Thread: Iraq/Dinar News to April 19, 2007 10PM CST

Originally Posted by shotgunsusie

keep refering to it as law, as if it were completed.

Sus . . . I wasn't gonna open that can of worms . . .

But as you've brought up the subject . . . Our contacts have only spoken about it lately . . . as if it *HAS* been passed . . . and only waiting to be announced . . .


Best to all . . . RR . . .

Iraq : Almshahadani keeps calling parliamentarians to save Iraq

Tighten security measures in the House
Baghdad-Sabah
Chairman of the House of Representatives, Dr. Mahmoud Almshahadani members of Parliament uniting to save Iraq accused spokesman Accord Front firmly on the internal and external undermine stability in Iraq.
He said Dr. Mahmoud Almshahadani in a speech during his chairing of the meeting yesterday : that the parliamentary blocs uniting for Iraq yearn for unity of all stripes.
He pointed out that Almshahadani terrorism targeting Iraq with all its components and north to south, he said, "We have faith Iraq free of sectarianism."
He pointed out that the Council Almshahadani lost Shahid MP Mohamed Awad from the list of the Iraqi front for national dialogue, saying "if we lose MP Awad Let us not lose Iraq."
It was the House of Representatives was held yesterday its 15th Legislative Chapter III, which included voting on the proposal to amend the law was disbanded coalition authority No. 63 of 2004 and the first reading of the draft law on the confiscation and seizure of movable and immovable property belonging to the former Iraqi regime and the draft law of the First Amendment Order No. 10 for 2004.
For his part, MP Salim Abdullah Al-Jabouri, spokesman for the Accord Front of hidden internal and external working to undermine stability in Iraq.
The target in a press release distributed yesterday at the Palais des Congrès politicians to put national agenda far from Plandkat sects and creeds.
In relation to the House of Representatives criticized the media for the terrorist bombing that long-Building Conference Palace demanding it punctuality in the transfer of information.
A statement issued by the House of Representatives a copy of which was received yesterday morning that the terrorist incident resulted in the martyrdom of deputy Iraqi front for national dialogue - Mohamed Awad-and the number of the wounded were slightly injured.
The statement indicated that the House did not sign any contracts since its formation in the 4-22-2006 with a security company to protect the premises, the Conference Palace said that the protection of the still so far under the auspices of the Iraqi security forces.
The entrances to the Palais des Congrès, the Parliament yesterday, Saturday, strict security procedures differ from the previous one after the bombing incident, where the members of the Iraqi army searched entrants to the building of the Palais des Congrès, the first checkpoint unlike the past when this was not the point exist, then followed another point joint composed of two Iraqis and other foreign forces.
The process of inspection accuracy of the sexes through the machine to detect explosives.
There is a checkpoint other joint task check identities (Albajat), which is not a modern terms had existed before, and the other for baggage inspections.
Then followed this point another checkpoint with a sonar exist for the detection of explosives and after this point was to develop other joint checkpoint near the entrance of the parliament where exactly the same accuracy in the process of inspection and check identities.

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Iraq : the allocation of (10) billion dollars to finance the projects of young
Sumaida'ie : the government was trying to provide job opportunities for the unemployed in order to remove them from crime syndicates

Baghdad-up morning
A high-level government on the allocation of the amount of ten billion dollars to finance the projects geared to young people, urging them not to join the gangs, violence because of unemployment in which they live.
He said Iraq's Ambassador to the United States, Samir Sumaida'ie in a speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies last night : that Iraq was embroiling the general public in the status quo by the intervention of the United States in which the Iraqis feel grateful to him only that the withdrawal of American forces would lead to a disaster for the fledgling democracy.
Sumaida'ie and stressed the need for efforts to ensure that the increase in violence, saying that Iraq's progress towards democracy and stability is not just a battle waged Iraqis at home, but a confrontation between the forces beyond Iraq. The Sumaida'ie to the government to adopt plans to launch projects under its auspices over Iraq to revive the labor market in the country, with the allocation of 10 billion dollars to finance the projects directed towards young people. He said : that many of these young people to join gangs, political or criminal violence because of the lack of job opportunities and we want to find other options for them.

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Iraq : the establishment of an international fund to assist Iraqi refugees

Baghdad-Sabah
The Minister of Displaced Persons and Migrants Sultan Abdul Samad said that his ministry is seeking to establish an international fund to assist the Iraqi refugees at home and abroad through its participation in the International Conference on The humanitarian needs of Iraqi refugees to be held in Geneva next week. Sultan said in a press statement that Iraq will participate in the conference to be held on next Tuesday and Wednesday in Geneva with the participation of many countries and international and non-governmental organizations under the auspices of the United Nations to highlight the plight of refugees and internally displaced Iraqis and knowledge of the humanitarian needs

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Originally Posted by shotgunsusie

keep refering to it as law, as if it were completed.

My interpretation is that they will be discussing the oil and gas law in the "Kurdistan Region", which has been passed. We want the federal oil law.

Saturday, 14 April 2007
MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
BAGHDAD, Iraq
Multi-National Force - Iraq

AL-QAEDA MILITARY EMIR, 16 OTHER SUSPECTS DETAINED IN RAIDS

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained 17 suspected terrorists including a reported al-Qaeda in Iraq military emir during operations early Saturday morning.

Northwest of Taji, eight suspected terrorists were detained during a Coalition Forces raid.

Among the suspects detained was the accused al-Qaeda emir of Rusafa and former vehicle-borne improvised explosive device cell leader.

“This is another significant step in our efforts to disrupt the VBIED network and their devastating attacks against the Iraqi people,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

In Mosul, Coalition Forces captured two suspects with ties to recent al-Qaeda attacks on Iraqi and Coalition Forces.

During a raid in Baghdad, three al-Qaeda in Iraq suspects were captured, and four more were captured east of Amiriyah.


Multi-National Force - Iraq - AL-QAEDA MILITARY EMIR, 16 OTHER SUSPECTS DETAINED IN RAIDS

Lewscrew

Originally Posted by lewscrew

Saturday, 14 April 2007
MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
BAGHDAD, Iraq
Multi-National Force - Iraq

AL-QAEDA MILITARY EMIR, 16 OTHER SUSPECTS DETAINED IN RAIDS

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained 17 suspected terrorists including a reported al-Qaeda in Iraq military emir during operations early Saturday morning.

Northwest of Taji, eight suspected terrorists were detained during a Coalition Forces raid.

Among the suspects detained was the accused al-Qaeda emir of Rusafa and former vehicle-borne improvised explosive device cell leader.

“This is another significant step in our efforts to disrupt the VBIED network and their devastating attacks against the Iraqi people,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

In Mosul, Coalition Forces captured two suspects with ties to recent al-Qaeda attacks on Iraqi and Coalition Forces.

During a raid in Baghdad, three al-Qaeda in Iraq suspects were captured, and four more were captured east of Amiriyah.


Multi-National Force - Iraq - AL-QAEDA MILITARY EMIR, 16 OTHER SUSPECTS DETAINED IN RAIDS

Lewscrew

keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IMF should strengthen monitoring of currency exchange rates, officials say

HARRY DUNPHY, Associated Press Writer

April 14, 2007 2:47 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) - Global finance officials agreed Saturday the International Monetary Fund needs to strengthen and modernize its exchange rate monitoring policies to ensure their effectiveness as globalization deepens.

Gordon Brown, Britain's finance minister and the head of the IMF's policy-steering committee, said both the quality and the candor of the surveillance process need to be improved to preserve global economic stability.

He said the revision should be carried out in a way that adds ''no new obligations ''to IMF member countries and takes ''an evenhanded approach based on dialogue and persuasion.''

Brown said, ''I can assure you that the reform agenda at the IMF is moving forward.''

He spoke at the end of a daylong session that was part of the spring meetings of the IMF and its sister institution, the World Bank.

The meetings were overshadowed by a controversy involving World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz and his involvement in a huge pay raise awarded to a close female friend.

A demonstration by bank employees calling for Wolfowitz to resign failed to materialize, but advocacy groups marched outside the bank headquarters calling for his ouster.

The White House says President Bush has confidence in Wolfowitz and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has called him a dedicated public servant.

Some African officials attending the meetings also expressed support, saying Wolfowitz has made the continent a greater priority at the bank.

''We have seen visionary leadership, steadfast progress under Mr. Wolfowitz,'' said Liberia's finance minister, Antoinette Sayeh.

The IMF communique said ministers welcomed the ''continued strong, broad-based expansion of the global economy,'' which is becoming regionally more balanced ''and is expected to continue in 2007 and 2008.''

They agreed that resolving global imbalances - trade deficits and mirroring currency surpluses, particularly in Asian countries - is a shared responsibility and agreed to resume talks on this issue when warranted.

Preliminary rounds involving the United States, the euro zone, Japan, China and Saudi Arabia have been held over the past year. Some ministers expressed concern that the talks were limited to this group of countries.

The head of the IMF, Rodrigo de Rato, drew attention to the section of the communique that calls for China to improve its exchange rate mechanism in a gradual manner.

''Exchange rate flexibility will gradually increase, with attention paid to the value of a basket of currencies, '' de Rato said. ''Efforts will be made to cultivate the foreign exchange market and deepen reform of foreign exchange administration.''

The United States and other industrialized democracies have criticized China's slow pace of economic reform.

While seeking new ways to pressure Beijing, Paulson also advocated ''bold action'' to overhaul the IMF. The organization founded 62 years ago to foster economic stability ''no longer looks like the economic world in which we live,'' he said.

Finance ministers from Latin America and Europe endorsed Paulson's position on currency surveillance at a meeting of the IMF's policy-steering committee.

''Let us be clear: exercising firm surveillance over members' exchange rate policies is a core function of the institution,'' Paulson said.

He said the IMF is working on revising its guidelines on foreign exchange monitoring. Any changes, he added, should clarify the IMF's role but not create new obligations for members.

''This should enable firmer surveillance in areas where market forces are not the prevailing paradigm, such as insufficiently flexible exchange rate regimes, or areas where macroeconomic policies and performance are poor even if the exchange rate freely floats,'' Paulson said.

Critics of administration policies contend the White House must take a tougher approach against unfair practices such as China's currency system, which keeps the yuan artificially low against the dollar, giving Chinese companies price advantages over U.S. producers.

The U.S. trade deficit with China declined by 13.3 percent to $18.4 billion in February, the smallest gap since last May. Still, it is 25 percent above the pace set at the beginning of 2006, when the imbalance for the entire year was $232.5 billion. That was the largest deficit the U.S. has ever recorded with a single country.

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Photo Gallery
Iraqis Unwind in Baghdad Before Friday Curfew
Families Enjoy Sunny Afternoon at Baghdad's al-Zawraa Park
04/06/2007 5:01 PM ET
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Iraqi kids and youth slide at Baghdad's al-Zawraa public park, 06 April 2007.




Each Friday the war torn capital is put under a day-long curfew as thousands of Muslim Shiites and Sunnis head to their respective mosques to perform the weekly Friday prayers. Today Al-Zawraa park was full of families who came before the curfew was imposed to take advantage of the good weather and spend the day outside their houses.

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Iraqis ride on a rollercoaster at Baghdad's al-Zawraa public park





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Iraqis relax and picnic in the shade.





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An Iraqi child passes his father the mouth-piece of a water-pipe.





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An Iraqi boy kicks the ball as he plays football with his father.





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An Iraqi youth rollerblader jumps over his friend.





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Iraqi children play with a football.





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Excellent pictures!

See? They really do lead normal lives.....Unlike the Bombs and killing you are subjected to daily by the MSM.

Nice post!