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

Looking good....

BIBF to train Iraq Central Bank officials

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Sixteen high-ranking officials from Iraq Central Bank (CBI) are to undergo advanced training at the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF).The banking supervision programme is being organised by BIBF in co-operation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Fed NY).
It will be held from November 12 to 16 at the BIBF, Juffair, and conducted by a team of international experts from IMF and Fed NY.

The BIBF was selected to host this important workshop because of Bahrain's excellent reputation as a leading world financial hub and the institute's ability to provide world-class training and business advisory services, said deputy director and head of Banking Learning Centre Hussain Ismail.

"For the last two-and-a-half years, the IMF and the Fed NY have co-ordinated their efforts to provide technical assistance to the CBI to help in the reconstruction and development of the Iraqi economy," he said.

Originally Posted by Adster

Yes, I heard their whole military was disamrmed when it was discovered their white flag was missing.

At this point I just wanted to just say, things are looking good. Do I hear a WOOT?!

PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ

THEY ARE HAVING THE PRESS STATEMENT RIGHT NOW - BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND A BLOODY THING THEY ARE SAYING LOL

Originally Posted by boomcreek

Yes, I heard their whole military was disamrmed when it was discovered their white flag was missing.

Vive Le France! LOL. Chirac's comment below, LMAO, so typical. Anyhow back on track guys....


French Jokes - Funny Quotations About France
"France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes." —Mark Twain

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." —General George S. Patton

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion." —Norman Schwartzkopf

"We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it." —Marge Simpson

"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure." —Jacques Chirac, President of France

"As far as France is concerned, you're right." —Rush Limbaugh

"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee." —Regis Philbin

"The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore. True, you can sit outside in Paris and drink little cups of coffee, but why this is more stylish than sitting inside and drinking large glasses of whiskey I don't know." —P.J O'Rourke (1989)

"You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the 1940s who was still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have the face for it." —John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona
"They've taken their own precautions against Al Qaeda. To prepare for an attack, each Frenchman is urged to keep duct tape, a white flag, and a three-day supply of mistresses in the house." —Argus Hamilton
"The only way the French are going in is if we tell them we found truffles in Iraq." —Dennis Miller
"I would call the French scumbags, but that, of course, would be a disservice to bags filled with scum. I say we invade Iraq, then invade Chirac." —Dennis Miller

"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He IS French, people." —Conan O'Brien

"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!" —Jay Leno

"The last time the French asked for 'more proof,' it came marching into Paris under a German flag." —David Letterman

How many Frenchmen does it take to change a light bulb?
One. He holds the bulb and all of Europe revolves around him.
An old saying: Raise your right hand if you like the French.... Raise both hands if you are French.
Next time there's a war in Europe, the loser has to keep France.

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For importing armored cars

Rates of the Council of Ministers to form a committee of the Ministries of the Interior and develop financial controls and technical instructions and security for importing armored cars exclusively from the C-1995 and above, The Committee shall submit recommendations to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to be presented to the Cabinet for approval.

HH Prime minister meets Iraqi vice president Today 31 Oct 2006

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HH Prime minister meets Iraqi vice president

KUWAIT, Oct 31 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Tuesday received, at his office in Sief Palace, Iraq's Vice President Dr. Barham Saleh, along with an accompanying delegation.

The audience was attended by Foreign Ministry Undersecretary, Khaled Al-Jarrallah, Assistant Undersecretary at the Prime Minister's Diwan, Sheikh Fahad Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, and the Iraqi Charge dAffaires in Kuwait.

http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.a...=en&DSNO=917258

Eight countries agree on the opening of the Iraqi embassies

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs received formal replies from both the Republic of South Korea and Ukraine, Denmark, Slovakia, Serbia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nigeria included approvals of these countries to open new Iraqi embassies in their capitals. The ministry will soon send teams advanced to prepare for the opening of embassies there.

This step comes within Iraq has sought to strengthen diplomatic representation in many countries of the world to contribute to the deepening diplomatic relations with the aim of serving the public interest and offer the best services to the children of the Iraqi communities in those States.

In Iraqi Villages, Troops See Strides and a Big Challenge - washingtonpost.com


In Iraqi Villages, Troops See Strides and a Big Challenge
By Josh White
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, October 29, 2006; Page A18
MUSTAFAR, Iraq -- The smell of baking bread wafted over the dusty central square as children clamored to get closer to the U.S. troops and their hulking armored vehicles. Lt. John Sirhal tried fruitlessly to keep order among a group of boys waiting for M&Ms, while Capt. Adam Sawyer calmly walked up to businessmen hawking their wares.
Samir Hassan, a 53-year-old shopkeeper, said he was happy with the U.S. forces who have maintained peace around his home. But the Iraqi police who have set up a checkpoint at the entrance to Mustafar have made the residents uneasy, he said, as have the Shiite militias that operate just miles away.
"We feel safe here," Hassan said, waving his arm at the throngs of people in the streets on a recent day. "But now we can't go to Baghdad. We need to have security in Iraq. The government has no control, and I don't trust the Iraqi forces."
It is in small villages like these that U.S. soldiers say they are making their biggest strides but also face their biggest challenges. Commanders in Iraq say they can win any battle against armed insurgents and conduct any military operation successfully, but persuading Iraqis to believe in Iraq could end up being the most difficult battle in this war.
There are places in Iraq where U.S. troops are greeted with suspicion. And there are others where they confront grave danger. More than 90 American servicemen have been killed in hostile action across Iraq this month.
But in some of the small towns that ring the southern edge of Baghdad, the situation is quite different. For many residents, the daily dose of roadside bombs and gunshots that plague the capital is glimpsed only on television. Here, U.S. forces work to provide more electricity, to ensure water supplies are clean and to fix roads. The locals appear to appreciate it, but they also appear to genuinely fear what could happen if U.S. forces leave.
Lt. Col. Mark Suich, commander of the 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, is on the leading edge of the campaign to win over a swath of land south of Baghdad that includes Mustafar. He said the key to success in Iraq is to hand over control to the Iraqis, but that doing so could take time.
"Ultimately, they need to see the government functioning, especially in the area of security," said Suich, 42, of Greenville, Pa. "It's a long process to make people change their minds. It's stuff you can't do overnight."
In Mustafar, residents are just beginning to trust the Iraqi police, a ragtag group that periodically makes the short trek from its checkpoint into town to buy lunch or gifts. So far, no one has tried to sneak weapons past the checkpoint, and there has been no violence in the village for weeks.
It has also been peaceful in nearby Abu Hillan, a tiny collection of houses of Sunni Arabs along a strip of dirt road. Residents there recently teamed with a neighboring town and with U.S. soldiers to tap into an electrical substation, boosting their daily availability of electricity from about two hours to more than 20.
"We're happier now," said Othman Ibrahim, 23, a fireplug of a farmer with coarse hands and soft eyes. "We like the U.S. soldiers because they came in and made things better. But we don't trust the Iraqi army, and while there are still militias, we're never going to trust them."
Ibrahim also has difficulty trusting the government. Though he likes the idea of democracy, he said, he isn't sure what difference it has made or will make.
We are farmers, and we know nothing about democracy," he said, shaking his head. "We see no changes because of it."
Sawyer, who commands the regiment's C Troop and spends much of his time working to improve services in the region, said it could be years before large-scale improvements are made.
"I can't fix electricity overnight, but we can come in and do the little things, and those little things do matter," Sawyer said, shortly after surveying a vacant building he hopes to turn into a medical clinic. "You will gain more from these things than you can possibly gain from using your weapon. It's all about taking baby steps."
Suich acknowledges that his squadron is fighting two main battles, one with armed insurgents and one with the idea of a new Iraq. He said he plans to build locals' trust of Iraqi troops by gradually dispatching them on joint patrols with their U.S. counterparts.
"We have to be patient, we have to be persistent, and we have to go back to them and go back to them," Suich said.
At a compound for Special Operations forces near Baghdad, civil affairs officers are working to speed things up by offering medical services and interest-free business loans.
On a recent afternoon, dozens of families lined up to see doctors and to receive gifts such as shoes, school supplies and board games.
"There's no doubt in my mind that we have terrorists coming through the gate here, and we help them, too," said Maj. Stephen Przybelski, a civil affairs officer from Green Bay, Wis. "Maybe we'll turn someone. I don't know how many we can turn, but if we can turn one or two, how many people's lives have we saved?"
One of the clinic's main forces is Dr. Turki, an Iraqi American who lives in Centreville, Va., and returned to Iraq to help her country. Turki, who didn't want to give her full name for security reasons, said she treats many Iraqis who are afraid to be seen with U.S. forces but really want their help.
She said she has high hopes.
"It's so hard these days, and I feel so sad for what is going on here," she said. "I wish one day to open my eyes and see peace all over Iraq."
After Sirhal, the lieutenant, handed out candy to children in Mustafar, he paused and looked out over the villagers who were smiling and waving.
"This really does make me proud," said Sirhal, 27, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. "You see how they are here? It could be like this everywhere. We just have to be patient."

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The Republic of Iraq
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The Cabinet decided to establish 10 hospitals in the provinces, The capacity of each 400-bed hospital on the way rapid construction allocations within the Ministry of Health for 2007.

This comes within the framework of the plan prepared for the advancement of our health in all governorates to enjoy a healthy level of the citizen evolving.