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2004-12-05 Iraq-Jordan

Hamzah will continue to serve Jordan: Noor

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Posted by Steve White 2004-12-05 1:13:53 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Well, if that's the case, why didn't the old man publicly declare him his heir before he kicked the bucket? Did Hussein himself ascend to the throne when he was a kid? It's not like Abdullah has slit his throat (yet......isn't that what the Ottomans used to do? I know they killed their rivals, I just forget how.)
If this isn't an advertisement for writing out a damn will, I don't know what is.

Posted by Desert Blondie 2004-12-05 9:40:20 AM|| 2004-12-05 9:40:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Desert Blondie: It's not like Abdullah has slit his throat (yet......isn't that what the Ottomans used to do? I know they killed their rivals, I just forget how.)

Strangulation was how the Ottomans used to do it.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-12-05 12:15:31 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2004-12-05 12:15:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Hamza was a backup in case Abdullah got himself croaked. Now that Abdullah has his own son & heir, he's cut Hamza out of the line of succession. Perfectly understandable. Nothing to see here.

Posted by mojo 2004-12-05 2:28:52 PM|| 2004-12-05 2:28:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#4
#1,#2
Specificly, the looser in Ottoman politics would "be sent a (the) bowstring". And it just wasn't for family, either-- I know of at least 2 Visiers that got "strung along" after falling from grace. No speakers circuit for you!

It is a good question why Hamzah hasn't died, been arrested, or taken an extended vacation in Europe yet. Awaiting developments...

Posted by N Guard 2004-12-05 5:16:56 PM|| 2004-12-05 5:16:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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