8-23-2015 *sczin11 ~IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS TO ALL...THAT REFORMS ARE IN PROCESS...IT CAN NOT BE DISPUTED THAT "STUFF" IS HAPPENING...THE PROBLEM FOR MANY OF US IS WE JUST CAN NOT GET A GOOD PIECE OF VERIFIABLE CONSENSUS FILLED, INFORMATION TO BITE ON...WE DONT KNOW WHAT WE DONT KNOW...BUT, WHAT WE DO KNOW, IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF STIRRING THE POT, BY THE RELIGIOUS CLERICS...IMHO, THAT HOLDS MUCH WATER IN THE ME [MIDDLE EAST]...AND TODAY WE SEE THE CALL FOR ABADI TO RELINQUISH HIS TIES TO THE DAWA PARTY IN ORDER TO SHOW NO SECTARIAN BIAS IN THE DECISIONS HE HAS TO MAKE GOING FORWARD. IT WOULD APPEAR, THAT MOST FEEL GOING FORWARD WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE...APPEARS THE CALLING FOR JUDICIAL CHANGE MUST OCCUR FIRST, THE REST WILL FOLLOW SUIT.
8-23-2015 *firefly ~[What is keeping Maliki from being gone? His position has been eliminated and yet he still has a forum. He refuses to resign. What in the constitution is allowing him to still have a foot in this game?] Anybody can create their own forum if they scream loud enough. Does it add any validity to it? He could refuse all he wants, he is out! M [Maliki] will be taken care of by the proper authorities...as well as his sidekicks! Abadi KNOWS that! IMO he is irrelevant to the reform...Has no power...lost his job...nobody likes him.
. Abadi is SAFE! [What are your thoughts on Abadi eliminating Parliament and rewriting the constitution?] They are going from a parliamentary constitution to a democratic constitution. HUGE. Exactly what was expected of them. [Didn't the USA have a big hand in writing their new constitution?] They are helping Abadi amend it, yes. Maliki never abided by the old constitution if he did, we wouldn't be here right now! Well something needs to happen prior to Oct 1st. Have to remember...both Abadi AND Saleh told us back in Dec 2013 that the deletion of 3 zeros will occur in 2015. What did they know back then that most here didn't? In Fact Abadi even went as far as to say...AFTER THE NEW PARLIAMENT! 8-23-2015 *Aggiedad77 ~Article: "Iraq: the night of the arrest of al-Maliki" Now there is a catchy news article title...a real attention getter...Maliki's time is surely short...he is continually being turned down...he is spurned from political leadership...his group of protectors grows smaller and smaller...so when will he be pulled from the street...when will that fateful knock on the door draw him from the safety of his mansion...he has proven to be an embarrassment to many in Iraq because he chose to fill his pockets rather than do good for the Iraqi people...his time is coming...because his options are running out.
8-23-2015 *BGG ~[I always thought RI meant reinstatement of the price it was on the market before the sanctions began - is that right?] were that to happen - yes, that is what it would be called. I doubt it though - I suspect some other "regime"...
8-24-2015 *Delta ~[...do you see them accomplishing their Goal with int bonds this year. B/c that would require a rate imo. Or do you think they will push the implementation date back due to needing more progress etc?] YES WE SHOULD SEE INT BONDS THIS YEAR IMO NEXT MONTH. THEY NEED THE MONEY SO BAD, WITH OIL PRICES GOING DOWN. ALSO THEY NEED INVESTOR TO GET IN...WITH OUT A NEW RATE NO ONE WILL INVEST IN IRAQ.
8-24-2015 *OOTW ~A LOT GOING DOWN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS...PROTESTERS IN KARBALA HAVE TAKEN OVER THE GOVT BUILDING IN KARBALA IN PROTESTS OF THE JUDICIARY. THERE'S A CHANCE THEY MAY DECLARE AN EMERGENCY GOVT IN ORDER TO GET LAWS PASSED AND DISSOLVE THE JUDICIARY WHICH REFUSES TO RESTRUCTURE ITSELF...ALTHOUGH WE'RE SEEING AN ARTICLE FROM THE SJC THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR JUDICIAL CANDIDATES. I THINK THIS WILL BE GREAT. WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO SEE SOMETHING MAJOR THIS WEEK... MAJOR...RE THE GOVT.
8-24-2015 *Delta ~[what is the citizen's reactions to "what seems like delays" in the monetary reform and are they liking what Abadi is doing?] CITIZEN LOVES ABADI, THEY ARE CLEANING HOUSE BEFORE THEY PULL THE TRIGGER. IMO WE SHOULD SEE WHAT WE ARE WAITING FOR SOMETIMES NEXT MONTH.
8-24-2015 *BGG ~Maliki came back from Iran where he met with most of his most ardent Shia supporters (not all Shias support him - as before)...The Dawa party (and Maliki) “facially supports” these recent reforms called for by the Iraqi Clerics and the demonstrators (the people)...However, it’s a political tactic. He needs to look like “HE’S THE REFORMER”, or at least line himself up with the reforms. On the other hand Maliki is secretly attempting to subvert Abadi everything he does. It is worth noting – there are numerous OP ED’s out recently pointing out that if Maliki really wanted reforms he would have done so long ago. Maliki is in now in FULL DAMAGE control…He did not come back until he had some assurance of some kind – though no guarantee, he must feel he has some potential for survival....my comments regarding “Maliki as gone” are clearly “forward looking statements” and ARE IN PROGRESS. Visible progress has been made – for now, Maliki is NOT A VP and is NOT WELCOME in official GOI meetings. WHY did Abadi move now? Was it demonstrators? No – I doubt it very much. Maliki can think he has everyone right where he wants them – but keep in mind this whole campaign of reform was kicked off by the WB/IMF telling Iraq to get their AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and corruption under control (both issues pointed DIRECTLY AT MALIKI). They were given until Oct 1st to get an AML law put in place. It would probably help Abadi to have an Investment Law in place as well. Thus far Abadi has responded. Judiciary is next. He needs to keep up the pressure ...so no matter what "current circumstances" look like - the WB and IMF have an agenda. Maliki isn't part of that equation.
8-24-2015 *Aggiedad77 ~Article: "Iraq: the night of the arrest of al-Maliki" Now there is a catchy news article title...a real attention getter...Maliki's time is surely short...he is continually being turned down...he is spurned from political leadership...his group of protectors grows smaller and smaller...so when will he be pulled from the street...when will that fateful knock on the door draw him from the safety of his mansion...he has proven to be an embarrassment to many in Iraq because he chose to fill his pockets rather than do good for the Iraqi people...his time is coming...because his options are running out.
8-24-2015 *Delta ~["THE ECONOMIC REFORMS HAVE BEGUN -- THEY ARE TO SATISFY THE CITIZENS AND ALSO ADDRESS NOT ONLY THE DOMESTIC -- BUT THE GLOBAL SCALE." ...that was supposedly released to the citizens Sunday am with 48 hours to implement. Is this news correct and if so if its to satisfy on a global scale could this be pointing to a rate change?] YES THAT'S CORRECT...BUT KEEP IN MIND 48 HRS FOR IRAQ COULD MEAN A MONTH.
