More News, Rumors and Opinions Thursday PM 8-8-2024
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Tishwash: America announces the arrival of F-22 aircraft to the region to confront the threats of Iran and its agents
The US Central Command announced on Thursday the arrival of F-22 aircraft to the region as part of US reinforcements to confront threats from Iran and its proxies.
"F-22 aircraft have arrived in the region to mitigate the possibility of regional escalation," the US Central Command said.
The Middle East is bracing for a possible new wave of attacks by Iran and its allies following the assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement (Hamas) in Tehran and a senior commander in the Lebanese Hezbollah group in Beirut, raising fears of a wider war in the Middle East.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said US officials were in contact with allies and partners in the region and that there was "unanimous agreement" that no party should take any actions that would escalate the situation. link
Tishwash: Parliamentary Integrity Committee prepares to question the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq
Member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, Hadi Al-Salami, revealed on Thursday that his committee has been following up for more than a year on the file of ending the assignment of the Governor of the Central Bank, Ali Al-Alaq, from his position.
Al-Salami explained to Shafaq News Agency that the committee addressed the Prime Minister several times to pressure him to end Al-Alaq's assignment, due to the existence of many violations against him.
He added that the government program announced by the Prime Minister when forming the government includes the necessity of ending the management of positions by proxy after six months of forming the government, noting that Al-Alaq is still managing the position by proxy without any action to cancel his assignment so far.
Al-Salami pointed out that there are many files and violations related to the Central Bank, which have been referred to the Integrity Commission and the Public Prosecution, indicating that these violations include issues related to the lack of control over the exchange rate in the market, in addition to millions of dollars and interest received by Arab and foreign banks, including Jordanian banks.
He revealed that the Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives approved the request to host the Governor of the Central Bank in the upcoming sessions, noting that there are many questions that will be put to the Governor during the hosting session.
In contrast, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq, told the official Iraqi News Agency that meetings will be held with the Federal Reserve and the US Treasury Department at the end of this August to review aspects related to foreign transfer operations and discuss the sanctions imposed on some banks.
Al-Alaq confirms the success of the Central Bank in leading the steps related to foreign transfers and selling the dollar. link
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Mnt Goat Article: "PARLIAMENT RETURNS THE OIL AND GAS LAW TO THE GOVERNMENT: IT MUST ADD PARAGRAPHS THAT KEEP PACE WITH GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS" Quote: "the government must work on amending and adding new paragraphs to the law..." WOW! This is excellent news. This article shows us the Oil and Gas Law is actually farther ahead than the news has been telling us. It actually did reach parliament and the readings were conducted so far...
Frank26 We don't know if Alaq is truly gone. But he is right now while the US Treasury is there...The US Treasury is overseeing all of the dollar transaction now in the CBI. Not the total operations of the CBI but most of it.
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Beyond Mystic: 8-8-2024
BRICS: US Stock Market Suffers Major Crash; Is It the End of the Dollar?
We love Africa: 8-7-2024
Amid BRICS de-dollarization, the crisis has reached the West, with more than $2 trillion being wiped out of the US stock market in the first hour of trading. Indeed, concerns about America’s facing an economic slowdown have caused panic across global markets.
Now, all eyes are on the US dollar’s potential to cope with the concern.