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

Originally Posted by DayDream

Al-Maliki also requested one-year extensions for the International Advisory and Monitoring Board and the Development Fund for Iraqi until Dec. 31, 2007. The Security Council authorized the board in May 2003 to ensure the "transparent" operation of the Development Fund, which was set up to receive Iraq's oil revenue and frozen assets from Saddam's regime and is now controlled by the Iraqi government.

The prime minister also reiterated Iraq's call for the council to stop using the country's oil revenue to pay compensation to victims of the 1991 Gulf War and the salaries of U.N. weapons inspectors.

Iraq wants U.N. Security Council mandate - Yahoo! News

Wouldn't this mean they accepted Article VIII?

Just wanted to ask that question again. I figured there would've been some sort of comment on this. Wouldn't they have had to implemented Article VIII to get control of the oil revenues and the Frozen assets? Maybe I'm wrong to think this?

Cheers!
DayDream

Originally Posted by Arkie

What they should be calling all the killing instead of a civil war is

ETHIC CLEANSING



Arkie.

Ethic? LOL, sounds like what Nancy Pelosi wants to do in the House of Rep.

Hi Everyone,

I am really concerned about Civil War I think if they do not pull it together they will be in very bad shape. But what is really scary is that this will affect the whole World. I think we are on the edge of this going ever way. I am praying they can keep it together.

The Pope is also making a trip to Turkey which is putting his life in danger from the events back in September. On the news they fear if the Pope gets killed this will be the final straw. (I am praying for the Pope and his safety and for World Peace.)

I am truly scared and concerned right now. I know we have a lot of good news but we can not forget the true strength of the terrorists. This is a scary time it could go either way I am sorry to say it I am not trying to be negative but realistic IMHO.

Dinar-A Little Scared Right Now!!!!!!

Originally Posted by texaslonghorns

You have to wonder why they would announce or even mention "revaluation" in an official press release. This could really cause alot of speculation. All it would take is one ForEx house to run with it and it would be out of control.

is this the real " term " that countries use when R/V a countries currency? (revaluation)

TALLINN, Estonia - President Bush intensified diplomatic efforts on Monday to quell rising violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, turning to allies as his national security adviser said the conflict in Iraq had entered "a new phase" requiring changes.

"Obviously everyone would agree things are not proceeding well enough or fast enough," National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley told reporters aboard Air Force One as Bush flew eastward.

The president was spending Monday night in this tiny Baltic nation ahead of a two-day NATO summit in Riga, Latvia, expected to deal with deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan, where NATO has 32,000 troops.

Both Estonia and Latvia are former Soviet republics that are strong allies in the war on terror.

Bush will head to Amman, Jordan, for talks Wednesday and Thursday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and King Abdullah of Jordan.

From Air Force One, the president spoke to the leaders of France and Egypt.

Addressing the upcoming meetings with al-Maliki, Hadley said, "We're clearly in a new phase characterized by an increase in sectarian violence that requires us to adapt to that new phase."

Bush and al-Maliki "need to be talking about how to do that and what steps Iraq needs to take and how we can support" Iraq's leaders, Hadley said.

The adviser rejected suggestions that Iraq had already spiraled into a civil war and said it was unlikely Bush would address with the Iraqi leader the issue of any U.S. troop withdrawals. "We're not at the point where the president is going to be in a position to lay out a comprehensive plan," Hadley said.

Hadley also said he believed that al-Maliki — rather than Bush — seemed more likely to bring up the subject of dealing with Iran and Syria, saying the Iraqi leader had strong views on the subject.

Bush received a briefing Sunday night at the White House from Vice President Dick Cheney, who had gone to Saudi Arabia over the weekend as part of the administration's expanded efforts to draw Iraq's neighbors into the search for a solution.

In further signs of a worsening situation, a mortar attack ignited a huge fire Monday night at an oil facility in northern Iraq, shutting the flow of crude oil to a major refinery. And a U.S. Air Force jet crashed in Anbar province, a hotbed of the Sunni-Arab insurgency, officials said. Al-Jazeera reported that the pilot was killed.

Meanwhile, Britain said it expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, and Poland and Italy announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops as well.

In the U.S., the Iraq Study Group, a 10-member commission led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III and former Democratic Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana, was working on a set of strategies for Iraq.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan discussed the situation in Iraq Monday afternoon in a teleconference with members of the group, which was meeting in Washington.

The president is expected to urge NATO members to increase military spending at the summit in Riga. Violence has increased markedly in recent days, particularly in the southern part of Afghanistan, where the Taliban are resurgent.

Bush is trying to persuade many European allies to contribute more for the Afghanistan effort. He'll also promote his plan to invite several major non-NATO countries, including Japan, Australia and South Korea, into some joint missions with NATO.

Bush is the first sitting U.S. president to visit Estonia.

His brief stopover in this medieval capital was seen as a token of American gratitude for the Baltic ally's strong support in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Unlike in most of Europe, there is hardly any public criticism here of Bush's administration or the Iraq war. A small protest by anarchists was planned in Tallinn on Tuesday but was not expected to cause any major disruption.

Bush will meet with Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip and U.S.-educated President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. Bush and Ilves planned a joint news conference.

The U.S. president also was expected to meet democracy activists and Estonian soldiers who have served on foreign missions.

Aides said Bush also spoke by phone from Air Force One to Chinese President Hu Jintao on relations between the two countries and their recent meeting on the sidelines of a summit in Vietnam of Asian-Pacific nations. Bush also phoned former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was hospitalized for tests after he fainted during a rally.

Bush broadens diplomatic efforts on Iraq - Yahoo! News

Dinar-Excited

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey greets Pope Benedict on Tuesday for a four-day official visit, but the welcome will be distinctly cool due to simmering Muslim anger over his comments on Islam and his past opposition to Ankara's EU ambitions.

Underlining the tensions, Benedict, on his first visit to a Muslim country since becoming Pontiff last year, will travel through the streets of Ankara and Istanbul in a closed car, not in the glass-sided "popemobile" usually used on papal trips.

Most Turks seem indifferent to the visit by the Pope, who is spiritual leader of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics, but security will be very tight with protests expected by a small but vociferous minority of Islamists and hardline nationalists.

"The Pope is head of the Catholic world and maintaining good ties between the Islamic world and the Catholic world is in everybody's interests," Ali Bardakoglu, Turkey's top Muslim official, told Reuters in a recent interview.

"Disagreeing with somebody does not mean we are not hospitable to that person," said Bardakoglu, who heads Ankara's religious affairs directorate, or Diyanet.

Benedict infuriated Muslims worldwide in September with a lecture that seemed to depict Islam as an irrational religion tainted with violence. He later expressed regret at the pain his comments caused but stopped short of a full apology.

More than 20,000 Muslim protesters rallied against the Pope's trip on Sunday in Istanbul, chanting "Pope don't come."

CHRISTIAN UNITY

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, a devout Muslim, will hold brief talks with the Pope at Ankara airport on Tuesday before leaving for a NATO summit in Riga. He originally said he was too busy to see the Pope, sparking talk of a Turkish snub.

Even before becoming Pope, Benedict upset Turks by speaking out against their bid to join the European Union, citing religious and cultural differences. The Vatican now says it is not opposed to Turkish membership.

After talks in Ankara with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Bardakoglu, the Pope will visit a site near the Aegean port of Izmir where the Virgin Mary is reputed to have lived and died.

The main focus of his trip will be talks on Christian unity with Patriarch Bartholomew, Istanbul-based spiritual head of the world's 250 million Orthodox Christians. But in a gesture to Muslims, Benedict will also visit Istanbul's famous Blue Mosque.

One of the few Turks really keen to meet the Pope is Mehmet Ali Agca, the man who tried to assassinate Benedict's predecessor, John Paul II, in Rome in 1981.

Now serving a jail sentence in Istanbul for crimes committed in the 1970s, Agca said through his lawyer on Monday: "I (Mehmet Ali Agca) asked the Turkish government to release me for one day so that I can discuss theological issues with (the Pope)."

The authorities are not expected to grant his request.

Muslim Turkey to host Pope amid anger, tight security - Yahoo! News

Dinar-Excited

Movements of Iraq's neighbors, Annan warns of civil war and Kissinger making fun of President Bush acted as if \ "\ prophet."

At a time when racing efforts and contacts inside and outside Iraq in order to defuse the explosive. the Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan explicitly yesterday that Iraq is on the brink of civil war. or almost "live", Syria started preparing for a meeting in Damascus of representatives of Iraqi groups. He met with the Jordanian monarch, the leaders of Iraqis in preparation for the success of the visit of the American President George Bush to Oman where he will meet Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, at a time of the ten formed by congressional review of options to be recommended by the Bush to assess the situation in Iraq. He advised former Foreign Minister Henry Kissinger implied President Bush did not act as a statesman Kenbe, It would seem that the Iraqi vessel Ttnahousha storms occupation and Fudhah Bgerkha threatened in the Sea of bloodshed. Britain announced it would withdraw thousands of troops next year, which also announced Poland, Italy has confirmed that the last of its troops would pull back from Iraq within a week. In the meantime, killing at least 42 Iraqis in acts of violence, especially in Baghdad, which is empty roads yesterday despite the curfew was lifted, The crash of an American F-16 "F" in the grapevines, declared responsibility for the downfall of resistance surface-to-air missile. the killing of three American soldiers in Baghdad.

Annan said that Iraq is on the brink of civil war has dropped in the middle unless urgent steps are taken to avoid this. He told reporters in response to a question "in the light of developments on the ground unless something is done urgently and drastically to stop the deterioration of the situation has reached the point of civil war, but that we almost, in fact, come to that."

It was announced in Damascus that the meeting will be an Iraqi religious Shiite, Sunni will be held "within a week" in the Syrian capital, to sign a document which the Iraqi floor. The Iraqi delegation led by President of the Iraqi Founding Sheikh Jawad al comprised of a group of notables and clan representatives religious authorities, may arrived on Saturday to Damascus. It is expected that the visiting Secretary General of the Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq, Sheikh Harith al-Dhari Damascus during the week in addition to the major Shiite religious authorities in Iraq.

The newspaper said that "The New York Times" yesterday that the American draft of the report prepared by a committee headed by the James Baker Lee Hamilton, considering the options of America in relation to Iraq. invited to hold talks with Syria and Iran. but they have not set a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces from there. Under one of the proposals would reduce the size of the American forces in Iraq and the current strength of 150 thousand troops by half during the year. The newspaper reported that the Special Commission, known as the Iraq study group, which includes Republicans and Democrats likely to accept recommendations for diplomatic dialogue between the United States and Iraq's neighbors Syria and Iran. The Committee had started meeting yesterday may extend beyond special days originally. He said Gordon Jondro spokesman for the National Security Council, the White House told reporters in Estonia, which arrived yesterday to Bush "did not Eshrkona on what recommendations." He added : "With regard to Iran and Syria have shown several times that they know the steps they can take to improve the situation in Iraq." Jondro, said that at a time when the situation is still dangerous in Iraq on the ground "is President Bush or Prime Minister Al-Maliki is believed to be a civil war."

Kissinger was part of the American policy for decades had confirmed yesterday that the situation in Iraq is extremely dangerous, He supported the idea of pooling international and regional forces interested in putting an end to the chaos that is broader in Iraq. even if these forces had different objectives, He scoffed Kissinger, the American President to exercise international politics out of the "prophet" did not want to realize the vision of a statesman looks at reality.
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Originally Posted by Dinar-Excited

Hi Everyone,

I am really concerned about Civil War I think if they do not pull it together they will be in very bad shape. But what is really scary is that this will affect the whole World. I think we are on the edge of this going ever way. I am praying they can keep it together.

The Pope is also making a trip to Turkey which is putting his life in danger from the events back in September. On the news they fear if the Pope gets killed this will be the final straw. (I am praying for the Pope and his safety and for World Peace.)

I am truly scared and concerned right now. I know we have a lot of good news but we can not forget the true strength of the terrorists. This is a scary time it could go either way I am sorry to say it I am not trying to be negative but realistic IMHO.

Dinar-A Little Scared Right Now!!!!!!

I don't believe that they will be allowed to form 3 different regions. The only thing that would come out of it would be 3 new countries STILL FIGHTING with each other. WHY can't these people see the big picture??? They want a better life? Then stop fighting with each other and let progress get moving.

Hi Everyone,

I am not trying to be negative and don't get me wrong I think it will work out but we can not just post the good news or we are just as bad as CNN.

I was just talking to a Friend and he came up with a good point that this will probably make them speed up the process rather than cause delays. Which makes a lot of sense to me.

I am just sharing the other part of are investment which is the scary part and the part we do not like to talk about.

Dinar-Still Excited

Iraqi Parliament will prevent the media from attending meetings held in the future, started on Monday by refusing access reporters then spare television coverage with arguments raged on the work of sectarian violence.

The spokesman said the government and parliament that this is part of the efforts which had been agreed upon recently by the National Security Council to the Iraqi prevent a clash between the political leaders openly and to prevent press coverage of the conflicts considered irritants.

He said President Mahmoud Almshahadani Iraqi Parliament on Monday that the wording "legal" new parliament will be legislated soon to find a way "to deal with the media and media corrupt," as requested by the Parliament members to reduce unilateral statements "to the extent prevention."

He said Almshahadani's parliamentary session, which convened normal after three days of the imposition of the curfew on the city of Baghdad that the Iraqi parliament is about to issue new legislation ensures that "a legal formula to deal with the media and journalists corrupt."

He added that the Iraqi Parliament Almshahadani was "the situation the country is going through now is a state of emergency and asked the government to use its powers granted to it under maximum Emergency Law. Especially dealing with any talk or political position or information leading to increased congestion or stirring up sectarian strife. "

The city of Baghdad has witnessed the end of last week tension and crisis deficiency following the killing of more than two hundred civilians and wounding nearly 250 others after a series of car bombs targeted the eastern suburb of Sadr City.

The Iraqi government announced on Thursday evening, hours after the explosions occurred curfews lasted for three days, was lifted on Monday.

She accused the parties in the Iraqi government in the past few days and the media to increase the tension as accusing broadcast messages and media coverage "fabricated".

He called Almshahadani members of parliament and parliamentary blocs "to reduce the unilateral provocative statements and to unify the media and Iraqi political."

He added that the presidency of the parliament will "reduce. Prevention sometimes to the extent of the data ... And if there is a very important event possible that will allow it under certain controls of expression and collectively. "

The Almshahadani says "henceforth, the media would be outside the parliament and when there is a case Ahangeneh because the media could be a cause of resentment."



وقال المشهداني ان هذه الاجراءات الجديدة جاءت "بتوصية من المجلس السياسي للامن الوطني."Almshahadani said that the new procedures were "the recommendation of the political council of national security."



مجلس النواب يعتبر حل المشكلة الامنية بمنع وسائل الاعلامThe House is a security problem preventing the media

2006-11-27 5:51:17 PM2006-11-27 5:51:17
Iraqi Parliament will prevent the media from attending meetings held in the future, started on Monday by refusing access reporters then spare television coverage with arguments raged on the work of sectarian violence.

The spokesman said the government and parliament that this is part of the efforts which had been agreed upon recently by the National Security Council to the Iraqi prevent a clash between the political leaders openly and to prevent press coverage of the conflicts considered irritants.

He said President Mahmoud Almshahadani Iraqi Parliament on Monday that the wording "legal" new parliament will be legislated soon to find a way "to deal with the media and media corrupt," as requested by the Parliament members to reduce unilateral statements "to the extent prevention."

He said Almshahadani's parliamentary session, which convened normal after three days of the imposition of the curfew on the city of Baghdad that the Iraqi parliament is about to issue new legislation ensures that "a legal formula to deal with the media and journalists corrupt."

He added that the Iraqi Parliament Almshahadani was "the situation the country is going through now is a state of emergency and asked the government to use its powers granted to it under maximum Emergency Law. Especially dealing with any talk or political position or information leading to increased congestion or stirring up sectarian strife. "

The city of Baghdad has witnessed the end of last week tension and crisis deficiency following the killing of more than two hundred civilians and wounding nearly 250 others after a series of car bombs targeted the eastern suburb of Sadr City.

The Iraqi government announced on Thursday evening, hours after the explosions occurred curfews lasted for three days, was lifted on Monday.

She accused the parties in the Iraqi government in the past few days and the media to increase the tension as accusing broadcast messages and media coverage "fabricated".

He called Almshahadani members of parliament and parliamentary blocs "to reduce the unilateral provocative statements and to unify the media and Iraqi political."

He added that the presidency of the parliament will "reduce. Prevention sometimes to the extent of the data ... And if there is a very important event possible that will allow it under certain controls of expression and collectively. "

The Almshahadani says "henceforth, the media would be outside the parliament and when there is a case Ahangeneh because the media could be a cause of resentment."
Almshahadani said that the new procedures were "the recommendation of the political council of national security."

تمهيدا لحرب اهلية او طائفية تقضي على العراق الجديدAlmshahadani described the situation in the country as "a conspiracy (a) focused on the spread chaos security and to increase tension in the street in preparation for a civil war or sectarian destroy the new Iraq

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