Kurdish Leader Sworn in As Iraqi President

[farquar]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani was sworn in as Iraq's new interim president on Thursday after decades of opposing Saddam Hussein, paving the way for the announcement of a Shiite Arab as prime minister and further consolidating the power shift in postwar Iraq. [B]After he was named to the presidency, Talabani urged Iraqi insurgents, who are believed to be mostly Sunni Arabs, to begin talks. But prominent Sunni Arab groups distanced themselves from the new government — even though some Sunni leaders were give top posts.

"We are not related to any process in this matter of choosing candidates," Muthana al-Dhari, spokesman for the Association of Muslim Scholars, a Sunni group, told Al-Jazeera satellite television. NOT GOOD! http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050407/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

[Dinaress]

i was trying to breakdown the election results thus far it sounds good.
President--Jalal talabani--Kurd
P.M. Ibrahim al-Jaafari--Shiite
Vice Presidents 1) Adel Abdul Mahdi--Shiite
2) Ghazi Yawar--Sunni (prior president)

the biggest mystery is who will be elected for the oil ministry position...wonder who they will pick?

[ISX_TIME]

I was watching the swearing in this morning , and the reality of the dinar hits me......

I'm watching these business men (hundreds right?)

and I'm thinking "what's in their wallet" ?
I'm a small local businessman and I carry about $500 to $1000 on any day, So I say I'm average, (maybe)

SO... Are these guys walking around with 1 to 2 million dinar in their pocket ?
I cant imagine that. We all know how bulky dinar is these days.

Do they have credit cards for everyday transactions ? (not a lot of places accepting credit cards)

Maybe US Dollars ? Likely.... But how is that gonna look

[dorrel]

The following article dose not lead to happy thoughts only informed IQD investors. As you know the Kurds are the majority of the 275 elected. The newly elected Pres. of Iraq was previously the leader of the Kurdish army (tens of thousands strong). The Kurds (1.6 mil) home land is Kirkuk and over 6% of the worlds crud oil. Read the whole article to get a better understanding of what the problem is.

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/11327240.htm

Ethnic tensions in Kirkuk dangerously high Posted on Wed, Apr. 06, 2005
KIRKUK, Iraq - (KRT) - U.S. military officials are concerned that ethnic tensions could turn into widespread violence and, perhaps, civil war in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, setting a dangerous pattern for rest of the country.

Many Arabs and Turkomen said the Kurds are pushing for resettlement not just out of a sense of historical justice, but to stack the chips in their favor for the referendum, and, ultimately, to break away from Iraq.
One of the few things that U.S. and Iraqi officials interviewed in Kirkuk agreed about was that if the Kurds went down that path, it would be a bloody one.

[drtymnky]

The following article dose not lead to happy thoughts only informed IQD investors. As you know the Kurds are the majority of the 275 elected. The newly elected Pres. of Iraq was previously the leader of the Kurdish army (tens of thousands strong). The Kurds (1.6 mil) home land is Kirkuk and over 6% of the worlds crud oil. Read the whole article to get a better understanding of what the problem is.

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/11327240.htm

Ethnic tensions in Kirkuk dangerously high Posted on Wed, Apr. 06, 2005
KIRKUK, Iraq - (KRT) - U.S. military officials are concerned that ethnic tensions could turn into widespread violence and, perhaps, civil war in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, setting a dangerous pattern for rest of the country.

Many Arabs and Turkomen said the Kurds are pushing for resettlement not just out of a sense of historical justice, but to stack the chips in their favor for the referendum, and, ultimately, to break away from Iraq.
One of the few things that U.S. and Iraqi officials interviewed in Kirkuk agreed about was that if the Kurds went down that path, it would be a bloody one.


Never happen. Kurdistan would be surrounded by enemies that they cannot face alone. Turkey, Iran, Syria, they would cripple the area. The Kurds know that they need a federation.

Don't sweat it too much. Don't just take my word for it, ask around.

[FAST1]

Never happen. Kurdistan would be surrounded by enemies that they cannot face alone. Turkey, Iran, Syria, they would cripple the area. The Kurds know that they need a federation.

Don't sweat it too much. Don't just take my word for it, ask around.


Good point. I have heard the same from my buddies.