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

Shahrastani : Iraq seeks to produce more than three million b / Y in 2007
12 / 04 / 2007


- The Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Shahrastani on Thursday that Iraq hoped to increase production of about 1 million barrels a day this year to reach the target level for a long time is three million barrels a day by the resumption of northern exports.

And Iraq has been striving to overcome the problems of the acts of sabotage and poor infrastructure obsolete impeding production since the invasion, which led the United States to the country in 2003. The concentrated attacks on the main pipeline, which extends north through Turkey to the Mediterranean.

Shahrastani said to Reuters on the sidelines of a meeting with officials of energy in South Korea, "Iraq hopes to produce over three million barrels per day in 2007 and this could be achieved through reform of the northern pipeline, which hit the Mediterranean Sea."

According to a survey conducted by Reuters, hit production of Iraq in March in March 1.97 million barrels per day higher than the 1.89 million barrels a day in February. But Shahrastani said in December last December that the average production in 2006 amounted to 2.3 million barrels per day.

ورDespite the weak export production rose last month to 1.62 million barrels a day, the highest level since last September thanks to the increase in shipments from the southern oil port of Basra, according to the sources liner.

Shahrastani said that Iraq aimed to produce more than four million barrels a day in 2011.

Shahrastani, visiting Seoul for the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Minister of Energy Aljunnobi Korean Kim Jong atmosphere to promote opportunities for Korean companies in the development of oilfields in Iraq, which seeks to attract new investments to the oil industry.

In 1997 and signed the Korean National Oil Corporation and the Iraqi Oil Ministry in the era of former President Saddam Hussein an agreement in principle to develop the Halfaya oil reserves estimated at about 3.8 billion barrels and produces about 250 thousand barrels per day.

Meanwhile, the South Korean Ministry of Energy that the agreement has not been Alentvez because of the financial sanctions imposed by the United Nations on Iraq. But the memorandum of understanding signed by the two sides on Thursday confirmed that Iraq "will be positive" involvement of South Korea in the development of the field as soon as the draft law of Iraqi oil.

The Iraqi government acknowledged in February of a bill to regulate the oil sector, but have yet to be approved by Parliament. The bill allows the provinces to negotiate with the Iraqi international companies to develop oil fields.

Shahrastani said, "It is possible to pass the law during the two months since all the political parties in favor of it."

By Angela Mon

marsadiraq.com

Decline in the number of deaths after the start of the "imposition of the law
14 / 04 / 2007


"Decline in the number of deaths after the start of the "imposition of the law"

In a related context, recent data showed decline in the number of civilians were killed in Baghdad, since the beginning of the "imposition of the law" in the capital on February 14, and positions in other regions with the transfer of Sunnis and Shiites sectarian conflict outside the capital, erupted with human losses among the American forces by 21% compared to two years Balchehrin two scoop campaign wide security.

The U.S. military officials on the encouraging signs left by the "imposition of the law" in improving the security situation in Baghdad, and the claim at the same time, not to pre-empt the events and determine their firm by the summer.

According to statistical agency Associated Press, which was based on data Iraqi police, was 1586 civilians killed in Baghdad since the start of the security in the February 14 until Thursday, April 12, 2871 compared with Medina who perished there during the last two months which preceded the start of the campaign.

civilians killed during the same period-February 14 to April 12-compared with 1009 killed in the two months preceding the start of "the imposition of the law."

A spokesman for the American Army, General William Caldwell, in an interview this week, "We recognize that the increased security presence and cooperation of the civilian impact in Baghdad .. It is a good start .. But not Balcavih .. The violence in the rest of Iraq rates remain unacceptable. "

American officials warned that the numbers alone do not reflect the full picture of the security situation in Baghdad.

Although little victims in the attacks that targeted the Iraqi Parliament, in more areas of Baghdad, secure, protect, but it undermined the confidence of citizens in the Iraqi government.

.The process is designed "to impose the law" to provide, what he called American officials "secure office" to the Iraqi government, and to allow more time for political parties, which are governed by sectarian and ethnic orientations, to agree on reforms pivotal.

American officials attributed the escalation of the outcome of the dead in the vicinity of Baghdad, to the transfer of the hard-liners, Sunnis and the Shiites to prevail over foreign capital such as the start of the security, some downs, in part, to the clashes between Al Qaeda and the Sunni clans, prosecutors bomber who targeted a Sunni mosque in Anbar and claimed the lives of 52 people in the February 24, following the attack Preacher the mosque of the organization

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Qaeda announces its long-term strategy in Iraq and swear to Shiites and apostates and topple the government of the
15 / 04 / 2007

The rule announced in a statement published sites of terrorist organizations and some of the information on the strategy in the battle of Iraq, which included a three-phase extends for many years, the first involving the leadership the state of Iraq and making the armed groups in Iraq under the tent of their military, depending on the expression (Jihad leadership reins after the departure of the occupier)

The second stage : fighting the Shiites of Iraq and some strong feedback (the Sunni participation in government) even purge them of Iraq as mentioned in their statement saying (the completion of the second phase of the fighting in the face of strong Safavid period and the forces of apostasy so .. Clearing the land of evils)

Third stage : the receipt of government in Iraq and conflict management nodal and politically with the Shiites as the Americans say


The strategy then re-Qaeda Islamic caliphate to Iraq and make it a springboard for toppling the Governments of the region, as mentioned in the statement where the rule : (: establishment of the first Islamic government .. In the region since the fall of the Ottoman caliphate a century ago to rid the Muslims of the rule of the arrogant, who was sentenced homes the iron and fire, and returning to the oppressed peoples of Islamic religion and proceeded headed)

The rule that the purpose of the declaration of its long-term strategy is for fear of stealing its stained by traffickers or owners of the half-solutions as she called it.

The statement of this rule came after press reports emerged about the widespread rejection of the armed groups to abide by the orders-Qaida leadership and rejection of the Islamic Emirate of State announced, the Washington Post newspaper said in a report written by its correspondent in Iraq Sudarsan Raghavan where that armed groups in Anbar province and the rest of the Sunni provinces accused Al Qaeda of carrying out the killing, abduction and torture of scores of fighters as well as the styles of clergy and supporters.


Raghavan said that the Islamic Army accused the Al-Qaeda killing 30 armed men from various armed Sunni factions in recent weeks


The correspondent reported that convey Alaa Makki deputy Accord Front, the armed groups realize that the rule does not work for the benefit of the Iraqis, but that the armed factions realize that the processes of the organization that would completely destroy Iraq


Iraqi Observatory

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Iran prevented the plane Maliki because equipment to spy erected America before leaving
The news has been added on 4-15-2007, 9:1

... Iran prevented the plane Maliki because equipment to spy erected America before leaving

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Sources said that the Iranians discovered special equipment installed in the spy plane Maliki Vmeneoha from entering Iranian airspace.

Well-informed sources said that the reason why the Tehran to prevent a head of the occupation government four Nuri al-Maliki to enter Iranian airspace after leaving Baghdad, heading to Japan, is the intelligence information to the Iranians arrived in the final moments, indicating that the plane carrying Maliki camera provided a high-tech camera used in espionage, and the aim is to portray the Iranian sensitive sites.

According to these sources, the Iranians have told the pilot not to allow his plane to enter Iranian airspace after the arrival of that information.
These sources added that the planes head of the occupation fourth Nuri al-Maliki exposed to the maintenance of the architects of the Air Force during the American presence in the Baghdad Airport, and that a group of elements of the intelligence professionals in the American military erected those cameras down the plane in places designed for cameras ordinary civilian aircraft used for the transfer of images the plane's passengers, in some aircraft.

He was scheduled to fly the plane in the skies near the Iranian nuclear reactors, and perhaps the reactor Ntanz, therefore, provided the CIA plane imaging equipment of the type used in the field of espionage and photographing strategic sites to obtain important information on the way.

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The participation of 70 countries in the expanded to the neighboring countries of Iraq .. At Sharm el-Sheikh
The news has been added on 4-15-2007, 6:38

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Egyptian diplomatic source confirmed that more than 70 countries will participate in the ministerial meeting of the neighboring countries of the expanded Iraq, and the permanent members of the Security Council, and the Group of Eight major industrialized countries, to be held in Sharm El Sheikh on May 4 next, has been Egypt calls for states and organizations to participate in the conference.

.The Egyptian Foreign Ministry that the Conference, which includes the neighboring countries of Iraq and Egypt, with the five permanent members of the Security Council and the Group of Eight major industrialized countries, and the involvement of the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the League of Arab States, will discuss ways to support Iraq and the strengthening of its national unity, and respect for its sovereignty and independence. in order to assist the Iraqi government to achieve national reconciliation in accordance with the principles that were adopted at the recent Arab summit in Riyadh.

He said Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Egyptian foreign minister that the United Nations will be responsible for the launching of the International Covenant which contains targets economic, social and political reconstruction of Iraq and its development.

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This morning, returned to Baghdad yesterday, Saturday, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after an Asian tour lasted for weeks.
The tour included a visit to both Japan and South Korea.
The Prime Minister, a series of discussions with the leaders of Japanese and South Koreans in order to secure the means of cooperation for the purpose of supporting the reconstruction of Iraq.
The Prime Minister received the necessary support from the two countries at various levels.

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If I am not wrong, I think to remember Adster saying that on the 15 April (today) America will stop funding Iraq.......

Any news on this ?

Thanks very much

The American Legion/VFW: ENOUGH is ENOUGH, Pass War Funding ASAP Posted : Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:02:01 GMT Author : The American Legion Category : PressRelease News Alerts by Email click here ) Press Release News | Home WASHINGTON, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The top leaders of the two largest veterans' service organizations in America are telling congressional leaders to pass a clean war-funding bill as soon as possible for the sake of our troops serving in harm's way.In a joint letter sent to House and Senate leaders yesterday, and delivered to every member of Congress, American Legion National Commander Paul Morin and Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander Gary Kurpius made their point crystal clear: "This critical funding request must be void of any language that directs the conduct of military operations or troop movements based on timelines established by Congress rather than the commanders on the ground, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or by the Commander in Chief."Morin and Kurpius told Congress they should consider and debate the President's FY 2007 Defense Emergency Supplemental Appropriations request and only amendments directly related to the ongoing cost of war. "The men and women of the armed forces in the theater of operation are dependent on this emergency funding to sustain and achieve their military missions," they told congressional leadership."Everyone wants the war to end, but how it ends is just as important," Kurpius said. "So with all due respect to the small majority in the new Congress who voted to withdraw the most of our 140,000 troops from Iraq next year ... you are wrong."Congress' failure to fund the troops sends a clear message to them," Morin said. "The Commander in Chief sent this bill to Congress over two months ago. I don't understand how some in Congress can play 'chicken' with troops' lives, training, equipment and unit deployments that affect all our military families too. I just don't get it and I'm not alone," Morin added.Morin and Kurpius also told Congress, "As leaders of our respective wartime veterans' service organizations, we strongly encourage the removal of all restrictive language designed to influence the conduct of military operations and troop movements," Morin said. "Our knowledge about warfare and the evils of terrorism were learned in the hard school of experience. With all due respect to you and your colleagues -- first things first -- take care of the troops. They are the ones placed in harm's way," Morin added."You were wrong to force a showdown with a president who vowed befo*****d to veto any measure that contained artificial troop withdrawal language," both commanders told Congress. "And you were wrong to add almost $20 billion -- for programs unrelated to the war -- on top of the $103 billion requested by the Defense Department.In a nutshell, not funding direct combat operations is the same as having your hands tied in a knife fight, they said."Unrealistic restrictions and troop withdrawal timelines will tie the hands of our battlefield commanders to maneuver their forces, and that will break the morale of our troops in the field -- and to those of us who have been there and done that, morale means everything in a war zone," Kurpius added.Morin and Kurpius agree that there are signs of hope and progress in Iraq, and it's all because of new leadership with a new plan of action, but it's a plan that is totally dependent on a funding package for the proper training, equipping and fielding of our forces. With it, the surge has a chance of succeeding; without it, the surge is doomed to failure, and it will be the common soldier and his or her family, not the politician, who will pay the price.This is not a Democrat or Republican issue, the veteran leaders reiterated."This issue is about American men and women who we sent to war and now some want to pull back before they finish their job. The time to debate the war is not in the funding bill that keeps our troops alive. If they need funds, it is the responsibility of Congress to provide them the money so that they can accomplish their mission," Morin and Kurpius said.The sooner their job is done, the sooner they come home. That's how you "Support the Troops."Paul A. Morin, of Chicopee, Mass., is the national commander of The American Legion, the nation's largest veterans' service organization. Gary Kurpius, of Anchorage, Alaska, is the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., the largest organization of combat veterans in the country. Collectively, the VFW and Legion have 4.5 million members.The American Legion

Originally Posted by chouchou

If I am not wrong, I think to remember Adster saying that on the 15 April (today) America will stop funding Iraq.......

Any news on this ?

Thanks very much

I think I saw the article about that, but I found the American Legion request instead. I know it is there, cause I have read it when Adster posted it.

Army Chief Of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker And Acting Secretary Of The Army Pete Geren: "We are particularly concerned as Congress is set to recess until mid-April without enacting this essential legislation. Without approval of the supplemental funds in April, we will be forced to take increasingly draconian measures which will impact Army readiness and impose hardships on our soldiers and their families." (Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker and Pete Geren, Letter To Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, 3/28/07)