KTFA Members "News and Views" Tuesday PM 9-15-2020

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Samson:  Integrity announces a recruitment and travel ban for the governor of Kirkuk, and arrest warrants for 23 employees

15th September, 2020

The Federal Integrity Commission revealed the issuance of an import order and a travel ban for the governor of Kirkuk and the director of school buildings in the governorate, while it indicated that arrest warrants had been issued for (23) employees in the case of establishing schools in a pre-built method in the governorate.

The Investigation Department of the Commission, and in its discussion of the details of the case, reported that the Investigation Court for Integrity Issues in Kirkuk had issued an order to summon the Governor of Kirkuk and the Director of School Buildings in the Governorate, in accordance with the provisions of Article (340) of the Penal Code. 

Due to the existence of cases of waste of public money in the project of constructing schools using the pre-fabricated building method referred to a foreign company, at an amount of (57,894,000,000) billion dinars, explaining that the matter also included the former governor of Kirkuk.

The department added that the court issued an arrest warrant and a travel ban for (23) employees in the governorate and the General Directorate of Education, including its former director general in the same case.

The authority had announced late last month the implementation of the process of controlling the priorities for the project of constructing (25) schools through the pre-fabricated construction method referred to a foreign company, and revealed that the company implementing the project had tampered with the basic designs and reduced the number of schools from (25) to (18) School, changing designs and spaces, contrary to the terms of contracts and without obtaining the approval of the Ministry of Planning.  LINK

Samson:  HISTORIC day for PEACE in the Middle East — I am welcoming leaders from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Bahrain to the White House to sign landmark deals that no one thought was possible. MORE countries to follow! pic.twitter.com/whvJpNPrri — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2020

SuMaq45:  https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-peace-deals-israel-bahrain-uae-middle-east

 Fox NewsTrump declares 'dawn of a new Middle East' as he presides over sign...President Trump on Tuesday declared a “historic day for peace” as he was scheduled to preside over the signing of two historic Middle East diplomatic deals between Israel and two Gulf nations. 

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Samson:  Foreign Minister: The Cabinet formed a committee on the redeployment of US forces

16:50 - 09/14/2020

Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein announced, on Monday, that the Council of Ministers has formed a technical committee on the redeployment of US forces in Iraq.

Hussein said during a press conference with his German counterpart Heiko Maas in the German capital Berlin, "Our relationship with Germany is important in various fields," adding, "We thank the German government for its continuous support to Iraq." He continued that "Germany provided support to Iraq in its war against ISIS," stressing the need for "joint cooperation to get rid of ISIS ." Hussain explained that "Germany helped build various hospitals in Iraq."

With regard to the American presence in Iraq, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said, "The Cabinet decision talks about scheduling the redeployment of US forces," referring to "the agreement to form a technical committee on redeployment." Hussein pointed out that "the French government supports protecting the sovereignty of Iraq," adding, "We will go to Paris to set a date for Al-Kazemi's visit to France."

For his part, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said, "We have provided two billion euros to Iraq in reconstruction aid," adding, "We value the reform project to boost the economy in Iraq." He pointed out that "Berlin supports Iraq to enhance its stability," stressing, "We will continue our military support in building Iraqi security capabilities."   LINK

Clare:  THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT FRANK TOLD US LAST NIGHT! IMO   

“German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said, "We have provided two billion euros to Iraq in reconstruction aid," adding, "We value the reform project to boost the economy in Iraq."

MilitiaMan:  Representative economic: the process of automating the ports will increase the revenues of the ports by 10 times  LINK

The new head of the Integrity Commission holds its first meeting to develop a "quick plan" to combat corruption  LINK

The launch of the single window project in the Department of Companies Registrar ... and the Ministry of Commerce reveals its advantages  LINK

MilitiaMan:  Notice the theme here is automation. Electronic programs to link companies and facilitate trade while battling corruption.

In so doing, they have a regulatory bylaw for disclosing financial receivables.

In other words, follow the money.

Automated ports will have to have an electronic paper trail. One that will have transparency. They need it now. Hence, we see all the articles on the matter.

The focus with the Kurds and borders for customs, fees, taxes etc, have been front and center, and even now to day the Port of Fao has been brought up in regard to corruption and it was deliberate negligence!

 I suspect they know who, when, how much, etc., that has been stolen..  The data base they create will be an on ongoing entity that want lie.. Every thing is going to be transparent and man o man is the revenues going to increase big time!!! imo.

Good times be sure going forward. imo!! ~ MM

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Samson:  The Iranian currency collapses against the dollar

15th September, 2020

Press sources said that the Iranian currency witnessed a major collapse against the US dollar by 27 thousand tomans for one dollar.

The sources said that the price of the dollar against the Iranian Toman broke a new record, with an increase of about one thousand tomans compared to last July, when it reached about 26 thousand tomans, after it was last March at a price of 16 thousand tomans.

The sources pointed out that the Central Bank of Iran pumped $ 280 billion of foreign currencies into the market to reduce the price of the dollar over the past 15 years, according to Central Bank Governor Abdel Nasser Hemmati, but he is unable to pump more currencies due to the 40% drop in oil exports.LINK

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Samson:  Trump warns Iran of any attack and affirms: Our response will be a thousand times stronger

15th September, 2020

US President Donald Trump warned Iran against launching any attack on the United States, vowing that the US response to it would be "a thousand times stronger," after media reports that Tehran had planned to assassinate an American ambassador in revenge for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani.

Trump said in a tweet on Twitter, "Any attack by Iran, whatever its form, against the United States will respond with a response to Iran that will be a thousand times stronger."

The reaction of the US President came following press reports that Iran had drawn up a plan to "assassinate" the US ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks, who is close to Trump, with information ridiculed by Tehran, confirming that it was "baseless."  LINK