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Originally Posted by Jola

Truck bomb blast collapses main Baghdad highway
21 Mar 2007 13:13:09 GMT
Source: Reuters
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BAGHDAD, March 21 (Reuters) - Iraqi police detonated a huge truck bomb near the Finance Ministry in Baghdad on Wednesday in a controlled explosion that collapsed part of the main highway linking the north and south of the capital.

The facade of the multi-storey ministry in Bab al-Muadham area in central Baghdad was also badly damaged in the blast, which police said wounded 12 people, including soldiers and policemen.

The building was empty because it was a national holiday marking the first day of spring.

Police said they discovered the truck bomb parked under the Mohammed al-Qassim highway just metres from the ministry building. The explosives were hidden under a pile of lettuces.

They detonated the bomb in a controlled explosion but were apparently taken by surprise by the force of the blast, which reduced a section of the raised highway to rubble, punched holes in the ministry building and blew out its windows.

Sounds like the Iraqi "Keystone Cops"

Gee...Lets just throw open the door and let them all out!

Al--Maliki order to release American forces Sadr aide

Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:41 PM

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The office of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday that on the orders of al-Maliki American forces released the prominent aide to the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr in detention for more than a year.
Ahmed Shaibani, a prominent aide to a leading Mahdi Army, which was described by the Washington recently that the greatest threat to security in Iraq. Sadr's political movement and an important part of the ruling coalition and members occupy several ministerial posts.
An official in the Prime Minister's Office, told Reuters that Shibani was released on Wednesday afternoon on the orders of Prime Minister al-Maliki

Who's side is Al-Maliki on anyway?

Cheers!
DayDream

I hope he gets the flyer miles for the drone that will be circling him 24X7.

IMHO, probably a good intel feed for the US (cuz these *****s actually think they are 'outsmarting' us) and the new salvation gov't and a bad political decision for Al "will work for dinar" Maliki.

Gosh, I wish Maliki would fall down some stairs and get hurt really bad.

Originally Posted by DayDream

Gee...Lets just throw open the door and let them all out!

Al--Maliki order to release American forces Sadr aide

Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:41 PM

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The office of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday that on the orders of al-Maliki American forces released the prominent aide to the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr in detention for more than a year.
Ahmed Shaibani, a prominent aide to a leading Mahdi Army, which was described by the Washington recently that the greatest threat to security in Iraq. Sadr's political movement and an important part of the ruling coalition and members occupy several ministerial posts.
An official in the Prime Minister's Office, told Reuters that Shibani was released on Wednesday afternoon on the orders of Prime Minister al-Maliki

Who's side is Al-Maliki on anyway?

Cheers!
DayDream

Come on GWB, Al-Maliki has to go!

Originally Posted by DayDream

Gee...Lets just throw open the door and let them all out!

Al--Maliki order to release American forces Sadr aide

Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:41 PM

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The office of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday that on the orders of al-Maliki American forces released the prominent aide to the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr in detention for more than a year.
Ahmed Shaibani, a prominent aide to a leading Mahdi Army, which was described by the Washington recently that the greatest threat to security in Iraq. Sadr's political movement and an important part of the ruling coalition and members occupy several ministerial posts.
An official in the Prime Minister's Office, told Reuters that Shibani was released on Wednesday afternoon on the orders of Prime Minister al-Maliki

Who's side is Al-Maliki on anyway?

Cheers!
DayDream

What better way to get to the Rat's Nest then release a Big Fat Rat and follow it for a while.....

I think they have this in mind already.....


They probably implanted a GPS device under his skin too....LOL

Iraq Reconstruction Fund Meeting Ends With Donations Said Lower Than Expected


“If donations for Iraq end, this would make terrorists stronger, said Iraqi Planning & Development Minister Ali Baban. The Iraq Reconstruction Forum held within the scope of the 5th meeting of the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) Donor Committee (formed by the World Bank and the UN Development Group) ended in Istanbul on Monday.



At a news conference, Baban said that the forum was very fruitful. Stating that there was an important correlation between economic relations and security, Baban noted that if Iraq achieved developments in its economy, this would also make a positive impact on security in the country. Asked how much donation they collected, Baban indicated that the amount that they collected did not meet their expectations. …” [Anatolia News Agency (Turkey)/Factiva]



AP writes that Baban told international donors Monday “Iraq should have a bigger role in administering foreign reconstruction funds. … Baban did not offer details. But his comments reflected frustration among Iraqi officials who have struggled to revive their economy in a perilous security environment, as well as reinforce sovereignty at a time when they desperately need foreign aid… . In Baghdad earlier this month, Baban said inflation, unemployment and poor services were major challenges to the Iraqi economy. …” [The Associated Press/Factiva]



Dow Jones adds that “… Latif Rashid, the water resources minister, said Iraq was seeking $30 billion by 2015 for investments including dams and reservoirs, as well as the renewal of former marsh areas and other reclamation projects. …



[Meanwhile,] Joseph Saba, a World Bank official, said Iraq needed to fight corruption, build its institutions and strengthen its banking system in order for reconstruction funds to have the biggest impact. Iraq's public sector accounts for about half of all jobs, and two-thirds of gross domestic product, he said.” [Dow Jones/Factiva]



AFP reports that “… At a UN-sponsored gathering in New York last week, Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi laid out an ambitious five-year plan of economic revival and urged the world community to respond with aid and debt relief. He pledged that Baghdad would also fight corruption and keep to rigorous budgets. …



Anatolia News Agency further notes that “… High-level officials from 19 donor countries are in attendance at the two-day meeting. The IRFFI was launched early in 2004 by the UN and the World Bank to help donor nations channel their resources and coordinate their support for reconstruction and development of Iraq. So far 26 donors have pledged over $1.4 billion to the Trust Fund Facility to ensure responsive financing for near-term and medium-term priority investments in the country.” [Anatolia news agency (Turkey)/Factiva]

Cheers!
DayDream

News report
أكدالنقديةHe said within the framework of monetary reforms
بغداد ـ عالغالبيBaghdad Abbas Algalbi
نفى د.Denied. .Sinan Shabibi governor of the Iraqi Central Bank here recently in the media and that the economic tightening monetary policy pursued by the Central Bank currently lest international pressure by the International Monetary Fund, saying that it had come within the framework of monetary reforms in the country.




وقال.He said in an interview to "Assabah" that the policy of the Central Bank of Iraq adopted as a result of the hard conditions experienced by Alaghtassadaraghi for inflation, which causes uncontrolled Madara significant monetary impact of the economy in the value of money as well as the lack of purchasing power to predict what withdraw negatively on the estimates relating to the budget. خلال.He added : The Central Bank aims of this policy is to achieve stabilization in prices using monetary tools (the dinar rate of exchange against foreign currencies and higher interest rates) to reach the reasonable indicators of inflation, which has become a threat to the Iraqi economy and development. linking Shabibi success of this policy stability extent to which the consumer prices through the management of liquidity designed to influence through control of inflation.
.Shabibi and praised the State's general budget for 2007 in terms of allocations and expenditure and the dimensions of development and investment at the same time warned of the economic imbalances that accompany a spending budget. (تحذير).(Shabibi this warning is based on the fact that any developmental activity crescendo resulting in higher inflation indices, it negatively affects ultimately conducive to economic development). .He called in the same context to the need for a mechanism to monitor the implementation details of the budget, particularly investment, confirming the importance of the commitment that the ceiling ministries financial allocation in the light of budget limitations. In the area of economic reforms called for the activation of other productive sectors and increase their growth rates to become more efficient to meet the demand of the public provided that do not lead to economic imbalance affirming support and encourage the Central Bank of Iraq in the sustainable economic development provided that do not lead to inflationary pressures and adversely affect development. الاي.The Shabibi the need for continued coordination in the implementation of fiscal and monetary policies to achieve economic stability and growth.
Translated version of http://www.alsabaah.com/

In support of the general budget
بديعيBaghdad Imad Principality Haider spring
قال .Assistant Governor of Baghdad : Economic and Financial maintain that the process of developing new designs of the districts and aspects of it to suit the specifications and seeking to set up and maintain housing units and commercial streets and bridges and setting up schools and clinics, police stations and youth centers. العبءHe pointed to an intention to maintain the establishment of self-financing projects in order to reduce the burden




.Happening on the state budget through some of the highly profitable to maintain. He pointed out that the work not only to maintain the service, but there are many of the projects undertaken concerning the creation and preservation of the health, educational and security.
داعيا في.Calling at the same time the need to guide investors towards safe governorates in the south and the north, as well as work to support the private sector so that it can contribute strongly to raise the level of economic situation in the country and added that during the meeting on behalf of deployed personnel conducted by the (morning) it will maintain and continue until 2005 had not received the investment budget never qualify for the establishment of large-scale projects, since the share of the maintenance allocations were part of the Interior Ministry or the Ministry of local government and then, the Ministry of Finance allocate 754 billion dinars (of the Baghdad governorate) and the share of the maintenance time has reached 150 billion dinars, carried out of this sum accounted for 90% of service projects in the district and sub-district of the province, such as Abu Ghraib and the towns and Mahmoudia and Rashdiya, including projects for water, sewage, roads, in addition to the importation of an asphalt plant, because most labs available specifications old and poorly maintained well as a range of imported cars were distributed between service units in the municipality to use the service.
مشيراً .Pointing to maintain faith in the establishment of many large projects strategic outlook, especially after providing security in many regions of the geographical area of the border province, pointing out that most of those projects will be of great value service may require a period of up to three years to complete.
.He deployed personnel to maintain actually agreed with the Advisory Office at the University of Technology to develop the basic designs of the districts and wards of the province, so consistent with those seeking to set up various projects, such as the creation of housing and commercial units, roads, bridges, schools and clinics, in addition to those designs that would take into account the existing underground lines the net transfer of water, sewage and electricity and telephone wires and in the development of this design will be the future work according to plans prepared No one can overcome.
وقالبها..He said : also deployed personnel to local governments if they continue to think the State budget only, and rely wholly overwork Then this will not enhance the country economically, and we Kamhafezh now seeking to establish self-financing projects, and drawing from the experiences of some developed countries, which possess some of the special tax regime .. او ع..He pointed out that these projects was the establishment of an asphalt plant, for example, we can deal with Baghdad Secretariat or the Directorate of Roads and Bridges for tiling the streets .. وعندها .Only then will maintain the value of this material and we have our state budget, is also trying to build a strong and firm.
وعن آلية ة.And the mechanism to benefit from the new investment law for the implementation of the various projects have deployed to the need to develop investment plans five or more, pointing out that the importance of such plans (coordination) between service departments to absorb all stressing Iraqi skills, and manpower of all through the establishment of projects and diversified investments.
بيرة.He said that most have deployed : projects to be implemented on the ground show where many of the flaws in future, due to lack of good planning for these projects, so that some of the Baltblait first and then the extension of drinking water pipelines Awalmejari and requiring the destruction of flooring, and this generated confusion and waste of funds significantly.
واضاف: .He added : "I expect that Iraq will be the future markets open for the whole region, through the investment law, which will bring the various types of prefectures and projects to Iraq and the only obstacle now for this law is the security situation, therefore call for investment in the regions and governorates safe both in the south or north of Iraq, where the security environment is relatively stable.
له.He pointed out that unemployment have deployed influenced much of the country's economy Many of the universities and institutes annually graduated thousands of students who clashed with unemployment, in addition to the minds and competencies preferred migration abroad to work because of the temptation of material provided to them, so the investment law is the best solution to accommodate those unemployment, in addition to the need support for the private sector industrial and commercial building is important for the country's economy, and must be laws to protect them and provide all means of support.
Translated version of http://www.alsabaah.com/

Economic : Shabibi : Central Bank's hard-line policy aimed at achieving price stability
21.03.07
News report
He said within the framework of monetary reforms
Baghdad Abbas Algalbi

Denied. Sinan Shabibi governor of the Iraqi Central Bank here recently in the media and that the economic tightening monetary policy pursued by the Central Bank currently lest international pressure by the International Monetary Fund, saying that it had come within the framework of monetary reforms in the country.

He said in an interview to "Assabah" that the policy of the Central Bank of Iraq adopted as a result of the hard conditions experienced by Alaghtassadaraghi for inflation, which causes uncontrolled Madara significant monetary impact of the economy in the value of money as well as the lack of purchasing power to predict what withdraw negatively on the estimates relating to the budget.

He added : The Central Bank aims of this policy is to achieve stabilization in prices using monetary tools (the dinar rate of exchange against foreign currencies and higher interest rates) to reach the reasonable indicators of inflation, which has become a threat to the Iraqi economy and development. linking Shabibi success of this policy stability extent to which the consumer prices through the management of liquidity designed to influence through control of inflation.

Shabibi and praised the State's general budget for 2007 in terms of allocations and expenditure and the dimensions of development and investment at the same time warned of the economic imbalances that accompany a spending budget. (Shabibi this warning is based on the fact that any developmental activity crescendo resulting in higher inflation indices, it negatively affects ultimately conducive to economic development).

He called in the same context to the need for a mechanism to monitor the implementation details of the budget, particularly investment, confirming the importance of the commitment that the ceiling ministries financial allocation in the light of budget limitations. In the area of economic reforms called for the activation of other productive sectors and increase their growth rates to become more efficient to meet the demand of the public provided that do not lead to economic imbalance affirming support and encourage the Central Bank of Iraq in the sustainable economic development provided that do not lead to inflationary pressures and adversely affect development. The Shabibi the need for continued coordination in the implementation of fiscal and monetary policies to achieve economic stability and growth.

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Originally Posted by Jola

Truck bomb blast collapses main Baghdad highway
21 Mar 2007 13:13:09 GMT
in a controlled explosion that collapsed part of the main highway linking the north and south of the capital.

The facade of the multi-storey ministry in Bab al-Muadham area in central Baghdad was also badly damaged in the blast, which police said wounded 12 people, including soldiers and policemen.

A controlled explosion that collapses a main highway, damages a building and wounds 12?!

They will never cease to amaze me. Hey Shabibi just give me my money so I can move on and you guys can continue bumbling along.