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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

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SnowBird:  This mornings news was exciting to say the least. I guess the meetings went well in Paris. There is another meeting scheduled in Cairo for June 8th and 9th I think or the dates.  

The tension has been building for a couple of weeks as Abadi has been transitioning towards the private sector. This is only the first wave of tsunami that is going to hit us. 

The forums are already screaming RV. I will ignore them, there will be plenty of time to scream and celebrate. Iraq needs to pass the basket of laws and form it's government. 

It appears Abadi is doing this now. I assume Iraq is going to throw every pitch they have at us. 

There is no way I will be able to keep up with all the news. You know the credible sources. We know the plan, so let's stay focused on the end result. 
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Emotions will be running high as we will more than likely receive waves of good news, bad news, all kinds of news. The rumors will be flying in the forums. It's already started. Do not allow the negative news to drag you down. 

We just sit back, relax, allow the information to come to us and let this play out. No one knows the time frame. Expect the best and prepare for the unexpected.


When the rate changes, it will show at the CBI website first. Relax and breathe. There is no need to rush to the bank. Always consult with a professional before making any decisions. 


Vice: The United States entered a broker between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve the oil dispute

Economy and tenders Since 03/06/2015 13:27 pm (Baghdad time)

MP for the coalition of state law, Abbas al-Bayati, Wednesday, that the United States has entered a broker between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve the oil dispute.

Bayati said in a statement to / scales News /: "The central government is committed to turn the oil agreement, but still firing oil from the region and the varying rates are not fixed."

And between al-Bayati: "The oil agreement between Baghdad and Erbil interim agreement until approval of oil and gas law, denying" the existence of a new agreement between the two parties. 


   Parliamentary Finance defends tariff and confirm it increases the purchasing power of the citizen

 06.03.2015 at 11:57   BAGHDAD - scales News
The Deputy in the parliamentary finance committee, on Wednesday, that the customs tariff which the government updated it will start from border crossing points, starting from the first of August next revive the Iraqi economy and will increase the purchasing power of citizens.


A member of the committee MP Abdul Qader Mohammed in a statement to / scales News /: "The customs tariff which the government will begin updated it from the border crossing points, starting from the first of August next revive the Iraqi economy, which faced great difficulties as a result of fluctuating world oil prices must be diversity access to sources of income for the state. "


Mohammed said that "the taxation of new financial sources of the state and is considered will contribute to the payment of staff salaries and the completion of lagging projects as well as providing basic services to citizens in general, and the imposition of taxes will benefit everyone in general."


He continued, "that at the same time, we must follow up and monitor traders who are trying to exploit the taxation of citizens by raising the prices of goods and commodities."


He pointed out that "when you start to meet the tax will be calculated and how will we know when that form of proportion to fill the shortfall in the general budget of the country, as he emphasized that the Kurdistan region covered by the decision of the customs tariff of border crossing points are met . " 29-3 / h

 SnowBird:    Hopefully, everyone knows the old tariff law has been implemented. 

Parliamentary Finance exclude the impact of the domestic market in the application of duties and taxes at border crossing points

Wednesday 0.03  BAGHDAD / Sky Press: Faleh Hussein

 Parliamentary Finance Committee has ruled, on Wednesday, the local market impact your cabinet's decision to apply tariffs at border crossing points and taxes on Kartat mobile phone, pointing out that this decision will serve the country, which suffers from the current financial crisis.

 A member of the committee MP Abdul Qader Mohammed for "Sky Press," that "the Council of Ministers' decision at a hearing on Tuesday, the private agreeing to meet the customs duties on imported goods and the imposition of taxes on Kartat mobile phone and the car will serve the country, which suffers from a major financial crisis in terms of availability of funds of the State ".

He added that "this decision does not affect the citizen nor on the domestic market both in terms of rising prices or inflation rates increases will be the simple fact that the prices covered by fees and taxes, especially since most of the materials included in the resolution is unnecessary or less important for the citizen."

The Council of Ministers decided in its meeting held on Tuesday to impose customs duties on Rhodotorula materials and taxes on Kartat mobile phone and car are met.

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US Air Force Targets and Destroys ISIS HQ Building Using Social Media

 by MIKE HOFFMAN on JUNE 3, 2015

Much has been made about the ability of ISIS to master social media to recruit and broadcast their victories. But the U.S. Air Force is turning the militant group’s eagerness to share on social media into that intelligence that produces targets.

Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, head of Air Combat Command, described Monday how airmen at Hurlburt Field, Florida, with the 361st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, recognized a comment on social media and turned that into an airstrike that resulted in three Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) missiles destroying am Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) headquarters building.

“It was a post on social media to bombs on target in less than 24 hours,” Carlisle said. “Incredible work when you think about.”

Carlisle was careful not to share all of the Air Force’s secrets to include the location of the building but this is how he told the story at the recent breakfast meeting in Washington D.C. hosted by the Air Force Association.

“The guys that were working down out of Hurlburt, they’re combing through social media and they see some moron standing at this command. And in some social media, open forum, bragging about the command and control capabilities for Daesh, ISIL. And these guys go: ‘We got an in.’

So they do some work, long story short, about 22 hours later through that very building, three [Joint Direct Attack Munitions] take that entire building out.”

The vignette on how this airstrike came to be offers a broader picture into the intelligence gathering being done by Air Force intelligence specialists back at home and stationed forward.

Many observers have questioned how the U.S. is producing targets in Iraq and Syria for coalition fighters and bombers with few boots on the ground. Carlisle offered a window into at least part of the process.

The story also offered a view into the Air Force’s updated intelligence organization.

In February, the Air Force stood up the 363rd ISR Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., — a new wing that provides “cross-domain targeting and analysis” that produces targeting products.

The wing is subordinate to 25th Air Force, which had been the Air Force ISR Agency before it became a Numbered Air Force under Air Combat Command. The airmen assigned to the 361st in Hurlburt have fallen under the 363rd since it was stood up.

Air Force intelligence officials have said their collection efforts must utilize a wide network of tools to include social media in order to keep up with the enemy. It appears these re-organization efforts are producing targets.

Carlisle also used the vignette to highlight how the Air Force doesn’t need to deploy as many airman as it may have in the past. Of course, many have discussed how many Air Force pilots are flying MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers out of U.S. bases like Creech Air Force Base in Nevada.

But Carlisle pointed out how that also can extend to intelligence units. He said the Air Force still needs a presence in deployed locations, but maybe not as large a footprint as the service required in the past.

“It’s about how can you build that system for the future?”

However, he warned that wars and conflicts in the future won’t allow the U.S. military as much freedom to pass on intelligence like the social media tip collected in Florida as easily in the future. Carlisle suggested that satellite communications will be a target for more advanced enemies and militaries in future conflicts.

Until then, it appears the Air Force is happy to collect intelligence on ISIS militants in Florida and turning that into targets in Iraq and Syria.

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   Abadi accuses the presidency of the parliament deputies courtesy

Tomorrow Press / Baghdad: accused the MP for the mass of the National Reform Zaher al-Abadi, Wednesday, to "compliment" the deputies to attend the sessions and whose number is 80 seats. Ebadi said for "tomorrow Press," that "the Presidency of the Council of Representatives to be more serious in its decisions and to take action against absent from the House of Representatives for the meetings not only deduct 500 000 dinars,

"adding that" some MPs have foreign agendas, and possible to arrest them huge amounts of money to reach the millions of dollars, for this do not care about the deduction. "

He said "There are some deputies have justifications and leave some in Oivadat outside Iraq," stressing the need to "take strict decisions against the deputies." He said Abadi "The number of absences of some deputies arrived to more than 10 sessions in the legislative term one."

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  SnowBird We knew the proxy files were coming. Dinar Land will catch up with us :-) Here we go...

  Deputy for national calls Abadi cancel appointments and view proxy candidates for positions in Parliament

[Baghdad - where] Deputy for the national student Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to cancel all appointments for the characters, which holds the positions of Acting in state institutions, and offer occupants Amnesb the House of Representatives to vote on them.

And between Nayef al-Shammari told all of Iraq [where] that "the appointment by proxy is unfortunate, and untrue, because the person who serves as the Agency is unable to perform his duties with full powers where feel that the change chasing him." 

He said Shammari that "should the Prime Minister during his candidacy any personal for any post to send the candidate to the Parliament's name, and then who gets to vote, to have a legal and legitimate support full to take up his post, calling Abadi cancel all appointments proxy and purpose of the incumbents in Parliament for access to the trust. " 

It was something my book to the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, released yesterday commissioned Hussein Sultani Acting Chair institution of political prisoners agency, after ending assign Mohamed Shia'a Sudanese [Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the functions of the presidency of the political prisoners proxy Foundation. 

It is said that an order Dioanaa last issued in April by the Office of the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi commissioned Khalid al-Attiyah to head the Hajj and Umrah agency with a mandate Hassan al-Yasiri to head the Commission on Public Integrity Agency has Tzlma their posts longer this appointment by proxy, which is the fourth of its kind, where the Prime Minister was commissioned in 28 of last February Alaa Abdul-Sahib Hussain served as chair for the Shiite Endowment agency and before the eye remembrance Alloush trustee Baghdad and Kalh.anthy


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 Deputy for the National: proxy appointment leads to corruption and to reconsider its Abadi


[Baghdad - where] Deputy for the National Alliance on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to reconsider proxy appointments because they lead to corruption.

And between Hussein Sharifi told all of Iraq [where] that "the appointment by proxy rather than originality makes the country is stable, as well as lead to financial and administrative corruption in the country",

noting that the previous government failed in this subject miserably, so should the current government to reconsider this matter and keep away from him. " 

The Kurdistan Alliance MP Jamal Panthers, the opinion in a statement to [where] the appointment by proxy is intended to control the files and management positions behind the scenes and was ordered my book to the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, released yesterday commissioned Hussein Royal duties President of the institution of political prisoners agency,

 after ending assign Mohamed Shia'a Sudanese [Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the functions of the presidency of the political prisoners proxy Foundation. 

It is said that an order Dioanaa last issued in April by the Office of the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi commissioned Khalid al-Attiyah to head the Hajj and Umrah agency with Hassan al-Yassiri assigned to head the Commission on Public Integrity Agency has Tzlma their posts longer this appointment by proxy,

which is the fourth of its kind, where the Prime Minister was commissioned in 28 of last February Alaa Abdul-Sahib Hussain served as chair for the Shiite Endowment agency and appointed him as Secretary anniversary Alloush Baghdad and Kalh.anthy


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 SnowBird Sorry pal, Abadi is following the constitution :-)

  Kurdish lawmaker: proxy appointment is intended to control the files and management positions behind the scenes

[Baghdad - where] MP from the Kurdistan Alliance beauty Panthers, the proxy appointment is intended to control the files and management positions behind the scenes.

The Panthers told all of Iraq [where], "The appointment phenomenon proxy turned into a disease senior leadership, to take control of the files," and wondered "Alice in Iraq competencies occupy positions on my own and directly?". 

He added that "this policy is wrong", pointing out that "Management Agency have time limits, and should not be exceeded, or else should either be transformed into a direct responsibility,

or to explain the negative that the government or the party that the appointment does not want the job to be his own behalf official, but rather meant to be run behind the scenes. " 

The Panthers "The circumstance Iraq does not serve these appointments," adding, "We look forward to meet Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi promises to Parliament, as the House of Representatives to make every effort to limit the renewal of the mandate of former Prime Minister, for a variety of one of them management reasons ministries and agencies acting, this has a negative and injured Iraqis. " 

It was something my book to the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, released yesterday commissioned Hussein Sultani Acting Chair institution of political prisoners agency, after ending assign Mohamed Shia'a Sudanese [Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the functions of the presidency of the political prisoners proxy Foundation . 

It is said that an order Dioanaa last issued in April by the Office of the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi commissioned Khalid al-Attiyah to head the Hajj and Umrah agency with a mandate Hassan al-Yasiri to head the Commission on Public Integrity Agency has Tzlma their posts longer this appointment by proxy, which is the fourth of its kind,

where the Prime Minister was commissioned in 28 last February Alaa Abdul-Sahib Hussain served as chair for the Office of the Shiite Waqf agency and appointed him as Secretary anniversary Alloush Baghdad and Kalh.anthy

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  SnowBird:  We also knew the Spyker report would be coming this week along with the written questions for Maliki al-Stupid. Maybetomorrow or the next day. I imagine the sweat is beading up on al-Stupids head now.  

  Parliamentary Integrity: The transmission of more than 152 files to the Commission

BAGHDAD / Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee referred more than 152 file corruption to the Integrity Commission in how long ago of the formation of the Integrity Committee, noting that the Commission is following up those files forwarded to the judiciary.

Committee Chairman Talal Khudair Zobaie's (IMN) that "the Commission Osaddart arrest warrants against many of the accused and referred many cases to the competent court orders,"

pointing out that "the Integrity Commission revealed a lot of files and completed some of which are still working to resolve them all."

Zobaie He added that "the Commission undertook not to name any defamation before making sure of the results and the disposition of cases before the competent courts."

Chief Prosecutor device Judge Mohammed al-Janabi stressed that the law enjoined the ministries and state institutions all tell the public prosecution for felonies and misdemeanors which are located on public money.

And referred the Integrity Commission during the first third of the year 1246 a dossier to the issues of corruption assets exceed amounts 113 billion dinars.

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  Zamili: granting investment licenses for all sectors

Baghdad Investment Authority announced a grant over 316 investment license distributed all investment sectors, housing, health, tourism and education and commercial industry . 
The head of the Baghdad Investment Authority Engineer Shaker Zamili in a statement that

 the authority granted such licenses to investors to carry out vital projects and various sectors in different parts of the capital Baghdad " ,

 stressing the full support of the company invested and provide all the facilities of Hinha investigation to ensure the speed of completion of projects . 


He Zamili : " The Iraqi state owns more than 95 % of the territory, and this does not exist in most countries of the world, which opened doors to investment, ‘

which means that the competition great under the provision of countries, including the neighboring conditions and investment climate attractive " ,

stressing the need to " stay away from political harassment and interference in the investment sector and disruption service in the public interest ".

He called on the President of the body other sectoral bodies to facilitate the investors task and stay away from bureaucratic and administrative bureaucracy that disrupted a lot of investment projects,

pointing to the need for concerted governmental institutions efforts to support the Iraqi and foreign private sector to promote investment and the provision of all services in all sectors of the state support and guide the public budget for infrastructure services is only open for private sector investment door in all areas.

The Baghdad Investment Authority, government agencies called in earlier to find a port to support the investment process and investment projects financially under the delayed adoption of the budget,

 in addition to the importance of coordination and cooperation with the Trade Bank of Iraq to find an important outlet to support the investment process and investment projects financially under the delayed adoption of the budget with the possibility of Cooperation with the Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

As Zamili stressed the importance of financial allocations provided by the bank in excess of investment projects the movement of the fact that investment an important and essential for the reconstruction of Iraq " . 


As expressed director of the bank Hamdiya dry the readiness of the bank to communicate and cooperate with the Investment Commission and the Baghdad Provincial Council , to provide all that would facilitate the financial things to accomplish the service and investment projects .

and demanded dry, the provincial council to provide plots for the completion of a number of humanitarian projects in the capital, particularly medical projects such as establishing treatment centers Notifiable incurable and centers for people with special needs . ( Source agency economic dinars ).

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   Kurdistan denies suspending oil transfer to Iraq’s SOMO

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Editorial Staff in Oil & Gas

ERBIL-Hewler, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region has not transferred any oil to state marketing firm SOMO so far this month, two shipping sources said, as a deal with Baghdad over exports comes under increasing strain.

An official in Kurdistan’s Ministry of Natural Resources said any interruption was only temporary, and the region remained committed to a December deal under which it agreed to export 550,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil via SOMO.

The spokesman of Kurdistan Ministry of Natural Resources, Alan Atoot denied stop the process of transferring oil to the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO)

“we strongly deny the report irresponsible by Reuters “. Atoot said. He added that the continuous flow of oil “We are committed to the agreement with Baghdad.”.


The deal was hailed as a breakthrough in a long-running dispute over exports between the Baghdad government and Kurdish authorities, but each side has been accusing the other of violating it.

Baghdad accuses the Kurds of failing to export the volumes they committed to. The region refutes that and says it has not been paid its full share of the federal budget, as agreed.

One of the shipping sources said oil was reaching the Turkish port of Ceyhan through the pipeline from Iraq, but none had been handed over to SOMO since June 1.

The Ministry of Natural resources official, however, said transfers were sometimes interrupted by bottlenecks, or when the region was loading oil to sell separately to repay debts it incurred last year after Baghdad cut funding.


“The KRG strongly denies the false and irresponsible reports that KRG has stopped its shipping to SOMO,” a Ministry of Natural Resources official told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

The Kurds said they exported an average of 577,621 bpd via pipeline to Turkey in May, of which 448,889 bpd was handed over to SOMO.

A Turkish industry source said the Kurds had temporarily suspended transfers to SOMO because they had already met their commitment for May and were waiting to see how much Baghdad would pay them for it.

In previous months, the region has received less than half of the 1.2 trillion Iraqi dinars ($1 billion) to which it is entitled in the 2015 budget.

“If the payment is again at around $300-400 million, then I believe they will start considering whether it makes more sense for them to export their oil independently,” the Turkish source said.

Kurdistan will sell its oil independently of Baghdad if Iraq’s federal government does not pay the money it owes, the president of Kurdistan Massoud Barzani said in May


“Either Iraq will commit to the agreement that they have and will pay the Kurdistan region or, in another case, if they don’t and fail to pay Kurdistan, then we will be selling our own oil and collecting our own revenue,” Masoud Barzani told CNBC.

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