06 June 2009 Summary
The Public Integrity Commission (PIC) has hundreds of arrest warrants to be served and just recently had served 317 warrants for having forged academic certificates in the last provincial elections. The PIC are concerned at the amount of counterfeiting that is going on.
Rumors are rampant in the Dinar world concerning an RV that is pending soon. We are looking into this and hopefully will provide information on this soon.
The Iraqi Parliament has just recently lifted the immunity of two members of the Parliament. More on this later as we are trying to find out what is going on with the Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani, resignation or questioning?
American Contractor does have good sources read the next paragraph.
In my 23 May 2009 Newsletter, I briefly mentioned that the Iraq Deputy PM Barham Saleh, would resign. I didn't go into details then and now I can say it is about getting close for him to lead the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan as their Prime Minister. According to ALARA ONLINE online news who is just the first report it after I mentioned it on 23 May.
Iraq deputy PM to quit to take up Kurdish role
One of Iraq's two deputy prime ministers, Barham Saleh, will resign within days to lead the main Kurdish bloc in elections in the autonomous Kurdish region, an aide said on Saturday.
Read the Article Here:
ALARA ONLINE NEWS
PM Maliki did speak to the Ambassador to Kuwait in Baghdad about the battle between the two countries.
HEADLINES IN BAGHDAD MEDIA dated 6 June.
Pakistan to Open Embassy in Baghdad
Security Council moves to lifting sanctions on Iraq
Over 70 MP's demand to legislate law compelling officials to abandon their foreign nationalities (Remember Trade Minister with Dual U.K., Iraqi Citizenship)
Government pressure to conceal truth in ministers questioning
MP's for taking Oil companies with contracts in the region off of Blacklist
Five Baghdad headlines that I have picked out of many. This is all for the street ground truth in Baghdad, Iraq.