Thread: Iraq/Dinar News Before Febuary 12th, 2006

Parliament discusses oil investment draft law

Baghdad, Feb 7, (VOI)- The Iraqi parliament discussed on Wednesday a draft law for investment in crude oil refining sector and passed a law to set up three more universities in Iraq.
A first reading of an oil investment draft law was made during the Iraqi parliament Wednesday's session which was chaired by Speaker Dr. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani.
The draft law allows Iraqi and foreign investors to build, operate and transfer oil refineries in the oil-rich-country in a bid to encourage the private sector's back-up of the Iraqi infrastructure.
The new law, if passed, gives investors a right to produce oil derivatives for local consumption or for export at prices never dictated by government.
The Iraqi lawmakers also voted in favor (See, they can vote and agree on something) of a new Act to set up three more universities in Iraq, one in Baghdad and two more in the southern provinces of Missan and al-Muthanna.
Today's session also saw a first reading of a controversial draft law regulating up to three provinces joining of a region.
The 50-article proposed law would allow up to three provinces out of 18 the formation of a region with specific powers to each constituent province.
As soon as the provinces draft law first reading was over, Speaker al-Mashhadani ordered all media out of session for "the sensitivity of points that could be raised by legislators on the draft law. "Iraq has now only one region for the Kurds in north of the country. Iraq's Kurdistan region enjoys local govrnment, powers, House and security forces but it is linked to the federal government in Baghdad.
Source: Voices of Iraq

I believe what we see going on with all the gibberish in these articles have something to do with the Yahoo translator. I was translating an article to put on the "raising the dinar" thread and the translation was not what it had been a few months ago, it was total gibberish! I know I use yahoo alot as I'm sure most of you do and I think they are the problem, but this is just my opinion.

Cheers!
DayDream

It was on the dutch news today that there was a first reading of the HCL in the Iraqi parliament. It was stated that Pm Maliki is putting pressure on the Parliament, because he wants it be done asap.

We are getting very close to our quadfecta!!!!!!!!!!!

FIL (DONE) BUDGET (DONE) HCL (NEXT WEEK) ICI (?)

Originally Posted by goldraker

It was on the dutch news today that there was a first reading of the HCL in the Iraqi parliament. It was stated that Pm Maliki is putting pressure on the Parliament, because he wants it be done asap.

We are getting very close to our quadfecta!!!!!!!!!!!

FIL (DONE) BUDGET (DONE) HCL (NEXT WEEK) ICI (?)

It doesn't get much better than that.

Originally Posted by goldraker

It was on the dutch news today that there was a first reading of the HCL in the Iraqi parliament. It was stated that Pm Maliki is putting pressure on the Parliament, because he wants it be done asap.

We are getting very close to our quadfecta!!!!!!!!!!!

FIL (DONE) BUDGET (DONE) HCL (NEXT WEEK) ICI (?)

Did I miss something? When did the Budget pass?

They are now reading the HCL! So the budget must now be done. Just not announced yet! It looks like a trifecta announcement!

Originally Posted by snottynose

OilPosted by: saleem on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 04:26 PM
+-/Parliament-Oil
Parliament discusses oil investment draft law
Baghdad, Feb 7, (VOI)- The Iraqi parliament discussed on Wednesday a draft law for investment in crude oil refining sector and passed a law to set up three more universities in Iraq.
A first reading of an oil investment draft law was made during the Iraqi parliament Wednesday's session which was chaired by Speaker Dr. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani.
The draft law allows Iraqi and foreign investors to build, operate and transfer oil refineries in the oil-rich-country in a bid to encourage the private sector's back-up of the Iraqi infrastructure.
The new law, if passed, gives investors a right to produce oil derivatives for local consumption or for export at prices never dictated by government.
The Iraqi lawmakers also voted in favor of a new Act to set up three more universities in Iraq, one in Baghdad and two more in the southern provinces of Missan and al-Muthanna.
Today's session also saw a first reading of a controversial draft law regulating up to three provinces joining of a region.
The 50-article proposed law would allow up to three provinces out of 18 the formation of a region with specific powers to each constituent province.
As soon as the provinces draft law first reading was over, Speaker al-Mashhadani ordered all media out of session for "the sensitivity of points that could be raised by legislators on the draft law."
Iraq has now only one region for the Kurds in north of the country.
Parliament-Oil :: Aswat al Iraq :: Aswat al Iraq
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HOW FUNNY GOLDRAKER!i POSTED THE SAME ARTICLE AND DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE WHAT I HAD POSTED,GUESS MY BRAIN IS A LITTLE FRIED OR TIRED!dOSEN'T IT NEED TO BE READ 2 MORE TIMES AND THEN IT WILL BE ENACTED !hOW MUCH YOU WANT TO BET THEY GET IT ALL DONE BY SUNDAY!! i HOPE WE WILL SEE OUR RV SOON!!

Originally Posted by goldraker

It was on the dutch news today that there was a first reading of the HCL in the Iraqi parliament. It was stated that Pm Maliki is putting pressure on the Parliament, because he wants it be done asap.

We are getting very close to our quadfecta!!!!!!!!!!!

FIL (DONE) BUDGET (DONE) HCL (NEXT WEEK) ICI (?)

Pardon me if I missed something but when was the Budget completed?

Baghdad's streets were electric with tension Wednesday as U.S. officials confirmed the new security operation was under way. U.S. armor rushed through streets, and Iraqi armored personnel carriers guarded bridges and major intersections.

New coils of barbed-wire and blast barriers marked checkpoints that caused traffic bottlenecks. U.S. Apache helicopters whipped the air over parts of the capital where they hadn't been seen before.

But gunfire still rang out across the city, and some residents said they doubted life would get better. "Nothing will work, it's too late," said Hashem al-Moussawi, a resident of the Sadr City Shiite enclave who was badly wounded in a bombing in December.

Underlining the dangers, a U.S. Marine transport helicopter crashed northwest of Baghdad, killing all seven on board — the fifth American aircraft lost in Iraq in just over two weeks. A military statement did not give a cause for the crash, but a senior U.S. defense official in Washington said the CH-46 Sea Knight did not appear to have been hit by hostile fire. An Iraqi air force officer, however, said the chopper was downed by an anti-aircraft missile. An al-Qaida-linked Sunni group claimed in a Web statement that it was responsible.

At checkpoints that seemed to have been thrown up overnight — some of them blocking half the lanes of traffic on wide streets — Iraqi police and army soldiers searched cars at random. Drivers and passengers had to get out and show identity papers.

Adding to the tension, Iraqi army and police convoys fired rounds into the air above motorists, warning them to make way for passing forces. The security troops drove over traffic medians and into incoming traffic.

In a sign of just how dangerous the security mission will be, a three-vehicle Western security company convoy came under fire near Haifa Street, a Sunni insurgent stronghold just north of the Green Zone.

The security men in the armored cars returned fire and quickly exploded green and white smoke bombs for concealment. Minutes later, after the smoke cleared, they sped away. An Associated Press reporter could see bodyguards in the convoy leaning out the car windows and pelting surrounding vehicles with water bottles to persuade drivers to clear the way.

At about the same time, four guards at a nearby building housing state television were shot and killed on the rooftop. An official at Iraqiya television said the men were hit by fire from security company personnel escorting foreign visitors to the Justice Ministry across the street. The television official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

In parts of the city only a few shops were open, a reminder of the fear people have of more car and suicide bombings, which have hit Baghdad with regularity in recent weeks.

Lines outside gas stations stretched for more than a mile, as the city is experiencing its worst fuel crisis in months. Supplies are very low because refining capacity is down, a problem compounded by hoarding.

Gunfire rang out across the capital, and the wail of police and ambulance sirens seemed incessant. The buzz of low-flying U.S. helicopters and growl of fighter jets was nonstop above a new crop of government posters and billboards speaking of Baghdad's struggle.

"Our streets are deserted and our blood is fair game," declared one that showed an empty street strewn with debris from a bombing.

Another billboard showed a young man weeping because he had not reported suspicious activity to authorities. "I should have done the right thing," he says.

Still another billboard message implored: "Be a hero and report suspicious behavior."

Most taxi drivers were refusing to take passengers to areas dominated by the other Muslim sect. Minibus drivers were demanding passengers prove they live in the region to which they wanted to travel.

The streets became nearly deserted well before nightfall, a surprising sign of fear among a population that has lived through wars for much of the past 25 years. Those with money to spare, residents say, are stocking up on fuel for generators and on basic foodstuffs like flour, grains and potatoes.

With electricity available only about two hours a day in much of the city, residents also were buying candles and lanterns. The rickety stands of some outdoor food markets, a favorite target for suicide bombers, stood empty.

"We live hand-to-mouth and don't have money to stock up on anything," said Ibrahim Mohammed, a 78-year-old retired engineer from the Azamiya district. The predominantly Sunni area in north Baghdad was likely to be high on the list of targets in the Baghdad security plan.

"No one goes to work anymore," Mohammed said.

Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell, the top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, said Wednesday that the much-awaited Baghdad security operation was finally under way. "The implementation of the (Iraqi) prime minister's plan has already begun and will be fully implemented at a later date, having all the parts and pieces that he wants," he told a news briefing.

The operation is the third attempt by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his U.S. backers to pacify Baghdad since the Shiite leader came to office in May. The operation, which will involve about 90,000 Iraqi and American troops, is seen by many as a last chance to curb Iraq's sectarian war.

On Tuesday, however, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told U.S. lawmakers the buildup in troops is "not the last chance" to succeed in Iraq and "I would be irresponsible if I weren't thinking about what the alternatives might be."

Many Baghdad residents said they weren't hopeful.

"If this security plan is the same as those we had before, with checkpoints delaying the traffic for hours, then I can tell you now that it will be a failure," said Murtadha Mahdi, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two who lives in Hurriyah, now a predominantly Shiite district in northern of Baghdad that saw some of the worst sectarian fighting late last year.

The security sweep in Baghdad comes nearly a year after the city became the main battlefield of sectarian violence following al-Qaida's bombing of a major Shiite shrine north of Baghdad. Thousands have since died in the capital, victims of Shiite militiamen or suicide bombings blamed on Sunni militants. Thousands more have been displaced from their homes.

"Sunni and Shiite politicians pretend to work for reconciliation, but they curse each other when the news cameras are gone," said al-Moussawi, the Sadr City resident who was hospitalized for two months with severe wounds to his chest, right arm and leg.

The main entrance to the district now has four checkpoints manned by Iraqi police and army troops backed by armored personnel carriers mounted with large caliber guns. Hundreds have been killed in Sadr City in suicide bombings and mortar attacks in recent months.

A giant billboard near the site of a series of attacks — including the one that wounded al-Moussawi — displays the pictures of more than 40 victims, many of them children. A woman clad in black is shown weeping, her face buried in her hands.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070207/...K8cRwADs4UewgF

Just wondering if there was any news on the WTO/Iraq meeting today. I did not have enough time to check and was wondering if anybody had heard anything. Thank You in advance for any information!!! Tigger1