdad/..
Local media reported Friday that Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abbadi pull permits for entering the green zone in central Baghdad.
According to reports, Ibadi and after the decision to withdraw about 4,000 diplomatic passports, ordered the withdrawal of permits to enter walbagat the green zone fortified central Baghdad, without giving further details, and did not refer to the identity of the source.
The media deliberated over the past two days, reports that Tony ordered the withdrawal of 4,000 for unknown reasons, a diplomatic passport, which was denied by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry.
This avoids the speakers on behalf of the Prime Minister's Office to talk about these topics, with conflicting information from the committees concerned. 
The green zone headquarters of the Iraqi Government, the Iraqi Parliament and a number of foreign embassies including the US and British embassies, and subject area since 2003 for tight

security. Finished/25

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Deputy: one of the Vice President of the Republic has 54 advisers and all of them huge salaries and protections

Fri, December 12 1 / December 2014 17:04

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MP said the National Alliance, a smile Sahlani, said that "one of the Vice President of the Republic has 54 advisers, all salaries and protections" refusing to be named.

She Sahlani told all of Iraq [where], "We have a surplus of advisors for the three presidencies," indicating that "everyone has the protection of a consultant, and has a salary too exaggerated."

And demanded Sahlani "cut prepare these advisers," calling for "the allocation of five consultants each Vice President of the Republic and this number is enough that give them guidance in the performance of their duties the affairs of the country."

Considered an MP for the National Alliance that "reduce the number of advisers will ease the burden on the state budget."

The presidencies of the Minister of the Republic and the House of Representatives as well as the citizen Bloc decided to reduce their salaries by half to be a reduction Edjara compulsory for them.

As Deputy Prime Minister Bahaa al-Araji detect the arrival of the special protections of the expenses of the officials' salaries and equipment to one billion dollars.

They said in an interview with [where] the publication earlier in the past, "we have an idea of ​​the project to reduce the number of protections for all officials, and the formation of a special brigade of them will be at the disposal of officials, when you need them."

He said, "The idea is to allocate 80 element for the protection of the three presidents [the President and the Prime Minister and the President of the House of Representatives] and 50 element to protect their deputies and 30 element to protect the minister."

It is said that Iraq suffers from a difficult economic situation because of the shortfall in the budget year 2015, which is estimated according to Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari at about $ 40 billion, to coincide with the fall in world oil prices, which make up 90% of imports Alarac.anthy 2.

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Iran strikes inside Iraq: controversy and questions about coordination

 

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The effects of the intervention of Iran and its bombing sites to organize Daash in Iraq, both domestically and internationally controversy between Hajp and welcome, while confusing the government appeared to be in their positions ... lightings in this report.
 

 

 

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Save the Iraq

 

Tawfiq Pin

Friday 0.12 December 0.2014

Be brave, Mr. Prime Minister. 
with appreciation and respect you, Mr. Prime Minister, and with high thanks and gratitude to the courageous attitude and acceptance of the formation of the ministry. Taken out of Iraq, where the bottleneck. And warded sedition .ooadt plot deification, and the birth of a new dictator. But people waiting for you to attitudes more serious and rigorous in the fight against corruption. Who opened the doors of terrorism .uhedr wealth .oserg profiteers .ouhrm his youth and a promising future. Although defeat requires decisiveness and rigor, transparency and seriousness.

 

 

It is obvious that the eradication of corruption means the defeat of terrorism and the eradication of ignorance, poverty and disease. Corruption is the most important .uallajha lesion requires action not by this time limit. What you've done is not only to inform simple touches .oamcunnina say: It appease them more accountable.

 

 

Dear Sir Ertd people you would not disclose the focus of Ottlk corruption, statements in the media .fma You arrival of television programs such as Mr Anwar al-Hamdani. Because if it is not a mistake Tthreyb it, as long as envisaged truth. But you do not .lonk Prime Minister of Iraq. The Aitmank people welcomed you. Presenter and not as a representative party or bloc.And you have to prove that people do not already saying.

 

 

The corruption scandals revealed by the very people recklessness. So how did not move, as required of you, and according to conscience envisaged people Vic.

 

 

The seriousness in rooting out corruption you had As a chairman of the Council of Ministers to proceed quickly with the following:

 

 

1. out of the mantle and the block party to the decisions are not affected. Being the chairman of the Council of Ministers of all of Iraq. Because part of the corrupt political bloc inevitably.

 

 

2. reform of the judiciary and trimmed of losers and spoilers because making and prosecutors did not Icoma their duty assigned to them by the Constitution. Especially if the judiciary issued right of the House of Representatives that bills .ouhzaretha Cabinet. Issued conflicting decisions in the accountability and justice .hoshran for a third term and fourth issues and forever impact Ssayas.oasubh questionable integrity

 

 

3. Display a bill to combat corruption at the House of Representatives includes:

 

 

A - requiring equal access to all of the position limit fourth class that provides an account of his possessions during the current month only .obeks this brought to trial on charges involving moral turpitude .oaattabr resigned. And deprived of the pension, and political rights.

 

 

( grant amnesty for each of the embezzled or stolen or contributed or helped in this legal punishment that brought what won or stole to the state treasury during the month. And is considered to have resigned from his job and prevented from assigning any function Overnmah.omen lag judged by virtue of between punishment and hard labor for life, and considering his crime involving moral turpitude. And deprived of pension and confiscated his movable and immovable property. And deprived of their civil and political rights.

 

 

© freezing the immunity of any suspected government employee. And bring with him. It is then cancel his immunity, when you are sure of the charge is not proved, when.

 

 

4. Create a private corruption open court. Of only two degrees, are not covered by the assets of other criminal proceedings, in order to save time.

 

 

5. Create a special prison for those convicted of crimes of corruption, outside the cities No. applied by other standards. From prison, where conditions and food and drink and clothing.To live a case of austerity and deprivation endured by the people because of them. And prevent or shrinking their own visits.

 

 

We are all Iraqis ponder from you esteemed Dr. Haider Abadi respond to the wishes of the people firmly and strongly remarkable ease and no shame. Let adhere firmly dart Assad not functioning. This turtle is required and the ball in. There are serious Mlabk You talked about you and officials hid. And announced that you personally want other Offer no prolongation .fbedha when viewed as falling told her thrones. Or be followed Boxat and and and ..vabdo in terms of what you want .velst provider of television programs. You are head of the Council of Ministers of Iraq, all of Iraq is not part of it does not slice. Be well. If you can not so be brave .otkhal for position to someone else. Also when you are brave acceptance. And announced the reason people get it and really understood. Where the disease and not know what Aldoa.valhab waits for you to contribute to the national campaign ((Save the Iraq)) is not actually a word.

 

 

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Vice-Abadi: a senior commander of the aircraft was allowed to leave for fear of Russian arms deal uncover clues

By Mohammad Emad four thirty-nine 12.11.2014 | Views: 7096

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 Said   Deputy Prime Minister  Bahaa al-Araji,   the   high points do not want to   reveal clues    arms deal on the flight   line   , which landed at Baghdad airport and departed   the behest of an unnamed senior officer    after using   old contracts reproduced from the Defense Ministry to allow them to take off from Ukraine.

 He said   al-Araji, a news said, "These aircraft were not the first of its kind, and the weapon that was on board is rocket launchers and weapons permit," pointing out that "   the plane left Baghdad after the confiscation of charge, by order of an important leader of high rank and site sensitive "without mentioning name or location.

 He noted the   Deputy Prime Minister   said that "the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Haider al-Abadi, did not give   an order to leave the plane   was supposed to confiscate the cargo, in order to know the owner and the name and address of   the company   that you have sent, "    but he also said, "but that the   search and investigation is underway to find out   the reasons that prompted this commander to allow the plane to leave,   which indicates to   the presence of   influential actors   do not want   to threading   the deal to unfold. "

 

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Zebari: lack of financial liquidity causes us to demand the postponement of the final installment of compensation Kuwait

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Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari, on Friday, Iraq sought to postpone the final payment of compensation Kuwait, amounting to $ 4.6 billion, on the back of liquidity crisis faced due to lower oil prices and the war with "Daash," while a senior official in the Compensation Commission stressed that any change in date Compensation requires the approval of the Compensation Committee of the UN Security Council.

Zebari said in a statement reported by "Reuters" that "Iraq is seeking to postpone the final installment of Kuwait, amounting to $ 4.6 billion in compensation for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990-1991," at the time, who faces in Iraq liquidity crisis due to falling oil prices and the war with al Daash terrorist.

Zebari said, "We are so far committed to pay on time, and have discussions with Kuwaiti in an attempt to defer payments for two years or one year at least to give us some time and make a realistic budget".

In the same context, a senior official in the Commission of the United Nations Compensation Commission, said that he "has not been a decision yet in this regard," explaining that "any change in the date of the compensation requires the approval of the Compensation Committee, which consists of 15 members of the members of the UN Security Council".

He continued, "We will listen to the Governing Council which will consider the issue in a special session next week, which is tentatively scheduled to begin in the next 18 December in Geneva".

There was no immediate comment from the Kuwaiti officials so far.

Iraq had to pay nearly $ 52.4 billion to Kuwait through an annual allocation to the Compensation Fund of 5% of Iraqi crude oil exports to the United Nations.

Lack of money may decide the fate of ISIS
December 11, 2014 by Amre Sarhan 1 Comment

داعش4 Lack of money may decide the fate of ISIS
A general view from an ISIS seized area showing what appears to be a court.
(IraqiNews.com) On Wednesday, the international Rai al-Youm newspaper quoted the terrorism expert, Charles Brisard, saying the ISIS group lacks money despite holding assets worth more than $2 trillion.

 

 

Charles Brisard, a consultant on business intelligence and expert on terrorist financing, estimated the wealth of the ISIS organization at more than $2 trillion, but added the ISIS militants may lose the war as they do not have enough money to run the entire territory they have seized.

 

 

Brisard indicates that the cost to run all aspects of an administration, including paying the militants, schools, hospitals, maintaining roads, water networks and electricity, is far beyond the reach of the ISIS group militants.

 

 

He also believes that Iraq’s Sunni tribal leaders are the ones who will decide the fate of ISIS, as happened in 2006 and 2007, when they helped the USA in the fight against al-Qaeda in Iraq. “That means there will probably come a time when the population could turn against the Islamic State,” Brisard said.

 

 

Noteworthy, ISIS makes about $2.9 billion a year, much of it from selling oil and gas in the black market, and farming projects within the territories it controls, according to the ‘Thompson Reuters’ report.

 

 

“About 12 percent of the organization’s total income comes from extortion as ISIS militants receive about $30 million a month, which comes mostly from ransoms,” said the report.

 

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/lack-money-may-decide-fate-isis/

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Maliki's bound to deliver the aircraft to the Ministry of Transport"

2:38: 12.12.2014

 

Khandan -ali Naji MP for the coalition of citizen Hashem al-Moussawi, the Vice President Nuri al-Maliki bound to deliver the plane headed by Minister to the Federal Ministry of Transport, because it is not his profile.Moussawi said in a statement to'khandan 'that "own prime minister and registered in the name plane Former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, is originally a gift from Iran to Iraq, "noting that" al-Maliki binding to restore ownership of the Ministry of Transport, and can not be retained. " He said al-Moussawi that "this plane was donated by Iran to the Prime Minister of Iraq and not to a person-Maliki, as he It is not accepted that the Government given a copy plane to someone, but Tahedeha of the state. "The local media picked up news of Maliki's refusal to own prime minister aircraft delivery, after he issued the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers ordered to hand it to the Ministry of Transport.

 

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ok question......they want to postpone payment to Kuawit citing oil prices....so they have made payments before...so they must of been selling oil before to make those payments if they are using oil prices as an excuse not to pay. Who were they selling to before?? How much were they paying?? how was it being shipped? How long have they been selling oil?

[Butifldrm]

ok question......they want to postpone payment to Kuawit citing oil prices....so they have made payments before...so they must of been selling oil before to make those payments if they are using oil prices as an excuse not to pay. Who were they selling to before?? How much were they paying?? how was it being shipped? How long have they been selling oil?

Snow, I believe the reason for not being able to make payment to Kuwait is the drop of oil prices.  We have read a few articles that state that Kuwait had made agreements with Iraq in lieu of payment Kuwait would be able to invest in Iraq for compensation.  Now we see articles like this.  Iraq owed Kuwait 54 Billion dollars post Hussein.  They owe around 4.5 Billion now.  Remember they are still under article VI with the UNSC until this payment is made.  I'm hoping that Kuwait will be generous enough to allow Iraq to get their Shiite together and trust  these payments will be made again.  Abadi is working hard to clean up the corruption, but this drop in oil prices, and the previous corruption, has put the primary source of income in a bad way.  We see many legal agreements of trade being signed into law as of now.  It's just going to take some time for the profits from these agreement to come to fruition.  In the mean time Iraq is under a budget of Austerity.  The bulk of the budget must go to fight ISIS and take care of the displaced.  Somo has been shipping and selling oil to the same countries for years.  Kurdistan coming on board with their shipments is going to add more to the budget, but still the drop of the price of oil is their main concern. Since, for years, the IMF has been telling them to diversify the economy, and Maliki and his thieves did not.  They took/stole the money while the getting was good and so now Iraq is in a very bad predicament, unable to keep their obligations.  This is a big thing for all of us to know.  The credit rating of a country could affect the value of it's currency, but Iraq is still under article XIV and has some protection.

[Butifldrm]

Turkey begins to buy shipments of Iraqi oil from the governments in Baghdad and Erbil

 BAGHDAD - Iraq Press - December 12 / December said Turkish Energy Minister, Taner Yildiz, that "the Turkish oil refiner Tupras began buying shipments of Iraqi crude," pointing out that "the Turkish purchases of Iraqi oil will come from the central government and Kurdish" .

 

 Separately, Yildiz added that "Turkey is going to invest $ 300 million with Royal Dutch Shell to search for natural gas and oil discoveries in the investigation after the Roman basin," adding that "exploration work will begin in January."

 

 And seed and Turkish Energy Minister saying that "the construction of a planned Russian pipeline gas does not necessarily mean that Turkey will buy more supplies." Admiral ended 

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[Butifldrm]

Snow, I believe the reason for not being able to make payment to Kuwait is the drop of oil prices.  We have read a few articles that state that Kuwait had made agreements with Iraq in lieu of payment Kuwait would be able to invest in Iraq for compensation.  Now we see articles like this.  Iraq owed Kuwait 54 Billion dollars post Hussein.  They owe around 4.5 Billion now.  Remember they are still under article VI with the UNSC until this payment is made.  I'm hoping that Kuwait will be generous enough to allow Iraq to get their Shiite together and trust  these payments will be made again.  Abadi is working hard to clean up the corruption, but this drop in oil prices, and the previous corruption, has put the primary source of income in a bad way.  We see many legal agreements of trade being signed into law as of now.  It's just going to take some time for the profits from these agreement to come to fruition.  In the mean time Iraq is under a budget of Austerity.  The bulk of the budget must go to fight ISIS and take care of the displaced.  Somo has been shipping and selling oil to the same countries for years.  Kurdistan coming on board with their shipments is going to add more to the budget, but still the drop of the price of oil is their main concern. Since, for years, the IMF has been telling them to diversify the economy, and Maliki and his thieves did not.  They took/stole the money while the getting was good and so now Iraq is in a very bad predicament, unable to keep their obligations.  This is a big thing for all of us to know.  The credit rating of a country could affect the value of it's currency, but Iraq is still under article XIV and has some protection.

Ok here we go

 

 

 

Analysis: The cost of war Daash cause to drop Kuwait debts on Iraq

 

 

BAGHDAD / Obelisk: Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told Reuters that his country is seeking to postpone the value of a final batch of 4.6 billion dollars in compensation for the occupation of Kuwait in 1990 and 1991 at a time when Baghdad is facing a liquidity crisis due to falling oil prices and fight al Daash terrorist.   

Since the first time allowed the resumption of Iraq's oil sales for nearly two decades before Iraq pays money to a United Nations body that oversees compensation for looting and damage caused by the occupation of Kuwait, which lasted seven months, during the reign of the defunct Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. 

The compensation was disbursed to more than one million claims were almost all pay and compensation totaling $ 52.4 billion of annual allocations amounting to five percent of the oil export revenue protection from Iraq to the United Nations Compensation Commission.   

But with the direction of current Iraqi economy toward deflation for the first time since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, and put an end to sanctions lasted more than ten years, Iraq is facing difficulty in converting a large part of the budget in 2015 to pay off the last payment of compensation in the next year. 

Zebari said in a telephone interview with Reuters and pursued "obelisk" ... "We really are committed to pay this (money) in the time until this moment." 

Said an economist for "obelisk" Iraq is the cost of the war on terrorism, and pay state employees and institutions associated wages, from the red lines that can not be overcome. "

He says political editor for "obelisk" "The supposed States which calls for Iraq's debts, including Kuwait that waived because the war on terrorism, which threatens everyone's expensive and should cost countries, particularly the Gulf of them to contribute to the expenses."

He added "We are holding discussions with Kuwaiti and seek to postpone payment for two years, or at least for a year to make some room ... to provide a realistic budget." 

A senior official at the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva, said no decision yet, adding that any change would require the approval of the Management Committee, which includes the same five-ten Member States of the UN Security Council. 

The official told Reuters: "Atramy to our ears that the Governing Council will consider the issue during a special session held next week," he said, adding that it was decided in principle to hold a meeting on 18 December in Geneva. 

No one was immediately available for comment Kuwaiti officials. 

Iraq has suffered one of the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries producers (OPEC) from the sharp drop in global oil prices and the control of the organization Daash areas in the country's north and west, which led to the displacement of large numbers of people and the destruction of infrastructure and a significant increase in military expenditures. 

Two weeks ago, Iraq canceled the 2015 draft budget because of falling oil prices, saying it would reduce spending plans. 

Iraq needs the approval of Kuwait to defer payment because the last and largest of compensation not yet paid by Baghdad's share of Kuwait for damage to oil their facilities. 

Iraqi troops set fire to more than 700 Kuwaiti oil wells during the withdrawal during Operation Desert Storm, the US-led liberation of Kuwait in January 1991 and has been on fire in some of these wells to ten months. 

Iraq will also need to gain international support for a wide postpone payment because its commitment to pay the funds provided for in Security Council resolutions. 

Zebari said: "There is understanding ... next week will see some frantic diplomatic activity between Baghdad and Kuwait, Geneva and New York to make a joint request to postpone the payment," he said, adding that the delay of a year or two will give Iraq "breathing space". 

The provisions which avoids Iraq to pay compensation determined at the outset by 30 percent and then 25 percent of the oil sales while Baghdad resumed export limited amounts under the United Nations agreement to swap oil with food in 1996. It was to reduce the proportion of allowances to five percent after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003 and the lifting of sanctions. 

The International Monetary Fund said that Iraq's economy is heading for a contraction of 0.5 in 2014, the first contraction in at least ten years, and foreign exchange reserves fell by ten billion dollars so far this year. 

The Fund is likely that the deficit in the 2014 budget up to five percent of GDP. 

Zebari and hoped that the government agree to a revised budget for 2015 at a meeting Sunday. 

Despite going down the price of oil below $ 70 a barrel, said the Minister of Finance that Baghdad is still adopt spending plans for next year based on the approach of the price of this level as IMF expects the arrival of the average crude price to that level over the whole year. 

Zebari said that after the refusal of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to the original draft budget, the Ministry of Finance has reduced spending by about ten billion dollars but still expected the deficit to about $ 30 billion. 

"He was (deficit originally) exceeds 47 trillion dinars ($ 40 billion), with the presence of all additional expenses. It is then cut back contracts and payments or postpone non-essential projects."

 

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I was looking for an article earlier tonight and I ran across something I had forgotten about.  Seeing that Iraq is still paying for the sins of it's governments for the past 25 years,  it made me think of what happens to people when they allow a corrupt government to take over or reign their people.  I almost believe, that the situation Iraq is in now is post Maliki is almost worse  than when Saddam was in power.  This article is very interesting at least.  It's from Global Research.

 

 

Gulf War Documents: Meeting between Saddam Hussein and US Ambassador to Iraq April Glaspie July 25, 1990. Eight days before the August 2, 1990 Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait

By Global Research

Global Research, June 28, 2014

Global Research 30 May 2012

Theme: US NATO War Agenda

In-depth Report: IRAQ REPORT

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Saddam-Glaspie meeting

Transcript of Meeting Between Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie. – July 25, 1990 (Eight days before the August 2, 1990 Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)

(published on GR on March 5, 2012)

July 25, 1990 – Presidential Palace – Baghdad

U.S. Ambassador Glaspie – I have direct instructions from President Bush to improve our relations with Iraq. We have considerable sympathy for your quest for higher oil prices, the immediate cause of your confrontation with Kuwait. (pause) As you know, I lived here for years and admire your extraordinary efforts to rebuild your country. We know you need funds. We understand that, and our opinion is that you should have the opportunity to rebuild your country. (pause) We can see that you have deployed massive numbers of troops in the south. Normally that would be none of our business, but when this happens in the context of your threat s against Kuwait, then it would be reasonable for us to be concerned. For this reason, I have received an instruction to ask you, in the spirit of friendship – not confrontation – regarding your intentions: Why are your troops massed so very close to Kuwait’s borders?

Saddam Hussein - As you know, for years now I have made every effort to reach a settlement on our dispute with Kuwait. There is to be a meeting in two days; I am prepared to give negotiations only this one more brief chance. (pause) When we (the Iraqis) meet (with the Kuwaitis) and we see there is hope, then nothing will happen. But if we are unable to find a solution, then it will be natural that Iraq will not accept death.

U.S. Ambassador Glaspie – What solutions would be acceptable?

Saddam Hussein - If we could keep the whole of the Shatt al Arab – our strategic goal in our war with Iran – we will make concessions (to the Kuwaitis). But, if we are forced to choose between keeping half of the Shatt and the whole of Iraq (i.e., in Saddam s view, including Kuwait ) then we will give up all of the Shatt to defend our claims on Kuwait to keep the whole of Iraq in the shape we wish it to be. (pause) What is the United States’ opinion on this?

U.S. Ambassador Glaspie – We have no opinion on your Arab – Arab conflicts, such as your dispute with Kuwait. Secretary (of State James) Baker has directed me to emphasize the instruction, first given to Iraq in the 1960′s, that the Kuwait issue is not associated with America. (Saddam smiles)

On August 2, 1990, Saddam massed troops to invade and occupy Kuwait. _____

Baghdad, September 2, 1990, U.S. Embassy

One month later, British journalists obtain the the above tape and transcript of the Saddam – Glaspie meeting of July 29, 1990. Astounded, they confront Ms. Glaspie as she leaves the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

Journalist 1 – Are the transcripts (holding them up) correct, Madam Ambassador?(Ambassador Glaspie does not respond)

Journalist 2 – You knew Saddam was going to invade (Kuwait ) but you didn’t warn him not to. You didn’t tell him America would defend Kuwait. You told him the opposite – that America was not associated with Kuwait.

Journalist 1 – You encouraged this aggression – his invasion. What were you thinking?

U.S. Ambassador Glaspie – Obviously, I didn’t think, and nobody else did, that the Iraqis were going to take all of Kuwait.

Journalist 1 – You thought he was just going to take some of it? But, how could you? Saddam told you that, if negotiations failed , he would give up his Iran (Shatt al Arab waterway) goal for the Whole of Iraq, in the shape we wish it to be. You know that includes Kuwait, which the Iraqis have always viewed as an historic part of their country!

Journalist 1 – American green-lighted the invasion. At a minimum, you admit signaling Saddam that some aggression was okay – that the U.S. would not oppose a grab of the al-Rumeilah oil field, the disputed border strip and the Gulf Islands (including Bubiyan) – the territories claimed by Iraq?

(Ambassador Glaspie says nothing as a limousine door closed behind her and the car drives off.)

- See more at: http://www.globalresearch.ca/gulf-war-documents-meeting-between-saddam-hussein-and-ambassador-to-iraq-april-glaspie/31145#sthash.Q6rP2ELV.dpuf

 

 

http://www.globalresearch.ca/gulf-war-documents-meeting-between-saddam-hussein-and-ambassador-to-iraq-april-glaspie/31145

Edited December 13, 2014 by Butifldrm

[Butifldrm]

Relations: Iraq oil production will reach 4 million barrels by 2016

التاریخ: 2014-12-12 18: 34

 

Information/Baghdad/..
He said the Iraqi Central Bank Governor Al-allaq, Friday, Iraq's oil production will reach 4 million barrels a day by 2016, indicating that compensation due to attacks by Iraqi citizens organize terrorist around daash 4-5 billion dollars.
Allaq said in a press briefing on the sidelines of the fifth Summit of the Bosphorus, which was launched in Istanbul last Wednesday and concludes today, with the participation of Ministers, experts, academics, and businessmen to discuss investment opportunities and joint action.
"We concluded contracts for weapons worth billions of dollars, because of the continuing war on the greater damage, daash devastating was the share of our cities, our citizens, and we are determined to avoid the damage."
"We held a meeting in Istanbul with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund, expect greater economic decline due to lower oil prices by about 30 percent, moreover, daash control trade routes with the Kurdistan region."
And on lower oil prices globally, said the relationship "can we increase our production, unlike the other members of OPEC, which so far have not reached the limit in this context, because the problems facing our country, during dozens of years past."
He pointed out that "our production and our export seems on still less of our energy, and our right to increase", "adding that" Iraq oil production will reach 4 million barrels by 2016. "
And the Council of Ministers to examine the draft budget law, which was due to be approved at its 29 last month but was postponed because the sharp drop in world oil prices, which fell below $ 63 a cause of high rates of disability, with the formation of a Ministerial Committee to conduct a comprehensive review of public expenditure for the State to come up with recommendations to address and reduce the budget deficit as financial Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, on his Ministry's intention to reduce the budget by 2015 to 120 trillion dinars, after The 155 trillion dinars to cut deficits by reviewing the terms with State ministries and find 

 

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Turkey: purchases of Iraqi oil would come from the Central Government and Kurdistan

 

Information/follow-up/..
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz, Thursday, that the country began with the purchase of Iraqi crude oil shipments, indicating that it would come from the Central Government and Kurdistan.
Yildiz said in a statement obtained by AFP, the information that "the Turkish Petroleum refineries company tobrash began buying Iraqi crude shipments", stating that "the Turkish purchases of Iraqi oil would come from the Central Government and Kurdistan."
Yildiz said the country "will invest 300 million dollars with Royal Dutch Shell to look for natural gas and oil discoveries in the basin of the Roman", adding that the "excavation will start in January."
Yildiz said that a planned Russian pipeline gas does not necessarily mean that Turkey will buy more supplies. "
The Iraqi Cabinet decided on (2 December 2014), to approve the agreement between the Federal Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, which provides for the extradition of Kurdistan at least 250,000 barrels of oil a day to the Federal Government for the purpose of export, following the Kurdish delegation headed by nechirvan Barzani, the Iraqi Government agreement on the territory's budget and the share of oil exports, which will share the territory's budget by 17%. end/25 j

 

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[utah rock]

Butifldrm, thank you for Keeping us updated on the happenings in Iraq. I appreciate all you do and when you have something to say I listen. I am hopping you might be able help me out with what is going on with the budget right now. Is Iraq on Holliday or is that something one could be looking for in the near future. There's so much information out, I find myself confused, I'm not sure if we're looking towards this weekend or the end of the month. Again, thank you for your time and effort!

[Butifldrm]

Butifldrm, thank you for Keeping us updated on the happenings in Iraq. I appreciate all you do and when you have something to say I listen. I am hopping you might be able help me out with what is going on with the budget right now. Is Iraq on Holliday or is that something one could be looking for in the near future. There's so much information out, I find myself confused, I'm not sure if we're looking towards this weekend or the end of the month. Again, thank you for your time and effort!

utah rock,  yes Iraq was on a three day Holiday so most government institutions are closed.  What we are looking for, is Iraq's ability to comply with IMF regulations which will enable Iraq to pick a new currency regime, whether it be a float managed float, or a peg.  Noone knows what Iraq's decision will be, but the IMF suggests a float. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2013/cr13217.pdf.  WE do know that Iraq is in compliance at this time with the IMF's guidelines for multi currency practices by holding their market rate at 1197.  They must maintain this rate for at least three months to be eligible to move out of article XIV into article VIII with a new exchange rate regime.  The CBI was able to bring the market rate down to 1197 on November 30th.  So we count down from that date to see if the CBI can maintain the market rate at  2% from the CBI rate of 1166,  for 90 days to stay within IMF compliance.  Once Iraq moves into article VIII, we will know and you will have your answer. 

Edited December 13, 2014 by Butifldrm

[Deborah Layne]

Zebari: the budget deficit after the adjustment of $ 30 billion and a request to postpone the payment of compensation to Kuwait for two years [Expanded]

December 12, 2014

Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari said after his ministry to reduce the deficit budget for fiscal 2015, but remained $ 30 billion.

Zebari said in a press statement that “After the refusal of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to the original draft budget, the Ministry of Finance has reduced spending by about ten billion dollars but still expected the deficit to about $ 30 billion.”

He pointed out that “the deficit was originally exceed 47 trillion dinars [$ 40 billion] with all the extra expenses, and then cut back contracts and payments or postpone non-essential projects.”

Zebari and hoped that “the government agree to a revised budget for 2015 at a meeting next Sunday.”

Despite going down the price of oil from $ 70 a barrel, said the Finance Minister said that “the government is adopting its spending plans for next year are still based on the approach of the price of this level as the IMF expects the arrival of the average crude price to that level over the whole year.”

Zebari said Iraq seeks “to postpone the final round worth $ 4.6 billion in damages related to the occupation of the former regime of Kuwait in 1990 and 1991″.

He stressed, “We are truly committed to pay this money on time until this moment,” he said, adding “We are holding discussions with Kuwaiti and seek to defer payments for two years, or at least for a year to make some room, to provide a realistic budget.”

The Minister of Finance “There understand this, and next week will see some frantic diplomatic activity between Baghdad and Kuwait, Geneva and New York to make a joint request to delay payment,” adding that “the delay of a year or two will give Iraq an outlet of the financial crisis.”

This comes Iraqi request of Kuwait at a time when the government is facing a liquidity crisis due to falling oil prices and fight al Daash.

Since the first time allowed the resumption of Iraq’s oil sales for nearly two decades before Iraq pays money to a United Nations body that oversees compensation for looting and damage caused by the previous regime of the occupation of Kuwait in the nineties of the last century, which lasted seven months.

It was compensation from Iraq to exchange more than a million demands were almost all pay and compensation totaling $ 52.4 billion of annual allocations amounting to five percent of the oil export revenue protection from Iraq to the United Nations Taweidat.anthy

[utah rock]

Thanks again!