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Maliki's media office denied exposure to the illness and

hammer911 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:16:14 GMT

Conscious / Baghdad / m k

2010/9/7 3:36pm

2010/9/7 3:36 pm

نفى المكتب الإعلامي لرئيس الوزراء نوري المالكي المنتهية ولايته الأنباء التي تناقلتها بعض وسائل الاعلام بان المالكي قد نقل الى مستشفى ابن سينا في المنطقة الخضراء بسبب وعكة صحية .

Denied the Information Office of the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, outgoing reports by some media that al-Maliki has been moved to the Ibn Sina Hospital in the Green Zone because of illness.

وقال المكتب الإعلامي لرئيس الوزراء لمراسل ( وكالة انباء الاعلام العراقي/واع ) ان"المالكي لم ينقل الى أي مستشفى وهو يتمتع بصحة جيدة

The Information Office of the Prime Minister of the reporter (and the Iraqi News Agency Information / INA) that "al-Maliki did not transfer to any hospital which is in good health

ولا صحة لما تناقلته وسائل ،مبينا ان المالكي عقد

What has appeared in the media, indicating that al-Maliki held

يوم أمس سلسلة من الاجتماعات لغاية الساعة الواحد من صباحا هذا اليوم".

Yesterday, a series of meetings for hours per am today. "

يذكر ان بعض وسائل الاعلام تناقلت خبرا مفاده بان رئيس الوزراء الحالي نوري المالكي قد نقل الى مستشفى ابن سينا بسبب إصابته بوعكة صحية.

Noted that some of the media picked up news that that the current Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has taken to the Ibn Sina Hospital because of his ill health.

http://al-iraqnews.net/new/political-news/14284.html

VP Mahdi receives the Melkert; United Nations stands ready to provide all kinds of su

hammer911 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:01:08 GMT

Received the Vice-President Adel Abdul Mahdi in his office on Wednesday (09/08/2010) The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ad Melkert. The Vice President expressed his appreciation for the efforts of the United Nations towards the promotion of stability and security in Iraq and emphasized the importance of the role of the United Nations in providing substantive and technical support at the level of economic development and services in the country. During the meeting, reviewed the political developments in the country and the efforts of all the political blocs to reach an agreement to form a government as soon as possible.
For his part Melkert, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the United Nations stands ready to provide all kinds of support and assistance to Iraq to get him out of the Section VII and promote an atmosphere of trust between him and the surrounding region.
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90 services projects in Diyala Province

TRC — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:34:36 GMT

September 8 2010

Diyala Province governor Furat Al Tamimi said that the Province suggested 90 services projects for implementation in 2010 and a part of these project are on the way after announcing the results of the bids to the companies that gave offers. Tamimi said that the Province budget for the current year which is 122 billion dinars is not enough to meet the expense of the projects that cost more than 170 billion dinar which caused a deficit in the Province budget.

http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics...-Province.html

Najaf Investment Commission grants 105 investment licenses

TRC — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:32:32 GMT

September 7 2010

Al Najaf Investment commission said it gave licenses for about 105 projects for local, Arab and foreign investors adding that some of these projects are in the process of implementation. The committee said that Al Najaf is considered the first province in Iraq as to granting Investment licenses. The Commission Vice President Said Merza said that the projects include housing projects, restaurants, Casinos, hotels parks, manufactures and agricultural lands that fit for the nature of the city.

http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics...-licenses.html

Adel Abdul-Mahdi: I am forming a true Iraqi government partnership and will cooperate

THIEF OF BAGDAD — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:22:55 GMT

Adel Abdul-Mahdi: I am forming a true Iraqi government partnership and will cooperate with Allawi ...

September 8, 2010

Adel Abdul-Mahdi: I am forming a true Iraqi government partnership and will cooperate with Allawi

Palm - is regarded as an early symptom of its government said Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi, he would in the event of formally appointing him to form the new government to form a government of true partnership and working within the National Alliance with coalition Kurdish and Iraqi, to be able to restore the damaged infrastructure in the country and achieve security and the provision of services infrastructure and restoring Iraq's Arab, Islamic and international nature.

The Mahdi, the candidate Iraqi national leadership of Ammar al-Hakim to the presidency of the new government, in a press conference in Baghdad that will seek coalition to build a government successful on the basis of genuine partnership and be able to provide security and services and the rebuilding of damaged infrastructure in the forefront of the sectors of electricity, water, fuel, transportation and communication and sewage and homes.

He indicated that it would also provide government employment, housing, education, health, fighting poverty and attract investments and revitalizes the sectors of oil and gas, agricultural, industrial and service sectors, and stressed that he would work to restore Iraq's relations with Arab and Muslim worlds and the international community and end the remnants of the former regime.

The press conference of the Mahdi at the time of gathering dozens of representatives of civic organizations and political and social figures in the gardens of the House raising slogans demanding respect for the Iraqi constitution and to accelerate the formation of the government solve the problems of the country and providing security and providing services to citizens.

The Mahdi leader in the Islamic Supreme Council that obtaining the support of political forces and political decision makers in the country for his nomination for the post of head of government will require further efforts to accelerate the formation.

He noted in this connection he would cooperate with the Iraqi List led by Iyad Allawi and the Kurdish Alliance, led by the two main parties in addition to other menus and agreed about the unity of Iraq and other independent lists in order to ensure this partnership in power.

He noted that if the government was formed by the National Alliance, for example, would be required after that to know the reaction of the Iraqi List, which insists on a constitutional right to form a government as a winner in the elections, saying the other hand that if the government was formed by the rule of law and Iraqi forces will show also drew reaction of the rest, and promised to offer all of the tasks undertaken by the partners in the government for scrutiny and review, but noted that if the loss of support or if it became an obstacle to his candidacy Vsiatdhir and abandon his candidacy.

He added that in current circumstances, with the country, all options are open to the formation of the new government and said it would not necessarily be made by the National Alliance, referring to the talks currently underway between the coalition rule of law and the Iraqi national as well as between the rule of law, the Iraqi and between the national and the Kurdistan Coalition and Iraqi forces.

And Abdel-Mahdi, to be nominated to head the government has come the impact of a regional foreign countries and said we would first have to get national support and, if international support and national Msthsla This is a good thing, but I have not heard the news is not true but I heard through the media for positive feedback from some Iraqi political forces and this is what I cherish.

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Could be new Gov. established soon - For Real !

heinzy — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:14:18 GMT

American Contractor in Baghdad sent me email just now - 3 years and counting he has not failed me yet :045:

The Kurds are siding with PM Nuri Al-Maliki

The Kurdish Regional President has said that his political party
is now going to back PM Nuri Al-Maliki for a second term as
Prime Minister. This message was conveyed to Dr. Iyad Allawi by
Massoud Barzani the Kurdish Regional President. This is good
news for the Kurds because they are no longer sitting on the
fence and a decision has been made.

The Al-Sadr Trend political bloc have given their approval to
having PM Nuri Al-Malki for a second term as Prime Minister.
Fortunately, they have resolved their differences between the two
groups. This was all occurring while Dr. Allawi was in Beirut,
Lebanon having meetings regarding development projects and
relationships between the two countries.

Allawi and Barzani is wise to support Maliki for prime minister

THIEF OF BAGDAD — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:55:22 GMT

Wednesday 08/09/2010

Allawi and Barzani is wise to support Maliki for prime minister

Palm: The head of Iraq's Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani said he told the leader of the Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi, Ammar al-Hakim, to support the PKK and its support for Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for prime minister for a second term.

He said Barzani said Maliki is the most successful of the prime minister for several reasons, including the experience of four years is an excellent experience at the present time Iraq needs someone who has the ability and courage to run the country, stressing that the Kurdish coalition and from the beginning said he had no red line on any personal, as well as al-Maliki and vice versa Kurdistan has expressed readiness to support Mr. Maliki to speed up the formation of the government and the advancement of the current crisis in the country.

The Associated Press quoted French leader in a coalition of law unnamed confirmed al-Maliki during a meeting of his list on Monday that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told him that the Iraqi List (led by Iyad Allawi) has many problems and complications, she assured the Turks, Egypt and Jordan, Qatar and the UAE need to stop provide support to Allawi Vaguetnat excluding Saudi Arabia.

Maliki was also quoted as saying that Allawi has become convinced that the roads are all closed in front of him and there is no glimmer of hope has to take over as Prime Minister, describing the dialogue with the Iraqi Balassab because the goal of Iraqi re-Baathification.

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ISX index up by 0.4% in last session before Eid

TRC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:22:16 GMT

September 8, 2010

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) index went up by 0.4% in the last session before Eid al-Fitr (Lesser Bairam) to close at 91.5 points as rates of shares of 11 out of a total 22 traded firms increased on Wednesday.
Shares of 22 companies were traded in today�s session, of which 11 shares increased, 2 slumped, and 9 others maintained their previous levels.
�More than 321.359 million shares exchanged hands at 439.266 million Iraqi dinars (roughly $375,000) through 210 deals,� according to an ISX news bulletin received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The banking sector took the lead with 65% of the overall trading through 84 deals worth 289 million dinars over 7 firms, followed by the service sector with 19% through 52 deals and the industrial sector with 11% through 61 deals worth 48 million dinras.
Trading was modest over the hotel sector.
The ISX witnessed its first E-trading session on April 19, 2009 over five registered companies, three banks and two hotels. The banks were: Ashur International Bank (AIB), Al-Mansour Bank and the Iraqi Credit Bank while the hotels were: Ashtar Hotel and Al-Mansour Hotel.
On June 7, 2009, the Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank and the Warka Bank joined the electronic trading sessions.
The ISX now holds five sessions from Sunday to Thursday.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=136671

Shell close to awarding contracts for Iraq�s Majnoon oil field

TRC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:27:38 GMT

September 8 2010

Royal Dutch Shell Plc is reducing the amount of natural gas flared in Iraq and is preparing to award contracts for the country�s Majnoon oilfeld, a senior company executive said.

�Progress is being made,� Mounir Bouaziz, Shell�s Middle East vice president for new business, told the organizer of an Iraqi energy conference to be held in Istanbul later this month. The organizer, Energy Exchange, published an interview with Bouaziz on the conference website.

Shell, which won contracts last year to develop two Iraqi oil fields, now gathers daily 135 million standard cubic feet of natural gas and 500 metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, that had previously been burnt, he said.

�This represents around 20 per cent of the currently flared gas, and over a third of the current Iraqi LPG import requirements,� Bouaziz was quoted as saying.

Iraq, like many other Middle Eastern states, is seeking to develop its gas reserves to use the fuel to fire power plants and reduce carbon emissions. After seven years of conflict and sanctions, the country is trying to restore its capacity for electricity generation to levels achieved before the US-led military invasion of 2003 that ousted the regime of President Saddam Hussein.

Most of Iraq�s associated gas, which is pumped in conjunction with crude oil, is flared, or burnt. Shell plans to eventually capture and sell about 700 million cubic feet of gas a day in southern Iraq. The country flares more than 1 billion cubic feet of gas a day, or 28 million cubic metres.

Iraq, holder of the world�s third-largest oil reserves after Saudi Arabia and Iran, �could develop into a prominent gas industry and match some of the top gas exporters,� he said.

The government approved on June 29 the creation of a Basra Gas Co, a joint venture with Shell, Mitsubishi Corp of Japan and state-run South Gas Co. which will hold 51 per cent.

�We continue working with our Iraqi partners and expect a final agreement soon,� the executive said. �Now we are waiting for the final conclusion and ratification of the contracts by the cabinet.�

Shell and Petroliam Nasional Bhd of Malaysia won a 20-year service contract in 2009 to raise the output of the Majnoon oil field to 1.8 million barrels a day, or four times its current production level.

Shell is now preparing to award contracts for drilling as well as engineering, procurement, construction and management, subject to final approval by Iraqi authorities, Bouaziz said.

The government awarded to foreign companies 11 development licenses for crude deposits in two rounds of bidding last year. It aims to attract investors in three gas areas this year.

http://english.alrroya.com/content/s...noon-oil-field

Unwilling even to discuss the return of parliamentary elections again

hammer911 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:23:34 GMT

Baghdad (News) .. she the Electoral Commission for elections to their unwillingness to even discuss the subject of parliamentary re-election again. A member of the Board of Commissioners in the Office of Sardar Abdul Karim told a reporter for the (agency�s news news) announced today that the Office is not prepared even to discuss the re-parliamentary elections in Iraq again, noting that the Commission had passed the stage which was entrusted to her after the ratification of the results of parliamentary elections took place on the seventh of last March.
Abdul Karim added that the delay in forming an Iraqi government not because of a bug in the elections, but lies in the failure of the political blocs to agree among themselves and the Commission for its part, is not concerned in this matter.
And Abdel-Karim said the political blocs will reach a selection of the right people in positions that have been identified during the next term without resorting to restore parliamentary elections again as a solution to this problem.
The legal expert Tareq war has called the Electoral Commission for the Iraqi elections to prepare for new elections in response to what General Odierno said the likelihood of new elections as they had not reached between the political blocs to form political power.
He said the war in a press statement, that the maximum duration can be accepted for the formation of this is Eid al-Fitr as a far as possible be borne by the Iraqi people.
Indicating that the election requires a solution to the current parliament, and such a thing be on two methods under the provisions of Article 64 of the Constitution are the way to Parliament and the way the Executive road parliament gets to convene a meeting of the current Parliament and a vote of 163 vice-solution and the way the Executive is to provide a proposal of the Prime Minister to the Presidency Council around the House of Representatives to approve the Council unanimously on the solution of any approval of the President of the Republic and Dr Adel Abdel Mahdi and Tareq al-Hashemi In this case, the government in the form of a caretaker and the election is held within 60 days.
He added, We believe that the way first, namely the approval of 163 Deputy unlikely, because the House of Representatives who are currently Aydmnon victory in new elections shall not result in the election campaign amounts of the electoral campaign and the second route, if approved by the Prime Minister to submit a proposal to dissolve Parliament, it may be confronted with the consent of one or more of the Presidency Council or disapproval Kurdistan Alliance, which is represented by the President or not the approval of the National Coalition represented by Adel Abdul Mahdi or disapproval of the Iraqi List, represented by Tariq al-Hashemi, but this is way more acceptable for the solution of the road Deputies In all cases, the electoral commission that is preparing from now to the possibility of dissolving parliament and holding new elections.
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Vietnam�s economy; Cheap labour will not yield gains for ever. But what comes next is

hammer911 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:21:11 GMT

(Sep 2nd 2010 | Hanoi) ON THE edge of Hanoi brick-walled factories lie abandoned, weeds sprouting in their ruins. Surprisingly, this is a sign of progress. The land is slated for new housing; the state-owned textile firm that operated there is moving to an industrial park, where it can better meet booming demand for Vietnamese garments. Exports of textiles and garments rose by 17% in the first seven months this year, to $5.8 billion, suggesting that investors still favour Vietnam as a base for cheap manufacturing.
Its advantages have been amplified by recent labour unrest and rising costs in southern China�s factories. In Hanoi there is renewed talk of �China Plus One� as a strategy for multinationals keen to spread their bets. Vietnam could gain handsomely, thanks to its labour which is cheaper than China�s and its neighbours� (see chart). Even after a pay rise, the monthly wage for a textile worker starts at $84, says Nguyen Tung Van, head of the Communist Party-run textile workers� union, from his office in the abandoned compound. The industry employs around 1.7m people. Makers of footwear, furniture and more also gain from supplies of cheap labour.
Vietnam has prospered as a result. GDP per head was below $100 in 1990 but is now well over $1,000, says the World Bank. But with workers getting richer, more will need to move into higher-skilled work, becoming better educated and using capital and technology more efficiently.

Even that is not enough. Vietnam�s creaky infrastructure (power cuts are still common, even in the capital) and inefficient bureaucrats make it hard for exporters to compete. A wish to develop poorer provinces has led to some questionable choices: Vietnam�s only oil refinery, for example, is in central Quang Ngai, far from either oil wells or industrial cities.
The government, too, needs to give up on short-term fixes. The currency, the dong, has been devalued three times since November 2009. Fiscal weakness and policy flip-flops led Fitch, a credit-rating agency, to cut Vietnam�s sovereign rating in July. Foreign reserves have been run down. Many Vietnamese opt to hoard dollars, not bank them. Inflation, at 8.2%, is a worry.
More could be done to develop a domestic market, too, in a population of 86m. One problem is dominant state-owned enterprises. Some competition has appeared in sectors like banking, but too often big, state firms are morphing into conglomerates, helped by cheap credit and political ties. Party leaders speak warmly of South Korea�s chaebol, but Vietnam�s versions are unlikely to develop a competitive edge. Note, for example, Vinashin, a deeply indebted shipbuilding company, where the powerful ex-boss, who had been appointed by the prime minister, was arrested in August for mismanagement. The sensible decision may be to close or sell such a company. Officials, however, seem to have decided that it is too big to fail.
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Today is the anniversary of the death of King Faisal I

TRC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:18:22 GMT

Neighborhood: King is the King Faisal I of Iraq in the period from 1921 to 1933 born on May 20, 1883 in Taif, a Sharif Faisal bin Al Hussein bin Ali Al Hashimi was the third son of the Sharif of Mecca, Sharif Hussein bin Al-Hashimi. Faisal was also the first king of Syria
from 1918 to 1923.

Raised Faisal with his brothers Pkinv his father and studied the primary with his brothers Ali bin Hussein of Hejaz later, Abdullah I, King of Jordan later in 1896 he traveled with his father, Sharif Hussein to Constantinople and then returned to the Hijaz with his family in 1909 following the inauguration of his father's honest to Mecca and the Arab Revolt a month later. When troops entered the Allenby Damascus accompanied by Faysal in October 1918, withdrew the Turkish army, the Syrian cities were occupied all the territories in mid-November, the British divided Syria into three regions: Western under French administration, and Oriental in Syria and Jordan, and South, including Palestine, have been developed Under the British Mandate. On March 8, 1920 Conference declared the Syrian General Syrian independence of Arab and crown prince, a king and under the Sykes-Picot Agreement between Britain and France marched into the French armies at Damascus and French forces under the guidance of warning to Faisal in the July 14, 1920 not to resist the encroachment of France and the demobilization of the Arab army in four days. He agreed Faisal, made the French army towards Damascus, and returned Faisal desperation Syrian nationalists to form the Army and met my family in Khan Maysaloun armies. Led Joseph greatness Syrian army is composed of three thousand fighters of volunteers and killed Joseph greatness and entered the French armies in Damascus July 24, 1920, and left Faisal Syria to end property which begins the era of the French mandate and following century revolution in Iraq against the British occupation of the Cairo Conference in 1920 attended by Winston Churchill, who announced the transition from direct colonial rule to the Government of national administration under the Mandate, and the Declaration of Iraqi ownership, and installation of Faisal king In the first in September 1933 traveled Faisal I to Switzerland for treatment and seven days after he was pronounced dead on this day, September 8, 1933, after a heart attack and was told that the nurse who was overseeing the treatment of connection with his death, where they planted the most common poison in the needle and the newspapers published the Iraqi opposition that the death were not normal.

Attorney Awad al-Awadi, likely to form a government after the Eid al-Fitr

hammer911 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:08:31 GMT

Conscious / Baghdad / u.

8/9/2010

09/08/2010

5:08 pm

اكد عضو الائتلاف الوطني العراقي عواد العوادي ان التحالف الوطني اجل اجتماعه يوم امس الى ما بعد عيد الفطر المبارك .

A member of the Iraqi National Coalition Awad al-Awadi, the National Alliance for the meeting on Wednesday until after the Eid al-Fitr.

وقال العوادي في اتصال هاتفي مع ( وكالة انباء الاعلام العراقي / واع ) ان هذا التاجيل ياتي

Al-Awadi said in a telephone conversation with (news agency, Iraqi Information / INA) that the delay comes

من اجل فسح المجال اكثر للجنة الحكماء لدراسة الاليات المطروحة وايجاد الالية المناسبة التي ترضي الطرفين لترشيح الشخصية لشغل منصب رئيس الوزراء".

In order to make way more of the wise men to study the mechanisms involved and to find the appropriate mechanism that will satisfy both parties for the nomination of personal choice for prime minister. "

واضاف العوادي

He said Al-Awadi

ان من جانبي الشخصي فانا متفائل جدا ولي ثقة عالية في امكانية توصل لجنة الحكماء في ايجاد الية ترشيح احدى الشخصيتين(عادل عبد المهدي عن الائتلاف الوطني ونوري المالكي عن دولة القانون) بعد عيد الفطر، مرجحا تفائله للحوارات الواسعة والمكثفة التي يجريها التحالف الوطني والتي كان اخرها اجتماع يوم امس على الرغم من تاجيله الى ما بعد عيد الفطر".

That side of the Profile I am very optimistic Crown high confidence in the possibility of reaching a Committee of Wise Men of the mechanism the nomination of one of the personalities (Adel Abdul Mahdi for the National Coalition and Nouri al-Maliki for the rule of law) after the Eid al-Fitr, is most probable that his optimism of the dialogues extensive and intensive conducted by the National Alliance and the latest of which was meeting on Saturday, despite a postponement until after the Eid al-Fitr. "

http://al-iraqnews.net/new/political-news/14284.html

Abbas al-Bayati: the coalition of law and a working paper ready to form a government

hammer911 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:03:51 GMT

Conscious / Baghdad / m. K

8/9/2010 2:29pm

8/9/2010 2:29 pm

اكد القيادي في ائتلاف دولة القانون النائب عباس البياتي ان "اجتماع التحالف الوطني كان ايجابيا

Stressed the leadership of the coalition of the rule of law MP Abbas al-Bayati said "Meeting of the National Alliance was positive

ومثمرا حيث تم بحث العديد من الاليات المناسبة للخروج بمرشح واحد عن التحالف الوطني" .

And fruitful and discussed many of the mechanisms in place to break a single candidate for the National Coalition. "

وقال البياتي في تصريح خص به مراسل ( وكالة انباء الاعلام العراقي / واع ) ان التحالف الوطني جاد في حسم مرشح عنه لرئاسة الوزراء بعد توفر الالية المناسبة لهذا الامر ونحن اتفقنا على نسبة (65%)

Bayati said in a statement singled out by the reporter (and the Iraqi News Agency Information / INA) that the National Alliance is serious about resolving the candidate for prime minister after the availability of the appropriate vehicle for this and we agreed on the percentage (65%)

كألية لتمرير مرشحنا لرئاسة الوزراء وهذه الالية

As a mechanism for passing our candidate for prime minister and the mechanism

قادرة على الاسراع في حسم هذا الامر" .

Able to quickly resolve this matter. "

واضاف البياتي ان" الامور ستاخذ شكلا اخر بعد عطلة العيد وسيكون البحث في مسالة مرشح رئاسة الوزراء وتشكيل الحكومة

Al-Bayati said that "things will take another form after the holiday and will look into the issue and prime ministerial candidate to form a government

اكثر جدية ، معبرا عن امله بان يكون تشكيل مع نهاية شهر ايلول الحالي ".

More serious, and expressed his hope that the composition of the end of September now. "

واشار الى ان ائتلاف دولة القانون لديه ورقة عمل جاهزة لتشكيل حكومة شراكة وطنية لاتؤمن بالاقصاء والتهميش ونحن نسعى الى ضم الجميع في الحكومة المقبلة .

He noted that the coalition of the rule of law has the paper work ready to form a government of national partnership and does not believe in exclusion and marginalization, and we seek to include everyone in the next government.

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Iraq may buy $13bn of US arms, equipment

TRC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:03:47 GMT

September 8 2010
Iraq intends to spend $13 billion on US arms and military equipment, tanks, ships and hardware, said a report.
Half of the $13 billion of sales are finalised contracts and the rest are under negotiation, with 140 US M-1 tanks under planned purchases according to usatoday.com.
Iraq has also requested 18 F-16 Falcon fighter jets as part of a $3 billion programme that includes aircraft training and maintenance.
Under the potential deal, the first aircraft could be delivered in early 2013 with the first ten pilots undergoing training in the US, the report said.
The US Army officer for training and advising Iraq forces, Lt Gen Michael Barbero, said the procurement would help Iraq build a modernised and sophisticated military to secure its borders and repel threats.

http://www.tradearabia.com/news/def_185519.html

Old Iraqi Embassy�s deserted building in Berlin for sale, according to new Embassy

TRC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:58:18 GMT

September 8, 2010

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq - The premises of the previous Iraqi Embassy in Berlin, deserted since 1991, is currently on sale, according to a statement issued by the new Iraqi Embassy in the German capital on Wednesday.
An Iraqi Embassy statement, commenting on an article published by a German newspaper, saying that �Saddam (former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein)�s Embassy in Berlin is facing danger of collapse, demanding its rennovation,� said the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, led by the Foreign Minister, �is treating Iraq�s properties in Germany with utmost attention, to make use of them for for the interest of the Iraqi community there.�
It said that the old Embassy building in Berlin, deserted since 1991 until the downfall of the former Saddam regime in 2003, is under discussion between the Iraqi and German Foreign Ministries, to find a solution to protect its premises from outlaws, who broke through it and burnt the largest part of its premises.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=136662

�No time limit to select National Alliance�s candidate for PM�s post,� says spokesman

TRC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:55:58 GMT

September 8, 2010

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq - Member of Iraq�s National Alliane, Hamid Mu�alla, has said on Wednesday that his alliance had not defined a time limit to select its candidate for the new prime minister�s post, expecting it to take place after the current Muslims Eid al-Fitr Holidays, starting on Thursday and ending next Monday.
�We are expecting the National Alliance to name its candidate for the prime minister�s post after the end of Eid al-Fitr Holidays, when the political forces shall witness a more active movement than the one taking place now,� he said, adding that �there is no time limit to select the Alliance�s candidate.� :019:
A source close to the National Alliance, stated earlier that the Alliance did not reach, in its meeting on Tuesday night, for a decisive and final decision for the issue of selecting its candidate for the prime minister�s post.
Meanwhile, Mu�alla said the percentage that matches the selection of the Alliance�s candidate of 65 percent of the new parliament seats �had not been ratified, because the National Alliance did not define that until now.�
The National Alliance is a parliamentary bloc that comprises the State of Law bloc, led by Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, which holds 89 seats and the Iraqi National Alliance, led by Ammar al-Hakim, holding 70 seats in the new 325-seat parliament.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=136661

Korean delegation meets with Iraqi ports company officials

TRC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:51:36 GMT

September 8, 2010

BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq: A delegation from the South Korean STX company discussed on Wednesday with the officials of the State Company for Iraqi Ports ways of boosting cooperation in the ship building field, the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports said.
�A technical meeting was held on Wednesday (Sept. 8) between a delegation from the South Korean STX company and officials of the Iraqi ports company, including the general manager, to discuss was of cooperation between the two sides, mainly in the ship building field,� Anmar al-Safi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
�The meeting ended with the agreement to send a delegation from the Iraqi company to Korea to benefit from its experience in that field,� he added.
The Shiite province of Basra, 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, has five commercial ports and two oil ports: al-Maaqal, established in 1916 by the British forces and handed over to Iraqi authorities in 1937; and Faw, a small port on the al-Faw Peninsula near the Shatt al-Arab and the Persian Gulf.
In the early 1970s, Umm al-Qasr port was built, and in 1974, Khour al-Zubeir and Abu Falous ports were established on the Shatt al-Arab.
Basra is the cradle of the first civilization of Sumer. It has the seven main Iraqi ports. The first built in Islam 14 A.H. (After Hegira), the city played an important role in early Islamic history.
The area surrounding Basra has substantial petroleum resources and many oil wells. The city�s oil refinery has a production capacity of about 140,000 barrels per day (bpd).
Basra is in a fertile agricultural region, with major products including rice, maize corn, barley, pearl millet, wheat and dates as well as livestock.
A network of canals flow through the city, giving it the nickname �The Venice of the Middle East� at least at high tide.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=136659

Eid ul- Fitr September 9/2010 - Ramadan over

heinzy — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:48:08 GMT

Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر �Īdu l-Fiṭr‎), often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "to purify"; and so the holiday symbolizes the purification after completing the fasting month which is after the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, on the first day of Shawwal.

Eid al-Fitr in 2010 is on Thursday, the 9th of September.
Based on sightability in North America, in 2010 Eid al-Fitr will start in North America a day later - on Friday, the 10th of September.
Note that in the Muslim calander, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Fitr on the sunset of Wednesday, the 8th of September.
Although Eid al-Fitr is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year, since the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar and the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar. This difference means Eid al-Fitr moves in the Gregorian calendar approximately 11 days every year. The date of Eid al-Fitr may also vary from country to country depending on whether the moon has been sighted or not.
The dates provided here are based on the dates adopted by the Fiqh Council of North America for the celebration of Eid al-Fitr. Note that these dates are based on astronomical calculations to affirm each date, and not on the actual sighting of the moon with the naked eyes. This approach is accepted by many, but is still being hotly debated.

Iraq ( CNN. . me. C ) pose bid to update the wells in the field Halfaya

TRC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:46:11 GMT

Wed Sep 8, 2010 2:22

BAGHDAD ( Reuters) - Iraq called the China National Petroleum Corporation ( CNN. . me. C ) and its partners are oil service companies to provide thrones for the rehabilitation of ten oil wells in the field , which Halfayah reserves of 4.1 billion barrels.

In a statement posted on its website for the Maysan Oil Company, the state-run bidders to provide services to stimulate acid in ten wells during the year to expand the area of the flow from the borehole in the oil and gas deposits .
And closes the door for submission of bids in the auction on September 27 and the display remains in force for a period of 90 days after the closing date for the auction.
The group also put forward a tender for the engineering , procurement, construction and maintenance of the construction of a temporary storage and mobilization of oil in the Halfaya . The tender will close on September 24.
In August, she said (C . that. me. C) and its partners said they intend to start drilling new wells in the field this month Halfayah part of a plan to increase production to 70 thousand barrels per day in 2011 three thousand now.
Iraq signed a contract to develop the Halfaya (with CNN. . me. C ) and the giant French company Total and Malaysian Petronas government for a fee of 1.40 dollars a barrel. The share of the Chinese company in the consortium of 37.5 percent.

http://ara.reuters.com/article/busin...6870LO20100908

Official: UN may resolve Iraqi govt. stalemate

TRC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:40:23 GMT

Erbil, Sept. 7 (AKnews) � The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) may state Iraq does not deserve independency if government formation takes longer, says chairman of the Kurdistan Strategic Research Center (KSRC).

Observers see no government anytime soon in Iraq even five months have passed over the Election Day (March 7) now and parliament�s first session on June 14 did not come up with a success.

Nominating Adil Abdul Mahdi to take the PM post is a progressive move, not effective though as his bloc came third in the elections, said the KSRC chairman Farid Asasard.

The PM post is to be finalized for either the Iraqi National Alliance headed by Ayad Allawi or the State of Law headed by the incumbent PM Nourl Maliki, he added.

�I do not believe that one could convince the other to give up the post. Therefore, the president should assign a member of these two blocs to form government,� Asasard noted.

The situation in Iraq now is an unprecedented one as nowhere in the world political actors could not form government after they are content to results of a democratic election, he said.

He thought that if the political blocs could not form a government soon then the issue would be resolved in the UNSC which might say Iraq does not deserve independency.

Allawi won 91 seats and Maliki came second with 89 in March 7 legislative elections. Both come short to reach 163 seats to make a government and have been unable to form a coalition to do so. This has so far left Iraq with no government.

http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/8/180003/

Warka Bank Email Regarding New Currency Announcement

heinzy — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:55:16 GMT

RE: Out of Office: Individual AccountTuesday, September 7, 2010 1:43 PM
From: "Mohammad K. Issa" To: "'Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx'" The CBI has not provided official written notification to the banking sector and banks regarding the revalue or printing of new currency thus it is considered null and void by the Iraqi banking sector and this is the general law noting that we contacted the CBI regarding this matter where they did not provide anything official to comment on simply stating that this matter is under study and has been so for the past few years nothing more nothing less.

From our prospective we can not comment unless the CBI officially announces that the removing of the 3 zeros or revaluation will actually take place by providing the banking sector written documentation where this would be the standard general verification and confirmation currently practiced.

Regardless of a revalue the value of the IQD is in accordance to that set by the CBI this is the general law.

Please note that Warka Bank for Investment and Finance will be closed during our Islamic Festival Eid Holiday Thursday September 9th 2010 where we will open our doors of business Tuesday September 14th 2010 providing our very best services and products serving our esteemed clients the best.

Should you have any further questions or inquiries please take a moment to visit our website www.warka-bank.com news bulletin to view the latest notices and contact details of the related departments that will best handle your inquiries. We have several departments that will specifically handle each banking affair to your best interest by contacting them directly as they handle customer inquiries and transactions ensuring your comfort and satisfaction.

Best regards,

Mohammad K. Issa

Deputy Managing Director

Senior Executive

Warka Bank for Investment and Finance

Colleagues since the primary, Chalabi, Allawi and the Mahdi, shall form governmen

TRC — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:06:30 GMT

September 7 2010 :dft008:
Palm - the political leaders of the three who are believed to end up most likely to become prime minister after nationwide elections this week, Ayad Allawi and Ahmad Chalabi and Adel Abdul-Mahdi, were classmates at the school boys that use English in the late fifties, and they are fortunate members of the families of the elite Baghdadi swept ruled Iraq until successive waves of revolution and terrorism.
Now, linked to the end of the intruders Saddam Hussein and the Iraqis are ready to choose a permanent parliament, the boys of Baghdad College, they are now men in their sixties who have returned from exile to assume their place atop the social hierarchy, which assumed and their families one day be theirs forever.
And raises the three men on the banners for different models of the future of Iraq: Allawi, a secular state, and the Mahdi Islamic-style democracy and Chalabi for a program that would purge Iraqi society of those associated with Saddam Hussein has broken out in some cases, feelings of sharp, especially between Allawi and Chalabi, who because they fought off bitterness to take over leadership of the Iraqi exile movement.
But what unites three former schoolmates could prove more important than what divides them, and if they put logos and personal ambitions aside, Allawi, Chalabi and Abdul Mahdi say they are ready to strike political deals that might involve some ideological differences aside, but Abdul-Mahdi and Chalabi say they aim to establish Government of national unity with the participation of key political leaders in Iraq, including Allawi's an assumption.
According to Allawi, among others, that that is very unlikely, and in spite of the ties that go back to childhood and to the corridors of Baghdad College, the old, suggest that conflicts acute in an atmosphere of polarization may be softened by three men who grew up together.

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Abdul-Mahdi declares its readiness to give up his candidacy for prime minister

THIEF OF BAGDAD — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:28:24 GMT

Abdul-Mahdi declares its readiness to give up his candidacy for prime minister ( if it turns into an obstacle )

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 10:01

Abdul-Mahdi to lead the next government coalition candidate to compete with state law, Nuri al-Maliki , and he is willing to give up the post against the formation of a government of national partnership and save the country from the deterioration of service and security.
BAGHDAD: the candidate for prime minister for the National Coalition Adel Abdul Mahdi, his willingness to give up his candidacy for prime minister , in the case that his candidacy for this position to the obstacle in the way of the political process.
Mahdi said during a press conference in the Iraqi parliament today, " the National Coalition will work in coordination with the coalition of state law and to all political parties alliance and a national speed in forming the next government , "stressing that the work with the Iraqi List and the Kurdistan Alliance is the basis for forming a government.
The Iraqi National Coalition announced last Friday on the nomination of Abdul-Mahdi to lead the next government to compete with the Prime Minister 's outgoing coalition candidate rule of law, Nuri al- Maliki.

, "Abdel Mahdi said his coalition seeking to form a partnership government of national able to provide security and services in accordance with the partnership principle the truth, pointing out that winning the support of political forces and policymakers political backstage in the country for his nomination for prime minister requires further efforts to accelerate the formation of the government .
Abdel -Mahdi to turn his candidacy for the post of prime minister to the obstacles that threaten the political process in the country will be tempted to apologize to the Iraqi people and hand over to the Secretariat has entrusted to them.
Considered to support the political forces for his nomination for prime minister as a catalyst to speed up the formation of government , and the forces that have criticized his nomination complementary to the process of democracy building, in reference to the Reform Movement, led by former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari , who has expressed skepticism on the mechanism of nominating Abdul Mahdi for this post.
The Reform Movement of Iraq , headed by former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari announced on September 3 present, refusing to choose the leader of the Supreme Council , Adel Abdul Mahdi, a candidate for the National Coalition for prime minister, considering that this is not represented , as he emphasized that he had many reservations on the mechanism of nomination Abdul-Mahdi

According to observers, there is no longer the nomination of Adel Abdul-Mahdi Nouri al-Maliki against the salvation of the ongoing crisis between Shiite coalitions , they remain on a date with the other challenges is the mechanism to be contested by Abdul-Mahdi and al-Maliki and still had to be established yet, according to assurances from leaders of both sides. Following is the nomination of Abdul-Mahdi to end the long- node within the National Coalition (70 seats), about six months to choose one candidate because of differences that exist between its components.
Adel Abdul-Mahdi to thank supporters and opponents of his nomination for prime minister
The Vice- President Adel Abdul -Mahdi expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Iraqi National Coalition and all the menus and the forces and personalities that greeted his nomination for the post of prime minister.
In a speech delivered at a news conference in the House today ( 09.07.2010 ), the Vice-President also thanked those who criticized or opposed to his nomination and consider it an integral part of the requirements of the construction process of democratic scrutiny of views and the ability personalities.
The Deputy President of the Republic on the importance of communicating with the other powers and policy and decision makers in the country to get his nomination to the support needed to build a successful government to provide security services and rebuild infrastructure.
The Deputy President of the Republic is fully prepared to apologize for the competition for the post of prime minister if his candidacy has the necessary support.
Here is the text of the speech read by Vice-President of the Republic:
In the name of God the Merciful
I had the honor of the Iraqi National Alliance nomination for the post of Prime Minister .. This is a great honor I thank him all the efforts of the forces and personalities , without exception, calling on the Almighty to give me the strength and determination not able to bear the heavy responsibility entrusted to it .. I also thank the menus and the forces and personalities that have welcomed this nomination and considered a contributing factor in the formation of the government to solve the crisis there are many .. But thank criticized or opposed to this nomination and considered an integral part of the construction process and the Democrats and the debate which will help to check the views and viability of the characters. Has declined since last Friday , the third this month to make any meeting or to give any press statement. It had to be first to complete the National Coalition plans major basic and orientations in order for me represented .. As it should be assured that the nomination will have the necessary support and the necessary forces and other policy and decision makers in the country. After the completion of all these preparations we will continue the efforts made by us or others to accelerate the formation of the government .. We will cooperate in this with everyone, including the brothers of candidates from other lists and menus that support them. We will work within the framework of the national coalition with the state law and with the National Alliance .. We will consider also cooperate and work with the Iraqi List and the Kurdistan Alliance of the basics of working not to mention the other menus and agreed about the unity of Iraq and other lists and independents. As stated in the coalition program , we seek to include the Government of a successful principles of genuine partnership .. Government can provide security and services and to rehabilitate damaged infrastructure , especially in the sectors of electricity, water, fuel, transportation, communication, sewerage, Alambazl and provide employment , housing, education, health, fighting poverty, attract investment and restore the vital sectors of the oil and gas , agricultural, industrial, service and restore Iraq's relations both ways: the Arab and Islamic world and the international community , and end the legacy of Former justice to the oppressed and deprived of the victims of that regime or of the victims of the situation that resulted after the change in 2003.
I confirm that I shall do all of this responsibility and I will present my brothers on the checks and balances, and I will continue my efforts with determination and strength as long as I'm going to the necessary support as long as we achieve the desired progress together .. However, if unpopular , or if it turns into an obstacle Vsoatdhir my candidacy to the people and my brothers and re- secretary who handed them . In conclusion, I extend my warmest congratulations and blessings to our great and our scientists evacuation and the Iraqi people and Arab and Islamic nation on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr God back to Iraq and the Iraqis have got rid of terror and violence to the country returns to normal patterns occupies a position developed between countries and nations and to achieve progress and prosperity and pride to our people decent , he hears Responsive

http://alrafidayn.com/

Hussein�s Kalashnikov Returned to Iraq

TRC — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:17:21 GMT

Stephen Farrell for The New York Times

BAGHDAD � This chrome-plated Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle, with a pearl hand grip and receiver, was manufactured by an Iraqi weapons factory which produced personalized assault rifles for Saddam Hussein�s family and friends. Bearing a tiny image of the dictator near the sighting mechanism, it was looted after the 2003 invasion and has been returned to Iraq along with hundreds of other items, as Steven Lee Myers reports.
It was put on display at the headquarters of Iraq�s Foreign Ministry in Baghdad on Monday in a ceremony attended by American and Iraqi officials, who gave details of hundreds of artifacts � the vast majority from ancient rulers of Mesopotamia � that had been recovered after being looted before, during and after the American-led invasion.

A booklet distributed at the ceremony said of the AK-47: �Customs agents located the AK-47 at the headquarters of the U.S. Army 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, at Fort Lewis in Washington State. Brought back as a war trophy by a U.S. Army soldier who had served in Iraq, the rifle was seized by the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in cooperation with the U.S. Army at the behest of the Iraqi government.�
It added: �During the reign of Saddam Hussein, Iraq had a weapons factory which produced its own version of the Kalashnikov assault rifle. Gold-plated models were produced and often given as gifts among Saddam�s family and friends, especially those in the Baath Party.�

Civil society organizations vigil in seven provinces

TRC — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:10:10 GMT

September 8 2010

Baghdad morning
Seven governorates witnessed demonstrations and sit-ins organized by civil society organizations to demand speed in forming the government. All these moves come, after six months to hold legislative elections on 7 March last,

At the time of the parliamentary blocs still plagues more dialogues and consultations and negotiations to form a new government based on partnership. While the National Coalition talks postponed until after the domestic holiday, after agreement on 65 percent of adopting a mechanism to choose its candidate for prime minister, resident vice president of the National Coalition leader, Adel Abdul Mahdi, a breakfast attended by members of the House present and former.

Has organized a number of civil society organizations in the provinces of �Baghdad, Basra, Dhi Qar, Kirkuk, Karbala, Babil and Qadisiyah� demonstrations and protests in which hundreds of citizens to protest the delay form the new government.
The demonstrators carried banners and slogans of parliament and the politicians responsible for the deteriorating situation, including �hold you responsible for violating the constitution and undermine the security and the democratic process in Iraq� and �the interests of citizens is more important than your interests factional and personal�.

Also called for an end to the sit-ins, open meeting of the Council of Representatives, and the resumption of its meetings, demanding to speed up the nomination of members of the three presidencies and the formation of the government. The center of the photo, said President Jalal Talabani said the current political crisis in the country is on its way to the solution.
In the meantime, I learned �morning� from private sources that Dr. Abdul-Mahdi called on members of the House of Representatives and former new to a breakfast hosted by the day.
The sources indicated that he will be after the banquet to discuss political developments and the developments of the process of forming the government.

Abdul-Mahdi called on yesterday's political blocs to show the flexibility required to bridge the gap in views between the political forces.
A dossier of the ongoing negotiations between coalitions of national and state law, he declared leader of the coalition of state law, Ali al-Adeeb said the poles of the National Alliance decided to conclude their negotiations to choose a candidate prime minister, the post-holiday Eid al-Fitr.
Adeeb said in an exclusive statement to �morning� to agree on the adoption of a mechanism 65 percent to a candidate is selected through the leadership of the Alliance �7 +7�.
Writer and denied the existence of differences between the coalition and national levels, saying in this regard: he �been postponed meetings for the existence of some of the issues that made reference to the governing bodies of public coalitions.
It is said that the National Coalition was held on Monday to meet with him ahead of a meeting the National Alliance, where the meeting underlined the need to involve everyone in the government of a genuine political partnership.
And named in Friday's last Abdul Mahdi as its candidate for prime minister next, who is running a competition to a candidate of a coalition of law Nouri al-Maliki to reach a single candidate of the National Alliance for the premiership, according to the Federal Court's interpretation of article 76 of the Constitution.
Conversely, he called leader of the Iraqi List, Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki to deal with the list �because it would give the features and locations are difficult to obtain in the event of an alliance with other blocs�, he says.
In addition, said a member of the Kurdistan Alliance and the Kurds Walid company would seek constitutional amendments to the post of presidency in the event of surrender to him.

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Asiacell launches missed call notification service

TRC — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:42:58 GMT

[9/7/2010]

Within its commitment to providing high quality services that cater to the needs of all subscriber segments, Asiacell - the largest private Iraqi company and the first and only mobile telecommunications company to provide coverage for all of Iraq - announced the launch of its free-of-charge Missed Call Notification Service across all Iraqi governorates.
The Missed Call Notification Service is offered to all Asiacell postpaid and prepaid subscribers as well as to new subscribers interested in joining Asiacell's network free of charge. In addition to not charging activation, usage and monthly fees, the service informs subscribers of the number of calls missed while their mobiles were switched off, experiencing SIM card issues, or beyond network coverage.

"It brings us great pleasure at Asiacell to be the first to offer this value added service in Iraq," said Mr. Jamal Omer, Products & Services Manager at Asiacell. "The launch of the Missed Call Notification Service confirms our interest in providing Iraqi citizens with the best services that modern technology can offer, and corresponds with our dedication to answering the growing demands in the local telecom market. Our efforts are guided by our vision to continuously introduce exceptional services and offers that maintain our subscribers' trust and enable us to remain as their number one provider of telecom services in Iraq."

http://www.iraqdirectory.com/DisplayNews.aspx?id=13779

Iraq rebuilds poultry industry as violence eases

TRC — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:40:13 GMT

[9/7/2010]

Iraqi poultry production has risen markedly in 2010 due to better feed availability and an improving business environment. This expansion is expected to continue in 2011 as a reduction in political violence allows the rehabilitation of abandoned poultry houses.

Poultrymeat output is expected to reach 230 000t this year, more than double the 110 000t produced in 2009, according to a new report from the US Department of Agriculture attache in Baghdad.

http://www.iraqdirectory.com/DisplayNews.aspx?id=13778

Iraq sets 2011 output targets for 10 Basra oilfields

TRC — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:37:07 GMT

[9/7/2010]

Iraq's South Oil Co. and its
foreign partners have set quarterly 2011 production targets for
Iraq's southern oilfields including a 1.25 million barrel per
day year-end target for workhorse Rumaila, SOC documents show. The documents obtained by Reuters show the SOC expects
production to rise to 2.285 million bpd from all 10 oilfields it
is involved with, including supergiants Rumaila, Majnoon and
West Qurna Phase One, by the end of next year.
Production targets
Oilfields Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Rumaila (BPD) 1.175(mln) 1.201 1.226 1.250 West Qurna 1 260,000 270,000 285,000 300,000 Majnoon 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 Zubair 280,000 310,000 340,000 360,000 Gharaf - - - 35,000 Nahr Bin Umar 45,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 Ratawi 10,000 14,000 18,000 25,000 Luhais 60,000 70,000 80,000 85,000 Tuba 10,000 15,000 20,000 30,000 Nassiriya 15,000 20,000 30,000 30,000

http://www.iraqdirectory.com/DisplayNews.aspx?id=13763

Breitling Email to DD: An Assessment of the Situation

TRC — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:31:01 GMT

Wanted to pass on some information about the numbers, on the liquidity of the Dinar
Iraq had 26 trillion printed Dinar according the 2008 charts, each year after that adding 1.5 trillion, this had to do with the damaged Dinar being taken off they just do a % count instead of trying to audit each Dinar, which they cant do, they averaged it out.
Last year the Iraq parliament asked the IMF if they can Re-value or RI at $3.22
IMF then told Iraq, let�s do an audit and see what plan we can come up with
With the RV in mind to shore up, so the lower denoms can be released the plan from Shabibi was to reduce liquidity by 70% now we all know this already, here is what is new
To get at a 3+ rate the time this was projected by future looking markets based on 100+ per barrel of oil. The reason we are looking at 70 % +15 % of the Dinars liquidity the price per barrel has gone down so the extra 15% is just one small part in helping Iraq to sustain a 3+ rate. I had been talking to the guys out of Dubai and we could not figure out where the extra 15% came from.
Before they had planned on taking in 70% and using the 30% as inter banking currency only. So the 15 % helps us understand also the rate they will eventually get at or want to get at, NOT SAYING IT WILL RV AT THAT RATE. But it can be sustained. The remaining Dinar will be for their inter-banking needs.
Also want to talk a bit about the VND� From the numbers we are looking at, they need to take a ton of currency off the market to be able to do anything with it, as I have talked about in the past. This window is 1-3 years from now. at a new 1-2 cent rate. Reason I am pointing this out is the fact after the Dinar RV�s, Heavy hitters are going to buy as much as they can. If you�re going to get into this you, you may wish to move sooner than later.
IMO, nothing needs to be done for the IQD to RV, on the money side we are done. On the political side, the Gov needs to be seated. Also, keep this in mind� it is not just the money but also the Ministry of Finance that also has to approve dif types of business to be able to work in Iraq. NOT ALL BUT SOME� Remember this is what Ali is waiting for so he can buy his bank. The MOF does not have full POWER TO DO THIS. It is a interim Gov with limited power, so we need both to happen, seated Gov, and RV, at what ever rate.
Next thing to consider is the sanctions. Here is a question for you to just keep in mind. It RV�s, and we get a rate, Gov is seated, next they vote to get out of chapter 7, would you not think that after chapter 7 is gone that the rate would go even higher? Just something to think about� If you�re holding Dinar and thinking of dif ways and time frames to cash in I would put this on the table.