Al-Qaeda bombing, financial networks degraded

PUKmedia 28-09-2008 17:32:24

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Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s car bomb and financial networks were further debilitated by the capture of seven suspected terrorists during Coalition force operations Saturday and Sunday.

An operation in Baghdad Saturday netted one wanted man who is believed to be a key player in AQI’s improvised explosive device network. Another suspect was also detained during the operation.

Coalition forces, acting on a tip from a suspected terrorist already in custody, targeted a wanted man assessed to be one of AQI's financial bookkeepers in eastern Mosul early Sunday. When forces arrived at the location, the man was taken into custody without incident.

Then the detained man, who is believed to oversee AQI's terrorist payroll, led Coalition forces to a second location where they arrested four more men believed to be his associates.

"Attacking the innocent children and citizens must stop and Coalition forces will continue to seek out terrorists that threaten the safety and security of the people of Iraq.," Said Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Russell, MNF-I spokesman.

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MOD receives U.S. manufactured advanced surveillance planes

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq

Sunday , 28 /09 /2008 Time 7:48:58



BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) on Sunday said that it received a fleet of advanced surveillance planes that were bought from the U.S.

"The Iraqi Air force Command received a fleet of U.S. manufactured advanced planes, in ceremonies that were attended by Abdulqadir Mohammed Jassim, Iraq's defense minister, the Iraqi air force commander, and a number of Iraqi and U.S. officers," the MOD said in a release that was received by Aswat al-Iraq.

"The ministry received during the last few days a fleet of the U.S. made new surveillance planes, King Air brand," the minister said in his speech during the ceremony.

"The planes were used for the first time in a flight over Baghdad, with the participation of the Iraqi defense minister and air force commander," the release said.

"The planes are advanced, have high specifications of accurate videotaping and can cover wide areas, and then transmitting photos to the command center to instruct land forces on the ground" the defense minister added, denying roamers that the planes are not qualified.

"Iraq pilots were trained to use them," he noted.

"The planes were bought by Iraqi funds," he proceeded, responding to reports claiming that the planes were given by the U.S. air force to Iraq free of charge.

"Those planes are rare in the Middle East," he noted.

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Dabbagh announce Cabinet decisions

(Voice of Iraq) - 28-09-2008


Date: 9-28-2008

Meeting: 7 exceptional

Dabbagh announce Cabinet decisions

1. Approval to forward the draft Rusafa water to an Iraqi company and the French more than $ one billion dollars and cards (910) thousand cubic meters Day and the completion of a period (28) months.

2. Sahptin approval to buy Malaysian marine origin of a firms and approximately $ (19) million for Sahptin the exception of the controls.

3. Approved the request of the Oil Ministry to refer the purchase of pipeline Order Qatar (6) and along knots (600) meters, an Indian company and $ (69) million.

4. To approve the exemption of farmers to pay interest of 2% on agricultural loans that the Agricultural Bank Bistqtalla of the amount allocated for agricultural initiative.

5. Approval of the appointment (11) ambassador of the new candidates.

6. Granting the Prime Minister the power to ratify the allocation of contracts for projects of water and sewage, and obtaining the approval of the House of Representatives to allocate additional budget for them in case of need to implement projects in those sectors of the instructions and regulations in force.

7. Approved the extradition of (60) tons of stock and the Ministry of Commerce of barley in the province of Nineveh seed to farmers and price that the Ministry selling feed.

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Oil Ministry decided to raise the price of kerosine across Iraq

28-09-2008

Said the dissident's petroleum products distribution Assembly (Fadel wise) that the oil ministry decided to increase the price of kerosine from (350 - 400) for dinars per liter.

Hakim said in a telephone conversation with Nunn said the site of this resolution will be effective (1/10/2008) in all government stations throughout Iraq, according to official telegram from the Ministry of Oil.

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Iraqi Chambers of Commerce in Najaf to discuss trade relations within and outside of Iraq and its entry to international trade

28-09-2008


Held in the province of Najaf, late today, Saturday, meeting the heads of chambers of commerce in the provinces of Iraq Chamber of Commerce and the representative of Kurdistan, was allocated to discuss several issues related to work intraregional trade and the country's trade relations with other countries, in addition to the issue of Iraq's accession to the World Trade Organization.

The Chamber of Commerce President Zuhair drink of Najaf, in an interview with "Uzmatik", on the sidelines of the meeting, that "decisions were studied Iraqi Chambers of Commerce and validation, in addition to study what is happening in domestic and international trade, decision-making," noting that "This meeting takes Of particular importance as we are beginning to activate the investment law in the country. "

The head of the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce Jaafar al-Hamadani, "The Union has cooperation agreements with several Arab chambers of commerce and global acting as a link between the Iraqi private sector and the private sector and the Arab world."

Hamdani said in an interview with "Uzmatik", that "the Federation Council set up a joint business with Syria, Jordan, Iran, Oman and Turkey is currently seeking to establish similar with the European Union countries."

The meeting also addressed the Iraq meeting the terms of entry into the World Trade Organization, which is "a step that will jump mission in the Iraqi economy," according to some economists.

The Former Iraqi oil minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum, who attended the meeting, that "Iraq's entry WTO first file up to Iraq's foreign debt," he said in this connection that "The Iraqi government has so far put 80% of Iraq's debt and will be the end of this year To engage in negotiations to join the WTO. "

Uloum said in an interview with "Uzmatik" "There are conditions relating to reform the Iraqi economy, which suffered a deficit in some Mphasalh, there are political requirements must be met before the economic", as he put it, considering that "Iraq's success in achieving these requirements and implementation International Covenant, which concluded with the international community will be a gateway for entering the WTO high. "

But former Iraqi oil minister, warned at the same time, "the dissipation fully with the requirements of the International Monetary Fund and international economic organizations," calling for "a balance between internal and external requirements."

The Ulum that "the problems experienced by the major economies in recent months require a review of the conditions imposed on the economies of the Third World."

The International Monetary Fund put several conditions on Iraq before its entry to the WTO, including state institutions has reduced the number of employees in the public sector through the provision of necessary support to the private sector.

The meeting of the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce is the tenth atheist, has led the security situation in Baghdad to transfer the periodic meetings of the general headquarters in Baghdad to Kurdistan and then to Najaf for rotation.

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Kirkuk and the powers of the president and the identity of Iraq and the distribution of wealth impede the adoption of constitutional amendments in time

BAGHDAD - News sources


Sunday, 28 September 2008

Iraq's parliament has been unable to resolve the issue of constitutional amendments despite a committee set up by the end of the third year next month. accused «Accordance Front,» Chairman of the Committee on constitutional amendments b «try to mix up the case»

Speaker suggested the possibility of amendments to the issue of vote after the Eid al-Fitr.


Iraqi politicians differ on six points in the Constitution, the powers of the President of the Republic, and the identity of Iraq, and the powers of provinces, and article 140 on Kirkuk and disputed areas, and the issue of natural wealth and personal status law.

In spite of the constitutional amendments committee set up by Parliament in October (October) 2006 submitted its report to the Presidency of the Parliament two months ago but he was not brought to a vote.

In the meantime, suggested parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, to the possibility of introducing the report of the constitutional amendments to the vote after the Eid al-Fitr.

He said in an interview with a local newspaper that «the constitutional amendments on their way to the end rose after the Special Committee recommendations to the leaders of parliamentary blocs» a choice between political «send a solution to the Presidency Council, or parliament address to the report through a vote of all the variables».

The «Accordance Front,» Chairman of the Committee took up the constitutional amendments Humam Hamoudi, a prominent figure in the «Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq» for the delay in approving the amendments.


A spokesman for the MILF and a member of the Constitutional Commission Abdullah al-Salim Al «life», said his bloc believes that the «Chairman of the Committee on the amendments trying to delay the case and diluted because the Committee did not meet two months ago».

He noted «that the most prominent demands consensus to find a balance between the powers of the President and the Prime Minister and not remain the powers of the President Therifip only».

For his part, member of the Committee rejected constitutional amendments Deputy Karim Yacoubi charges against Hammoudi, said L «life» that «the Commission submitted its report to the Presidency of the Parliament two months ago, and the ball is now in the court of political leaders and heads of blocs» stressing that the «Committee completed its work, but the delay is due to a lack of political leadership of the sensitivity of the contentious issues».

He drew the Yaacubi the most contentious issues is the third article of the Constitution concerning the identity of Iraq, he said, adding that the Parliamentary Committee on Coordination (a gathering July 22) and the majority of parliamentary blocs want to stipulate that Iraq is part of the Arab nation, but the Kurdish Alliance wants to be the article is that Iraq, a founding member of the Arab League.

He pointed out that there is a disagreement on article 41 of the Constitution and the law of personal status, since the current article as referring to the right of every sect or a religion of laws on marriage, inheritance and other, with no strong opinion wants a uniform law for the Iraqis to take into account the specificity of each component.

And the powers of the President of the Republic Yacoubi said that the MCC wants parliamentary kept unchanged.

With regard to article 140 on Kirkuk and disputed areas, He pointed out that some, including «gathering on July 22» believes that this article died and over, but there is another view, calling for the amendment, and a third view of Kirkuk province make demands under the umbrella of the Union State.

He stressed that Article 115 on the distribution of the wealth of oil and gas provinces and the relationship status is one of the controversial material difficult, because there are calls for an opinion that wealth within the purview of the federal government, while others want to give powers of local governments in investment and contracting.

And rejects «the United Iraqi Alliance» to expand the powers of the President of the Republic or the replacement of personal law.

The deputy «Coalition» Haideri Mohammed Al «life» to «expand the powers of the president is hindering the work of the State and generate conflicts freeze the work of the government» He pointed out that «the Iraqi political system under the Constitution is the parliamentary system, in such systems broader powers vested in the executive branch Representative Council Minister ».

He added that «part of the prime minister was given to local governments and take other powers that the Government is unable to do anything».

And the law of personal Haidari said the current law, which gives everyone the choice of freedom how to register his marriage and his legacy is the best, adding that his bloc would not accept to replace him.

Sources ruled out the parliamentary constitutional amendments to the parliament after Eid al-Fitr holiday to the sensitivity of the contentious issues and the need for political consensus, as expected postponement of the Attorney-Yacoubi file Altaddelat constitutional electoral cycle to the next difficulty agreeing on controversial issues.

According to the Iraqi Constitution, the Commission on constitutional amendments must complete its work after six months of its formation.

This period ended in March (March) 2007, the parliament had to extend its work more than once.

If approved constitutional amendments to parliament to be ratified by a majority to be put to a referendum obtain an approval on condition that more than half the number of participants in the referendum and the fact that the two-thirds of voters in 3 provinces.

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Dabbagh: reference group of Foreign Ministry officials to retire



Date: 28 September 2008

Dabbagh: reference group of Foreign Ministry officials to retire


A spokesman for the Iraqi government Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh assignment of 23 staff at the Foreign Ministry to retire pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 / II of the common retirement law No. 27 of 2006 amended and exceeding the legal age are the following:

Mohammed al-Haj Hammoud body

Riad Abdel Wahab Fadhli

Talal Hashim Issa Khudairi

Subhi al-Yacoubi Qais

Saudi happiest Reza

Ghassan al-Muhsin Hussein

Tarek Kamel Hussein Akrawi

Ghanim Taha Al-Shibli

Ibrahim Saadi Fazli

Safaa Saleh astronomical debt

Hazem Mohammed Baqir al-Suhail

Hamad Fadhil Khudair Abbas

Namir Mohammed Ali Baban

Said Hussein supporter

Abdul Taqi Laaribi dominant Ahmed

Abdul Razzaq al-Ahmed Hammoudi

Hani Mohammed Saeed

Ghazi Mohammed Saleh

Abdul Razak Mohammed Sobeih

Ahmed Aboud star

Faisal Rashid crusader

Shaker Ahmed Jabara

Adnan Abdul Rasul Ali Abdul

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Same article as above but from the Original Source 'Uzmatik'


Iraqi Chambers of Commerce in Najaf to discuss trade relations within and outside of Iraq and its entry to international trade
By RN

Published 28.9.2008, 01:32

Uzmatik / Najaf

Held in the province of Najaf, late today, Saturday, meeting the heads of chambers of commerce in the provinces of Iraq Chamber of Commerce and the representative of Kurdistan, was allocated to discuss several issues related to work intraregional trade and the country's trade relations with other countries, in addition to the issue of Iraq's accession to the World Trade Organization.

The Chamber of Commerce President Zuhair drink of Najaf, told the "Uzmatik", on the sidelines of the meeting, that "decisions were studied Iraqi Chambers of Commerce and validation, in addition to study what is happening in domestic and international trade, decision-making," noting that "This meeting takes Of particular importance as we are beginning to activate the investment law in the country. "

The head of the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce Jaafar al-Hamadani, "The Union has cooperation agreements with several Arab chambers of commerce and global acting as a link between the Iraqi private sector and the private sector and the Arab world."

Hamdani said in an interview with "Uzmatik", that "the Federation Council set up a joint business with Syria, Jordan, Iran, Oman and Turkey is currently seeking to establish similar with the European Union countries."

The meeting also addressed the Iraq meeting the terms of entry into the World Trade Organization, which is "a step that will jump mission in the Iraqi economy," according to some economists.


The Former Iraqi oil minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum, who attended the meeting, that "Iraq's entry WTO first file up to Iraq's foreign debt," he said in this connection that "The Iraqi government has so far put 80% of Iraq's debt and will be the end of this year To engage in negotiations to join the WTO. "

Uloum said in an interview with "Uzmatik" "There are conditions relating to reform the Iraqi economy, which suffered a deficit in some Mphasalh, there are political requirements must be met before the economic", as he put it, considering that "Iraq's success in achieving these requirements and implementation International Covenant, which concluded with the international community will be a gateway for entering the WTO high. "

But former Iraqi oil minister, warned at the same time, "the dissipation fully with the requirements of the International Monetary Fund and international economic organizations," calling for "a balance between internal and external requirements."

The Ulum that "the problems experienced by the major economies in recent months require a review of the conditions imposed on the economies of the Third World."

The International Monetary Fund put several conditions on Iraq before its entry to the WTO, including state institutions has reduced the number of employees in the public sector through the provision of necessary support to the private sector.

The meeting of the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce is the tenth atheist, has led the security situation in Baghdad to transfer the periodic meetings of the general headquarters in Baghdad to Kurdistan and then to Najaf for rotation.

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The stability of Iraq's oil exports in the north without a normal

By AT

Published 28.9.2008, 11:46

Uzmatik / Baghdad

A source at the North Oil Company, the process of pumping oil from the northern Kirkuk oilfields to the Turkish port of Ceyhan stable rate of 250 to 300 thousand barrels per day, without a normal amount of 450 barrels per day.

The source explained in an interview with "Uzmatik" on Sunday that "the process of pumping oil from the Kirkuk oilfields to Turkey's Ceyhan port, according to a stable pumping rate is estimated at about 250 to 300 thousand barrels a day."

Said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity that "the process of pumping oil from the northern Kirkuk oilfields to the Turkish port of Ceyhan, was suspended last week for 24 hours by an act of sabotage in the oil pipeline between Kirkuk and Baiji justice in Salahuddin province."

The source pointed out that "lower oil exports to 250 thousand barrels per day due to technical fault lines export specialized cadres working on irreparable,", adding that "exports will return to normal rates of 450 barrels per day upon completion of the repair work."

The Iraq issue approximately 450 barrels per day across the northern oilfields in Kirkuk, 260 km north of Baghdad, to the Turkish port of Ceyhan, a million and a half million barrels through the ports of Basra overlooking the Arabian Gulf.

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Baghdad refers billion dollars water project to Iraqi-French co.

Electricity & Water 9/28/2008 7:13:00 PM

BAGHDAD, Sept 28 (KUNA) -- The Iraqi government referred Sunday Al-Resafa water project to an Iraqi-French company with costs being over the USD one billion margin.

Government's spokesman Ali Al-Dabbag told the press that the cabinet has decided to turn in the project, which would produce an estimated 910,000 cubic-meters of water, to the company, adding that the government would seek more funding from parliament. He revealed that the cabinet also agreed to purchase two tankers' dragging ships from Malaysia at the cost of USD 19 million, adding that an oil pipeline deal with an Indian company has also been sealed at USD 69 million.

Framers were pardoned from paying the two percent interest rate for their Agricultural loans, stated Al-Dabbag, revealing that the cabinet assigned 11 Ambassadors.

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Government gives families displaced and returning 150 thousand dinars for three months

28/09/2008 16:06 GMT:

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's support of families displaced and returning amounts of money to help them in the face of what they experience difficulties due to displacement or migration.

According to a government statement, it decided to include the displaced and returnee families of the 250 thousand families with a monthly salary of 150 thousand dinars for three months from the date of the first of next October.

It was also decided to grant these families $ 100 thousand dinars for each family on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr.

The government subsidies and grants returning families whose houses were in need of furniture or the amount of two million dinars.

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Kurdish politician: Iraq needs to the United States


Sunday, 28 September 2008

He Adviser to the President of the Parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan Tariq essence that Iraq needs to the United States because it is in dire need of international support.

The substance in an exclusive interview with news channel world of today, Sunday, Irbil, the need for Iraq to sign a security agreement, but after reaching a solution satisfactory to all parties, and preserving the sovereignty and unity of the state of Iraq and the Iraqi people, stressing the need for transparency in government brief People on every step made in this aspect.

The Adviser to the President of the Parliament of Kurdistan of Iraq should be adopted reference to the Convention, expressing his belief that it is the main reference National Political Council, noting the need to brief him on every step to reach a satisfactory outcome for the Iraqi people, with the U.S. side.

Source: The World

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President of the Baghdad Provincial Council
stresses the granting of loans to people with special needs

Chairman of the Baghdad Provincial Council Kazimi certain that there will be a priority
for the granting of loans to small businesses for people with special needs for the
operation of this segment and to assist them in overcoming difficulties.
He said:

Sunday, September 28, 2008

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Algeria: will resolve the issue of the new Iraqi flag in November next

2008-09-28 15:06:45

BAGHDAD (Iba) .. Chairman of the Committee of Culture in the House of Representatives useful Algerian Sunday, there are only two days prior to the closing of the receipt of the knowledge of design the new Iraq.

He told the Algerian independent press (Iba) today, Sunday, the participants in the contest for designing a new flag divided between the two types, are the first Msabakin been assigned by the Committee on Culture in the House of Representatives, consisting of a group of artists and Almsmyin known inside and outside Iraq, all Iraqis The artist's 50.

He continued: "The second type of competitors participants understand the competition without a mandate, stressing that the door has been opened to all who wish to design the Iraqi flag.

He said the committee in the House of Representatives has received so far (250) model, and there is stiff competition because all of them beautiful designs, and expressed his belief that the jury would be difficult task to choose the winning design.

And that the Algerian arbitration, which consists of Stakhtaralnmazj winner (31) people representing the components of the Iraqi people, national and religious addition to the existence of artists, academics and university professors, one University president, as the committee included judges, military, and given them a mechanism to be adopted arbitration process fair and professional.

He stressed that science will resolve the issue of the end of November next, to introduce the House to vote on the winner of the three models, and three models will be chosen in reserve.

He added that Algeria would be the first prize worth 50 million dinars, and the second is 30 million dinars, and the third 15 million dinars, also carried a special jury prize and the special session of the artists who have been assigned by the Commission.

he Iraqi Council of Representatives had announced in June the previous set up a committee responsible for selecting the design of the new Iraqi flag during the six months to announce a competition for that purpose, which was passed by Parliament earlier this year to make changes to the flag was to lift the three stars which were mediated switching The words Allah Akbar COFFEE line that uses science for one year only, at the request of the Kurds, who refused to raise the Iraqi flag on the regions of the former province of Kurdistan, instead replaced special knowledge of the region. (End) / 11 / g / ..

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