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

I am just throwing this out there - there have been 2 schools of thought on this board the last couple of months about the RV

1. That the RV must happen before the FIL is enacted (SGS)

2. The RV and the FIL go hand in hand (Adster)

We have determined yesterday that the FIL will be enacted on the 9th -30 days(Thurs) So the RV either happens today or tomorrow before the FIL enactment or it happens Thursday with it. Appearing with or without announcement on the Forex. What happens if both dates pass and there's nothing??

The wife & I are going to leave for a while to vote and have lunch, be back in a few hours. Thanks Mike

Looks like the Kurds are gettting their day in court...

Voices of Iraq: Saddam-Anfal-Session
Posted by: saleem on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 09:32 AM

Saddam-Anfal-Session
Anfal case trial resumes in Baghdad, Saddam present
Baghdad, Nov 7, (VOI) - The 21st session in the trial of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and six aides in the Anfal Kurdish genocide case opened on Tuesday with all defendants present and defense team absent.
The court is due to hear more plaintiffs on Tuesday.
Saddam Hussein was present at court only two days after another panel found him guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to hang.
The former Iraqi president appeared more quite on Tuesday’s session.
The higher Iraqi criminal tribunal, presided by chief judge Mohammed Uraibi al-Khalifa, was convened and the first witness was called.
On Sunday, the former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and two of his aides were sentenced to death by hanging after they were convicted in the separate case of Dujail.
While an appeal in the Dujail case is under way, trying Saddam Hussein in the Anfal Kurdish genocide case continues.
Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants are accused of committing crimes against humanity in Kurdish villages where more than 180,000 Kurds were killed in al-Anfal (Arabic word for war spoils) campaign in 1988.
The six other defendants in the case are Ali Hassan al-Majeed (Chemical Ali), ex-defense minister Sultan Hashem Ahmed, former chief of military intelligence Saber Abdul Aziz al-Douri, former chief of staff in the Iraqi army Hussein Rasheed, prominent member of the now-dissolved Baath party Taher Tawfeeq and Farhan Motlak who was chief of military intelligence in the northern district.

Saddam-Anfal-Session :: Aswat al Iraq :: Aswat al Iraq

Translated version of http://nahrain.com/d/news/06/11/07/nhr1107i.html
A source in the American embassy denies termination of the work of Ambassador Zalmai Khalilzad in Iraq
فGuinness Mesopotamia : Baghdad-Hossam Manaf

Denied official source in the American embassy termination of the American ambassador Zalmai Khalilzad currently believed to Iraq.
The source said in a telephone call to the Guinness Mesopotamia today, Wednesday, that what the news media about the appointment of another American ambassador to Iraq rather than Zalmai Khalilzad is not aware of is not true to the embassy so.

With news media on Massadrvi Foreign America "that the American State Department decided termination of its ambassador in Baghdad, Zalmay Khalilzad, The appointment of a new ambassador in Iraq, This will be the announcement of this decision formally in the next few days. " The Ambassador Khalilzad had leave Iraq immediately assign a new ambassador, has not yet been disclosed.

The Zalmay Khalilzad had had assumed his post as Ambassador of the United States to succeed Ambassador John Negroponte, who took over the task of the Ministry of National Security in the American administration.

The term also saw Khalil, the embassy of the United States of significant developments in the Iraqi arena, the foremost of the mounting wave of sectarian violence, The removal of Ibrahim al-Jaafari as prime minister, The strife between the trend of the young leader Muqtada al-Sadr and the American forces. having decided to join Sadr in the political process and participated in the parliamentary elections.


The raised Zalmay Khalilzad is a Sunni Muslim from Afghanistan holds American citizenship, accusations of Iraqi Shiites describes how the support of some entities and prominent Sunni sectarian-oriented.

Sources in the American foreign Zalmay Khalilzad had to take over the post of Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

(What do you make of this? Misprint or a surprise!

Job done, come on home!)

Originally Posted by Mike5200

I am just throwing this out there - there have been 2 schools of thought on this board the last couple of months about the RV

1. That the RV must happen before the FIL is enacted (SGS)

2. The RV and the FIL go hand in hand (Adster)

We have determined yesterday that the FIL will be enacted on the 9th -30 days(Thurs) So the RV either happens today or tomorrow before the FIL enactment or it happens Thursday with it. Appearing with or without announcement on the Forex. What happens if both dates pass and there's nothing??

The wife & I are going to leave for a while to vote and have lunch, be back in a few hours. Thanks Mike

thats the same thing im wondering. What are the chances of it r/ving after all this?

Originally Posted by shotgunsusie

this was the part in the FIL that you all wondered about your accounts at warka. actually it means that foreign banks can merge with iraqi banks which is good for the iraqi banks as they are too small and have not much capitol.
what the FIL stated is that they wouldnt be allowed to come in as independents so this is the way to get their benefit without letting them in as single entities.

...which should also (logically) be good for bank stockholders since it should (logically) not make sense for mom-and-pop banks to sell themselves (merge) to bigger banks at a loss of stock value.

Originally Posted by pipshurricane

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN and ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writers 2 hours, 7 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A somber
Saddam Hussein called on Iraqis to forgive each other Tuesday, when he returned to court two days after being sentenced to death for crimes against humanity in another case.

______________________________________
Sinan Salaheddin reported from Baghdad, and Robert H. Reid from Amman, Jordan. Some material from a pool report was included.

Saddam Hussein calls for reconciliation - Yahoo! News

he means forgive him, he couldnt possibly been thinking of anyone else!

Originally Posted by Mike5200

I am just throwing this out there - there have been 2 schools of thought on this board the last couple of months about the RV

1. That the RV must happen before the FIL is enacted (SGS)

2. The RV and the FIL go hand in hand (Adster)

We have determined yesterday that the FIL will be enacted on the 9th -30 days(Thurs) So the RV either happens today or tomorrow before the FIL enactment or it happens Thursday with it. Appearing with or without announcement on the Forex. What happens if both dates pass and there's nothing??

The wife & I are going to leave for a while to vote and have lunch, be back in a few hours. Thanks Mike

If you're seeking out opinions, then mine would be the following: Nothing will happen until the 9th, at the earliest... Quite possibly nothing will happen even then. Unless I'm mistaken (and I could be) no one has seen the text of the FIL, so at best guess, I'm sure there could be a provision in there which places it on hold, (something to the effect of, "For this law to be fully enacted, pieces X, Y, and Z must be in place" - But I admit I know very little about how the law in iraq, so this may not actually be a possibility at all).

But let's be clear: I want this to happen soon. Thursday would be an excellent time to do it. I have medical bills coming due (some are past-due, from my Appendictomy last February), and other bills to pay off. Not unlike a lot of users here, I'm sure. Nonetheless, I have to separate logic from desire. Logic is telling me that Thursday is the earliest we'd see movement, but quite possibly we won't even see anything at that time. Yet desire is telling me: Tomorrow! So who knows...

Where are my tarrot cards?

the majority of revalues have taken place on a wednesday for anyone who wondered that little bit of trivia.

Originally Posted by wciappetta

Iraq surely is a member of OPEC but in recent articles has stated they will not be bound by quota since for over a decade they have not pulled there fair share.

Who are OPEC Member Countries?

A big OOOOOPS from me. Sorry, I knew Iraq wasn't bound by OPEC decisions and I thought that meant they were not members. I apologize for assuming instead of checking. Thanks for clarifying.

Originally Posted by WebGuy75903

If you're seeking out opinions, then mine would be the following: Nothing will happen until the 9th, at the earliest... Quite possibly nothing will happen even then. Unless I'm mistaken (and I could be) no one has seen the text of the FIL, so at best guess, I'm sure there could be a provision in there which places it on hold, (something to the effect of, "For this law to be fully enacted, pieces X, Y, and Z must be in place" - But I admit I know very little about how the law in iraq, so this may not actually be a possibility at all).

But let's be clear: I want this to happen soon. Thursday would be an excellent time to do it. I have medical bills coming due (some are past-due, from my Appendictomy last February), and other bills to pay off. Not unlike a lot of users here, I'm sure. Nonetheless, I have to separate logic from desire. Logic is telling me that Thursday is the earliest we'd see movement, but quite possibly we won't even see anything at that time. Yet desire is telling me: Tomorrow! So who knows...

Where are my tarrot cards?

Here is the link to the translated version of the FIL.

http://www.export.gov/iraq/pdf/investment_law_1006.pdf

I'm reading through it right now.

Analysis to follow