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7/6/2015
Side of the ships in the port stronghold province of Basra in southern Iraq Imaging
In the southern Iraqi port city, where you do not find the space for lovers, which is a center of trade and the financial backbone of Iraq and one of the most important ports of the Gulf. Here is where the sun's heat, you can not estimate the degree of height, and the spread of pollution caused by sewage, and sagging residential buildings low ramshackle rise, highlighting the suffering of the optical community aspiring to achieve the dream of separation from the Government Center. Shatt al-Arab waterway, where the two rivers made their united Iraq from north to south (Tigris and Euphrates), carries the sufferings of the past years due to wars and the destruction of it. But as long as ships sank here previously and spread to the local fishing and oil smuggling trade in illicit goods coming from neighboring Iran Boats in time of war, according to residents.
The second city of Basra, the largest commercial city in Iraq, given the vital role they play in revitalizing the country's economy, as it gives the central government, about 97% of the oil revenues, and where is extracted nearly 90% of the incident in that lies its people to poverty and deprivation slums of crude oil.
Ali Abbas, a young man owns a shop selling computers is misplaced a few meters from the Corniche, which runs along the river bank, says that "the Iraqi economy is the result of the Basra oil extraction, is it reasonable to take everything and give the province electricity, for example?" He said, adding "They are using our ports and we reap the unpaved roads potholed."
Over the past decades, they tightened their grip on the Baathists the ports of Basra and suppressed all rebel movements and the opposition represented by the Shi'ite majority at the time, as well as the depletion of natural resources to maintain backward manner.
Today, after untying "visual" after fed up of successive governments to rule Iraq, people are looking for work in isolation from the central government and the establishment of their own territory, especially as the conditions they have available.
Ramadan al-Badran, an Iraqi businessman living in California, and one of the advocates to the federal accommodation in the province of Basra, says, "The best way to avoid conflicts establishment of Basra province, because Baghdad showed our lack of seriousness in solving the financial problems experienced by the Basra so you must return power to the people." .
Basra seems the only city in Iraq keen to re ties with Baghdad under certain agreements, contrary to the aspirations of the Kurds and some Sunni leaders who are looking to achieve secession and the establishment of self-rule, while the Shiite armed groups showed a breath, and this newly sovereign and Mtkhv.
Badran sees, that the investment in Iraq is a walk in a dead end, either to continue in this way, or that the typical job of creating a province of Basra.
Advocates of Basra province to see the campaign that if achieved, will not differ something about the Kurdistan region. He says Haider al-Tamimi, who works for the candy salesman, "in Kurdistan find that normal life, so why not enjoy that life in Basra? We know that corruption will continue in the event of the establishment of the province, but the word will be ours at the time."
Some want to Basra to improving basic services after the failure of all projects established during the past 12 years. Folks here and cast blame on the central government of corruption made in the province and the lack of seriousness in fulfilling the city.
Decline in the price of oil make the city at their worst now, as well as coming from Baghdad, the financial problems in terms of austerity and relying on reserve in some cases.
Mohammed Ali Al-Shammari, says he pays $ 100 a month to provide electricity to small misplaced, because the power supply cut off in his hometown about 18 hours a day under a large high temperature since the beginning of April to the end of the year.
Albesrion want to achieve across the region lead to change the political structure and cut red tape in private companies that depend on acceptance of staff has standards, under a large high rates of unemployed youth. The support of the federal must solve these things first.
Sabih al-Hashemi, head of the Basra branch of the Federation of Iraqi businessmen, says, "A lot of investment companies prefer to work with state-owned companies based in the Baghdad-based and this is what puts the competitors in Basra, in the case of unfavorable when it comes to bidding for lucrative government contracts." .
He also added, "can not work with local banks because it calls for the price of a high interest up to 14% at least, and this will reduce the competing companies to invest in the city and get a few loans for the implementation of projects."
Mohammed al-Tai, an independent Iraqi parliamentary and federal advocates, says, "We in Basra have to be the richest city in the Middle East and we look forward to be like the city of Dubai, but of course the current reality, we suffer from salt water in the taps."
There is growing doubt that the Basra campaign towards secession does not enjoy broad public support, while many analysts believe that Basra on a date with achieving that dream.
In the short term, the Basra campaign is not close to success because the politicians maintain Amiqo rooted in politics in Baghdad and would oppose such initiatives that will further weaken Baghdad's control over the country, according to Zaid Al-Ali, an expert specialist in Arab constitutions at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
And the survival of Iraq as a "federal federal" without division, an opinion poll revealed that the number of those calling on citizens to "federal Iraq" percentage from 80% to 40% between 2008 and 2014 have decreased.
From: Ahmed Alaa
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7/6/2015
Side of the ships in the port stronghold province of Basra in southern Iraq Imaging
In the southern Iraqi port city, where you do not find the space for lovers, which is a center of trade and the financial backbone of Iraq and one of the most important ports of the Gulf. Here is where the sun's heat, you can not estimate the degree of height, and the spread of pollution caused by sewage, and sagging residential buildings low ramshackle rise, highlighting the suffering of the optical community aspiring to achieve the dream of separation from the Government Center. Shatt al-Arab waterway, where the two rivers made their united Iraq from north to south (Tigris and Euphrates), carries the sufferings of the past years due to wars and the destruction of it. But as long as ships sank here previously and spread to the local fishing and oil smuggling trade in illicit goods coming from neighboring Iran Boats in time of war, according to residents.
The second city of Basra, the largest commercial city in Iraq, given the vital role they play in revitalizing the country's economy, as it gives the central government, about 97% of the oil revenues, and where is extracted nearly 90% of the incident in that lies its people to poverty and deprivation slums of crude oil.
Ali Abbas, a young man owns a shop selling computers is misplaced a few meters from the Corniche, which runs along the river bank, says that "the Iraqi economy is the result of the Basra oil extraction, is it reasonable to take everything and give the province electricity, for example?" He said, adding "They are using our ports and we reap the unpaved roads potholed."
Over the past decades, they tightened their grip on the Baathists the ports of Basra and suppressed all rebel movements and the opposition represented by the Shi'ite majority at the time, as well as the depletion of natural resources to maintain backward manner.
Today, after untying "visual" after fed up of successive governments to rule Iraq, people are looking for work in isolation from the central government and the establishment of their own territory, especially as the conditions they have available.
Ramadan al-Badran, an Iraqi businessman living in California, and one of the advocates to the federal accommodation in the province of Basra, says, "The best way to avoid conflicts establishment of Basra province, because Baghdad showed our lack of seriousness in solving the financial problems experienced by the Basra so you must return power to the people." .
Basra seems the only city in Iraq keen to re ties with Baghdad under certain agreements, contrary to the aspirations of the Kurds and some Sunni leaders who are looking to achieve secession and the establishment of self-rule, while the Shiite armed groups showed a breath, and this newly sovereign and Mtkhv.
Badran sees, that the investment in Iraq is a walk in a dead end, either to continue in this way, or that the typical job of creating a province of Basra.
Advocates of Basra province to see the campaign that if achieved, will not differ something about the Kurdistan region. He says Haider al-Tamimi, who works for the candy salesman, "in Kurdistan find that normal life, so why not enjoy that life in Basra? We know that corruption will continue in the event of the establishment of the province, but the word will be ours at the time."
Some want to Basra to improving basic services after the failure of all projects established during the past 12 years. Folks here and cast blame on the central government of corruption made in the province and the lack of seriousness in fulfilling the city.
Decline in the price of oil make the city at their worst now, as well as coming from Baghdad, the financial problems in terms of austerity and relying on reserve in some cases.
Mohammed Ali Al-Shammari, says he pays $ 100 a month to provide electricity to small misplaced, because the power supply cut off in his hometown about 18 hours a day under a large high temperature since the beginning of April to the end of the year.
Albesrion want to achieve across the region lead to change the political structure and cut red tape in private companies that depend on acceptance of staff has standards, under a large high rates of unemployed youth. The support of the federal must solve these things first.
Sabih al-Hashemi, head of the Basra branch of the Federation of Iraqi businessmen, says, "A lot of investment companies prefer to work with state-owned companies based in the Baghdad-based and this is what puts the competitors in Basra, in the case of unfavorable when it comes to bidding for lucrative government contracts." .
He also added, "can not work with local banks because it calls for the price of a high interest up to 14% at least, and this will reduce the competing companies to invest in the city and get a few loans for the implementation of projects."
Mohammed al-Tai, an independent Iraqi parliamentary and federal advocates, says, "We in Basra have to be the richest city in the Middle East and we look forward to be like the city of Dubai, but of course the current reality, we suffer from salt water in the taps."
There is growing doubt that the Basra campaign towards secession does not enjoy broad public support, while many analysts believe that Basra on a date with achieving that dream.
In the short term, the Basra campaign is not close to success because the politicians maintain Amiqo rooted in politics in Baghdad and would oppose such initiatives that will further weaken Baghdad's control over the country, according to Zaid Al-Ali, an expert specialist in Arab constitutions at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
And the survival of Iraq as a "federal federal" without division, an opinion poll revealed that the number of those calling on citizens to "federal Iraq" percentage from 80% to 40% between 2008 and 2014 have decreased.
From: Ahmed Alaa
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