magawatt Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 LGD: 28 minutes ago, ladyGrace'sDaddy said: I would bet all my dinar that Abadi gets his second term. I so hope you are right!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoviceInvestor Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 12 weeks plus out from the election and the way Iraq is descending into chaos I am over it... I dont give a flying ???? who leads the country as long as they have the grit to be strong and determined and to do something positive. Edited July 23, 2018 by NoviceInvestor 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3n1 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Rugbylaird19 said: Are they leaving because of the demonstrations or is that their excuse to not cause a scene and skip out before the Hangman catches up to them? not that it matters but would be interesting to see a list of the politicians , ministers and deputies that left iraq just to know their past affiliations .. lets go cbi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitcher Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 This entire thing with Basara stinks like rotten fish. It all seems to point back to Iran and their meddling in Iraq’s business ive never liked or trusted Sadr. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitcher Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Was Iraq on Trump’s S****hole country List? If not maybe he needs to put it on the list. Haha 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donziman Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Lady Grace i got a feeling you already are betting all your dinar on Abadi's getting his second term. If he doesn't we will be sitting here another ten years. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3n1 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 15 minutes ago, Pitcher said: This entire thing with Basara stinks like rotten fish. It all seems to point back to Iran and their meddling in Iraq’s business ive never liked or trusted Sadr. basra will be a major trade hub with the port of Faw being there, so much potential so much wasted time .... cheers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Washington supports Iraq's efforts to reform and fight corruption 24/7/2018 12:00 AM BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it was ready to support the Iraqi government and people in their efforts on economic reform, fighting corruption and creating jobs. "It supports the right of the Iraqi people to peacefully assemble and express their views," the US embassy in Baghdad said in a statement. "It welcomes the Iraqi government's statement that it protects the right of its citizens to demonstrate in a peaceful manner." The embassy expressed its "regret for the lives that were lost between the demonstrators and the security forces," stressing "its readiness to support the Iraqi people and government in their efforts on economic reform and fighting corruption and in creating jobs and provide services that the Iraqi people deserve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfrag Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 37 minutes ago, Pitcher said: This entire thing with Basara stinks like rotten fish. It all seems to point back to Iran and their meddling in Iraq’s business ive never liked or trusted Sadr. I don’t know that Sadr would allow Iran to cause this kind of chaos in Iraq. Pretty sure it’s just those messed up mullahs keeping the Middle East in an uproar. Seems to me it is the only thing Iran is good at is stirring the pot.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3n1 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Basar Port ..... multi millions has been spent already 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckFinley Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Pitcher said: Was Iraq on Trump’s S****hole country List? If not maybe he needs to put it on the list. Haha Could end up being the largest parking lot in the ME. 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinarDavo Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 19 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said: Could end up being the largest parking lot in the ME. Could wind up getting a good deal on an exotic.....here are some of the abandoned rides at the Dubai airport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocalDinar Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 US ready to combat corruption in Iraq: statement Protesters gather near the main provincial government building in Basra, July 15, 2018. (Photo: Reuters/Essam al-Sudani) US Iraq Corruption Iraqi Protests A+AA- ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The US Embassy in Iraq has expressed support for the government of Iraq in combatting corruption in the country as protests in central and southern provinces continue. In a statement released on its official Facebook page on Monday, the US Embassy in Iraq expressed support for ongoing demonstrations in Iraq where people are calling for better services, jobs, and an end to corruption. “The US Embassy supports the right of the Iraqi people to peacefully assemble and express their views,” the statement said. The US Embassy welcomed the Iraqi government’s promise to safeguard the rights of its citizens to demonstrate peacefully, regretting the lives lost among both protesters and security forces. “The Embassy is ready to support the Iraqi people and their government in their efforts to reform the economy, fight corruption, and create the jobs and provide the services that the Iraqi people deserve,” the statement concluded. “We support people’s rights to peacefully protest,” State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert explained last week, as she responded to a question from Kurdistan 24 about the widespread demonstrations in Iraq. “We certainly understand, when there are electricity shortages, when there are oil shortages,” Nauert said. “That is something that would certainly be upsetting to people.” For three weeks, people have taken to the streets in several provinces in southern Iraq to demand better public services and an end to unemployment.In response, the Iraqi government imposed strict measures, including blocking access to the internet and social media and deploying the army and counter-terrorism units into provinces where people are protesting.According to local Iraqi media outlets, so far, at least 12 people have been killed by security forces and over 250 others wounded.http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/c743ee5c-260f-489b-beec-0192f5dbbb06 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitcher Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Iraq’s unrest could pave the way for profound political reforms More than two months after Iraqis headed to the polls to elect a new parliament and as Muqtada Al-Sadr, whose reformist-nationalist bloc emerged as the biggest winner, was busy hammering together a coalition that represents all Iraqis and promising to put the country on a new track, sporadic protests broke out in the oil-rich southern province in Basra on July 8 that quickly spread north, reaching Baghdad on Friday. Initially, protestors in mostly Shiite provinces were complaining about poor services, power and water shortages, unemployment and official corruption. But as the economic unrest, which turned violent at times, entered its third week, there are now fears that it could spiral out of control. This is the biggest challenge facing the government since the Sunni protests of 2008 and 2013. The caretaker government of Haider Al-Abadi has tried to stamp out the protests by force – 14 protesters were killed by Sunday – only to change course and commit to carrying out ad hoc reforms. Senior officials in the provinces were fired, and Abadi promised to release millions of dollars to boost public services. But by Monday the demonstrations were spreading farther north, reaching Kirkuk, as angry Iraqis shouted anti-Iran slogans and denounced political parties and their armed militias. Iran may have triggered the protests in Basra when it cut the power supply to the province, alleging that the Iraqi government had failed to pay overdue bills. Tehran may have tried to reshuffle the political scene in Iraq since its proxy, Al-Dawa Party, had little chance of joining Al-Sadr’s new coalition. It may also have wanted to send a message to the Trump administration, which was about to impose new economic sanctions after the United States had withdrawn from the nuclear deal. The protests have suspended political negotiations in Baghdad, while the election committee was still carrying out a manual vote count amid allegations that the voting process last May was fraudulent. Adding to public anger was the curious incident when flames destroyed a central depot last month where original ballots were stored. Meanwhile, Parliament’s term had expired, resulting in a dangerous power vacuum. Public pressure is essential in empowering Iraqi nationalists who are the country’s last chance. Osama Al Sharif The protests underline growing frustration with a dysfunctional and corrupt political system which the US had installed after its 2003 invasion. It is a system that had allowed Iraq’s historic nemesis, Iran, to infiltrate the country and eventually manipulate its political system through pro-Iran religious parties. The miserable reality today is that Iraq has been robbed of its fortunes by a corrupt ruling elite while ordinary Iraqis, both Shia and Sunni, are denied basic services as they endure sectarian violence, poverty, unemployment, lawlessness, cronyism and official corruption. It was interesting to note that at one protest in Baghdad last week, demonstrators called for a secular state that is neither Shia nor Sunni. They also condemned political parties that are anchored in religious dogma and run armed militias. As the protests gain traction it is impossible to predict how and when they will end. The government can do little to meet the street halfway as demands now shift towards fundamental political reforms. The political elite have no stomach for such deep-seated changes in the system, one that may make them accountable for the tens of billions of dollars that went missing in addition to possible culpability in sectarian incitement. Former prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki is yet to answer for how Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, fell in a matter of days to Daesh fighters in 2014. Aside from the war on Daesh, which has displaced millions of Iraqi Sunnis, many of whom are yet to be repatriated, Iraq faces the tall order of the reconstruction of mostly Sunni provinces. But for that to happen, Iraqis must achieve national reconciliation after years of civil strife and internecine fighting. Iraqi nationalists, such Al-Sadr, were trying to build the foundations for such a lengthy and arduous process. Now the country is in turmoil yet again. The biggest achievement that could come from the ongoing unrest would be to limit Iran’s influence in Iraq, dismantle the Popular Mobilization Units, which had emerged as a major pro-Iranian political and military power, and end the rule of religious parties. That is easier said than done. But public pressure is essential in empowering Iraqi nationalists who are the country’s last chance. The way forward should entail adopting major constitutional reforms that do away with the sectarian quota system and put the country along a secular path. That is the only way Iraq can emerge from a vortex of crises that have crippled a country that is rich in resources but is failing and struggling to stay intact. Unless such a process is launched, Iraq will quickly turn from a failed state to a failed non-state. http://www.arabnews.com/node/1343926 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsten Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 1 hour ago, 3n1 said: Basar Port ..... multi millions has been spent already Someone has a fleeting memory of what the Middle East was back in a 1950's and 1960's when all the Holliweird stars vacationed there, movies where made and everything was wonderful......If they want this and more they had better get to work and get stuff done as it isn't gonna built itself and with a worthless currency no one is gonna build it for you. I see Iraq has 2 options if they want to be back on the world stage.....They need to be a viable, safe tourist trap and they need to be secure with a currency worth something....... I watch all they travel shows of Viet Nam on $20.00 a day or week and you eat and sleep like Royalty....Iraq is now $100.00 a year and you live great if you can find food, water and a place with a roof. Grand Port of Faw is a pipe dream unless they get their act together. Nothing happens without money, investors aren't going to risk anything with a currency that is worth less than a roll of toilet paper and I hear they don't used toilet paper there. Karsten 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butifldrm Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 2018-07-24 BY SOTALIRAQ Basra chooses Baghdad to pay its debts or declare a territory Baghdad / Mohammed Sabah The financial distress faced by the government of Haider Abadi over the past four years overshadowed the situation in the province of Basra, which has increased the volume of cumulative debt on the federal government to reach nearly 45 billion dollars as a result of Baghdad to pay the payments petrodollar and border crossings and investment budgets and the development of regions to productive provinces Of oil. The Basra Provincial Council is exerting great pressure on the Prime Minister to obtain these late payments, distinguishing between his payment or acceptance of his request, which he will bring to Baghdad in the coming hours a delegation from the Basra Council to turn Basra into a territory. The head of the control and follow-up of the allocations in the Basra Provincial Council Ahmed al-Sulaiti told (the extent) details of the request submitted by members of the provincial council, saying that "the request has completed its legal and formal conditions and will be sent by the Presidency of the Council to the government within the next few hours." Members of the Basra Council submitted a signed request from 15 members to the presidency of the Council to turn their province into a territory after the deteriorating conditions of service and the decline of the federal government to pay a lot of dues Basra at a time of continuous demonstrations. "There is a lot of money in the hands of the federal government as debt owed to the province of Basra, the government has failed to pay the petrodollar allocations and border crossings and the balance of investment and the development of regions since 2014." An estimated member of the provincial council the amount of funds owed by the government owed to the province of Basra about 45 billion dollars. Al-Sulaiti expected that "the government will deal negatively with the request to turn Basra into a territory through several arguments in the forefront of the lack of an election commission and funds to cover the popular referendum," pointing out that "what we want is to pay these accumulated amounts and the establishment of one power station with a desalination plant "He said. Article 119 gives the right to every province or more in the formation of a region on the basis of a referendum request submitted in one of two ways, either at the request of one third of the members in each of the provincial councils that intend to form the region or at the request of ten voters in each of the provinces The composition of the Territory. Al-Sulaiti admits that "the government's attempts to throw the ball into the local government network led to the adoption of this request and the collection of signatures to turn our province into a territory" . These developments are accelerating at a time when many cities in the center and south and the capital Baghdad, a wave of angry protests as a result of deteriorating service conditions and power outages. For his part, explains the member of the Economic Development Committee in the Basra provincial council Aqil Khalidi that "the reason for submitting the request to transfer Basra to the territory due to deprive us of the allocations of Article (44) of Law No. 21 of the provincial councils, which regulates the distribution of border imports between the provinces and the center. At the beginning of this week, the government took measures to contain the crisis in the Basra protests by announcing the launch of financial allocations to the province of 3.5 trillion dinars immediately (about three billion dollars) to desalinate water, remove bottlenecks in electricity networks and provide the necessary health services. Khalidi said in a statement to (the extent) yesterday, that "in the event of the government's response to the demands of debt repayment there will be a delay in the request for the establishment of the territory," noting that "the local government in Basra, demanding payment and payment of the amounts incurred by the government in the form of credit allocations Banks to cover dilapidated projects. " Law No. 21 gives provinces producing oil five dollars instead of one dollar per barrel extracted, and gives them the right to dispose of a large part of the revenues of their border ports. The law also provides for the withdrawal of most of the powers of service ministries and their granting to local governments. Al-Khalidi addresses the number of employees working in the oil sector from the provinces in Basra, saying that "from Dhi Qar up to (12046) workers, Baghdad (7615), Wasit (2356), Muthanna (2163), Babylon (1836) and Maysan ), From Diwaniyah (957), from Najaf (842), from Diyala (360) and from Karbala (341) ... ". It shows that "the number of employees in the province of Basra does not exceed 30% of the number of employees and workers in the oil sector, where the number of employees from the sons of Basra about (139265) employees and workers." A delegation from the province of Basra, headed by the governor, is currently in Baghdad to discuss the problems of suspended projects with the Ministry of Finance and some executive bodies to avoid the crisis of the protests. https://www.sotaliraq.com/2018/07/24/البصرة-تُخيِّر-بغداد-بين-تسديد-ديونها/ 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skeetdog Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Thanks Pitcher...There seems to be a glimmer of hope in the younger protesters that have lived under oppressive religious domination...Kick Irainian influence out of Iraqi economics, recognise Allah was a pedifile and hang Maliki...that's how I'm readin' this article...jmho 2 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitcher Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Thank you for all your diligence and consistent news efforts Butifldrm. Very much Appreciated. Mr Unlikely, my sentiments expressed perfectly. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3n1 Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Karsten said: Nothing happens without money, investors aren't going to risk anything with a currency that is worth less than a roll of toilet paper and I hear they don't used toilet paper there thanks karstan .. it blows my mind since saddam's invasion to kuwait the iqd has had little value i sometimes question my reasoning investing and here we sit on the downhill slide of 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js214 Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Im all for them being turned into a parking lot if they continue on this path of getting nothing done.Im beginning to think that river they have been paddling on is a moat going in circles 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Iraq is the allocation of corruption and political, economic and service failures By Nihad al-Hadithi July 24, 2018 0 Nehad Al Hadithi Those who view the current crisis and the escalating demonstrations in central and southern Iraq are inevitably aware that they are the product of a corrupt and failed government policy that has achieved nothing for the citizen for the past 15 years. The recession in services and the complete industrial and agricultural paralysis, complete health and education failure, Iraq has become a graveyard of competencies and integrity, and we have no philosophy or economic identity Where are the role of economists? Are we a socialist or capitalist state? Are we heading to a market economy or are we still wandering in search of a sound economic way that suits the current Iraqi situation? How does the government explain to us its hesitant and ambiguous attitude towards the ministries and institutions that are to be structured or privatized? Have minds failed to develop solutions to this obvious confusion? Why not turn public companies into a mixed sector in partnership with giant international companies? When in Iraq do we have a global manufacturer of aircraft, cars or technical and electronic equipment? Or even a factory for sewing needles? Is it reasonable that after 15 years of democracy, we are still importing almost everything from outside Iraq? Many questions accompanied by grief .... There is no longer a lot of time for total destruction ... We live in front of him .. The last chance to remove all party advisers and the use of economic experts from Iraq and abroad and to start the government work immediately or else will not benefit the feelings. And our last chance also to recall all the Iraqi experiences that made the glory of the seventies and eighties of the planning and manufacturing men and we were the best country in the Middle East undisputed, so countries adopted tolerance and embrace the competencies and put the right man in the right place without specialized or sectarian or disputes positions, otherwise we will be in a great abyss We will never never forgive God 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butifldrm Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Basra submits a formal request to the government to form the province of Basra 54 views 24/07/2018 Basra The Basra Provincial Council submitted a formal request to the federal government in Baghdad to form "the province of Basra." A source familiar with the request was made by sixteen members of the Basra Council on the establishment of the region, noting that the signatures were of all the political blocs represented in the provincial council. The province of Basra since the eighth of this month, popular demonstrations spread to other southern provinces and arrived in Baghdad demanding services. zm http://aletejahtv.com/archives/242021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butifldrm Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Council of Basra submit a request to Baghdad to form the province Date of release: 2018/7/23 21:49 • 504 times read [Ayna-Baghdad] The Basra Provincial Council submitted a formal request to the federal government in Baghdad to form [the province of Basra]. A source familiar with the agency of all Iraq [where] that "a request made by 16 members of the Council of Basra on the establishment of the region." He pointed out that "the signatures were of all the political blocs represented in the provincial council." The province of Basra since July 8, popular demonstrations extended to other southern provinces and arrived in the capital Baghdad, demanding services and provide jobs and improve the situation of living and economic. http://www.alliraqnews.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=76104 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butifldrm Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Government of Basra salutes the project of the province and sets the date of the referendum BAGHDAD, July 24 (Reuters) - Basra's provincial council announced Tuesday that it had collected signatures to declare the province an independent province, against the backdrop of two weeks of protests in the city that killed 14 protesters. "The council collected the signatures of 15 of its members for the establishment of a province in Basra, and sent this request to Baghdad to take its legal and constitutional procedures, in preparation for a referendum of the people of the province in that," quoted the newspaper "Life" He added that "the Constitution provides that one-third of the members of the provincial council a request for the establishment of the region, which means the collection of 12 signatures in Basra, but we have collected more than that number, which means we have made the most important step in this file, the position of the local government." "The Council will submit the request to the Council of Ministers. After 15 days, the latter will submit the request to the Electoral Commission in preparation for setting a date for the referendum within three months. The newspaper also quoted a member of the provincial council, Majeeb al-Hassani, that "the Council was to meet (yesterday) in its ordinary session, but postponed because of another meeting held in the presence of the governor of Basra, Asad al-Eidani, providing the province project for the region through the collection of signatures of its members." "The Council will raise its request to the Council of Ministers, and there should be no procrastination because the project was in accordance with the constitutional provisions, and in line with the desire of the masses in Basra, through demonstrations demanding a greater role for Basra and solve problems that can not be resolved within the framework of the current administrative routine" . "The transfer of Basra province is considered an important project, but we hope there will be no political will to exploit the project of demonstrations to pass the project of the region, and it is better at the moment to provide," said Minister of Communications Hassan al-Rashed, an official of the office of Badr Organization in Basra province. Basic services such as the construction of a water dam in the governorate, the development of the Al Bida canal and the completion of the Al Haritha Water Project in order to secure safe drinking water. " The southern provinces of Iraq, in addition to the capital Baghdad, almost daily demonstrations, began on 8 July 2018 in Basra province, in protest against poor services and unemployment, followed by similar demonstrations in Muthanna, Dhi Qar, Maysan, Diwaniyah, Wasit, Najaf, Karbala and Babylon. The demonstrations continued for the third week in a row, clashes between protesters and security forces repeated in several provinces, which resulted in the occurrence of wounded and dead in the ranks of the parties. Finished (1) https://www.iraqpressagency.com/?p=280133 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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