DISCLAIMER: None of the information I share on this site is my own. I simply try to collect the best rumors and information I feel applies to a given day’s news and information that I hear or read about the "New Iraqi Dinar". Those I do speak with, I trust. So, any personal phone calls that I share on the blog, I have reason to believe they are sincere in their intent, and I believe they are in some way connected to those who do know what is going on. As for myself, I am connected to no “source”, just to those who tell me they are. I will never reveal a “contact” of mine, or their “source” for the purpose of giving more grounds or proof of their claims. Just take everything as a rumor and allow it to reveal itself over time. I have no hidden agenda for posting what I deem to be worthy reading. I’m just trying to make this difficult ride easier to follow for my family, friends, acquaintances, and anyone they deem to share this site with. I wish you all the very best! I hope this ride will end soon. It has definitely taken its toll… – Dinar Daddy

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

DINAR DADDY ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW SITE ADDRESS

All,

Please click on this link... www.theiraqidinar.com to go to our NEW home for Dinar Daddy's Tidbits. Here is what I've posted on the Home Page as your welcome to my new site...

What started out to be a private and simple blog meant to help me disseminate what I deemed to be important information about this investment to my family and friends has turned into a very popular site where people from all over the world are now reading the posted information.

Such a response tells me that we investors are looking for a singular “HUB” for information and resources, as this is what this site provides. I have made no effort to advertise DDT, save word-of-mouth. Most just want to come in, get an update, see all the pertinent Dinar daily information, and then get on with their lives.


Because of this response, I felt it necessary to upgrade the way I present the information, links, sites, forums, news, and chats, so as to create a cleaner, more professional site to manage. So, welcome! Come on in, browse around, read a while, and enjoy. I’m very grateful you appreciate what I offer here.

I’ve included a “Site Description” post in the “Tidbits” section of this site to help you quickly become familiar with my site. I know this is a bit of a change from my previous one-page blog site, so please CLICK HERE for navigation instructions.

And… as always… Go Dinar!

I look forward to continuing to serve you better at www.theiraqidinar.com.

Dinar Daddy

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

FRANK26 POST - KTF Missions 1/26/10

Looks like the ante got upped to get the budget passed.

Now Budget……….. IMO and Hypothetically speaking of course, If you were the US and you had Art 7 as leverage for Iraq to RI their currency how would you play it?
I would want to make sure that Iraq held up to their end of the deal. Now if the Exchange Rate Mech was in the budget then the US knows its done and can release Iraq from Art 7 and M can make his announcement.

I wish to share the following with you Family……..our team last week reported that the budget would be passed this week. Yesterday a military source from Iraq sent word to us not to be concerned that the budget was not passed as expected on Monday. They would pick up the politicians from their homes and drive them to parliament to make sure there were enough in attendance for a passage. That’s why I told you……not to worry yesterday……..that it would pass today. We were also told that at 6am this morning Shabibi and his full staff met at the CBI for ……..obvious reasons. I have taken us to 9.5 as of today. We are looking for O to quickly mention that Iraq is a sovereign nation. If he mentions that CH7 is lifted………then we are at the highest level of alert for the RI announcement that we have ever been at ………..on the 29th ……..this coming Friday. I mentioned this yesterday and I find it important enough to call your attention to it again. The four major banks……for the first time are seeing the IQD with her rate. This can only be seen internally within the banking systems. High level management has the ability to see activities from their mother banks. They are seeing the banking systems communicate with each other on their own. Data, such as a rate……..will appear so that the computers acknowledge. This type of data only stays up for 5 to 15 minutes. Yesterday night I answered a post about the area code. I gave what I considered to be a possible spread. Go back and find it on your own if you wish to see it. Please do not bring it forward……..leave it where it is at………but use it for your knowledge. IMO……….the CBI may possibly refuse to put up any info this coming Friday. First of all it’s a religious holiday for them. Second of all……..it’s their bank……..it’s their currency……it’s their country……they can do whatever they want. But I will tell you this………our government will let the four major banks know and automatically FOREX and other counters will pick it up instantly. Stay with FOREX Family…….especially on Friday. Here’s an interesting side note……our team has noticed that websites once easily accessible……..are no longer available. Such as Maliki’s website……the Cabinet Minister’s and many main government websites cannot be found any longer. The one that really makes me smile is Naharain site. This is where our newshounds like to get a lot of their articles. Right now Family the less you know………the greater the security for the GOI.

I promised TAMPATOM that I would not talk to any Hollywood directors or writers while I was with KTFM. I have given him permission to be the first to take our story to his people . I have turned down one writer and 3 book publishing companies that have contacted me for the rights. I told them I am too busy right now to deal with such matters at the moment. The last one was back in October ’09 …….I told them the movie that you seek has already been made. To the publishers I said the book that you seek ……..has already been written. Little did I know that on the 15th of this month…..when the last of my intel came in…….a movie would be released with an amazing coincidental similarity to our last 14 months together. It is called………THE BOOK OF ELI. Without knowing it back in October I told these people that what they sought was already done. How does God work? Yes…….in many ways. If you have not seen the movie then do not read my outline because it will spoil it for you. But if you have seen it………check this out.

Sometimes one has to hide with his own camouflage and be perfectly still ……….to know ……..in the hunt for the food we call intel.

Once again …….when you are by yourself…….be still and listen to “In the Still of the Night” before time and the batteries run out.

Oh Yes…………… we walk through the valley of the shadow of Death …………. With FAITH. But if you cause me to defend with Samson eyes ………….You will never know my defensive art……only witness it.

Like the giant that fell tripping on the rug in the waiting room who looked into our eyes and asked the question…….”Who are you?” The answer should always be……..I am no one, you are special.

Intel ……….has always and always will travel through the banking systems from the east to ……..the WEST.

We walk by faith alone because faith is the substance of things hoped for ……the evidence of things un-SEEN. If you believe do
you really need to see? I do not lead you blindly but have told you to look at my banner that says ……..Keep The Faith.

They throw rocks and we make rock gardens. We have been nicked so many times and yet we still stand. Are we protected? Does our site ever go down permanently? Or for even a day?

In 14 months we have written the equivalent of 7 books and not one of them contained the answer to our quest. Only one book should be sought by all mankind. Yet if L uses it…….we are tricked.

We tell you not to be ashamed to pray in an open cafeteria with many people……..nor with one individual sitting across the table with you.

So many times we feel we have arrived only to be shot in the stomach by the one or two that wish to discourage and live in a world of negativity. It does not kill us as the hand of God comes down from the clouds in the LIGHTning to pick us back up.

Wounded ………emotionally…….but not spiritually we get back on the road with a bullet in our guts because we walk to the west with FAITH never giving up our mission for God. Something makes us hold on to our dinars even when there seems to be no hope or reason any longer.

His mission took 30 years to travel to the West and deliver the Word. It has only taken us 7 years to be equipped to go to the four corners of the world.

We have told you ………shown you…….described to you that to know me you must cross a body of water and find me…….on my island.

When he takes his first steps on the island he is met by two and he says to them …………”I kept the FAITH”. So will we Family.

Why dots……….why the blue? You must cross the blue water and I will show you a book that you and I can read from together with our eyes. You made it this far because your heart can see. But if you are physically blind ……..my dots have prepared you ………to read.

I once said that I would hand over my CEO status someday to a “young buck” to continue the fight for our Father at KTFM. Make sure that you understand that I go nowhere just teaching others how to have FAITH and ……………………………Sampson Eyes.

It may not be Frank26………but Eli’s coming. To tell you ……..not to give up because our Father will come back someday.

Believe it or not Family I had 7 more points to bring out from the movie but I think I have made my point. If this offends anyone or you feel that I am claiming to be associated with this movie in any way shape or form………..relax……….don’t stress yourself out because that is not my intentions. Just like our investment today showing so many obvious conclusions ………so is this movie………..very obvious to me as the leader of KTFM. So go ahead and take your shots………I walk by FAITH !

I wish my brain had more gig watts storage capacity because both TINK and I are being run ragged. Yet there is something rewarding about putting in a full days work. I leave you with happy spirits and my Christian love. By the way……..I know code words and their reasons. Below is something my team pulled up that had us rolling on the floor with laughter because they didn’t even go out of their way to hide the obvious. This is an example Family of communication . Think about it…….LOL………it doesn’t snow in Iraq. Aloha.

KTF,
Frank

ps~ even though the budget is passed it still needs to be approved. May we concentrate our prayers for that accomplishment maybe by Thursday.

WHITE HOUSE URGES KURDS TO SETTLE THEIR DISPUTES WITH BAGHDAD

Kurdistan Leader Massoud Barzani During a Meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates

White House urges Kurds to settle their disputes with Baghdad


WASHINGTON (Reuters): The United States urged on Tuesday leaders of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq to resolve their disputes over borders and oil revenues with Baghdad and support the elections scheduled for Iraq on the seventh of March.

Clinton said U.S. Secretary of State will raise these points when she meets with Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq for talks on Tuesday aimed at preventing tensions between Arabs and Kurds to undermine Iraq's stability.
It is feared that the Kurds are trying to Arab national government in Baghdad reduction of de facto independence that they enjoy since the Gulf War in 1991, immediately after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

Seeks U.S. President Barack Obama to end the hostilities in Iraq by 31 August 2010 before a full withdrawal by the end of 2011. Clinton told officials of the U.S. State Department before meeting with Barzani, it Stdaoh "to work for a peaceful solution on some of the disputed border, particularly around Kirkuk and support of the elections."

At a time in which the U.S. support for the security of the Kurds, "Clinton said," We expect that the Kurdish leadership played an important role in the quest to achieve stability in Iraq and to work with Sunni and Shiite leadership for the benefit of the entire country. "Barzani, speaking before the start of their meeting, told reporters it seemed he was trying to allay U.S. concerns, saying, "I would also like to assure you, Madam Secretary, we are committed to a democratic Iraq within a federal framework."

And called on Clinton earlier in the meeting with the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the settlement of border disputes over Kirkuk and the surrounding area, which contributes one fifth of Iraq's production of oil in addition to sharing revenues from oil production.

Clinton said "Adoption of an oil revenue law, for example, is very important for all Iraqis, all Iraqis will benefit if it is completed."

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SFMEDIC CHAT - Dinar Speculator 1/26/10 @ 9:03pm

REMEMBER IT WAS NOT A CONFIRMATION OF AN RV FROM CHASE.
****** says to (21:02:57):
IT WAS ONLY THE INFORMATION THEY HAD FROM TBI AND WERE USING
****** says to (21:03:21):
NOW IT WAS ALSO NLT FEB 7TH
pepper says to (21:03:44):
****** says to (21:04:46):
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF MY WIFE FOR ALL THE PRAYERS, CARDS, CANDY, FLOWERS THAT WAS SENT TO HER
****** says to (21:05:42):
I AM A BIT BURNT OUT
****** says to (21:06:00):
SO BE PATIENT IF I AM SORT OF BLUNT
****** says to (21:06:19):
NOW THERE WAS ALLOT THAT HAS HAPPENED
****** says to (21:06:27):
BUDGET WAS HUGE
butterfly says to (21:06:29):
****** has the floor
****** says to (21:07:00):
AND IRAQ PUSHING SO HARD TO GET OUT OF CHAPTER VII
****** says to (21:07:31):
NOW I AM GIVING YOU A HEADS UP
****** says to (21:07:40):
ON THIS
****** says to (21:07:59):
I HAVE MANY FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS
****** says to (21:08:22):
WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK EVERYDAY OR MONTH ABOUT DINAR
****** says to (21:08:52):
ONLY THING THEY HAVE TO TELL ME IS IF THEY EVER GET SOMETHING THEY THINK I MAY CONSIDER IMPORTANT
****** says to (21:08:57):
THEY WILL CONTACT ME
****** says to (21:09:13):
ONE OF MY FRIENDS CALLED ME TODAY
****** says to (21:09:17):
HE IS RETIRED NOW
****** says to (21:09:37):
BUT HAS STILL MANY CONTACTS IN THE INTELLIGIENCE AGENCY
****** says to (21:10:03):
HE WORKED THE MIDDLE EAST FOR QUITE AWHILE
****** says to (21:10:11):
WELL THIS IS WHAT HE GAVE ME TODAY
****** says to (21:10:21):
THAT THINGS ARE VERY CLOSE
****** says to (21:10:35):
AND HERE IS THE KEY HE SAID I WAS TO WATCH FOR
****** says to (21:11:04):
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER MEETING WITH SISTINI WHO IS THE RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY FOR IRAQ
****** says to (21:11:54):
WE KNOW THAT MANY OF THE GOVT OFFICIALS CONTACT HIM TO GET GUIDANCE AND BLESSING ON IMPORTANT DECISIONS
****** says to (21:13:31):
WHEN THIS MEETING TAKES PLACE
****** says to (21:13:51):
IT WILL 24HRS TO THE RV
****** says to (21:14:07):
SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
****** says to (21:15:12):
ALSO I WANT YOU TO FOLLOW THE CHAPTER VII NEWS
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THIS IS FOR SOME REASON INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
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AT LEAST TO IRAQ
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THAT IS ALL I HAVE
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NOW I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER ANSWERS

SONNY1 CHAT - Dinar Vets 1/26/10 @ 11:13am

11:13 AM [sonny1] good news today, shouldnt be much longer now
11:14 AM [sonny1] its a very good day for us
11:14 AM [LittleMissGrits] sonny1 so u think the RV and budget are tied?
11:14 AM [sonny1] LittleMissGrits i do
11:14 AM [sonny1] thats why it took so long
11:14 AM [LittleMissGrits] sonny1 time frame?
11:15 AM [steveh12] Im telling Adam
11:15 AM [sonny1] imo, we should see rv in the next week or two, maybe sooner
11:15 AM [cmil222] lets hope
11:15 AM [LittleMissGrits] sonny1 why would they wait?
11:15 AM [sonny1] LittleMissGrits there iraq
11:15 AM [NFL] how long did last years budget take?
11:15 AM [BAMA69] sonny1 im thinking its got to rv at a high rate,if it rvs low wont help them
11:15 AM [LittleMissGrits] sonny1 ohhh, silly me!!
11:15 AM [sonny1] LittleMissGrits there iraq
11:15 AM [NFL] how long did last years budget take?
11:15 AM [BAMA69] sonny1 im thinking its got to rv at a high rate,if it rvs low wont help them
11:15 AM [LittleMissGrits] sonny1 ohhh, silly me!!
11:15 AM [aceman] i sure hope you are right
11:15 AM [sonny1] NFL it was done the november before
11:16 AM [NFL] cool
11:16 AM [hiltonhead05] sonny do you think they are going to wait till the very last min to rv....? like they did to pass the budget
11:16 AM [sonny1] i think it looks like to me atleast 1-1
11:16 AM [steveh12] They Have Way Too Many Holidays
11:16 AM [sonny1] i think it looks like to me atleast 1-1
11:16 AM [steveh12] They Have Way Too Many Holidays
11:16 AM [sonny1] hiltonhead05 probably
11:17 AM [sonny1] they have been meeting with the u.n too, prbably to see if rate is good enough to get them out of 7
11:17 AM [desimo] terry or sonny, what are your best thoughts on the next currency to Rv or invest in?
11:17 AM [sonny1] desimo im done with currencies
11:17 AM [steveh12] I hope it gets Me out of 7
11:17 AM [dirtman_00] when can we cash in yall// just got here
11:18 AM [desimo] why is that sonny
11:18 AM [walktide] sonny1 - meeting scheduled with UN in iraq scheduled for tomorrow but not sure if it's on financial matters
11:22 AM [sonny1] digital11 could be anytime, very good news today, the next few days will tell alot

TOMORROW.. IRAQ DISCUSSES JOINT COOPERATION PROGRAM WITH UN

(Voice of Iraq) - 26-01-2010 www.sotaliraq.com

Baghdad / Qais sticks


Will be held on Thursday in the Hall-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad, the strategic meeting to discuss the program of joint cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for the years 2011-2014.

A source at the Ministry of Planning told (long): The meeting will be attended by the Planning Minister Ali Baban, with the heads of all provincial ministries and agencies and representatives of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government and the ambassadors of a number of Arab and foreign countries as well as the UN organizations operating in Iraq and civil society organizations and professional associations. The source added: The program of the meeting will include a presentation of the Millennium Development Goals and national development plan for the years 2010-2014. Indicating that it will be displayed for the priorities of the UN framework for development assistance to Iraq with a focus on childhood development and the role of UNICEF in supporting and building strategic partnerships and ensure the participation of children. He said this meeting will discuss important issues relating to cooperation between Iraq and the United Nations.

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UNHCR IDENTIFIED THE 7TH OF FEBRUARY START DATE FOR ELECTION CAMPAIGNING

UNHCR identified the seventh of February start date for election campaigning
Editor: SS AH
Tuesday, 26 K 2 2010 17:28 GMT

Alsumaria News / Baghdad

Announced that the Electoral Commission on Tuesday that it has received a decision from the accountability and justice requires the removal of nine political entities from participating in the elections, set for the start of campaigns for political entities to participate in upcoming parliamentary elections.

A member of the Electoral Commission for elections Hamdiya Husseini said in an interview for "Alsumaria News",
"The Electoral Commission has identified the seventh of February as a date for the start of the electoral campaign of political entities to participate in the upcoming legislative elections."

For his part, member of the Electoral Commission for elections Saad al-Rawi said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "The Commission maintains day workshop for twenty experts competent operational matters for the elections, who will be deployed to countries that permitted the holding of elections on its territory."

The narrator added that "Fourteen countries agreed to open offices for the upcoming parliamentary elections on the territory of 16 countries, and that UNHCR was awaiting approval by the State of Denmark and Britain to hold the elections on its territory soon."

In another context, Husseini said: "The Commission received a resolution from the accountability and justice requires the removal of nine political entities from participating in elections, also bans the use of names and emblems of political entities are excluded in the election campaign," noting that "the Commission is an executive and implements the decisions issued by an accountability, justice on the abolition of ratification of the entities covered by the ablation, and have no right to object to those decisions. "

Husseini indicated that the entities covered are the "Justice Party, headed by Iraqi Kurdistan, Ershad Ahmed Mohammed Mustafa Zebari, Iraq and the mass of each substance under the chairmanship of Mohiuddin Jinkir, the National Movement for Reform and Development (the solution), headed by Gamal Karbouli, and the entity Saadi Faisal Jubouri his leadership, gathered under the chairmanship of cranks for the Iraqi Fendi Jaafar Nasser Saidi, and the Iraqi Republican Gathering, headed by Saad Asem al-Janabi, and the Iraqi Front for National Dialogue led by Saleh Mutlaq, the National Council to bring together the families of Iraq, led by Mustapha Kamel Hamad Shabib Jubouri, combining the Iraqi National Unity headed by Nehru, Mohammad Abdel Kareem Alexanzani. "

For his part, President of the Iraqi Council of Representatives in the beauty of melon that "political motives behind the decisions of the Justice and Accountability root out some of the entities," adding that "the period of time given to appeal decisions of the body is very narrow, with the proximity of the elections."

The melon in an interview with "Alsumaria News", "The purpose of the adoption of the resolution at this critical period are the dimensions of these blocks to participate in the political process, and removing it from the political scene," adding "that" this has a negative impact on the political process paid for the innocent Iraqi. "

The Association of accountability submitted to the Electoral Commission for elections on Monday, January 18, the final list of decisions covered by the ban on participating in the forthcoming elections, which included 511 names after scrutiny of parliamentary committees set up by the House of Representatives to review the decisions of the accountability and supervision, and among those names, valid Mutlaq Mohammed Omar, and bears the number 220, and Abdel Kader Mohamed Abdel Kader, and bears the number 282, Nehru and Mohammad Abdul Karim, and bears the number 489.

The amended election law, which was approved by the Iraqi parliament in an extraordinary session on the sixth of the current month of December, chaired by the Deputy Speaker Khalid al-Attiya, the text of the calculation of 325 seats for the next parliament, 310 of which are distributed to the provinces according to population, in addition to 15 seats compensatory, and the Presidency of the Republic of Iraq in the eighth month of December, the current identification of the seventh month of March next as the date for the next parliamentary elections, which will be participated by 165 political entities belonging to the 12 electoral coalition.

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FINANCIAL TIMES 1/26/10

Financial Times - [1/26/2010]

It may have taken months of haggling and brinkmanship but Iraq’s general elections are now due to take place early in March. They will determine the 325 members of the Council of Representatives, who are in turn due to elect a president and prime minister.

Many investors in the country argue it is not who wins the elections that is important, or even the precise level of unrest that surrounds the polls, so much as the fact that elections take place at all. Having patience and taking a long-term view in Iraq are paramount, they say.

“We tend to look at micro trends and ignore the macro. The overall trend continues to move forward,” says Adam Such, a former commander of a US military unit that fought in Iraq after the invasion of 2003. Mr Such is now executive vice-president of C3 Invest, a California-based private equity fund.

C3’s investments in Iraq have ranged from installation of a fibre optic network in Baghdad to plans to develop Al Zawra Park, an entertainment zone in the capital.

The country remains a high-risk investment destination amid continual concerns about instability and sectarian and ethnic tensions, particularly as the US is due to withdraw all its combat troops this year.

A government decision last week to exclude more than 500 candidates, mainly Sunni Arabs, from the elections threatens to cause further tensions. Iraq is also plagued by rampant corruption and an inefficient bureaucracy, factors that have combined with security concerns to stymie much needed investment.

The Al Zawra project, however, is just the type of scheme the US and Iraqi authorities are keen to promote as marking the direction in which the country is moving nearly seven years after the invasion.

Early investors in Iraq included mobile phone companies. The country now has three mobile operators, two of them foreign controlled – Kuwait’s Zain; Korek, which is strong in Kurdistan; and Asiacell, a unit of Qatar Telecommunications.

Then, tortured negotiations over the lucrative oil sector captured the foreign investment headlines.

The hydrocarbons sector was hamstrung by delays in putting in place a workable law, turf battles between Baghdad and the Kurdish region over fields in northern Iraq, and complaints by foreign oil companies over unreasonable terms, which caused a botched auction of oil contracts last June.

But, given the scope for development and Iraq’s potentially huge reserves, even these delays did not deter investors. In a more successful licensing round in December, seven of 10 available areas were licensed, and on better than expected terms.

Even outside the oil sector, Iraq is slowly attracting more foreign direct investment. According to fDi Markets, a crossborder investment tracking service owned by the Financial Times, Iraq received 19 greenfield investment projects last year totalling $2.52bn as of November (compared with 18 in 2008). There was an increase in the latter part of the year in particular.

Last October, at an investment summit in Washington, Iraqi officials presented 750 projects in 12 sectors to potential investors. The event was attended by roughly 1,000 people, including representatives of companies such as BAE Systems, Boeing, Honeywell and Motorola.

Also present were Nouri al-Maliki, the prime minister, and most of his cabinet, and the governors and heads of investment commissions of all the Iraqi provinces.

The Iraqi government announced in Washington that foreign investors in real estate and construction projects could now own land – a significant development for a country where land ownership is a highly sensitive subject. Foreigners do not need an Iraqi partner for these projects, and there are some investment incentives available.

The government has also announced plans for 500,000 new homes to fill a shortfall of millions that are estimated to be needed over the next decade.

Hayder Judi, the project manager of a $100m, 300-room five-star hotel in Baghdad’s international zone, says hospitality is a sector with high potential. The project is being funded by Summit Global Group, a consortium that includes US and Iraqi investors.

“Hospitality facilities are something Iraq needs a lot of and with other types of projects you sometimes have to be careful not to step on any toes because of political sensitivities. This is not the case with a hotel project; it is a safe investment in a sense,” Mr Judi says.

Elsewhere, the five-star Mnawi Basha hotel opened in central Basrah last July. Iraqi-owned Le Royal has plans for a new five-star hotel in Arbil that will have 260 rooms plus 11 buildings for long-lease tenants.

Hussain Ali Qaragholi, senior vice-president and Iraq business head for Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, leads one of half-a-dozen Islamic banks to have gained a toehold in Iraq in recent years.

“We expect investment decisions to move forward without waiting for election results,” Mr Qaragholi says.

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BANK OF IRAQ ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ADVANCES AND LOANS TO STATE EMPLOYEES

26/1/2010 3:39 pm

An official at the Bank of a statement it was decided to launch the predecessor to all staff in the State and all organizations covered by the regulations and the Ministry of Finance through the Bank's branches in Baghdad and the provinces.
The source added to the reporter (News Agency Iraqi media / conscious) That it was based on the directives of the Minister of Finance for the purpose of opening channels of investment bank and to contribute to alleviate the burdens on society.
The source indicated that advances will include government employees in accordance with guidelines and procedures will be later on that not to exceed the amount of the advance (5) Million dinars and not exceeding the monthly deduction for premium and interest on (50%) of the total income of the borrowers and an annual interest rate (6%) The repayment period is five years and credit the employee who has installed the service of not less than one year after the sponsor to provide a guarantor.
The source noted that "advances retirees not to exceed three million dinars, and an interest rate (6%) per year and the duration of payment of six years after the submission sponsor and conduct of the branches that are pension payments."
As advances journalists, he stressed that a "be Borrower staff and to ensure sponsor and the amount of the advance four million dinars, an annual interest rate (7%) and the duration of payment of four years. "
He explained, "all the above categories can get new advance after payment of the remaining installments of the first advance."
As the source "that the bank fired marriage rate advances amounting to three million dinars, an annual interest rate (6%) and the duration of payment of three years.

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ADAM MONTANA POST - Dinar Speculation 1/25/10

FINALLY some good news for us Dinar Currency speculators! I’m extremely interested to hear what the number crunchers in the crowd are going to have to say about this one, for several reasons. The Iraqi federal budget has been held up by debates for several weeks, primarily for political reasons.

I mentioned months ago that the budget was going to be a big issue, and not for economic reasons… for political reasons. Political reasons such as Prime Minister Maliki’s upcoming electoral opponents wanted to make sure he was not able to use any state resources to fund his March 7 election campaign… the plot thickens, as always!

After what seems like a hundred years of sissy-footing around, the Iraqi parliament passed a 2010 federal budget earlier today (Tuesday January 26 2010) that puts federal spending at $72.4 billion (84.7 trillion Iraqi Dinars). The budget also sets a deficit this year of $19.6 billion (22.9 trillion Iraqi Dinars).

Iraqi government income is estimated at about 62 trillion Iraqi Dinars ($53 billion), 95% of which is from crude oil exports. Here’s where the number crunching comments should start: Iraq’s current and projected crude oil exports.

Also of note, the approved budget allows Iraq to seek a $4.5 billion arrangement with the IMF. This has been discussed before, and several times the IMF loans have fallen by the wayside. A trend I have noticed, however, is that when the IMF loan falls through, sometime in the near future an agreement is reached with one country or another that Iraq owes money to. Some debt is forgiven, investment opportunities are arranged for the country that forgives the debt, and Iraq walks away with a stronger foundation upon which to build a secure and financially successful future.

I’ll be keeping an eye on things, stay tuned!

-Adam Montana

FRANK26 POST - KTF Missions (Area Code)

Area code 386 has always been mine .

Then in June 09 it was changed to area code 327.

Area code 348 is new…………… Not enough intel to back it up.

Yesterday intel saw it at 386 again in over half a year.

IMO………………. You may be looking at …………. A spread.

KTF,
Frank

2010 BUDGET APPROVED

PUKmedia 26-01-2010 17:46:49

The Iraqi parliament on Tuesday passed a 2010 budget that sets federal spending at 84.7 trillion Iraqi dinars (around $72.4 billion) and a deficit for this year of 22.9 trillion dinars ($19.6 billion), a lawmaker said.

The deficit amounted to 27 percent of total spending and was to be financed with surpluses from previous years and also through domestic and external borrowing, the budget law said.

“The parliament has approved today the budget of 2010,” said Kurdish member of parliament, Sami al-Atrushi, a member of the chamber’s finance committee.

The budget law includes authorization for Iraq to seek a $4.5 billion financing arrangement with the International Monetary Fund and contemplates $2 billion in financing by the World Bank.

The total income of the Iraqi government was estimated to reach 61.7 trillion dinars ($52.8 billion). The oil producing country relies on crude exports for more than 95 percent of government revenue.

Passage of the budget was held up for weeks by negotiations over additional spending.

-Reuters-

http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=877:iraqi-parliament-approves-724-bln-2010-budget&catid=25:iraq&Itemid=386

IRAQI PARLIAMENT APPROVES $72.4 BLN 2010 BUDGET

UPDATE 1-Iraqi parliament approves $72.4 bln 2010 budget
9:23am EST


* Budget sets 27 percent deficit

* Contemplates IMF and World Bank financing (Adds details)

BAGHDAD, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The Iraqi parliament on Tuesday passed a 2010 budget that sets federal spending at 84.7 trillion Iraqi dinars (around $72.4 billion) and a deficit for this year of 22.9 trillion dinars ($19.6 billion), a lawmaker said.

The deficit amounted to 27 percent of total spending and was to be financed with surpluses from previous years and also through domestic and external borrowing, the budget law said.

“The parliament has approved today the budget of 2010,” said Kurdish member of parliament, Sami al-Atrushi, a member of the chamber’s finance committee.

The budget law includes authorization for Iraq to seek a $4.5 billion financing arrangement with the International Monetary Fund and contemplates $2 billion in financing by the World Bank.

The total income of the Iraqi government was estimated to reach 61.7 trillion dinars ($52.8 billion). The oil producing country relies on crude exports for more than 95 percent of government revenue.

Passage of the budget was held up for weeks by negotiations over additional spending.

Lawmakers said political dealmaking also played a role.

They said rivals of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki tried to demand that in return for passing the budget the government had to agree to a law that would prevent Maliki from using any state resources in the campaign for a March 7 election. (Reporting by Waleed Ibrahim; Editing by Michael Christie)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE60P1T120100126

ENORRSTE POST 1/25/10 (Info Regarding "Rainbow")

Enorrstes Info 1/25/2010 Info regarding “Rainbow”

Now since posting this I have been fortunate enough, along with my partners at our forum, to add to this documented information. In fact the additional information is so powerful that each and every step confirms the prior one, and continues to build on the solid foundation of FACT that began this analysis. This section includes the one email in this whole document. As you will see as I proceed it is a powerful email and its content strongly suggests that it is legitimate.

What is “Rainbow” and is it relevant to the RV?”

I got a message from Highgrade in which he included an email that he had received earlier that day. In it is a strange translation from Arabic in which the term “rainbow” appears. Highgrade suggested that I do some research and then we might discuss it in chat.

I’ve decided to bring you all along with me as I show you the methodology I use to unravel strange documents. Hopefully by doing this you will all be encouraged to join me and we will uncover more “nuggets” of truth as this process continues. In any case I’m sure you will find it fun. Consider yourselves all Watsons to me, Sherlock Holmes.

I will admit to the following: on reading the PM from Highgrade I was dumbfounded at first. I even wrote him back and said something to this affect: “Where do I start? Is rainbow a thing or a person. I’m stumped. Help me out here!”

Then, 20 minutes and a martini later, I decided to see what I could do with this cryptic email in an attempt to find the truth behind the nuggets it contained.

Here is the email that he included in his message to me and which he asked me to research:

[Fact]

”Rainbow: symbolizing a rainbow connecting Iraq to US-the RV is completed

”Governor of Najaf, confirmed that the bombing of the rainbow of the latest terrorist

”Governor of Najaf, confirmed that the bombing of the rainbow of the latest terrorist goal to cause chaos and make media
15 January, 2010 07:28:00 15 January, 2010 07:28:0

”The governor of Najaf, Adnan al in a statement to the rainbow that the latest terrorist bombing in the city caused by a number of devices manufactured locally and aims to cause confusion and make a media and political.

“On the other hand he Zurfi to tighten security measures, including a comprehensive review of the work of the security services may include changing the leadership of some regions, as well as to prevent vehicles from entering certain areas and to identify special places for parking.

”Hassani assure the rainbow: the decline in the export of Iraqi oil caused by a region

”Between a member of the House of Representatives Hadi al-Hassani of the rainbow, the share of Iraq’s oil in the fifties of the last century were narrow with lots of Saudi Arabia and Iran in terms of productivity, but wars that the policy pursued by the dictatorial regime and the policy of regional intervention led to the decline in the share of Iraq’s oil should have been to Iraq today to issue a total of five million barrels a day.

“On the political position of the hidden and declared to Saudi Arabia from the overall process of political transition in the country; Hassani, the deputy pointed out that Riyadh is opposed to any project renaissance wakes up from the rubble of dictatorship and the ravages of war brought down the debt evidenced by the lack of Iraq’s support for the result of the tyranny of unjust wars, as they look to their interests in the region look purely sectarian.”

[Analysis]

Now I have placed in red the items that are going to be relevant initially in our study of this strange email.

When I first look at any document I ask myself what data I can use to enhance my understanding. These two items stood out like banners. So I began with a simple Google search. The first was on the “Governor of Najaf”.

Among the links this is what I found most important. It is a press release from Iraq dated 6 May 2004:

[Fact]

http://www.iraqcoalition.org/transcripts/20040506a_zurufi.html

The relevant quote follows:

Governor Zurufi, a member of the Bani Hassan tribe, earned a degree in Islamic law at Alfik (ph) College, the Islamic jurisprudence college, in Najaf. He is the right man for the job at this time. A sports hero as a youth, Governor Zurufi showed his love of justice as the head of an anti-Saddam student organization. This led to his imprisonment and escape from Saddam’s jails. He participated in the 1991 Iraq intifada and was eventually forced into exile. He returned to Najaf in April last year.[Analysis]

But the article above didn’t say where he went when he escaped Saddam’s regime. That answer comes from this link:

[Fact]

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-118361322.html

I only got the first few lines of this one without subscribing, but it was enough to keep me going!

May 23–NAJAF, Iraq — His uncle was murdered this month, and his desk backs to a window encased in sandbags.
But fear does not seem to stalk Adnan al-Zurufi, the U.S.-appointed governor of Najaf province, a territory inflamed by the uprising triggered by rebel Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr and his al-Mahdi militia.
“Of course I’ve been threatened,” al-Zurufi said in English he honed during the time he lived in Chicago, from 1994 to 2001.

[Analysis]

I now knew I wanted to know more about this guy who somehow became the governor of Najaf and is related to “the rainbow”.

I kept up my search, tweeking the Google search line to find just another tidbit or two.

I found this from 25 May 2004:

[Fact]

http://windchimewalker.blogspot.com/2004_05_01_archive.html

This is a blog from a Detroit woman. Here is the relevant quote:

Adnan Alzurufi, a native of Najaf, was appointed last week by the Pentagon at a time when the United States is struggling to take control of the strategically important region and city of the same name. The southern city of Najaf is considered holy by Shi’ite Muslims.

In Detroit, Alzurufi’s wife and children said Friday they were glad to hear of his appointment.

“I feel very proud,” said his son Montadar, 16, one of Alzurufi’s seven children. “But I do worry about” his safety.

Alzurufi said that during the 1980s as a student in his homeland, he organized anti-Hussein groups in opposition to the Iran-Iraq war. The ruling Baath Party jailed him for five years in Najaf and Baghdad, where he said his captors whipped him and used electrical shocks on his leg and groin.

In 1991, he escaped and took part in an uprising against Hussein after the U.S. invasion of Iraq during the first Persian Gulf War.

Alzurufi fled Iraq for Detroit in 1994, part of a large number of Iraqi Shi’ite Muslims who came to Michigan after Hussein crushed the uprising. In 1997, Alzurufi formed the Iraqi Uprising Committee to mobilize local Iraqis. In April 2003, he was one of a dozen exiles flown by the Pentagon to Iraq as part of rebuilding efforts.

[Analysis]

We are getting closer now to seeing that this person might be more important in the current affairs of Iraq that at first wouldn’t seem obvious. He clearly has been involved in the Iraqi situation from the earliest stages and has worked himself up through the ranks of American influence. It is safe to state that he is “one of us”.

Then I found this interesting blog link. Now blog links are given minimal credit in my mind unless they clearly indicate that they include items that I have already determined from other more reliable sources to be accurate. Then if there is a tidbit or two that can add information I will accept it, conditionally.

BREITLING & 8BALL CHAT - Dinar Speculator 1/25/10 @ 7:26pm EST

Breitling says to (19:26:16):
CAN I CHAT WITH YA FOR A SEC
Breitling says to (19:26:21):
HEY 8BALL
Breitling says to (19:26:37):
WANTED TO POINT A FEW THINGS OUT
Breitling says to (19:26:50):
AND THEN I ASKED 8BALL TO CHAT FOR A SEC
Breitling says to (19:27:18):
I HAD SAID THAT END OF MARCH IMF AND UNSC DATES COEM TO AHEAD
Breitling says to (19:27:27):
IT IS INFACT MARCH 17TH
Breitling says to (19:27:38):
OK
Breitling says to (19:28:02):
ALSO THE ELECTION LAW
Breitling says to (19:28:17):
IRAQ LAWS SAYS NO LAWS PASSED 30 DAYS BEFORE ELECTIONS
Breitling says to (19:28:30):
WEL THEY HAVE TO HAVE A SMALLER TIME FRAME
Breitling says to (19:28:51):
REMEMBER THE ELECTION ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OVER WITH
Breitling says to (19:29:02):
AND A NEW GOV VOTING ON THE NEW BUDGET
Breitling says to (19:29:17):
THIS IS OUT THE WINDOW
Breitling says to (19:29:28):
SO NOW IT WILL BE 2 WEEKS BEFORE ELECTIONS
Breitling says to (19:29:31):
NO NEW LAWS
Breitling says to (19:29:40):
SO WHEN IS THE ELECTIONS?
Breitling says to (19:29:44):
ANYONE ?
Communicator says to (19:29:50):
mar 7
Breitling says to (19:29:54):
CORRECT
8ball says to (19:29:55):
March 7th
dldinar says to (19:29:57):
March 7
hunter1 says to (19:29:59):
march 7
jeepsrus says to (19:29:59):
3/7
Breitling says to (19:30:01):
COUNT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THAT
seybonazo says to (19:30:11):
feb 21
8ball says to (19:30:14):
Feb 14th
Breitling says to (19:30:35):
OK NOW THE QUESTION IS HOW WILL THIS RV
Breitling says to (19:30:41):
ONE IS WITH THE BIDGET
Breitling says to (19:30:44):
BUDGET
Breitling says to (19:30:48):
ONE IS IMF
Breitling says to (19:30:57):
ALSO IF THE BUDGET DOES NOT GET PASSED
Breitling says to (19:31:11):
CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE ON THE LOOPHOLE 8BALL
8ball says to (19:31:26):
sure
OIF_Vets_for_Dinar says to (19:31:48):
two weeks prior to March 7th is Feb 25th
8ball says to (19:32:04):
The lawyer came out explained taht the government will protect itself with a rate change adjustment
8ball says to (19:32:20):
If the budget wasn't past
8ball says to (19:32:50):
The finance minister has distributed funds to the interior, security and paraliment
8ball says to (19:33:12):
So if the budget doesn't get approved they are ready
8ball says to (19:33:46):
for a rate change to protect the Iraqi government from going insolvent
8ball says to (19:33:50):
no funds
8ball says to (19:34:17):
So after Jan 12th they have the legal right to make a rate change
8ball says to (19:34:32):
with out the budget approved
8ball says to (19:34:45):
tommorow we will see if they approve the budget
8ball says to (19:34:51):
ok
bgpatton2 says to (19:35:02):
didn't they say they have til thursday 8ball?
8ball says to (19:35:05):
So this is the loop hole
Breitling says to (19:35:20):
AWSOME THX 8BALL
8ball says to (19:35:25):
that the Iraqi governemnt has in place
8ball says to (19:35:41):
np
Cool says to (19:35:50):
excuss me 8ball
Breitling says to (19:35:54):
OH SORRY THOUGHT YOU WERE DONE
bgpatton2 says to (19:35:55):
to pass the budget that is
Breitling says to (19:36:02):
LET HM FINISH FIRST GUYS
Cool says to (19:36:04):
did you mean jan 12
8ball says to (19:36:23):
thats what I said didn't I...??
Cool says to (19:36:28):
okay
Cool says to (19:36:39):
sorry
8ball says to (19:36:56):
BG Thursday was mentioned
8ball says to (19:37:08):
We have a report that says tommorow
8ball says to (19:37:14):
And that they all agree
8ball says to (19:37:41):
Todays session wsa ended because of bombings
bgpatton2 says to (19:37:42):
so in yours and B's opinion, does it benefit us better with or without the budget passed. and will the erm come into play if no budget is agreed on
8ball says to (19:38:20):
I think either wat there is an RV just so there is no confusion
8ball says to (19:38:28):
way
Breitling says to (19:38:34):
SO DO I
8ball says to (19:38:49):
Makes it easier to vote on BG
Breitling says to (19:38:53):
REASON WE ARE POINTING THIS OUT IS SO YOU KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Breitling says to (19:39:05):
NOT SAYING HOW IT WILL END
Breitling says to (19:39:11):
JUST SHOWING WHATS ON THE TABLE
Breitling says to (19:39:14):
OK
bgpatton2 says to (19:39:17):
yall are awesome, thanks
8ball says to (19:39:26):
The other point is that the current government will disolve
Breitling says to (19:39:29):
NP BG AND THANK YOU
8ball says to (19:40:13):
So a care taker will take over
8ball says to (19:40:46):
Astro has dug into it and a care taker governemnt can vote a budget into law
8ball says to (19:41:23):
So no threat of missing the IMF loan Stips
terryb says to (19:41:33):
Breit, isn't it true that the MOF can authorize 1/12 th of the prior years budget on a monthly basis until the budget is approved?
ppesoog says to (19:41:47):
1.so are they not passing the budget on purpose to effectively force the ERM or are they just jockying for their personal interests? 2. Can we have a scenario where there is an ERM and then an RV?
8ball says to (19:42:08):
they pulled 2-% already and distributed to prioirty governemnt sections
8ball says to (19:42:12):
20%
Breitling says to (19:42:42):
ONE SEC 8BALL AND I WILL LET YOU HAVE IT
Breitling says to (19:42:58):
FIRST GUYS I WANT YOU TO THANK 8BALL THIS IS WHY MED HAND PICKED HIM
Breitling says to (19:43:13):
ALSO INOP WE ARE IS A VERY VERY GOOD SPOT
Breitling says to (19:43:30):
NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT THEY ARE IN A POSITION TO RV
Breitling says to (19:43:46):
OK I HAVE TO TAKE OFF , SO I WILL TALK TO YA GUYS LATER
Breitling says to (19:43:50):