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    57020 The conflict between the prime minister will show the components of the Nationa

    "The conflict between the prime minister will show the components of the National Alliance after the elections."
    01:28:23 / 04/2014

    Khandan - Ali Naji MP for the Kurdistan coalition forces Osama beautiful, that great struggle which Saasv the political process is a post-parliamentary elections in 2014, to choose the next prime minister, and that this conflict will be limited between the components of the National Alliance. Jameel said in a statement to "Khandan" "The problem is after the parliamentary elections relating to the post of prime minister, and not the positions of the presidency and parliament," attributing it to "The Prime Minister in his hand everything in Iraq, and everyone suffered from the decisions of this office." He's nice to "the problem will be after the election about this position, would accept the political blocs to extend the mandate of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki or not?, and what will be the attitude of some of the neighboring countries and abroad, "stressing that" the problem will turn into a conflict would be limited to between the forces of the National Alliance, and try each of which served as the next prime minister. "

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    57020 Saleh al-Mutlaq: Maliki win a third term threat to Iraq

    Saleh al-Mutlaq: Maliki win a third term threat to Iraq
    09:22:22 / 04/2014

    Khandan - warned Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, the victory of incumbent Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a third term, noting that it represents a "danger to Iraq", while calling on Iraqis to vote heavily in the upcoming elections "for a change." said al-Mutlaq , who heads the Arab List in a dialogue with the "Sky News", "The third term of the owners by the gravity of Iraq," calling on "Iraqis to vote heavily in the elections," saying that "the high turnout is that will lead to the formation of a new government of political blocs moderate . " and warned al-Mutlaq, that "if he could not Iraqis change this time, they will face major problems the first fight over my family down to the division of the country." He also warned al-Mutlaq of fraud in the election, saying that "there are no guarantees in order to prevent fraud in the election," he said, adding "The fraud will be scary this time, especially in Anbar not to get people on the voting cards." and will have the people of Anbar as possible out of the cities where armed confrontations, voting identity cards. sees Mutlaq, said that it will facilitate "the process of rigging", pointing out that "The danger is that to win in this election for those cities figures do not represent the people of Anbar, which means an uprising in these other areas may ignite other parts of Iraq."

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    57024 Sadrists: Anyone who violates the Dawa party and al-Maliki accused of conspirin

    Sadrists: Anyone who violates the Dawa party and al-Maliki accused of conspiring against the country
    03:10:23 / 04/2014

    Khandan - Ali Naji revealed the Liberal block of the Sadrist movement, for Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had to say in the meetings of the National Alliance, said the alliance is on hold accountable federal government, while confirming that anyone who violates the resolutions of the Dawa party and al-Maliki accused of a "co-conspirator." said leader in the Liberal bloc Prince Kanani for "Khandan", "The National Alliance has not matured in decision-making, and did not do the rules of procedure which includes paragraphs Accounting ministers of the National Alliance, and the prime minister and dismissed by the political body of the National Alliance," he said, adding, "as well as the agreement includes that pass resolutions Prime Minister across the political body of the National Alliance because the prime minister is the entitlement of the National Alliance, but that did not happen. " added Kanani "We were talking with the prime minister during his attendance at the meetings of the National on the wrong policy and accounting Minister and our relationship abroad and was responding to us, saying: Alliance is not interested in accountability Government and follow-up ", adding that" the Dawa party and Maliki Anfreda decision-making within the National Alliance. " He Kanani that "anyone who opposes the Dawa party and al-Maliki to be charged to disrupt the political process and plotting the interest of the country, they have accused the Kurds and the Iraqi List and the Supreme Council and the Sadrists plotting , as if they are only patriots and the other is a group of mercenaries and customers. "

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    57077 Iraq issued a new currency with a high security specifications

    Iraq issued a new currency with a high security specifications


    Iraqi currency checks before use in place in Baghdad in 2008. The Iraqi Central Bank announced new security features to prevent counterfeiting. [Al-Saadi/AP]

    The Central Bank announced last week printed new banknotes contain additional security features make it difficult to forge or manipulate them.

    The Central Bank's Treasury Director Ihsan HostMonster Al-yasseri said the Central Bank has printed currency notes of small groups (250, 500 and 1000) and also large groups (5, 10 and 25) 1,000 dinars ".

    "The new currency that we started to put up small trading does not differ much from the currencies currently circulating among citizens as to form, but was provided with technical specifications more efficient and safer where they contain security features and many technical features make currency longer-lived and difficult or impossible to falsify."

    These include tags added security thread and a colored bar to view the mm one for small coins and four millimeters to large, visible and coloured filaments do not see through the use of detectors, he said.

    In addition to sophisticated, high-quality brand know balsbark in place in several countries of the world, according to Al-yasiri.

    Al-yasseri said that these features would contribute to enhancing the protection of Iraqi money from counterfeiters and manipulators.

    He noted that the "counterfeiting some currencies that are currently very low and large groups can be detected easily even without having to pass the currency forgery detectors".

    To enable blind and visually impaired citizens of new currency trading, contained tags or burrs. It was painted with protective material to prevent damage caused by continuous trading, according to Al-yasiri.

    "Age is world banknotes between three to five years, and the current Iraqi currency extends lifespan of about 10 years and has a lot of categories especially small and worn."

    GRADUAL REPLACEMENT

    Al-yasseri said the total value of banknotes to be printed about five trillion dinars (4.3 billion dollars) and will inject trading instead of categories used gradually.

    He noted that "the new currency would not eliminate rolling current paper money will be working groups developed side by side with the old".

    The beautiful name Economist Antoine to the reprinting of the Iraqi currency several years after development was "essential".

    He said that "a lot of current cash categories of consumption, it was necessary to renew it with added features that make it a currency able to more effectively withstand continued use and also attempts to falsification."

    Antoine said that there are many modern techniques and tags that have been introduced in recent years worldwide to immunize currency forgery and manipulation.

    It was necessary to increase the awareness of the characteristics and specifications of new denominations and the importance of reprinting and circulation of currency.

    In turn, a member of Parliament's Economic Committee, Attorney Ibrahim Al-Rikabi, a step the Central Bank of Iraq, said the renovation of the currency is a good step towards monetary reform.

    Rikabi said, "we are replacing the old currency with new ones would be of high quality properties in terms of printing and forgery and tampering.

    He noted that the measure "will give a great power of the Iraqi dinar against other world currencies, as well as the ease of carrying and trading denominations yellowed in the banking and monetary exchange."

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    57086 CSIS - Center for Strategic & International Studies

    CSIS - Center for Strategic & International Studies



    "Iraq's Parliamentary Elections: A Conversation with H.E. Ambassador Lukman Faily, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the United States"

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    57088 US not satisfied with Maleki



    US not satisfied with Maleki

    The Iraqi elections will be held in this country in less than two weeks. These elections could determine Iraq’s political fate, deciding the country’s president, prime minister, and head of parliament. The position of prime minister, the country’s most executive one, is the one most sought after. One of current Iraqi Prime Minister Noori al-Maleki’s most serious rivals is Dr. Ahmed Chalabi, a prominent Iraqi politician and one who has been called the architect of the new Iraq. An MIT graduate, he is currently a part of the Citizen Coalition in these elections. Iranian Diplomacy recently spoke with Dr. Chalabi about the Iraqi elections and the situation in this country today.

    - Iraq’s political scene is very tumultuous these days. The Iraqis are preparing themselves for the upcoming elections and the campaign hype is very high. How would you assess the political scene in Iraq today?

    - These are Iraq’s golden days. Although there are numerous problems and we are not happy with the current situation inside the country, there is an excitement about the election and the people are preparing themselves to participate in a decisive election. Following years of dictatorship by the Ba’thist regime and Iraq’s involvement in futile wars which led to oppression and other major problems for the people, now the situation is more desirable in many aspects. Despite the shortcomings, the present situation is much better than the past. Although numerous threats and different problems still exist and the security and stability of the country are threatened by some opportunistic terrorist groups, this is a golden opportunity for us to build our own future and the future for the next generations. Anyone who believes in Iraq, the people and the regime and seeks to achieve democratic ideals and a better future for himself and his children and to reconstruct the country must comprehend that he must participate in the election and the political process of the country so that the country would enter the right path of major reconstruction. Iraq must progress through a well-studied program and be promoted to a better status. We must be able to move forward based on long-term programs and the existing situation and act in a way to not only reconstruct ourselves but to also impact the future of the region.

    - Dr. Chalabi, you were one of the critics of the Maleki administration in the past. But these days we do not hear many criticisms from you. Could you frankly express your opinion about the policies of Mr. Noori al-Maleki?

    - When Mr. Maleki followed an improper path, I expressed my criticisms against his policies. But when he was moving in the right path, I, along with many others, supported him. The statements that I have made with regard to different issues can be found and referred to. Right now the policies of Mr. Maleki have unfortunately failed. He has not succeeded in administering the country. It is very unfortunate that he has not left any solution for his failed policies. Perhaps the clearest approach was expressed by the Shiite Marja’ who has explicitly mentioned his failures. Unfortunately the policies of Mr. Maleki are individualistic. His viewpoint is limited to a defined framework and do not allow other outlooks to be presented about the situation of the country.

    - Do you assume that Mr. Maleki would be able to win this election?

    - The fact is that I do not expect the people to leave the destiny of their country to such a person who has not been successful in running the country in the past. I know that many people who use Mr. Maleki will not be happy with my statement but this is a fact that cannot be ignored.

    - Is it possible that you might replace Mr. Maleki?

    - Anything is possible but I cannot make predictions. It is the people who will determine the next prime minister, as they also elect the president and the head of the parliament. I cannot make any predictions and whatever I say today would be unrealistic and hasty.

    - What should, in your opinion, the priorities of the next Iraqi administration be?

    - The response is very simple. Iraq is a country which suffers from poverty, unemployment and a shortage of housing. These problems are directly related to people’s lives, thus, they must be placed among the priorities of the next administration. Any government would be duty bound to pursue these matters to strengthen the interdependency of the people with their country and also the relations between the people and the government. The new administration must also redefine its economic policies to improve the unsuitable present situation, especially in the area of reconstruction and creation of industries which is the introduction to any progress. Today Iraq relies only on the oil incomes, and this is very unfortunate. In the Citizen Coalition, we have designed an inclusive program to which you could refer.

    - You had said in the past that sectarian division in positions would not succeed in Iraq and that political participation must be pursued. How would this be possible while sectarian tensions in Iraq are at their climax? Every day, many Iraqis, whether Shiite or Sunni, lose their lives due to the same sectarian outlook. Don’t you think that under such conditions, sectarian division would happen anyway?

    - Yes this is true. Unfortunately our country is faced with sectarian divisions, but this is wrong. The country must not be administered based on sectarian divisions. The results of such an approach can be seen now. We support the government of political majority separate from these sectarian divisions; a government which is based on patriotism and is established on the basis of expertise and not friendship and partisanship. We support powerful parliamentary opposition to supervise the activities of the government. Many things could be done through this approach in the path of the progress of the country. Many policies of the government have now failed. The activities of the parliament are not desirable. It could be said that the parliament has not had a good track record either. In the future parliament, subcommittees must be formed with the presence of the representatives of different factions to accurately follow the economic, political, social and cultural issues of the country. Financial corruption must also be seriously fought against. Unfortunately, no measure has, hitherto, been taken in this regard or, if it has, it was with the help of arms. When there is no practical framework for the fight against corruption, the simplest path which is resorting to arms would be pursued. But this is not the right approach and has not been successful. We must have a defined framework for all issues including the fight against corruption, a corruption which has infiltrated all aspects of the government and seriously impacted the entire situation of the country.

    - How would you, as an economist who has been successful in economic activities, assess the future of Iraq’s economy?

    - I predict a very good future provided that the country is administered by a group of economic experts. In that case, we can then think about the reconstruction of Iraq and be hopeful about its future.

    - The Americans have played a significant role in the establishment of the new government in Iraq; from their military attack to supporting the reelection of Noori al-Maleki in 2009. How would you evaluate the US’ policies, especially those of Barack Obama, with regard to Iraq? Is the present situation acceptable for them?

    - The White House is dissatisfied with the actions of the Iraqi government particularly with regard to its failure in dealing with security threats which has led to the killing of thousands of Iraqis and also regarding the expanded financial corruption and lack of economic and construction projects despite the fact that Iraq’s income during the past eight years has exceeded 800 billion dollars. This amount could certainly help to reconstruct the country. The US administration is not satisfied with the present situation.

    - Would the US administration support Maleki again in this election?

    - Despite all the criticisms against Noori al-Maleki and his administration and the many shortcomings of the country, the US still has a positive view of him. One of their reasons is that there is no one who could seriously compete with him. Nevertheless, the US states in the end that everything would be related to the outcome of the elections. One must wait and see what the results of the election would be. Everyone must accept the outcome of the elections.

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    57089 Iraqi elections show embrace of democracy

    Iraqi elections show embrace of democracy

    When millions of Iraqis vote in parliamentary elections on April 30, they won’t only be casting ballots for their favorite candidates. They’ll be striking a strong blow against the terrorists who are trying to frighten them away from the polling places in order to keep democracy from taking hold in Iraq.

    With 60 percent of the 21.5 million eligible voters expected to turn out, the long lines on Election Day will be powerful proof that Iraqis want our nation’s leadership and direction to be determined by ballots, not bullets.

    The parliamentary election — the fourth since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003 and the first since the withdrawal of American troops late in 2011 — marks a milestone on Iraq’s journey from despotism to democracy. It is further validation that the sacrifices of so many Iraqis and Americans were worth it.

    With more than 9,000 candidates from 107 political entities competing for 328 parliamentary seats, voters from every background and viewpoint will have the opportunity to express their preferences for likeminded leaders. However, there is also agreement on building a multi-party, multi-ethnic, multi-confessional democracy that is based on the rule of law.

    Despite the terrorist attacks, all necessary steps are being taken to ensure the election is free, fair and transparent. The process is administered by the Independent High Electoral Commission, an independent body of nine commissioners, nominated and approved by parliament.

    We are eager to hold transparent elections and as democracy-builders, we welcome international scrutiny. That is why the electoral commission is working with the U.N. Mission in Iraq and welcoming 667 international observers.

    Two measures among many to make sure that as many votes as possible can be cast freely and counted accurately:

    —With some areas of the violence-ridden Anbar Province still unsafe for voting, the displaced residents will be able to vote in alternative — and secure — locations. Meanwhile, throughout Iraq, electronic voting cards are being used for the first time.

    —Having been ruled by one man and one party under Saddam Hussein’s regime, Iraqis understand that no single faction — whether political, ethnic, regional or religious — should control our country.

    Instead, our electoral process encourages an inclusive government. Twenty-five percent of the seats are allocated to women — a rarity in our region. Other seats are reserved for Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities. And the Independent High Electoral Commission has barred only 15 candidates from participating in elections nationwide, based on Article 7 of the Constitution which specifically excludes those who “may adopt racism, terrorism, the calling of others infidels, ethnic cleansing …”

    After the election is over, the democratic process will continue. Since it is very possible that no single party will win a 167-seat majority in the parliament, the national conversation will continue about how competing parties can come together to form a coalition government.

    Inclusiveness isn’t only the best way to build democracy. It’s also the best way to beat terrorism. When every segment of society has a voice, no community feels excluded, and citizens are confident that their grievances can be resolved peacefully, Iraq’s new government will gain legitimacy, denying extremists the political support they need for their violent tactics.

    As we hold our national election, Iraq is in the forefront of building democracy and on the frontlines of fighting terrorism. The battle against al-Qaida in Iraq is part of a larger struggle against the violent terrorism that threatens our neighbors in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as people everywhere.

    Therefore, the United States and Iraq should strengthen what President Obama has called our “partnership of equals.” Iraq needs equipment, expertise and intelligence coordination but not American boots on the ground. Similarly, we need economic investment, not foreign aid.

    Together with political participation, shared prosperity is the best way to defeat violent extremism. The steady development of our oil industry is expected to generate $5 trillion over the next two decades. Iraq intends to use these revenues primarily to rebuild our transportation; improve our education and health care; and restore our electrical, water supply and sanitary systems. All these endeavors, as well as others, offer investment opportunities for American companies.

    The parliamentary election will be a giant step on Iraq’s progress toward democratization, development and defeating terrorism. Whoever comes out ahead in the voting, Iraqis and the entire world will be the winners.

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    ABOUT THE WRITER

    Lukman Faily is the ambassador of Iraq to the United States.


    This essay is available to McClatchy-Tribune News Service subscribers. McClatchy-Tribune did not subsidize the writing of this column; the opinions are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of McClatchy-Tribune or its editors.

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    © 2014, McClatchy-Tribune

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