Thread: Iraq/Dinar News to April 19, 2007 10PM CST

Number of banks 12 -----
Auction price selling dinar / US $ 1272 -----
Auction price buying dinar / US $ ----- -----
Amount sold at auction price (US $) 73.395.000 -----
Amount purchased at Auction price (US $) -----
Total offers for buying (US $) 73.395.000 -----
Total offers for selling (US $) ----- -----


Gooooooooooooooood Morning Rolclub

"The More They Take, The More We Make"


8 Trillion taken out and still the Party has not started


1. "0" Dinar rate change today, it was 1272, it is now 1272

2. A (net) worth of dinars, IQD - 93,358,440,000 pulled out of circulation today 4/11/07.

3. 12 banks participating today

4. 120th auction since the beginning of CBI's reval plan

5. 193 days into the CBI's reval plan. (SIX MONTHS+)

6. 8,169,200,701,000 dinars pulled from circulation !!

7. "0" Dinars back into circulation today

8. 205 dinar change since Oct 1st (baseline was 1477) 13.879% increase in value of the dinar since beginning of reval plan (Approximatly Oct 1st).

9. 0 point reduction in the rate so far this week. Was at 1272 at the end of last week, 1272 so far this week.

10. 1 point drop in the month of April. Ended at 1273 in March, now stands at 1272
In January we saw a 2.49% drop in the rate.
In February we saw a .928% drop in the rate.
In March we saw a .546% drop in the rate.

Originally Posted by PAn8tv

Anyone have a guess with the area I highlighted if that means this year or last year, fall of 2006?

2006 - the article was published on September, 06.

Iraq: Sadrists Threaten to Leave Gov't
Wednesday 11 April 2007



BAGHDAD, (AP) - Iraqi Cabinet ministers allied to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr threatened Wednesday to quit the government to protest the prime minister's lack of support for a timetable for U.S. withdrawal.
Such a pullout by the very bloc that put Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in office could collapse his already perilously weak government. The threat comes two months into a U.S. effort to pacify Baghdad in order to give al-Maliki's government room to function.
Meanwhile, bodies lay scattered across two central Baghdad neighborhoods after a raging battle left 20 suspected insurgents and four Iraqi soldiers dead, and 16 U.S. soldiers wounded, witnesses and officials said.
The fighting Tuesday in Fadhil and Sheik Omar, two Sunni enclaves, was the most intense since a massive push to pacify the capital began two months ago.
Al-Sadr's political committee issued a statement a day after al-Maliki rejected an immediate U.S. troop withdrawal.
"We see no need for a withdrawal timetable. We are working as fast as we can," al-Maliki told reporters during his four-day trip to Japan, where he signed loan agreements for redevelopment projects in Iraq.
"To demand the departure of the troops is a democratic right and a right we respect. What governs the departure at the end of the day is how confident we are in the handover process," he said, adding that "achievements on the ground" would dictate how long American troops remain.
Al-Maliki spoke a day after tens of thousands of Iraqis took to the streets of two Shiite holy cities, on al-Sadr's orders, to protest the U.S. presence in their country. The rally marked the fourth anniversary of Baghdad's conquer by American forces.
"The Sadrist movement strongly rejects the statements of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in which he stood by the continued presence of occupation forces despite the will of the Iraqi people," said the statement, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press.
"The Sadrist movement is studying the option of withdrawing from the Iraqi government — a government that has not fulfilled its promises to the people," it said.
"We are serious about withdrawing," it added.
It would not be the first time the Sadrists, who hold six seats in the Cabinet, left al-Maliki's government.
Al-Sadr's ministers and 30 legislators boycotted the government and parliament for nearly two months to protest a November meeting between al-Maliki and President Bush in Jordan.
The statement expressed anger over the Baghdad security plan launched on Feb. 14, calling it "unfair." Iraqi and U.S. troops have been targeting members of al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia, which has been blamed for sectarian killings.
Also Wednesday, Iraqi soldiers held a security cordon around Fadhil, and residents hid frightened in their homes, a witness told The Associated Press by telephone, on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.
The Muslim Scholars Association, a Sunni group, issued a statement quoting witnesses as saying Tuesday's battle began after Iraqi troops entered a mosque and executed two young men in front of other worshippers. Ground forces used tear gas on civilians, it said.
"The association condemns this horrible crime carried out by occupiers and the government," the statement said.
But the witness in Fadhil said the two men were executed in an outdoor vegetable market, not in the mosque. The Iraqi military was not immediately available to comment on the claim.
The U.S. military said the battle began after American and Iraqi troops came under fire around 7 a.m. during a routine search operation. Helicopter gunships then swooped in, engaging insurgents with machine gun fire, the military said in a statement.
Some Arab television stations reported an American helicopter was shot down in the fight, and showed video of a charred piece of mechanical wreckage that was impossible to identify. The U.S. said an attack helicopter suffered damage from small arms fire but returned to base.
By Wednesday, 13 of the 16 wounded Americans had returned to duty, according to a senior U.S. military official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the matter. Twenty suspected insurgents were killed and 30 wounded, he said.
In other violence, a roadside bomb killed one policeman and wounded three others in Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad, police said.
Another roadside bomb targeted a police patrol in Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad, killing another policeman and wounding two others, police said. Six civilians also were hurt, said Brig. Abdul Karim Khalaf.

Arab League calls for national reconciliation in Iraq
The Cairo-based Arab League (AL) called here Tuesday on all Iraqi political forces to work seriously to realize national reconciliation and end the "tragic" situation in the war-torn country.

AL Secretary General Office Director Ambassador Hesham Youssef made the appeal while talking to the Egyptian television.

Iraq is passing through a very grave stage, Youssef told the TV program, adding that it is getting more and more difficult to realize national reconciliation in Iraq due to the persisting desire for revenge and violence and counter-violence.

Calling for realization of the difficulty in Iraq's national reconciliation, the AL official highlighted the importance of regional collective role in helping settle the Iraqi crisis.

Youssef's remarks were coincided with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Borham Saleh's call for political reconciliation among various political forces in the country.

Speaking to the Dubai-based Arabiya satellite channel on Tuesday, Saleh said Iraq cannot be governed without real national harmony and partnership among its various segments.

It is necessary to reach a political deal to realize some kind of reconciliation among various political forces in Iraq, stressed the Iraqi official.

Violence persists in Iraq despite a joint U.S.-Iraqi major security crackdown aimed at curbing insurgency and sectarian violence in the war-torn country.

Source: Xinhua

Iraq-Korea-Update 1

Voices of Iraq / Baghdad
Posted by saleem on Apr 11, 2007 - 03:14 PM
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Iraq-Korea-Update 1
Iraqi PM meets Korean counterpart in Seoul
Baghdad, Apr 11, (VOI) – Iraqi Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki met on Wednesday with his South Korean counterpart Han Duck Soo in Seoul, the state-run al-Iraqiya satellite channel reported.


Iraq-Korea-Update 1
Iraqi PM meets Korean counterpart in Seoul
Baghdad, Apr 11, (VOI) – Iraqi Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki met on Wednesday with his South Korean counterpart Han Duck Soo in Seoul, the state-run al-Iraqiya satellite channel reported.
The prime minister arrived in Seoul earlier in the day after a three-day visit to Japan, during which he had talks with senior Japanese officials.

SH/TP

I think this is very encouraging. Look at all the major players in the Asain markets lining up. I saw some of you were looking to dump your dinar yesterday due to lack of progress. You might want to rethink that, China, Japan and now Korea all lined up. That can only add to the prosperity of Iraq that we all know is already there. IMHO

Originally Posted by Jola

2006 - the article was published on September, 06.

Thank you Jola. That's what I thougt but I just wanted to make sure. They talk out both sides of their mouths so much that it gets confusing.

Originally Posted by PAn8tv

Iraq-Korea-Update 1

Voices of Iraq / Baghdad
Posted by saleem on Apr 11, 2007 - 03:14 PM
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Iraq-Korea-Update 1
Iraqi PM meets Korean counterpart in Seoul
Baghdad, Apr 11, (VOI) – Iraqi Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki met on Wednesday with his South Korean counterpart Han Duck Soo in Seoul, the state-run al-Iraqiya satellite channel reported.


Iraq-Korea-Update 1
Iraqi PM meets Korean counterpart in Seoul
Baghdad, Apr 11, (VOI) – Iraqi Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki met on Wednesday with his South Korean counterpart Han Duck Soo in Seoul, the state-run al-Iraqiya satellite channel reported.
The prime minister arrived in Seoul earlier in the day after a three-day visit to Japan, during which he had talks with senior Japanese officials.

SH/TP

I think this is very encouraging. Look at all the major players in the Asain markets lining up. I saw some of you were looking to dump your dinar yesterday due to lack of progress. You might want to rethink that, China, Japan and now Korea all lined up. That can only add to the prosperity of Iraq that we all know is already there. IMHO

I agree! And there have been tons of articles lately mentioning korea especially

President territory Cordstan calm the situation with Turkey rejects threats and interference solution to the problem of Kirkuk, according to the constitutional order and call for a broad front to stop sectarian violence

Irbil new morning :
Mr. Massoud Barzani, head of the territory Cordstan that the problems of Iraq can not be resolved without the existence of a democratic system .. This came in a speech delivered in the broad group of delegates conference of the Central democratic Iraqi

Against the backdrop of convulsive responses to the Turkish officials due to meet with the Arab satellite television by the end of last February, and aired the day before yesterday.
The Barzani, who seeks to cool down the situation and putting it in the proper context with the conditions of the moment a tense meeting with Turkey because of fears of the consequences of the implementation of Article 140 of the Constitution on the situation in Kirkuk, which Ankara is seeking to defend the Turkmens, who share the rest of the citizens of various nationalities in housing .. And that was with the other parts of the territory Cordstan Iraq and the entire campaign to change Edmogravi targeted Kurds and their presence in the city during the decades in which the rule of the Baath Party .. He said in this regard "Kirkuk should not be the only Cord, and Cord Kirkuk for Turkmen, Arabs, Assyrians for each of the Assyrians of Iraq ." voluntary union in Iraq and one on the relations between Arabs and Kurds assured leader Alcorde apprehensive of the policies pursued by the leadership Alcordeh saying, "announced our commitment to the unity of Iraq, as long as Iraq is governed by the Constitution approved by the vast majority of the Iraqi people .. any country multi-nationalities and religions can not flourish can people to enjoy freedom and live happy unless governed by a democratic regime .... Iraq is a multi-ethnic and religions have proved the Iraqi experiment, as well as the experience of other peoples that any forced union failed Any division enforced and I also failed to refer to the two models, the German model, the model Aljikoslovaki, has been forcibly divided Germany, After (45) years ago are united Germany because people wanted it, as well as forcibly unified Jikoslovakia also, but after (45) years ... and the will of the two peoples and the Slovak Aljiki Jikoslovakia again been divided into two countries Jikia, Slovakia, "and defended the choice of Barzani Kurds in the federal system saying that" experience has shown that the federal Alcordstaneh successful experience and what enjoyed by the people of Cordstan far from the security, stability and prosperity was due to federal satisfied if our brothers in other parts of Iraq that the federation was the right solution to the situation now in Iraq is different. "He stressed that" Alkord will not be a reason for separation at all, but we can not accept the return of dictatorship in Iraq, as stated in the preamble to the Constitution, to preserve the Constitution is the guarantee for the preservation of the unity of Iraq. "
And on the deteriorating security situation in Iraq and the rise of sectarian sentiments and policies Barzani said, "unless it eliminates the sectarian conflict could not be disposed or eliminate terrorism. "Calling for the establishment of political front to stop the sectarian violence and said that the solution lies in" establishing national front range. Consisting of democratic forces, and strong open moderate, and strong Islamic and secular forces, and from the outset we are in Cordstan we were ready to set up this front, and now also call for the establishment of this front, a wide front are broad-based, honest and strong Iraqi government, but it must be clear and explicit, we have striven sacrifices for a democratic, federal, pluralistic. "
In reaction to the Turkish Kleh Arabic pointed out, "did not say that we interfere (in Turkish internal affairs), but I said : if interfered will respond to them equally or will interfere. He wondered, "I do not know how to allow one or the State of the same intervention in the affairs of others while astonished when he heard talk of intervention on the other hand, or from another person." He added, "however, I wish to emphasize the fundamental issues of principle and : We do not have offended anyone, but we accept n threat from anyone. We do not interfere in the affairs of others and do not accept others to interfere in our affairs. We extend the hand of friendship to all countries in the region, but on the basis of mutual respect and common interests, the issue of Kirkuk is an Iraqi issue is not entitled to a foreign country to intervene in this matter has been agreed Iraqis to solve the problem of Kirkuk and problems other similar in other parts of Iraq, not only in Cordstan, according to the Constitution and according to Article (140) if it becomes a legal issue unconstitutional.
He said, "any interference or obstruction of the implementation of Article (140) is a fabrication on the will of the Iraqi people, the Iraqi people voted for the constitution by 80%, how can foreign countries or even to the point of the Interior to intervene and nothing contrary to the Constitution passed? "Iraqi flag and the controversy over the form and connotations Another issue perhaps Bal filled many of the brothers attend a subject of science, if this is the flag of Iraq (President Barzani pointed to the flag of the Republic of July 14 hanging in the conference hall), we are proud, before the fall of the regime and at the London Conference has been the subject of science and research agreed that the information revolution (14) in July adopted a science of Iraq to recognize or approve of the new flag of a new Iraq, after the fall of the regime, and during the period of the Governing Council also has been talk on the subject of science, there were different views from members of the Council, the competition was also not reached a final decision, but in the eyes of time has been changing the resolution adopted at the London conference, we all know that science is aware of the current Baath Party, after a coup in February 1963 was chosen on the basis of science that science Tripartite Arab unity between Egypt and Syria, and Iraq that the unit has not been realized and returned to Egypt old flag or opted for a new note of the same as did Syria, while retained Iraq symbolizes the knowledge of the incident has no basis in the absence and then in 1986 a law of the Revolution Command Council disbanded No. 33 in 1986 it was decided that there would be three Alngmat represent the principles of the Baath Party, the unity of freedom of so******m. Barzani wondered, "I do not understand this contradiction while there is a law abolishing the Baath Party, executed the Baath probably executed a number of other Baath leaders ... Baathists are being pursued while the principles of the Baath Party, which is fluttering over buildings in the state government departments, I respect the principles and beliefs of any party, any person, any religion, any the doctrine, but can not party to impose certain principles or knowledge of the others, I do not know how it is not the word (God is Greater) Saddam's handwriting to the line of coffee, and the constitution says that Iraq must Adoption of a new flag and applaud the new Iraq. in his speech and the separation of the reasons why the Presidency of the Territory to determine its position on this issue, saying, "after the two departments joined forces in the territory Cordstan noted that some parties Alcordeh and Alcordstaneh flag at public places and official circles together with the flag of the territory, has issued instructions to agencies in the region to prevent the hoisting of the flags of the parties to the Chambers and to public places and that the instructions came (to the parties the right to raising the flag on their premises only and flying the flag of the territory on official premises and flying the flag of (14) in July to approve a new flag for Iraq) in the instructions is no word lowering the Iraqi flag because he was not originally brought, in some areas was one of three science without God is Greater, in some areas more without God one, some areas Allahu Akbar Saddam's handwriting, in some areas more quickly coffee God, in some areas established a line, I mean, I can not find a note unified Iraq, every region, every city, every party chose him in life science Iraq added to the deletion of the star or star or a word or connecting to and so, now also say that this contradiction, the Baath party disbanded, there is a law abolishing the Baath while flying the flag of the Baath Party, I say it again when Parliament approves new flag of Iraq recognizes the flag or (14) in July, or even if due to the knowledge of the royal era because it also symbolizes the bi basic We hoist with pride, either aware of the Baath Party in the territory will not raise Cordstan Whatever the outcome, and I would ask the Council of Ministers and parliament (the House of Representatives, federal) to explain to the people of Iraq, what are these Alngmat three? to symbolize what?

The prelude to the Anfal operations
Date : Wednesday, April 11
Topic : Main Page
Aza Hasib Kardage
And the Ministry of the Interior has set new instructions, including each of the registered or relatives of the parents or grandfather in the records of Iraq in 1957 and in the presence of three witnesses give testimony of Iraqi nationality of origin.

Based upon the nationality Assembly granted the first Iraqi citizenship certificate of Cord Faili returning from forced displacement of Iran. And it ended its previous position as the ministry refused numerous requests on the granting of a certificate of nationality of the Faili Cord and considers them foreigners and that they be given residence for a period of ten years, and then consider their cause.
The issue Alkord Alvilion one of the most prominent issues was the duty of the Iraqi government resolved during the past four years.
Alkord Alvilion subjected to forced expulsion from their homeland and soil who lived by the parents and grandparents of the eras of time, after the 2474 confiscation of all official prior to the establishment of the modern Iraqi state for many years, and the seizure of all their movable and immovable property, As stated in the letter addressed to Mr. Barzani Najirfan president of the government of Cordstan to the Conference Alastzkari third of the crime around the time of conveyance, and the uprooting of elimination bracket against Alkord Faili.
This has happened to our people Alcorde resident in the east of the capital Baghdad, the Tigris and the best proof of the cruelty and criminality of the Principles in the prelude to the Anfal operations and the use of internationally prohibited weapons to suppress people Cordstan.
Crime against Baath Alkord Faili before Twenty-seven years committed under resolution 666 that was issued in 1980 and was a result of the expulsion and displacement and the absence of more than twenty thousand of the Faili Alkord and robbed of all their rights and confiscated all their movable and immovable assets and their children were the direct victims of the methods of murder, torture and up to the test chemicals.
Alkord Alvilion this component inherent in the fabric of the Iraqi most injustice they Cord Iraqi Shiites and therefore they were the direct target of such recruitment operations, and their movable and immovable property coveted by unscrupulous Baathists who were at the height of their campaign in the looting of Iraq's wealth, They confiscate funds Alkord Faili their presence known forces in the Iraqi markets and the economy of the country, and especially in the capital Baghdad.
It goes without saying that we recall that the issue of the Faili Alkord it is a political and judicial Atharaghtassadeh, therefore it is natural to expect Alkord Alvilion solve their problems of this political platform, which will show the recognition of this fact first full citizenship rights for the elimination of the effects of policies and chauvinism Kaltrib such recruitment.
Coinciding with this on the government of Iraq to try members of the Court of the Revolution Command Council who approved the resolution 666 provisions of the crime of genocide achieved by killing and displacement and Arabization of a crime against humanity because it signed a civilian.
And then going into details to the special judicial stolen property, which primarily to the need to extend the legal period set by the property disputes that have enacted the law to demand the right to Alcorde Alvili and set one year only and shall not be entitled to recover right after the end of this year.
Culturally, the solution to the issue Alkord Alvilieon requires a comprehensive program of interest Alkord Alvilion culture, history and heritage and identity Alcordeh stabilize.

Originally Posted by PAn8tv

Iraq-Korea-Update 1

Voices of Iraq / Baghdad
Posted by saleem on Apr 11, 2007 - 03:14 PM
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Iraq-Korea-Update 1
Iraqi PM meets Korean counterpart in Seoul
Baghdad, Apr 11, (VOI) – Iraqi Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki met on Wednesday with his South Korean counterpart Han Duck Soo in Seoul, the state-run al-Iraqiya satellite channel reported.


Iraq-Korea-Update 1
Iraqi PM meets Korean counterpart in Seoul
Baghdad, Apr 11, (VOI) – Iraqi Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki met on Wednesday with his South Korean counterpart Han Duck Soo in Seoul, the state-run al-Iraqiya satellite channel reported.
The prime minister arrived in Seoul earlier in the day after a three-day visit to Japan, during which he had talks with senior Japanese officials.

SH/TP

I think this is very encouraging. Look at all the major players in the Asain markets lining up. I saw some of you were looking to dump your dinar yesterday due to lack of progress. You might want to rethink that, China, Japan and now Korea all lined up. That can only add to the prosperity of Iraq that we all know is already there. IMHO

The Asian and Eurasian Markets adds whole other level of pressure on the GOI that many of us miss/take for granted.