Monday, December 4, 2023
The Critical Decisive Strikes: Analyzing the Recent Military Activities in Iraq, 5 DEC
The Critical Decisive Strikes: Analyzing the Recent Military Activities in Iraq
Military Activity in Iraq: A Critical Juncture
On December 3, the U.S. army reportedly embarked on a successful mission in the vicinity of Kirkuk in northeastern Iraq. In an operation aimed at eliminating threats to peace and stability, the forces, according to source reports, successfully eliminated five combatants and obliterated an unmanned aerial vehicle.
The Rise of Militancy in the Region
Imposing a substantial threat to peace in Iraq is the Iran-aided group – “Islamic Resistance in Iraq.” In a striking display of provocation, the outfit reportedly launched attacked four American bases straddled across Syria and Iraq on the night of December 3. Drawing information from the data that the Pentagon revealed on November 30, American bases in Syria and Iraq experienced 74 barrages since October 17, launched by Iran-aided groups in the region.
The Role of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) carries a significant role in maintaining peace and stability in the Middle Eastern, Eastern African, and Central Asian regions. By overseeing the planning of operations in hostile situations and directing the deployment of U.S. forces, CENTCOM seeks to ensure that potential threats are efficiently neutralized.
Defending the Red Sea
In another recent development occurring alongside Iraq’s fragility, an American destroyer reportedly struck down three drones, said to be released from Yemen, in the Red Sea on December 3. The interception of such offensive deployments represents active efforts to stabilize the region against potential disruptors.
The Warning from the U.S. Department of State
Showing a staunch stand against the threats to American forces in Iraq and the Middle East, the U.S. Secretary of State issued a statement on behalf of the U.S. Government. The official warned against anyone endangering American military personnel in the Middle East region, indicating the U.S.’s readiness to shield its forces.
A Word of Caution to Iran
Reflecting the U.S. Government’s strong sentiment against militancy and disruption of peace, a higher authority sent a stern warning to Iran. Reiterating the country’s commitment to protect its interests and uphold peace, the message to Iran was clear: exercise caution.
Conclusion
In light of these developments, it appears that the military activity in Iraq is at a critical juncture. The evolving dynamic between non-state actors and established forces of power portrays a region struggling for stability, peace, and progress. It is imperative to continue analyzing the situation as it unfolds through decisive strikes, international warnings, and proactive defense strategies. In time, these dynamics could respectively outline the future of military engagement and, more importantly, of peace in the Iraq region.
Iraq in Talks with Turkmenistan to Import Natural Gas, 5 DEC
Iraq in Talks with Turkmenistan to Import Natural Gas
In a significant move towards bolstering its energy security, the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has commenced negotiations with Turkmenistan Gas Company to import 25 million cubic meters of natural gas daily. This crucial step, as reported by the Iraqi News Agency, intends to fully satiate the fuel needs of six prominent power stations in the region.
Meeting the Energy Demand
The decision by the Ministry of Electricity aligns with the directives of Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa’ Al-Sudani. The proposed quantity of gas import is aimed at meeting the escalating demand for electricity in the region and ensuring a stable supply of natural gas and electricity, particularly in the event of delays or technical issues in Iran.
Upon successful procurement, this import will entirely meet the natural gas requirements of several operating units, including the Mansuriyah, Sadr, Basmaya, South Baghdad Gas Station Second, Quds, and Taji stations.
Regional Energy Landscape
The negotiation comes amidst a wider reshaping of the Eurasian energy landscape. Countries like Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan are currently considering the formation of a trilateral ‘gas union’ for infrastructure development and foreign market expansion. The concept of such a gas union is considered ‘extremely relevant’ and beneficial for all involved nations.
Energy Initiatives Across the Middle East
In related energy news, Saudi Arabia is making significant strides in the realm of renewable energy. It plans to launch renewable energy projects with a capacity of 20 gigawatts in 2024 after quadrupling its renewable energy production from 700 megawatts to 2.8 gigawatts. Furthermore, the kingdom is taking steps to be a major global source of green hydrogen and is developing international partnerships to foster green hydrogen projects within the country.
In the pursuit of global climate goals, the Saudis are focusing on innovation and a wide range of technologies to secure affordable energy access in a more sustainable future for all, addressing the fundamental challenges of climate change.
https://bnn.network/world/iraq/iraq-in-talks-with-turkmenistan-to-import-natural-gas/
"RV UPDATE" BY SANDY INGRAM, 4 DEC
Sandy Ingram
The Central Bank of Iraq confirmed some Iraqi banks are transferring dollars from their accounts to intermediary banks who are distributing the dollars to their customers. The Central Bank of Iraq said this will contribute to reducing the exchange rate of the parallel dollar...[We're] thinking this is to keep the black market intact. This means the decision to only use Iraqi dinar in all transactions beginning January 1, 2024 may cause concerns and the Central Bank of Iraq is making moves to control any possible issues.
Article: "Inflation rate in Iraq declines in 2023 compared to 2022"
The Central Bank of Iraq announced the inflation rate decreased in 2023 compared to 2022. Inflation in Iraq reached approximately 3.7% in August 2023, compared to 4.4% in August 2022. Iraq's inflation rate is good compared to many countries where inflation has reached 30% and 40%...
Wealthy Iraqis move to the Caribbean. Guess who's on the list? ...The leader of the Kurdistan region and the former governor of the Central Bank of Iraq and other businessmen suspected of corruption...Iraq's politician are monitored by the organized Crime and Corruption Report Project (OCCRP)...This is part of the effort to catch
individual involved in corruption....The project reported the purchase of Dominica (tiny Caribbean island) citizenship...enabling them to travel worldwide without a Visa...This country's visa is magical. Citizens can travel to 144 countries without a visa..
The reason countries have foreign reserves is to make sure that a country has backup funds if its national currency rapidly devalues or becomes entirely worthless. It's common practice for central banks of different countries around the world to hold large amounts of reserves of foreign exchange. Most of these reserves are held in US dollars since it is the most traded currency in the world...The amount of monies a country holds in its reserves has a lot to do with the county's currency rate...Iraq has the largest foreign currency reserves in its' history.
Can Iraq achieve financial independence from Washington? A parliamentarian answers, 4 DEC
Can Iraq achieve financial independence from Washington? A parliamentarian answers
Al-Maliki’s coalition calls for urgent measures to stop US violations of sovereignty, 4 DEC
Al-Maliki’s coalition calls for urgent measures to stop US violations of sovereignty
"RV UPDATE" BY FRANK26, 4 DEC
Frank26
Question: 'Is it December for Iraq or for international as well?' [Frank's current timeline for the RI is before 2024]
Both, because the citizens will be receiving their purchasing power and the currency will then start to go outside the border in international trade and start to climb in value.
The CBI wants more dollars? No, they want less dollars.
What does the US Treasury want? More dollars in Iraq?
No, they want the CBI to introduce the new currency with the new exchange rate. That will benefit the United States because the United States and the Federal Reserve have billions and billions of dinars stacked up just like they did the last time they did this...with Kuwait from 1990 to 1999.
The only problem this time is they took twice [the time]...
Some of you were asking, Frank,
You don't want me to take my eyes off of my dinars but some of the banks I called said they're going to send them to another bank and inspect them and then bring them back?
Yeah, well you ask them for the address of that bank and you take your dinars to that bank and let them inspect them in front of you. Once that's done and they give you credit and you see your account is credited with the right amount well then you're happy they can have all the dinars you took to them. But never separate yourself from your dinars. There are evil people in this world. They'll find a way to steal.
State of Law: America tampered with the file of depositing money from the sale of Iraqi oil, 4 DEC
State of Law: America tampered with the file of depositing money from the sale of Iraqi oil
Central Bank: Agreement on trade exchange with Turkey (dinar versus euro or Turkish lira), 4 DEC
Central Bank: Agreement on trade exchange with Turkey (dinar versus euro or Turkish lira)
"RV UPDATE" BY MARKZ, 4 DEC
MarkZ
[via PDK] ...today at 4:15 pm the Fed will have a meeting on “FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES” This does not pop up on their calendar very often but today they are discussing foreign currency exchange rates at the Federal Reserve at 4:15 pm. Could this be what we are looking for? It’s possible.
The group chatter has been amazing as they are waiting for release of funds… sitting at the edge of their seats. Redemption contacts who are “on call” have not been called in…yet. But we are stinking, painfully close….Finance issues a clarification regarding the selection of Ernst & Young to review its data, 4 DEC
Finance issues a clarification regarding the selection of Ernst & Young to review its data
12/4/2023
Today, Monday, the Ministry of Finance issued a clarification regarding the selection of Ernst & Young to review its data.
The Ministry said in a statement received by {Al-Furat News}, “The media and social networking sites have recently covered topics related to the reasons for the Ministry of Finance choosing the international auditing firm Ernst & Young (EY) to review its financial statements, as a first step within the efforts to correct and evaluate the financial policy, which is compatible with... Adoptions of the Iraqi government's reform program.
She added, "Ernst & Young (EY) is one of the largest and leading professional services companies in the world with more than 700 locations in 150 countries. It was founded in 1903 and has been operating in Iraq since 1923, for nearly 100 years," explaining that "Ernst & Young demonstrated a firm commitment to Iraq by reopening its office in Baghdad in 2004. The Baghdad office works fully with the global network of Ernst & Young offices around the world, and in 2008 the company opened its offices in Erbil and Basra to serve Iraq in the northern and southern regions of Iraq." .
She stated that she "has worked with this company since the year 2004 to date on a number of projects, the most important of which was the project to settle Iraqi foreign debts, in addition to other projects of importance.
The company is also currently working, since 2004, with a number of ministries such as the Ministry of Oil, the Office of Financial Supervision, and the Ministry of Reconstruction and Housing, the Ministry of Planning, the Media and Communications Authority and all ministries with regard to auditing the Development Fund for Iraq, in addition to other financial institutions in Iraq, the most important of which is the Central Bank of Iraq, as the company audited the financial statements of the Central Bank of Iraq for more than 13 years, as well as the Trade Bank of Iraq for a number of years. ".
She stressed that "the company has provided our ministries and governmental and financial institutions with a large number of experts, specialists, consultants and leading methodologies in several fields and of different nationalities, who have contributed to developing the competencies of government sector employees in Iraq, and the company is still continuing in this role,"
Explaining that "the company has worked since the year 2004 with Al-Rafidain and Al-Rashid Banks and the Central Bank of Iraq, regarding the project to settle Iraqi foreign debts and a number of other projects, such as supervising the implementation of the comprehensive banking system, auditing the work of electronic payment companies, a project to analyze the gaps in all operations of Al-Rafidain and Al-Rasheed Banks, and auditing the data of Al-Rafidain and Al-Rasheed Banks for the years 2006 and 2014 in accordance with International Accounting Standards (IFRS), which contributed to increasing the company’s knowledge and understanding of the Iraqi financial and banking sector.”
She stated that "the company worked to develop banks, which includes the optimal use of financial, human and technical resources, moving from paper work to possible work, electronic dealing with all banking activities, developing a comprehensive vision for banks in granting credit facilities and loans, and developing work mechanisms, including control and oversight tools." ". LINK
Digital Dinar Instead Of Cash Dollar.” These Are The Most Prominent Gains Of Electronic Payment, 4 DEC
Digital Dinar Instead Of Cash Dollar.” These Are The Most Prominent Gains Of Electronic Payment
Economy |1-12-2023, | Baghdad Today – Baghdad Today, Friday (December 1, 2023), Advisor to the Prime Minister for Financial Affairs, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, explained the gains of adopting the electronic payments system in transactions inside Iraq.
Saleh said in a statement received by "Baghdad Today", "The cash payments system is linked to a high degree of certainty whenever payments are made by electronic or digital means, which provides an indicator of liquidity in the banking system and reduces the degree of uncertainty in banking liquidity."
He explained that "the payments system provides sufficient information about the flow of cash into the banking system, makes clear the amounts of paid and accumulated amounts, and indicates their actual balances at all times during the banking working day.
Conversely, in light of monetary systems that rely on direct cash payment, banking liquidity management policies surround themselves." With additional hedges of idle liquidity in order to protect against liquidity risks.
Saleh stated, “This matter disrupts an aspect of banking and credit operations in particular,
so as electronic payments increase as a behavior in daily dealings, the management of the cash mass and its flow in the banking system will be subject to the rule of clarity in cash management and then directing bank credit towards profitable areas by expanding...
Credit activity provides efficient use of the cash supply, as well as a decrease in the rate of cash leakages outside banks,
which means that a structural change in the behavior of cash demand among individuals and at banks will tend towards a decline, due to dealing with electronic payment systems that are linked to bank accounts.”
He stressed, “The development of the payments environment and its transition from a direct cash environment or cash payment in payment and receipt operations to the use of electronic payment will, in all cases, reduce the risks of local cash payment in currencies other than the dinar and distance the national economy’s transactions from cash payment in foreign currency, because payment systems Digital does not allow transactions in the local economy in anything other than the dinar,
that is, the national currency, and certainly the economy’s tendency in its transaction payments is to (the digital dinar) instead of (the cash dollar), whose transactions in internal settlements are legally rejected completely by virtue of the principle of monetary sovereignty of the Iraqi dinar.
"RV UPDATE" BY MILITIAMAN, 4 DEC
Militia Man
Article: "It's time for the Iraqi economy to be linked to the global economic cycle. Al-Sudani stresses the government's endeavors to achieve an industry that exports its product outside Iraq."
That's exactly what we need. Everybody knows Iraq has been an import country and they've been using oil as a revenue stream. N ow they're going to go from a rentier oil industry to a non-oil revenue stream country...You have the industrial cities, liquid natural gas, tourism, agriculture...Iraq is filthy with minerals.
What we're seeing is probably one of the most exciting times we've ever been in and there's more to come...
We all see the writing on the wall at this point in time that Iraq is going to go international. They're going to be part of the WTO. With them going to the private sector you can just see it's going to be a robust economy in this country.
The President Of The Republic: There Is No Dollar Crisis In Iraq, 4 DEC
The President Of The Republic: There Is No Dollar Crisis In Iraq
President of the Republic Abdel Latif Gamal Economy News – Baghdad On Monday, President Abdel Latif Rashid denied the existence of a “dollar crisis” in the country.
Rashid stated in a television interview followed by “Al-Iqtisad News” that “Iraq’s situation now is good in terms of security, and this is greatly reflected in economic stability. Until a few years ago, we suffered from the repercussions of security instability on the economy, and we are ready to implement the government’s program that aims to To improve infrastructure in all fields, including energy, water, housing, roads, bridges, etc.
Regarding the country's economic situation, and his recent visits to Azerbaijan and Armenia, the Iraqi president stressed "the need to attract investments from various friendly countries."
He continued: “At the same time, our focus is on providing services to the Iraqi people, as the country suffers from an old state of neglect, and the government is taking seriously to improve the service situation in terms of education, health, agriculture and other fields. We encourage cooperation with investors, and starting energy, water and agricultural projects, not Especially since Iraq’s budget is now better than before.”
In response to what is being raised about the dollar crisis in Iraq, Rashid stressed that there is no dollar crisis, and that the issue is related to the change in the dollar exchange rate from time to time.
He added, "Until recently, Iraqi markets were open to any foreign currency, and this does not help the Iraqi currency. Therefore, we took some measures to strengthen the dinar's strength and control the market."
The Iraqi President stressed that his country's economic situation is good, both on the general level and on the individual level, but at the same time he pointed out that there are problems related to unemployment and others: "We hope to improve the situation and encourage the private sector to contribute to providing job opportunities for university graduates."
12/04/2023 - https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=38144
Coffee with MarkZ. 12/04/2023
The 2023 budget loses its “explosive” character: the year will end with only 58% of it being spent, 4 DEC
The 2023 budget loses its “explosive” character: the year will end with only 58% of it being spent
The 2023 budget approved by the Iraqi parliament last June was described as an “explosive budget” and the highest in the history of Iraq’s budgets, as it amounted to 199 trillion Iraqi dinars, but as the end of the current year approaches, it is expected that only 58% of the budget will be spent.
Member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Moeen Al-Kadhimi, said, “The committee had a meeting with the Budget Department inMinistry of FinanceWhat has happened so far is the release of allocations to governorates and ministries, but not in the required manner,” noting that “what was spent during the first six months amounted to 47 trillion dinars,” according to the official Al-Sabah newspaper.
Al-Kadhimi added, “In the second six months, the spending rate will reach more than 70 trillion, and thus we will not have a budget deficit, but rather there will be a surplus,” stressing that “next year will be without a deficit.
Al-Kadhimi pointed out that after the elections are completed, more allocations will be made to governorates and ministries to implement projects, which will lead to the advancement of the government program presented by the Prime Minister.
Accordingly, the total amount that will be spent will amount to only 117 trillion dinars during the current year, an amount equivalent to only 58% of the total budget amounting to 199 trillion dinars, which was described as the highest in the history of the country.Iraq. link
"RV UPDATE" BY BEARDED PATRIOTUSA, 4 DEC
Bearded PatriotUSA
Telegram post
12/3/23
Forwarded from Wolverine:
China is going to float U.S. gold price to $2,500 this week to break the U.S. Banks,
OPEC countries now hold Renminbi.
OPEC did another 1mm bbl production cut on Friday December 1st
China will break the U.S. gold paper contracts,
China will break the U.S. Treasury bond market,
The Reverse Repo will be drained to ZERO this week!
The G-SIB’s will all collapse.
ANSWER; ISO 20022 prevents the Fed from ever doing QE again.
Basel III
U.S. Treasury bonds no longer serve as the (global reserve asset) collateral that trades oil to value America’s debt.
China is now coordinating the float the gold price to $2,500 this week to coincide with the Reverse Repo drain.
P.S. see my 11:26PM tweet from last night.
Mike Cristo8
JUDY NOTES, 4 DEC
Judy Note: Prepare for the challenging days ahead. The strongest people are the ones who are still kind after the World has torn them apart. Be who God wants you to be, not what others want to see. Remember that Heaven is always within reach. We can find our way to the Lord and His higher thoughts and ways by looking at life from a higher perspective.
- Sun. 3 Dec. Chaos Begins Mon 4 Dec: https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/12/chaos-begins-monday-this-unprecedented-market-event-will-send-stocks-crashing-2023-2547451.html
If you were reading this Update on, or from Operation Disclosure Official, be aware that the information has been redacted. For a complete un-redacted version, see a PDF copy at the end of the Update on Operation Disclosure Official, or read an un-redacted version on the Rumor Mill Website.
Rumored Timeline:
- Mon. 4 Dec. late afternoon: Global Currency Reset liquidity according to posting on Federal Reserve site.
- Mon. 4 Dec. China’s second largest real estate company Evergrande faces Bankruptcy Court.
- Wed. 6 Dec. China to announce gold-backed Yuan, incentivizing countries across the Globe to abandon trading the US Dollar and switch to the Yuan instead.
- At some point Project Odin Begins: Starlink EBS Active, X, New Financial System, 10 Day Movie, New Currency Rates effective, Trump Return.
- On Mon. 1 Jan. all gold/asset-backed currencies across the Globe would be on par 1:1 with each other; in the US Social Security benefits will be much higher and the SS R&R payments would start on a monthly basis.
- Tues. 30 Jan. 2024 deadline for implementation of Protocol 20 by major corporations around the world that have interfaced their networks on the QFS.
- In three to six months the Rodriguez Trust will begin to administer “universal basic income” for citizens of all GESARA-compliant countries. The amount per individual or family will depend on the status, needs, employment level and age of the person/family and will work to encourage people to work if they can.
- 2030 was the deadline the Deep State Cabal planned to have their Digital ID Great Reset of non-asset-backed currency in place. Then they could have power over the Peoples of the World through controlling individual bank accounts, what people can spend and what they can spend it on.
Global Currency Reset:
- Sat. 2 Dec. Wolverine: Very good news, guys. It looks like people are getting paid. Intel from Malaysia: The paymaster said spendable money will happen on Mon. 4 Dec. The Pentecostal Group is Tier 3, and one of their leaders has been paid and is ready to start distributing money on his platform. Two more leaders from other groups will also start distributing money on their platforms. Someone High Up told me it is definite that we are now closer than ever. We heard some rumors about 20 whales being paid from Columbia, and it looks like Reno started, but I CANNOT get this confirmed. I have huge Historic Bond Holders with huge clients that have up to 30 million boxes and they have not been paid. Contacts I have known have received notifications, and I am sure that person will not lie to me, as to what he will get out of it. That is all I can share. Isaac did come through and say we are close. The US treasury is one of Isaac’s clients. No matter how excited I get, there is no use saying it till “it happens.”
- Sun. 3 Dec. RV Highlights: Reno started paying the paymasters last night at 12:00pm, they did not say exactly how many they paid, but approximately 20 holders from Colombia, it is the country that is most advanced. Panama expects money for now at night. From Nicaragua they say that everyone will have money deposited in the personal account by this Wednesday of next week. I am waiting for confirmation from Panama, I will continue to inform you.
- Sun. 3 Dec. RayRen TNT: Last night a IMF Contact said that the window is still open to Mon. 4 Dec.
- On Sun. night 3 Dec the price of Gold began spiking, hitting $2,108.80 on the KITCO chart as of 7:22 PM eastern US Time. This does not bode well for the U.S. Dollar and it is a signal that the people with REAL money, are going for safe harbor.
- On Sun. 3 Dec. the federalreserve.gov website Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System posted the schedule: Mon. 4 Dec. 4:15 pm H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates; H.15 Selected Interest Rates.
- On Wed. 6 Dec. China plans to announce the gold-backed Yuan to incentivize countries across the Globe to abandon trading the US Dollar and switch to the Yuan instead.
- This week China is going to float U.S. gold price to $2,500 to break the U.S. Banks.
- https://dinarchronicles.com/2023/12/04/restored-republic-via-a-gcr-update-as-of-december-4-2023/