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Mahdi Army in Sadr City, declaring civil disobedience if
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Mahdi Army in Sadr City, declaring civil disobedience if the embargo is not lifted from the city
Nina

30 October 2006 (IMNSR)

The General Directorate of Industrial Development in the Ministry of Industry and Minerals granted 153 licenses to build up various industrial projects like: (food, textile, wood, paper, chemical, plastic, metal, construction and manufacturing industries) during the month of September.

An official source in the ministry said in a press statement: The total investment for these projects amounted to 19 billion and 432 million dinars, pointing out that the food industry ranked first in the number of permits granted to it by 39 licenses at an investment of 4 billion and 825 million dinars.

The source added that the Directorate was able to complete the establishment applications of (22) industrial projects and the issuance of approval certificates to transfer the ownership of three industrial projects to companies, pointing out that the Directorate made a field survey on 28 industrial projects to follow-up the necessary requirements for building up and operating them to serve the public interest.

(153) Licenses granted to build up new industrial projects | Iraq Updates

Originally Posted by day dreamer

Mahdi Army in Sadr City, declaring civil disobedience if
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Mahdi Army in Sadr City, declaring civil disobedience if the embargo is not lifted from the city
Nina

No link day.

Cheers!
DayDream

Originally Posted by DayDream

No link day.

Cheers!
DayDream

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see if this works but if not it's the
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Anyone heard anything from Sabidis speech at Canary Warf. Must be over now?
Dinar greetings to all.

Speaking to KUNA, Spokesman for the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Said Ariakt explained "This meeting seeks to reintegrate Iraq into the international community and into the neighborhood," adding "It is very logical that it does take place in Kuwait" because it has have much deeply rooted history with Iraq.

The compact's fifth and final preparatory meeting would take place in Kuwait on Tuesday.



Tomorrow's meeting would be the final step to formally launch the compact by the end of 2006 and all sides have insisted on devising practical steps for implementation, he noted.





This says it all !!!

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/story.a...=en&DSNO=917005

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Baghdad sink in the security chaos **
8 Mfajkhat hit the capital, Kirkuk, existing American forces searching the Ministry of Youth in search of abductees **

Baghdad, Abdel-Latif al-Musawi, the al-Musawi
Kirkuk Azzaman
For the second day running, the collapse of the security situation continues in Baghdad, in an unprecedented manner, where car bombs struck a number of areas of the Iraqi capital and other cities at the time of continued assassinations of identity with the Iraqi police found dozens of corpses murdered woman whose owners were unknown. For its part, remains the American forces imposed a blockade on the town of al-Sadr and prevent the entry and exit into and out of them in an attempt to find Jndiha hijacker who did not know their fate so far. Live Karadah neighborhood located in the Baghdad security difficult circumstance where they were kidnapped American soldier from one of the houses in the neighborhood because of its population living in the case of semi-isolated from the rest of Baghdad's suburbs and prefer to stay in their homes in anticipation of being killed, and fear to overcome checkpoints within this district and outside, and Iraqi forces conducted sweep operations in the neighborhood The gauze in the Iraqi capital in search of members of the death squads are suspected of having tortured and killed dozens of occupants. An explosive device against the four-wheel drive vehicle was passing one of the streets of Basra, killing five passengers and a car bomb exploded in the neighborhood group west of Baghdad, where the blast killed three and injured six others. And a car bomb exploded near Yarmouk Hospital causing the explosion killed a civilian and injuring five others trapped two cars exploded in Al-Qa'im, the killing of at least 39 Iraqis were killed and about ninety others in a series of bombings in Baghdad, Kirkuk and the most serious, an explosive device was detonated targeting construction workers yesterday in the Sadr City neighborhood of east Baghdad, which resulted in the deaths of 29 of them. For his part, denounced the report of the Inspector-General for Iraq reconstruction Stuart Bowen corruption of a number of Iraqi ministries reminder that Iraq brand ranked 137 out of 158 countries in the global ranking of corruption in 2005. He said that insecurity, corruption and bureaucracy impeding the reconstruction of Iraq and expressed the concern of the draft and the Iraqi Ministry of Finance to transfer bank accounts abroad, the Federal Bank of New York in the reserves and other foreign banks. A spokesman for the Iraqi Interior Ministry, Brigadier Abdul-Karim Khalaf said that the explosion occurred in the arena of the 55 city center. amid a gathering of workers. Fmiaaghthamt American forces, especially the Ministry of Youth Baghdadams in search of detainees likely detained in one of its buildings. A security source said it was investigating the information previously reported by the Iraqi Minister of Youth to a local newspaper saying that the possible release of the President of the Iraqi Olympic Committee kidnapped months ago, Ahmed authentic, prompting the American forces to deal with the statement carefully. The information had reached the quarters Iraqi and American intelligence confirmed the existence of prisoners held in detention centers in a number of buildings Iraqi ministries or departments is. There are hundreds of abductees unaccounted for who removed their families retreat Iraqi security services in an attempt to obtain information which would reveal the fate of no avail. With rumors in Baghdad that the militias are detaining these detainees in secret prisons, especially to obtain ransoms for their release.

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There's a lot more to this article I just copied some of it for the part highlighted. Not sure what it means if anything.

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UN officials explain aims of Int''l Compact with Iraq

ECO-KUWAIT-IRAQ-ICI
UN official explains aims of Int'l Compact with Iraq

By Mohammad Al-Enezi and Ali Al-Hamad (with photos) KUWAIT, Oct 30 (KUNA) -- The preparatory meetings of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) were aimed at reintegrating this nation into the international community and Arab World, said a UN official on Monday.

The compact's fifth and final preparatory meeting would take place in Kuwait on Tuesday.

Speaking to KUNA, Spokesman for the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Said Ariakt explained "This meeting seeks to reintegrate Iraq into the international community and into the neighborhood," adding "It is very logical that it does take place in Kuwait" because it has have much deeply rooted history with Iraq.

He said as an agreement, ICI would serve as a partnership between the international community and Iraq that would commit "itself to good governance, introducing good security forces, provide its public with the services they need and Iraq's future can be bright. They really have to overcome the present adversity." He noted that the nature of assistance that would be extended to Iraq would be different from other developing nations because "it is rich in resources, rich in oil, rich in its human resources. There is a group of Iraqi society that is well equipped, skilled labor and well educated to handle the elements Iraq's people require." "So in that sense, investing in Iraq is a good measure. A good measure by the international community and it is a good measure by neighboring countries, " he added.

While saying tomorrow's meeting was part of preliminary steps, he believed that ICI's actual "launching will see to it that these steps can actually be measurable in the real sense because it is in the best interest of the region and world community that Iraq is back on its feet." He said Iraq would receive economic and financial aid to achieve stability, but if the situation worsens, Iraq's problems might spill to neighboring nations and that would not serve the region.
As for coordination between the ICI's members, he said involved nations have formed a committee assigned with handling technical aspects under the UN auspices.

He noted that the meeting would not discuss Iraq's debt to other nations, and some countries, such as Kuwait, have displayed some goodwill in this regard, noting that it was in Kuwait's interest to lower these debts without selling itself short.

Tomorrow's meeting would be the final step to formally launch the compact by the end of 2006 and all sides have insisted on devising practical steps for implementation, he noted.The UN was dealing with all Iraqi factions and has presented political, humanitarian, medical and reconstruction aid, he added.

As for the amount of aid that would be extended to Iraq, he said such a matter would be determined by the Iraqi government, UN and technical teams.

Regarding ICI's five-year mandate from 2006-2011, he said "It might take less or more and so on. But I think a five-year period is a very realistic timetable," noting that the compact's strategy was aimed at focisung funds on practical steps without getting carried away with mechanics.

ICI's preparatory group included the UN, US, UK, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Union (EU), Arab development funds, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Spain. (end) mge.

Originally Posted by fsndirector

Hey Mom, If you hold your investment less than 1 year and a day then you could pay up to 35%, if you hold it for one year and a Day then the Capital gains is 15%. So if you have had it for less than the year cash in enough to get your investment back and to get your party started,LOL. Then pay that rate on that smaller amount then wait till you have had it for the year and a day then it will be higher in value for one thing plus you will only have to pay the 15% then. The IRS has a task force looking into off shore trusts ect. Its not worth it to end up being in the same cell with Richard Hatch. LOL Im going to pay the 15% and grin all the way to the bank, and never have to look over my back.

This has been suggested in the tax thread: Tax Accountant!

Luck for me my gal is cpa(had her do my dirty work). Anywho, (for my US folks) that 15% and 35% is the max...It all depends on your state of residence. For example, in my state lcg is 4.75% (yes, I've got a couple of mil just chill'n to be cashed in )

Originally Posted by blackwulf

This has been suggested in the tax thread: Tax Accountant!

Luck for me my gal is cpa(had her do my dirty work). Anywho, (for my US folks) that 15% and 35% is the max...It all depends on your state of residence. For example, in my state lcg is 4.75% (yes, I've got a couple of mil just chill'n to be cashed in )

Thanks wulf. I was not aware there was a dependence on state of residence. So, what would the rate be for the Lone Star state (if you don't mind me asking)?