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Peace proposals alarm Jordan: That tinderbox of refugees
A peek into the minds of those Arabs who are neither old-fashioned Arab national or trans-national socialists nor modern radical Arab Islamo-fascists. Herewith some thoughts on President Obama's impact on the future of the region.
Current US peace proposals are just as alarming to Jordan as would be any regional war

A Russian newspaper recently revealed that NATO's secretary-general asked Jordan to help train an army that is being rebuilt in a major area of NATO operations -- quite a recommendation of Jordan's military prowess. But Jordan remains more devoted to peace than war, as the Jordanian king told The Chicago Tribune a few days ago.

Asked about the impact of Iran's nuclear ambitions, King Abdullah II said that countries as small as his cannot think of having a military nuclear programme. He then went on to urge peace in the region.
Posted by: 2010-04-26
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