Chat Room Excerpts & Highlights
“Horse sense is the thing a horse has that keeps it from betting on people.”
rcookie says to magnetlady():US SPECIAL FORCES CAPTURE 1ST ISIS LEADER IN FIELD…..
rcookie says():ABADI READY TO SHOW TECHNOCRATIC CABINET APPOINTEES….
rcookie says to larrykn():WAS EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT ABADIS NEW BLOC AND TURNING AGAINST MALIKI LAST NIGHT…
larrykn says():sorry rcookie I’m moving today so wasn’t around that much yesterday
rcookie says():OK TY LARRY..
magnetlady says):rcookie, I don’t remember a lot being said about it.
magnetlady says():But I was in and out. MD was not in, but is supposed to be tonight.
larrykn says():I did read that tho, sounds like Abadi will have it his way real soon that is good for us
rcookie says():GREAT NEWS THIS MORNING….BASRA STARTING TO TAKE THEIR 50% SHARE OF PORT REVENUES AS PER BUDGET AND CUSTOMS TARIFF APPLICATION….
Horsegal says(:Woohoo Rcookie!
rcookie says):SHOWS CUSTOMS PROGRAM WORKING…BUDGET EXECUTING AND TRANSFER OF POWER TO PROVINCE……..THAT IS WHOOOPOW WORTHY!!!!
magnetlady says():Wow rcookie, “as per budget” like the sounds of that
larrykn says():rcookie that is great news they are moving forward 🙂
rcookie says():AGAIN…HUGE…HUGE…HUGE PROGRESS…NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE…EVER…
rcookie says to dale():WHAT IS THAT…
jeffjane says to rcookie():Do you think Iraq will wait with rate change until Abadi has the cabinet seated and settled?
jeffjane says to rcookie():Or can it go without that
dale says():Rcookie : Cool
rcookie says to dale():I THINK THAT THE NEW CABINET WILL BRING CLOSURE TO AMNESTY VOTE AND MOVING FORWARD…
dale says():Rcookie : Funky smile from this tablet. That is great.
rcookie says to dale():I DONT THINK CABINET REFORMS IMPEDE MONETARY VALUE CHANGE PROGRESS…
rcookie says():I KNOW ITS EARLY BUT…
rcookie says():HEY GM CLAY!!
magnetlady says():sorry rcookie, was off reading something.
magnetlady says():BUT … what?
magnetlady says():I think all this is fabulous informtion, Thanks for being our early morning news hound bringing in all this to us.
rcookie says():THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK YESTERDAY ABOUT IRAQ PURSUIT OF ARTICLE 8 AND WTO ACCESSION AS BENCHMARKS TOWARD IQD VALUE CHANGE….
rcookie says to magnetlady():YVW MAGS…
magnetlady says():Yes I saw some of that too. Lots of people last night asking about article 8
dale says():Rcookie : That is a question I had that I was going to ask so I like that too …. as a matter of fact wonderful !
clay says to rcookie():any timeline on art 8 and WTO
clay says to rcookie():besides before June
clay says to rcookie():appreciate all you bring
rcookie says():GOING TO SHOW SOME HISTORY OF IRAQ & ARTICLE 8…THE OBLIGATIONS…AND PITFALLS TO AVOID…
rcookie says():THIS IS AN IMF PRESS RELEASE FROM 2013 THAT OUTLINES A BREACH OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE VIII…AND IT DEALS WITH SECTION 5
rcookie says():IMF Executive Board Reviews Noncomplying Purchase by Iraq and Breach of Obligations Under Article VIII, Section 5 Press Release No. 13/464 November 21, 2013
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reviewed a noncomplying disbursement by Iraq totaling SDR 297.1 million (about $453.7 million) that was made on March 22, 2011, following the completion of the second review under the 2010 Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) (see Press Release 11/90), and a breach of obligations under Article VIII, Section 5 of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement.
The SBA was approved in February 2010 for a total amount of SDR 2.38 billion (about $3.63 billion) to cover Iraq’s balance of payments needs (see Press Release 10/60). Iraq received disbursements amounting to the equivalent of SDR 1,069.56 million (about $1.63 billion). The SBA expired in February 2013.
rcookie says():SO KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS FROM 2011 AND THEY WERE AT THE 2ND REVIEW UNDER THEIR SBA WHEN THIS BREACH OCCURED….
rcookie says():As the authorities have taken appropriate corrective measures since the purchase in March 2011, the Executive Board granted a waiver for the nonobservance of one continuous performance criterion (PC) and determined that no further remedial action is required in connection with its obligation to provide information under Article VIII, Section 5.
rcookie says):SO THE IMF EXECUTIVE BOARD GRANTED A NON COMPLIANCE WAIVER…AND CONCLUDED NO FURTHER REMEDIAL ACTION WAS NECESSARY….
rcookie says():The noncompliant disbursement arose as a result of misreporting on the observance of the standard continuous PC for the nonimposition or intensification of restrictions on the making of payments and transfers for current international transactions.
In October 2012, staff learned that during the last quarter of 2010 the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) issued three circulars on the daily foreign exchange auctions that gave rise to exchange restrictions subject to IMF jurisdiction.
The circulars: (a) introduced maximum limits on the availability of foreign currency cash for individuals, (b) introduced limits on the availability of foreign currency cash through the CBI foreign exchange auctions to money transfer companies and exchange bureaus, and (c) introduced and (d) later intensified a requirement to present a tax clearance certificate for firms to transfer funds in excess of certain amounts purchased through the CBI auctions.
rcookie says():HMMMMM ANYONE TAKE A GUESS WHY THEY WERE SLOW AND RESISTANT TO REPORTING ON AUCTION ACTIVITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY….BIG SHOCKER RIGHT…..
clay says to rcookie():corruption?
rcookie says():SO MISREPORTING OR REPORTING ALTOGETHER……
clay says to rcookie():lol
rcookie says():The restriction on the availability of foreign currency cash for individuals was temporary, as the CBI repealed it in August 2011. The authorities have taken appropriate corrective action by removing the remaining restrictions in the course of 2013. On this basis, the Executive Board granted a waiver for the nonobservance of the PC.
larrykn says():mmm you think that is why there are over 4000 cases of corruption going on
clay says to rcookie():(y)
rcookie says):THESE ARE THE RESTRICTIONS THEY REFER TO IN THE IMF LOI/MEFP/YECH MOU…….
clay says to rcookie():will this hold it all up till its taken care of
clay says to rcookie():IYO
rcookie says():NO…THESE ARE THINGS THEY WENT THROUGH IN 2011 THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AND ADDRESSED…HOWEVER ARE PART OF THE ARTICLE 8 OBLIGATIONS AND PROCESS….
rcookie says():THEY REMOVED THE REMAININ RESTRICTIONS IN 2013^^^^
clay says to rcookie():thanks
larrykn says():I don’t think there is a holdup unless the changing of the cabnet as something to do with it
rcookie says():The Executive Board also found that the inaccurate reporting on the observance of the PC also gave rise to Iraq’s breach of its obligations under Article VIII, Section 5, of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, which requires member countries to furnish such information as the Fund deems necessary for its activities, including information that is necessary to assess observance of PCs.
The CBI introduced the necessary changes in its procedures in order to share circulars with the IMF in a timely manner and regularly publish the circulars on the CBI website. In view of the commitment by Iraq to provide timely and accurate data to the IMF on the exchange system in the future, the Executive Board decided not to require any further remedial action in connection with the breach of obligations under Article VIII, Section 5.
rcookie says():SO THEY WERE FOUND IN VIOLATION…SPANKED AND CORRECTED…
rcookie says():HERE IS THE LINK TO THAT IMF PRESS RELEASE…
https://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2013/pr13464.htm
rcookie says():OK…THIS IS ARTICLE VIII SECTION 5 THAT THEY WERE IN BREACH OF….
rcookie says():Section 5. Furnishing of information
(a) The Fund may require members to furnish it with such information as it deems necessary for its activities, including, as the minimum necessary for the effective discharge of the Fund’s duties, national data on the following matters:
rcookie says():(i) official holdings at home and abroad of (1) gold, (2) foreign exchange;
(ii) holdings at home and abroad by banking and financial agencies, other than official agencies, of (1) gold, (2) foreign exchange;
(iii) production of gold;
(iv) gold exports and imports according to countries of destination and origin;
v) total exports and imports of merchandise, in terms of local currency values, according to countries of destination and origin;
(vi) international balance of payments, including (1) trade in goods and services, (2) gold transactions, (3) known capital transactions, and (4) other items;
(vii) international investment position, i.e., investments within the territories of the member owned abroad and investments abroad owned by persons in its territories so far as it is possible to furnish this information;
(viii) national income;
ix) price indices, i.e., indices of commodity prices in wholesale and retail markets and of export and import prices;
(x) buying and selling rates for foreign currencies;
(xi) exchange controls, i.e., a comprehensive statement of exchange controls in effect at the time of assuming membership in the Fund and details of subsequent changes as they occur; and
(xii) where official clearing arrangements exist, details of amounts awaiting clearance in respect of commercial and financial transactions, and of the length of time during which such arrears have been outstanding.
rcookie says():(b) In requesting information the Fund shall take into consideration the varying ability of members to furnish the data requested. Members shall be under no obligation to furnish information in such detail that the affairs of individuals or corporations are disclosed.
Members undertake, however, to furnish the desired information in as detailed and accurate a manner as is practicable and, so far as possible, to avoid mere estimates.
rcookie says():(c) The Fund may arrange to obtain further information by agreement with members. It shall act as a centre for the collection and exchange of information on monetary and financial problems, thus facilitating the preparation of studies designed to assist members in developing policies which further the purposes of the Fund.
rcookie says():SO THAT IS SECTION 5 OF ARTICLE VIII’S 7 ARTICLES…AND THE ONE THAT IRAQ WAS IN BREACH OF IN 2011….
rcookie says():THE OTHER ARTICLE THAT EXPERTS SAY IS TO BE CHALLENGING IN MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE ON…ESPECIALLY IN TODAYS ENVIRONMENT IS ARTICLE 3….
rcookie says():CORRECTION….SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE VIII…
clay says to rcookie():so has this been totally resolved
clay says to rcookie():so they can move into art 8
rcookie says():Section 3. Avoidance of discriminatory currency practices
No member shall engage in, or permit any of its fiscal agencies referred to in Article V, Section 1 to engage in, any discriminatory currency arrangements or multiple currency practices, whether within or outside margins under Article IV or prescribed by or under Schedule C, except as authorized under this Agreement or approved by the Fund.
If such arrangements and practices are engaged in at the date when this Agreement enters into force, the member concerned shall consult with the Fund as to their progressive removal unless they are maintained or imposed under Article XIV, Section 2, in which case the provisions of Section 3 of that Article shall apply.
rcookie says to clay():YES…
rcookie says to clay():HERE IS THE LINK FOR ARTICLE VIII OBLIGATIONS FROM IMF…
Article VIII: General Obligations of Members
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs…
http://www.imf.org/external/error.htm?URL=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs
rcookie says):THIS IS FROM THE 2016 IMF LOI/MEFP/TECH MOU PAGE 12 (NO 20)
rcookie says():20. The government will gradually remove remaining exchange restrictions and multiple currency practice (MCP) with a view to eliminating exchange rate distortions (MEFP, ¶19).
Such a move towards acceptance of the obligations under Article VIII of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement will send a positive signal to the investment community that Iraq is committed to maintain an exchange system that is free of restrictions and MCP for current international transactions and thus facilitate creation of a favorable business climate.
As a first step, the government will, by end-February 2016, amend the Investment Law, or issue clarifying implementing regulations, to remove the limitation on transfer of investment proceeds that gives rise to an exchange restriction, as recommended by a recent technical assistance mission of the IMF.
Geofitness says to rcookie():What does “gradually ” mean? Less and less auctions? If yes, what else would be considered gradual?
rcookie says():SO THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IMPLEMENGING REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER OF INVESTMENT PROCEEDS THAT GIVE RISE TO EXCHANGE RESTRICTIONS….PART OF THEIR TECNICAL ASSISTANCE RECOMMENDATION….
larrykn says():rcookie that sounds like they will start off real low an move up as the investments come in
clay says():fox me too
rcookie says():YES…THERE IS PRECEDENT OF BOTH A GRADUAL WANING OF AUCTIONS…AS WELL AS SUDDEN STOP ALTOGETHER….
larrykn says():so this 1 to 1 or $3 range will not happen but more like what Kap said and start off at where it is and work its way up , is that right
rcookie says():THAT HAVE OUTLINED WHAT IRAQ MUST DO TO CREATE A FAVORABLE BUSINESS CLIMATE BY MAKING INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS RESTRICTION FREE….”NON MANIPULATED” OR INFLUENCED….
REMEBER THE LANGUAGE IN THE ARTICLE 8 THAT WAS JUST BROUGHT IN…
clay says to larrykn():I dont buy Kaps theory
larrykn says():clay I don’t like Kaps theory but not to sure thats not the way it will be, all things are posible
rcookie says():NO THEY ARE NOT SPEAKING ABOUT RATES…BUT RATHER…THE NECESSARY ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RATE TO BE USEFUL IN CONDUCTING AND TRANSACTING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS…..
clay says to larrykn():thats very true but anything above a dollar at this point would help
larrykn says():I keep wondering with all the dinar out there how can they afford to revalue at even a buck to start
clay says to rcookie():got ya
Geofitness says to larrykn():We may not like his theory, but how likely is it? Something we may not know until it happens
magnetlady says():I agree Geofitness. We will not know until it unfolds.
larrykn says():the other thing tho is 1188 is not a real rate, so what will the real rate be ?? good question mmmm
rcookie says():IT IS NOT THERE JOB OR PLACE TO DETERMINE RATE….THAT IS UP TO CBI…
larrykn says():rcookie its this is just me thinking it out in my mind lol, like I said anything is possible but we will have to wait and see 🙂
larrykn says():I try to set myself up for all cases of rates ,, what I will do if the rate is >??
rcookie says():7. Approval of the accession package: The final package, consisting of the report, protocol and lists of commitments, is presented to the WTO General Council or the Ministerial Conference.
If a two-thirds majority of WTO members vote in favour, the applicant is free to sign the protocol and to accede to the organization. In many cases, the country’s own parliament or legislature has to ratify the agreement before membership is complete.
8. Full membership: Thirty days after the applicant government notifies the WTO Secretariat that it has completed its ratification procedures, the applicant government becomes a full Member of the WTO. (12)
rcookie says):TIMELINE
19 March 2003 – US invasion of Iraq
11 February 2004 – Iraq granted observer status at the WTO
28 June 2004 – US handover of “sovereignty” to an interim government
13 December 2004 – GC established accession working group parties to examine
membership application of Iraq. Iraq started the drafting of its Foreign Trade Regime
Memorandum and the creation of a national committee for WTO accession
30 January 2005 – National elections in Iraq
September 2005 – Iraq submitted a Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Regime
rcookie says():Application Received 30 September 2004
rcookie says():Working Party Established
Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale (Morocco, May 2009 — )
H.E. Mrs. Claudia Uribe (Colombia, Dec 2006 — May 2009) 13 December 2004
clay says to rcookie():2004? what about now
rcookie says():THEIR WORKING PARTY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2004….
rcookie says():Memorandum 16 September 2005
clay says to rcookie():so do they have to refile now
rcookie says():Questions and Replies 28 November 2006
rcookie says():NO…
clay says to rcookie():ok thanks
rcookie says():Meetings of the Working Party 25 May 2007 2 April 2008
rcookie says():a) Additional Questions & Replies 8 December 2008
rcookie says():(b) Information on agriculture (WT/ACC/4) 24 March 2010
rcookie says():(c) Information on services (WT/ACC/5)
rcookie says():d) SPS/TBT checklists (WT/ACC/8) 8 October 2010
rcookie says():(e) TRIPS checklist (WT/ACC/9) 8 February 2008
rcookie says():(f) Legislative Action Plan 24 March 2010
rcookie says():THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE LEFT TO DO…
rcookie says():Market Access Negotiations
Goods Offer
(a) initial
(b) latest
rcookie says():Services Offer
(a) initial
(b) latest
rcookie says():8 Factual Summary
rcookie says():9 Draft Working Party Report
angus says():or maybe I should say they have not completed and it been accepted…
angus says():since March of 2015
clay says to jeffusa():at work whats your thoughts thisyear?
jeffusa says to clay():making long term plans without it… need to just put it away… lots of good news but that is all it is… only one thing I want to hear..
clay says to jeffusa():yep
jeffusa says to clay():in 3 weeks I will start my 12th year in this… seen what we thought was great news several times in the past 5 years… we did not know they were bigger crooks than the politicians we have here… not to mention the corrupt sites selling the dinars… never listened to the Guru’s always did my own research..
clay says to jeffusa():(y) yep I know
clay says to jeffusa():gonna have to back off soon end of this month
rcookie says():NOBODY VTALKIN ABOUT BASRA GETTING 50% OF THE PORT REVENUES TODAY…
larrykn says():rcookie wouldn’t that mean the budget is open and alive 🙂
larrykn says():wouldn’t that also mean the rest of what is in the budget should be seenin soon too
rcookie says():YES…BUDGET EXECUTING AS WRITTEN….CUSTOMS TARIFFS COLLECTED AND PROVINCES RECEIVING 50% SHARE DISTRIBUTION…AND PROOF OF TRANSFER OF POWERS FROM CENTRAL TO PROVINCES….
rcookie says():HAS NEVER HAPPENED…EVER…
rcookie says():NOBODY EXCITED…..WOW..larrykn says():this is great news, Adabi is coming thur 😉
larrykn says(:):I am
MadDScout says to rcookie():I am 🙂
jd says():(y)
rcookie says():ABADI IS A GENIUS…
larrykn says():we are closer to the end of this ride
rcookie says():DISASSOCIATING AND DISCONNECTING FROM MALIKI AND DAWA…AND TIMING IS PROFOUND WITH PENDING VISIT FROM IRANIAN PRESIDENT…..
angus says():so can I start packing to move?
clay says to angus():lol
larrykn says():I just did 😀
rcookie says():HEY THERE MADDSCOUT…YOU NEWS DEMON YOU!!
rcookie says():EVERY ME OIL PRODUCING COUNTRY WITH AT LEAST $30 BILLION DEFICIT….
clay says to rcookie():then let them all RV (lol)
jarhead says():lol
Baxter1243 says():I know… I ask everyday… Is we RicH yet? 🙂
mudder says():chump change…. look at my bank account…lol
clay says to Baxter1243():and the answer is 😎
clay says to mudder():lol know what u mean
Baxter1243 says():(lol)
jeffusa says to mudder():you have a bank account?
jeffusa says to mudder():nice
clay says to jeffusa()::D
angus says():so rcookie with the budget openning will they not need an international currency?
angus says():or anybody else that may answer will greatly be apprecited
mudder says():the deficit makes me still have one…. I thought the same… no money no account… Bank doesn’t think the same…lol
jd says():How many years have they opened the budget with no RV now?
larrykn says():angus not to open the budget no but when they start doing the tariffs that will create more of a cost of living in Iraq and unless they raise the value of the dinar people will not be able to afford that, so at some point they will have to do it
angus says():thanks larry
rcookie says to jd():WHAT BUDGET HAVE THEY OPENED AND EXECUTED….
larrykn says():yw 🙂
larrykn says():your right its not the budget its the tariffs
rcookie says to angus():THE BUDGET IS A REVENUE AND SPENDING ACTION PLAN…
jeffusa says():Fox ticker just said special ops forces captured a key ISIS leader in northern Iraq…. not releasing the details because of the sensitivity of the capture..
kukui says():thanks for all the great information this morning about Article 8 and the WTO…nowhere did I see anything about needing to have an internationally tradeable currency 90 days prior to ascension to the WTO….was wondering if this is indeed a requirement or just more guru gibberish ???
angus says():would they not need a true rate to base the revenue and spending from?
jeffusa says():Arrested us special force deployed in Iraq leadership in organizing the Islamic State daash, but us officials refused to give information about him or about the extent of his cooperation with investigators, reported the New York Times on Tuesday.
It quoted officials in the Pentagon as saying that investigators were questioning the detainee in temporary detention centre in Erbil, Northern Iraq, to be handed over to authorities in Kurdistan.
Officials described the arrest of the unnamed leader, that is very important in combating daash.
The newspaper said a special task force comprising some 200 element including large number of Delta commando force deployed in Iraq several weeks ago, carried out the arrest.
The Pentagon refuses to give any information on the force, fearing the effect on their operations. Although small in size but it is the first us ground force deployed to perform operations against the leaders in Iraq daash since the withdrawal of us forces from the country b
larrykn says():kukui not sure about the 90day thing but they do need to be in Art 8 and a fair value of the dinar to be a member of the wto
jeffusa says(): y the end of 2011. And spreads in Iraq about 3870 us military mission to training Iraqi troops and fighting the organizing daash
clay says to kukui():workin
Horse sense is the thing a horse has that keeps it from betting on people.
rcookie says to kukui():I HAVE SEEN NOTHING THAT STIPULATES THAT…FROM WTO EXCEPT IN SETTLING TRADE DISPUTES AND THE PROCESS….
jeffusa says to Woodywoodpecker():they will turn him over to the Iraqi’s….
larrykn says():so the 90 day things is gurus bs lol
rcookie says to kukui():NO WTO ACCESSION IS A POST RV ACTION…
kukui says to rcookie():Thanks ….didn’t know for sure….just heard lots about it
rcookie says to kukui():AND YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY HOW FAR ALONG THEY ARE IN TE PROCESS.
kukui says to rcookie():Yep….it’s raising the hair on my neck….we’re sooooo close !!
rcookie says to kukui():..AND INTERESTING TO SEE HOW FAR AHEAD OF IRAN THEY ARE…FOR THOSE SUBSCRIBING TO THEM GETTING REACTIVATED TOGETHER…
larrykn says():so rcookie your thinking we might be waiting on Iran so they can both go at the same time?
kukui says to rcookie():I think it would be beneficial for both if they would go together though
Pablo says():I think it would be beneficial if they just go ahead and RV tonight!
larrykn says():pablo well it sure would be for me 🙂
Pablo says():Me too!
kukui says to rcookie():I’m afraid Iran would be hoarding IQD big time if they went first…..without Iraq
khs1110 says():If we are now waiting on Iran, i give up
Pablo says():I don’t think the IMF would allow them to hold things up.
rcookie says to kukui():AND AGAIN FOR THOSE THAT WERE IN DENIAL OF THE CUSTOMS TARIFFS ACTIVATION THIS TIME…AND THE DIFFERENCE OF APPLYING AT ANY TIME IN THE PAST…
THE IMF HAS MANDATED THE 2010 CUSTOMS TARIFFS ACTIVATION IN THE 2016 BUDGET…THE 2016 IMF LOI/MEFP/TECH MOU AS WELL AS THEM BEING GATS COMPLIAN FOR WTO ACCESSION…
rcookie says to kukui():The aspects of taxation covered by the rules of GATT 1994 are the subject of the sections on the application of internal taxes to imports and exports. There are no provisions in GATS on taxation.
Discussion of this item in Working Parties has usually been brief and there are no Protocol commitments in this section of their Reports.
kukui says to rcookie():wish there was some written protocol….TY
rcookie says to kukui():HERE IS THE LINK FOR WTO THAT EXPLAINS ABOUT
ECNOMIC POLICIES
MONETARY & FISCAL POLICIES
FOREIGN EXCHANGE & PAYMENTS
INVESTMENT REGIME
GATT STIPULATIONS
rcookie says to kukui():SUBSTANCE OF ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS
FROM HANDBOOK ON ACCESSION TO WTO
https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/cbt_course_e/c5s2p2_e.htm bad link
jlpatriot says():Question to RCookie<—do you feel monetary reform will begin after the liberation of Mosul??????
rcookie says to kukui():(y)
rcookie says():DONT BELIEVE THEY ARE INTERDEPENDENT….
rcookie says():SORRY…EYES ARE FRIED…
rcookie says():MADDSCOUT AND LOOP ARE NEWS ROCK STARS!!!!!!!
sagecanyon8 says():So are you Rcookie…Thanks
rcookie says():LOOKS LIKE IRAQ GOING WITH THE ITALIANS FOR THEIR STONE…CEMENT…AND TILE WORK…LOL…
rcookie says():(y)
rcookie says to sagecanyon8():(y)
sagecanyon8 says():Iraq is making amazing progress every day…I’m sticking with the IMF…Rcookie…wmawhite…Loop…Madscout…Holly ..and all the ones I missed that bring news in here everyday…just appreciate it so much…They are all telling us everyday that this thing is getting closer…could happen any day..
sagecanyon8 says():Just think how it would be without them…
rcookie says():THE ZAIN MOBILE REPORT TODAY OF OWING MORE THAN 1.2B USD IN TAXES AND MOBILE LICENSING FEES IS VGERY INTERESTING AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE 4.8 BILLION IN WAR REARATIONS PAYMENT PUSHED BACK TO 2017 BY KUWAIT….
dennis2 says to sagecanyon8():I can’t bear the thought….:)
rcookie says to sagecanyon8():THEIR PROGRESS IS NOTHING SHORT OF ASTOUNDING!!!…HANG IN THERE…WE ARE SOOOO CLOSE!!….
JETSET says():(y)
rcookie says():MADDSCOUTS REPORT ON THE BREMER PROHIBITION OF IRAQ EXPORT PRODUCTS LIKE GRAVEL & CEMENT IS STUNTING SOME OF THEIR INDUSTRIAL & ECONOMIC GROWTH….
rcookie says to sagecanyon8():(y)
rcookie says to dennis2():(y)
dennis2 says to rcookie():(y) And two thumbs up to you Sir. (y)
rcookie says():I THINK WE SHOULD START A POOL FOR HOW MANY DAYS IT WILL TAKE FOR AMNESTY TO PASS..ONCE THE TECHNOCRAT RESHUFFLE IS COMPLETE AND CHANGES MADE…..
Pablo says():Weren’t they suposed to vote on that yesterday?
jarhead says():they were supposed to do a lot of things
rcookie says():THEY ARE CHEWING ON THE 14 EXCEPTIONS…AND MONEY LAUNDERING/SMUGGLING
jarhead says():u SHUP
Pablo says():Exceptions huh? Like politicians trying to get a get out of jail free card?
jarhead says():I JUS WANNA PASS GO AND collect MY EXCHANGED CURRENCY
love it 2 says to jarhead()::D
rcookie says():THEY WILL BE VOTING ON LEGISLATION THAT WILL PUT MANY OF THEIR COLLEAGUES..RELATIVES AWAY…NOT IN A BIG HURRY….
jarhead says():THEY AINT NEVER BEEN IN A HURRY
JETSET says to Pablo():they have said they wold vote on in many times… same old same old with parliamenton these votes!
rcookie says():THE AMNESTY LAW IS AN EXTREMELY COMPLEX LAW THAT WILL IMPACT A LOT OF PEOPLE…
jarhead says():kool
rcookie says():IT IS NOT A ZONING LAW…
Pablo says to rcookie():But they don’t really need that for an RV right?
rcookie says():NO
Pablo says to rcookie():Didn’t think so.
rcookie says():TOWARD NATIONAL RECONCILIATION…ALONG WITH ACCOUNTABLITY & JUSTICE (DEBAATH)
jarhead says():yeah they need to get in dabaath they stink
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