EXCERPTS FROM MAKRZ & MILITIAMAN CC , 29 SEPT

EXCERPTS FROM MARKZ & MILITIAMAN CC

ARTICLE 140 / HCL

MM: I saw an article today “ The head of the Kurdistan party provincial council stressed on Saturday the implementation of Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution. “  This is why my phone was blowing up. This may be why Sudani and everyone are getting together today. With article 140 they need the new value of their assets. I think this is huge. 

MZ: That is huge. They need to revalue the assets before the census happens. 

Member: I was told as soon as article 140/HCL passes – then we go. 

IRAQ IS GOING INTERNATIONAL

MM: Good morning everyone. Iraq has done so much work and we all know Al Sudani was just in New York again at the US assembly. He also had sideline meetings and had his speech and returned home yesterday. 

MM I think he has more meetings today ….but his acheivments in 2024 hve been phenominal.  Including international interconnectivity. This showcases the fact that Iraq is going international..Al Sudani also talks about $83 billion for the investment side of the budget for infrastructure….which tells me he needs the money released publically. And he needs to tell his people where the money is coming from. 

MM: The world is waiting to see the budget…but Item #4782  has not been released yet in the Iraq Gazette…..there is good reason for it. I am optimistic in includes the new REER (Real Effective Exchange Rate) 

MM:They already have the new technology for international interconnectivity that we have all heard about that is fast, accurate using blockchain ledger technology. Everybody needs to be on the same page at the same time on this system

MM: When this happens prepare for shocks. . 

MZ: What are your thoughts on Sudani’s speech at the UN?   He talked about them being fully international.

MM: I think the very last part of that speech he says Iraq is taking its rightful place in the international world. It’s interesting that he said that because a year ago this September he was showcased as being the savior of the international financial system. And again in Davos a few months ago where he had the likes of Jaimie Dimon and JPMorgan and the biggest banks in the world there. 

MM: Iraq has all the assets, new technologies like the Ayuscuda system at the borders to collect those non-oil revenues and taxes. I believe there are meetings today with Al Sudani and Al Alaq and the banks. At this stage in the game you have to ask yourselves why? I’m hoping it’s to decide not to use the rate of 1310 anymore…..but something different. 

MZ: So how close are we…. iyo?

MM: With Sudani back now….why couldn’t it happen at any time? To me there is no reason it could not happen at any time.

MZ: I agree. He’s done the victory tours, he has told the world they are restored and fully international. …Time to see the fruit of his labors.  I wouldn’t be surprised to see my phone blowing up this weekend with the news that it has happened. 

MM: I think Sudani is obliged to do this at this point. 

MZ: I agree he has done all the groundwork , done all the stuff, paid all their bills….he is kinda obliged to do it. 

DINARLAND UPDATE :WHAT BAGHDAD TV ARE SHOWING TO THE CITIZENS BY FIREFLY...

Iraqi authorities close Green Zone gate amid Shiite protests over Nasrallah’s assassination, 29 SEPT

 Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Iraqi authorities decided to close one of the fortified gates of the Green Zone, which houses the US Embassy in Baghdad.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency, “Al-Alawi Gate No. 9 has been closed to civilian traffic, and entry will be restricted exclusively to holders of Green Zone badges.”

A few hours ago, hundreds of supporters of Shiite factions gathered near the entrance to the heavily fortified Green Zone near the Suspension Bridge in Baghdad, attempting to breach the Zone and storm the US Embassy to express their anger over the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.

In this context, an informed source told our agency, “Directives from the United States were issued this evening to its embassies in Iraq and Syria, raising the alert level in anticipation of any potential targeting.”

Earlier today, Hezbollah mourned Nasrallah who joined “the ranks of the great immortal martyrs he led for nearly 30 years, guiding them from victory to victory,” following an Israeli airstrike that struck a densely populated neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday.

Shafaq.news

EXCERPTS FROM BRUCE, 29 SEPT

EXCERPTS FROM BRUCE,  

... as I mentioned before, that rate is tied to the per barrel of oil price selling by Iraq, not buying from Iraq, but selling from Iraq, and exporting to Egypt, to Turkey, to other countries that Iraq is exporting oil to it. So it’s tied to it. Now it’s fluctuating. If the high is down a little bit, it’s just something that’s a moving, moving number, a moving amount....

..So my point is, you’re gonna end up at the redemption center anyway, and if you have zim – nobody’s going to touch it except through Wells Fargo at the redemption centers. And let’s say we’ve got people that are in the hospital like we do with Tom. It could, they could take up 40, days for them to be able to still use the redemption centers.

So we’re going to set the appointment the best we can and try to get in there we can as soon as we can, sooner the better, because your Med bed appointment is predicated for the most part, on having gone through the redemption process once you get in there and talk to them about your dire Need, for example, in my case, or Tom’s case, or the fact that you have to have a medical problem, an issue, something needs to be resolved or fixed you have to do that and let them know that – in the redemption center when you go in and make your presentation –..

IRAQ PM CONFIRMS DINAR REVALUATION

KDP links Kirkuk census to implementation of Article 140 to “return displaced Kurds”, 29 SEPT

 The head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc in Kirkuk Provincial Council, Hassan Majeed, confirmed on Saturday the implementation of Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution according to its legal paragraphs, which will contribute to solving many of the pending problems before conducting the population census in the province, noting that the bloc's attendance at the provincial council meetings is linked to a decision by the Federal Court.

Majeed told Shafaq News Agency, "Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution is an article that was included in the constitution to find solutions for the disputed areas according to stages, which are compensation, normalization, and census, as there are hundreds of deportees to this day who have not received their financial compensation, and this means that there are matters that have not been fully implemented in Kirkuk and the rest of the areas in which demographic changes took place by the Baath government."

He stressed that "Kirkuk has matters that must be taken into consideration by the federal government, as the Kurds were displaced from it by previous governments and more than 4,500 Kurdish villages were destroyed in Kirkuk, its outskirts and the rest of the regions. This means that there are residents who left Kirkuk, and they must be returned to Kirkuk to become part of it, as they are its original inhabitants, for the purpose of including them in the census."

He added, "The population census is important for any country, including Iraq, because it provides a comprehensive information base for youth, women and children according to their ages, and determines poverty rates and the regions' need for services and projects. Through it, we know the numbers of residents, buildings and other matters, and this matter is important for everyone."

Regarding attending Kirkuk Provincial Council sessions, Majeed said, “The issue of our attendance at Kirkuk Provincial Council sessions is linked to a decision by the Federal Court, which is the final arbiter of the decision. There is a team representing the participants in the Kirkuk administration who say that the formation and contracting of the local government was legal, and there is a team in contrast who say that it is illegal, and the court’s decision is what will decide this matter.”

He stressed that "the members of the Democratic Bloc in the provincial council are committed to attending their work in the council and participating in receiving its clients, but they do not participate in the council sessions until the issue is resolved by the Federal Court."

The head of the third branch of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Kirkuk, Mohammed Kamal, had demanded last Monday to postpone the population census in the province until Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution is implemented.

Kamal said in a press conference attended by Shafaq News Agency, "Preparations for conducting the population census are necessary, but the situation in Kirkuk is different and the governorate is not prepared to conduct it. There are displaced people from Kirkuk in the cities of the Kurdistan Region, and in 1988 the Baathist regime demolished 4,500 Kurdish villages and deported their residents to the governorates of the Kurdistan Region."

Iraq conducted its last population census in 1987, in which all governorates participated, followed by the 1997 census, which was conducted without the participation of the governorates of the Kurdistan Region.

Over the past years, the country has relied on approximate statistical figures issued by unofficial institutions and research centers concerned with this matter, before the Ministry of Planning issued estimates in 2022 that the population of Iraq had reached more than 42 million people.

The census has been delayed over fears of politicization, and has been opposed by ethnic groups in disputed areas such as the Kurdish, Arab and Turkmen-populated city of Kirkuk, which is home to major oil fields, because it could reveal demographics that could undermine their political ambitions.  LINK

EXCERPTS FROM MNT GOAT, 29 SEPT

EXCERPTS FROM MNT GOAT

So, the CBI has told us just recently that Electronic Banking is an important step in the currency reform and banking process, but we knew that didn’t we? 

Next, the CBI then told us all about the success of initiative. See article titled – “CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES SUCCESS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PLAN IN IRAQ” WOW! WOW! WOW! 

So what message is he trying to tell the Iraqi people? I do not think he is saying final success on that there is good success so far. Remember we were told the goal is about 80% of the working citizens. I quote from the article – “it clearly indicates the success of the digital transformation and electronic payment plan, and the percentage rose from 20 percent a few years ago to 48.5 percent”

Then also in today’s news, a parliamentary member comes out and says Iraq has a stable economy. I quote from the article – “PARLIAMENTARY FINANCE: IRAQ IS EXPERIENCING GOOD AND STABLE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS”. So then where is the project to delete the zeros? Didn’t Ali al-Alaq and others tell us that Iraq needed a stable economy to conduct the Project to Delete the Zeros? So they achieved it and now what?

Then also in today’s news they tell us and I quote from the article “ AN IMMINENT PROCESS TO CHANGE THE SKIN OF THE IRAQI DINAR.. REMOVING ZEROS WILL REVEAL THE EXTENT OF CURRENCY MANIPULATION”

Define Imminent: as an adjective, about to happen.

I believe they really meant Inevitable rather than Imminent. With Arabic to English translation meaning sometimes gets lost. But this is only my opinion and it could actually mean Imminent as I also believe we are in the final stretch leading to the Project to Delete the Zeros kicking off this fall between Nov and Dec we are very close to it now. Either way we are very close and they can’t hold off progress much longer. This project,as you know, will ready the economy for the reinstatement in early 2025. The reinstatement of the IQD will also facilitate the WTO accession, trade and coincides with the transition to the correspondent banking system will take place at the end of the year.

Define Inevitable: as an adjective, certain to happen; unavoidable:

I quote from the article titled “PRIME MINISTER: WE WILL SWITCH TO THE CORRESPONDENT BANKING SYSTEM TO CONDUCT 100% OF FOREIGN TRANSFERS BY EARLY 2025” – I quote from the article “Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that Iraq will switch to a correspondent banking system to conduct 100% of foreign transfers early next year.