Jordan king: 'IS far from Jordan'
[Ynet] Jordan's King Abdullah II told tribal chiefs in the country's south that "Daesh (the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
) is far from Jordan's borders.
What an odd thing to say. But no doubt His Majesty had his reasons. | However,
denial ain't just a river in Egypt...
Jordan is in cooperation with all elements supporting tribes in Iraq and Syria who are fighting the terror organization."
The king added that "Daesh is a cross-border danger, an organization that targets all countries and will not stop in Iraq and Syria."
Posted by: trailing wife 2014-12-19 |