Abadi will be executed by hanging: Iranian newspaper
Iranian al-Quds newspaper has described on Friday Iraq’s Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi as a “dwarf who will be executed soon.”
“Abadi the dwarf, who does not have the boldness of Saddam Hussein will be executed by hanging soon”, Iranian writer and political analyst Hassan Hani Zadah wrote in an article published by al-Quds newspaper.
Zadah pointed out that Abadi became Iraq’s prime minister after Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Commander Qassem Soleimani ordered that, adding that Abadi will leave office by Soleimani’s orders also.
Last week, Abadi said his government would respect the dollar ban in transactions with Iran. (sounds like Iran is JACKED!!)
Article Credit: Thebaghdadpost.com (Special Thanks to Vernell Washington)
BGG ~ Even the Baghdad Post felt compelled to mention this rhetoric is coming from Iran (the source). This isn’t real news. The Shia hardliners still have some influence – but they are getting pretty shrill with their protestations.
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tman23 (Dinar Guru) – “remove 000’s” does NOT mean a LOP. It just means they want to get them “off the street“. A. FACT REGARDING A MEETING AMONG BANKERS IN DUBAI…A PERSON FROM THE CBI USED THE PHRASE…LIFT THE ZEROS FROM THE NOTES…That does not indicate removing anything from the streets, it indicates removing 3 zeros from the notes…
BGG ~ I could not disagree more with this commentary… just silly.
Read more: http://www.dinarupdates.com/observer/
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Former deputy: Abadi will refer a new corrupt list to integrity
MP in the outgoing parliament, Ibtisam al-Hilali, Sunday, that the Prime Minister Haider Abadi will transmit a new corrupt list of the Integrity Commission.
Al-Hilali said in an interview with “Mawazine News” that “Abbadi issued during the past period several decisions to refer suspects of corruption files to integrity and his decisions continue to appear.”
“According to the data available to us, there is a corrupt list will be transmitted to integrity during the coming period.”
Earlier, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the referral of a number of ministers and former officials to the Integrity Commission on suspicion of involvement in corruption cases.
The list of those referred to integrity included the former Minister of Construction, Mohammad Sahib al-Daraji and the former Minister of Education, Mohammad Tami Mak
Read More: Mawazin.net (Special Thanks to Paul Moseley)
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Chattels (Dinar Guru) – […is that 2% really going to be held to the letter] Actually there is no ” official ” information so we are guessing at best… as RandyK stated, this may not be a “textbook” economic process or event.
Read more: http://www.dinarupdates.com/observer/
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Iraq Elections Results almost Unchanged after Manual Recount
Almost no change has been made to the results of a recent parliamentary election in Iraq after ballots were manually recounted over fraud allegations, the country’s top electoral body has announced.
The commission said early Friday that less than a dozen members of the Iraqi parliament, out of 329, lost their seats after a manual recount of the ballots cast in the May parliamentary elections.
The results confirmed the victory of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc.
The only major change that came out of the recount was related to the Conquest Alliance led by Hadi al-Amiri, who leads an influential pro-government militia force.It would have an extra seat at the expense of another political group known as the Baghdad list.
The Conquest will now have 48 seats in the parliament, remaining in the second place after the Sadr Movement, which has secured 54 seats. Incumbent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s party will also have 42 seats.
The votes recount came following allegations of fraud which mainly revolved around the electronic voting machines used for the first time in Iraq’s elections, Press TV reported.
The recount results pave the way for political parties to form a government. The Iraqi supreme court must now ratify the new results. Once ratified, the outgoing president must convene a parliamentary session within 15 days to begin the process of forming a coalition government.
Earlier, the United Nations had commended the manual recount of votes as “credible and transparent”. Alice Walpole, a UN envoy to Iraq, said Monday the UN had observed the process and found it to be “conducted in a manner that is credible, professional and transparent.”
“We are very pleased that it’s been concluded and we look forward to the next steps in this process towards the formation of the new government,” Walpole said after the recount concluded on Monday.
Read More: Islamicinvitation.com (Special Thanks to Ann Zucc)
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Randy Koonce (Dinar Guru) – First, we are in a new window of opportunity ‘right now‘. When I say that, it does NOT mean it will happen “without a doubt in this current window” (Remember: It’s Iraq!). What it does mean is that there is a very good chance for the rate to finally change. Now. …I hope that one day I might get the opportunity to explain why this has taken so long. There are so many factors at work. More than one person and/or agency has had influence on the RV. It has become far more political than anyone ever intended or expected. Also, for anyone who thinks this will come out at 10 cents and float up – they do not know how this system will work and did not read the right articles from the right people. This was never planned to be an ‘economic text book’ event. The Currency will be a MANAGED FLOAT. The word ‘managed’ is the clue. It means that ‘someone’ will determined when to move it and how much. The Dinar right now is on a Managed Float. So, you can see that if it does not RV that it will not move…
Read more: http://www.dinarupdates.com/observer/
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Randy Koonce (Dinar Guru) – People say that it is not pegged to the Dollar anymore. That is BS. The Dinar is currently pegged to 3 currencies, and will continue to be pegged that way. When they change the value, they will be able to determine how much and where. No one knows the exact Rate other than Shabibbi (still involved in the CBI) and the Governor of the CBI. They were given a “Range to Revalue the Currency”. And that range begins at $1.50. Iraq actually needs it to be around $2.50 to be able to pay everyone and everything, and $1.50 will not leave them the ability to pay back the loans they will receive. So, I am of the OPINION it will come in higher than that. But we will see… [post 2 of 3….stay tuned]
Read more: http://www.dinarupdates.com/observer/
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Randy Koonce (Dinar Guru) – Right now, the pressure for this to take place is Very Great. As in, ‘Extremely Huge’. Our POTUS does not care who the PM will be. He believes we can work with anyone. …However, there is an ‘agency’ who got in the middle of their election process, and once again delayed the rate change. Now, that ‘agency’ is really wanting this to happen. So, what do we need to see? We need to see the Election ratified by the Federal Court; the ‘Coalition’ needs to be announced; and the next PM will then be announced. Then our event will happen! However, if these events drag out, then the Event we are looking for just might happen without the Government. It’s possible. So our ‘window’ will last to the end of the month of August, with a strong possibility for next week. The pressure will only get stronger closer to end of month. …We REALLY are in the final stages of this. I know that this administration wants this to be over, and they (he) wants it over NOW!! We are SO close …So, hang in there Everyone. It’s coming, one way or the other!! Breathe. [Post 3 of 3]
Read more: http://www.dinarupdates.com/observer/
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Some interesting headlines…
Al-Hakim’s movement declares its support for the war of Abadi against corruption: a story of “corrupt” call will win the second term
Sadr Alliance announced the final touches to the formation of the largest bloc
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URGENT Iraq cancels dollar deal with Iran to avoid US sanctions
International: Euphrates News – Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s office revealed that Iraq would have to give up the dollar in trade accounts with Iran, under US sanctions imposed on Tehran.
“Sanctions will have a major impact on remittances and dollar-denominated transactions, as the two sides have agreed to move away from the dollar,” Saad al-Hadithi, the agency’s spokesman, told Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
He predicted that “the abandonment of the US currency negatively affect the trade between the two countries,” noting that “it will be difficult to maintain the level of trade under the sanctions imposed on Tehran.”
Al-Hadithi stressed that the government will develop a “new mechanism” to boost trade relations between the two sides to reduce the impact of sanctions on the two countries’ trade.
The first package of new US sanctions on Iran entered into force last Tuesday and the second package of sanctions will be implemented in November.
The first package includes the freezing of financial transactions and imports of raw materials, as well as targeting the automotive and commercial aviation sectors.
The sanctions also prohibit the Iranian government from buying or possessing US currency, Tehran’s trade in precious metals, commercial transactions in Iranian rials, and activities related to Iran’s sovereign debt issuance.
Article Credit: Alforatnews.com (Special Thanks to Charles Bright)
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Iranian media stunned by Iraqi PM’s compliance with US sanctions
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s comments that his country would abide by US sanctions has taken Iranian media by surprise.
“As a matter of principle we are against sanctions in the region,” Abadi said at a press conference Aug. 8. “Blockade and sanctions destroy societies and weaken regimes.” He added that they are a “strategic mistake” but that Iraq “will abide by them.”
Given Iran’s immediate and unconditional support for Iraq after the rise of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in northern Iraq in 2014, compared with that of the delayed and conditional support of the United States, Iranian media and social media users were very critical of Abadi’s support of US sanctions. One official even mentioned memories of the Iran-Iraq War.
Iranian parliamentarian Mahmoud Sadeghi, who is an outspoken official, particularly on Twitter, tweeted, “The Iraqi government, according to Article 6 of Resolution 598 [which ended the Iran-Iraq War], owes the Iranian government 1.1 trillion dollars in reparations for the imposed war [Iran-Iraq War]. The Iranian government, given the restrictions on the people of Iraq, has postponed its demands on these reparations. Now, the prime minister of Iraq, instead of paying up, will cooperate with oppressive sanctions against the people of Iran.”
In an article in Russian-funded Sputnik, Emad Abshenas wrote that Abadi, who is still trying to form a government after the Iraqi elections in May, made double-sided comments both criticizing the sanctions and abiding by them in order to attract maximum approval from Iraq’s parliament. Abshenas wrote that during Iraqi elections officials attempt to portray themselves as being bipartisan and independent and there is no country better suited than Iran for officials to use in order to achieve this end, either through indirect criticism or with friendly gestures toward Saudi Arabia, Iran’s regional foe. Abshenas noted that Abadi visited Saudi Arabia before visiting Iran, despite the closer relations between Tehran and Baghdad.
Abshenas said that Iranians, unlike the Americans, do not incessantly remind the Iraqis of Iranian contributions in the fight against IS, nor of Iran’s support for Abadi’s rise to the position of prime minister. The article suggested that Abadi may not only turn his back on Iran but could also one day turn against Iran.
A number of domestic Iranian media outlets also covered Iraqi criticism of Abadi’s decision to cooperate with US sanctions, particularly comments by Iraqi groups who are politically aligned with Iran.
In an article for IR Diplomacy, analyst Mohammad Sadeghi al-Hashemi wrote that Iran “has always been honorable with respect to Iraq.” He asked how Abadi could make such a decision knowing that sanctions will lead to “hunger, poverty, sickness and deprivation.” He continued that Abadi’s support of US sanctions has “no benefit for the people of Iraq.”
Hashemi concluded that Abadi’s statement that Iraq will abide by US sanctions indicates that he is seeking Washington’s approval for the formation of his government after the elections. He questioned why Iraq should stand alone to support these sanctions when Russia, Europe, China, Pakistan and India have all expressed opposition to them.
Seyyed Hashem al-Mousavi, a spokesman for Kataib Hezbollah, a Shiite paramilitary group that receives Iranian support, asked, “Since when has the Iraqi nation become part of the project to sanction other nations?” Referring to the group’s fight against the Islamic State, he said, “We have given blood for the consolidation of the country and we will not allow anyone to encroach upon our independence.”
Echoing similar comments made by Hashemi, Mousavi said, “This is not a [United Nations] Security Council decision that we must submit to.” He added, “Two-thirds of the world is standing with Iran.”
Referring to Iran’s support in the fight against IS and Iranian advisers killed in Iraq by the terrorist group, Mousavi said, “It is not clear who is advising you? Is the reward for goodness not goodness that you cooperate with Iran’s enemies? How will you answer the people of Iran after they supported us with all of their being? How will you answer the families of their martyrs?”
Read more: Al-monitor.com
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Post RV Checklist (it’s getting to be that time!! Listen up!!)
Dos and Don’ts of Windfall Wealth:
Treat it like a PowerBall win
– Tell no one, not even family. If you must talk, do so with one who is already in the know.
– Don’t run out & buy new “stuff”. People notice.
– Get an unpublished number and give it out very sparingly.
– Get a tax accountant you can trust to make sure the IRS is satisfied (Certified Opinion is something to look into) and pursue asset protection…
Read Complete List: http://www.dinarupdates.com/showthread.php?18519-The-Post-RV-Checklist-and-Flashback-documents&p=128477#post128477
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