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

Looks like security is ready now, all we need is the reval.LOL.

U.S. military upbeat on Baghdad clampdown

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BAGHDAD, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Violence in Baghdad has declined in the past two weeks and all but ended in some formerly deadly neighbourhoods, the U.S. military said in a cautiously upbeat report on Tuesday on a major security clampdown in the city.


http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAC258745.htm

Originally Posted by cigarman

Looks like security is ready now, all we need is the reval.LOL.

U.S. military upbeat on Baghdad clampdown

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BAGHDAD, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Violence in Baghdad has declined in the past two weeks and all but ended in some formerly deadly neighbourhoods, the U.S. military said in a cautiously upbeat report on Tuesday on a major security clampdown in the city.


http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAC258745.htm

Absolutely fabulous news Cigarman! We are close! Yahoooooo!

Originally Posted by readytogo

Absolutely fabulous news Cigarman! We are close! Yahoooooo!

Hey cigarman!! i'm sticking with that gut feeling about august!!! what a ride!!!! I guess time will tell.
lisa

....If this hits when you think it will, I'm thinking you're going to have a few people rubbing your belly budda-style thanking it on the beach, cigarman! lol! (Me first~! )

Come on troops! Keep the violence at bay and stop it all together....i know, i know....but I DO wish on a star every now and then!

Cigarman terrific... Hope it happens soon... I hold my breath every time I watch the news...

Hello all!
Just came across this (translated):

ÌÑÃ*Ã�É ÇáÕÈÇÃ� - OVER 200 POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS CHARACTERS HEADS SIGN RECONCILIATION TREATY

OVER 200 POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS CHARACTERS HEADS SIGN RECONCILIATION TREATY -

Baghdad, Aug.22, p4
A 20 clause honor treaty which calls for Iraq's unity and disapproves of violence was signed by more than 200 political and religious characters as well as a number of tribe heads and civil society representatives in the national reconciliation and dialogue conference organized by Babil's police dept.


Participants to the conference which is considered to be the biggest of its kind firmly criticized the nearly 5 hours boycott by both the governor & province council head

Source : Morning newspaper - 22/08/2006
Iraq is headed by the next session of the Arab Economic Council for a full year. With the Ministry of Commerce has prepared a working paper of the Council of Iraqi unity Arab Economic and Social Council held in Cairo on the first of next month. As China has shown its willingness to supply agricultural equipment to Iraq under the programme to activate the economic trade relations.

This was confirmed by Dr. Abdul peasant Sudanese Minister of Commerce in a press statement. He said that Iraq will be the Chairman of the Arab Economic Council at its next session which begins in December next year, will continue for a full year. He pointed out that the Board had informed him that the Iraqi Trade Minister, Chairman of the next session.

Dr. Sudanese that the working paper of Iraq that will be posed by the ministry before the Unity Council of Economic and Social Arab on the first of next month in Cairo containing proposals and recommendations and instructions for activating the joint relations between the Arab countries in addition to the new prospects which could create an atmosphere Aghtassa friendly and socially gives impetus to these relations and contribute to the solution of problems in these areas.

He drew attention to Iraq's desire to open a new chapter of economic cooperation and trade, social with our Arab brothers so as to promote an ambitious Iraqi government in the development of the relationship with all Arab countries.

He stressed that his ministry is working to restore files cooperation with the Arab countries and all will discuss these files through meetings of the Council so as to strengthen economic relations and joint allows decisions to open an Arab common market and the markets bilaterally with the Arab countries neighboring Iraq.

On the other hand, China has expressed its willingness to supply agricultural equipment to Iraq under the programme to activate the economic trade relations.

Confirmed by the Director of the Information Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce explained that the Chinese desire transmitted to the Ministry of Agriculture in order to know the details of these materials and therefore the import of what is good and beneficial to the Iraqi agriculture being the owner of competence in this aspect.
He pointed out that China and other countries have shown great willingness to turn over a new leaf of trade and economic cooperation with Iraq and meet the needs of Iraq in all fields, adding that the ministry often refer such requests to the relevant authorities in order to study these proposals and to be informed of the details of the technical and their conformity with the realities of the environment in the country.

The source pointed out that these steps International came after the widespread and significant by the Ministry of Commerce in order to activate trade relations with all the countries of the world and beyond past mistakes that had prevailed as a result of the tense political relations as a result of the impact of international resolutions issued by the United Nations during the era of Allen Adam previously.

hey Mike , I just wanted to tell you you had some powerful posts there today. Very interesting.

Originally Posted by danny51

They are both wrong...OCTOBER is the magic month LOL!! It is also the month when my short term capital gains become long term gains, hehehe.

that's only moderately funny there Danny.

70% inflation in Iraq

(Voice of Iraq) - 23-08-2006 shall Sent this topic friend

Û Baghdad Mohammad Omar Ahmad : The Central Bank of Iraq yesterday, Tuesday, the high inflation rate in Iraq to about 70% on an annual basis in July (July), as compared with 5 t 52% in the previous month, the Bank warned that the economy sink into inflationary recession. As a result, he said the Central Bank, which was restructured as an independent institution after the occupation of the United States of Iraq 2003, it began a half auction sales monthly Treasury bonds for 182 days with the aim of limiting the growth of liquidity and curb inflation.
With no real figures on the rates of economic growth in the absence of economic policy is clear under pressure from the security conditions and the instability of export oil to the outstanding problems with international companies and the United States.
Newspaper (time)