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Samson:  Tahrir Square is witnessing the arrival of thousands of families and demonstrators

2019-11-02 16:27

The crowds and the masses of Baghdad began to flock a lot now towards the Tahrir Square in central Baghdad.

The correspondent (Euphrates News) that "thousands of families of Baghdad and demonstrators began to march towards Tahrir Square as they sing love for Iraq and its people united carrying Iraqi flags (symbolism of Iraq)." He added, "There are also a number of activists are instructed not to cross the bridges (Republic and Senk) after the fall of dozens of demonstrators on Friday evening, because of the firing of tear gas."

He continued, "activists are currently standing frequently near the bridges of the Republic and Senk to prevent the friction of demonstrators with security forces."  LINK

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Samson:  Kurdish MP: All negotiations with Baghdad are stalled because of the demonstrations

2nd November, 2019
The deputy of the Islamic group Salim Hamza Saturday, stopped all negotiations between the governments of the Center and the region because of the demonstrations, pointing out that Erbil and Baghdad are waiting for a round of negotiations to agree on the budget share.

Hamza said in a statement to the information that the negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil are almost stalled because of demonstrations in the central and southern provinces. Hamza added that "the political situation in the country needs to meet the demands of the demonstrators and cooperation in order to implement them in parliament."

He explained that "a round of negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil in order to resolve the local elections and agree on the share of the Kurdistan region of the budget and details of the salaries of employees in the region."   LINK  

APF:  Really??? Negotiations stopped because of the demonstrators??? You been on this for years, and never get nothing done!

Fuze:  The replacement still appears to be the question imo,  and the transition mechanism.. Imo,  Mahdi is done.

Rommy:  Gee, look at all the demonstrators still risking their lives.  Why don't we ask them who they would like to see as the replacement?

Samson:  Prime Minister's spokesman: Abdul-Mahdi will submit the ministerial change to parliament for a vote

2nd November, 2019
Prime Minister spokesman William Warda confirmed on Saturday that the prime minister intends to submit the ministerial changes in the coming days, indicating that the expansion depends on the performance of the ministers during the recent period and the implementation of reforms.

Warda told Al-Maalouma that "Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is about to complete the partial cabinet change in the cabinet and submit his list to the House of Representatives for a vote."

He added that "the Prime Minister intends to expand the ministerial change to the rest of the other positions in the government," noting that "the change and assessment is taking place over the implementation of the ministerial program of ministers and the implementation of reforms."

He explained that "the latter will submit a list of ministerial change during the coming period of the parliament."  LINK

Samson:  The Council of Ministers is making new appointments to independent bodies

2019/11/1 20:13

The Council of Ministers, the appointment of nine personalities in senior positions in independent bodies.

The appointments were distributed as undersecretary in the Hajj and Umrah Commission, the Secretariat of Baghdad, the Integrity Commission, the Shiite Endowment Bureau, the Endowment Bureau of other religions, the Accountability and Justice Commission, the Central Bank of Iraq, the Investment Commission and the Prisoners Foundation.

The Council of Ministers decided at its high regular session Arbeen Bald on  Tumiya to the House of Representatives Babai: Atabon listed for their highness I, in the positions obscured towards each of them, based on the provisions of item (Khasa) of Article (۸۰) of the Constitution. Ministry:
Imran Moussa Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Commission for Hajj and
Umrah Omda Bukhad for Technical Affairs

Muzaffar Turki Abdul Vice President of the Integrity Board Shiite Endowment Office Under Secretary of the Endowment Bureau for Christianity and Yazidis and a few Mandaliya Salah Muzahim Darwish Vice President of the Supreme National Commission for Accountability and Justice d. Munther Abdul Qader Al-Sheikhli Talab Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq

Salar Mohammed Amin Vice Chairman of the National Investment Authority
Safa Mohammed Reda Abdul Huda Vice President of the Foundation for the Prisoners Building  LINK

Doodelbug:  WOW! Munther,, Chairman of the Board of Directors of CBI, not an outside guy, meaning... he is 100% dedicated to Iraq. I think I can safely say he knows Dr. Shabibi very well. IMOO.

I always had a problem with a PROXY pushing the RI button... and here's why. If Alaq were to give the citizens purchasing power, the citizens wouldn't want him to leave. I feel Alaq got his reward for following the instructions of the Fab4... he got a cushy new job and his name "PRINTED" on the currency (not a signature).

His name will forever be in the hands of the citizens. The New CBI Governor will push the RI button and the citizens will forever be loyal to him for that reason. Is Mahdi cleaning up the loose ends prior to his leaving? Was this waiting for the CBI Proxy position to be filled?!? tic toc, tic toc... get'er done Mahdi and then get out! 

Now, couple this with all the excitement that Frank and WS brought us on Thursday (and will be bringing us tonight) and boy oh boy, I'm excited now!

Jay:  Wow. I so agree. Its like the replacement of the LAST proxy was put off until a specific time for a reason. They had a year (and longer) to do it and they sand bagged  the task. So ask yourselves.  WHY DO IT NOW ?   Re Mahdi tieing up the loose ends before leaving??? Imo, yes. There was a stall in the air of today's articles concerning the departure time of Mahdi. "He will resign in the coming days"??? <---- as one article said.    All IMO

Rommy:  IMO spot on DB!  Plus IMO the citizens do not trust or like Alaq.

Doodlebug:  Agree Rommy, the citizens never trusted Alaq, so many broken promises and IMO, a little bit of corruption in the family lol. I could never understand how a Proxy could change the rate, but then would counter that with "the BOD actually runs the CBI", so I never looked deeper into it. Rearview Mirrors are great, aren't they?!? Blessings to you and yours, Rommy.

Jay:  Bye Bye Proxy Alaak. ON LIKE DONKEY KONG...indeed

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RockCharlie:  I just wanted to expand my thoughts on market share.

1. We are number one in oil exports
2. We have picked up the buyers of oil from countries like Iran and Venezuela.
3. The United States controls the price of oil worldwide.

Which translates into a larger market share of the oil market.

It makes OPEC relatively irrelevant.

I do not believe President Donald Trump would intentionally decimate Iraqi economy although if he wants them to add value to their currency he could remind them of who controls oil prices.
By reminding them of how quickly he restored global prices after the attack on SA.

In other words we control the economy of the entire middle East.Can you say pressure.

The CBI. Holds the keys to unlocking the Iraqi market share into international markets.Note something the rest of the middle East is already part of (international markets). And by doing so relieves the pressure within the country.

The death of 2 birds one stone so to speak. IMO of course.