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A press release about the reception, Defense Minister Abdel Kader

(Voice of Iraq) - 12-12-2006
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Council of Ministers-the governmental communications
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Tuesday 12-12-2006


Defense Minister receives Ambassador of the Republic of France and discuss with him the situation
Security in Iraq


He met with Defense Minister Abdul Qader Mohammed Jassim in his office yesterday, the Ambassador of the Republic of France, Mr. Jean-Francois, has been meeting to discuss the security situation in Iraq.

The ambassador expressed his country's support guest of the Iraqi government in the field of construction and reconstruction.

The price of the Minister of Defense French role in the development of the large Iraqi army within NATO mission training.

A press statement on the reception of the Prime Minister, Mr. Nouri Al-Maliki

(Voice of Iraq) - 12-12-2006
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The Republic of Iraq
Prime minister
Media Bureau

Tuesday 12 / 12 / 2006
Press statement

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that the whole Iraq fighting terrorism on behalf of the civilized world, and that the procedures followed by the government in its war against terrorism than military objectives to strive to achieve progress in the political, economic, investment and services.

And Mr. Prime Minister, during a reception today in his office official in Baghdad, Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Mr. Sergei Stanishv : Our thanks to the position of the Bulgarian government support for Iraq to achieve democracy and the development of security capabilities of the Iraqi army a way that allows for our friends from the Bulgarian soldiers in the beginning, to leave and return to their homelands, also called on Bulgaria to participate in Metmraland international conference on Iraq due to be held early next year.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister reiterated his country's support of Bulgaria for the political process and the efforts of the government of national unity in enforcing security and the achievement of national reconciliation, stressing his government's desire to assist Iraq through the International Covenant and outside this framework.
And Mr. Prime Minister, received an official invitation to visit Bulgaria and promised to perform at the earliest possible date.

Originally Posted by karinc

But not this week then, right? We were hoping for Dec.11-14...but that's Thursday. If the HCL is enacted on Sunday (Dec. 17) I guess we won't see the reval until afterwards?
Or do you guys still think THIS week?

I DO hope so...

My son said the other day: "But mom, IF it pegs now, THEN we will get Christmas presents, right?" in answer to my telling them that there weren't going to be any presents this year, due to lack of money...

I thought that the HCL went hand in hand with the R/V? The R/V first then the other laws..FIL...HCL? Maybe I'm wrong...anyone wanna take a stab at this?

Cheers!
DayDream

Originally Posted by DayDream

I thought that the HCL went hand in hand with the R/V? The R/V first then the other laws..FIL...HCL? Maybe I'm wrong...anyone wanna take a stab at this?

Cheers!
DayDream

My understanding also was r/v had to be before HCL or oil on the pennies....reval this week HCL Sunday....sounds good to me!

Marines in western Iraq see progress By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 48 minutes ago

RAWAH, Iraq - Almost none has heard of the Iraq Study Group, and though a few know that Donald Rumsfeld is out as Defense Secretary, the name Robert Gates draws blank stares.

While much of America broods over the future of a bloody, expensive and increasingly unpopular war, the Marines and soldiers fighting it in the volatile cities and vast deserts of western Iraq say the big picture doesn't concern them — they're just worried about accomplishing small tasks and getting home in one piece.

"You think about Iraq on a national level but so much of what happens is out of our hands — its downfalls or successes," said Lane Cpl. Steven McAndrew, a 21-year-old from Columbus, Ohio.

McAndrew is a member of the Marines' 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, assigned to Rawah, a desert city of about 18,000 carved into a peninsula that juts out over the Euphrates River in the remote, northern expanses of dangerous al-Anbar province, west of Baghdad.

A popular retirement community for former officers of Saddam Hussein's army and high-ranking bureaucrats of his government, Rawah is considered a key staging area for insurgents, who cross into Iraq from Syria, then stop here en route to such hotbed cities as Ramadi and Fallujah.

McAndrew and the other members of Company D live in a three-story police station that looks luxurious from the outside but has no running water, power that comes for a few hours than goes out for days and very little heat — even as temperatures plunge well below freezing.

The outpost takes mortar and machine-gun fire and rocket attacks every few days, insurgents stash roadside bombs and the recent announcement of a death sentence against Saddam prompted a wave of attacks against American forces here.

The battalion has had three Marines killed and 80 wounded since arriving in September, but has also increased the local police force from four officers to nearly 100, while strengthening the Iraqi army.

Some Marines said those debating the future of the war don't have any concept of what daily life in Anbar is like.

"It's freezing cold, you have to do very, very hard work and do patrols at all hours of the day or night and you never get to sleep enough," said Cpl. Robert Vales, a 21-year-old New Yorker, also on his second Iraq tour. "It grates on you."

The Marines share the station with Iraqi police and spread their sleeping bags over rows of metal bunk beds that are piled with Kevlar gear, toiletries and clothing.

It is so cold that Marines wear knit caps and gloves day and night, and after dark fire up a gas heater that looks, smells and sounds like a jet engine. Getting too close is dangerous because it gives off sudden flares that can singe anything they touch.

Gorge Iliev, a Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class who serves a medic for the Marines, said frustration is mounting because many in Rawah have never fired their weapons at insurgents who attack, then vanish.

The strategy has shifted from combat to focusing on training Iraqi security forces and reaching out to residents, in hopes they will help weed out anti-U.S. guerrillas. But things get more complicated when locals are the ones doing the attacking, Iliev said.

"We're getting fired on almost every day," he said. "It's hard to relax. We're not here to relax, we're here to do a job. But we're human."

At an Army outpost inside a mansion in central Ramadi, soldiers have power, heat and Internet — but still no running water. They said they are worn out from more than 11 months in Ramadi, among the most dangerous cities in Iraq.

In Rawah, where things are calmer but still dangerous, simple pleasures like heading to a nearby base to shower for the first time in several days, or an impromptu game with a soccer ball in a hallway is sometimes enough to raise sprits — at least for a time.

"There's a meal and a roof. Sometimes I can get warm," said Sgt. Geoffrey Rumph, 25-year-old from Orlando, Fla., who was huddling near a gas stove outside the police station's front entrance.

Marines in western Iraq see progress - Yahoo! News

MENAFN - 12/12/2006- 12 / 12 / 2006

(MENAFN) A source at the Iraqi Interior Ministry that armed men wearing police uniforms had ambushed a car transporting money belonging to the Central Bank of Iraq and captured the $ 1 million was traveling.

The source said that more than 20 armed ambush ward Sadoon Street in the center of Baghdad and stopped the car carriers for the transfer of funds to the Central Bank of Iraq in fact rational Street and stole $ 1 million and the kidnapping of four guards who accompany the car.

It should be noted the several banks of the Iraqi armed robbery and theft of funds and assets from the inside, which prompted the Ministry of Finance to impose strict security escorts around.

Cheers!
DayDream

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Japan to offer 82.6 bln yen, 40-yr loan to Iraq




Last Updated: 11-December-2006 10:34:36



The 40-year loan, with an annual interest rate of 0.75 pct, will be offered through the state-funded Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

The loan is designed to finance the construction of pipelines in the southern Iraqi city of Basra and improve power transmission facilities across the nation, the ministry said.

The loan is part of financial assistance to Iraq announced by Tokyo in 2003. Japan, a key donor to Iraq, has also offered 6 bln usd in debt waivers and 1.5 bln usd in aid grants to Baghdad.

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Maliki calls for conducting International Covenant

Baghdad, Dec. 12,

P. 2 Prime Minister Noori Maliki issued officially final text of his Government's program of International Covenant with Iraq and appraised efforts of international partnersat the Covenant and draw's their attention to subject of 70 billion dollars value of remainder international debt of Iraq, a statement of Deputy PM Dr. Barham Saleh's office said.It added that PM, Deputy PM and Ministers of Finance and Planning presented full text to ambassadors and representatives of UN, World Bank, EU Commission, US, UK, Japan, Korea, Germany, France and Italy, mentioned to the text includes tough program of reform, legislation and development at economical, security and political fields.
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I thought that the HCL went hand in hand with the R/V? The R/V first then the other laws..FIL...HCL? Maybe I'm wrong...anyone wanna take a stab at this?

Cheers!
DayDream

Originally Posted by CharmedPiper

My understanding also was r/v had to be before HCL or oil on the pennies....reval this week HCL Sunday....sounds good to me!

THANKS!!!
I feel better now
Let's hope for this week! And HIIIIIGH!