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Citizens’ Ration Cards to be Used for Kerosene Supplies

The Iraqi ministry of oil has decided to use the ration card – normally used for subsidised nutrition supplies – for distribution of its monthly 100 litres ration of kerosene, reported Al-Sabaah. The ministry also announced that the inflow of oil products from neighbouring countries would rise during the coming days following the recent slowdown

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NEXT UP-U.S. troop increase in Iraq could roil FX markets
(Reuters) Jan 9 2007 19:57


This is huge...the markets in what direction; what are you saying?

Bush: More US troops, more Iraqi responsibility
(AFP)

10 January 2007



WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday was to unveil a new plan for Iraq that calls for about 20,000 more US troops and aims to give Iraqis control of their country by November, aides said.


Two US officials who requested anonymity said the embattled president, looking to snatch victory from what critics charge is another Vietnam-style quagmire, would unveil those details in a 9 pm (0200 GMT Thursday) speech.

Bush was to use his prime-time televised address to announce what aides have been calling “a new way forward” in the unpopular conflict, flatly rejecting calls to withdraw from the war that may define his legacy.

US lawmakers briefed on the plan said Bush would unveil plans to add 20,000 US soldiers to the existing deployment of about 132,000 -- a move already under fire from opposition Democrats who harnessed anger at the war last year to win control of the US Congress for the first time since 1994.

A senior US official confirmed late Tuesday that the additional US forces would first and foremost seek to quell violence in Baghdad but stressed that the escalation would be gradual and “not all at once.”

Another US official said Bush would lay out the goal of giving Iraqi security forces “operational control” — generally understood to mean the authority to command whatever allied military assets are in a given geographic area — over the entire country by November 2007.

The speech comes months after Bush rebuffed two key recommendations from the Iraq Study Group led by former US secretary of state James Baker — pull out most US combat forces by 2008 and open direct talks with Syria and Iran.

Bush was also expected to echo major themes of past Iraq war plans by tieing the conflict to the global war on terrorism and warning of dire consequences if US forces leave a vacuum to be filled by Islamist extremists.

“’Why is it (Iraq) important? What does it mean? What can success breed? What does failure mean?’ A lot of those questions, I think, Americans want to hear answered. And they will,” said Bush spokesman Tony Snow.

Opposition Democrats preemptively warned against sending more US troops to Iraq, where more than 3,000 have died since the March 2003 US-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein and dismantle his alleged weapons of mass destruction.

“His speech tomorrow is going to clearly show that he is calling for an escalation of the war in Iraq,” said Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid. “The people of this country do not support an escalation.”

Democratic Senator Carl Levin predicted that Bush would say the open-ended US commitment to Iraq is over, but warned against ”milestones without actions, forcing mechanisms, or teeth.”

Meanwhile, the investigative arm of the US Congress released a grim report card of US efforts in Iraq, warning of the increasing strain on US forces pressed into repeated tours of duty and shortages of military supplies.

The Government Accountability Office noted key political successes — three elections, the adoption of a constitution, and the creation of Iraq’s first elected government — but warned of underlying problems.

“Increasing Iraqi security forces and transferring security responsibilities to them have not resulted in reduced violence,” David Walker, US Comptroller General, wrote in an accompanying letter to Congress.

“Rather, attacks increased throughout 2006. Although more Iraqi troops have been trained and equipped, high absenteeism and divided loyalties have limited their overall effectiveness.”

Senior Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy, a longtime Bush critic, warned that “Iraq is George Bush’s Vietnam” and stressed that “as with Vietnam, the only rational solution to the crisis is political, not military.”

Bush, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence Secretary Robert Gates were to lead the public relations effort to sell the new policy, the White House said.

Originally Posted by $onedaysoon$

Starting regardless new additions in the salaries of public servants and retirees

The Ministry of Finance said that the increase in the salaries of government employees and retirees would be introduced as of January according to the current regulations set by the relevant committees in this regard.

An official source in the ministry for the "morning" that the committee charged with studying the new retirement law had made the necessary adjustments to the resolution was based on obtaining approval from the Council of Ministers to be working side by side with the decision to increase salaries of employees with effect from this month. The director-general of the retirement Assembly renewed the new retirement law that would allow retirees to increase the salaries by up to 80% of the salaries of their peers in the ongoing jobs for the low degree of functional, and those who have 30 years or more of service, explaining that the increase would be identified according to the grades after they had been divided into four categories. It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Finance allocated amount (400) million from the budget of the year 2007 for the implementation of increasing the salaries of government officials, was an exception employees of the ministries of defense and interior of this increase.

WoOTT!!! one of the steps mentioned that had to take place pre-dinar rv. knock em down rv ball!!!

The main points expected in the new Bush plan for Iraq

(صوت العراق) - 10-01-2007(Voice of Iraq) - 10-01-2007
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واشنطن ـ ا.ف.ب: يتوقع أن تضم خطة بوش المثيرة للجدل النقاط الآتية: > تعزيز القوات:A Washington. P. B : It is expected that the Bush plan includes controversial following points :> strengthen forces :
يتوقع ان يعمد بوش الى ارسال تعزيزات يقارب عديدها عشرين ألف جندي الى العراق بهدف تعزيز الأمن، ولا سيما في بغداد التي تشهد أعمال عنف ضارية والتصدي للعنف الطائفي وإرساء الاستقرار في البلاد، مما سيسمح لاحقا بسحب القوات الاميركية. وسيكون مثل هذا القرار مخالفا لرأي المعارضة الديمقراطية وللرأي العام الاميركي عموما الذي بات يعارض الالتزام الاميركي في العراق.Bush is expected to convene to send reinforcements numbers approximately twenty thousand soldiers to Iraq in order to enhance security, especially in Baghdad, which is witnessing acts of violence and to address the fierce sectarian violence and the establishment of stability in the country, which would allow for the subsequent withdrawal of American forces. And would such a decision contrary to the opinion of the democratic opposition and public opinion, the American general who is opposed to the American commitment in Iraq.
> تحديد أهداف للحكومة العراقية:> Targets of the Iraqi government :

بحسب صحيفة «نيويورك تايمز»، فان بوش قد يحدد للحكومة العراقية سلسلة من الاهداف تدعو الى اشراك السنة بشكل أكبر في العملية السياسية وإقرار إجراءات لتوزيع العائدات النفطية وفق عملية تأخرت كثيرا، وتليين السياسة الحكومية حيال البعثيين السابقين.According to the New York Times newspaper «», Bush had determined the Iraqi government a series of goals calls for greater involvement of the year in the political process and to establish procedures for the distribution of oil revenues, according to the much-delayed, and the softening of government policy toward former Baathists.

> المساعدة الاقتصادية:> Economic assistance :

ذكرت «نيويورك تايمز» أن بوش سيعلن عن تقديم مليار دولار من المساعدات الاقتصادية الى الحكومة العراقية، تستخدم لخلق وظائف للعراقيين وضمان الأمن في المناطق الخطيرة من خلال تعاون أكبر بين القوات الاميركية والعراقية. > العملية الدبلوماسية في الشرق الأوسط:The «» New York Times that Bush will be announced to offer one billion dollars of economic aid to the Iraqi government, used to create jobs for Iraqis and ensure security in dangerous areas through greater cooperation between American and Iraqi forces. > Diplomatic process in the Middle East :

من المتوقع ان يتعهد بوش بتحريك مفاوضات السلام بين الاسرائيليين والفلسطينيين، على إثر ضغوط قوية يمارسها الاوروبيون والدول العربية المعتدلة في هذا الاتجاه.It is expected that Bush pledged to move the peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, following strong pressure exercised by the Europeans and moderate Arab states in this direction.

وفي المقابل، أعلن بوش بوضوح، أنه لا يعتزم الدخول في حوار مباشر مع أي من إيران وسورية مثلما أوصت به مجموعة الدراسات حول العراق في تقريرها بنهاية 2003.In contrast, Bush said clearly that it does not intend to engage in a direct dialogue with any of Iran and Syria as recommended by the group studies on Iraq, in its end of 2003.

> تعيينات ومناقلات جديدة:> New appointments and transfers :

أرسى بوش أسس هذه الاستراتيجية الجديدة من خلال سلسلة مناقلات وتعيينات جديدة في القيادة العسكرية للقوات الاميركية في العراق وفي فريق الامن القومي في البيت الأبيض.Bush laid the foundations of this new strategy through a series of transfers and new appointments in the military command of the American forces in Iraq and national security team at the White House.

وافتتح الرئيس الاميركي هذه التعيينات في نهاية العام الماضي باستقالة وزير الدفاع السابق دونالد رامسفيلد، الذي كان أداؤه في العراق موضع جدل كبير، وتعيين روبرت غيتس محله.Opened the American President such appointments at the end of last year and the resignation of former Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld, who has done in Iraq is subject to much debate, and the appointment of Robert Gates misplaced.

وأعلن بوش الأسبوع الماضي أن الجنرال ديفيد بتريوس سيحل محل الجنرال جورج كايسي قائدا للقوات الاميركية في العراق.Bush announced last week that General David Petreos will replace General George Phen leader of the American troops in Iraq.

كما سيتقاعد الجنرال جون ابي زيد قائد القيادة الاميركية الوسطى وسيحل محله الادميرال وليام فالون. وفي الإطار نفسه عين رئيس الاستخبارات الوطنية الاميركية جون نيغروبونتي الخبير في شؤون العراق ـ حيث عين اول سفير بعد الحرب ـ نائبا لوزيرة الخارجية، على ان يحل محله الضابط السابق الكبير في الاستخبارات مايكل ماكونيل.Also retiring John Abizaid commander of the American Central Command and will be replaced by Admiral William Falun. In the same context, the President of the National Intelligence, John Negroponte, the American expert on the affairs of Iraq, when he was appointed the first ambassador to post-war Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, to be replaced by a former officer in the Intelligence great Michael Locher.

recovered from the dark side's jpmonopoly: RIGZONE - Iraqi Leaders Still Wrangling Over Hydrocarbon Law

Senior Iraqi officials are still wrangling over the country's oil and gas law that would set out the legal framework for the Baghdad government to sign production-sharing agreement contracts with foreign companies to develop its vast oil reserves, officials said.
They said that there were still differences among federal government officials and those of regions, particularly the Kurdistan Regional Government on some provisions that could delay the issuance of the law for months.

Originally Posted by crave681

recovered from the dark side's jpmonopoly: RIGZONE - Iraqi Leaders Still Wrangling Over Hydrocarbon Law

Senior Iraqi officials are still wrangling over the country's oil and gas law that would set out the legal framework for the Baghdad government to sign production-sharing agreement contracts with foreign companies to develop its vast oil reserves, officials said.
They said that there were still differences among federal government officials and those of regions, particularly the Kurdistan Regional Government on some provisions that could delay the issuance of the law for months.

and iraqi presidency i believe reported it was done and moving on to parliament. hmm, who should be believed???

Originally Posted by shotgunsusie

and iraqi presidency i believe reported it was done and moving on to parliament. hmm, who should be believed???

maybe its either rehashed recycled story, or some form of smoke and mirrors. cant wait for tomorrow's news! gnite all , i out like a trout.

On Iraq, Bush to pull away from generals
They initially advised against troop ‘surge’ to combat insurgency

Nabil Al-jurani / AP
British army soldiers secure the perimeter after their convoy was struck by a roadside bomb in Basra, Iraq, earlier this month.
When President Bush goes before the American people tonight to outline his new strategy for Iraq, he will be doing something he has avoided since the invasion of Iraq in March 2003: Ordering his top military brass to take action they initially resisted and advised against.

Bush talks frequently of his disdain for micromanaging the war effort and for second-guessing his commanders. "It's important to trust the judgment of the military when they're making military plans," Bush told The Washington Post in an interview last month. "I'm a strict adherer to the command structure."

But over the past two months, as the security situation in Iraq has deteriorated and U.S. public support for the war has dropped, Bush has pushed back against his top military advisers and the commanders in Iraq: He has fashioned a plan that adds up to 20,000 troops to the 132,000 U.S. service members already on the ground. As Bush plans it, the military will soon be "surging" in Iraq two months after an election many Democrats interpreted as a mandate to begin withdrawing troops.

Pentagon insiders say members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have long opposed the increase in troops and are only grudgingly going along with the plan because they have been promised that the military escalation will be matched by renewed political and economic efforts in Iraq. Gen. John P. Abizaid, the outgoing head of Central Command, said less than two months ago that adding U.S. troops was not the answer for Iraq.

Bush's decision appears to mark the first major disagreement between the White House and key elements of the Pentagon over the Iraq war since Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, then the Army chief of staff, split with the administration in the spring of 2003 over the planned size of the occupation force, which he regarded as too small.

It may also be a sign of increasing assertiveness from a commander in chief described by former aides as relatively passive about questioning the advice of his military advisers. In going for more troops, Bush is picking an option that seems to have little favor beyond the White House and a handful of hawks on Capitol Hill and in think tanks who have been promoting the idea almost since the time of the invasion.

‘More positive control’
"It seems clear to me that the president has taken more positive control of this strategy," said Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), one of those pushing for more troops. "He understands that the safety of the nation and his legacy is all on the line here."

Others familiar with Bush's thinking said he had not been happy with the military's advice. "The president wasn't satisfied with the recommendations he was getting, and he thought we need a strategy that was more purposeful and likely to succeed if the Iraqis could make that possible," said Philip D. Zelikow, who recently stepped down as State Department counselor after being involved with Iraqi policy the past two years.

This impulse may well expose Bush to more criticism from Democrats on Capitol Hill, who have sharply condemned him for not listening to Shinseki's counsel in the beginning. "That lesson was pretty dramatic," Carl M. Levin (D-Mich.), the new chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said yesterday. "I think a number of our military leaders have pulled their punches, and will continue to pull their punches publicly."

There is little question that more troops for Iraq seemed far from the conventional wisdom in Washington after the beating Bush and the Republican Party took in the midterm elections Nov. 7. Indeed, when Bush met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Amman, Jordan, on Nov. 30, Maliki did not ask for more American troops as part of a new Baghdad security plan he presented to Bush, U.S. officials said.

Maliki's idea was to lower the U.S. profile, not raise it. "The message in Amman was that he wanted to take the lead and put an Iraqi face on it. He wanted to control his own forces," said a U.S. official familiar with the visit.

Another problem for the administration was the Iraq Study Group, the prestigious bipartisan panel headed by former secretary of state James A. Baker III, a Republican, and former congressman Lee H. Hamilton (D-Ind.). Soon after Bush returned from Jordan, the group delivered its recommendations, including proposing a high-level dialogue with Iran and Syria to help stabilize Iraq and setting a goal of early 2008 for the removal of almost all U.S. combat troops.

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Although the president was publicly polite, few of the key Baker-Hamilton recommendations appealed to the administration, which intensified its own deliberations over a new "way forward" in Iraq. How to look distinctive from the study group became a recurring theme.

Dovetailing with McCain
As described by participants in the administration review, some staff members on the National Security Council became enamored of the idea of sending more troops to Iraq in part because it was not a key feature of Baker-Hamilton. One senior administration official disputed that, arguing that staff members were attracted to the "surge" option to address long-standing concern that earlier efforts failed because of insufficient security forces.

A troop increase also dovetailed with ideas being championed by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

From only a few months after the start of the war in 2003, McCain has argued that the U.S. troop presence in Iraq is too light, and he and a handful of allies sought to use the post-election policy review to press their case. For three years, their entreaties had been blocked by then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, but after Rumsfeld was ousted by Bush the day after the election, they found their message had a more receptive audience at the White House. "There has always been within the armed forces a group of people that believes we never had the right strategy in Iraq, and they have been suppressed," Graham said.

Frederick W. Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute drafted a plan with retired Army Gen. Jack Keane for sending seven more Army brigades and Marine regiments to Iraq to provide greater security. Keane and several other experts met with Bush on Dec. 11.

But from the beginning, the Joint Chiefs resisted. They had doubts that Maliki would really confront the militias controlled by fellow Shiites, notably Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army. Sadr held 30 seats in Maliki's parliamentary bloc and five ministries in his cabinet.

The Joint Chiefs were also worried that sending more troops would set up the U.S. military for an even bigger failure -- with no backup options. They were concerned that the Iraqis would not deliver the troops to handle their own security efforts, as had happened in the past. They were particularly alarmed about the prospect of U.S. troops fighting in a political vacuum if the administration did not complement the military plan with political and economic changes, according to people familiar with their views.

Pentagon officials cautioned that a modest troop increase could lead to more attacks by al-Qaeda, provide more targets for Sunni insurgents and fuel the jihadist appeal for more foreign fighters to flock to Iraq to attack U.S. troops.

Even the announcement of a time frame and mission -- such as for six to eight months to secure volatile Baghdad -- would play to armed factions by allowing them to game out the new U.S. strategy, the chiefs warned the White House.

Then there was the thorny problem of finding enough troops to deploy. Those who favored a "surge," such as Kagan and McCain, were looking for a sizable force that would turn the tide in Baghdad. But the Joint Chiefs made clear they could muster 20,000 at best -- not for long, and not all at once.

Iraqi plan for Baghdad
The Joint Chiefs came to accept Bush's wishes, especially after new Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates traveled to Iraq last month with the Joint Chiefs chairman, Gen. Peter Pace, said a U.S. official familiar with the trip. Gates met with Maliki, who laid out more details about the Iraqi plan for Baghdad.

"That gave them enough to define a mission and its objectives," the official said. "They came back satisfied."

In the end, the White House favored the idea of more troops as one visible and dramatic step the administration could take. One senior White House official said this week the president concluded that more troops are not the only ingredient of a successful plan -- but they are a precondition to providing the security the Iraqi government needs for political reconciliation and other reforms.

On Wednesday night, this source said, the president will explain "that we have to go up before we go down."

Staff researcher Julie Tate contributed to this report.

© 2006 The Washington Post Company

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The bank has dinars right there,
It's too late to ask him which bank tonight, He's a member here now so I'll pm him for the location and post it tomorrow morning if anybodies interested.
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You can pm me if your interested