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Butterfly  A resounding scandal …. an informed source: the appointment of Mustafa Al-Kazemi as director of the intelligence service at the time of Al-Abadi was through a forged document

Posted, 2021-10-23  A resounding scandal .... an informed source - the appointment of Mustafa Al-Kazemi as director of the intelligence service at the time of Al-Abadi was through a forged documentAn informed source said Friday, that the appointment of Mustafa Abdul Latif Al-Mushat as director of the intelligence service during the time of former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was through a forged document.

The source explained in an interview with Buratha News Agency that a letter was sent from the office of the Director of US National Intelligence (ODNI) to the office of former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi referring to the appointment of Mustafa Abdul Latif Mushtat as Director of Iraqi Intelligence. Forger

The source added that an Iraqi translator working with the US military, Wathiq Al-Ibrahimi, 34, passed this forged book using a pseudonym, William J. Peterson, where Al-Ibrahimi signed as head of the Middle East office for ODNI.

The source continued as saying that the FBI had discovered the matter and confirmed that this document, which was sent to the office of former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, was a forgery.

The source said that Wathiq Al-Ibrahimi was arrested after committing the forgery and was tried and sentenced to two years in prison on charges of unauthorized use of an official body.

It is noteworthy that Wathiq Al-Ibrahimi worked as a translator for the US forces after the fall of the buried Saddam regime, then he immigrated to the United States of America in 2009, benefiting from the program to protect people who worked with US forces in Iraq and was sponsored by a US army officer who had served with him in Iraq

Brahimi then settled in Beaverton in 2012 and enrolled as an engineering student at Portland State University until the time of his arrest.   burathanews.com

Butterfly  This is a long one, so be prepared: ................ Limited consensus options about the Iraqi government… and names of candidates for its presidency

10-23-2021   Limited consensus options about the Iraqi government... and names of candidates for its presidencyAlthough there are no signs of rapprochement between the two poles of the current political conflict in Iraq over the position of prime minister, they are the “Sadr movement” led by the cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, and the forces allied to Iran, which recently organized themselves within what is known as the “coordinating framework” led by the former prime minister.

Nouri al-Maliki, however, all the current probabilities in Baghdad and Najaf speak of that neither of the two competing camps will be able to nominate the next prime minister without the approval and acceptance of the other party, which is what the Najaf authority, represented by Ali al-Sistani, is pushing towards.

This means that the most likely solution in the crisis is a consensual prime minister, similar to the scenario of the 2018 elections, which brought Adel Abdul-Mahdi to the premiership, and after him Mustafa Al-Kazemi, even with expectations that this crisis will continue until the end of this year.

Al-Maliki’s coalition is moving seriously to prevent the arrival of the Sadrist prime minister.

butterfly   A source close to al-Sadr denied that there was any direct contact between the latter or members of the political body in the “Sadr movement” and the “Al-Fatah” and “State of Law” alliances, the two allies backed by Tehran, contrary to what was reported by Iraqi local reports.

The source said, in a telephone interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed from the city of Najaf, yesterday, Friday, that the leader of the “Wisdom Movement” Ammar Al-Hakim is currently seeking to “wet the atmosphere” between the two Shiite political camps, stressing that “this endeavor culminated in the cessation of tense statements in the media.”

Since last Monday evening, with the exception of al-Maliki’s alliance, it is moving seriously to prevent the arrival of a Sadrist prime minister or a candidate from the Sadrist movement and incite others in this direction.”

Iraq   Arab reports The losers in the Iraqi elections review: tents in front of the Green Zone

The source spoke of a “veto” on Maliki’s return to the prime ministership by several parties inside and even outside Iraq, but at the same time he admitted that “the birth of the new government will not be far from the consensual framework.”

Among the four main Shiite political blocs currently (State of Law, Al-Fateh, the Sadrist Movement, and the Wisdom Movement), which is also supported by the Najaf authority, to ensure that the government is stable. But this does not mean giving up the right of the “Sadr movement” to “be the largest electoral bloc,” according to the source.

butterfly  On the other hand, the political forces do not seem to have many options available regarding the personality of the next prime minister, which prompted one of the Iraqi politicians to borrow the Lebanese equation in this context, regarding the limited personalities that can achieve the minimum level of political consensus inside and outside Iraq. for the position of prime minister.

The forces tasked with choosing the prime minister, according to the political custom in Iraq based on sectarian quotas (after the US invasion), are counting on the fierce competition between Sunni and Kurdish political forces over the selection of a speaker of parliament and a president, meaning that the selection of the presidency and parliament precedes the selection of the prime minister.

In this context, several names to head the next government are heard in Baghdad, most notably the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faeq Zaidan (54), who has stable relations with various political forces in the country, in addition to Tehran, Washington and Riyadh.

The name of the current National Security Adviser, Qassem al-Araji, who recently played a major role in reaching a truce between the factions allied to Iran and the international coalition, is circulated, in addition to having good relations with the Sunni and Kurdish Arab powers, and assigning him foreign tasks, most notably the Iraqi mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

The name of the leader of the “Dawa” party, Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani, is also put forward, along with Jaafar al-Sadr, the Iraqi ambassador in London and cousin of Muqtada al-Sadr.

As for the inability to agree on a name for the prime minister, the name of Mustafa Al-Kazemi will be resubmitted to head the government, especially with external acceptance in this regard.

butterfly   The Najaf Marjaiya supports an agreement between the main Shiite blocs to ensure that the government is stable

In this context, the Iraqi politician Ghaleb al-Shabandar told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that “until now no names with political approval have been presented even within the same single bloc, and news in Iraq changes from hour to hour, and there are parties that deliberately fabricate false news and rumors, and information leaks.” The media is mistaken, but the leaks from within the political forces currently concerned with the matter consider Al-Kazemi a good option.” Shabandar added:

“To be honest, there are names that are being proposed, yes, but they remain weak, and Al-Kazemi has good fortunes and succeeded in making progress in several files, the most important of which is saving the army from the collapse that Adel Abdul Mahdi almost caused, and avoiding a bloody confrontation in crises.”

He concluded by saying that “there is another sensitive point, which is that any prime minister who comes from any bloc will represent a danger to the other blocs, meaning that he is biased towards his bloc at the expense of the remaining blocs, so the general atmosphere favors the prime minister being consensual, but from outside the Shiite blocs. current.”

butterfly   For his part, the Iraqi politician Qusai Mahbouba saw that the secrets of the current negotiations in Baghdad confirm the withdrawal of Nuri al-Maliki’s name from the nomination for prime minister, and the submission of other names in his place, the most important of which are Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, and Basra Governor Asaad al-Eidani, in addition to the presence of other names calculated on al-Sadr, including Nassar al-Rubaie and Mustafa al-Kazemi, pointing out in a media statement that the “Al-Fateh” coalition led by Hadi al-Amiri agrees with everyone, provided that he is not removed from the government.

Commenting on this, the researcher in Iraqi political affairs, Talib Al-Ahmad, considered that the consensus between the two conflicting camps in Baghdad with regard to heading the government is an inevitable result.

Al-Ahmad explained, in an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, that the Sadrist movement has two options, the first is to take the entire government basket and form it by itself without others, which is a difficult matter, and the second option is to put forward a consensual name through the movement that is accepted by others, and this is likely in the The Iraqi scene now, regardless of the electoral results of the influential political forces, considering that the second option will also give al-Sadr a space to move in case this government fails, given that the prime minister is consensual and does not represent the “Sadr movement.”

butterfly   Al-Ahmad believed that “consensus on Al-Kazemi is more possible than other names presented, without neglecting the existence of fears among some forces that Al-Kazemi will return to the presidency of the government for the next four years, with full powers and with internal and external support,” in reference to the forces allied to Iran opposing the Iraqi openness, which During Al-Kazemi’s government, he investigated the external environment and his policy of strengthening the state’s security institutions, specifically the army, against the influence of the armed factions.

Several names of prime ministers are frequent in Baghdad, most notably the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faeq Zaidan

In the meantime, civil and independent figures who won the last elections are continuing their movement to form a new coalition within parliament under the title of civilian, which will be the first of its kind since 2006, which witnessed the formation of the first elected parliament in the country. In this context, the leader of the civil “extension” movement, Alaa Al-Rikabi, held, during the past two days, a series of meetings in Najaf and Baghdad, before leaving for the city of Sulaymaniyah to meet with the leaders of the opposition Kurdish civil movement in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, in the north of the country, represented by the “New Generation” movement. , which managed to obtain 9 seats in the new Iraqi parliament.

Al-Rikabi said, in a brief statement to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, that civilians are seeking “a real opposition in the next parliament,” adding that “opening the files of corruption and violations and holding those involved in them accountable will be our first work,” stressing that his coalition will not participate in any government based on quotas. sectarian and partisan.

butterfly  According to a prominent member of the “Extension” movement, who spoke to “Al-Araby Al-Jadeed” on condition of anonymity, the current movement seeks to form a horizontal coalition of independents and civilians, with more than 40 seats in parliament, and this will include the Kurdish movement in the Kurdistan region, as well as independents in The regions of Baghdad, the north and the west, as is the case in southern Iraq.

The source added that what is common in this alliance is the scramble with the traditional religious parties in Baghdad and nationalism in the Kurdistan region and the creation of a new political equation, with civilians on the other side, and the goal being a citizenship state, revealing that the new alliance may be officially announced after the announcement of the ratification of the election results.

He expressed his hope “to attract new independent representatives, despite the fact that some parties that scored modest results in the elections are now offering huge sums to independent deputies in order to join them in an effort to increase the number of their bloc seats in parliament,” he said.    rawabetcenter.com

Butterfly   ISIS claims responsibility for an attack that plunged Kabul into complete darkness

2021-10-23 08:42   ISIS claims responsibility for an attack that plunged Kabul into complete darknessISIS in Afghanistan claimed an attack on a power line that plunged Kabul into darkness on Thursday night.

With the power outage Thursday at about 18:00 (13:30 GMT), Kabul and its population of more than 4.5 million people sank into darkness, and private generators were turned on in commercial establishments and affluent neighborhoods.

A message sent to subscribers by the Afghan Electricity Company “Persna” stated: “An explosion destroyed an electricity pole in the Murad Bey Qala area in Kabul Province, which led to the interruption of a 220-kilovolt power line.

During the 20-year conflict between the Taliban and the US-backed Afghan government, the movement’s fighters often attacked electricity infrastructure.

But after the Taliban seized power in mid-August, it in turn began to face bloody attacks and bombings by ISIS militants.

In its message to subscribers, the Afghan Electricity Company indicated that it had sent a team of engineers to the scene of the explosion, and announced that work on reconnecting the network would begin “when conditions permit.”   shafaq.com

butterfly   Inflation rate decreased during the month of September

2021.10.23 – 15:38   Inflation rate decreased during the month of September Baghdad – people

The Ministry of Planning announced, on Saturday, a decrease in the inflation rate during the month of September.

Ministry spokesman Abdul-Zahra Al-Hindawi said in a statement to “Nass” a copy of it (October 23, 2021), that “the inflation rate decreased during the month of September by (0.7%) compared to the month of August that preceded it.”

He added that “while the annual inflation rate witnessed an increase of (7.3%) compared to September of last year 2020.”

He explained that “the Department of Health, restaurants and hotels recorded an increase of (2.0%), and the Department of Supplies, Household Equipment and Maintenance recorded the same increase due to the rise in the group of household appliances by (0.3%).”   nasnews.com

butterfly   The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announces a plan to add 50,000 megawatts

2021.10.23 – 08:52   The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announces a plan to add 50000 megawattsBaghdad – people

The Ministry of Electricity revealed a five-year plan with short, medium and long terms to reach approximately 50,000 megawatts, while asking the government to provide its share of the budget.

The official spokesman for the ministry, Ahmed Musa al-Abadi, said in a statement to the official newspaper, followed by “Nass” (October 23, 2021), that “the ministry is working to add between 5 to 6 thousand megawatts in the next year in the near term, according to the plan, and to establish lines Transfer of major energy and work to strengthen the distribution networks that keep pace with the demand for energy.

And he indicated that “the ministry calls on the government to provide investment sums for the construction of power stations and new infrastructure,” noting that “the ministry has prepared a five-year plan with medium-terms to add 12,000 megawatts and a long-term up to nearly 50,000 megawatts.”

He added that “the ministry is proceeding with clean energy projects and electrical interconnection and is proceeding with preparing an integrated study on electronic collection,” noting that “the ministry is proceeding with government decisions regarding clean energy to provide electric power of 7.5 thousand megawatts.”

And he indicated that “the ministry has actually contracted to provide clean energy with a volume of 3.2 megawatts, independently of (Power China),” calling on the government to “provide the ministry with the amounts of budgets approved by the budget in favor of the ministry, and so far the ministry is suffering from not launching its own allocations, and it is one of the joints.” vital and important, and sufficient funds should be released to them.”

butterfly   He explained that “the solar energy projects that the ministry intends to rely on to provide clean and sustainable energy will not cost the state large sums, knowing that the ministry has signed an agreement with companies based on energy investment ,” noting that “the ministry asked the government, through the 2021 budget, to provide sums of money.

It amounts to 22 billion dollars, which was reduced by the House of Representatives to 10 billion dollars, of which nearly one billion dollars were deducted for the benefit of health and the interior, and other than that, the ministry did not receive its full share of the value of the investment budget for the benefit of the Ministry of Electricity .”   nasnews.com

Butterfly  The Electoral Commission announces that it will continue to study the appeals submitted / expanded

Saturday 23 October 2021 20:31 The Independent High Electoral Commission announced today, Saturday, October 23, that it will continue to study the appeals submitted to it, as they were audited by the relevant department.

And she stated in a statement: 340 appeals were presented to the Board of Commissioners today, Saturday, and after completing the necessary investigative procedures in light of the evidence and the recommendation made, the Board recommended the dismissal of 322 appeals for various reasons, the most important of which is the absence of the appeal from the evidence or its violation of the provisions of Article 38 / first of the Iraqi Parliament Elections Law In force,

since the appellant did not specify the station or center whose results he is appealing, as well as his demand to open all stations of the electoral district or to prove that the announced results match, and these appeals will be sent with a recommendation to the Judicial Commission for Elections to decide on them in accordance with the law.

butterfly  The Council decided, according to the statement, to approve the re-counting and manual counting of 234 of the contested electoral stations based on 18 appeals distributed over the governorates:

Salah al-Din and Basra, in addition to Baghdad, as it was supported by evidence, and the Council will present the appropriate recommendation in this regard after completing Manual counting and counting procedures, as the counting and counting of votes manually will be in the presence of representatives of the competing candidates at these stations according to dates, procedures and mechanisms to be determined later and notified before an appropriate period.

The Commission will continue to consider the rest of the appeals successively, provided that it states the daily position of the appeals in continuous statements in the light of what is being considered daily until they are all completed. https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=934810

butterfly   A long read........ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/23/muqtada-al-sadr-iraqs-kingmaker-in-uncertain-times Muqtada al-Sadr: Iraq’s kingmaker in uncertain times

Al-Sadr’s party controls 70 of a total 329 parliamentary seats in Iraq and the movement has a large base across country.

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Sheila  good thoughts, good words, good actions

Sheila   GO PLACIDLY amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.  By Max Ehrmann © 1927   Original text https://www.desiderata.com/desiderata.html

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