2-6-2026 Newshound Guru Clare Article: “The US Treasury freezes the assets of Halbousi and two of his party leaders“ Quote: “Jordan and the UAE have frozen the assets of the head of the Progress Alliance, Mohammed al-Halbousi, the current governor of Anbar, Omar Mishaan Dabbous, and Hebat al-Halbousi, the Speaker of Parliament…Mohammed al-Halbousi and Speaker of Parliament Hebat al-Halbousi failed to convince the acting US ambassador in Baghdad to mediate to lift the freeze…Al-Halbousi owns, undeclared, banks and exchange offices used in currency smuggling operations from Iraq to neighboring countries…”
2-6-2026 Newshound Guru Jeff Article: “The US State Department told Shafaq News: We will use all our tools to prevent Maliki’s return” This is a distraction… They’re trying to show and portray instability so you and I don’t know when the rate’s going to change. It’s all this this. If you’re not a sharp analytical thinker, it’s going to make you mad and upset you, which when they first came out talking about Maliki going in there, it made everybody mad. They succeeded. They did their job. It’s nothing more than a distraction.
2-6-2026 Newshound/Intel Guru Fnu Lnu Article: “Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told Kurdistan24 that Mark Savaya is no longer serving as the United States’ special envoy to Iraq and that Tom Barrack is set to take over the role, amid growing political tensions between Washington and Baghdad.” Mr. Savaya , the man many lauded as the champion of the RV, has lost his job. Another brush stroke of instability IMHO.
2-6-2026 Newshound Guru Sandy Ingram It seems they are really trying to push Maliki into this PM position. I really am concerned for them pushing President Trump, he says things and then changes his mind. He plays chess. He plays politics like he plays mega business. I don’t think they’ve ever seen him respond to blatant disrespect, which it would be if Maliki becomes the prime minister of Iraq. So I don’t mind telling you, I’m overtly concerned.
2-6-2026 Intel/Newshound Guru MarkZ There have been some interesting things on Historic Bonds that I have been somewhat hesitant to share…Some of the deals that have been worked out through UST (US Treasury) as the purchasers…. I am told they have finished up with their I’s dotted and crossed their t’s and are waiting for the final code release…we are seeing money movement by people very involved in the process. (At the paymaster level or higher) I don’t want to get people hopes up too much…so stay grounded. But it really looks that good. [MarkZ always says that when the bonds go we should be next.]
2-6-2026 Intel Guru Bruce [via WiserNow] …a lot of our leaders at redemption centers and other leaders that know, are very quiet, very quiet. I think that quiet …maybe…you know, things are moving forward in the right direction for us… everything is a go, and we just need to see these [800] numbers and make all this happen…
2-6-2026 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat The problem arises with Iran and it has been all about Iran all along and their corruption schemes to control the Iraq economy for their own benefit. This has stalled this currency reform process to the end stages that we now await…Iraq entered this critical stage of successful reforms and on the edge of the next stage, which included the reinstatement. Yes it was targeted for last month…The election process appears to be on hold. We await some news any day now… This situation could change on a dime and most probably we will wake up some morning and it will be over, for the good of Iraq.
