Thread: Iraq/Dinar News. 09/05 to 01/14/07

Originally Posted by danny51

President Bush will never be the one to make an announcement about the rv or any economic package in Iraq. Today Bush will simply gloat about the verdict and sentence on good old Saddam and spin it towards voting for Republicans next Tuesday.

Exactly - There is no way Iraq is gonna let Bush steal their thunder of a growing economy and revalued Dinar!!

Originally Posted by CharmedPiper

What makes you think nobody is at CBI....we have seen them updating on Friday's (holy day)...They can update any particular time they want.

MY LAW TO LIVE BY TODAY:

1. Keep checking the CBI website every half hour or so for updates.
2. Watch the opening of the exchange.
3. Definitely will not watch CRAP NEWS NETWORK (CNN).
4. Most importantly STAY POSITIVE, KNOW IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT ANYTIME.
5. If negativity filters in the forum I WILL PUT THEM ON IGNORE....NOBODY IS BRINGING ME DOWN TODAY. IT'S ALL GOOD!!!!!

sorry charmed...I was not trying to bring negativity to the forum...I was only making reference to KIKOs e-mail she received from Warka stating that Government was closed for the day...no hard feelings hopefully

Foreign Exchange Rates - 12:00 noon - Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Originally Posted by jedi17

sorry charmed...I was not trying to bring negativity to the forum...I was only making reference to KIKOs e-mail she received from Warka stating that Government was closed for the day...no hard feelings hopefully

I wasn't gearing negativity towards you I meant the lurkers who sneak over here from the other place....You guys are all awesome....we need to get this done before we lose our minds ...... wait.....too late.....already lost....

Originally Posted by Alphamystic

Fox News just announced that Bush will haver a press conference about Iraq at, I believe they said 2pm.

Could be something good.

Yes, the news says he will talk about the sentencing of saddem. Would be nice to hear what he has to say about it.

Originally Posted by iswtnot

CAN WE GET THAT COPY ANY TIME SOON

I'm waiting on it still. I started not to post until I had some supporting info, but before I knew it, I was typing. The guy I got this from is not very good with computers so he is probably working on getting whatever he has to me. Sorry to get folks anxious but I figured this was nothing new.

Originally Posted by danny51

President Bush will never be the one to make an announcement about the rv or any economic package in Iraq. Today Bush will simply gloat about the verdict and sentence on good old Saddam and spin it towards voting for Republicans next Tuesday.

Just a side note here. We are all in this because of the tremendous opportunity this has afforded us all. Never in my lifetime could I have been able to do what we might all be able to do in possibly just a few short days from now. This would have never been possible without Bush taking the stand that he did. Todays announcement will not be about a reval, that will come from the Iraqi's. But the ability for them to make their announcement came from the efforts of our leaders, military and financial sacrifice from this country. All of this just so WE could have this opportunity to have more than we could have every imagined. Just be thankful for what you've got, it came at he sacrifice from others.

HOWDAY ALL
I have been gone for 2 days without internet - trying to read everything - YA'LL ARE AWESOME - plugged in a few things in my recap - RV THIS WEEK I THINK !!!!!
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15 Oct Anniversary of the new dinar, (3 years)
The UN's World Investment Report is "under embargo" until 5:00pm GMT on 16 October. Focus of report is on emerging nations! 12 noon CST
16 - The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, tomorrow, Monday, results of the Central acceptance in universities and the Technical Education for the academic year 2006-2007.
16 oct may pass out debit cards DIDN'T HAPPEN
16 October Launch of World Investment Report 2006 Geneva, Switzerland
17 Oct. We get: 1. CBI website is down and has been for close to 24 hours now
2. Warka bank website is also down.
3. Bank of baghdad has pricing from 10-15-06
4. Major roads are closing down in the central part of Iraq business sector.
5. Chase bank as of this morning stopped selling dinar. (Chase bank owns bank of Iraq)
6. Minister of Oil has left to china, japan and australia to do what again?
17 oct. Iraq can pick up pay raise DIDN'T HAPPEN
17 -19 the 7-10 Day if correct grace period of FIL law
19 Oct. Hand out 10,000 dinar checks per SGS (maybe)
19 Oct. "Big bankers meeting tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!! PER GOLDRAKER"
19 - ICI Document as updated will be presented to the Preparatory Group Members at the next PG meeting to be held on Oct 19 in Baghdad.
19-20 Oct. Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Mecca BUT MOVED TO NOV. 4TH.
20-29 OCT - (POSTED) Eid is our Islamic Holiday similar to the Easter Holiday and it is a National Holiday. Our bank will be closed as well as all private and public companies and institutions from Friday 20th of October until 29th of October 2006. This includes the ISX.
Iraqi oil minister to visit Japan Oct. 22-24
24 Oct End of Ramadan
24 Oct Eid al Fitr
30/31 Oct IAMB Meeting and ICBG to launch
30 Oct. - KUWAIT, Oct 27 (KUNA) -- Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Sheikh Salem Abdulaziz Al-Sabah is due to fly to the United Arab Emirates to take part in the annual meetings of the monetary agencies and Central Banks of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, slated next Monday.The CBK said in a press statement released today, discussions during this annual meeting will focus on the infrastructure required for forming the monetary union, launch of the unified GCC currency and the corresponding legislations in particular what concerns the Gulf Central Bank.
31 Oct. The state of Kuwait would host a preparatory meeting for the International Compact for Iraq on October 31 where discussions would focus on the final preparations to endorse the international compact by the end of 2006.
2 Nov. phiberoptik found out he is famous with the IMF LOL
2 Nov. Iraq won membership in the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (Echo Suk) on the continent of Asia and during the elections which took place in the General Assembly of the United Natidhams Sunday.
4 Nov. Iraq reconciliation conference in Mecca - POSTPONED
4th Nov. A member of the Higher Commission for National Reconciliation Farouq Abdullah that "decisions were made to convene a conference of political forces for national reconciliation on the fourth of next month in Baghdad.
5 nov. statement to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that "Jalal Talabani will visit Tehran on the fifth of November
5 NOV - The Iraqi Business Council will convene again in Sulaymaniyah on November 5
5 Nov - Sadman has to be sentenced to death.......
5-9 Nov Iraq Reconstruction Exhibition will be held at the Kermanshah permanent fairgrounds.
6 Nov. Proposed new hubs for economic reform Baghdad-Sabah The Ministry of Industry and Minerals its Colloquium Economic five on the 6th of November next, tagged "the effects of economic reform on employment" of the researcher, Huda Taha Ismail.
6 Nov. Pass out 10,000 dinar ration cards???
6 Nov - no trading per posts Mr. X says trade on Wed. Nov. 8th
10 Nov. SGS'S BIRTHDAY
10 or 11 Nov. FIL's 30 days are up.
13 Nov. Rumour of BoA selling dinars from 13/11, we were told they'd only be dealing with dinars once it was 'trading' internationally........
20 Nov - The European Commission and Iraq will start negotiations for a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) between the EU and Iraq on November 20.
29 November - 1 December Expert Meeting on the Participation of Developing Countries in New Dynamic Sectors of World Trade: Review of the Energy Sector
Geneva, Switzerland
30 Nov International Compact for Iraq signed
31 November deathline of development of a payment system through the Automatic Clearing House.
9. December ?. DFI is turned over to the GOI.
10. December 31 end of year 1345 IQD to 1 USD CBI/IMF projection achieved.
11. Jan 1st. Beginning of a new fiscal year.
12. March 22, 2007. Iraq's IMF Stand-By Arrangement expires
24-26 March - Gulf Iraqi Expo (GIX) will be held from March 24 to 26 at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre.
13. 2008. Iraq begins making large IMF fund payments.

PS - In association with Yemeni Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the Dubai-based Gulf Research Center will hold a symposium on November 8 - 9 to establish the mechanisms required for Yemen’s admission to Gulf Cooperation Council.The first of a series of serious efforts to get the plan off the ground will take place in London on November 15-16 where a group of international donors and Yemeni government will put together a $40 billion plan to address some of the key economic issues such as fiscal deficit, budget deficit and domestic inflation.

Other than Kikos post on this 40 or so pages back, no one has commented on the fact that Tony Snow in his press briefing the other day he mentioned the Compact for Iraq.

Q Well, you say that's not a plan, but clearly it is a plan insofar as it is a suggestion about how you change it either tactically or strategically.

MR. SNOW: Well, no. When you're doing strategic or tactical changes you do it based on realities on the ground, not on a desire to go. And the signal difference is, when you're talking about phased redeployment, that makes no reference to conditions on the battlefield, and no reference to what's going on.

The President has been absolutely clear: You don't do that. You don't walk away from people that you've been working with. The other thing is that we have seen -- and it's a little glimmer, but it's something worth taking note of, which is we have been training up thousands and thousands of Iraqi troops; they are now fully in control of two provinces, others to come shortly; 13 of the 18 provinces generally peaceful and doing well. But we also understand especially the concentration of violence around Baghdad. What have you seen there? You've seen the Prime Minister being far more assertive about the need to go after them. When he was in the secure video conference last week with the President he was talking about the need to be able to hit quickly and precisely, with the best possible intelligence, for the people who are -- going on.

Now, this is what we want, ultimately. The purpose of this war is not for the United States to win it, but for Iraq to win it. And we are continuing to train, we're continuing to work with them on economic solutions, we're continuing to work with them on the business of getting the international community to get in -- that's the Iraq compact. We've also been working with them on the business of political reconciliation. All of those are important pieces, and we're doing everything we can to help them out. But again, the stark difference is -- if you're talking about phased redeployment, it means we're trying to get out. It looks like you're trying to save face rather than finish the job.

WACO, Texas -- The White House said Sunday that President Bush is confident the Iraqi government and U.S.-led forces are prepared to deal with a spike in violence following the Saddam Hussein verdict.

Bush recognizes that extremists and other Saddam loyalists might react violently, but the president believes Iraqi leaders and American and Iraqi security forces can keep contain any outbreaks, presidential counselor Dan Bartlett said.

"Today is great day for the Iraqi people and world peace," Bartlett told The Associated Press from Washington.

"Saddam Hussein was one of the most brutal dictators the world has ever seen. President Bush is particularly proud of our men and women in the United States military. Without their sacrifice, today's verdict would have never happened," Bartlett said.

Before leaving his Texas ranch for campaign stops in Nebraska and Kansas, Bush planned to make a statement on Saddam's conviction. The former Iraqi leader was sentenced to hang for crimes against humanity in the 1982 killings of 148 people in a single Shiite town. The decision came two days before crucial congressional elections in the U.S.

White House press secretary Tony Snow, with the president in Texas, said the verdict is evidence Iraq is creating an independent judiciary. He said it was "absolutely crazy" to think that the verdict was timed to coincide with the elections.

"I think American voters ought to be heartened by it," Snow said told the AP. "This is getting the Iraqis to stand up on their own. You can't have civil society without rule of law."

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the conviction was a "hopeful reminder to all Iraqis that the rule of law can triumph over the rule of fear and that the peaceful pursuit of justice is preferable to the pursuit of vengeance."

"The United States government and the American people applaud those brave Iraqis, whether they be judges, prosecutors, or defense attorneys, who continue to work every day in the name of justice, democracy, and the rule of law for Iraq," Rice said in a statement.

Snow said the verdict will force Saddam loyalists to rethink their strategy.

"It's pretty clear that Saddam is not going to come back to power," Snow said.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said the verdict brought long deserved justice for Iraqis. But he said Iraq has descended into a civil war and that Iraqis "have traded a dictator for chaos" since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003.

Neither option is acceptable, he said, when U.S. troops who are caught in the middle.

Reid urged Bush _ "on this day of justice" for Iraqis _ to explain to Americans how he intends to change course so U.S. troops will have a strategy to complete the mission.

Snow countered Reid's remark with Bush's campaign mantra:

"You've got Democrats out saying it's a failed policy, but they don't have a policy," Snow said.

The top Democrat on the House International Relations Committee said the verdict was just. But Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., said in a statement that it must not distract Americans from the more pressing issue: "The need for a change in the direction of our country's policy toward Iraq, both the conduct of the war effort and our pathetic, corruption-stained attempt at reconstruction."

Snow denied that the U.S. had any role in the timing of the verdict, two days before Americans vote in an election widely viewed as a referendum on Bush's Iraq policy. Democrats are poised for large gains, hoping to take control of the House or Senate, or both, in Tuesday's balloting.

"Absolutely crazy," Snow said about allegations that the United States has been scheming and plotting with the Iraqis.

"The Iraqis are doing what they need to do," Snow said. "This is a huge step forward."

Snow said he had not yet talked to Bush was told about the verdict at 6 a.m. EST.

"I did talk to him about it yesterday and he said, `Regardless of the verdict, it's important that the Iraqis have an independent judiciary.'" Rice said the tribunal was professional and impartial, even though one of Saddam's lawyers was assassinated the day after the trial's opening session last year. Two more were later killed and a fourth fled the country.

"The completion of the trial phase is a first step," she said. "Those convicted have the right of appeal."

To House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., Saddam "has come long way from torturing and killing his own people to hiding in a hole in the ground to experiencing the very rights he denied his fellow citizens." And Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, the No. 2 Republican leader, said the verdict "is a reminder of the stark difference between genocide and justice."