"Tidbits From TNT" Wednesday Morning 9-21-2022

Sep 21

TNT:

Tishwash: Iraq is a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

The Iraqi ambassador to Beijing, Shorsh Khaled Saeed, received today, Tuesday, from the head of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, John Lequin, a certificate of Iraq's accession to the bank.
Thus, Iraq became the 92nd member of the Bank.

The ceremony of receiving the certificate included placing the Iraqi flag among the group of member states at the bank's headquarters.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will provide soft loans to build infrastructure for member countries, including Iraq. link

Tishwash: for anyone interested "'𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐙𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 -" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6HRIxCS6cM short video in english https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6HRIxCS6cM

CandyKisses: {Political: Al-Furat News} Informed sources revealed that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi will deliver Iraq's speech at the work of the United Nations General Assembly next Friday at exactly ten o'clock in the evening Baghdad time. That is 3:00 PM EDT.

CharlieOK: Hmmm. Just read an article saying Kazemi is going to address the United Nations. Whaaaaaat? How does this guy have any credibility to give a speech at the UN, much less, even Iraq. Remember? They don't have a government. Could it be as simple as letting the script play out and wait until the ptb say the "game" is over?

Yada: At this point Charlie, he is the face of Iraq and the choice of the UN, EU, as well as the US. To think that the Framework has the best interest of Iraq is a farce. They want the consensual rule so they can control the purse and keep Iran in the loop. If it wasnt for the framework's interference, we'd of been much further down the road.

Doc: Yada is Maliki still pulling the strings? If he is what is the end game? Thanks for your insight

Yada: Interestingly, DOC, Maliki used the constitution loopholes to stall the process starting with getting the courts to change to vote to 2/3rds. Once Sadr and his people resigned, now Maliki is using the constitution to get the election done before parliament is resolved and Kazimi is appointed temporary PM. Because of his first move, he can't get the vote done now because, ,,,,,,,,,,of the 2/3rd vote,,

Yada: Kind of funny in a way, we saw this happen in our own government, moves, counter moves, only to have the original move stop the bad guys. LOL

Yada: I Believe we are seeing the end game Doc. Because many of us have seen so much, it may seem like an endless drama. The world economy is on the brink of recession and no one nation can lead us out. Not even the US. With the Re-Issue of the dinar, all the countries will use the higher valued dinar to build their own currencies up.

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Tishwash: Parliamentary movement to complete the stolen money recovery law

The Parliamentary Integrity Committee revealed, on Wednesday, that the next few period will witness the completion of the law for recovering looted funds due to its importance.

Committee member Alia Nassif said, "The committee held more than one meeting with the Integrity Commission to complete the procedures for the law submitted by the Presidency of the Republic related to the recovery of looted funds at home and abroad."

Nassif considered the law "very important," adding, "Its amendments must be completed and legislated because of its importance in preserving public money," link

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Tishwash: A detailed statement on the visit of a high-ranking US official to Baghdad and the signing of an "important" memorandum

he US Embassy in Iraq issued a detailed statement on the visit of the US Assistant

Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Celeste Wallander, to the capital, Baghdad.

The embassy indicated that the US official "visited Baghdad on September 20 to communicate with senior Iraqi leaders and reaffirm the importance of the defense partnership between the United States and Iraq, and based on the 2008 Strategic Framework Agreement, the United States remains committed to strengthening Iraq's defense capabilities and providing security assistance." As part of a broader cooperation that benefits all Iraqis and enhances the country's sovereignty, stability and security.

The embassy pointed out that "and in 2022, the United States confirmed the transition of the mission in partnership with the Government of Iraq to support the Iraqi security forces through training, consulting, providing various assistance and exchanging intelligence information at a time when the Iraqi government is leading the fight against ISIS. The American forces with a combat role have left Iraq in December 2021, while the forces tasked with providing advice, assistance and empowerment missions remained in Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi government.

The statement continued, "Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander met with Iraqi Defense Minister Jumaa Inad Saadoun, Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yarallah and National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji in Baghdad, in which she stressed the long-term partnership between the United States and Iraq during her meetings with Iraqi leaders and affirmed their mutual commitment "Building the operational capacity of the Iraqi Security Forces and Peshmerga forces in order to continue counter-terrorism operations to ensure the lasting defeat of ISIS. Dr. Celeste Wallander also discussed opportunities to expand defense cooperation between the United States and Iraq, beyond just counterterrorism operations, to confront emerging threats and increase cooperation and interoperability." .

In addition, Wallander appreciated Iraq's ongoing efforts to resettle ISIS detainees for prosecution and reintegrate displaced Iraqis from northeastern Syria.

"I am honored to be here today in Baghdad to discuss the US-Iraq defense partnership and to consult with my Iraqi counterparts on opportunities to expand our security cooperation to support shared interests," Wallander said, according to the statement.

Wallander also arrived in Erbil to sign a memorandum of understanding aimed at continuing the US Department of Defense's support for the Peshmerga forces in their operations to defeat ISIS.

The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, received today, Wednesday, the US delegation headed by the US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, and during the meeting, they discussed ways to strengthen relations between the Kurdistan Region and America, and discussed the memorandum of understanding that will be signed today between the two sides on continuing support for the Peshmerga and military and security coordination.

The Prime Minister praised the US support for the Peshmerga forces, especially in confronting terrorism and the terrorist Daesh, pointing to the importance of the memorandum of understanding that the two sides will sign. He also renewed the Kurdistan Regional Government's desire to advance comprehensive relations with the United States.

And the US Assistant Secretary of Defense expressed her happiness at visiting the Kurdistan Region, and said: "I am honored to be here today to sign the Memorandum of Understanding, which represents a milestone in the relations between the Kurdistan Region and America."

The reforms in the ninth ministerial formation, especially the existing reforms in the Ministry of Peshmerga, and the importance of a radical and constitutional solution to the outstanding problems between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government, were part of the axes of the meeting, which was attended by the US Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski and the US Consul General in the Kurdistan Region Irvin Hicks. link

Mot: NOW!! -- We ALLLL Want the Answers!! ~~~