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1. A member of the List said that Allawi is no longer interested in the post of the President of the National Council of the Supreme due to the procrastination by the National Coalition for the adoption of the law of this Council
2. The MP from the List said noted that their coalition wants to have decision-making authority, including but not inconsistent with the powers of the PM or President of the Republic
3. She said that within the rules of the procedure approved by the draft law, the Council is supposed to have executive powers and be the architect of resolutions
4. She also said that Allawi will resign from the position
Thursday, February 24, 2011
2-24-11 Iraqi PM to country: Stay away from Friday demo
Highlights/Thoughts
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1. Maliki warned his peaple to boycott the protest scheduled for Friday, saying it was being organized by supporters of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida
2. He gave no proof of his assertion in his speech
3. His warning was another sign of the worry Iraqi officials feel that the uprising demanding regime change in the many parts of the ME will buffet Iraq
4. Maliki said he didn't want to deprive Iraqis of their right to protest legitimate demands, but wanted it to happen with someone other than Saddamists, terrorists, and al-Qaida standing behind the march
5. He said they are planning to take advantage of tomorrow's demonstrations
This articles says the Interior has 40 documents showing there will be terrorist acts during the demonstration of Friday
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1. Maliki warned his peaple to boycott the protest scheduled for Friday, saying it was being organized by supporters of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida
2. He gave no proof of his assertion in his speech
3. His warning was another sign of the worry Iraqi officials feel that the uprising demanding regime change in the many parts of the ME will buffet Iraq
4. Maliki said he didn't want to deprive Iraqis of their right to protest legitimate demands, but wanted it to happen with someone other than Saddamists, terrorists, and al-Qaida standing behind the march
5. He said they are planning to take advantage of tomorrow's demonstrations
This articles says the Interior has 40 documents showing there will be terrorist acts during the demonstration of Friday
2-24-11 Parliamentary security ministries works delayed attribute to
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1. The security ministries delays are being attributed to candidates
2. The National Alliance said that the delays is to provide politicians the ability to fill Cabinet positions that remain unfilled
3. He also said due to a delayed submission of the security candidates, we won't see the security positions resolved until next week
4. He pointed out that even if there is no consensus on the names, Maliki has alternative candidate names
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1. The security ministries delays are being attributed to candidates
2. The National Alliance said that the delays is to provide politicians the ability to fill Cabinet positions that remain unfilled
3. He also said due to a delayed submission of the security candidates, we won't see the security positions resolved until next week
4. He pointed out that even if there is no consensus on the names, Maliki has alternative candidate names
2-24-11 Al-Iraqiya awaits Maliki’s response to security post allocations
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1. The List said that it is still waiting for a response from Maliki over the issue of the unallocated security ministries
2. The spokesman for the List said they still have not received a response from Maliki
3. The List has repeatedly complained there is no logical justification for Maliki to delay naming the 3 security ministers any longer and has not noted any seriousness on the part of Maliki about resolving the issue
4. Mulla said the security in the country is compromised and further delays in allocating the 3 ministries, especially now that the political blocs have named their candidates, are unwarranted
5. Maliki announced last Thursday he would submit the names of the alternative candidates for the security ministries to parliament, if there was a failure to reach consensus
6. The List maintains that it was agreed in the Erbil meetings prior to the formation of the government that the List would hold the Ministry of Defense and the National Council would take the Interior Ministry
7. The remainder of the article provides historical reference on this topic
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1. The List said that it is still waiting for a response from Maliki over the issue of the unallocated security ministries
2. The spokesman for the List said they still have not received a response from Maliki
3. The List has repeatedly complained there is no logical justification for Maliki to delay naming the 3 security ministers any longer and has not noted any seriousness on the part of Maliki about resolving the issue
4. Mulla said the security in the country is compromised and further delays in allocating the 3 ministries, especially now that the political blocs have named their candidates, are unwarranted
5. Maliki announced last Thursday he would submit the names of the alternative candidates for the security ministries to parliament, if there was a failure to reach consensus
6. The List maintains that it was agreed in the Erbil meetings prior to the formation of the government that the List would hold the Ministry of Defense and the National Council would take the Interior Ministry
7. The remainder of the article provides historical reference on this topic
2-24-11 Frank26 Post: KTF Missions 2/23/11
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1. Sistani returns from Iran and tells people not to cause trouble on Friday
2. Maliki gives Allawi some of his power
3. Maliki says sorry I took it last year, but if they are going to throw rocks at me, I want them to throw rocks at you too
4. Allawi is in London and says there will be a succession. What's that mean?
5. He replaces who? He succeeds what or who?
6. Frank's team is trying to find the answers
7. Maliki feels giving some of his power to Allawi is not enough to protect him so he calls the world to tell them he will make a speech on Friday
8. Demonstrators start today...before Friday
9. What will Maliki say? That he is in charge? That would be dumb. That you are about to RI/RV because this weekend you announce to the wolrd your GOI? That would be smart
10. Maybe he'll say they RI/RVd that morning? That would be smarter
11. CNN says that the IQD is about to RV, but no link
12. Frank will show 3,500 contracts that have been paid by the GOI on his call tonight
PLEASE DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO READ RUMORS
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1. Sistani returns from Iran and tells people not to cause trouble on Friday
2. Maliki gives Allawi some of his power
3. Maliki says sorry I took it last year, but if they are going to throw rocks at me, I want them to throw rocks at you too
4. Allawi is in London and says there will be a succession. What's that mean?
5. He replaces who? He succeeds what or who?
6. Frank's team is trying to find the answers
7. Maliki feels giving some of his power to Allawi is not enough to protect him so he calls the world to tell them he will make a speech on Friday
8. Demonstrators start today...before Friday
9. What will Maliki say? That he is in charge? That would be dumb. That you are about to RI/RV because this weekend you announce to the wolrd your GOI? That would be smart
10. Maybe he'll say they RI/RVd that morning? That would be smarter
11. CNN says that the IQD is about to RV, but no link
12. Frank will show 3,500 contracts that have been paid by the GOI on his call tonight
2-24-11 Iraq expects wave of demos Friday
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1. A wave of public demonstrations is expected to sweep across Iraq on Friday
2. Protesters will be calling for better living conditions, employment opportunities, and social justice
3. Campaigners have called for the demonstrations on social network sites and have set the 25th for a day of protests
4. Iraqi officials warned that insurgents may exploit the occasion to attack the rallies of demonstrators
5. Maliki said earlier this week that the demonstrations are politicized by "evil-intentioned people" and that through the demonstrations militants can regain their sway over the country
6. Baghdad operations command has intelligence information that suicide bombers are preparing to target demonstrators
7. Some see this intelligence as an excuse to head off the demonstrations because security forces were able to provide security for more than 2 million pilgrims during the Shia ceremonies in southern Iraq in recent months
8. The remainder of the article is largely in reference to news already printed
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1. A wave of public demonstrations is expected to sweep across Iraq on Friday
2. Protesters will be calling for better living conditions, employment opportunities, and social justice
3. Campaigners have called for the demonstrations on social network sites and have set the 25th for a day of protests
4. Iraqi officials warned that insurgents may exploit the occasion to attack the rallies of demonstrators
5. Maliki said earlier this week that the demonstrations are politicized by "evil-intentioned people" and that through the demonstrations militants can regain their sway over the country
6. Baghdad operations command has intelligence information that suicide bombers are preparing to target demonstrators
7. Some see this intelligence as an excuse to head off the demonstrations because security forces were able to provide security for more than 2 million pilgrims during the Shia ceremonies in southern Iraq in recent months
8. The remainder of the article is largely in reference to news already printed
2-24-11 CBI auction results
Currency Auctions
Announcement No. (1842)
The latest daily currency auction was held in the Central Bank of Iraq on the 24-FEB-2011. The results were as follows:| DETAILS | NOTES |
| Number of banks | 15 |
| Auction price selling dinar / US$ | 1170 |
| Auction price buying dinar / US$ | ----- |
| Amount sold at auction price (US$) | 154,496,000 |
| Amount purchased at Auction price (US$) | ----- |
| Total offers for buying (US$) | 154,496,000 |
| Total offers for selling (US$) | ----- |
Dollar's exchange rates / in Baghdad markets
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