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Jordan denies transport of US military equipment to border with Syria
 Jordan denied reports on planned transportation of US military equipment to the border with neighboring Syria with the aim of putting pressure on Damascus. The deputy prime minister and spokesman of the government, Dr. Marwan Al-Muashar, in remarks published by the daily newspapers on Friday, denied a report, published by the Washington Post, that Washington was planning to transport four billion dollars worth of military equipment from Qatar and Bahrain to the Jordanian-Syrian border region "in a bid to exert pressure on Damascus. "We have frequently read such unfounded reports that are aimed at harming Jordan," he said.Posted by: Fred 2005-11-20 |
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