Jordan’s foreign minister has warned the daughters of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein against making statements that "smell vaguely political" while they are guests of the government. Foreign Minister Marwan al-Muasher told the Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat in an interview published Sunday that Jordan did not want Raghad and Rana Hussein speaking about their country’s affairs or their father, who is in U.S. custody. "We’ve always maintained that Saddam’s daughters are in Amman for humanitarian, not political reasons," Muasher said. "We do not like and do not want there to be any statements that even smell vaguely political. They were invited to Jordan for humanitarian reasons and it should remain that way."
Muasher’s comments appeared to indicate the sisters were embarrassing Jordan, a key Middle East ally for the United States which also has major trade interests in post-Saddam Iraq. Many Iraqis are angry at Amman for hosting the daughters of the dictator. In August, a truck bomb exploded outside the Jordanian embassy compound in Baghdad, killing 17 people. Jordan granted Saddam’s eldest daughter Raghad, 36, and her younger sister Rana asylum after they fled Iraq shortly after U.S. troops took control of Baghdad in April. Since arriving in Jordan, Raghad had given interviews to international and Arab media. Her latest media appearance was in December when she said her father was drugged prior to his capture and demanded an international trial for him. In 1996, Saddam ordered the killing of the husbands of both Raghad and Rana after accusing them of giving information about Iraq’s weapons to the West.
Finally! Somebody has the balls to tell these two brats that the party is OVER! I’m betting that they are sitting on some account numbers and want to proclaim that they are the right heirs to power in Iraq. I wonder what the Iraqis have uncovered about these two? If they make another STUPID statement I bet the Jordanians revoke their refugee status and send them back home (or to Kuwait).
I do have to hand it to Saddam, even in defeat he holds power over these poor delusional souls. Look for the Hussein sisters to appear soon in your downtown version of Denny’s in Amman or Hooters. The well is running dry ladies and there are NO free lunches. Maybe the Dixie chicks can do a benefit concert for them? |