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2005-11-22 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-11-22 12:41|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 But Jordan might now experience a violent homegrown campaign like one launched in Saudi Arabi by local al Qaeda supporters after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the sources fear.

I wouldn't count on it. The current ruler's father lowered the boom on Arafart and his cohorts when the time came, and there's no reason to believe that the current ruler wouldn't do the same thing if his authority were threatened.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-11-22 12:51|| 2005-11-22 12:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Pro-Western Jordan, spared major al Qaeda violence before this month's suicide bombings.

I guess everything is relative.

Posted by gromgoru 2005-11-22 14:52|| 2005-11-22 14:52|| Front Page Top

#3 While anger over Iraq is one factor fuelling Sunni militancy in Jordan, economic hardship is another â often made harder to bear by the ostentatious lifestyle of the wealthy few.

And the fact that the People are Palestinians (or, rather, "Palestinians" are Jordanians) whereas the ruling class are Hashemites (and allied tribes) imported by the Brits from (at present) Saudi Arabia, has nothing to do with it?

Posted by gromgoru 2005-11-22 14:56|| 2005-11-22 14:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Being King is nice. Off with their heads still works pretty well. The Paleos stay in line in Jordanm now. My fellow amateur radio operator the late King did show them he would not put up with their bullshit. The results are proof. I hope his son is also inclined to resort with the same quick and strong measures.

Posted by Mahou Sensei Negi-bozu 2005-11-22 15:00|| 2005-11-22 15:00|| Front Page Top

#5 I guess everything is relative
Gotta assume so in that region.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-22 15:52|| 2005-11-22 15:52|| Front Page Top

#6 Jordanians who matter would like nothing better than an excuse to deal with self-proclaimed "Palestinians," who use Jordanian citizenship as a means to confront the West. Given the end of the Iraq hearts-and-minds folly (it did work in Vietnam), carpet bombing al-Qaeda strongholds in Jordan, is sellable. We didn't give a rat's ass for the 200,000 Japs that we torched in one Tokyo night, not to mention Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Arab fanatics rate about 10 degrees lower on my human annoyance scale than Japs, Nazis and Commies ever did. Banzai!!!

Posted by FarkiFazo 2005-11-22 16:13|| 2005-11-22 16:13|| Front Page Top

#7 So who do you like in Iowa in '08. I hear Kerry still has his machine.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-22 18:01|| 2005-11-22 18:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Kerry was a loser in '04 and he is a loser in '08. Shipman, the machine don't run so good. Ima thinkin Hildebeast is going to run. McCain or Rudy for the Republicans.

Posted by Glemp Flineper4549 2005-11-22 21:02|| 2005-11-22 21:02|| Front Page Top

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