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chattels: PM Barzani: ‘Bigger changes coming’ to Iraqi political situation
chattels: ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani described the Iraqi political situation as “complicated” with no glimmer of hope that conditions may take a turn for the better.
“The political situation in Iraqi is complicated,” a statement on the website of the Kurdish Regional Government’s (KRG) quoted Barzani as saying during a wide-ranging meeting with cabinet ministers on Monday. “There might be bigger changes coming.”
chattels: “The political situation in Iraqi is complicated,”
chattels: …………………with no glimmer of hope that conditions may take a turn for the better.
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4625
chattels: ” the Iraqi government and relations parliament problems between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional government, are not solved only through dialogue and political consensus and the government of inefficient balanced, and prove all the paragraphs of the Constitution of Article 140 and democratic referendum for the Kurdish people, these avenues is the only real solution to the problems the Government of Iraq and the provincial government and the people of Kurdistan, not how misguided illegal. ”
chattels: Riad Sari Kahiah Prime Torkmen Party Wiley confirmed that the storming of the demonstrators for building the House of Representatives , “proved that there is a great imbalance in the current in the country ‘s political process.”
chattels: He stressed that ” the supreme national interest requires today announced full suspension of the ongoing political process in the country for a certain period from which to rebuild sound foundations for a new political life based on a healthy basis, sound and be able to achieve the aspirations and the aspirations of the Iraqi people to live free and decent . ”
chattels: http://www.ninanews.com/News_Details.aspx?MeGIHFAJzhE5mqkzdFswbw%253d%253d
chattels: ” the supreme national interest requires today announced full suspension of the ongoing political process in the country for a certain period ….”
chattels: I wonder whether the Kurds will return to Parliament any time soon ? Or at all.
chattels: condemned Kurdish blocs in the House what he described as the “storming of the House of Representatives and the attack on the Second Deputy Chairman of the Board Aram Sheikh Mohammed and a number of Kurdish MPs and MPs from the rest of the parliamentary blocs.”
He said in a statement today: “We condemn We strongly condemn the storming of the Iraqi Council of Representatives , ………….
chattels: it indicates the fragility of the government and its weakness, and that the security forces had not played any role in the protection of the parliament building and maintaining the integrity of the House of Representatives. ”
chattels: ” …………. we must reconsider how our participation as Kurds in the political process as a whole “.
chattels: http://www.ninanews.com/News_Details.aspx?gMZ%252fS5uSkP0x%252bCD%252binH9ag%253d%253d
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4625&pid=13754#pid13754
chattels: Come writers and critics……… Who prophesize with your pen……….. And keep your eyes wide The chance won’t come again And don’t speak too soon …………For the wheel’s still in spin ……… And there’s no tellin’ who That it’s namin’ For the loser now Will be later to win …………..
chattels: For the times they are a-changin’ – Bob Dylan
chattels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7qQ6_RV4VQ
chattels: There is no national state of emergency in Iraq. Abadi is not ” in control “. Parliament has not been ” fired “. Parliament is not meeting in Najaf. Parliament must approve a declaration of emergency by a 2/3 vote. Parliament cannot even make quorum with the Kurds having left town, much less agree upon such a declaration.
People are grasping at straws to support their wishful thinking that the IQD will revalue any day now. Iraq is a mess and may not survive the summer at least in the form that we know it today. The ” fantasy news ” and the ” all news out of Iraq is erroneous ” is just plain silly.
chattels: Iraq ” entering the world markets ” and an attendant ” RV ” in the first half of 2016 is delusional. Write it down.
chattels: You can vilify me in July / August if I am wrong.
Ononotagain: Chattels… haha… its a good a guess as any. IMPO I feel once Iran opens up, the world can side step Iraq, and not miss a beat… 😎
chattels: Parliament rapporteur rule out holding hearings and warns of a “collapse of the political process because of the weakness Abadi”
chattels: ruled the House of Representatives decision of Imad John, on Monday, the possibility that the House of Representatives held its meeting next week, and as pointed out that the parliament threatened to “final closure”, warned of a “collapse of the political process because of the weakness of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.”
BOBBY: Chattels…. will agree with your  assessment of things
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4625&pid=13757#pid13757
BOBBY: moving in circles is not progress
chattels: ‹@BOBBY› Doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.
BOBBY: its insane to think they are in any position to rv there currency any day now as its promoted
BOBBY: I see Sadr is being promoted as the latest savior
BOBBY: to quote Tommy Lee Jones… if this aint the mess , it will do till it gets here
chattels: ‹@BOBBY› Reports are that he, Sadr, is now in Iran.
BOBBY: I read that
chattels: Like to be a ” fly on the wall ” of those meetings, eh ?
BOBBY: have to wonder what his agenda is in all of this
chattels: ‹@BOBBY› ” kingmaker ” according to people that I pay attention to.
BOBBY: wonder if the maker wants to be king?
chattels: a dangerous populist cleric
BOBBY: a very loose cannon
chattels: He cannot be king, but he intends upon anointing that person I believe
BOBBY: do you feel the Dawa party is constricting Abadi in his efforts?
chattels: ‹@BOBBY› The Dawa part is divided and ” at war with itself ” like many of the Shiite political factions
BOBBY: would I be correct in guessing Maliki has a play in that?
chattels: ‹@BOBBY› Maliki thrives upon turmoil.
chattels: ” Nouri al-Maliki, in particular is seeking the downfall of Abadi, presenting himself as the only Shia leader who can handle the security situation and manage the Sadrist protests.” http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4622
chattels: ” ………… president of a coalition of law Nuri al – Maliki demanded to go hard and cooperation to solve the security problem and restore the prestige of the state after the protesters broke into the House of Representatives.”
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4617
chattels: Maliki is an authoritarian – dictatorial. Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany with the promise of restoring law, order and the prestige of the state.
chattels: ” …………….. to solve the security problem and restore the prestige of the state ……………. ”
BOBBY: its a mess from top to bottom
chattels: ‹@BOBBY› Democracy is a messy business. Some make it through, others not.
chattels: We shall see what fate has in store for Iraq and us.
BOBBY: all we can do is wait and see if or when, out of our control
chattels: ‹@BOBBY› Indeed.
BOBBY: better pack a lunch, its gonna be awhile lol
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chattels: The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. – Thomas Paine
BOBBY: wise words sir… I hope they are a glimpse into Iraq s future
chattels: “THESE are the times that try men’s souls. …………….. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value.”
BOBBY: I thought Shabbibi gave value lol
chattels: I hope that I am wrong.
BOBBY: i believe you are 100 percent correct in your assessment, and its just the facts at hand
Dianne777: me too lol
chattels: We shall see. 🙂
BOBBY: if it does happen , it will be in its own time
chattels: For me, a pleasant surprise is superior to unrealistic expectations met with disappointment.
BOBBY: agreed
chattels: Why people want to continually set themselves up for disappointment is beyond me.
BOBBY: it is amazing how someone follows the words of somebody who is consistently wrong
RVPlease: US Soldier was killed in combat in Erbil yesterday…………….. Not Good….
BOBBY: Never is
Doug_W: having been in combat….that is the risk U take being a serviceperson
chattels: ” …………..the Kurds are waiting for an apology cleric Moqtada al – Sadr, and the decision of the provincial government to return to the capital , Baghdad , and participation in the political process again.”
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4625&pid=13768#pid13768
chattels: Kirk H. Sowell ‏@UticaRisk I presume news that Muq Sadr is traveling to Tehran is related to recent announcements of mobilizations by Iran-backed militias in Baghdad.
chattels: Nathaniel Rabkin ‏@NateRabkin Nathaniel Rabkin Retweeted Kirk H. Sowell Last word from Muqtada himself was that he’s on a spiritual retreat for the next two months.
chattels: U.S. serviceman killed by ‘enemy fire’ in northern Iraq
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-serviceman-killed-by-enemy-fire-in-northern-iraq/2016/05/03/f325cc2c-2eff-4450-8741-79e1eab2f2ce_story.html
chattels: U.S. troops are getting closer to the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/us-troops-are-getting-closer-to-the-fight-against-the-islamic-state-in-iraq/2016/05/02/8c6f8c68-07d9-11e6-bfed-ef65dff5970d_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_usiraq-630a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
rocknrollbus: Sooooooo……..Sadr “didn’t” go to Iran? Now the Kurds can get their panties unbunched……..
rocknrollbus: What a bunch of kindergartners………worse than our government……..
OOTW: great article here
OOTW: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4126&pid=13786#pid13786
OOTW: this outlines what’s coming as things stand now
OOTW: IRAQ’S ISSUES GET DOWN TO A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS..AND IF THEY CANNOT GET ANYONE IN THE PARLIAMENT TO VOTE ON AUTHORIZING CHANGES..WELL..YOU CAN SEE THE NEEDED AMENDMENTS ARE SIMPLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
Doug_W: Obama can always give them an Executive order
chattels: Later this week, Sadr and his protesters will push Iraq’s political standoff a little closer to the brink, with potentially huge consequences for the country’s future and for the fight against the Islamic State.“It’s clearly a critical week in the way ahead for Iraq ; no doubt about it,” – Courtesy of OOTW
http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4126&pid=13786#pid13786
chattels: ” Will Sadr come to power, who knows? I would doubt it unless he gets the full backing of Iran and Ayatollah Sistani, which is unlikely. Will Iraq remain whole, again too many variables to call it right now, but as this analyst has said in the past, Iraq is very broken and heading to some form of breakup. ” – Paul Davis
chattels: Paul Davis is a retired US Army military intelligence and former Soviet analyst. He is a consultant to the American intelligence community specializing in the Middle East with a concentration on Kurdish affairs. Currently he is the President of the consulting firm JANUS Think in Washington D.C. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rudaw.
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4629
chattels: Kirk H. Sowell ‏@UticaRisk 7h7 hours ago Important read here from @LovedayM on Iraq, the US military presence, & recent ops.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/us-troops-are-getting-closer-to-the-fight-against-the-islamic-state-in-iraq/2016/05/02/8c6f8c68-07d9-11e6-bfed-ef65dff5970d_story.html
chattels: Kirk H. Sowell ‏@UticaRisk 4h4 hours ago This stuff about Iran supporting Abadi has been nonsense, for sure, but they do want the Shia to be united. Sadr is off the reservation.
chattels: Why America Needs Iran in Iraq The internecine fighting among Shias requires a deal with Tehran and Ayatollah Sistani. By Zalmay Khalilzad May 02, 2016 Read more:
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/why-america-needs-iran-in-iraq-213865#ixzz47dsqno1L
chattels: ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Good Read above ^^^^^^^^^^^^
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4632
chattels: Security In Iraq, Apr 22-28, 2016
chattels: ” Overall, the government is expanding its control over the major areas in Anbar. The problem continues to be holding onto the smaller towns, which continue to switch hands in many places.”
chattels: ” ………….. demonstrations in the capital demanding government reforms. Every time they occur the Islamic State has reduced its attacks. ”
chattels:…http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4631
chattels: Iraq Iraqi army advances into Fallujah, recapturing two areas, strategic road By Rudaw   http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/030520163
chattels: Zaid Al-Ali ‏@zalali May 2 Salim Jubouri says parliament will meet after all outstanding issues are resolved. i.e. never.
chattels: Kurds return to Baghdad of Representatives subject to political negotiations
chattels: :” The return of Kurdish deputies to the capital Baghdad, is subject to the meeting of the Kurdish side with the political leaders, after the House of Representatives of the official holiday. ”
chattels: “the storming of the House of Representatives and the attack on parliamentarians Kurds and second Deputy Speaker of parliament, proved that the Kurds in Baghdad are not the only guests and authoritarian parties can take any position towards them at any time you wish.”
chattels: ” the political situation in Iraq headed towards a dangerous slippery slope, and on the political parties to deal with it wisely and resort to serious dialogue to pass the stage that threaten the future of Iraq. ”
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4625&pid=13794#pid13794
chattels: “the cleric Moqtada al – Sadr respects the Islamic Republic of Iran and what happened to slogans against them is unacceptable . ” Noting that ” the travel of Mr. Sadr to Iran taking dimensions surprising.”
http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4632&pid=13795#pid13795
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chattels: Navy SEAL Charlie Keating, an acclaimed Arcadia High School distance runner and grandson of the famous S&L financier with the same name, died in northern Iraq Tuesday.
chattels: “He was not on the front lines, and it turns out that being two miles away from the battle between ISIL and Iraqi forces is a dangerous place to be,” Earnest said, using an acronym for the Islamic State.
chattels: The dead SEAL was part of a small team advising Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq. They had been checking on outposts when ISIS fighters mounted a complex attack, the official said. The SEALs were among the first advisers to help mentor counter-ISIS forces. ISIS militants used car bombs and bulldozers to breach the front line. They raced ahead and attacked the command post where the SEAL was located.
chattels: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/05/03/navy-seal-charlie-keating-arcadia-grad-and-grandson-charles-keating-killed-iraq/83891350/
chattels: Loveday Morris ‏@LovedayM SEALS ” went straight into the fight ” and were ” unloading on ISIS “, American with Christian fighters said. No boots ?
chattels: ” …………. the Kurds of Representatives are waiting for an apology cleric Moqtada al – Sadr , and the decision concerning the Government of the Territory to return to Baghdad.”
chattels: ” …………….. and the decision concerning the Government of the Territory to return to Baghdad.”
chattels: ” …………….. and the decision concerning the Government of the Territory to return to Baghdad.”
chattels: ??????????????????????
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4632&pid=13797#pid13797
chattels: the commemoration in of Imam Kadhim’s death in 799 is the current holiday in Iraq – no currency auction since 2 May.
chattels: Chief Prosecutor: Mosul file outside the jurisdiction of the normal judiciary… Courtesy of sczin  http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4632&pid=13797#pid13797
chattels: Interview
chattels: What is the prosecution’s response to questions related to the fall of Mosul?
chattels: ” The fall of Mosul, a file is a military crime of military jurisdiction, according to the law, …………”
chattels: ” 76 field officers, starting from the rank of lieutenant and down into small mattresses have been referred to military courts.”
chattels: It does not appear that ” politicians ” are within the jurisdiction of such prosecutions.
chattels: Maliki was the ” supreme commander ” of the armed forces / military , but does that place him under the code of military justice ?
chattels: Probably not.
chattels: Islamic State seeks news blackout in Mosul as Iraqi army nears
chattels: For Iraqis living in the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, news is dwindling about the U.S.-backed army massing to the south for an assault on the city that could begin this year.
​chattels: The timing of the crackdown is significant, according to local officials and analysts. They said Islamic State’s aim was to insulate residents and its own fighters from any further news about the advance of Iraqi forces.
chattels: The move reflects the importance of Mosul to the militants; the capital of Nineveh province is the largest under their control and regarded as their de facto capital.
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4634
chattels: Interesting article – talks about DAESH methodology – not stupid.
chattels: B. I. B. L. E. simply means: Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth!
chattels: A story with a provocative ending.
chattels: He wrote: “I’ve gone for 30 years now, and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons, but for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one of them. So, I think I’m wasting my time, the preachers and priests are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all.”
chattels: Someone’s reply : until someone wrote this clincher: “I’ve been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals.
But I do know this: They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!”
chattels: ” Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and; receives the impossible ! ”
chattels: There is an element of faith to our journey here. ” Fight the good fight, holding on to faith and good conscience. We will finish the race. ”
chattels: ” If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
chattels: This endeavor is a marathon – not a sprint.”
chattels: BAGHDAD / National Iraqi News Agency / nina / MP for the coalition of state law , Iskandar and berries, that the sacking of the three presidencies and the formation of a government of technocrats away from quotas partisan and make a real reform is the only solution to get out of this crisis.
chattels: MP for the coalition of state law = More Mr. Maliki
http://www.ninanews.com/News_Details.aspx?eNT7UklwP%252fuzJqm5jVY7gQXBZJbHmGQNHifEjtvKP50%253d
chattels: Sistani Speaks, Maybe, Kinda, Sorta ……….
chattels: Sistani’s spokesman in Beirut: judicial body in Iraq is corrupt and it is a real problem
chattels: considered the official spokesman of the religious authority , Ali al – Sistani in Lebanon Hamid pumice that ” the judicial body in Iraq is corrupt as a result of the accumulation of the last stage.”
chattels: ” the reform needs to be a judicial body properly, how suitable and eliminate corrupt judiciary we have a real problem, and the body of the judicial corrupt, there is a large and real challenges. ”
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4635
chattels: The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government , Nechirvan Barzani that ” the independence of Kurdistan is a legitimate right and normal for the people of Kurdistan.”
chattels: “the issue of the independence of Kurdistan is a legitimate right and normal for the people of Kurdistan, but should this issue be resolved with Baghdad through dialogue and mutual understanding away from the methods of violence and intolerance.”
chattels: “in spite of the Kurdistan region to play an active role in Iraq after 2013, but unfortunately, the political situation in Iraq has made ​​the Kurdistan are exposed to a number of problems and obstacles, however, the KRG will continue its efforts to improve relations with the federal government and neighboring countries and the world, and we will continue to enhance the status of the region economically and build relationships . ”
chattels: “in order to pass the financial crisis suffered by the Kurdistan region, the provincial government has taken a series of measures and programs of reform, according with international standards. ”
chattels:  http://www.ninanews.com/News_Details.aspx?8vzCvXvD84q0UgonQU0fQw%253d%253d
chattels: ” Wake up everybody ” – Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4558&page=2
whoswho: Jack Lew doesn’t go anywhere unless it involves money! And where was he last week? Iraq!!
chattels: TEL SKOF – The third American military personnel to be killed by Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq was Navy SEAL Charles Keating. Keating was killed in Tel Skof, a town 28 kilometers north of ISIS’s Mosul stronghold. He was part of a quick reaction force who had been scrambled into the area to rescue American advisors to the Peshmerga when ISIS launched a large surprise attack against the town.
Peshmerga soldiers who fought in that battle told Rudaw that Keating defended them “bravely” when five of them were surrounded by ISIS militants. In addition to Keating’s death ten Peshmerga were killed during the battle http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/040520164
chattels: Iraq Peshmerga forces continue offensive against ISIS in Gwer By Rudaw 8 hours ago Peshmerga forces on the Gwer Front. Rudaw photo. Peshmerga forces on the Gwer Front. Rudaw photo. GWER Front – The Kurdish Peshmerga forces on the Gwer front have advanced at least 10km against Islamic State (ISIS) on Wednesday while coalition forces bombed the militants with at least eight airstrikes since noon, a Peshmerga official told Rudaw.
Qadir Qadir, the Peshmerga commander of the Gwer Front, told Rudaw that the Kurdish fighters have advanced at least 10km near the village of Abu Shita. “Since 12 at noon the war began between our forces and Daesh gunmen while the Peshmerga were clearing landmines,” Qadir said, adding that fighting is ongoing.
chattels: http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/040520161
chattels: ISIS capable of launching Paris-style attacks in US, says top intelligence official rudaw.net/english/world/0…
chattels: Sadr Trying To Play Kingmaker In Iraq http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4638
chattels: Moqtada al-Sadr is attempting to become the pre-eminent party boss in Iraqi politics. After years of trying he finally co-opted the anti-corruption protest movement in Baghdad. That culminated in his followers temporarily taking over the Green Zone in the heart of the capital during the weekend.
He has also become one of Prime Minister Haidar Abadi’s only supporters as he attempts to push through his reform package for the government. As Sadr has done before he wants to turn his pull with the Iraqi street into political power by dictating terms to the prime minister and threatening the other elites with future demonstrations if they do not comply.
chattels: All of these moves highlighted Sadr’s attempts to become the new boss in Iraqi politics. He wasn’t just satisfied with being a backer of the premier, he wanted to dictate the terms of his reform package using threats, protests, and jabs.
His move to join the protesting MPs who tried to vote out Speaker Jabouri was meant to cut Abadi’s allies so that he would become more dependent upon Sadr. Just as the protests outside and eventually inside the Green Zone were meant to pressure the premier’s actions, Sadr’s machinations within the government were meant to strong arm Abadi to comply with Moqtada’s demands.
chattels: It is unclear what will become of Sadr’s strategy. Abadi’s attempt to take the ministries away from the ruling parties has angered almost everyone. That has fractured the dominate Shiite National Alliance with Dawa splitting between pro-Abadi and pro-Maliki factions, and the Supreme Council abandoning the PM. Again that is part of Sadr’s plans to make Ahrar the only bloc that Abadi can rely upon outside of his own Dawa members.
chattels: On the other hand, the political discord makes it almost impossible to get anything through parliament, which is necessary to change the government.
chattels: In the end, Sadr could just be adding to the dysfunction in Baghdad, which would undermine his goal of becoming the kingmaker as paralysis will ensure rather than any meaningful change.
chattels: I have said since August that Abadi can change nothing without Parliament. The notion and assertions by the others that Abadi is ” in control ” or that ” Parliament has been fired ” is just nonsense.
chattels: The great risk to the government of Iraq is not so much the political maneuvering of Sadr, which could work for good beyond the paralysis now in Parliament, but that his actions have co-opted the demonstrators and Iraqi street which no one may be able to control at some point.
Doug_W: this IS interesting to watch tho C
chattels: It is a dangerous ” game ” being played and the future of a democratic Iraq as we know it hangs in the balance.
chattels: ‹@Doug_W› It is on certain levels for sure.
Doug_W: democracy in “Puberty”
chattels: Will Iraq have ” mob rule ” or constitutional law and order ?
chattels: ‹@Doug_W› Well said friend.
Doug_W: only time will answer that C
chattels: Indeed.
chattels: 1 in 3 people in the Arab world had to pay a bribe for basic needs, survey reveals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/05/04/as-if-the-arab-spring-never-happened-corruption-rampant-in-arab-nations-says-report/?tid=sm_tw
chattels: 50 million people across the Arab world paid bribes for public services last year, survey says.
chattels: Harith al-Qarawee ‏@harith_hasan 1- Main outcome of recent vents in #iraq# is the end of Hakim-Sadr collaboration. Hakim might well turn to Maliki.
chattels: Kirk H. Sowell ‏@UticaRisk 3h3 hours ago Kirk H. Sowell Retweeted Harith al-Qarawee Definitely agree about first part. Not so sure about second.
chattels: Sajad Jiyad ‏@SajadJiyad 3h3 hours ago PM @HaiderAlAbadi replaces IZ SOF commander, signals his criticism of what occurred, orders to prevent repeat
chattels: Days of Chaos in Baghdad: Protest or Meltdown?
http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4639
chattels: Images of Iraqis storming Parliament over the weekend made it seem as though a popular revolution was at hand. In reality, it was something else: partly a legitimate expression of popular anger, but partly political theater.
chattels: ……………. all in all, it was largely nonviolent.
chattels: They are mostly loyalists of the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, ………………………. Mr. Sadr is nominally an ally of Mr. Abadi’s, ………………… Mr. Sadr is unpredictable and cannot be seen as a reliable ally. He has said that if further attempts to pass a new cabinet fail, he will push for Mr. Abadi’s ouster.
chattels: The deadliest fault line in Iraqi society is the divide between the majority Shiite Arabs and the minority Sunni Arabs. But the political crisis in Baghdad is largely a struggle among Shiites. Yet they have never figured out how to overcome their differences and unify Iraq.
chattels: Now, it [ Iraq ] resembles a failed state on three basic levels: security, politics and, given the collapse in oil prices, economics. ​
chattels: What Happens Next ? ………………
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chattels: For now, the withdrawal of Mr. Sadr’s followers from the Green Zone allows yet another chance for Iraq’s leaders to address the crisis and approve a new cabinet put forward by Mr. Abadi. But Iraq has not held together as a country.
The northern Kurdish region is a de facto state, with its own foreign policy, army and visa rules. Roughly a third of Iraq is in the hands of the Islamic State, including Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city. The reach of the central government is limited, and Shiite militias with ties to Iran are in some cases more powerful than state security forces.
chattels: ” …………… the partition of Iraq, an idea that is likely to resurface if Iraq continues on the path it is taking.”
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4639
chattels: office of Grand Ayatollah Ali al – Sistani said the cleric watching ” very closely” Iraq ‘s current events.
chattels: ” renewed its warning to all parties to continue the current approach in dealing with the country on the issues of the many and crises, and to invite them to reflect on the future of their people and take serious and concrete steps out of the current situation to a better future. ”
chattels: http://wealthwatch.world/showthread.php?tid=4635&pid=13816#pid13816
chattels: Abadi relieve security Green Zone commander after the storming of demonstrators
http://www.alliraqnews.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=37228
chattels: Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces issued a Prime Minister Haider al – Abadi is Dioanaa relieving the commander of the Special Forces Task Force Gen. Mohammad Reza team responsible for the security of the Green Zone.