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Originally Posted by opps50

I asked this before too, but nobody got an answer.Maybe SGS, adster, kiko or someone else with much knowledge know??

there is probably some contractual stipulations which require them to pay the revalued rate upon completion.

OK, here's my thinking (I know it's dangerous), the parliament only has to read the FIL one more time according to the article posted yesterday, so they may pass this thing tomorrow instead of Thursday. Especially since Condi went over and lit a fire under their @ss. Is my thinking off base, what do you think?

Originally Posted by Adster

Susie, can you provide a link for this please.


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He announced the government's approval of the peace grades new proposal to raise the standard of living for employees and grant approval to pay for the whole Iraqi people on the blessed month of Ramadan and the Eid Al Fitr and raise draft resolutions to the House for approval and adoption of the necessary financial allocations to them.
He spoke d. Almshahadani on the importance of the investment law, pointing out the seriousness of the ongoing discussions around by the members of the Council and sign it next week. The Almshahadani and the importance of the meeting and communication between the state parties, especially between the executive and legislative because of the positive impact in improving government performance and improvement.

Almshahadani and economic conditions favor PROBE


Baghdad / commoners hailed
He met with the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies d. Dr. Mahmoud Almshahadani. Barham Salih Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs to consider the economic conditions in the country and ways to move the Iraqi economy and promotion.
They reviewed the legal and investment and general budget for 2007 and the International Decade for the support of Iraq. And d. The importance of the investment law for the transformation of the Iraqi economy to a free economy and encourage investors and companies, capital and foreign funds to invest in Iraq, expressing hope in the bill passed by the House of Representatives at the earliest. Pointing to the general budget for 2007 and the doors spent explaining it would be different from the previous years in terms of magnitude and priorities.
He announced the government's approval of the peace grades new proposal to raise the standard of living for employees and grant approval to pay for the whole Iraqi people on the blessed month of Ramadan and the Eid Al Fitr and raise draft resolutions to the House for approval and adoption of the necessary financial allocations to them.
He spoke d. Almshahadani on the importance of the investment law, pointing out the seriousness of the ongoing discussions around by the members of the Council and sign it next week. The Almshahadani and the importance of the meeting and communication between the state parties, especially between the executive and legislative because of the positive impact in improving government performance and improvement.
The meeting was attended by Dr.. Haider Abadi, chairman of the Economic Committee of the House of Representatives and Unadim Kana, a member of the Committee.

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The talks focus on the possibility of distributing oil wealth throughout the region.

The U.S. and other international backers want quick action on a law that would streamline the complicated oil sector, attract foreign investment and provide for equitable distribution of oil profits across Iraq.


10/7/2006

Rice, Kurdish leader meet

Emphasis on dealing with terrorists strongly and the elimination of sectarian tension.

The American Secretary of State discuss the security and political situation with senior Iraqi officials
Baghdad / justice :
He met Mr. Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Council of Islamic Revolution in Iraq, the leader of the United Iraqi Alliance the night before last, the American Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice in the American embassy in Baghdad. A source at the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution : yesterday, Friday, "

Ensure that the meeting discussed the latest developments on the Iraqi arena and developments in the Iraqi issue. " He added : "During the meeting there was also discussion of Iraq's relations with neighboring countries." As President of the Republic, Jalal Talabani, Thursday evening, the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the latest developments in the country, Talabani praised the conduct of the national reconciliation process and the agreements that have been recently in the framework of supporting the political process, and during the reception, excellencies, added in a joint press conference with Rice, "have renewed our thanks of the United States of America for its role in the war for the liberation of Iraq. and help in the tasks of maintaining security in the country. and we talked during the meeting with the American Secretary of State on developments in the political process in general and in our conversation focused on two essential points. the agreement between the political blocs and the signing of the Covenant for Iraqi blood, and the second is the cooperation of the tribes in Anbar with the Iraqi government in the face and prosecution of terrorists. " and President Talabani expressed his hope that routed Iraqi terrorism and to unite for the elimination of sectarian tension. in order to build a democratic, pluralistic and federal forces independently. in contrast, The American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed respect for the Iraqi leadership, the President praised the role and the role of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, in order to strengthen the democratic process, and building a state of law. Rice also stressed the need to eliminate terrorism, and renewed commitment of the United States government to assist the Iraqis in building their state and the reconstruction in Iraq, pointing to the most important achievements of the Iraqis and of the elections and the writing of the Iraqi constitution, and the formation of the current government, underlining that the American people are viewed with admiration. , had attended the American Secretary of State banquets by President Jalal Talabani, the presence of Vice President Tariq Hashimi, and the Speaker of the Parliament, Mahmoud Almshahadani, and the Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies, Khalid al-Attiyah and Aref Taifour, and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, and Finance Minister Baqer Al-Zubaydi, , and Minister of Housing and Construction Dezi statement, in addition to the delegation accompanying the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and the American ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad. The American Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice had arrived in Baghdad on Thursday in a visit as previously announced exchange of the Prime Minister, Mr. Nouri Al-Maliki in his office Thursday with the American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and views in a number of issues that concern the two countries. The Prime Minister said that the initiative of reconciliation and national dialogue has turned into an engine spending j solve difficult problems in a number of governorates of Iraq, such as Anbar, Diyala. and Mr. Prime Minister, to the two clans and civil society organizations to prepare for the convening of a third political forces on the 21st of this month, the Mecca of religious scholars, referring to the agreement signed by the political blocs, which called for the suspension bled Iraq. The Prime Minister of the government's determination to deal with terrorists all its strength through the development of the capabilities of the security agencies and military, pointing out that the arms in the hands of government alone and work to contain the militia issue. The head of a the ministers said the Iraqi government was determined to establish the best relations with neighboring countries on the basis of common interests and that Iraq would not be a conduit for harm to any of our neighboring countries with regional assertion that the sovereignty of Iraq will be the subject of discussion with any party. For her part, the American Secretary of State on the need to continue cooperation between the two countries in various areas and the readiness of the United States to provide various types of support to the Iraqi government to solve the problems they face

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Cabinet reshuffle disbanding the militias, political decision between parliamentary blocs

Baghdad / justice
Stressed Skinner, spokesman for the Iraqi government to a cabinet reshuffle is a political decision between parliamentary blocs. He said in a press conference Thursday, following the meeting of the Council of Ministers : "

Has not been determined the number of ministries covered, but there is a desire of the government to improve the performance of its ministries and provide better service to the citizen. " Added Skinner : "The Ministry of Finance is the only body that is responsible for negotiating and signing international sovereign loans to Iraq and the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation is responsible and empowered to negotiate on the Iraqi government." He continued : Skinner "Iraq needs to the money because the budget relies solely on Iraqi oil and there is no additional income Also, because of the circumstances through which Iraq is the limited oil exports." and : "Despite the fact that Iraq needs to donor countries, it has enormous potential and other large oil reserve to the States are invited to help in these circumstances," he said, pointing out that the Japanese would be activated loan of three billion, five hundred million dollars by the Ministry of Finance within the next few days. "

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Voices of Iraq : Al-Maliki - Anbar - clans
Books : Rasheed44 on Saturday, 07 October 2006 3:21 PM-BT

Bashar al-Maliki meets Anbar and underlines the importance of activating the national reconciliation
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Baghdad - (Voices of Iraq)
Nouri al-Maliki said the Iraqi prime minister today, Saturday, the land of Iraq turned into an arena heats. The only way out of this crisis is to energize the draft national reconciliation initiative.
He added Maliki during his meeting in Baghdad with a delegation of elders and heads of clans in the province of Anbar, the main stronghold of the hard-line fighters who refuse to engage in the political process and target foreign forces to Iraq "was intended to remain an arena for settling accounts and conspiracies woven around the fingers of black Athab good."
He added, "our battles, and are swimming heats the blood, we have no interest in all this. We should cooperate on land and the fear of God to face Sadamiin owners SATISFACTION faiths for Muslims. "
The Maliki in a speech he delivered at the conference called for by a number of dignitaries and tribal chiefs western region, the importance of the activation of the project of national reconciliation, through which it seeks to break out of the government political and security crisis which hit the country and said that "projects of national reconciliation is the composite of real crisis, we not violence and force. "
He added that the Iraqi government and people of Anbar and for the establishment of security in the city, "three basic demands," Maliki described as essential to establishing security in the city.
He called Maliki to form a local government in Anbar ", which must be expanded to include everyone through channels of understanding of the political parties and national forces and personalities ... And the need to adopt the principle of not excluding anyone and to keep the door open for those wishing to work in re-establishing the draft Anbar. "
The Al-Maliki says that the second requirement is to "release the necessary funds for the reconstruction campaign and services to compensate Mahermt to maintain because of the waves of terror and violence. Third, the process of building fast to the police and the national army selection of the elements of good faith in the political process. "
The government, through the Iraqi national reconciliation initiative to activate the role of Iraqi tribes and work with them to contain the violence, especially in areas experiencing considerable tension and armed operations.
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Barham Salih : the new oil law would allow all Iraqis to participate in the imports of national wealth
Source : Middle East
07 / 10 / 06
Dr. Barham Saleh described the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, the security situation in Iraq as "grave» because of the political pressure and Al projections sectarian hotspots in the political arena ». He pointed out that there is serious attempts by political leaders to reach solutions serious », cautioning that, "If the initiative is not restored, however, the government, the extremists will carry everyone to their sites and that the project is threatened in the Iraqi credibility».

The Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq in an interview with Middle East »on the phone from his office in Baghdad, said that the draft Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's national reconciliation put forward recently by the important points must be applied in order to do work on improving the performance of the government as the sole source of political authority to deal with the security file», alluding said that the paragraphs of this initiative are to the members of the House of Representatives (parliament) and the Iraqi political leadership », Al wishing to deal with this initiative seriously and implemented ». Saleh said, "The most important cited the recent reconciliation is examine the issue of abolishing the Baath Party and Iraqi prisons», He said that the law abolishing the Baath used for the elimination of political opponents of this piece of the Ba `ath party to a judicial body away from the hands of politicians».

He added, "If we are serious about the question of abolishing the Baath Party must reject all these means flying the concepts of justice and democracy but, in essence, working to spare the livelihood of the people, This is not the values that fought for », He pointed out that "we have to recognize that this body (uprooting the Baath) become part of the problem and not the solution, the application must be justice and accountability of offenders who have committed crimes against the Iraqi people and give a road map of many who linked their interests at a time, the previous situation and not to resort to revenge political ».

The Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq last report issued by the United Nations against the Iraqi prisons and detention camps and practices which violate human rights, as an "painful», He said : "This report seriously, we can not tolerate a government that in dealing with the results of this report credibility depends on the government our respect even for a minimum of human rights and the fight against terrorism does not justify the practices of some security organs of the review must say Iraqi prisons and control the practices of the security and the opening of the m sober international organizations ».

He said, "We have the benefit of an ambitious project aimed at national reconciliation and must abide by the political body of the national security and the House of Representatives will be mobilized and political leaders to work and the most important components of this program is the investment law, which will revitalize the economic situation, the private sector and amend some of the paragraphs of the Constitution by the legal committee charged so ».

For the first time, The Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Committee on Energy and the oil light on the oil-for the new vehicle information, He said that in the three days we were in the energy, oil, which includes the relevant ministries and institutions lengthy meetings and in-depth on the topics of energy, oil and the investments of the mineral wealth of Iraq has come a significant strides to reach agreement on the features of the oil ».

Saleh pointed out, saying "we have reached everyone was committed to the constitution and constitutional materials contained on the investment of national wealth, There is agreement on the need to participate in oil imports, to be deposited in a special fund in Baghdad and distributed these imports justice and transparency to the inhabitants of the governorates, according to the percentage in each province, taking into account the needs of some provinces and the fact that it was punished because of the former regime. A national oil policy formulated and administered by the supreme body of the oil comprising representatives from all parts of Iraq, A decision was reached to the restructuring of the National Oil Company as a holding activate oil companies in different regions of Iraq, according to the need of that ».

Saleh added learned that the law aims to provide a suitable investment environment for the development of the oil sector so as to attract foreign investments and to benefit from international expertise. We hope to double production to a rate of 4.3 million barrels per day in 2010 and the limits to about six million barrels per day by 2012. In my opinion, we can aspire to more than those rates if the security conditions favorable ». And about the relationship between the government of the Kurdistan province and the federal government on the subject of oil. Saleh said, "The Constitution is the bedrock of governance, The government of the Kurdistan region and the approval of the lines she had mentioned about the oil remains problematic to conclude contracts on whether that should be taken with the federal government or with the territorial government, This subject is under discussion and we will be able to resolve according to the Constitution, so as to ensure the adoption of an oil policy aimed lead to the maximization of oil imports and distribution, as stated in a fair ».

In response to a question about what was raised from about provoke contracts, which had been signed by the government of Kurdistan before the invasion of Iraq (2003), deputy head of the Iraqi government that there is a set of contracts signed by the government of the Kurdistan region with some companies before the fall of the former regime. the Constitution is clear that the decisions of the government of the Kurdistan region, including court decisions and contracts, The window and legal basis of articles 137 and 141 of the Constitution ».

He expressed optimism that Saleh Al pending problems, this issue will be resolved in accordance with the Constitution », He said, "because everyone is eager to manage the oil sector so as to ensure the best interest of the country and the Iraqi people that we have accepted to participate in the import policy and the payment of this vital area to the front».

He also said that the big test ahead expressed Will oil workers indivisible, and the distinction between the Iraqi conflict, or will be converted into a unifying factor involved in the wealth of all Iraqis. The oil curse and we hope that turns out to be a blessing for all the people of this country ».

Barham Ahmed Salih reveals the decision to restructure the National Oil Company
Source : European Iraq
07 / 10 / 06
The relationship between the Kurdistan region and the federal government concerning the issue of oil some questions and the rivalry between the political and media officials in the federal government and the government of the Kurdistan region of Iraq. In order to eliminate the confusion and to shed light on this relationship, Dr. Barham Ahmed Salih Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Committee on petroleum and energy to the newspaper, saying : "We are committed to the Constitution and the articles contained in it about the national wealth, A tentative agreement on the need to participate in oil imports, to be deposited in a national fund in the capital Baghdad. "

And how about the distribution of these imports in a fair and transparent manner and the mechanism used to the population, governors said Dr. Saleh "in the distribution of such imports in a fair and transparent manner, we must take into account the ratio and the fact that exposure to each province or territory" and said "it was not oil wealth to raise living standards and payment process the development of the country forward, but was a way of the conduct of war and misguided policies of the former regime, We want to build a new national oil and administered by the supreme body of the oil include representatives of all parts of Iraq. "
And about the relationship between the government of the Kurdistan province and the federal government on the subject of oil, Dr. Barham Salih said that "the Constitution is the foundation and good and I have the basic lines approved by the territorial government." Barham Salih stressed that the mechanism through which the conclusion of contracts would be resolved in order to maximize oil imports as has been the discovery of oil wells in Kurdistan has been exploited by the former regime for political reasons and must overcome this node and proceed to the investment policy, including oil lead to the distribution Elad told of the country's wealth to the citizens. "
Regarding contracts, which had been signed by the government of Kurdistan before the fall of Saddam Hussein, Dr. Barham said, "The decisions of the government of the province, including court decisions and contracts are current and valid on the basis of articles 137, 141 of the Constitution and that there were outstanding problematic Fsnhatkm to the Constitution to solve it, including removal of a strong relationship between the territorial government and the federal government. "
And about whether the oil will become a curse and the fragmentation and differentiation, Dr. Barham Salih, the territorial government and the Kurdish leadership are determined to convert the oil into a unifying factor and a blessing shared by all Iraqis. " And on the new oil law, Dr. Barham for the Russian newspaper saying : "The new law on oil monotype philosophy and Iraq's oil policy and the law to end this policy of central bureaucracy in the management of oil leading to the development of this vital sector At the same time prevents the return to the central strict, in order to prevent the return of dictatorship and tyranny in Iraq second." He said a n the new law provides adequate grounds for investment in the oil sector and attract foreign investments, he hoped to raise the ceiling of oil production to more than four million barrels per day by 2010 and to the approximately six million by the year 2016, Barham Salih pointed out that a decision was reached to the restructuring of the National Oil Company, as with the formation of a holding oil companies in different regions of Iraq, according to the need and that the Oil Ministry is the convenor of the implementation and follow-up oil policy. "

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