---almat_private wrote: > > C O L L A B O R A T I O N > A C R O S S T H E J O R D A N > > MER - Washington - 2/3/98: > Jordan, under the Hashemite regime originally installed by British LAITH SHUBAILATT's article IT'S TIME TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE ZIONIFICATION OF JORDAN was a pleasure to read. The tone and content follow the classic Arab (if one can generalise) love of conspiracies. > >A careful observer of late and past official Jordanian positions would >reasonably conclude that they have methodically purported to annex >Jordan to "Israel" in the service of Zionist plans, against Arab and >Muslim ones. > >Understandably joint military exercises occur essentially between >states with similar policies and a compatible military strategy >identifying similarly WHO THE ENEMY IS... > This ignores the more obvious joint exercises between countries such as the US & Oman, US & Russia, and Australia & Indonesia to name a few examples. Joint military exercises serve many purposes, only one of which could include identifying similar enemies. In the case of Israel and Jordan, it seems not only logical but prudent (to avoid dangerous miscalculation or accident in the Gulf of Aqaba) to hold joint exercises. Frankly, the thought of that there is a realistic desire to "annex Jordan to "Israel"" is a ludicrous as annexing Russia to the US, or Indonesia to Australia. The rest of the article give a point by point 'proof' of the validity of his position. One thing is clear about the Middle East; there have been enough injustices committed by Israel to convince any 'reasonable' person that the current state of the Middle East has been imposed through Zionist terror (remember Deir Yassin, etc), and that the status quo has been overtly supported by American foreign policy. However, it also needs to be remembered that many of the front-line Arab states have also contributed activity to the destabilising of the region, have actively suppressed their own people (frequently blaming external 'Zionists'), and have financially and militarily supported terrorist activities against their Arab neighbours. The situation in the Middle East may remain deplorable, but to attack Jordan for attempting to make the best out of a harsh reality is self serving. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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