7-30-2014 *Adam Montana

[Vixen]

7-30-2014 *Adam Montana ~Parliament still working on the budget...that's nothing new, but it appears they are making progress. Maliki has yet to be replaced and is maintaining his role as Prime Minister still. There is nobody likely to get enough support in Baghdad to replace him, so like i've been saying for the last few months...he's probably going to stay. A new name you might want to get familiar with is "Muhammad Fuad Masum", the new Iraqi President. We will still hear Talabani's name as he will still be active in the political party Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Speaking of Kurdistan, there is a pretty big deal going on right now...they currently have a tanker sitting off the coast of Texas carrying $100 million worth of crude. They declared a major victory when they were to offload it Monday, but a Judge put a temporary delay on this. We are currently waiting for the KRG to make their case...and if they are able to offload this shipment and collect that money, they will have won a MAJOR victory! Again putting more pressure on Baghdad, which is good for us. Kurdistan also has a referendum coming up to vote for Independence. I don't see it happening as of yet, but again...all these things are pushing for action instead of complacency and delays. Overall... it's looking like we're in for an exciting month of August!