Spiked Camel Kava Llama Java !

[Spartakus]

Lots of FAKE news running wild !!!!!

We want Mahdi to remain as prime minister. That shows some type of stability. We are so close to this thing happening, we can't afford to have it derailed now. I'll be very surprised if the CBI comes back on Sunday and continues the auction as usual. Since that was one of the demands of the protesters to stop them.

[NoviceInvestor]

1 hour ago, Spartakus said:

Lots of FAKE news running wild !!!!!

We want Mahdi to remain as prime minister. That shows some type of stability. We are so close to this thing happening, we can't afford to have it derailed now. I'll be very surprised if the CBI comes back on Sunday and continues the auction as usual. Since that was one of the demands of the protesters to stop them.

Like it or not .. It looks like the train has been derailed, and it looks like repairs to the track are going to take some time.

 

[stanleypower]

33 minutes ago, NoviceInvestor said:

Like it or not .. It looks like the train has been derailed, and it looks like repairs to the track are going to take some time.

 

I’d love to hear Adam’s take on all that’s going on. 

[jg1]

11 minutes ago, stanleypower said:

I’d love to hear Adam’s take on all that’s going on. 

Ya, the Bro's too. About the RV this week.

[DinarThug]

8 hours ago, NoviceInvestor said:

Like it or not .. It looks like the train has been derailed, and it looks like repairs to the track are going to take some time.

 

This Whole Frickin’ Camel Train Investment Took A Dirt Road Detour To Bumfuq, Egypt Years Ago !  

 

       

 

 

And We’ve Been Getting Gypped Ever Since - Walk Like An Egyptian ...

 

      

[GregHi]

While we wait,,,, accumulate!!

[DinarThug]

24 minutes ago, GregHi said:

While we wait,,,, accumulate!!

 

The Opposite Of Accumulate Is Defecate !  

 

 

Which Is What Most People (Other Than Us) Do With A Shiite Currency ...

 

     

[GregHi]

2 hours ago, DinarThug said:

 

The Opposite Of Accumulate Is Defecate !  

 

 

Which Is What Most People (Other Than Us) Do With A Shiite Currency ...

 

     

Lol. Good thing we know better... we hope.  Lol

[Slave2Spartacus]

The Storm before the Calm.

 

[soon]

l have noticed on xe converter it is dead on 1190 &has not moved since yesterday morning .🤔

[NEPatriotsFan1]

9 hours ago, Slave2Spartacus said:

The Storm before the Calm.

 

What do you think this means? Just curious

[DinarThug]

2 hours ago, soon said:

l have noticed on xe converter it is dead on 1190 &has not moved since yesterday morning .🤔

 

42 minutes ago, NEPatriotsFan1 said:

What do you think this means? 

 

That It’s Worth 1190 ...

 

 

 

Next ...

 

     

[DinarThug]

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Iraq .. The crisis of high food prices began to fade and the appetite for buying dollars

 

6th October, 2019

The markets for the sale of fruits and vegetables in Iraq have seen a remarkable turnout by those who are after the decision to impose a curfew in Baghdad and a number of provinces, but the crisis of high food prices began to fade after the decision to lift the ban.

 

The Directorate of the distribution of petroleum products in Baghdad, it "provided fuel for cars in 18 stations distributed on both sides of Rusafa and Karkh of the capital Baghdad." She added that "all stations began to receive their share of fuel, yesterday, stressing that" the fuel crisis in Baghdad during the past two days ended completely."

 

Banking companies have resumed operations in most areas Baghdad, according to Ahmed Kamal, one of the traders of Al-Harthiya Stock Exchange (the central market for currency trading in Iraq). It could lead to the collapse of the Iraqi currency."

 

Iraqi security sources confirmed that "the outlets of the capital Baghdad opened, yesterday morning, before the entry of trucks carrying goods to Baghdad," noting that "this procedure will continue normally unless an emergency is emerging."

 

Trucks carrying foodstuffs and vegetables from Baghdad's neighboring provinces were seen entering the capital with extensive searches at the entrances to Baghdad. "The crisis is gradually fading away after the lifting of the embargo," said Mohammed Akram Ali, a member of the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce. Iraqis expressed fears that the situation could deteriorate again if Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and Parliament Mohamed Halbousi did not keep their promises to meet the demands of the demonstrators.

 

Iraq has been witnessing violent protests since last Tuesday, began from Baghdad to demand better public services and the provision of jobs and fight corruption, before spreading to the provinces in the south. The demonstrators raised the ceiling of their demands, and are calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi , after the security forces resorted to violence to contain the protests.

[DinarThug]

Young Iraqis circumvent the Internet blocking

 

- 11 Hours Have Passed

 

 

 

Blackanthem Military News, BAGHDAD, Iraq - 

 

By using clandestine means of communication, widely unused methods and expensive foreign messages, young Iraqis are trying to circumvent the Internet blockade by Iraqi authorities to crack down on bloody protests.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - After a wave of protests on Tuesday that killed nearly 100 people since Tuesday in Baghdad and provinces, Iraqi authorities blocked access to Facebook and WhatsApp, before cutting off the Internet on Wednesday, leaving protesters with no means of communication other than regular communications and messages. But not all protesters!

Ahmed, 29, is an employee of an Internet provider that has implemented the government's decision to shut down the Internet, but its employees are still able to access the network at the company's headquarters.

"I go to the demonstrations in the morning, shoot videos on my phone, then go back to my workplace and use the Internet to upload them to Facebook or send them to media out of Iraq," he said, using a pseudonym for fear of prosecution.

"My comrades are handing me the materials they photograph on USB memory sticks so everyone outside Iraq can see what's happening here," Ahmed said.

Prior to Tuesday, social media was a platform for Iraqis to call for demonstrations, especially via Facebook and Instagram, against unemployment, corruption, cronyism, lack of social services and more.

On the first day, images of men and women marching towards the symbolic Tahrir Square in the center of the capital invaded social media, using the hashtag #Nakul_Hakki.

When Facebook started blocking, Iraqis moved to download VPN applications (a virtual network that allows access to servers outside the country), and others began posting details of upcoming demonstrations in the Cinemana Comments section, an application that broadcasts popular programs and series in Iraq.

Others have used satellite communications, which are very expensive, to communicate with the outside world.

Protesters pointed out that blocking the Internet is an attempt to prevent reports of repression by security forces used to repel protesters tear gas, water cannons and live bullets.

"They are trying to confront us not only with weapons, but also with obstruction," said protester Osama Mohammed, 31. “We used to look at all the Facebook pages of our neighborhoods to see where we were going to demonstrate. Now we follow the sound of bullets only. ”

Rasha, a 25-year-old feminist, considers the demonstrations a serious risk if she takes part. Yet she found another way to get involved. Every day, her young comrades provide her with phone messages about the latest developments in protest venues across Iraq, and she forwards those messages to friends outside Iraq.

Rasha also maintains a video and some unpublished material from one of the first violent demonstrations. “They think we will forget that they shot us, they think people won't know. But I have videos, and I will post everything I saw the moment the Internet returns. ”

The Arabs

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[DinarThug]

Race among politicians to jump from Iraqi government ship

 

- 16 Hours Have Passed

 

 

 

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi is approaching the loss of new political parties, which seem to have decided to jump from the government ship, which is about to sink due to an unprecedented wave of protest, which swept the country length and breadth, which has so far killed more than 100 people, and about four thousand wounded.

Five demonstrators were killed on Saturday in central Baghdad by security forces who were firing heavily to disperse the protesters, witnesses said.

The pressure and breadth of the protests encouraged parties who were reluctant to declare anti-government positions and “support” demonstrators after booing and leaving the government and militias to inflame them. National led by Sunni politician Khamis al-Khanjar.

It seemed that the Mahdi government was collapsing in the face of widespread popular protests, far from party and political motives, in a unique development, prompting it to declare an urgent position against the executive authority, which practiced all forms of repression to silence the demonstrators, to no avail.

Sources familiar with the scenes of developments that Sadr and Abadi are now coordinating a clear position to demand the removal of Abdul-Mahdi and call for early elections, amid leaks of openness on the Kurdish side to ensure no objection, after attracting this movement to a Sunni bloc led by the dagger, which controls 20 seats in parliament.

Although this movement could not have evolved to this extent, had it not been for the bloody protest movement, which the government had bloodily suppressed, it was clearly welcomed by some demonstrators, knowing that it was a ride to their wave.

Observers say that this harmony between political parties and protesters resentful on these parties necessarily, reflects the explicit desire on both sides to get rid of the Iranian influence, which is clearly represented by the Mahdi government.

Should the news of coordination between these parties come to the fore, the Mahdi government would lose most of its supporters, with the exception of the al-Fateh alliance, which most clearly embodies Iranian influence in Iraq.

Demonstrators say that it is no longer important who is the alternative, although the Shiite parties are not very different from each other, but the success of the demonstrations in the overthrow of the prime minister will send a message to various political parties that the street is capable of making change.

In addition to Abdul-Mahdi, only an Iraqi talking about "the survival of the current regime" is left only by Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, who may be worried that the protests of the protesters, apparently President Barham Saleh, may be out of immediate danger.

The scope of the protest movement is widening 

The Sunni MP in the Iraqi parliament Ahmed al-Jubouri revealed, the speaker of parliament's attempt to receive protesters and listen to their demands and make promises to achieve, failed miserably, as a meeting in the House of Representatives ended on Saturday, demanding representatives of the demonstrators Halbousi to step down immediately, Despite standing among them.

Jubouri said that the representatives of the demonstrators met Halbousi in the parliament building, and rejected his request publicly when he called on them to end the protests, and even asked him to resign.

Observers say that the scope of the protest movement is widening, foreshadowing a broad process of change, after the failure of prosthetic solutions that the government tried to calm the demonstrators.

Baghdad was calm on Saturday morning, hours after the two-day curfew was lifted to prevent protesters from gathering in public squares.

The correspondent of the "Arabs" in Baghdad that the movement was very limited in the Iraqi capital, on Saturday morning, amid anticipation of a new wave of protests by evening.

But the security deployment was heavy, with security authorities continuing to close the Green Zone, where the prime minister's building is located, which is now classified as one of the main targets of the demonstrators.

Security sources said that elements of Iraqi militias loyal to Iran, deployed militants near vital buildings in the Green Zone.

The Baghdad operations reported, at dawn on Saturday, the fall of a senior officer in its ranks, shot by unidentified snipers, when commanding a force to disperse a demonstration in the aviation square in the center of the capital.

The Arabs

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[DinarThug]

115 dead and 4,200 wounded and bombed and targeted 10 satellite channels in Iraq to reveal the identity of the masked

 
Sunday 06 October 2019

 

 

Baghdad - Writings

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The latest death toll among Iraqi demonstrators was recorded five days after an uprising, the strongest on injustice, corruption, looting of wealth and the domination of Iran by about 115 people killed and more than 4,200 wounded.

According to activists who managed to circumvent the unprecedented ban on media and social networking sites in Iraq that have been cut off from the Internet for long periods since the beginning of the October uprising, masked and armed elements belonging to Iran continued armed attack and death threats to close satellite channels carrying events in Iraq.

The list leaked by demonstrators on Sunday, October 6, 2019, included 10 satellite channels, including Fallujah, Al-Ghad Al-Arabi, Tigris, Sharqiya, Sky News, ART VIS, NRT, Al-Hadath and Al-Arabiya, as well as targeting the Euphrates satellite today with a rocket that caused In a driver injury to the channel.

 

Observers asserted that the targets are a direct message from the armed factions supported by Iran that it will not allow the transfer of the reality of what is going on in the Iraqi street of mobility and demonstrations of anger from various components, as well as reveal their practices in sniping and liquidation of demonstrators as well as the liquidation of elements of the Iraqi security forces, as revealed by some videos Leaked through networking sites.

Hospitals were also spared from the attack by armed elements wearing military uniforms not affiliated with any Iraqi entity, as confirmed by doctors in Baghdad hospitals.

 

In the meantime, demonstrators continued to upload pictures of the commander of the counter-terrorism forces Lieutenant General Abdul Wahab al-Saadi, who was sacked by Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi from his position, stressing that he was worthy of the leading positions in the state because he defended Iraq against terrorism in his life and led a loyal group of men and never thought In targeting simple Iraqis.

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[DinarThug]

Iraq: the purchase of the dollar for fear of the collapse of the dinar

 

 

BAGHDAD - Baraa al-Shammari

October 6, 2019

 

 

After a three-day curfew, the government's decision to lift the embargo on the Iraqi capital Baghdad has restored  partial life to some of  its markets, where residents flocked to shopping, amid fears of a re-imposition of the ban as demonstrations continue, while the exchange market has seen a growing demand for  dollars. American fear of the collapse of the Iraqi dinar

Despite widespread security in Baghdad, food and fuel prices, which have risen significantly in recent days, have stabilized on Saturday

Large markets such as "Alwa" for the sale of fruits and vegetables in the Dora area south of Baghdad, the Jamila food market and the Shorja market in the center of the capital, have seen a remarkable demand from the owners, and the momentum gradually eased at gas stations

The Directorate of distributing petroleum products in Baghdad in a statement, it provided fuel for cars in 18 stations distributed on both sides of Rusafa and Karkh of the capital Baghdad

An official at the Iraqi Oil Ministry said that all stations began to receive their share of fuel, yesterday, assuring the "new Arab" that the fuel crisis in Baghdad during the past two days ended completely

Banking companies have resumed operations in most areas of Baghdad, according to Ahmed Kamal, a trader at the Harthiya Exchange (the central market for currency trading in Iraq). Kamal said to the "new Arab" that the market has seen since yesterday morning, a remarkable turnout to buy hard currency, especially the US dollar for fear of economic crises may lead to the collapse of the Iraqi currency

Iraqi security sources confirmed to the "new Arab" that the outlets of the capital Baghdad opened, yesterday morning, before the entry of trucks carrying goods to Baghdad, noting that this procedure will continue normally unless an emergency is emerging

Trucks carrying food and vegetables from provinces bordering Baghdad were seen entering the capital with extensive searches at the entrances to Baghdad

Baghdad Chamber of Commerce member Mohammed Akram Ali told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the crisis is gradually fading after the lifting of the ban, but people are worried that it has raised my time so they are over-buying materials

Iraqis living in the Mansour district of Baghdad expressed fears that the situation could deteriorate again if Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and Parliament Mohammed Halbousi did not keep their promises to meet the demands of the demonstrators

Iraq has been witnessing violent protests since last Tuesday, began from Baghdad to demand better public services and the provision of jobs and fight corruption, before spreading to the provinces in the south

The demonstrators raised the ceiling of their demands, and are now calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, after the security forces resorted to violence to contain the protests, killing at least 100 people

The government has been unable to rein in mounting protests, despite a curfew on Thursday and Friday. For years, Iraqis have been protesting poor basic public services such as electricity, health and water, as well as unemployment and corruption, in one of the world's most corrupt countries, according to the Transparency International index over the past years

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[NEPatriotsFan1]

Maybe this is the $h*tshow we always thought would happen right before the RV/RI...... 

 

Propaganda to shake the weak hands loose and have people running scared for the exits into the safety of the Dollar only to revalue the Iraqi hard currency right afterward? Would be a wild ending to this rollercoaster anyway. 

 

At this his point I think we are only going to have a short while before all fiat currencies are devalued against digital assets anyway....

 

we’ll see

[Slave2Spartacus]

6 hours ago, NEPatriotsFan1 said:

What do you think this means? Just curious

Exactly what you mentioned in your post.

[NEPatriotsFan1]

23 minutes ago, Slave2Spartacus said:

Exactly what you mentioned in your post.

Hope so 

 

[NoviceInvestor]

4 hours ago, NEPatriotsFan1 said:

Maybe this is the $h*tshow we always thought would happen right before the RV/RI...... 

 

Propaganda to shake the weak hands loose and have people running scared for the exits into the safety of the Dollar only to revalue the Iraqi hard currency right afterward? Would be a wild ending to this rollercoaster anyway. 

 

At this his point I think we are only going to have a short while before all fiat currencies are devalued against digital assets anyway....

 

we’ll see

A good thought scenario but i don’t think anyone could have predicted protests of this magnitude.. such sadness to read of young lives lost 🙏

[DinarThug]

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Parliamentary security warns of sleeper cells and organized gangs that may be active in Baghdad

 

7th October, 2019

The parliamentary Security and Defense Committee warned on Sunday of the existence of sleeper cells and organized gangs that may be active in the capital Baghdad.

The head of the committee, Mohammad Reza, told Alsumaria News that "the parliamentary security and defense committee visited the Baghdad Operations Command and reviewed the numbers of detainees and the wounded," noting that "the most of the demonstrators arrested during the demonstrations have been released."

 

"The Baghdad Operations Command was committed to the rules of engagement in the most crowded locations," he said. "The situation is good in most places, but there are sleeper cells and organized gangs in Baghdad that may be active these days," he said.

The head of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee, the demonstrators, "to commit to demonstrate in specific places to protect them security and the protection of buildings and property," noting that "government forces are obliged according to the Constitution to protect the demonstrators."

[DinarThug]

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US analysis: distinguishes the protests of Iraq from its predecessors

 

 

7th October, 2019
 

 

The growing strife in Iraq is threatening to topple the government. If protests increase in intensity and scale, the government says, it could bring down the government.

There have been major unrest in Iraq's major cities since October 1, largely in Shiite areas in the center and south of the country. Although the demonstrations were caused by a variety of political and economic issues, they have since merged into a broad movement and taken a violent turn.

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said in a speech to Iraqis that there are "no magic solutions" to solve their problems, and called for more time to resolve the chronic issues in the country, most notably with regard to corruption and unemployment. In an effort to calm public anger, Abdul Mahdi announced a new pay scheme for poor families and the dismissal of 1,000 government employees accused of corruption, among other measures.

Sistani and Sadr

The website says that these promises did not do much to calm the situation, adding that this is not surprising given that the basic problems in Iraq continue unresolved despite similar assurances during previous periods of unrest.  For his part, condemned the top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Friday condemned the security response to the protests, and urged the prime minister to establish a committee to fight corruption. Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr also issued a call for the government to resign, saying the "Sairoun" bloc in parliament would stop participating in parliament until the government enters real reform, echoing his long-standing call for anti-corruption measures. The site says the turmoil caused by economic and political concerns is not new in Iraq, but its current outbreak is characterized by many unique aspects that indicate the risks it poses to the continuity of the current government.

Different protests

He explains that the current protests differ from the economically motivated demonstrations of previous years, especially in size and scope. These protests do not appear to have a central leader, making it more difficult to control, both by the Iraqi government and foreign actors. Although there are signs of pro-protest social media tags that may have originated in Saudi Arabia, given the diversity of the social and political spectrum in Iraq, it is unlikely that any single external representative will be able to benefit from the current unrest. The site stresses that these protests come at a time when the Iraqi government suffers from a special weakness, there is a big difference between its factions, especially among the Shiite elite, on how to respond to these protests, especially since none of the nearby solutions under consideration will not resolve chronic issues Long-term that has been aggravating for years.

Possible Expectations

The site expects that the resignation of Abdul Mahdi's government may occur sooner or later, and that a wave of unrest may erupt as the first anniversary of his assumption of office on 25 October. US facilities and other foreign companies, especially in the oil and gas sector, could become targets, with pro-Iranian factions in the political and security forces willing to take advantage of the unrest. He adds that although this did not happen during the current round of protests, foreign companies were attacked during previous periods of unrest.

The PMUs can play a key role in the final outcome, but it is unlikely that the PMU will be ready to quell the protests because the majority of its members are grassroots participants. But their links to Iran and their formal integration into the Iraqi security apparatus make the options open about their expected reactions. The website concludes that ISIS and other jihadi groups could benefit from the current unrest, especially if Iraqi security forces focus on containing them.

[DinarThug]

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Reuters: More than 20 killed and wounded in clashes between protesters and police in Sadr City

 

 

7th October, 2019
 

 

At least five people were killed and 15 wounded in renewed clashes between protesters and police in eastern Baghdad on Sunday, police and medical sources said.

The clashes took place in Baghdad's Sadr City. The new deaths add to the more than 100 deaths in violence in Iraq over the past days.

[DinarThug]

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Iraq officially announces: 104 dead and more than 6,000 injured during the protests

 

 

6th October, 2019
 

 

Iraqi Interior Ministry announced the death toll of the protests in several cities.

This came at a press conference for the spokespersons of the ministries of defense, interior, health and joint operations in Iraq.

Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Saad Maan said the death toll in the protests reached 104, including members of the security forces.  He said 51 public buildings and eight political party headquarters had been torched by the demonstrators.

For its part, the Joint Operations Command confirmed that the security forces protect diplomatic missions and state institutions.