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[saphire]

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28 October 2009

Important Iraq Dates

October 20-21, 2009 U.S. Iraq Conference, Wash. D.C.

October 26-31, 2009 Iraq Constitution Conference, Heidelberg, Germany

November 1, 2009 Release of Financials; Parliament Members

December 7-9, 2009 Iraq Petroleum Conference London U.K.

December 31, 2009

[saphire]

The New Election Law Falters heads back to

parliaments law committee...

There is still no evidence on the ground that any indication of any movement

in the Iraq Dinar currency. Despite of what you have been told and

there is a lot of information and disinformation out there just does not match

up with what my analysis is on the ground.

The Iraqi National Elections is the most important event on the horizon for

the Iraqi government. You have outside forces trying to manipulate the

elections to coincide with there agenda. There is daily occurrences of Iraq’s

neighbors interfering with the activities of the Iraqi government and trying

to derail them at any costs.

Just so you know the Iraqi’s Parliament Defense Committee information

reports reveal moves by regional powers to spend billions of dollars to obstruct

forthcoming legislative elections. These type of circumstances I do

not believe the Iraqi government and the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) is even

considering anything in regards to the currency.

Below is the PM Nuri Maliki, speech the full translate text from the

University Baghdad.

Iraqi premier says “we will not weaken or surrender”

Baghdad Al-Iraqiyah Television in Arabic at 1440 gmt on 26 October carries an 18-minute speech by Iraqi

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at the seventh scientific conference for agricultural research at the University

of Baghdad. The conference is attended by the minister of agriculture, Agriculture Ministry officials,

researchers, and scientists.

Al-Maliki begins by highlighting the importance of agriculture, hoping that this conference will help develop

this sector in Iraq. He adds: “We have two tasks. The first is making up for the defect that has resulted

from the disruption of life, development, science, and research in Iraq because of the policies adopted by

the former regime. This led to a large delay in catching up with the world’s scientific development and,

therefore, this gap needs to be filled, but this requires additional efforts. The second task is the way we

can keep up with developments and benefit from science. This requires the government, particularly the

Agricultural Ministry and other ministries that support agriculture like the Water Resources Ministry, to

provide the required courses, fellowships, and studies for our male and female students and researchers to

become acquainted with this sector and keep up with global developments in the field of agriculture. Also

we have to open ! large horizons for those wishing to invest in the agricultural sector in Iraq so that this

issue will not continue to be confined to governmental effort. We have to support farmers and peasants

and provide them with what is required to ensure a successful agriculture based on scientific methods.” He

adds that modern irrigation methods should be used to replace the old methods and offset water shortages.

He then calls for benefiting from developments in the field of agriculture, especially in the field of growing

crops in salty soil and using salty water in irrigation to make up for the scarcity of water in the country.

Continuing, Al-Maliki says: “I look forward to good results and recommendations by this conference so

that the government and concerned ministries will adopt what is related to them in the process of development,

benefiting from the researches presented. We encourage research because agriculture should not

be obstructed by conventional methods that exhaust the effort of the farmer, land, environment, and state

without producing anything. We are in a race to build and develop our country. We are facing big challenges.

We want to build but they [enemies] want to destroy. We want to repair things but they want to sabotage

things. We want happiness for our people but they want to kill as happened yesterday when they committed

that abominable crime and what happened earlier and what happens every day in the form of killings.

Political motives and grudges against Iraq are behind these killings. We have to know why they harbour

grudge against this country. They do so! because if the country develops, it will be gigantic and they will

be dwarfs in front of it. Therefore, challenges will continue. They defy us with bombings and killings and

we defy them with reconstruction and development. We also face them in the field of confrontation. None

of these miserable attempts, which are supported by those who do not want this country to live or develop,

will be able to stop the Iraqis. We must respond to this big challenge not only by confronting them with

our security and military forces, but also with building and reconstruction. They feel alarmed when such

a conference is held.” Al-Maliki adds that the financial crisis has reflected negatively on the agricultural

budget, but the government is planning to increase its support for agriculture.

Discussing other economic issues, Al-Maliki says: “Iraq cannot continue to depend on oil revenues, which

are limited. We have to look for other revenues generated from other sources, headed by agriculture, tourism,

and industry. All these were disrupted due to wars and adventures. Today, we have to generate these

revenues to support the state budget and be reassured about the future.” He adds that Iraq was a “basket of

food for the region” back in history but today it imports almost all agricultural crops. He then says Iraqi is

suffering from a high rate of unemployment and the jobless people “will have a big opportunity to work in

agriculture.” He then calls for adopting water conservation methods by using sprinkler and drip irrigation

systems to address the problem of “large shortage in water resources.”

He hopes the researches presented at this conference will be sent to all agricultural departments in Iraq

to benefit from them a develop agriculture. Continuing, Al-Maliki says: “We are facing a big challenge,

but I trust that you and all honourable Iraqis will not surrender, weaken, or fail in building their country,

especially after having tasted freedom and gotten rid of dictatorship. The enemies, however, will continue

their attempts to discourage us and obstruct our march forward. They destroy and we build. The will of

destruction will not triumph over the will of reconstruction. I tell the world, some of which applaud them,

to ask them what they want from Iraq. Is dictatorship still there? Is sectarianism ruling there? Is there one

party or one indispensable leader? Is there a call for dividing the country or attacking neighbouring countries?

If all these things do not exist in Iraq, why target it? This stems from grudge and sectarianism, which

move the feelings of some.” He adds: “Therefore, we tell them: Do not tire yourselves. Shame and disgrace

on you for killing the innocent. What is the guilt of! the innocent people who were queuing in front of the

Baghdad Provincial Council to get their monthly allowances? If they are talking about political struggle,

we will welcome them, but we will not if they strike at a police or army post. They should not attack the

innocent people who stand at the doors of aid establishments. This is not manliness or jihad. It is easy to do

this. We or anyone else can do this anywhere in the world. This is an exploitation of the available freedom

to kill innocent people merely for the sake of killing in order to say there is no security in Iraq and to say

the national unity government and the political process have failed.” He adds: “Our hearts are bleeding for

the loss of our children. Our hearts are sad for every drop of innocent blood that is spilled. We, however,

will not weaken or surrender. It is our destiny to confront them with patience, steadfastness, determination,

and challenge.”

Concluding, Al-Maliki says: “Strength is not confined to the gun or to the security services and police and

armed forces. Strength also lies in such conferences and in spreading awareness among the people working

in the various state departments. Strength lies in having a political system that is based on freedom and democracy.

Strength lies in equality and justice and in ending discrimination among citizens.” He finishes by

saying “the world should understand that our strength lies in our unity, determination, and political will.”

Source: Al-Iraqiyah TV, Baghdad, in Arabic 1440 gmt 26 Oct 09

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[ravenwings]

Sorry, this is one persons OPINION, and I personally feel it is just that as well as alot of oldtimers also think from different forums!

[sammiePJ]

There is still no evidence on the ground that any indication of any movement in the Iraq Dinar currency. Despite of what you have been told and there is a lot of information and disinformation out there just does not match

up with what my analysis is on the ground..

great post.. but " what my analysis " is based on your opinion .. correct?

[xnvydvr]

Tracy - Pls discusss the info/disinfo with regards to your ground analysis. Thx!