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2013-03-20 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by tipper 2013-03-20 01:28|| || Front Page|| [11123 views ] Top

#1 "America's best friend in the Arab World" Uh, uh, AS PER GADDAFI + MUBARAK THUS OF COURSE AMERICA = OBAMA WILL HAVE TO KILL HIM???

gut nuthin.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-03-20 01:58|| 2013-03-20 01:58|| Front Page Top

#2 This is a King. A real king. A decent King.

Posted by newc 2013-03-20 03:37|| 2013-03-20 03:37|| Front Page Top

#3 When has MB started believing in democracy i thourght they wanted Sharia Law as per their charter!

Posted by Flusogum Spealet6811 2013-03-20 07:19|| 2013-03-20 07:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Jordan king warns Syria could become jihadist state, says Assads days numbered
Jordans king warned Wednesday that a jihadist state could emerge on his northern border in Syria with Islamic extremists trying to establish a foothold in the neighbouring country.

King Abdullah II told The Associated Press in an interview that in his view, Syrian President Bashar Assad was beyond rehabilitation and it was only a matter of time before his authoritarian regime collapses.

The most worrying factors in the Syrian conflict are the issues of chemical weapons, the steady flow or sudden surge in refugees and a jihadist state emerging out of the conflict, the king said.

He warned that radicalization of Syria, together with the deadlock in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, could ignite the entire region.

Another extremely dangerous scenario is the fragmentation of Syria, which would trigger sectarian conflicts across the region for generations to come, he said. And also the huge risk that Syria could become a regional base for extremist and terrorist groups, which we are already see establishing firm footholds in some areas, the king added.

All these are extremely dangerous threats. I have been warning against them all, especially the chemical weapons threat, since the beginning of the crisis, he said.

Posted by tipper 2013-03-20 09:54|| 2013-03-20 09:54|| Front Page Top

#5 given Arab history and mindset, he's about as modern and democratic as they're gonna get

Posted by Frank G 2013-03-20 09:56|| 2013-03-20 09:56|| Front Page Top

#6 I've spent some time in Jordan and it is a fine place.

The women wear western clothing, the country is prosperous.

There is a cop behind every tree and they park APC's and station troops at the front door of the Hyatt and the InterCon.

Jordan is what the ME could be if someone had the balls to go in there and kick KSA in the ass about their support of radical Islam. Cut off the KSA money and most of these terrorist nutjob have nothing to work with.

Of course, you have to ask, if it wasn't for terrorism, what would all of these psychopaths in the ME do?

Terrorism is actually serial killings sanctioned by religion.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-03-20 10:32|| 2013-03-20 10:32|| Front Page Top

#7 IIRC the King's family, lineage, has claim to run Mecca.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-03-20 11:16|| 2013-03-20 11:16|| Front Page Top

#8 "IIRC the King's family, lineage, has claim to run Mecca."

Why Yes! Yes they do!

Posted by newc 2013-03-20 13:08|| 2013-03-20 13:08|| Front Page Top

#9 And in fact, they used to run Mecca before Britain gave it to the House of Saud. The Hashemites were given Jordan and Iraq as compensation.

Posted by trailing wife 2013-03-20 14:38|| 2013-03-20 14:38|| Front Page Top

#10 The British didn't "give" Mecca to the Sauds. It was conquered in a war in '25. The British tried to give the Hejaz to the Hashemites, who managed to lose the region to the sandbillies from the Nejd. The Transjordan was a consolation prize for the schmuck who lost Mecca to the Sauds. At best, the British tolerated the change in ownership of Mecca

Posted by Mitch H. 2013-03-20 16:21|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2013-03-20 16:21|| Front Page Top

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