Delta, Frank and KTFA Members Thursday PM 1-2-2020
KTFA:
DELTA: " The Central Bank of Iraq holidays for 2020 in addition to Fridays and Saturdays. "
January 1-New Years Eve
January 6- Army day
Leb: Three day weekend coming up?
Don961: : Pompeo postpones a crucial visit to Ukraine related to "Trump" because of the situation in Iraq
2020-01-01
Baghdad: Yassin Iraq
Today, Wednesday, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo postponed a scheduled trip to Ukraine to "follow the situation" in Iraq, where crowd protesters stormed the American embassy in Baghdad, according to State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagos.
The spokeswoman said in a statement that the entire tour that would have led Pompeo at the weekend to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Cyprus will be reorganized.
On Tuesday, a group of demonstrators stormed the American embassy in Baghdad, condemning the air strikes targeting the Hezbollah Brigades, which resulted in the death of 25 people.
The spokeswoman said Pompeo's travel was postponed "because of the need for the Secretary of State to be in Washington, DC, to continue monitoring developments in Iraq and ensuring the safety and security of Americans in the Middle East."
"Minister Pompeo's trip will be rescheduled in the near future as he looks forward to making this visit," she added.
Kiev's visit would have been the first by a US official to this level since a scandal broke out in 2019 against the backdrop of a controversial phone call in which President Donald Trump tried to pressure his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelinsky, to discredit Joe Biden, a potential Democratic presidential candidate.
When the visit of Pompeo, the strong defender of Trump, was announced on Monday, Ortagos said the minister will meet Zielinski and senior Ukrainian officials. LINK
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Don961: : With the exception of Trump, Washington bans its officials from traveling to Iraq after the embassy events
2020-01-01
Baghdad: Yassin Iraq
Today, Wednesday, the Pentagon asked the American Congress and government officials to avoid traveling to Iraq and Syria due to the current circumstances in Iraq and what happened in front of the American embassy in Baghdad.
And a memorandum bearing the signature of US Defense Secretary Mark Asper stated that government officials and members of the US Congress are not allowed to travel to Iraq and Syria until January 15th.
The memo excludes the US president, his deputy, the secretary of defense, some ministers, and the chief of staff from banning travel to Iraq and Syria.
Pentagon officials attributed the issuance of this memo to the situations in the region. LINK
GiantKiller: In other Bans that I have seen the US call for they usually say until further notice. What do they know that they are saying it will be OK to travel there after the 15th. That is very specific and soon. I find this very interesting. IMO.
Coco: This is why I have previously questioned do we need to have the U.S. - China Trade Deal signed which is to take place Sunday, January 15th.
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Don961: Conscious / switching off the power and low-flying planes ... news of an American airdrop in the Green Zone
Written by Iraqi Media News Agency / consciousJanuary 2, 2020
Conscious / private
A security source said today, Thursday, that the US Navy "Marines" carried out an airdrop at the American embassy in the Green Zone.
The source said to (Iraqi Information News Agency INA) that "the marines carried out an airdrop in the American embassy," noting that "the electricity was extinguished from most of the neighborhoods of the green zone."
He added, "The helicopters are flying low and thick over the Green Zone." LINK
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Samson: In names ... 13 American military transport aircraft entered the airspace of Iraq during the past hours
2nd January, 2019
American military transport aircraft entered Iraq during the past hours.
Iraq was not the only destination for the aircraft but rather other places in the Middle East, where it is believed that the total number during the past 24 hours amounted to 22 large military transport aircraft, transported 650 soldiers in addition to military equipment.
The following are the names of the aircraft:
RCH331, RCH663, RCH927, RCH327, RCH429, RCH687, RCH893, RCH894, RCH892, RCH311, RCH417, RCH664, RCH688, LINK
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Samson: Researcher: There is a big difference between burning the two Iranian consulates and storming the US embassy
2nd January, 2020
The researcher on Iraqi affairs, Raad Hashem, distinguished between what the demonstrators are doing in targeting Iranian interests in the country, and what is being done by the Hezbollah Brigades who are trying to move the compass toward American interests.
He says in a press interview, "The Iranian consulates in Iraq were targeted after Iraqi people spontaneously went to them, and not as we saw an organized attack by militia elements who proved their affiliation with Tehran, as evidenced by the slogans they raised."
Hashem added that "those who marched towards the two Iranian consulates were carrying the Iraqi flag and were a diverse audience gathered hatred and hatred for the Iranian presence and penetration inside their country. As for the gangs that attacked the American embassy, they are similar to the shepherds who ruined, broke and burned uncivilized." LINK
Frank26: 1-2-20....FF’S (FireFlies) TRUTH
Streamed live 57 minutes ago
Iobey777: Another Great UB2B! VERY informative! I really PRAY that those who listen can open their ears and HEAR what FRANK is trying to say!
IMO, he is trying to let us know that things are NOT what the news would have us think! That Iraq is still building, growing, and going forward!
Those "pesky" Iranian "devils" who are causing trouble..are about to run completely out of any kind of leverage they may have had in Iraq!
It was really funny to hear Frank talking about them throwing rocks at the Embassy!! lol!!
Please try to understand that the news media is NOT reporting the true facts in Iraq!
I Believe we are in a Very Open window right now and soon we will see our reward and the reward for the citizens..who have been waiting far longer than any of us for their freedom and independence!
God bless them!