Thread: HCL is with parliament.

Originally Posted by wherbie

guess what?

the electronic stock market isnt going to open june first....

and there isnt going to be a RV.....

as long as the GWB troops are in Iraq....

why should they spend their money...as long as we can ship 200 billion like they did last month, to keep things going....

be real...would you?

mailiki isnt going to RV as long as GWB is around.....and GWB isnt leaving til the do a RV...

ah the irony of the clasic " catch 22 "

I only wish it wasnt true...IMHO

.

thats about as true a statement as i have seen in a long time....i have always said as long as we are sending our troops to get killed and spending our billions of tax payers money why would they have to revel???......people....how many more deadlines that they delay will it take us to open our eyes?????....really plain and simple....these Illiterate polliticians are pocketing billions of dollars under the table while their own people are starving and blowing themselves up........and we see delay after delay........i don't see the Iraqi exchange opening as scheduled....anybody wants to wager a dinar or 2????i see another delay happening....i hope and pray for our troops and for the people of Iraq that they do.....but in all honesty,i don't see it happening....this would be the first time that they don't have a delay on something as important as this.....IMHO....Pat

Originally Posted by wherbie

guess what?

the electronic stock market isnt going to open june first....

and there isnt going to be a RV.....

as long as the GWB troops are in Iraq....

why should they spend their money...as long as we can ship 200 billion like they did last month, to keep things going....

be real...would you?

mailiki isnt going to RV as long as GWB is around.....and GWB isnt leaving til the do a RV...

ah the irony of the clasic " catch 22 "

I only wish it wasnt true...IMHO

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Quantum leap to shares after adopting the electronic trading on the Stock Exchange

Translated by IRAQdirecotry.com - [15/05/2007]

Investors on the Stock Exchange expect that the "Iraqi market for securities» will say good-bye to the manual circulation, which has been adopted since its establishment for nearly 15 years, during the coming period after the arrival of equipments, hardware and electronic systems, which was contracted on with the Swedish specialized company "O.M.X" that had already undertaken similar projects in more than thirty Arab and international bourse.

Head of the Trustees Board of the Stock Exchange, Talib Al-Tabatabai, said that the transition from manual trading system to electronic trading is a quantum leap in the distinct performance of the "Iraq market for securities", and he expected that the next stage will witness the activation of investment activity as consistent with the desire and aspiration of more than one million citizens who are active in the shares' sector.

He added that the introduction of electronic circulation coincides with the decision of the "Securities Body"that allows non-Iraqis to circulate in the Iraqi Stock Exchange, starting on the first of next June, and according to the Investment Law No. 13 of 2006 which everyone looks forward to activate it, which helps to overcome all obstacles that prevent expansion of the Arab and foreign investment in Iraq. He pointed out that the circulation of non-Iraqis in equities and bonds in the Iraqi bourse is, "a step in the right direction to achieve a rise in stock prices, after the significant slump in their value last year".

He explained that increasing the number of circulation sessions from two in the week, to ten in the morning and afternoon, in addition to doubling the volume of circulation, will have a large return for the investment sector in Iraq. Al-Tabatabai expected that the outcome of this qualitative leap of shares in the bourse, will have a big economic value differs from the previous phases, as in other countries.

The American Company "IBM" for Computer under the supervision of the Swedish company "O.M.X", has trained Iraqi engineers and all staff of Iraqi stockbrokers in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on electronic trading and the central depository, in addition to the completion of the internal linkage with the offices of those intermediaries, and also equipped the special hall of electronic circulation in the bourse according to the latest global designs.

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Originally Posted by neno

Quantum leap to shares after adopting the electronic trading on the Stock Exchange

Translated by IRAQdirecotry.com - [15/05/2007]

Investors on the Stock Exchange expect that the "Iraqi market for securities» will say good-bye to the manual circulation, which has been adopted since its establishment for nearly 15 years, during the coming period after the arrival of equipments, hardware and electronic systems, which was contracted on with the Swedish specialized company "O.M.X" that had already undertaken similar projects in more than thirty Arab and international bourse.

Head of the Trustees Board of the Stock Exchange, Talib Al-Tabatabai, said that the transition from manual trading system to electronic trading is a quantum leap in the distinct performance of the "Iraq market for securities", and he expected that the next stage will witness the activation of investment activity as consistent with the desire and aspiration of more than one million citizens who are active in the shares' sector.

He added that the introduction of electronic circulation coincides with the decision of the "Securities Body"that allows non-Iraqis to circulate in the Iraqi Stock Exchange, starting on the first of next June, and according to the Investment Law No. 13 of 2006 which everyone looks forward to activate it, which helps to overcome all obstacles that prevent expansion of the Arab and foreign investment in Iraq. He pointed out that the circulation of non-Iraqis in equities and bonds in the Iraqi bourse is, "a step in the right direction to achieve a rise in stock prices, after the significant slump in their value last year".

He explained that increasing the number of circulation sessions from two in the week, to ten in the morning and afternoon, in addition to doubling the volume of circulation, will have a large return for the investment sector in Iraq. Al-Tabatabai expected that the outcome of this qualitative leap of shares in the bourse, will have a big economic value differs from the previous phases, as in other countries.

The American Company "IBM" for Computer under the supervision of the Swedish company "O.M.X", has trained Iraqi engineers and all staff of Iraqi stockbrokers in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on electronic trading and the central depository, in addition to the completion of the internal linkage with the offices of those intermediaries, and also equipped the special hall of electronic circulation in the bourse according to the latest global designs.

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but sgs mentioned june 1 is a holiday, she was thinking more like june 4. *shrugs shoulders*

To solve contentious points

البرلمان يمدد عمل لجنة مراجعة الدستور شهراً واحداً

Parliament extended the work of the Constitutional Review Commission one month

بغداد - الصباح

Baghdad-Sabah.

قرر مجلس النواب تمديد عمل لجنة مراجعة الدستور شهراً واحداً لايجاد حلول للمواد الخلافية بين قادة الكتل السياسية من جهة واعضاء اللجنة من جهة اخرى.

The House decided to extend the work of the Constitutional Review Commission one month to find solutions to controversial material between the leaders of the political blocs on one hand and members of the Commission on the other hand.

وكان مسعود بارزاني رئيس اقليم كردستان قد جدد امس رفضه تأجيل المادة 140 من الدستور الخاصة بكركوك .

It was Massoud Barzani, head of Kurdistan region has been renewed yesterday his refusal to postpone Article 140 of the Constitution of Kirkuk.


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Reviewed MP Humam Hamudi Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution what has been accomplished in the last term of the Committee's work, noting in his speech that the Commission was able to resolve more than five important issues with the amendment has been more than 60 articles in the deletion, addition or amendment added that the committee was in agreement materials such as task imports provinces and territories and the formation of armed groups on a temporary basis and exceptional circumstance as well as the powers of the Federation Council and the subject of rights and freedoms and powers of the provinces.

و اعلن رئيس اللجنة ان المواد التي لم تحسم لحد الان هي المادة ( 140) الخاصة بكركوك والمادة التي تتعلق بصلاحيات رئيس الجمهورية اذ تمنى رئيس اللجنة على رئيس مجلس النواب ان يتدخل لحل المادتين المذكورتين.

Chairman of the Committee, announced that the articles had not resolved so far is Article (140) of Kirkuk and article concerning the powers the President of the Republic as Chairman of the Committee wished to House Speaker to intervene to solve the mentioned articles.

وبسبب عدم انجاز اللجنة لمجمل اعمالها صوت مجلس النواب على منح اللجنة مدة شهر لانجاز ما تبقى من اعمالها على ان تستمر في عقد اجتماعاتها.

Because of the failure to complete the overall work of the Chamber of Deputies voted to give the Commission a month to complete the remaining work to continue to hold meetings.

من جانبه اشار النائب عن الائتلاف رضا جواد تقي الى ان قادة الكتل السياسية سيناقشون تقرير اللجنة الخاصة بالتعديلات الدستورية واضافة التعديلات اللازمة اليه من اجل الوصول الى اتفاق بهذا الشان.

For his part, the deputy coalition Ridha Jawad Taqi noted that the leaders of the political blocs will discuss the report of the Special Constitutional Reforms In addition to the necessary amendments in order to reach agreement on the matter.

وقال في تصريح لـ " الصباح " : ان مسألة حل بعض الخلافات في الدستور سيتم عبر قادة الكتل بعد وصول التقرير اليهم واختتام اعمال اللجنة الدستورية حيث سيتم عرضه على هيئة الرئاسة بعد ذلك مبديا تفاؤله بالوصول الى حل لبعض الخلافات وفق الاليات الدستورية والتوافقات السياسية بين الكتل.

He said in a statement to "Assabah" : that the issue resolved some differences in the Constitution would be through leaders blocs after the arrival of the report to them and the conclusion of the Constitutional Commission which will be presented to the Presidency after expressing his optimism access to resolving some differences according to the constitutional mechanisms and the synergies between the political blocs.

الى ذلك صوت اعضاء المجلس على مشروع قانون ضريبة اعادة اعمار العراق ومقترح قانون الغاء قرار مجلس قيادة الثورة المنحل رقم (91) لسنة 1977 ومشروع قانون التعديل الخامس لقانون التنفيذ رقم (45 ) لسنة 1980 ومشروع قانون التعديل الاول لقانون انضباط موظفي الدولة والقطاع الاشتراكي ومشروع قانون تعديل قانون الخدمة المدنية رقم (24 ) لسنة 1960 بخصوص المادة 49 كما تمت في الجلسة القراءة الاولى لمجموعة مقترحات قوانين منها الغاء قوانين مجلس قيادة الثورة المنحل والمرقمة (1019) لسنة 1979 و 1283 لسنة 1980 و 1203 لسنة 1983 و1253 لسنة 1985.

So members of the Council voted on the draft tax law rebuilding Iraq and the proposed abolition of Revolution Command Council decision dissolved No. (91) for 1977 and a draft law Fifth Amendment to the Execution Law No. (45) for 1980 and a draft law to the First Amendment Law discipline staff and the public sector and a draft law amending the law Service Civil No. (24) of 1960 concerning Article 49 has also been at the first reading of the package of proposals include the repeal of the laws of the laws of the Revolution Command Council dissolved numbered (1019) to 1979 and 1283 to 1980 and 1203 to 1983 and 1253 to 1985.

و تمت ايضا القراءة الثانية لمقترح قانون الغاء قراري مجلس قيادة الثورة المنحل رقم 690 لسنة 1981 و 222 لسنة 1977 و 817 لسنة 1981 و القراءة الثانية لمشروع قانون اصول المحاكمات العسكري و مقترح قانون تعديل قانون المحكمة الجنائية العراقية العليا رقم عشرة لسنة 2005.

And was also the second reading of the proposed bill on the cancellation of the Revolution Command Council resolutions No. 690 of the dissolved in 1981 and 222 of 1977 and 817 of 1981 and the second reading of the draft Code of Military and proposed Act to amend the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Court No. session of 2005.

Originally Posted by wherbie

guess what?

the electronic stock market isnt going to open june first....

and there isnt going to be a RV.....

as long as the GWB troops are in Iraq....

why should they spend their money...as long as we can ship 200 billion like they did last month, to keep things going....

be real...would you?

mailiki isnt going to RV as long as GWB is around.....and GWB isnt leaving til the do a RV...

ah the irony of the clasic " catch 22 "

I only wish it wasnt true...IMHO

.

Between the Iraqi government and President Bush, I just don't know what to believe! On one hand, the Iraqi government seams like it has no sence of urgency to get anything done --i.e. talking about going on a two-month vacation in the middle of one of the most important times in their history, constantly setting dates and benchmarks and never meeting them or pushing them back even further-- and then they surprise us and show a lot of progress, only to let us down again... It's almost like they're toying with us, you know? Then there is President Bush. He's getting grilled on a daily basis on what's going on in Iraq and is on verge of going down in history as the worst president in US history. His approval ratings are so low it's rediculous and the media makes him seam like the biggest loser ever known to mankind. And I can see why people see him in this light, but at the same time I have a very hard time believing that he does not have a solution to the madness that he has created for himself with the situation in Iraq. Every time I hear something negative about Iraq I just reaffirm my beliefe that President Bush has a bigger plan than what is evident...

Originally Posted by s_cotton33

Between the Iraqi government and President Bush, I just don't know what to believe! On one hand, the Iraqi government seams like it has no sence of urgency to get anything done --i.e. talking about going on a two-month vacation in the middle of one of the most important times in their history, constantly setting dates and benchmarks and never meeting them or pushing them back even further-- and then they surprise us and show a lot of progress, only to let us down again... It's almost like they're toying with us, you know? Then there is President Bush. He's getting grilled on a daily basis on what's going on in Iraq and is on verge of going down in history as the worst president in US history. His approval ratings are so low it's rediculous and the media makes him seam like the biggest loser ever known to mankind. And I can see why people see him in this light, but at the same time I have a very hard time believing that he does not have a solution to the madness that he has created for himself with the situation in Iraq. Every time I hear something negative about Iraq I just reaffirm my beliefe that President Bush has a bigger plan than what is evident...

These corrupt players are big ballin they dont care and could give a rats ass they take there time just to make it seem like there not america's puppets. I do agree with some of your comments about bush has got to have something up his sleave. These iraqi govt workers hoard, steel and chill out in dubai.... probably on the beach constantly sipping pina coladas made with cammel milk..haha..lol When they do work i think they work hard..but after a few long days doing meetings and all the stress they then all of the sudden justify it to themselves to take a long break a few days off to a week.. and we just keep sending billions of tax payers money and the lives of our troops...I think I read most of them iraqi govt have residences over there in Dubai. I read something like out of the 2 million barrels geting put out a day something like 300,000 barrels are un accounted for due to the corruption of the govt. At $50 a barrel that adds up to alot of money. Life is good for them so why change....I mean why make the common man have a taste of what its like to live on there level...(giving a RV)these guys want to feel superior. If I was a citizen over there I would violent hater on the street too and probably blow myself up to give the money to my family so they can move out and start a better life somewhere else. I suprised the people dont overthrow the govt..its no wonder they get mortor attacts daily..... Thank god I live in the USA

Iraq leader announces Cabinet changes 25MAY

Iraq leader Announces NEW/IMPROVRD Cabinet Changes

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's prime minister asked Parliament Thursday to approve six new Cabinet members to replace a group which resigned last month on the orders of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
Al-Sadr ordered his ministers to quit the government over Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's refusal to call for a timetable for U.S. withdrawal. The anti-American cleric went into hiding in Iran last February when the Baghdad security crackdown was launched.
In Parliament, al-Maliki thanked al-Sadr for giving him the "authority to choose the ministers."

He told the chamber, which will decide in a vote Sunday, that all six were independent "not because we have something against parties, but we were keen on their being independent because that was one of the conditions put for the selection."

Al-Maliki was upset because there were not enough legislators to approve his choices on the spot, and was instead forced to delay the vote by three days.

He admitted that he took a long time in choosing them, but said it was the result of the time needed to review the candidates history. Describing them as technocrats, he said none had any record of corruption.

He also announced a future Cabinet reshuffle, but said he had not yet received any proposals for candidates from the parties that make up his government.

"Some blocs want to change their ministers, and some ministers we want to change. It is not a shame to talk about a Cabinet reshuffle because we seek the best" people, al-Maliki told Parliament.

The new six candidates included one woman, Khiloud Sami, who has been proposed for the post of state minister for provincial affairs. Although the religious affiliation of the six were not announced, all had traditionally Shiite names.

The six are Sabah Rasoul for Health ministry, Ali al-Bahadli for Agriculture, Amir Abdul-Jabbar for Transportation, Thamir Jafar al-Zubaidi for the Civil Society Ministry, and Zuhair Mohammed Ali Sharba for the Tourism and Antiquity ministry.

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Associated Press Writer Bushra Juhi contributed to this story from Baghdad.
Iraq leader announces Cabinet changes - Yahoo! News

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer 53 minutes ago

NOTE:

Al-Maliki was upset because there were not enough legislators to approve his choices on the spot, and was instead forced to delay the vote by three days.

Maybe that's why no vote on HCL - a majority didn't show up to the session again...the other day there were less than 80 members present. Maliki said that will start taking and posting names of those not attending.
Also, this may mean more votes this Sunday?

Originally Posted by s_cotton33

Between the Iraqi government and President Bush, I just don't know what to believe! On one hand, the Iraqi government seams like it has no sence of urgency to get anything done --i.e. talking about going on a two-month vacation in the middle of one of the most important times in their history, constantly setting dates and benchmarks and never meeting them or pushing them back even further-- and then they surprise us and show a lot of progress, only to let us down again... It's almost like they're toying with us, you know? Then there is President Bush. He's getting grilled on a daily basis on what's going on in Iraq and is on verge of going down in history as the worst president in US history. His approval ratings are so low it's rediculous and the media makes him seam like the biggest loser ever known to mankind. And I can see why people see him in this light, but at the same time I have a very hard time believing that he does not have a solution to the madness that he has created for himself with the situation in Iraq. Every time I hear something negative about Iraq I just reaffirm my beliefe that President Bush has a bigger plan than what is evident...

I suppose anything is possible, but it is also possible that he is pathologically unable to change his mind, or change direction, or admit to some of the costliest mistakes in history. It's a general consensus that the war in Iraq has accelerated terrorism in the middle east to a very alarming degree, making the whole area an unstable tinder box. We'd better hope SOMEONE has a plan that actually works pretty soon, or the revaluation of the dinar is going to be the least of our worries.

Hi,

You mentioned yesterday that they would be working through the night on something- any further news today as to what it was and have they progressed.

Received word tonight that the HCL is approved and will be passed on Sunday/Monday. No link but the source is good politically.