Word on the Street Thursday 8/17/17

This is a really good article, it's long but good

The government and Central Bank of repacking world confidence of the Iraqi economy

Iraq is currently going through an economic crisis, big and difficult challenges, causes the control of the organization "Daesh" terrorist on the vast tracts of it; and the decline in oil prices globally, affecting the budget for the years 2014 2017, as the current year amounted to about $ 95 billion, and a deficit of about $ 20.5 billion , and cause damage to the non - oil economy through the destruction of infrastructure and assets, disrupting the movement of trade and the deterioration of investor confidence, and the external sector and the growth potential for the medium term.
And to face all the political and economic challenges experienced by Iraq 's central bank has taken a number of measures to correct public finances and financing conditions, while continuing commitment to the linked exchange rate system, while the Iraqi government is moving at the same time after the completion of the war against "Daesh", towards planning and economic development ; thus contributing to shift the quality of the Iraqi economy.

He said the central bank governor, on the Keywords, that an international group to monitor money move confirms the world 's confidence in Iraq financially, and plans to remove Iraq from the gray list to the white, indicating that the Bank is working to activate the Anti -Money Laundering Office of the money and give him the powers of the administrative and financial portfolios and full independence, and conduct operations rehabilitation of its capabilities with international support, and coordinate with international organizations, and the financial action Task Force, which is an intergovernmental body to study money laundering trends and techniques, and preparing policies for combating it , and the financing of terrorism locally and internationally.

Keywords noted that this step will increase the confidence of the world in Iraq financially and economically, were the result of the reforms undertaken by the government and the Central Bank of Iraq, which contributed to the reduction of the fiscal deficit gap.
The issuance of the Central Bank of Iraq, the currency of 50 thousand Iraqi dinars category, a successful step in strengthening the performance of the Iraqi dinar, without affecting the exchange rate against the US dollar, as carrying sophisticated and high protection , such as the transparent window and a sign of Spark , which limit the counterfeiting of currency operations , security mark.
He stressed Keywords that "issuing high categories Hassan from the performance of the Iraqi dinar and reduced dependence on the dollar in large transactions, as it became the performance of large transactions in Iraqi dinars, and there is no policy to raise the value of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar, noting that" the central bank has a foreign currency is the currency weakness existing local market "; which is reassuring.

And the application of compatible working practices with the best international standards of the Central Bank of Iraq 's cooperation with "Global Foundation for International Professional Services" Talal Abu - Ghazaleh Group, which developed a plan for the training of human resources for the Bank and development in the field of information technology, as part of the Bank 's plan and its extensive to obtain certificates in the axes related the application of international standards for information technology.

Keywords added that the general approach of the Central Bank, is the development of banking services and the introduction of new banking products and electronic payment systems; based on advanced technologies to meet the challenges facing the banking sector, and the establishment of an advanced control system for all electronic banking activities and services.

A group Talal Abu - Ghazaleh presented the Governor of the Central Bank on the work of audit information and evaluation mechanism, and the training of the Iraqi Association of private banks to train all employees of risk management in the Iraqi banking circles through a specialized course in the field of risk management, and held the Iraqi Association of private banks and a workshop entitled (IT Development) based on the instructions of the Central Bank of Iraq with the participation of 90 employees in Iraqi banks, and the importance of governance and focus attention management of information technology and management risks based on the global Standards.

He said the Central Bank of Iraq adviser, Walid Idi, that Iraq 's reserves of hard currency will reach $ 62 billion in 2018, indicating that there are no dangerous decline in reserves to $ 49 billion, and added that the "reserve currency according to international standards, should be enough for six months as a requirement or an international scale, stressing that the hard currency reserves in Iraq , enough to pay off the debt and taking into account the geographical diversification is sufficient to the need of the domestic market of goods and services and economic and social requirements of paying retirees abroad salaries for the purposes of study, travel and religious tourism treatment. "

And the "International Monetary Fund in his study: that there are Arab countries exceed their reserves real spending, including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Lebanon, Kuwait, Bahrain, and this is proof of the stability of Iraq 's reserves of hard currency."
Fund predicted that "Iraq 's reserves up in 2018 to $ 62 billion, and then rise to $ 91 billion in 2020; as a result of improvement in the conditions of the Iraqi economy and oil exports and its derivatives and sufficiency of electricity imported for some provinces and gas export and promotion of tourism, industry, and all economic resources augur well" .

Keywords also stressed that Iraq has overcome the greatest financial challenges faced in the past year, noting that he also managed to maintain an acceptable level of cash reserves, noting that " the central bank , and despite the decline in imports of dollar from the sale of crude oil to 70% managed to keep acceptable level of reserve estimated group of foreign exchange and gold 49 billion. "
Economists confirm that the Iraqi government developed in 2017 , the plan of the Central Bank 's economic and financial reform, in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, consistent with the emergency conditions experienced by the country, the decline in global oil prices by 70% compared with the beginning of the year 2014, and that the plan took into account of the non - oil resources available.

In spite of all critical conditions plaguing the country, but the Iraqi government, his head Haider al - Abadi, the central bank governor, succeeded in developing a court economic plan this year to cope with the economic crisis, in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, and the recovery of the Iraqi economy indicators began to appear significantly after the relative rise in global oil prices; after the implementation of the OPEC agreement to cut production and reduce the supply in the oil market in the world.

In the light of the correct monetary policy, followed by the Central Bank of Iraq in the development of new applications and mechanisms in line with its strategy for the years of "2016 2020", with economic and financial reform program , which was agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund and in particular the first and second , which took place between the Iraqi delegation and the delegation for review the World Bank in Washington, which was reflected in the rise in the value of the Iraqi dinar. (was there a rise we didn't see??)

The tight monetary policy adopted by the Central Bank of Iraq in the framework of its strategy aimed at achieving stability, showed that Almdolr the financial system, towards a gradual decline and that the phenomenon of partial dollarization are lower today than before, due to the launch of freedom of foreign exchange, and the adoption of monetary policy to enhance the value of Foreign Iraqi dinars, which rose during the last five years.

It embarked on monetary policy in Iraq, to establish a framework to strengthen confidence in Iraqi dinars, which help to create a strong and deep conditions in the financial stability of the system, ie the transfer of the impact of the operational objectives of monetary policy to achieve the immediate objectives of the same policy, stressing that the power to address the dollarization, is a measure of the effectiveness of the policy cash in providing an impressive signal to make the Iraqi dinar more attractive, which is usually reflected the stability of monetary demand, or decline in money circulation and stability of the speed, ie , due to the effect of the exchange rate and interest rate variables are positive effective in stabilizing the monetary demand, strengthen mechanical Finalize function The cash at the same time.

He noted are interested in the affairs of the monetary policy of the country that the gradual decline in the inflationary phenomenon has positive effects on the Iraqi Central Bank 's policy in strengthening the Iraqi dinar exchange rate , which gave strong effects on the stability of commodity tradable prices, which he referred to at the same time , the annual inflation expressed by the price index consumer prices.
The International Monetary Fund said that the activity of the Iraqi economy will remain limited in the current year, due to reduced oil production by 1.5% under the agreement with (OPEC), and the modest recovery of the non - oil sector.

The Fund said that the real growth of the GDP of Iraq reached 11% last year, supported by a substantial increase in oil production , which benefited from previous oil investments, it was agreed to prepare credit with Iraq, which led to correct the fiscal balance and the balance of the external position, and improve management public finances, while protecting social spending.
The head of the IMF mission to Iraq Christiaan Coconut, said that the sharp decline in oil prices caused lower total international reserves of Iraq , from 53.7 billion US dollars at the end of 2015 , the level is still comfortable, of $ 46.5 billion, at the end of December / December 2016
, he added in order to support economic growth and diversification in the economy, there is a need for further reforms to create fiscal space inclusive growth, and enhance the business environment, reduce corruption, and reform of the banking sector and the start of the Iraqi authorities and experts of the international Monetary Fund discussions on the second review of the agreement to prepare credit.

Here we come to the conclusion: that the policy adopted by the Central Bank of Iraq as the first official as stated in the law (56 of 2004) for the supervision and control of the banking system and run it according to its means in monetary policy applications and its impact on the overall economy on the grounds that the financial and monetary adviser to the government add to its core functions in maintaining the Iraqi dinar exchange rate against foreign currencies and to build a foreign cash reserves and reducing inflation, all that needs government support and study and analysis of the reality of the rentier Iraqi economy , which relies on a single resource is oil, which accounts for about (54. 60%) of Domestic product output, and needs to be coordination between the fiscal and monetary policies and different economic policies, according to the new building of the economy "market economy" to reach the central objectives set out in addition to the organization of work in the legislation of economic laws governing the development process.

One of the challenges faced by the banking business in Iraq, creating an executive means for the application of what is stated in the government program with respect to the banking sector, and set a time ceiling for it with a program to monitor the work and hosted, and strengthen the role of measures proactive to curb laundering and the smuggling of money, in order to address the financial collapses that some private sector banks experienced because of the current circumstances until overcome after the improvement of the financial situation of the country, and the stability of world oil prices.

It is the means of implementing what is stated in the government program, the preparation of programs and policies for continued cooperation between the government and private banks with the unification of the transaction for both parties, and to develop criteria for the classification and evaluation of banks in the light of the financial indicators and measure the efficiency of its performance and its role in economic development, support and activation and development of the Iraqi Central Bank 's initiative to allocate the amount of ( 5) trillion Iraqi dinars for specialized banks (housing, agricultural, industrial) and trillion Iraqi dinars to finance small and medium enterprises and creating new job opportunities and contribute to the economic and social development plans

that target the Iraqi Central Bank president, is the application of a Government program, properly and in particular the statement's axis by encouraging the transformation of the private sector and paragraph (d) thereof, which define paths and general mechanisms for the development of banking , which is definitely needed to make great efforts of the relevant government agencies with government banking and the private sector to overcome the challenges and obstacles in front of the Iraqi banking sector reform and development, and to propose the foundations and strategies for the actors to build introductions and features of the transition from the banking to the developmental role through the process all the mistakes and lapses in economic construction in the coming years, with the drawing paths of success and achievement of goals.

Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq on the Keywords also announced, laying the foundations to improve the rate of monetary policy applications and the development of the Iraqi banking sector and support a way that achieves the stated government program; it is the central bank independent organization HTA state government manages key financial functions, such as a country 's currency issue, maintain cash value, and contribute to regulate the amount of money supply, and follow up on all private commercial banks operations, the central bank is defined as the National Bank of the States, and contribute to providing a range of banking and financial services to the Government of the States Which followed her, and is interested in following up the commercial banking system, and the implementation of government fiscal and monetary policies, is also interested in development of financial plans of the state government, and contributes to its implementation, and controls the funds within the economic sector.

Central Bank is a monetary institution affiliated with public ownership; the Governments of the States administration, and supervision handles through a set of laws under which define the duties and objectives of its own, as it is the central bank at the forefront of the banking system; it has the authority to control the commercial banks, and its goal is profit, but its existence depends on the achievement of the general interests of the state, and is characterized by the central bank 's ability to transform with the true nature or fixed assets, such as real estate assets into cash.

The central bank is a financial institution that has a monopoly of money issuance process, and is linked to a strong relationship with commercial banks, and has different methods and the power to influence events and activities of these banks; thus contributing to the achievement of the country in economic policy, and has an independent monetary policy management, and do not interfere with the executive nature of his work.

Many economists and called for the independence of the central bank legally, financial, administrative, with the survival of much of the link between him and the state, as the role that the state lead is very important; in building a strategy for the development of small and medium - sized enterprises, and is an important element in the success, the fact that the government that has the financial potential in the rentier economy, the role of the private sector which is weak, to a large degree, can not be promoted in this sector without having a plan for the development of this sector and build a clear and declared mechanisms in which the private sector is actively involved so that it can be transformed from a small child to the government sector to Prime partner, Then to the commander of the investment and construction operations.

Word on the Street Thursday 8/17/17:

TNT CONFERENCE CALL WEDNESDAY 8/16/17 DC NY CALL RECAP:

Good afternoon TNT Superfantastic Family. Today is Hump Day. As the text message went out and said no new hot Intel just some Iraq politics and posturing. Recap from yesterday, IMF warning Iraq about inflation on its public debt and promoting the acceleration of the process and we all know what the process is. We also the information that came to us about the Kurds who had come to Baghdad and they were having meetings regarding Article 140 and the September referendum issues. Those meetings continued through Tuesday and look likeAbadi came on the television today saying that he met with the Kurds yesterday. He had a good positive meeting that spanned about 3 hours or so.For the most part he said it was positive, so specific details are still missing on regarding what was actually addressed and what was actually confirmed. Kurdistan voting on indepence on November 1st. Some concerned it would affect the RV and others say not. Looking for change in currencies values on August 21st., but he did state it was positive so that is good. The Kurds also putting out Novermber 1 being chosed for the date to vote on their independence. AStill looking forward to the referendum on September 25, so politics, politics, politics be it as it may, some are concerned that it would affect the public release of the RV, and some are of the impression that it will not affect that. Time will tell. We are still looking at the dates that were given to the citizens to look forward to see something change in their currency values and that being August 21. Other than that, lets see we had some questions brought to us regarding Dong changing rates. The we had a member that confirmed a purchase of one million Vietnamese Dong yesterday for $44, so if the rate changed it didn't change at the bank he was at where he made his purchase yesterday..The only other thing we have on the banks right now is trying to compound a little more data regarding a supposed work schedule for some employees for the 19th and 20th of August.which would be Saturday and Sunday and we know some banks are open on Saturdays anyway engaging in business. There is a possibility of some being called in on Sunday to work that normally don't work. We don't know the full reason for that yet.They are waiting for some more data to come in to collaborate that type of activity. That being said lets see if there are any questions. Q and A: Q: Will we be allowed to pay on the spot for a meet and greet? Ray: No. there is a reservation process Q: Pertaining to the private family foundation, would it be better to use the nonoperational posed to the other? Ray: Definately. The private family foundation generally should be a non operating entity. If you want to run an operating entity let it be the other foundation that you have, and then the 2 can compliment each other. Q; Boomer s says Why does Maliki have any power at all? Ray: because he has not been stripped of it and he tried to make sure when he stepped out of office that he would still be in some type of position of some power to keep his assets covered. Q: TNDR There are always benefits to analysis when possible setbacks that could occur or have occured that may impede the ultimate goal are revealed and discussed. Is there some information that you have not shared that it shows that they are causing any setbacks? Ray. NO, there is no information that I have not shared, where any setbacks are being caused or created. I shared the information that on TV they claimed that Maliki was debationg the article 140 but I don't know to what detail. Q: Do you feel the pace that this is on is as it should be? Ray: According to the information that is coming to me yes. I do not intend to be negative but understand whee we are in the process. Thank you so much for bringing all the news. Ray: You are welcome. Ray's Wrap Up: Today's call was a whole lot shorter than I had anticipated. We are just waiting for more solid information to let us know what to look forward to next as we stay focused on August 21st to see if everything unfolds according to information that has already been give to the citizens to expect some changes on August 21st. I don't know how soon that will put us in the bank exchanging, so we don't want to prematurely think that August 21 we are running to the bank. August 21 mean we should be get some real good solid information, and that will possibly determine when you go and do your exchange, but until then we just wait. It is only 4 or 5 days away, so let just see what happens. If anything pops up, I won't hesitate to get it out to you, because I am still Believing. How about you.? I Believe it is already done! Rayren98

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Minister of the Interior: Da'ash is no longer able to promote him by falsifying information

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Date of release: 2017/8/16 12:59 • 32 times read

(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji ruled out the ability of gangs to encourage terrorists to achieve what they are promoting in their false media.

A statement from his office received the agency {Euphrates News} copy of it that Araji "received the British ambassador to Iraq, Frank Baker, and discussed with him a number of issues of common concern."
"The two sides also discussed the victories achieved by our security forces in the liberation battles against terrorist gangs," the statement added.
"The need to continue international support for Iraq as the first line in the face of terrorism on behalf of the world."
"Iraq's victories broke the thorn of terrorism and proved that criminal gangs are not capable of achieving what they are promoting through their counterfeit media," Araji said.
For his part, the British ambassador confirmed his country's support for the efforts of the Iraqi government.

The transfer of the body of {Ayat Majid} to Iraq and the assignment of her brother to complete her pilgrimage

Date of release: 2017/8/16 12:13 • 191 times read

(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The Iraqi Hajj Mission announced the transfer of the body of need (Ayat Majid) from Muthanna province to the country after her death in Medina as a result of an unfortunate incident.

A spokesman for the mission, Hassan Fahd al-Kinani, said in a statement that the Agency met {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "the mission ensured the transfer of the body of need (Ayat Majid Mohammed) to the country after her death as a result of falling from a hotel in Medina."
He added that "the mission and after the tragic tragedy suffered by the deceased issued a decision to travel her brother (Hamid Majid Muhammad) to the Holy Land to complete the rituals of Hajj on her behalf."
Haja Aya Majid Mohammed, 62, from Muthanna province died on August 10 as a result of falling from the last floor of the Mawada Al Waha Hotel in Madinah after trying to spread her laundry to the decor after the windows.
The Iraqi pilgrimage mission attributed the cause of the death to the fact that "the decoration in place after the windows does not bear the rise of any person who is already outside the borders of the rooms."
This is the third death so far occurring among Iraqi pilgrims after the death of a pilgrim from the province of Kirkuk, Arif Mohammed Rashid Dawood, aged 76 years of natural death, was buried in the cemetery of Baqi at the request of his family, and the second case of need Raja Musa Jaafar from the province of Karbala, aged 56 The effect of a severe disease and her body will be transferred to her province at the request of her family

Local official: 39 billion dinars earmarked for the completion of projects in Baghdad did not reach them a penny

Release date: 2017/8/16 8:40 • 102 times read

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A member of the Baghdad Provincial Council Hassoun Al-Rubaie allocated (39) billion dinars to complete the projects of sewage and water in the areas of the outskirts of the capital, pointing out that "the failure of one fils to the province now."

"The issue of the seven districts in Baghdad, including Husseiniya, Abu Ghraib, Mahmudiya and others, we have water projects, sewerage and street coverings," al-Rubaie told Al-Furat News.
He added that "the percentage of completion in the projects of Al-Husseiniya streams up to 80%, but the funds and budget, which approved that the province of Baghdad, 39 billion dinars and 30 billion dinars to the secretariat of Baghdad did not reach us, including one penny."
On the poor services in the area of Rashid in Baghdad, Al-Rubaie expressed his surprise that "the whole area is a waste dump because of the opening of a waste sorting plant in Mahmudiyah," pointing out that "a section of the owners of cables or shutters may close the road Fermi waste in it."
He appealed to "the people of the Rashid region to record the numbers of cars that dump waste in places not allocated to it."
Demonstrators demonstrated in Baghdad to protest the poor services and power cuts and water from their areas

Deputy warns of chaos in Salah al-Din

Date of release: 2017/8/16 8:20 • 270 times read

(Baghdad: al-Furat News) warned the head of the parliamentary bloc of national coalition Kazem Shammari of chaos in the province of Salah al-Din.

Al-Shammari said in a statement received by the agency "Al-Furat News" a copy of it, "The second deputy governor of Salah al-Din to name the incumbent Tikrit acting governor, a violation of a clear law will warn of chaos," noting that "Salahuddin lived in an administrative vacuum for nearly a month and its Council Unable to meet and choose a new governor. "
He added that "there are violations of constitutional and legal obtained in the local government of the province of Salah al-Din," noting that "after the ruling on the governor of Salah al-Din, the province administration and according to Article 28 of the provincial councils law No. 21 of 2008 is assigned to the first deputy until the election of a new governor by the Council Governorate".
Al-Shammari explained that "the appointment of the governor of Tikrit in the governorate administration by proxy by the second deputy governor, who was previously assigned to run the governorate for five days by the governor who was sentenced and which ended nearly a month ago is a clear violation because he does not have the right now to issue any decisions in this regard without returning to the provincial council owner Constitutional and legal legitimacy by choosing the governor and his deputies. "
He stressed that "the province is living in an administrative vacuum for a month and its board is unable to meet and choose a new governor as a result of political pressure, which foreshadow the chaos that will live in the province."
Al-Shammari called on the Salah al-Din Provincial Council and its organizers to "abide by the Provincial Law No. 21 as the provincial constitution, which was drawn up by the administration after the absence of its governor, clearly through the assumption of the first deputy to manage it after the absence of the governor by law until the selection of a new governor by its council."

Commission on Human Rights hosts the Director General of the Iraqi Reform Department

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Baghdad Mawazine News

The Human Rights Commission on Wednesday hosted the Director General of the Iraqi Reform Department to discuss the conditions of convicted prisoners.

In a statement received by Mawazine News, the committee said that "Deputy Chairman of the Human Rights Committee MP Arshad Al-Salhi and in the presence of MP Ashwaq Al-Jaf and MP Hatham Al-Rubaie, members of the Committee received today at the headquarters of the Committee Hussein Al-Askari, Director General of the Iraqi Reform Department and the accompanying delegation."

The statement added that the two sides discussed the mechanism of work of the Department and its sections and the process of monitoring prisons and coordination with the Department to facilitate the visit of the Commission to visit the prisons of the Department.

"The total number of prisoners who were arrested and sentenced is 27,787," he said. "The general amnesty law alleviated the problem of overcrowding, even relatively, despite the continued receipt of detainees."

For his part, Salhi said that his committee "will follow up the issue of disconnection of isolated detention centers and linking them to the Iraqi Reform Department and the problems related to the lack of prisons and detention centers as well as the needs of the Department, especially the subject of vehicles for the transfer of prisoners and detainees."

"It was agreed to enhance cooperation through continuous communication and joint meetings," the statement said

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Washington stopped military aid to Peshmerga because of the insistence of the Kurds on the referendum

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In the policy of August 16, 2017 Comments on Washington stopped military aid to the Peshmerga because of the insistence of the Kurds on the referendum closed 29 visits

The United States stopped all military assistance to the Peshmerga forces in the Kurdistan region because of the insistence of the Kurdish side to organize the popular referendum.

Kurdish media quoted US sources as saying that Washington stopped all logistical and military assistance to the Peshmerga forces in the Kurdistan region because of the intransigence of the Kurdish leadership and its insistence on conducting a popular referendum for self-determination on the twenty-fifth of next month, and US sources indicated that it reaffirms its position and support for the unity of Iraq And rejected the Kurds' efforts to hold a referendum on separation.

Iraq is a partner in the Swedish Volvo industry

Release Date: 2017/8/16 10:05 • 661 times read

(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The General Company for the manufacture of cars and equipment, one of the companies of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals announced the arrival of the components of Volvo trucks in preparation for the start of work and production in cooperation with the Swedish manufacturer.

"The company is ready to provide for the needs of state institutions and local markets of trucks in addition to its ability to implement a number of contracts with the provincial councils," a statement of the ministry received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of the general manager of the company Adnan Ahmed Al-Sharifi said, "Volvo trucks have a reputation Good in the Iraqi market for its excellence in durability and vigilance and the desire of citizens and the state departments to buy them. "
Al-Sharifi confirmed that "the company started to grant traffic signs (temporary inspection) to citizens until granting the traffic number of the vehicle," adding that "a program was prepared by the General Traffic Directorate as a result of the support of the Minister of Industry and Minerals and continuous to the Ministry's companies, To an agreement to allocate a number of traffic figures for the purpose of granting to customers of the company. "
It is worth mentioning that the General Company for the automotive industry offers the sale of installments in line with the approach taken to establish its new marketing plan with customers and beneficiaries in addition to promoting the company's products in the local markets, which contributed to the increase in demand for these products of cars of the specifications and quality, which have a large market in the market Local. Finished

The worst malicious attacks on the world in the second quarter of 2017

Date of release: 2017/8/16 9:38 • 76 times read

The Kaspersky Lab report, the worst malicious attack on the world in the second quarter of 2017, was not without news headlines of these attacks, which prompted many companies and institutions to reach a state of freezing or cancellation of appointments In countries such as Britain.

"The period from April to June saw malicious cyber attacks by gangs that used Russian, English, Korean and Chinese," the report said.
Zero-Day attacks: The Russian-language Sofacy and Turla have resorted to three types of "zero-day" attacks targeting Android operating systems, Day Zero "to exploit software security vulnerabilities to spread the attackers these gaps between the pirates and give them a short period to deploy malicious tools and cause significant damage.
"Gray Lambert" campaign: Kaspersky Lab described the sources used by the English-speaking gang Lamberts as "the most offensive method developed to date" because of its evolution and complexity.
The attacks on May 12 spread around the world, and hackers exploited security vulnerabilities in Microsoft's online hacker systems. Despite the updates in March, attacks continued to spread due to lack of commitment by some users. These attacks are a lock on the devices and the imprisonment of files in exchange for ransom in the currency of "Betcuain", and compared the means used in this attack to those seen in the campaign "Lazarus" previously, read: "Microsoft" warns of cyber attacks by launching updates to its programs.
Ex-Fetr attack: The spectacle of the ransom program was repeated again on June 27. The attack hit a number of institutions in Ukraine, Russia and some places in Europe, and the experts found a weak link between him and the threat of "Black Energy."

Mr. Ammar al-Hakim of the Salami: Arab countries should support the unity of Iraq

Editorial Date: 2017/8/16 8:58 • 97 times scheduled

(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The head of the Iraqi National Alliance, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim called on the Arab countries to support the unity of Iraq.

A statement of his office received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it that Mr. Ammar al-Hakim received yesterday a delegation of the Arab Parliament headed by Parliament Speaker Meshaal bin Fahm peaceful and stressed that Iraq is close to resolving all the confrontations with terrorism after the conclusion of the military page.
Mr. Ammar al-Hakim said during the meeting that terrorism is exposed and missing the most important elements of its existence, the environment that incubates and sympathizes with him. "
He also stressed the need for Iraq to support the path of national reconciliation, because the stability of Iraq contributes to the stability of the region and the world, as well as our call to brotherly Arab countries to support the unity of Iraq and the land and people and contribute to the reconstruction of liberated areas and the cities of the freed.
He pointed out that "Iraq after 2003 is an Iraq open to all and seeks better relations with all based on common interests and respect for sovereignty.

Turkey: Kurdish referendum violation of the Iraqi constitution and will further destabilize the region

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Turkey confirmed that the referendum on the independence of the Kurdistan region scheduled for next month violates the Iraqi constitution and will further destabilize the region.

Turkish government spokesman Bakr Bouzdag explained in a press statement that the referendum will contribute to destabilizing the region and is a violation of the Iraqi constitution, and pointed to his country is concerned that the referendum in the Kurdistan region to distract attention from the most urgent priorities, including the war against the organization calling the terrorist, Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albirek pointed out that the referendum would harm cooperation in the energy sector with the Kurdistan region, which pumps hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil per day to the Turkish port of Ceyhan for the export of crude

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Trump ending ObamaCare subsidies would send premiums soaring: CBO

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The CBI for Thursday August. 20, 2017 did update on the indicative rates Buy Rate 1182 and Sell Rate 1184

The currency auction is 160,366,771

There is no news and announcements for Thursday, August 17, 2017

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8-16-2017   Intel Guru Frank26   [When was the 4 day CBI holiday scheduled? ]   THIS WEEKEND I BELIEVE... FASCINATING ISNT IT?

8-16-2017   Intel/Newshound Guru tman23   A FLOAT with 3 zero notes in circulation MAKES ZERO SENSE! ...Now remove the 3 zeros from the 3 zero notes at exchange...AND then they will possibly float it...   The CBI said the 3 zero notes would circulate in the market place along side the new notes and take approx 2 years to before they are out of the market...but the CBI would honor them for 10 years...

8-16-2017   Newshound Guru Adam Montana   [...more and more I am thinking that before the HCL is even voted on, the Parliament is waiting for the CBI to make sure all the little things they need to do are done before they will even consider the HCL. When Parliament sees the CBI is ready, they will pass the HCL.]   I think CBI and parliament are equally important. They both have to be ready... but in that regard, I believe the CBI is ready already.

8-16-2017   Intel Guru RayRen98   ...meetings continued with the Kurds about the referendum. Abadi was on the television today to say he met with the Kurds yesterday, with a positive meeting for three hours, without other details. The Kurds have also put out that 1. November is the date they will vote on independence, with the referendum in September. No one knows if that will affect the RV.   ...waiting for more solid information about what to expect next as we wait for 21. August to see how this unfolds. Iraq citizens have been told that is the day. This doesn’t mean WE will be in the bank on the 21st, but we should get some good solid information on when we can exchange.

8-16-2017  Intel/Newshound Guru American Contractor   There is lots of chatter referencing Article 140, however, many of you do not realize that it is no longer a viable point in politics. Last week, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) published a statement in regards to becoming an independent state by a vote. There are certain countries in the world that are opposed to this, the Iraqi government being one, and so it is unlikely that it will happen. It appears that the idea of an independent KRG is simply wishful thinking.

8-16-2017   Newshound Guru G-Lin   Article: "Abadi confirms the launch of candidacy to apply for senior positions and independent bodies"   Quote: "Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday announced the nomination of candidates for senior positions and independent bodies within his reform program."   Hopefully this is the beginning of the end of proxy positions.

8-16-2017   Newshound Guru Adam Montana   Baghdad does not want the Kurds to separate for the same reason, and also because that would mean they instantly lose a good portion of their oil reserves and would lessen their ability to create a stronger dinar for the entire country. Some are saying that the HCL cannot go through without article 140 resolved, but it is also possible that by pushing the HCL through, and creating a stronger dinar for everyone including those in the contested regions, and those peoples would no longer have as strong of a desire for independence, and therefore end the entire dispute. Obviously that does not give you a date or a rate but I hope the food for thought is encouraging...   [post 3 of 3]

8-16-2017   Newshound Guru Adam Montana   As stated by that author, the questions asked and games that are being played with the regions people's are pretty much just trick questions. They are being asked if they want independence, and not given a full understanding of what the question actually means, so there is a lot of ambiguity in the surveys and what is being reported to them and to the outside world. But let's forget about that, and think about it in another way. With the IQD being so undervalued, it actually would benefit the Kurds to separate and establish their own currency, which would probably be drastically higher than what the Iraqi dinar is right now. This would be next to impossible, for many reasons, but let's skip that for now.   [post 2 of 3....stay tuned]

8-16-2017   Newshound Guru Adam Montana   First I'll state the obvious - no HCL and no RV at this time. Now, an item that has been popping up in the news and in dinar discussions a lot is article 140. Most of the time when these articles or topics come up, unless it has something to do directly with the HCl, I tend to be a naysayer about their relevance… This one is slightly different. ...it might be a good idea to have a background on what article 140 actually is. In a nutshell, there are several areas that Erbil / the Kurdish government is attempting to claim as theirs, but are currently arguably under the Iraqi government rule, regardless of where they rightfully belong. ...there is a power struggle going on and neither side would willingly walk away or give in without a good reason... At this time the Kurds would not want to give them up because obviously they want the land and also the resources under the land, in addition to the historical and religious reasons. Baghdad currently has a stronger political argument for ownership, plus they do not want to see the Kurdish region secede. [post 1 of 3....stay tuned]

8-16-2017   Intel Guru Bruce   ...on Thursday we talked about the ATMs in Iraq being active and alive.  They were testing the ATM machines. We understand the tests were successful.  Now the ATMs are operable. If so then the lower denoms are out and have a new rate. Did that occur yet? I can’t tell you 100 percent it has. I can’t verify that right now. It is positive that the ATMS are ready to put out the lower denoms.  The lower denoms, that is the new dinar currency that will replace the currency we have  with numbers of bills such as we have 5 dollar bill, 10, 20 50 100, so on.   ...we are expecting or waiting on is a rate to show. [post 2 of 2]

8-16-2017   Intel Guru Bruce   In Iraq it looks like from the Iraqi perspective talking to some of our Forex sources, it appears that the Forex was trading the dinar from its position of 1160 or 1168 down to 1140 so forth.  The thinking was by sometime tonight [Tuesday] it could be traded all the way down to where it would zero out and come back to $1. to $1.25 or something like that up to its true value. The thinking is that the rate which we have seen some decent rates that were in the vicinity that Dr Shabbi talked about the dinar being able to support. We have seen couple of these rates be on some of the new Qi cards in and outside of Iraq on Iraqi citizens and dual Iraqi citizens. High rates that are stable. Are they place holder rates? Would it be giving us indication what the rate would be?  We don’t know that yet. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
8-16-2017   Newshound Guru Kaperoni   [Free float or managed float Kap?]   ...if the intent is to be in the world markets it has to free float.  Yemen is free floating as of today... Egypt is free floating...Morocco is free floating...I would guess that Iraq will follow suit at least for a period of time to raise the value of the dinar. Once market forces take over it will go up. No doubt. The CBI is in the business to make money and to float the currency allows for the CBI to end the daily auctions and profit off commissions from floating. I just want people to understand this is not going to go down like they think...It will not RV overnight. [post 2 of 2]

8-16-2017   Newshound Guru Kaperoni   Those that didn't know, earlier this year, Egypt and Morocco announced they would float their currencies. Well today, Yemen announced a free float! I think that Yemen decided to float today is huge! This should help Iraq make the decision once ready. I read the other day since March (which is when Egypt floated), Egypt has raised there reserves $15 billion dollars. Still doubt the dinar will float? We know for a fact the plan is to float the Iraqi dinar because the CBI gov..Ali al-Allaq said so... The only way the dinar can be in the world markets is if it floats.   [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]

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Okie just received info from “the second to the top”. RV to occur from 6pm tonight thru 9am. This information did not originate with him. He was recently in the hospital with a brain concussion.

BRUCE INTEL TUE 8/15--AT THE VERY END OF THIS WAIT--MORE GROUPS BEING MADE LIQUID--24 HOUR HOLD ENDING--OUR TURN UPON US--STAY READY

--EVERYTHING IS LOOKING GREAT FOR US TODAY TUE 8/15--A LOT OF THINGS HAVE STARTED TO COME THROUGH THAT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR

--WE WERE NOT EXPECTING TO DO THIS CALL TODAY TUE 8/15--THAT'S HOW CLOSE WE ARE

--FOREX SOURCES ARE SAYING THAT THEY & BANKS HAVE BEEN TRADING THE DINAR BEHIND THE SCENES AND THAT SOME TIME TONIGHT TUE 8/15 THE DINAR RATE COULD BE TRADED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE STARTING INTERNATIONAL RV RATE FOR THE DINAR AND THEN AFTER THE RV THE DINAR RATE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CLIMB

--THE NEW RV RATES OF THE DINAR ON SMART CARDS FOR IRAQI CITIZENS ARE AT VERY HIGH RATES (15+)

--THE GOI GAZETTE IS PHYSICALLY PUBLISHED & DELIVERED ON WEDNESDAYS & SUNDAYS--WE COULD SEE THE DINAR RV RATE GET PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE DELIVERED TOMORROW WED 8/16--WE ARE HOPING FOR THAT

--THEY WERE TESTING THE IRAQI BANK ATM MACHINES WITH THE LOWER DENOM'S IN THEM, AND THEY ARE NOW OPERABLE, WHICH MEANS THE LOWER DENOM'S ARE OUT (TECHNICALLY)--BUT WE CAN'T VERIFY THAT IRAQIS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WITHDRAW THE LOWER DENOM'S DINAR NOTES YET (BUT HEARING ANY MOMENT NOW)

--WE ARE WAITING FOR THE DINAR RV RATE TO SHOW (BE REVEALED) GLOBALLY IN THE BANKING SYSTEM--COULD SHOW AT ANY MOMENT

--IN THE USA: THE CORE GROUPS, INDIAN CLAIMS, FARM CLAIMS, FINES & PENALTIES PROGRAM, WERE PAID TODAY TUE 8/15--SOME GROUPS (THAT ALREADY EXCHANGED) WERE PAID YESTERDAY MON 8/14--SOME GROUPS WERE PAID EARLY THIS MORNING TUE 8/15

--FUNDS HAVE BEEN IN A HOLDING STATUS, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THEY WERE RELEASED TODAY TUE 8/15--A LOT IS GOING ON TO GET EVERYTHING READY FOR THE SHOTGUN START AND FOR US IN TIER 4 INTERNET GROUP TO START EXCHANGES

--THERE WAS A 24 HOUR SETTLEMENT PERIOD HOLD ON FUNDS THAT WERE PAID OUT THAT CAME OFF TODAY TUE 8/15--SOME TRANSACTIONS (PAID FUNDS) SHOULD BE LIQUID AND ACCESSIBLE TONIGHT TUE 8/15 OR TOMORROW WED 8/16--THAT IS HOW CLOSE WE ARE TO OUR TURN STARTING

--WE (T4 INTERNET GROUP) ARE NEXT IN LINE, WAITING FOR THE 800#S--WE THINK WE ARE AT THAT POINT, EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE HEARD US SAY THAT BEFORE

--THE EXCHANGE CENTERS ARE FULLY STAFFED AND READY FOR US--ALL TIER 1-2 BANKS ARE READY FOR OUR EXCHANGES, EVEN TIER 3 BANKS ARE READY--THE EXCHANGE CENTERS STAFF ARE WORKING ON LAST MINUTE PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES FOR OUR EXCHANGES

--WE WILL HAVE UP TO 6 MONTHS AFTER EXCHANGING TO WORK WITH EACH OF OUR PERSONAL ATTORNEYS TO CHANGE THE INITIAL SKELETON TRUST OFFERED US AT EXCHANGE FROM A REVOCABLE (DOESN'T PROTECT ASSETS FROM LAWSUITS) TO AN IRREVOCABLE TRUST (WILL PROTECT ASSETS FROM LAWSUITS)--AFTER 6 MONTHS THE ORIGINAL EXCHANGE REVOCABLE TRUST WILL AUTOMATICALLY CONVERT TO AN IRREVOCABLE TRUST

--WE MIGHT BE GOOD TO GO AND GET 800#S TONIGHT ONWARD--OR WE MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER CALL THU NIGHT 8/17

--BUT WE ARE AT THE END OF THIS WAIT--AND EVERYTHING IS MOVING ALONG TOWARD OUR TURN AND ACCOUNTS ARE BEING MADE LIQUID AS WE SPEAK

--WE CAN MAKE IT! WE ARE ALMOST THERE! DON'T GIVE UP HOPE, AS WE COME TO THE VERY END OF THIS MARATHON--PRESS INTO GOD FOR STRENGTH AND TRUST HIM TO GET YOU THROUGH

Very interesting news, mostly from Clif High, discussing cryptocurrencies, observations coming out of Antarctica, visual observances in space, much more. 2 hrs 12 minutes, but fascinating stuff—may give 2 listens! http://www.stage2omega.com/realist-news-the-three-amigos-august-2017-lots-to-talk-about-bix-clif-high-jsnip4/

Highlights of TNT conference call. *** denotes late added information

No Friday Call . . . Unless something happens.

VERBATIM: Ray: The text message went out and basically stated, 'No new hot intel, just some Iraqi politics and posturing,' as it maybe.

Recap from the update on yesterday, announced to you the IMF warning Iraq about inflation on it's public debt and promoting the acceleration of the process. We all know what the process is. Also information on the Kurd's who have come to Baghdad and they were having meetings regarding Article 140 and the Sept referendum issues. Those meetings continued through Tuesday.

Looks like Abadi came on television today saying that he met with the Kurd's yesterday. He had a good positive meeting that spanned about a three hours or so. And for the most part, he said it was positive. Specific details are still missing on what was actually addressed and confirmed, but he did state that it was positive, so that's good. But then the Kurds also put out that on Sept 1 is the date they are going to vote on independence and still looking forward to the referendum on Sept 25.

So politics, politics, politics. Be that as it may, some are concerned it will affect the release of the public RV and some are of the intention that it will not affect. Be that as it may. We are still looking at the dates that were given to the citizens to look forward to, to see something change in their currency values. That being August 21.

Other than that, let's see, we had some questions brought to us regarding Dong changing rates. We had a member that confirmed purchased of one (1) million Vietnamese Dong yesterday for $44. So, if the rate changed anywhere it didn't change at the bank he was at when he made his purchase yesterday.

*** The only other thing we have on the banks, trying to hmm, compile a little more data regarding a supposed work schedule for some employees for the 19-20th of August, which would be Saturday and Sunday. We know some banks are open on Saturdays anyway (here in Phoenix we have banks open on Sundays also) engaging in business. Possibility of some being called in on Sunday to work that normally don't work. Don't know the full reason for that yet. Still waiting for some more data to come in to collaborate that type of activity.

CURRENT WINDOW: Ray: I'm sticking with August 20-21 for any dynamic information to come forward. I was looking forward to this happening before then, but we don’t influence the timing, so we just have to roll with it.

IRAQ: Ongoing meetings with the Kurds that Abadi says is positive.

CBI
TV / Mosques: *** Ray did not mention any information coming from the mosques but did say the television is claiming Maliki is blocking Article140, and Ray said he did not know any details of that information.

INTERNATIONAL:

Kurdistan *** intends to go ahead with the vote on Sept 1 for independence and the referendum vote on Sept 25.
Currencies: Vietnamese Dong selling at banks, according to latest member purchase that Ray reported, for $44 per million.

UNITED STATES:

UST:
Banks: *** Ray hearing there is a possibility of banks calling in employees to work this weekend. He is waiting on confirmation of the information.

NO CALL FRIDAY, August 18, 2017: Ray will be enjoying himself at the Detroit Dream Car weekend. There will be a call if something happens. *** He said, ". . . but if the financial business supersedes the recreational business, we will put everything on hold. Right now I don't foresee that. I'm sticking with August 20-21 for any dynamic information to come forth."

Q & A: TNT Forum

Q. - Re: Private Family Foundation: Use a non-operational? Ray: Definitely, should be a non-operating entity. If you want to run projects, also set up an operating foundation and use the two together.

Q. - Why does Maliki have any power? Ray: Because he has not been stripped of it. When he stepped down, kept him in a position of some power to keep his assets covered.

Q. - Information you have not shared where they are causing setbacks? Ray: No, information I have not shared regarding setbacks. . . On the television they claim Maliki is blocking 140, but I don’t know details.

Q & A: Callers

Q. - Re: Iraqi politics: Are your people saying it's just posturing? Ray: That's pretty much it. We are currently focused on the 21st (August) and see what happens.

Q. - Have you heard of the Wyoming trust? Where should we get a trust from? Ray: Yes, I've heard of that. Wherever you find a service provider. Start by looking at those who are in the estate planning industry and asset protection industry, and ask them. You can also go to a lawyer, if you choose.

RAY’S CLOSING STATEMENT:

VERBATIM: Today's call is a whole lot shorter than I had anticipated. When I first went to the Q & A there was only one (1) name. Then two (2) more appeared and then one (1) more appeared. That was all the board was showing on the Q & A line with a question. So that makes for a very short session.
Which is good in away. We can go on and enjoy our Wednesday. Hump day. Halfway there folks. Halfway through the week, that is. Halfway there. We are just waiting. Waiting for more solid information to let us know what to look forward to next, as we stay focused on Aug. 21 to see if everything unfolds according to information that has already been given to citizens to expect some changes on Aug. 21.
*** Don't know how soon that will put us in the bank exchanging so we don't want to prematurely think Aug. 21 means we're running to the banks. Aug. 21 means we should be getting some real, good solid information and that could possibly determine when you go do your exchange.
Until then, we just wait. It's only 4 -5 days away. Keep on keeping on. If anything pops up I won't hesitate to get it out to you 'cause I'm still believing. How about you? (played "I Believe.")

Latest Iraqi News, from Sam Solis:

Latest in Iraqi News:

The correct terminology you’d look to hear from them [Iraq] would be monetary reform [Instead of RV] or you’d look to hear something along the line of deleting the zeros projects or something along those lines might be what you’d be looking at… it’s going to have particularly financial good news.

However, if you’re looking for some actionable information forecasting this event, I guarantee you will be disappointed. It will just happen. They are not going to telegraph it…

I think the cat was out of the bag a long time ago…By the way, it’s kind of interesting that we are seeing this slew of articles lately that are talking about it, in big terms, all the success that is coming to Iraq soon.

The IMF stated no more MCP (Multi-Currency Pricing) which they are working on with no currency restrictions. Right now foreign country's businesses can't get their money out. They are only allowing citizens $3000 to my understanding. Lastly is the implementation of the budget amendment... getting it out of the courts. Hopefully we will know in one week.

What's stopping Iraq from opening their economy? Only Iraq, IMF really knows. Maybe the next meeting in September might help us with clues but don't think the meeting will bring on the RV - that would be absolutely ludicrous and guru nonsense.

Observation:

The amended budget has the privatization of the electrical sector and laws that will allow for the move from centralized governance to the market economy and the privatization of services they are looking for .. These things just need full implementation and the funding support that goes with the move to private sector administration of those services used to be running under government programs.

PRIVATE SECTOR! It is a leg of the 3 legged stool that is the economy! It will grow the economy and by proximity the dinar currency ... In other words, private sector is a very important support mechanism to any economy, and with it a country's currency.. The connection? If the full application of the private sector laws can be called an "obstacle" upon full maturity, that would open the gate; by putting the private sector into play, it eases the dependency on oil. It puts people to work. When people work, they get paid. When they get paid, they spend money. And taxes too as well... See where this is going? Application is huge! They can talk all they want. And what about that 6 trillion IQD plan to jump start the economy? CBI appears to be waiting on mechanisms that are within the 2017 supplementary budget, to fully fund the private sector! Also, when people get paid, they have to use banks. No more hiding money in their mattress. The IMF has made a point of the proper administration of public financial management and it's tied to the private sector sustainability. Iraq's on a roll :)...!!!

My general observation and strictly my opinion:

No one knows the exact date of the rollout on any of the asset monetizations or exchanges but the Funders are committed to our projects, our assets and the incredible good that will come from this process. We are trying not to get overly excited as the procedural details advance. We remain cautiously optimistic and are prepared to become very busy when called upon.

Anything new for this week? --so far all is silent, maybe the Admiral's submarine will surface but for now it is on Code Red?!?

The fiat dollar has to be used now--the new USN's may take forever as it has...?? Hmmm.

First, there is no set 'day' for the RV or GCR just the right ‘time’. Second, anyone foolish enough to specifically ‘announce’ is themselves foolish.

In Financial News:

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This is why one of America’s greatest financiers, John Pierpont Morgan, said, “Gold is money, and nothing else.”

And why President Ronald Reagan warned: “No great nation in history that abandoned the gold standard ever stayed great…”

Reagan wanted to reform the U.S. dollar with his own monetary accord to tie the greenback to gold again.

He even recorded a commercial about it that was buried for 36 years until a recent research network used their contacts to dig it up and publicly circulate it:

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Reagan even tried ordering a Congressional Commission to investigate how a modern gold standard could be set up in America.

But career politicians killed Reagan’s effort right from the beginning.

Yet, after a private dinner near Trump Tower recently with those close to the situation, I now believe Donald Trump could accomplish what Reagan couldn’t.

A total reboot of the U.S. dollar…

A move that will completely rewrite America’s money rules.

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Benjamin Fulford – Full Report for Monday, August 14, 2017

US threats to North Korea linked to bankruptcy negotiations and global reboot

By https://benjaminfulford.net/author/benjamin/

Notice to readers, due to time differences, this weeks’ report will appear by Monday evening North American East Coast time.

World events have been stuck in a holding pattern this summer but a major paradigm shift is possible this fall if we make it happen.

The holding pattern is as follows: The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CORPORATION, which defaulted on its debt payments on May 1st of this year, has been threatening war against North Korea as a negotiating tactic with its creditors. Its main creditor, China, has been calling the corporation’s bluff by promising to protect North Korea in the event it is unilaterally attacked. At the same time, the Chinese have been staging limited military actions on their border with India, reminding the Americans they have the technical ability to take over that 1.3 billion person country within a matter of months, if it came to war.

The Chinese have also said they will not protect North Korea in the event they strike the first blow. At the same time, the Russians and the Pentagon have informed the Israelis they will be attacked if they try to launch a nuclear missile from one of their submarines and make it look like North Korea did it, Pentagon and Russian FSB sources say. This has effectively checkmated any Khazarian mafia attempts to start World War 3 because any attempt to do so will affect only them. They are no longer able to fool us into starting a war.

In any case, the US military has run countless scenarios involving an all out war with China and the result is always the same, 90% of humanity dies and the northern hemisphere becomes uninhabitable. The Chinese are fully aware of this. That means all this war talk is just table thumping. The situation thus appears to be a stalemate.

However, it is not a stalemate. The Kharazian faction of the Trump regime, realizing their war talk is going nowhere, is now considering cutting off Chinese exports to the US. This is the old “if we do not buy, they die,” talk heard in US intelligence agency circles. However, from the Chinese point of view, losing a customer who has been paying with his credit card for the past 40 years, and is unable to pay his credit card bill, would actually be a plus. Nobody benefits from a deadbeat, especially a criminal deadbeat like the US that has been at war for 220 years of its 241 year existence.

If the Americans do decide anyway to go ahead anyway and use tariffs and trade barriers to cut off Chinese imports and end the Chinese trade surplus with the US, there will be many third order consequences, most of them very bad for the US. Basically speaking the US would suffer a sharp drop in living standards and would become a pariah in global trade if it tried to do such a thing.

The US regime has lost a lot of trust and allies as a result of its anti-social behavior around the world. An indication of this is the fact the Italian junk bonds now have a higher price than US Treasuries. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-10/italian-junk-bonds-yield-less-treasurys-insanity-bond-market-4-charts

Let that sink in for a minute, since World War 2 US Treasuries have been considered the safest haven for money in the world and now the market judges them to be more risky than junk bonds issued by private sector companies in the also bankrupt nation of Italy.

Now financial authorities in the UK have indirectly exposed the US Corporate government tactic of buying their own debt, and making it look like foreigners (Belgium, Ireland etc.) did it, to make it appear all is well in US financial markets. They did this indirectly with an admission by the Financial Times that 103 years ago, when almost nobody bought English bonds for World War I, it lied to the public by reporting the bond issue was oversubscribed.http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-08/none-it-was-true-103-years-later-ft-admits-it-lied-and-colluded-bank-england

When I was a corporate media financial journalist my bosses often told me to support this sort of lie “in order to boost market psychology.” In other words we were told to be cheerleaders, not objective news reporters.

Now more and more corporate media people in the US are risking their careers to expose their bosses’ agenda. For example, Brian Williams of NBC admitted on a prime time broadcast that “our job is to scare people to death over North Korea.”http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-09/nbcs-brian-williams-our-job-scare-people-death-over-north-korea

The aim of this fear-mongering was to push investors to go for US bonds as a “safe haven,” but it is not working.

Instead, the plan remains to remove all final vestiges of Khazarian mob rule in the US. “Trump is ready for all out war on the [Washington] DC swamp after firing leaker and Paul Ryan ally Rence Priebus,” Pentagon sources say.

There are also many other signs the swamp is being drained of the Satan worshipping Khazarians, the sources say. Now that the top Khazarian henchmen like the Clintons and John McCain have been removed, lower level functionaries are being fired. For one thing “Israeli whore UN ambassador Nikki Haley’s 2 top aides were fired, and she may be next,” the sources note. For another, “Iran hawk and [General David] Petraeus crony Derek Harvey was fired from the National Security Council, as marine general John Kelly becomes White House Chief of Staff,” the Pentagon sources note. Furthermore “Mossad’s Ezra Cohen-Watnick, the NSC intel director, was fired after Kelly took over for being a national security risk and opposing the Iran deal,” the sources note. Any other staffers traveling to Israel or having links to that rogue nation will also be fired, they say.

Ezra and his ilk were previously unfireable because of Trump son in law Jared Kushner, the sources say. However, “Kushner himself may get his security clearance canned by Kelly,” they add. Kushner is being sent on wild goose chase in the Mideast to showcase his incompetence as peacemaker, the sources note.

To replace Khazarian control, the Pentagon the Russians and the Chinese have formed a big three alliance, sources in all three camps agree.

This is being seen in Venezuela, which has become a de facto Russsian protectorate after the Russians were given a big stake in that nation’s oil industry. This could not have happened without a nod from the US military. In other words, this means Khazarian plans to start a war with Venezuela, as well as their plans to start a war in North Korea, have been stopped.

The big three are also pushing for peace in the Korean peninsula so that a North-South Korean rail link can be set up and the over $10 trillion worth of minerals in North Korea can be put to use, the sources say.

There is also heavy pressure to end the fighting in Afghanistan so that nations’ mineral wealth can also be put to work for bettering people’s lives.

There are also high level negotiations going on now between Canada and North Korea, Canadian government sources say. The North Koreans are conveying to the Canadians an Asian secret society offer to finance a leveraged buy-out of the US Corporate Government, sources close to the negotiations say. US military and intelligence community white hats support the idea of a unified North America with a competent democratic government in charge.

On a final note, many groups are calling for a mass meditation during the solar eclipse on August 21st. Since the current hybrid war going on is really about who controls the psychological process of deciding what humanity does in the future, a positive group think session might actually help. One does not have to be Hindu or Buddhist in order to practice meditation. People can instead take time to envision what sort of planet we would like to live in and what they can personally contribute towards making that happen.

Until now, our planet has been run by fear and war mongers. They have been manipulating us by saying we must fear and fight “the infidels, the Muslims, the communists, Al Qaeda, the Russians, ISIS, the Chinese, the North Koreans etc.”

We are now ready to shift instead to a positive outlook based on thinking “how can we help each other turn this planet into a paradise for all.” This autumn, as the September 30th fiscal deadline for the US corporate government approaches, we can make it happen. It is time to drain the DC swamp and then go after their P2 Freemason black sun worshipping overlords. Please rest well for the last weeks of summer and prepare for a busy autumn. Let us finish what we have started.

Source: https://benjaminfulford.net/2017/08/15/us-threats-to-north-korea-linked-to-bankruptcy-negotiations-and-global-reboot/#comments

Currency and Bond updates.

Very negative news from One World of Nations

1. A Zim Bond deal due for the last 2 weeks is now being delayed a month, cash restraints. NO sign of any real Cash deals.

2. A major PP deal due and long owed by the Fed has failed yet again to settle via WF. Every excuse is made with failed commitments week after week. They get away with it because there is no accountability or justice in the US.

3. Currencies right now look like slipping into Mid September.

The US simply has no liquidity or capacity for anything and China is slowing down with Cash flow realities coming home. The US can not redeem it debts, it is simply insolvent and living its big lie daily, as nations fear pulling the plug until alternative Settlement practices are in place, which are fast evolving.

How on earth these 990 plus bases can be justified by false Dollar printing and the Pentagon Fed Program,staggers belief. The Military and Agencies are out of control, as Trump now finds to his deep concern. Akin also to his own lack of restraint powers. Once the dollar goes, a mother of all recessions can be expected in the US. Based on all observations and discussions,it has to be a logical situation assessment that we are now unlikely to see a resolution until at least mid September. We continue to witness obfuscation and worthless assurances, from an impotent Fed who are Master Liars, having failed America and drained the pot dry.

State and Federal Employees Retiree Pension Pots are diminishing and at some stage, will simply have to pull the plug, leaving vast millions with no monthly income to survive. Nor care. As will Welfare. There is no money, and it's getting worse.

The US continues to fail to meet Basle 111 Accord settlement terms, because it simply can not. How long can it sustain the giant failing nation lie? Yet Wall Street goes on with its crazy Derivatives Ponzy trading syphoning off Pension Funds money,as Industries collapse around it.

The next month will be tenuous. We continue to negotiate AU discussions, but there is deep mistrust of the US,not helped by the arrogance of the perverse Fed and Treasury systems. The Zios long game to implode and take the nations raw asset base at cents on the dollar gets ever closer. While a closeted public day dreams impervious to impending disaster. The Fed is impervious to the nations need, just its own parasitical Zionist owners greed. It exists as a Leach sucking America dry. Unfortunately The Chump is not the man needed to take America back from the Shylocks. Nor is a suitable candidate yet in sight. So, the 3 shell trick goes on. Masters of the Con.

The West Coast parties sit with hangers full of currencies. But it's deathly quiet, amid their confusion. Their own costs mount,and those Cards are running dry. Will it all end as another South Sea bubble crash as pre warned? All hangs right now tenuously on a Fed with no money. Who sucked America dry? Read the South Sea bubble crash. We are focused helping the Elders steer clear of this coagulated mess, and to rebuild via Asia and London. Let's see if by mid September,the Fed can support a new initiative.

Catherine Austin Fitts lists where DoD and HUD money is missing—trillions and trillions!

https://solari.com/blog/dod-and-hud-missing-money-supporting-documentation/

Catnip:

ARTICLE 1-A (from PM Abadi's website; posted on both the Arabic and English side; 2 pix)

Prime Minister Dr. Haidar Al-Abadi receives the Commander of the US Central Central Command

Prime Minister Dr. Haider al-Abbadi, the commander of Central American Central Command, General Joseph Fotil, and his accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, they discussed the war on terrorism, the liberation of all Iraqi territories, the continuation of logistical and air support, the training and arming of Iraqi forces and the efforts to return displaced persons to their areas.
He praised the capabilities of Iraqi forces and their great development and continued progress in restoring stability in Mosul.

Prime Minister 's Media Office
16 August 2017

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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Abadi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not posted on English side; 3 pix)

Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi announces the launch of candidature for the post of senior positions and independent bodies

Prime Minister Dr. Haider al-Abadi announced on Wednesday the nomination of candidates for senior positions and independent bodies within his reform program.
He stressed at a conference held today for this purpose that the independent bodies must come out of the quota and be truly independent, and that unequal opportunities and lack of justice leads to injustice, corruption and the destruction of society.
He added that it is not possible to establish a political system without a party organization, and our steps are not against partisan action, but the mistake is to extend party work to state institutions and to be appointed on the basis of partisan and personal loyalty.
"We are on the threshold of a new era and in achieving justice, we are striking a blow to terrorism and corruption," he said. "We are a nation of citizens. We are not a nation of components, diversity is a force for Iraq.
Dr. Abadi said that as a first step, a group of independent bodies in two phases will announce a special website and open the door to competent citizens as a first stage to end the appointment by proxy, and we want to take correct steps for political and economic reform.

Prime Minister 's Media Office
16 August 2017

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ARTICLE 2

Urgent postponement of the completion of the vote on the law of the provinces to Saturday
2017/8/17 12:22 • 12 times read
Delay completion of voting on the law of the provinces to Saturday

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ARTICLE 3

URGENT Sadr calls for postponement of tomorrow's demonstrations on "abuse"
2017/8/16 22:46
[Ayna-Baghdad]
Sadr's leader, Moqtada al-Sadr, called for a postponement of the protests scheduled for Thursday to protest "the abuse of him."
A statement from his office received the agency of the whole of Iraq [where] a copy of it, "because of the disgraceful abuse received by [Iraqi News Channel], which touched directly chest, it was scheduled to be a group of media protesters and condemnation in front of the building of the Iraqi Media Network in Baghdad For this abuse, which tried to get a national symbol represents the homeland. "
"In this regard, the Special Office of the leader of the current would like to convey the thanks and gratitude of al-Sadr to those who intend to participate in the demonstration tomorrow and transfer their request to postpone the demonstration to another notice in view of the requirements of public interest."
"All legal and legal measures will be taken to hold those responsible accountable," Sadr's office said.

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ARTICLE 4

URGENT UN says referendum on territory is illegal
2017/8/16 19:28
[Where - Continue]
The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq, Jan Kubic, described the decision of the Kurdistan region to hold a referendum on separation from Iraq as "illegitimate".
"The United Nations stresses the need to resolve the differences between the region and Baghdad through dialogue and negotiations," Kubic said in a statement to an Iranian agency on Wednesday.
In response to a question on the legal background on which the referendum is based in the Kurdistan region, the UN envoy said that "the referendum in this region is illegal."
"As for the UN vision, the important point it has always made is that any change or initiative must be based on the law," he said, adding that "the United Nations believes that the constitution of Iraq is the only law on which the parties to the conflict must base themselves."
The official stressed that the subject of the referendum did not respond to the Iraqi constitution. "The United Nations stresses the need to contain the current problems and settle differences through dialogue and peaceful negotiations, and the outcome of the negotiations would be the basis for taking all future decisions," Kubic said.
It is noteworthy that a high-level Kurdish delegation arrived on Monday from the Kurdistan region to the capital Baghdad and conducted a series of meetings with officials in the federal government and political leaders on the referendum on the independence of the region.
All the statements of the meeting pointed to the need to unite Iraq and solve problems between Baghdad and the region through dialogue within the constitutional and legal frameworks.
It seems that the Kurdish delegation did not find in the response to accept the referendum, especially with the existence of international and regional rejection of it.

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ARTICLE 5

Barzani: We have only the option of separation and we will sacrifice for it

Erbil - Iraq Press - August 16: President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani, the region has no choice other than separation.

Barzani said in a statement marking the anniversary of the founding of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, the party's goal is the independence of Kurdistan and live together in peace.
He added that the Democratic Party is ready to make all sacrifices in order to reach the independence of the region, adding that his party believes in the unification of the internal ranks in Kurdistan.
He also called on the President of the region, members and supporters of the party to support the referendum and the process of independence of the region.

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ARTICLE 6

Fayyad: Complete the preparations for the liberation of Tal Afar and the crowd will participate effectively
2017/8/16 22:06
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The head of the popular crowd, Faleh al-Fayyad, said Wednesday that the Popular Forces will participate in the liberation of the district of Tal Afar west of Nineveh effectively, stressing the completion of preparations for the liberation of the judiciary.
Al-Fayyad said in statements from the holy province of Karbala that "the popular mobilization factions will participate actively in the liberation of the district of Tal Afar from gang-dodging criminal gangs."
Fayyad stressed, "the completion of all preparations for the launch of the battle to liberate Tal Afar, the last stronghold of the Nineveh."
On the other hand, Fayadh pointed out that "the step of the thirteenth brigade in establishing the camp to rehabilitate military vehicles and return them to service avoids the Iraqi state to spend large sums of money to import military equipment." He described that work as "loyalty and loyalty to the religious reference and is one of the important and difficult jihadist acts" .
He added that "the brigade represents an important military pillar of the Iraqi-Syrian border and provides the atmosphere and secure the border guards to take their primary role in those areas."

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ARTICLE 7

Video .. Fotail to the Minister of Defense: We will support Iraq intelligence after the stage of a callous
2017/8/16 23:45
[Ayna-Baghdad]
The head of the US Central Command, General Joseph Fotill, who arrived in the capital Baghdad, said the United States will support Iraq intelligence after a stage of urging.
"Defense Minister Irfan Mahmoud Al-Hayali received at the headquarters of the US Central Command Central Command General Joseph Fotel and his accompanying delegation at the headquarters of the US Central Command on Wednesday evening," the statement said. The liberation of the remaining Iraqi cities from the control of the preacher of the terrorist and the role of coalition forces supporting the Iraqi forces in these battles through the provision of air support. "
During the visit, General Fotil congratulated the Iraqi forces on the achievements they made in Mosul and the great victory they have achieved against the terrorists and the great humanitarian role of securing the lives of the citizens, which is of their first concern and reflected the experience and professionalism of Iraqi forces and the Iraqi army in protecting the lives of Iraqis.
The commander of the Central American Central Command "his country's full support for Iraq in the field of training and armament, the exchange of intelligence and intelligence training and the continuation of support for the post-urging."
For his part, Secretary of Defense General Fotil thanked for his country's support for Iraq in its fight against terrorism, stressing that the coalition forces played a major role in the battles of liberation by providing air support to the Iraqi Air Force and Air Force.

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ARTICLE 8

Amazing benefits for refreshing summer fruit

LONDON, Aug 15 (UPI) - Research and scientific studies on fruits have yielded many results on the benefits of eating watermelons, the most common fruit in the summer. Studies have shown that melons have benefits for the entire family in the summer, Refreshing on the body.
Watermelon protects against cancer, especially prostate cancer, because it is rich in antioxidants, the most important of which is lycopene, which is known to fight the harmful electrolytes of the body's cells that cause cancer. Lycopene is associated with strengthening the bones and preventing them from licking. To maintain the highest percentage of antioxidants in the melon, it must be maintained at room temperature.
Watermelon is one of the richest sources of vitamin C, which strengthens the immunity and mental activity and helps in the healing of injuries, which makes it the ideal fruit for children, watermelon is a wonderful fruit for the health of the eyes because it contains vitamin "A".
The watermelon is known to protect the youth of the skin and prevent wrinkles, because of the antioxidants that fight the elements causing the aging of cells, and vitamin "C" responsible for the construction of collagen in the skin, which prevents the appearance of wrinkles.
The melon juice is also important. Research has shown that it helps to cure cramps and muscle aches caused by extreme exercise. It has been shown that athletes who ate half a liter of melon juice before their exercise felt less muscle cramping and decreased heart rate.
In general, melon intake is associated with improving cardiovascular function and lowering blood pressure. The melon peel contains citrolaine, which improves arterial function, lowers blood pressure, and fights the accumulation of fat in the body.
Watermelon provides the body with fluids and water, especially in the summer. Watermelon is a natural diuretic of urine, which helps to clean the kidneys, and the melon has a delicious taste when cooked, especially as the heat releases delicious flavors.

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Thursday, August 17, 2017

Word on the Street Thursday 8/17/17

Word on the Street Thursday 8/17/17

This is a really good article, it's long but good

The government and Central Bank of repacking world confidence of the Iraqi economy

Minister of the Interior: Da'ash is no longer able to promote him by falsifying information

The transfer of the body of {Ayat Majid} to Iraq and the assignment of her brother to complete her pilgrimage

Local official: 39 billion dinars earmarked for the completion of projects in Baghdad did not reach them a penny

Deputy warns of chaos in Salah al-Din

Commission on Human Rights hosts the Director General of the Iraqi Reform Department

Washington stopped military aid to Peshmerga because of the insistence of the Kurds on the referendum

Iraq is a partner in the Swedish Volvo industry

The worst malicious attacks on the world in the second quarter of 2017

Mr. Ammar al-Hakim of the Salami: Arab countries should support the unity of Iraq

Turkey: Kurdish referendum violation of the Iraqi constitution and will further destabilize the region

Benjamin Fulford – Full Report for Monday, August 14, 2017

US threats to North Korea linked to bankruptcy negotiations and global reboot

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