More News, Rumors and Opinions Sunday Night 2-23-2020
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NWMontana: Hmmmmm...."The Prime Minister-designate @MohammedAllawi He receives a phone call from the US Secretary of State @SecPompeo Mr. Pompeo congratulated him on the occasion of the appointment to the position of prime minister, wishing him success in his new duties, in turn, Mr. Allawi thanked the Minister of Foreign Affairs for contacting." https://twitter.com/IraqiPMO/status/1231673938062737410
NWMontana: Why the phone calls now I wonder..."Iraqi PM-designate received a phone call from US Secretary of State. Pompeo congratulated Allawi for his nomination for Prime Minister. #Iraq"~https://twitter.com/BaxtiyarGoran/status/1231678094399938563
NWMontana: This just came out too, calling for a big meeting tomorrow... https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/4eba0ca0-509d-4f42-a949-8dcd4ef0f7b7
Yada: interesting folks,,, the CBI is ready and that the rate release would precipitate the budget being approved by Parliament. Now, this morning, there were several post from articles saying that Allawi is being forced to move their meeting from Monday to Wednesday.
Of course, the speaker of the house is an Iranian sympathizer so anything to delay the inevitable they will do, but,,,,,,, and article just came out stated that the Sec of State, Pompeo, congratulated Allawi as being the new PM and the only way he can be called PM and not PM Designate would be if his cabinet was set but just not voted on by Parliament. If this is the case, while Iraq plays the political games, the rest of the world moves forward. …..moving forward in releasing the rate to precipitate the budget being voted upon,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,just my thinking out loud
NWMontana: Secretary Michael R. Pompeo’s Call with Iraqi Prime Minister-Designate Allawi ~READOUT OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON~"They also discussed the protest movement and the urgency with which Iraq’s next government must put an end to the killing of protesters, seek justice for those killed and wounded, and address their legitimate grievances.
The Secretary and the Prime Minister-designate also agreed on the importance of beginning reforms that would better position the government to provide the Iraqi people a life of dignity, prosperity, and security."
https://www.state.gov/secretary-michael-r-pompeos-call-with-iraqi-prime-minister-designate-allawi/
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Courtesy of Dinar Guru
Footforward I suspect Allawi will have a government seated with very little drama and he will get more done in 30 days then anyone else has done in the last 15 years in Iraq.
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KTFA:
Don961: Pompeo calls Allawi: the need for coordination and joint action
2 hours ago
The designated Prime Minister, Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, received a phone call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during which they discussed the latest political developments and the necessity of joint coordination.
"The Allawi received a phone call from Pompeo, who congratulated on the occasion of the assignment of the Prime Minister, wishing him success in his new assignments, in turn thanked Allawi for the foreign minister to contact," the media office of the Prime Minister said in a statement, which Al-Mirbad received a copy of. Statement.
The statement added, "During the call, a review of the latest political developments at the regional and international levels was made, stressing the need for coordination and joint action, and supporting the United States of America to Iraq in various fields in a manner that preserves the sovereignty of Iraq and achieving economic prosperity and activating cooperation frameworks between the two countries."
Iobey777: When you read the transcribed conversation, it is saying that Pompeo is congratulating Allawi on his assignment of PM!! IMO..it's a DONE DEAL!!!
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Don961: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale strikes western Iran
Arab and International 02/23/2020 09:29 196 Editor: Zs
Baghdad today - Baghdad
The Iranian Earthquake Center announced on Sunday (February 23, 2020) that a earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck the western province of Iran.
The center said, "An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit the Qutour region in western Azerbaijan province, in western Iran."
He added, "An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck 28 kilometers southeast of Saray, Turkey." LINK
Don961: Iraq decides to prevent the Iranian and foreign community from entering the border for two weeks
Politics 02/23/2020 20:44 1077
Baghdad today - private
A well-informed source said, on Sunday (February 23, 2020), that Iraq decided to prevent entry of the Iranian and foreign community from the border for two weeks.
The source said (Baghdad today), "Iraq decided to prevent entry of the Iranian and foreign community from the common land borders for two weeks," noting that "Iraq will announce its position on air traffic between the two countries within a maximum period of 48 hours."
He added that "this came after the meeting of the Iranian ambassador and the Iranian deputy health minister with the Iraqi health minister and officials of the Ministry of the Interior," noting that "the decision to prevent, excludes diplomatic bodies from holders of diplomatic passports only. LINK
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Don961: Confirming the confessions of two defendants, they stole 400 million dinars from the pensioners ’salaries
Localities 02/23/2032 13:26 249 Editor: am
Baghdad today - Basra
On Sunday (February 23, 2020), the third Basra Investigation Court approved the confessions of two defendants who stole a citizen in the Al-Ashar area, who was in possession of an amount of four hundred million dinars in the salaries of retirees.
The Media Center of the Supreme Judicial Council stated in a statement received (Baghdad today), that "the accused, along with two defendants, who escaped, stole the amount of pensioners' salaries from the owner of a banking office, after he withdrew it from the Rafidain Bank and went to his office in the Al-Ashar region, where a group intercepted his way An armed woman who disguised himself in military uniform and seized the sum at gunpoint. "
The statement added, "The defendants expressly confessed that they participated in the incident with other defendants, one of whom was a policeman working at the Rafidain Bank who provided them with information."
The statement indicated that "the disclosure of the evidence to the defendants came in accordance with their confessions they made to the court," noting that "the court approved their statements in accordance with the provisions of Article 442 of the Iraqi Penal Code." LINK