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WOTS Monday 5/20/19 Rayren98's closing 6 points May 20th, 2019
Ray – alright folks real quick exercise for those that are looking to quit your job. Make sure you have all of these blanks filled out:
1. Your monthly income that you are currently receiving ,
2. the dollar equivalent to all of your benefits that you are receiving because once you quit your job you will need to pay for those benefits that you are currently getting on the job so those 2 monthly dollar amounts
3. your cost of living now and
4. your projected cost of living based on the new house, the new cars, the traveling, how much you think that is going to be, then also that is going to equate to what it is going to cost you to live. Then take the currency that you are holding and put a blank beside how much money you think you are going to get when you exchange the currency and then from that amount how much of that money are you going to invest and at what rate? Use a 4% rate, use a ten % rate against that money and see what that comes out to annually, divide that by 12 that will give you your monthly income... and based on all of those factors that will let you know how soon you can quit your job when this RV happens because that is what you are going to have to have in place to generate that lifestyle. Now that's before you start spending anything because you have to look at what are you going to invest with and see what type of monthly income that is going to bring you and that will let you know how good of a job you can do, or how soon rather you can tell the boss "I quit." So don't just assume because you did an exchange and because you got 2 million dollars you can quit your job, work the numbers and let the numbers work for you
Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi agreed late on Sunday to hold a meeting of the Council of Ministers in Najaf .
The Prime Minister met with Dr. Adel Abdul-Mahdi today in Baghdad and discussed the security and service files in the province and the support of the federal government to the local government in Najaf and support the service projects in the Old City and the projects of the holy upper and Services are provided to visitors "He said.
The transfer of al-Yasiri, Abdul Mahdi, pledged to complete all the projects stalled in the province during the past years, including the German hospital and rehabilitation of the Sea of Najaf . Al-Yasiri added that "the security sector in the province will also be strengthened and supported because Najaf represents a special reality in the presence of the shrine of the Imam of the Faithful, peace be upon him, "He said.
The Yasiri, according to the statement, a proposal to the Prime Minister to hold a meeting of the Council of Ministers in the province of Najaf to stand on the ground on the work of the province and needs of various projects, especially service, construction, health and agriculture and the response of the Prime Minister to the proposal . d
Ninewa crisis cell: Finance agreed to fund projects resumed since 2018
The head of the crisis cell in Nineveh, Mizahim Khayat, announced on Monday the approval of the Ministry of Finance to launch funding for new projects for the development of regions, petrodollar and poverty reduction strategy. "The Ministry of Finance has approved the launch of financial funding for projects to resume its work and the 2018 plan with new projects, which are important projects for the people of Nineveh, which had stopped and the crisis cell has worked to restore it," a statement of the crisis cell said. The statement pointed out that 'the value of new amounts due to work for important projects in the province of Nineveh are: 1 - amounts of the development plan of the provinces amount: 201.1 billion dinars 2- Amounts of petrodollar projects: 9 billion dinars 3 - Amounts of poverty reduction strategy projects in the amount of: 15.3 billion dinars. He added the head of the crisis cell to the most important projects to resume work within the plan of projects in 2018: 1- Nineveh Health Projects - Establishing a 70-bed specialty hospital for blood diseases. - Establishing a hospital for paralysis and rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries. - Construction of a 100-bed hospital in Tal Afar. - Construction of the Emergency Division in Al Salam hospital. - Construction of a health center in the village of Khoshaba and building a typical health center in Telesqaf with appliances and furniture. 2 - Engineering projects are represented in: - Establishment of departments of the directorate of nationality with furniture in the districts: Sheikhs and the province of Wana and Zlikan district. - 3 - Electricity projects: - Developing the electrical network and communication network in Al-Arabi neighborhood (second phase). Water projects: - Installation and installation of bulk water units of 5 capacity of 200 m3 / h with all accessories in the district of Hamdania and Nimrod district.
As announced Mazahm Khayyat the most important projects included in the plans for 2019 and work during the current year are important and vital projects for the province of Nineveh, including projects: - Expansion of the peace hospital in Mosul district. - Extension of the radiation building in Al Salam Hospital. - Expand the construction of the consultation in the peace hospital. - Emergency Division Building in Salam Hospital - First Stage. - Spread 100 bed hospital in Rabia with appliances and furniture. - Establishment of a 200-bed maternity hospital with appliances and furniture. - Establishment of a 70-bed hospital specialized in blood diseases with equipment and furniture. - Construction of 100 bed hospital in Tal Afar with equipment and furniture. - Establishment of a hospital for paralysis and rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries with equipment and furniture. - The development of feeder effort 11.33 (palm) in the area of bath Alalil. - Construction of the intersection of Muthanna Bridge. - Construction of a 50-bed hospital with equipment and furniture. - Extension of a conveyor line from Abu Maria station to Tel Afar district. - Construction and expansion of university buildings at the University of Mosul and Hamdania. - Construction of a building for the Department of Architecture at the University of Mosul.
An Iraqi security source said yesterday the fall of Katyusha rockets on the Green Zone, which includes foreign embassies in the center of Baghdad, according to the Iraqi security services, which resulted in a loud bang in the capital believed by the security services that the explosion. The official security information cell said that "a Katyusha rocket fell in the middle of the Green Zone without casualties," without further details, at a time of escalating tension in the region between Iran and the United States, which recently postponed non-essential staff from its embassy in the Green Zone. On the other hand, the source said warning sirens in the Green Zone, which has foreign embassies in central Baghdad, was launched yesterday without giving further details. In a related context, raided Iraqi military intelligence and Karin organization / Daash / on the island of "Makhoul" Salahaddin province north of the country. According to a statement issued by the Intelligence Directorate, on the basis of accurate intelligence and a qualitative process, the detachments of the Directorate carried out a raid on Karin in the area of Al-Julib in the island of Makhoul in northern Iraq. Five explosive belts and 10 explosive devices were seized inside and a number of important documents containing names of al-Dawash, , Some international, and the other local. The documents also included the names of the administrators of some of the sites where the traffic was moving. On the other hand, Ammar bore the ink of the governor of Salah al-Din in the north of the country, an organization calling for responsibility for the fires of wheat fields in the province, stressing that mobile phones are used in the burning
Iraq to Investigate Sunday's Rocket Attack on Green Zone
The Security Committee in the Iraqi Parliament is said to investigate on Monday into Sunday's rocket attack on the fortified Green Zone where the US embassy and other foreign diplomatic buildings are located.
Earlier the day, several Katyusha rockets fell in the middle of the Green Zone, resulting in no casualties or damages to the area, reports said.
Iraqi Police said that it had found a rocket launcher in the district of al-Sina'a, eastern Baghdad, as cited by Kurdistan 24.
A police source explained to AFP that initial investigations indicate that the rockets were "fired from an open field," near Baghdad.
Badir al-Ziyadi, an Iraqi lawmaker and member of the security committee, said in a statement that he believes the attack was not attempted to target the US embassy in Iraq, but that it was an indirect message to the Iraqi parliament and government, as well.
The people of Iraq are not fond of the Council of Representatives and the government, he said, without giving further details in this regard.
Sever Clashes Erupt Between PKK and Turkish Army Near Erbil
Sever clashes erupted on Sunday evening between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Turkish army in Bradost mountains, northern Erbil province.
Kurdistan 24 cited its correspondent in the region as saying that the two clashed at around 7:00 pm local time, in the town of Sidakan in Bradost area, pointing out that the Turkish army soon deployed helicopters to bombard the area.
No details are currently available on possible casualties from the military confrontation, while it reportedly caused panic among the residents of the villages.
The PKK is designated by Turkey as a "terrorist organization" as the two sides are in a decades-long conflict over the Kurdish question in the country.
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Al-Amiri: Anyone who tries to ignite the war from Iraq is either ignorant or grounded
The head of the Fatah alliance, Hadi al-Amiri, described those who try to ignite the war between Iran and America with ignorance or indecency.
"We emphasize that the national, religious and historical responsibility requires everyone to remove the specter of war from Iraq first and the whole region second," he said in a press release. "If war breaks out, Allah will burn everyone. Therefore, whoever tries to ignite the war from Iraq Either ignorant or trampled, because all parties to the war do not want war, neither the Islamic Republic wants war nor the United States wants war. " And that only pays the war to the Zionist entity, so we call on all Iraqis not to be a fire of this war.
Iraqis will support US against Iran, if war erupted - political analysts
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Most of Iraqi citizens and political blocs will support US against Iran, in case a conflict erupted between the two countries, political analysts told The Baghdad Post on Sunday.
In response to US President Donald Trump’s tweet that was posted on his Twitter account Sunday: “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!,” a political analyst replied to him saying: "Most of Iraqi people will support you to finish the terrorist Mullah Regime in Iran.”
If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2019
The analyst explained that Iraqis are fed up with all the terrorist militias supported by Iran, who are turning their lives into hell.
“All Iraqis suffer from this criminal regime. We all stand with United States,” he added.
Iranian Militias in Iraq and Syria (IMIS) have caused Iraqis so much trouble, due to their terrorist acts, that have made their daily no better than ISIS era.
There are about 30 militias in Iraq with at least 125,000 active-duty fighters and varying loyalties. Many have worked in tandem with the Iraqi military in fighting ISIS terrorist group, and all report to the prime minister’s office, who all are controlled by Iran, receiving orders from the terrorist IRGC directly.
Sadr warns of "end of Iraq" in the war between America and Iran
The leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, warned on Monday of the end of Iraq in case of war between America and Iran. "I'm not just fueling the war between America and Iran, and I'm not putting Iraq in this war and making it a battlefield for the Iranian-American conflict," Sadr said in a tweet on his Twitter page. "We need a serious stand with the senior people to keep Iraq away from that fierce war that will eat the green and the land and make it a rift," he said, recalling that "we need to raise the Iraqi people's voice condemning the war and Iraq's involvement in the war," stressing that ' One and serious will be that war end of Iraq if it ran, and I was sorry to warn. He added: 'This does not fuel a war that will be firewood. Both sides are not qualified to enter the war and they do not want it. Neither Iraq nor its people bear another war. We need peace and reconstruction.' Iraqi '.
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The United States is "afraid” of going to war with Iran, said the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Major General Hossein Salami on Sunday, while US President Donald Trump has threatened to "officially" end Iran if Tehran wants a war with Washington.
"The difference between us and them is that they are afraid of war and don't have the will for it," Salami told IRNA.
The statement came while ties between the US and Iran have drastically deteriorated. US Department of State on Wednesday ordered the withdrawal of non-emergency employees from its embassy in Baghdad and consulate general in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region.
President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter that there will be an "official" end to Iran if the country wants to go to war with Washington.
"If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!" Trump said.
However, Trump's threatening was apparently a response to Sunday's rocket attack on the fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad where the US embassy as well as other foreign diplomatic facilities are located.
"A Katyusha rocket fell in the middle of the Green Zone without causing any losses," the Iraqi Military said in a statement, pointing out that it would give further details later, as cited by Kurdistan 24.
A former defense minister reveals for the first time shocking facts about what happened on the eve of the fall of Mosul
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) Former Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi revealed shocking facts about what happened on the eve of the fall of the city of Mosul in June 2014, the hands of gangs,
"He was present at the last meeting with the former deputy chief of staff of the army, Major General Aboud Qanbar, former ground forces commander Ali Ghidane, the former Nineveh operations chief, Major General Mahdi al-Gharawi, and former Ninewa governor Athil al-Nujaifi, On the eve of the fall of Mosul, however, he calls on the terrorist. " "The security leaders assured me that the situation is controlled and called for support forces to prevent the collapse and Nujaifi demanded the arming of the people of Mosul and the team Qanbar promised well." "We heard about the arrival of security forces supporting and we also hear the arrival of terrorist gangs to the city center," adding that "during a television interview with Ethel Nujaifi was informed by telephone by Nineveh police chief Khaled Hamdani, the withdrawal of all officers and associates from the headquarters of operations Nineveh, Describing the night of the fall of Mosul as "the day of the insect."
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The Iraqi Center for Legal Development (ICLD) announced on Monday a number of corruption suspicions that have affected the work of the Iraqi Trade Bank (TBI) during the previous years.
In a statement received by Al-Akhbar, a copy of which was issued by the Center, the Center disclosed "four points, in which the bank violated the rules and regulations stipulated therein; it granted loans to companies and businessmen without guarantees, and accepted some unrealistic guarantees." And steps appropriate to the damage caused to public money when borrowers do not pay their loans, an indication of a clear loophole in the guarantees provided, which is to get the owner of the loan on land and leave by the State for free and the establishment of the project with state funds as well, wondering where to invest in this? ! ".
5-19-2019 Newshound Guru G-Lin Article: "Agenda of the session No. (22) Thursday, May 23, 2019" Quote: "First:Vote on the draft Financial Management Law. (Finance Committee)." Vote on FML Thursday I hope.
5-19-2019 Intel Guru Frank26We can't find any evidence for a delay, we can't find any evidence for no RI. Everywhere you look is nothing but the evidence of an announcement to be made...don't know when. I love what's going on with the Iraqi dinar.
5-18-2019 Intel Guru Frank26 I WANTED TO SHARE THE FOLLOWING WITH YOU BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL LAST YEAR WS [Guru Walkingstick] TOLD US THAT THESE ATM'S WERE GOING TO BE PLACED IN STRATEGIC AREAS FOR THE CITIZENS AND THE BORDERS. OUR BROTHER TANK HAS SENT ME THE FOLLOWING...PLEASE ENJOY AND ALSO...PLEASE SMILE. Tank: "Frank, Just coming back into Baghdad, from my 30d of R&R. There is a Master Card ATM here in Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) but it’s not turned on yet. The security personnel here tell me that it will be a while longer before it’s turned on still...Tank"; ; StephenMac63: "imo, they dont drop these machines off and let them sit idle for long...because any location at the airport is major rent...Id bet active in less than a week..."
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Mahdi's website)
At the time this report was submitted, there are no new articles posted on PM Mahdi's website.
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
“To build a nation, you need civil aviation; to
protect a nation, you need an air force” says Captain Mushtaq Hussein, an
Iraqi pilot with Iraqi Airways. Let’s meet him in the next episode of
#DedicatedToService.
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ARTICLE 3
A consultative meeting to form a new "Sunni" coalition headed by Osama Najafi
Ninewa -Arraq Press-May 19: The leader of the coalition, "united", Ethel Nujaifi, on Sunday, the existence of political movement to form a new Sunni alliance headed by his brother Osama Najafi.
Nujaifi said in a press statement that "a number of deputies and ministers current and former will hold, this evening, a consultative meeting in the house of Osama Najafi, with the aim of forming the forces of political compromise."
He added that "the meeting also aims to unite efforts in a joint action after the divisions and fragmentation of the national axis."
He explained that "the first formation of those forces were aimed at collecting votes for ministerial positions, but today the situation has changed and became politically competitive."
He pointed out that "the consultative meeting will include 25 personalities," pointing out that "the Sunni position will be in three directions, the first represented by Khamis Al-Khanjar and Ahmad Al-Jubouri, and the second is the Speaker of Parliament Mohammed Halabousi and those who remained with him.
On May 13, 2019, the deputies of the liberated towns of Daqash announced the dissolution of the National Axis Alliance and the reconstitution of the Alliance of Iraqi Forces.
The MPs said in a brief statement that they "declare the solution of the Axis alliance and the restructuring of the coalition of Iraqi forces."
They said that "the coalition of Iraqi forces ruled out Khamis al-Khanjar and Ahmad al-Jubouri (Abu Mazen) of the coalition of Iraqi forces."
After that, announced the alliance, "the national axis," on Monday, the abolition of the membership of Mohamed Halbousi of the coalition, while confirmed his quest to replace the latter of the presidency of the House of Representatives.
The Axis Alliance said in a statement that it had canceled the membership of Mohammed al-Halbusi and several members of his bloc from the membership of the alliance because of his attempts to disperse the alliance and not abide by the frameworks and objectives that constitute the alliance for it.
The coalition, "seeking to reach alliances and other blocs on the replacement of Halabusi from the presidency of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and the selection of a parliamentary figure more balanced to lead the legislative authority in the next phase." (1)
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ARTICLE 4
Sadr says: Iraq must stand a serious standoff of the war between America and Iran or else it will be the end
BAGHDAD, May 20 (Reuters) - Sadr's leader Muqtada al-Sadr chanted on his official Twitter account, saying: "I am not fueling the war between Iran and America, and I am not putting Iraq in this war and making it a battlefield for the Iranian-American conflict."
Al-Sadr said in his twitter: "If Iraq does not stop one serious and it will be the war, the end of Iraq, if it took place and I have been excused from warning .. We need a serious pause from the top people to keep Iraq from the war that will consume the green and land, making it a pillar, and we need "We need peace and reconstruction and any party that infuses Iraq with war," he said. "We do not want Iraq and its people to bear another war. And makes it a battlefield to be an enemy of the people of the land J, and enough war. "
It is noteworthy that thousands of supporters of the Sadrist movement, held on Sunday evening, in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, to demand the disclosure of accused of corruption cases amid tight security. Finished
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ARTICLE 5
Forming a parliamentary committee to evaluate the ministries
2019/5/18 13:57
[Baghdad-where]
The House of Representatives on Saturday formed a committee to assess the performance of ministries.
"Speaker of the House of Representatives Nahd al-Halbousi directed the formation of a committee headed by the first deputy chairman of the council and its members three members to set criteria for assessing the performance of the ministries distributed to the relevant committees and the committees to submit their report during the first legislative year.
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ARTICLE 6
The House of Representatives is discussing with the forum of inventors how to activate mechanisms to support and encourage creative energies
BAGHDAD, May 19 (KUNA) - Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Bashir Haddad stressed the importance of providing the necessary support to the elite inventors in the society and guaranteeing their rights, sponsoring their scientific careers, honoring the inventors and creating the appropriate atmosphere for further research and creativity,
Al-Haddad, during his meeting with the president of the Iraqi inventors forum and a number of members of the forum, pointed out ways to activate mechanisms to support and encourage the creative energies and benefit from the experiences of invention and guide the concerned institutions to develop cooperation and communication with inventors and scientific competencies through enacting a law of their own. Is working on attributing these Iraqi energies through laws and legislation in order to give them the additional momentum in achieving more success and creativity in all areas, and actively participate in the process of construction and development. " End Ah
Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقيةVerified account @IraqiGovt 5-19-2019 around 8:30 am Eastern
“To build a nation, you need civil aviation; to protect a nation, you need an air force” says Captain Mushtaq Hussein, an Iraqi pilot with Iraqi Airways. Let’s meet him in the next episode of #DedicatedToService.
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