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[@JoelWing2](/creator/twitter/JoelWing2)
"#Iraq Jul XX 2018 Study of govt salaries and pensions said unsustainable When oil prices increased govt increased salaries and allowances for its workers World Bank said avg spending XX% of GPD 2005-12 one of highest in Mideast"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2018 Protests in X provinces Sairoon offices in Babil attacked Hikma and Badr offices in Nasiriya burned Police shot at crowds outside Dhi Qar provincial council building Attempt to burn council building in Maysan Led police to kill 3"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2010 Report Fire that broke out after ISI attacked Central Bank of Iraq in June done on purpose by bank officials trying to cover up corruption involving ISI and senior govt officials"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2009 PM Maliki said Iraq ready to export 15000 cubic meters of natural gas to Europe Govt spokesman Dabbagh said Iraq wasnt ready to export gas anytime soon Never happened"  
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"Avg budget for govt workers XX% of total spending XX% of GDP 2005-12 2003 were approx XXX mil govt workers 2018 XXXX mil KRG had 682000 govt workers XXXX% of budget in 2018 Ruling parties and public unwilling to cut govt workers because jobs patronage benefits"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2005 Meeting on Iraq reconstruction in Jordan said that US rebuilding program failed to provide basic services"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2012 Turkey said KRG trucking oil to it was legal Said it wouldnt stop it even if Baghdad asked it to Turkeys Energy Min said it wanted more KRG trucks to come"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2003 Time reporter Officials told him fmr AmbWilsons wife was CIA official Talked with Cheney Chief of Staff Libby about matter beforehand Libby leaked info about Wilsons wife in attempt to discredit him for opposing Iraq-Niger uranium story"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 1990 Tariq Aziz at Arab League called for an Arab Marshall plan to help rebuild Iraq after Iran-Iraq War"  
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"#Iraq Much better book on Baathist police state is Mayada Daughter of Iraq Tells story of woman arrested by secret police for crime she didn't commit Explained evils of Saddam & his family along with lives of other innocents she was imprisoned with"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2012 Iraq complained about KRG-Turkish oil deals saying it would affect relations between two countries"  
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"#Iraq sells around 200000 bar/day of oil to US earning $XXX bil Also sells dates and rice Most of that goes through 3rd parties before they arrive in US making it unclear how they will be affected by the tariffs"  
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"Mayors house in Maysan burned Fadhila Hikma Badr Dawa offices set on fire in Samawah Muthanna and council building sacked X more killed March in Baghdad broken up by security forces Basra provincial council building taken over with police killing 4"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2012 After Iraq complained that Turkish air force was crossing border shut down air space to Turkish passenger flights saying it was a technical problem"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2020 Report KRG contracted Pakistani businessman to handle deals with Rosneft and traders that handled all KRG oil sales after 2017 Companies would pay businessman and he would disperse funds to the KRG along with paying oil companies"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 1951 Iraq made last payment to Turkey of oil revenues in return for giving up claims to Mosul after WWI"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 1958 New govt made announcement on radio Said Iraq was now a republic and the people would elect the govt Didnt happen Said there would be a president who would be elected later Called for Iraqi unity"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 1925 Frontier Comm report to League of Nations on where border between Turkey and Iraq should be Said Mosul vilayat should be in Iraq after British seized it after WW1 armistice Said Assyrians should return to Turkey"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2020 Activist shot in Basra City by men on motorcycles Part of new crackdown on Protests Protesters clashed with police in Kut"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2012 Dep PM Shahristani asked for $XXX bil to be cut from KRG budget because it stopped oil exports for Baghdad in Apr KRG said Baghdad owed it $XXX bil"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2007 Report MahdiArmy forced out almost all Sunnis from West Rasheed Baghdad Sold stolen cars Involved in weapons trafficking Kidnapping Extorted money from local businesses Rented homes of Sunnis who they forced out and sold their property"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 1982 Saddam ordered capture of Qasr e-Shirin in center across from Diyala on anniversary of Baath coup Iraqis attacked twice but failed Jordan ended up sending troops to support Iraqis"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2014 KRG said Dana Gas owed it $XXX mil Dana said KRG owed it Oct 2013 Dana threatened to get Turkey to seize KRG oil exports unless it was paid Dana went to arbitration in Dec 2013"  
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"#Iraq Pro-Iran groups probably attacking Kurds to save face and show that they are still a force in the country after inaction during Iran-Israel War"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2002 Czech Intel head doubted that 9/11 hijacker Atta met with Iraqi intelligence in Prague in 2001 Fake story"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 1990 Iraq deployed 2nd Republican Guard division to Kuwait border Was detected by US intel"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2003 Sr White House official asked about problems with WMD claims in Bush State of Union said President not a fact checker"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 1990 Arab League met Foreign Min Aziz accused Kuwait and UAE of deliberately driving down oil prices Accused Kuwait of drilling into Rumaila oil field Wanted $XXX bil in compensation"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2008 Kuwait named ambassador to Iraq First since 1990"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2013 Eni agreed to lower production target for Zubayr field in Basra Originally was XXX mil/bar/ day Agreed to 850000 bar/day by 2035 Was due to lack of infrastructure"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2007 Suicide truck bomb hit PUK compound in Kirkuk killing XX Insurgents in army uniforms rounded up people in Adwala Diyala executed XX left X wounded"  
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"Trump doesn't understand trade Thinks other countries have been unfair to US Imposed tariffs on places with no people and countries where US has trade surplus Taxes on #Iraq will have little impact Another example of how pointless policy is"  
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"3 state run banks controlled industry Didnt offer many products to public Banks manipulated dollar auctions People had problems withdrawing money using credit cards"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2016 100s of activists protested in Babil Maysan Diwaniya Najaf Karbala Dhi Qar Muthanna demanding reforms end to sectarian quotas better services Sadr met with activists about coordination protests but nothing came of it"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 1990 Iraq moved a division to border with Kuwait as feud between two escalated Saddam wanted to see how west would react to his deployment of forces Detected by US intel"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2003 X US soldiers in Fallujah that complained to news about extended tours discharged by White House"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2014 Report KRG started pumping oil from Kirkuk to its facilities Oil Min Luabi objected Natural Resource Min and KAR group built new pipeline that connected Kirkuk fields to KRG pipelines"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2024 Report Banks sign of failure of economic development in Iraq Full of corruption Banks focused upon foreign trade and dollar auctions rather than supporting economy Most private banks controlled by ruling parties"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2013 Report MP on integrity committee said PM Maliki pushing another arms deal with Russia after last one was corrupt Oct 2012 Iraq signed $XXX bil weapons deal with Russia MPs found XX% of money went to kickbacks"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2012 Report PM Maliki accused Kurds of smuggling oil at cabinet meeting Dep PM Shaways objected Said trucking oil to Turkey legal Oil Min said oil should be controlled by Baghdad Said KRG smuggling oil to Iran and Turkey earned $X bil"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2018 Protests in Babil Baghdad Basra Activists were talking to Basra govt about demands Govt arrested and looked for organizers in Baghdad Qadisiya Dhi Qar Najaf while media campaign to discredit them continued"  
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"#Iraq Jun XX 2011 Report Eni and Saipem oil companies investigated in Rome for allegedly giving bribes to win oil contracts in Iraq"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 1990 Saddam accused Kuwait & UAE of overproducing oil Said some Gulf states were working with US vs Iraq Said if didnt change their policies Iraq would take action to protect its interests Said Iraq would protect itself from Israeli aggression"  
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"Said Gulf States support during Iran-Iraq War was small contribution to what Iraq did Claimed Kuwait took Iraqi territory Called on Arab govts to forgive Iraqs debt and help pay for rebuilding Demanded oil prices rise to $25/bar"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2009 Report DNO started independent oil exports for KRG in June with no payment plan set up Addax Petroleum and Genel Energy also didnt have pay deal"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2005 Iraq-Iran deal signed for $X bil line of credit to buy Iranian products"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2018 Protests in Baghdad Basra Dhi Qar Karbala Muthanna Najaf X Killed in Baghdads Shula by police gunfire Badr office stormed in Najaf X protester shot on Jul XX died of wounds"  
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"#iraq Jul XX 2003 White House answered questions about making Iraq-Africa uranium claim that CIA opposed Tried to blame CIA for including Iraq-Africa uranium claim in Bush State of the Union"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2018 Protests in Baghdad Najaf X in Basra X in Dhi Qar X person killed in Baghdad Fadhila offices burned Most broken up by police ISF blocked X protests in Diyala"  
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"Musings On #Iraq Trump Puts New Tariffs On Iraq"  
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"#Iraq Jul XX 2019 Protests in Basra Dhi Qar Diwaniya Baghdad for jobs and services"  
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