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

Just think about the morning you wake up and realize that your very rich. Boy, I can hardly stand it.

Here's hoping and praying old Susie baby is right. One day, one of these rumours must come off.

I'm telling ya CM, It is getting harder everyday for the wait! But it is going tohappen soon! I can feel it!

Originally Posted by Adster

Here's hoping and praying old Susie baby is right. One day, one of these rumours must come off.

Yes Adam, one of these days, the rumour has to be true! But then, it wouldn't be a rumour anymore would it?!

Baghdad, 05 September 2006 (Aswat Al Iraq)

At least 1,000 Iraqi civil society organizations would participate in the reconciliation support conference scheduled to be held in mid September in Baghdad, said State Minister ,Adnan al-Asadi, in a press release on Tuesday.

"The conference will be the largest in a series of events in support of the national reconciliation initiative launched by the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in July," the release, received by the independent news agency Voices of Iraq, quoted the minister as saying.

The civil society organizations conference will be followed by two other conferences for political and religious forces, the release added.

"The various conferences to support Maliki's reconciliation plan are held to provide Iraqi decision-makers with alternative solutions to deal with the political and social difficulties in Iraq," said Asadi.
The General Conference of Iraqi Clans, the first of events in support of the national reconciliation plan, was launched on August 26 with the presence of more than 700 tribal heads.

The tribal chiefs agreed in the conference final statement recommendations to put off federalism, to disarm militias, and to condemn the killing of Iraqis on identity.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki launched the national reconciliation initiative in July to try to end a spiral of violence that has claimed thousands of lives in recent months.

Following the initiative, a 30–member National Reconciliation Commission set up four committees to contact clan chiefs, political parties, civil society organizations, and religious communities.

06 September 2006 (Aljazeera)

Iraq's parliament has reconvened after a month's recess with increasing sectarian violence and a possible federal break up of the country at the top of its agenda.

One of the 275-member assembly's first acts on Tuesday was to renew the country's state of emergency, with a vote of 161 in favour to 19 against extending the measure.

The emergency decree, granting security forces greater powers, has been renewed every month since it was imposed in November 2005, hours before US and Iraqi troops began an offensive to drive fighters out of the city of Falluja, west of Baghdad.

The parliament's speaker, Mahmud Mashhadani, opened the session in the parliament building in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone by calling for national unity in an attempt to curb the increasing violence, with Nuri al-Maliki's coalition government struggling to unite Iraq's warring factions and end the ongoing bloodshed.

"I urge all people of goodwill to come forward to support the national reconciliation project, otherwise we will face the worst period in modern Iraqi history," he said.

"We are the elected leaders of Iraq and I'm confident that the terrorists will not succeed in what they do."

Federal break-up

Abbas al-Bayati, spokesman for the largest Shia bloc, the United Iraqi Alliance, predicted: "In the next few sessions the parliament will discuss the law for the formation of provinces."

"I urge all people of goodwill to come forward to support the national reconciliation project, otherwise we will face the worst period in modern Iraqi history"

Mahmud Mashhadani, parliament speaker

The plan to devolve power in Iraq runs along regional lines with provinces forming larger autonomous regions including the largely Shia south, the Kurdish north and the central and west of the country, populated mainly by Sunnis.

Politicians divided along religious and ethnic lines have different opinions on the plan.

The Kurdish north has enjoyed broad self-rule for 15 years, allowing it to escape the worst of the violence plaguing Arab areas, and is virtually united behind demands for this to be legally enshrined.

Many Shia leaders - some allegedly encouraged by neighbouring Iran - also want to split away areas in central and south Iraq which hold Shia shrines and pilgrimage sites as well as rich oilfields.

Flag-waving

Sunnis, who prospered under Saddam Hussein's former government, generally favour a strongly centralised Iraq that would guarantee their rights as a minority.

Another issue likely to generate fierce debate among parliamentarians is the national flag, which the president of the autonomous Kurdish region, Massud Barzani, has refused to fly, arguing that it represents Saddam's government.


Barzani says the Iraqi flag
represents Saddam's government

Sunni politicians issued a statement before parliament opened, calling on Kurds to accept the flag as an interim measure while parliament debates the design of a new symbol acceptable to all Iraqis.

Elsewhere on Tuesday, the British foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett said that transferring control of Iraq's security from the US-led military to the government was essential.

Handover

Beckett arrived in Baghdad late on Sunday night for her first trip to the country since taking up her post in May, and met on Monday morning Barham Saleh, Iraq's deputy prime minister.

"There has been responsibility that has been transferred already and we hope and believe that that is a process that will continue," she said about Iraqi forces assuming responsibility for the country's security, adding it was "absolutely key that we see that responsibility being able to be exercised by the representatives of the elected government of Iraq".

The US-led military has been gradually handing over security control in parts of the country to Iraqi forces.

British forces handed over control of the southern Muthana province to their Iraqi counterparts in July, and al-Maliki, the prime minister, announced last month that another southern province, Dhi Qar, would follow in September.

Tehran, 06 September 2006 (IRNA)

Visiting Iraqi Agriculture Minister and Acting Minister of Roads and Transportation Yuarib Nadhim al-Abudi conferred here Tuesday with Minister of Road and Transportation Mahmoud Rahmati on expansion of mutual cooperation between Iran and Iraq.

At the meeting, Rahmati said the Islamic Republic of Iran is to invest some dlrs one billion at various projects such as energy, oil and transportation to help rehabilitate Iraq's ailing economy.

Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) is to renovate and equip one of Iraqi ports in Um al-Qasr, he said.

Underlining the need to further broaden mutual cooperation, he said an special committee has been formed at Iran's Foreign Ministry which plays a significant role in running construction projects.

Iranian flights are conducted with a number of restriction imposed by American forces, he pointed out.

Feasibility studies for rail tracks linking Khorramshahr in Iran to Basra in Iraq is now underway, he said.

Despite of existing obstacles in communications and
transportation, he said, "We have witnessed a growth in the sector between the two countries."
The Iraqi minister, for his part, said the positive views and supports of Iranian officials have created a good motives for forging mutual cooperation and existing problems on visa issuance and methods of investment is to be removed in the near future, he said.

In conclusion, the Iraqi minister underlined the need to further activate cooperation in ports, sea, air and land transportation between the two countries.

Originally Posted by choochie

Yes Adam, one of these days, the rumour has to be true! But then, it wouldn't be a rumour anymore would it?!

I agree Choochie... and tho I'm hoping its tomorrow Susie did say from the 7th to the 14th... :) ez Tho every day beyond the 7th will be rough... lol

Posted by: saleem on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 12:02 PM
Government-Budget
Iraq discusses $33 billion draft budget for 2007
By Wathiq Ismael
Baghdad, Sep 6, (VOI) – The Iraqi government is still discussing a draft budget of $33 billion for 2007, Iraqi Finance Minister said on Wednesday.
"The draft budget is estimated to reach $33 billion for 2007," Iraqi Finance Minister, Bayan Jabr Solagh, told reporters in a press conference.
The draft budget is still being discussed by the cabinet, the minister said.
The draft budget includes developing the social safety net, raising the provinces budget and allocating funds for importing oil products.
"The new fiscal year, unlike previous years, would start as of January 1st 2007," added Solagh.

Government-Budget :: Aswat al Iraq :: Aswat al Iraq

Originally Posted by pipshurricane

Posted by: saleem on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 12:02 PM
Government-Budget
Iraq discusses $33 billion draft budget for 2007
By Wathiq Ismael
Baghdad, Sep 6, (VOI) – The Iraqi government is still discussing a draft budget of $33 billion for 2007, Iraqi Finance Minister said on Wednesday.
"The draft budget is estimated to reach $33 billion for 2007," Iraqi Finance Minister, Bayan Jabr Solagh, told reporters in a press conference.
The draft budget is still being discussed by the cabinet, the minister said.
The draft budget includes developing the social safety net, raising the provinces budget and allocating funds for importing oil products.
"The new fiscal year, unlike previous years, would start as of January 1st 2007," added Solagh.

Government-Budget :: Aswat al Iraq :: Aswat al Iraq

How can a budget for an entire country of only $33 billion afford to pay out untold millions/billions when investors/speculators cash in? This has puzzled me for sometime. It seems as though there isn't enough money to do both. Any comments?

worf