News, Rumors and Opinions Friday Morning 10-25-19
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OKRocks: UPDATES: Iraq police fire live rounds, tear gas to disperse Baghdad protesters
2 hours ago | 12.17 p.m.
‘We want to topple the state’
Protesters gathered near Baghdad’s Tahrir Square say they are no longer interested in their original demands of tackling unemployment, corruption, and the lack of public services. They are now calling for the overthrow of the government.
In footage of Friday’s unrest, protesters can be heard chanting: “Parties out, out! Baghdad will remain free!”
“We, alongside the youth, are out not for jobs or anything. We want to topple the state. We want a homeland because these [in power] are useless,” one protester told Rudaw.
“We want a homeland. We want to live like other Arab states,” he added. “Today, God willing, it is either us, or them.”
Ambulances have been seen racing through Baghdad transporting the wounded to local hospitals.
“The demands of the people are clear. They want to change the corrupt political system of the past 16 years, and of before that as well,” said another protester.
The ruling parties have caused the spread of illiteracy and poverty and have divided Iraq's resources among themselves, the protester added. “We want a new Iraq, a country we believe in, we want reassurance, democracy, and freedom.”
In the run up to the resumption of protests on Friday morning, the Iraqi interior ministry and the prime minister said measures were being taken to protect the safety of protesters.
“The government continues its lies, promising to protect peaceful protesters, but there is repression,” the protester said.
A member of the security forces in Tahrir Square told Rudaw they are not against the protesters, blaming the fatal shootings on the armed militias of Iraq’s political parties.
“We are with them, not against them. It is the parties that are shooting them. It is impossible that security forces hurt the protesters,” the riot policeman said.
11.10 a.m.
Tear gas, live ammunition
Iraqi police have used tear gas and fired live rounds into the air to disperse protesters gathering near the Green Zone in the capital Baghdad, where anti-government demonstrations resumed on Friday, according to Rudaw’s reporter at the scene.
Iraq protests: ‘Even if they kill 200 more on Friday, we won’t go home this time’
Images are already emerging of wounded protesters being carried away and others being detained by security forces. There are also images of protesters pulling down concrete barriers and barbed wire fences protecting government buildings in the fortified Green Zone.
Protesters say at least one person has been killed. Rudaw has not be able to independently verify the claim. ....... https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/25102019
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OKRocks: They are now calling for the overthrow of the government. https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/25102019
Suggar: rock with all that is going on that I think that is one thing that money can solve ASAP
Kozmo: Reforms were announced by the GOI but nothing about changing the currency rate.
Mobius: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A protester died in Baghdad on Friday, after being struck in the face by a tear gas canister, police and medical sources said. Iraqi security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to repel crowds who began marching toward Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests-toll/one-person-dead-in-baghdad-anti-government-protests-idUSKBN1X41BG?il=0
Cutebwoy: Unknown persons burn the headquarters of the stream of wisdom in Samawa
2019/10/25 06:01:13
Unidentified assailants burned the headquarters of the stream of wisdom headed by Ammar al-Hakim in a province in the city of Samawa in the province of Muthanna in southern Iraq.
The incident comes as dozens of protesters stormed the Muthanna provincial office building.
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KTFA:
2Cents: the reports out of Baghdad tonight are mixed.....teargas, water cannons, etc. but also reports of security joining in with the protestors in areas.......IMO, of course
Many women participating this time around........the country is in a state of emergency declared....
By the way, right "on time", things appear to have "Schifted" in the US.........
Why would Mahdi make a big deal yesterday about his speech and then wait until shortly after midnight to actually do it???
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Don961: URGENT Abdul Mahdi's speech to the Iraqi people on the eve of Friday demonstrations
Release date:: 2019/10/25 0:48 • 890 times read
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi addressed the Iraqi people late on Thursday night and on the eve of popular demonstrations scheduled for Friday.
Abdul - Mahdi: We are in front of the system was not aware of the political forces crisis
Abdul - Mahdi: The primary mission is to ensure the highest level of freedoms, security and employment opportunities
Abdul - Mahdi: We will conduct ministerial changes away from quotas next week ,
Abdul - Mahdi stresses reduce the salaries of officials to half and give them to the people
, ministers, deputies and special grades agents and schools two years
Abdul - Mahdi: We will give candidates the federal service to parliament next week ,
Abdul - Mahdi: the cabinet will bring his proposal to the parliament to amend the provincial elections law and parliament
Abdul - Mahdi: We seek to form a new Commission elections are independent
Mahdi must: the application of the law of parties and to prevent armed groups from party work and participate in the elections
Abdul Mahdi: the subordination of all oil exports , including in the region 's oil - policy
Abdul - Mahdi: grants every Iraqi does not have an income 130 thousand dinars per month
Abdul Mahdi: a regional conference of Iraq 's neighboring countries to prevent the danger of war in the region
Abdul - Mahdi: No demonstrations without the approval of the Ministry of Interior
Abdul Mahdi: the agreement on the legalization of all three presidencies offices and make them less expensive
Abdul Mahdi: Commission of inquiry is not an executive but to diagnose the events of demonstrations
Abdul Mahdi defends the investigative events of demonstrations and confirms: accept objection
Abdul Mahdi: cut the nomination election age and win the highest votes
Abdul Mahdi: senior officers exemption does not mean out of service and otherwise misunderstanding
Abdul - Mahdi: government Supported Parliament's decision to freeze the work of the provincial councils
Abdul Mahdi: call for early elections is a constitutional and unequivocal right and
I will be pleased according to the Constitution, either pressure and portrayal of people this is
Abdul Mahdi refuses to resign and promises early elections "adventurous"
Abdul Mahdi: the resignation of the government means to go to chaos and against reform
Abdul Mahdi criticizes Abadi "implicitly" and boast of defeating ISIS
Abdul Mahdi attacks the previous government and loaded large debts on Iraq
Abdul Mahdi: Some exploit events to raise prices We will hold them accountable by law
Abdul Mahdi: We directed to release all detained demonstrators and not to pursue the media
Abdul Mahdi: The armed forces thrown demonstrations a big mistake and we replaced them with law enforcement forces .. link
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