Daniel 12:4   But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end ...

Remember ...And never forget 9/11

Bush-Sadr Alliance?
The Conservative Voice 2006/11/30
...How will we know the US is supporting Sadr? This is already evident from Steve Hadley’s press briefing on 28 November. The US’s anti-Sadr campaign has been toned down, while the US’s anti-Iran campaign is accelerating. As an example, the US is point blank refusing all negotiations with Iran, despite heavy pressure from the Baker Commission, Congress, and the Washington pundits to do so. ...

Senior anti-Syrian leader in Lebanon says Damascus behind Hezbollah campaign
International Herald Tribune 2006/11/30
The leader of Lebanon's anti-Syrian bloc warned on Thursday that Syria was behind planned Hezbollah protests to bring down the government, trying to restore its power in the country. ...

Text of Bush-al-Maliki news conference
Chicago Sun-Times 2006/11/30

Iraqi Sunnis put faith in Jordanian leader to represent them
San Jose Mercury News 2006/11/29
Top Sunni Muslim politicians in Iraq asked Jordan's King Abdullah II to represent their interests in his meeting Wednesday with President Bush, saying that in Iraq's increasingly sectarian environment, the king is more likely to voice their grievances than Iraq's Shiite Muslim prime minister.   That this responsibility fell to Abdullah highlights the weakened position of Iraq's Sunnis and the anxiety with which many Sunnis in the Middle East view Iraq's future. ...Abdullah is ultimately responsible for Jordan, not Iraq, analysts noted. ...But many average Jordanians say they want the king to actively support Iraq's Sunnis in the face of a hostile Shiite government. ...

Jordanian Monarch attaches high hopes to Al-Maliki-Bush meeting
Kuwait News Agency 2006/11/29
...In a statement issued by the Royal Court, King Abdullah told Al-Maliki during a meeting that "I hope your meeting with President Bush would lead to a clear mechanism that can stop the deteriorating security situation in Iraq, help the Iraqi army and police forces keep a tight rein on the affairs in the country." "The success of Prime Minister Al-Maliki's government in containing the violence in Iraq is one of Jordan's high priorities," King Abdullah II underlined. ...King Abdullah II said "Jordan exerts continuous efforts at the Arab and international levels to defuse the Iraqi infighting and possible civil war." ...

Shiite leader to meet Jordan's king in flurry of Iraq-related diplomacy
International Herald Tribune 2006/11/29
Iraq's most senior Shiite politician was heading to Jordan Wednesday for talks with King Abdullah II, hours ahead of key meetings between the Jordanian monarch, U.S. President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.   Ridha Jawad Taqi, a senior aide to Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, or SCIRI, was scheduled to meet King Abdullah later Wednesday. ...

Centrist Parties Stage Sit-in to Protest Bush’s Visit to Jordan
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/29
...The protestors praised efforts of His Majesty King Abdullah II to achieve justice and peace in the region, establish an independent Palestinian state and restore security and stability in Iraq.
It seems we are nearing fulfillment of the following verse of scripture.
? Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

3Com and Microsoft to kick off Jordan ICT Forum 2006 – Hosting the Future
Al Bawaba 2006/11/29
Edgar Masri, President & CEO of 3Com, and Gerri Elliot, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Sector organization, will kick off the Jordan ICT Forum 2006 that takes place next week at the King Hussein Convention Centre at the Dead Sea, under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II. ...Jordan has become the ideal gateway in the growing regional ICT industry as it offers a cost efficient and highly educated workforce, rapid pace of economic reform and political stability, excellent investment climate, competitive ICT environment and an advanced infrastructure. ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

King receives President of Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/29
...During a meeting on Wednesday with the President of the Supreme Council of Islamic Revolution in Iraq, Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, His Majesty said Jordan, based on its historical ties with Iraq and its religious responsibility stemming from its concern for the blood of Muslims, will continue to support Iraq and its people to protect its unity.   His Majesty pointed out that Jordan is ready to provide all necessary support to ensure the success of the efforts of national reconciliation and the return of harmony among the Iraqi people to achieve a political consensus among the Iraqis to enhance their confidence in the authority of the State and its ability to protect them.   King Abdullah also expressed Jordan's willingness to contribute to the efforts to rebuild Iraq and to cooperating in the field of security between the two countries. ...
The king is willing to jump into Iraq up to his eyeballs it seems, and perhaps they will just give him a crown for it too.

Abdullah & Abu Mazen Met in Jordan
Arutz Sheva 2006/11/29
PA (Palestinian Authority) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) on Tuesday met in Jordan with King Abdullah II. ...Jordan’s Badr Brigade forces, numbering 1,000 soldiers, may take up position in northern Gaza to assist in maintaining the ceasefire ...

Abdullah: al-Maliki, Bush must end Iraq violence
The Jerusalem Post 2006/11/29
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday urged Iraq's prime minister and US President George W. Bush to find a way to end Iraq's spiraling violence and hand over security control to Baghdad before the country slides into a full-scale civil war. ...

The Jewel that is Jordan III
ClassicDriver.com 2006/11/29
One of the world's greatest motoring events will be running for the third time in May 2007 ...The Jewel that is Jordan is a unique event that the biggest car connoisseurs could wish to take part in. It is a spectacular motoring tour; a voyage into the history of the bible, which takes you through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is truly breathtaking!! ...

U.S. to offer funds to help boost Abbas's forces
The Washington Post 2006/11/29
The Bush administration has decided to ask the U.S. Congress for funds aimed at bolstering security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, sources with knowledge of the plan said on Wednesday.   U.S. assistance in expanding Abbas's presidential guard and his control over the strategic Karni border crossing in Gaza will not include weapons or other forms of "lethal" equipment, according to the sources ...

Syrian President Assad Defiant as Bush Visits Mideast
FoxNews.com 2006/11/29
...although he did not refer directly to Bush.   "We send a message to every one that Arabs are no longer a herd that can be sold, bought and taken to the slaughterhouse," he said Tuesday in the speech in the southern city of Sweida, according to official media. ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots
Continued justification for Assad's uprooting.

Syria sent 200 terrorists to assassinate 36 Lebanese leaders
Ya Libnan 2006/11/29
...Assad authorized the terrorist group, which was part of Fatah-Uprising, the Syrian-backed faction which broke away from Yasser Arafat's mainstream Fatah group, to carry out the assassinations.   Al Mustaqbal said the Assad plot was revealed four days ago when two men, arrested on charges of killing two Palestinian activists in the Beddawi refugee camp in north Lebanon, acknowledged to the Lebanese Intelligence Service that they belonged to Fatah-Uprising, which is led by Abou Moussa. ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots
Continued justification for Assad's uprooting.

What Iran & Syria Want
Yahoo! News 2006/11/29
...It's clear that both Iran and Syria are trying to co-opt Iraq into their sphere on influence. Of course, the first thing Tehran and Damascus will try to get their new Iraqi friends to do is to pull the plug on the U.S. presence there. From Tehran's and Damascus' perspective, the fewer Americans in the region to check their plans for hegemony, the better.   But they also intend to use promises of peace and stability in Iraq as a bargaining chip in advancing other aspects of their agendas as well.   Iran wants to use Iraq as leverage to get the U.N. to back off pressuring Tehran over its nuclear (weapons) program. Tehran's message to the U.S. and other nuclear busybodies: If you want peace and stability in Iraq, don't push us on our nuclear program.   Syria will also try to leverage peace and stability in Iraq for an end to the U.N.'s investigation into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Damascus would also like a green light to re-establish its influence in Lebanon, and, perhaps, even try to get the U.S. to pressure Israel to reopen negotiations over the Golan Heights. ...

America, Not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath on
Townhall.com 2006/11/28
Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress, has announced that he will not take his oath of office on the Bible, but on the bible of Islam, the Koran.   He should not be allowed to do so -- not because of any American hostility to the Koran, but because the act undermines American civilization.   First, it is an act of hubris that perfectly exemplifies multiculturalist activism -- my culture trumps America's culture. What Ellison and his Muslim and leftist supporters are saying is that it is of no consequence what America holds as its holiest book; all that matters is what any individual holds to be his holiest book.   Forgive me, but America should not give a hoot what Keith Ellison's favorite book is. ...
Contributed by Bob Anderson.

“The Silent Treatment”, Fleeing Iraq, Surviving in Jordan
Relief Web 2006/11/28
...Although it has historically been among the most welcoming countries in the world toward refugees, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan today ignores the existence of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees, does not address their needs for protection, and has not asked for international assistance on their behalf. It is a policy that can best be characterized as “the silent treatment.” ...

Kazakhstan, Jordan to ink number of bilateral agreements
Gazeta.KZ 2006/11/28
A number of bilateral agreements on commercial and economic co-operation, investments and education will be inked during an official visit of Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, to Jordan, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, said Monday, November 27, at a traditional briefing in Astana. ..."The official contacts began during the last year visit of King Abdullah II to Kazakhstan that gave a powerful impulse to the development of the relationship at different levels between Kazakhstan and the Kingdom," ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

King Congratulates President of Albania
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/27
...King Abdullah II on Monday sent a cable to President Alfred Moisio of the Republic of Albania congratulating him in his name ...
? John 5:43 "I am come in my Father's name (HASHEM), and ye receive me not: if another shall come "in his own name" (HASHEMITE), him ye will receive.

King Congratulates President of Mauritania
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/27
...King Abdullah II on Monday sent a cable to President Ali Ould Muhammad of the Republic of Mauritania congratulating him in his name ...
? John 5:43 "I am come in my Father's name (HASHEM), and ye receive me not: if another shall come "in his own name" (HASHEMITE), him ye will receive.

Limbaugh on Middle East: "Fine, just blow the place up"
Media Matters 2006/11/27
On the November 27 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, in response to claims made by King Abdullah II of Jordan on the November 26 edition of ABC's This Week that "we could possibly imagine going into 2007 and having three civil wars on our hands," Rush Limbaugh said: "[W]ell, let's just have them. Let's just have the civil wars ... because I'm just fed up with this." Limbaugh then asserted: "Fine, just blow the place up. Just let these natural forces take place over there instead of trying to stop them." Additionally, Limbaugh claimed: "[E]verbody comes to us. ... So we go and try to fix it and our own people, Democrats and the left in our country do their best to sabotage our efforts, and then we get blamed for trying to clean up the messes that these people start." ...

Talks aim to counter Tehran
The Washington Times 2006/11/27
...Jordan's King Abdullah II said yesterday on ABC's "This Week" that something "dramatic" must come out of the summit. ...
Hmmm!

Jordan's king meetings with Iraqi Sunni leader to help broker deal to quell violence
International Herald Tribune 2006/11/27
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday met with an Iraqi Sunni leader wanted by Baghdad for inciting terrorism in an effort to help broker Iraqi national reconciliation efforts to end the spiraling violence there.   Abdullah told Harith al-Dhari, who heads the Sunni Association of Muslim Scholars, that all Iraqi people "whatever their religious or political allegiances" need to work together to quell the violence, a royal palace statement said. ...

Jordan calls for broader Mideast plan
The San Jose Mercury News 2006/11/27
..."...it is time that we really take a strong step forward as part of the international community and make sure we avert the Middle East from a tremendous crisis that I fear, and I see could possibly happen in 2007."   The host of this week's summit in Amman also said that American and Iraqi leaders must agree to "some very strong action taken on the ground" in Iraq.   "They need to do it now, because, obviously ... things are beginning to spiral out of control," Abdullah said. "The indicators are of tremendous concern to all of us." ...

Jordan king urges youth to build bridges with West
Middle East Times 2006/11/27
..."The most important activity of the Young Arab Leaders forum is to build bridges of trust with their counterparts in Asia, Europe, and America to consolidate dialogue and bolster cooperation," the Jordanian monarch said.   "This is an essential role and it is important to pursue it," the king told the opening session of a two-day forum organized by the Dubai-based Young Arab Leaders (YAL) ...
This could be viewed as a 'Trojan Horse' tactic of infiltration to divide and conquer the West.

King Meets Head of Iraqi Muslim Clerics Association
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/27
...King Abdullah II said Jordan was ready to provide the necessary support to ensure the success of national reconciliation in Iraq and achieve unity among all Iraqis. ...His Majesty said targeting Islamic shrines in Iraq, whether Sunni or Shiite and the acts of killing and kidnapping violate principles of our religion and human values.   The King’s meeting with Al Dari comes within His Majesty’s meetings with a number of Iraqi Sunni and Shiite leaderships. It also comes within His Majesty’s continued efforts to defuse the crisis in Iraq and bring all Iraqi parties together to end fighting and build a secure and unified Iraq. ...

Indian Businesses to Meet Jordan’s King Abdullah II November 30
AG-IP News 2006/11/27
...King Abdullah is scheduled to have talks with Indian leaders on latest developments in the Middle East and the world. He would also deliver a speech before the Indian Council of World Affairs in the presence of prominent politicians and intellectuals, a royal court statement said.   The King’s Meeting with the Indian industrialists is expected to open the door for more cooperation between the private sectors in the two countries.  In addition, it will be tackling different issues in the fields of law, medicine and healthcare, Information Technology (IT), biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology as well as oil and gas. ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Regional Approach to Iraq
Council On Foreign Relations 2006/11/27
...consensus is reportedly difficult to find among the ten-member Iraq Study Group, which is cochaired by former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III and former Rep. Lee H. Hamilton, over whether to set timetables for military withdrawal. The report comes ahead of President Bush's visit on Wednesday to Jordan, where he will meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. King Abdullah warned on ABC's This Week that the region is at risk of civil wars erupting in Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories and said he supported a regional peace process. ...

Judeh: King Abdullah exerted relentless efforts to draw attention of glob to Palestinian issue
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/27
...In his weekly meeting with reporters, Judeh said the intensive diplomatic activities Amman witnesses nowadays is the outcome of Jordanian diplomacy led by His Majesty King Abdullah towards the Arab issues, particularly the Palestinian, Iraqi, and Lebanese issues.   Judeh elucidated that this refers to crucial role Jordan leads under the leadership of King Abdullah at all levels and the grace of security and stability Jordan enjoys.   Judeh noted that Jordan witnesses momentum of activities at all levels top of it is the US President George Bush’s visit to Amman on Wednesday in addition to the meeting that will group King Abdullah with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki, as well as the meeting that is expected to bring President Bush and Maliki together which coincides with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s visit to the Kingdom, simultaneously an array of foreign ministers from Arab and Western countries will arrive to Jordan to take part in “Future Forum”, which will be organized at the Dead Sea at the weekend ...

Reverse of US Policy Toward Israel
Lekarev Report 2006/11/27
Americans - be aware! The cards in Washington are stacked against Israel these days. An unfortunate combination has emerged of a president who regards the Jewish state as strategically weak and a group of key US advisers on the administration’s new Iraqi policy who are drawn from the most anti-Israeli US administrations of the past. The Olmert government must of necessity brace itself for a period of intensive American pressure to cede ever more assets to curry favor with the Arabs. This is the present situation. ...

King Holds Talks with Turkish Prime Minister
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/26
...King Abdullah II held talks with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the current situation in the Middle East as well as efforts exerted to achieve peace, security and stability in the region.   Discussions also covered mechanisms of developing bilateral ties in the economic and trade fields. ...to the progress and prosperity of Arab societies.' ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

King inaugurates Young Arab leaders Forum
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/26
...King Abdullah II on Saturday inaugurated Young Arab Leaders Forum. In his inauguration remarks, the King expressed pride to be a member of the Young Arab Leaders Board of Trustees along with others who represent these leaders, 'who have a vision of the future and the potential to transform challenges into great opportunities that will contribute to the progress and prosperity of Arab societies.' ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Charlie Rangel, John Dingell, Barney Frank, Trent Lott, Roundtable
Real Clear Politics 2006/11/26
...this strikes me as desperation, frankly, for the vice president of the United States to fly to Saudi Arabia, spend three hours in a one-on-one meeting with the king of Saudi Arabia to ask for their help in solving the problems in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is part of the problem in the Middle East, not part of the solution. And now to meet with Maliki in Jordan -- meet with Maliki in Baghdad, at least, to go to legitimize Jordan somehow. Fine little country and all that, but to legitimize them as the kind of necessary middle man, so to speak for us to work things out in Iraq?   We're laying the groundwork for a regional conference. Clearly, that's the only reason Cheney would go to Saudi Arabia and Bush would go to Jordan, is so they could shortly announce that there will be a grand regional conference and everyone will work together, and basically we will try to devolve responsibility onto the region and extricate ourselves. ...

Middle East facing three civil wars, not just Iraq: Abdullah
Yahoo! News 2006/11/26
...the Jordanian king said the Iraq conflict is just one of three raging in the region, and in his view, not even the most pressing one.   "When it comes to things exploding out of control, I would put today, as we stand, Palestine in probably a close tie with Lebanon," he said.   "Iraq, funny enough -- although as concerned as I am with Iraq and the major problems that that might bring to us -- is in third position. Obviously, this is all relative," he said. ...

King: Improving the gov't performance is top priority
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/25
King Abdullah II said that improving the government's performance and its capability of implementing its programs is a top priority for the interest of Jordan's booming and its prosperity. ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Working Towards Replacing Shiite Maliki with a Sunni Premier
DEBKA-Net-Weekly 2006-11-24
...raised US hopes for new horizons and solutions opening up for solving the Iraq crisis – if indeed Syria proves willing to go along with the United States and break ranks with Iran.   Cheney as repairman for fractured inter-Arab relations ...3. Even if Syria does climb on board, an Iraq solution remains nebulous without co-opting the dominant Sunni Arab insurgent groups in Iraq. This is perhaps the most radical switch in the minds of Bush and his advisers: The Shiite-Kurdish solution for Iraq must now be jettisoned in favor of a Sunni Arab formula. ...

Mideast diplomacy / Bush to visit Jordan, won't meet PM, Abbas
Haaretz 2006/11/24
The most important news of the week is not the worsening of Qassam rocket attacks against Sderot, and not even the spat between the prime minister and the defense minister. The White House announcement that U.S. President George W. Bush is due to arrive in Jordan next week is much more important than yet another clash between Israelis and Palestinians, or among Israelis themselves.   The official purpose of Bush's visit to the region is a meeting with the prime minister of Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki. ...

Crushing a Flower of the Cedar Revolution
FrontPageMag 2006/11/24
The assassination of Lebanese Christian politician Pierre Gemayel this Tuesday has revealed that the Tehran-Damascus axis remains busy with terror activities across the Fertile Crescent.   When UN Security Council resolution 1559 passed in 2004, reaffirming Lebanon's political independence and calling for the withdrawal of the Syrian occupation army and the disarming of Hezbollah, Syria's Ba'athist regime pledged heavy retribution against those Lebanese who would dare join the international campaign for freedom triggered by the U.S.-led War on Terror.   Damascus has kept its promise. ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots
Continued justification for Assad's uprooting.

King Congratulates Spanish Monarch
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/23
...King Abdullah II sent a cable to His Majesty Juan Carlo I of Spain congratulating him in his name ...
? John 5:43 "I am come in my Father's name (HASHEM), and ye receive me not: if another shall come "in his own name" (HASHEMITE), him ye will receive.

Gunmen kill Iraqi politician in western Baghdad
People's Daily Online 2006/11/23
..."Najim Abdul-Radha al-Kanani, Secretary General of the Constitutional Monarchy Movement for Iraq, and Brigade Staff Pilot in the former Iraqi army, was found killed behind the Zarzor Restaurant in Baghdad Mansur district," the source said on condition of anonymity.   The Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy (ICM) is a monarchist political party in Iraq led by Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein, who is related to the Hashemite royal family, which ruled Iraq until 1958.   The movement has enrolled in the U.S.-back political process in Iraq.

Pierre Gemayel mourners blame Syria
The Jerusalem Post 2006/11/23
..."We hate Syria," 18-year-old university student Celene Salaam screamed out near the church. Cheers erupted around her.   "It was definitely Syria [that had Gemayel killed] because they're not democratic and they don't want Lebanon to be safe and peaceful," she told the Post.   "When the Syrian forces were here, they took all our money. They didn't want to leave," she went on. "Syria does not want Lebanon to be a good country. ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots
Continued justification for Assad's uprooting.

Jordan unveils e-gov programme
electricnews.net 2006/11/22
The Jordanian government has formally launched its e-government programme, according to a report in the Jordan Times. The initiative, expected to cost JOD45 million (around EUR49 million) over the next three years, aims to streamline government processes and bring internet access to rural parts of the country. Launching the project, Minister of Information and Communications Technology Omar Kurdi said there were plans for a portal site that would act as a one-stop shop for government services online. "People won't have to go to two or three ministries in a single day to get their passports renewed -- they can just go online, fill out a form, and the ministries will do the rest. E-government will be citizen-centric and will save all of us time and money," ...
Now how far off do you think this is? ...Revelation 13:16-17 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads 17) And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

King Abdullah launches $750m special zone in Mafraq
MENAfn 2006/11/22
King Abdullah on Tuesday announced a plan to establish a $750 million special development zone in Mafraq Governorate ...The special economic zone, which will evolve over the next 19 years, will be built on a nine-square-kilometre area and serve as a transport, logistic and industrial hub serving not only Jordan, but also neighbours like Saudi Arabia, Syria and Iraq. ...The special economic zone was expected to create 13,000 direct jobs by 2015 and 32,000 jobs a decade later, in addition to a similar number of indirect jobs — all will be available for residents of Mafraq and neighbouring districts.   King Abdullah said he would be working with the Labour Ministry to ensure that the workforce in these areas is adequately trained to man the investment projects expected to flow into the zone. ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Jordan ready to implement education plan
MENAfn 2006/11/22
...During a meeting of the initiative's executive council, the Queen said that the IT infrastructure, training, curricula and administrative systems are now in place to facilitate its implementation in all schools. ...The initiative, launched on the sidelines the World Economic Forum annual meeting at the Dead Sea in 2003, also aims to build the capacity of the local information technology industry for the development of innovative learning solutions in partnership with world-class firms.   Another major objective is to help the country build a model of educational reform that can be exported to and replicated in other countries. ...
? Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

Making the last mistake in Iraq
Jewish World Review 2006/11/22
...if, as it is hard to imagine otherwise, our departure from Iraq yields civil war, chaos, warlordism and terrorist safe havens — it is very likely that Iran will lurch in to harvest their advantages, Turkey will send in its army to stop an independent Kurdistan, and Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the other Sunni states will be sucked in to fend off Shi'a Iran's hegemony. In that nightmare maelstrom the 20 million barrels a day of oil shipped from the Persian Gulf — and the world economy with it — will be in daily risk of being cut off." ...
Comment: Let me add that Turkey will also head east, aligning itself with Iran.
Article and comment contributed by Bob Anderson.

Joint Statement by the President of the United States
and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq
The White House 2006/11/21
We are pleased to announce that we will meet in Amman, Jordan, on November 29-30 to continue our consultations on building security and stability in Iraq. We will focus our discussion on current developments in Iraq, progress made to date in the deliberations of the high-level Joint Committee on Transferring Security Responsibility, and the role of the region in supporting Iraq. We would like to express our gratitude to His Majesty King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who has graciously offered to host our consultations. ...

King launches Mafraq Special Development Zone
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/21
...King Abdullah II on Tuesday launched Mafraq Special Development Zone to activate the zone economically to create job opportunities for Mafraq’s children. ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

King Congratulates Lebanese President
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/21
...King Abdullah II on Tuesday sent a cable to President of Lebanon General Emil Lahoud congratulating him in his name ...
? John 5:43 "I am come in my Father's name (HASHEM), and ye receive me not: if another shall come "in his own name" (HASHEMITE), him ye will receive.

King condemns assassinating Lebanese Minister of Industry
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/21
...King Abdullah II strongly condemned the heinous crime of the assassination which took place in Beirut today, and claimed the life of the Lebanese Minister of Industry Pierre Amin Gemayel. ...

Bush: Syria and Iran trying to destabilize Lebanon
The Jerusalem Post 2006/11/21
President George W. Bush denounced Tuesday's assassination of a Lebanese Cabinet member and said Syria and Iran are trying to undermine the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Fuad Saniora. ...

The World Economic Forum returns to Jordan for its Middle East meeting next year
Al Bawaba 2006/11/20
...A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Bassem I. Awadallah, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees, King Abdullah II Fund for Development and André Schneider, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the World Economic Forum.   The World Economic Forum on the Middle East will once again gather world leaders in business, politics and society to work on practical steps to promote economic policies for diversification and job creation ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Al Ali receives Canadian official
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/20
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Suhair Al Ali on Monday received Vice President of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Rick Cameron and discussed with him the bilateral relations and means of enhancing cooperation in the fields of mutual concern.   During the meeting, Al Ali discussed possibilities of increasing the CIDA assistance to implement a number of projects in the fields of education, vocational training and fighting poverty.   She also briefed the Canadian official on the achievements that Jordan has accomplished in the field of reforming and development, pointing at 'We are All Jordan' initiative which was launched by His Majesty King Abdullah II at the aim of improving the economic infrastructure and the political life. ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

King receives Kuwait's Army Chief of Staff
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/20
King Abdullah II on Monday received Kuwait's Army Chief of Staff Pilot General Fahd Al Amir ...During the meeting, which was attended by Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Khaled Sarayreh, the two sides discussed means of enhancing the bilateral relations in the military fields in addition to issues concerning the armed forces of both countries. ...

Islamic group calls for Jerusalem-based caliphate
Haaretz 2006/11/20
The government has received warnings that the Al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic Freedom Party is using preachers on Jerusalem's Temple Mount to call for the establishment of a world Islamic caliphate whose capital is Jerusalem. ...One of the individuals associated with the Islamic Freedom Party is Sheikh Issam Amaira, who lives in Jerusalem. During Ramadan, a sign was placed near the Dome of the Rock reading "[creation of] the caliphate is a commandment from God," flanked by Islamic Freedom Party flags.   Sheikh Raed Salah, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel, has also spoken over the past year of Jerusalem as "the capital of the world Islamic caliphate." ...

Al-Muhajir's Evil Presence
The New York Sun 2006/11/20
...in al-Muhajir's message is his belief that what he perceives as America's imminent military retreat from Iraq has brought an end to one of the "phases of jihad." This is an occasion for al-Muhajir to herald a new phase: the establishment of the caliphate. Al-Muhajir pledges allegiance to the hitherto unheard of " Abu Omar al-Baghdadi." The glaring hint that he is indeed Al Qaeda's candidate for the job of caliph is al-Muhajir's insistence on highlighting al-Baghdadi's Hashemite pedigree — a traditional must-have for any would-be caliph. ...

Siniora's nasty little trick
Haaretz 2006/11/20
...Two weeks ago, Siniora played a small but nasty trick on Syria when he received the draft of the United Nations' proposal for the establishment of an international tribunal to try Rafik Hariri's assassins. ...Did Siniora know that the delay in presenting the document would cause the collapse of his government? Apparently, he did. He was well aware that Hezbollah (and Syria) had no intention of conceding on the issue of the creation of a national unity government in which Hezbollah would have a veto, and that is why he played his little trick.   Actually, Siniora was afraid that if he presented the proposal to his rivals, they would try to delay its approval and drag him and the government into lengthy discussions that might have ultimately taken all the punch out of the document, which he himself drafted together with UN representatives. Apparently, Siniora wanted at least to guarantee approval of the cabinet resolution regarding the international tribunal before political developments led to his government's collapse.   Now the dispute is a legal one. ...

Prime Minister hosts lunch banquette in the honor of Singaporean President
Jordan News Agency 2006/11/19
...In a speech, the premier expressed pride in the exceptional friendly relations that Singapore and Jordan enjoy. "Relations that are constantly nourished by His Majesty King Abdullah II, His regular calls on Singapore and the shared vision of peace and prosperity and the promise for better life for our peoples... And your Excellency's current visit to Jordan attests to the strength of our bilateral relations," Bakhit noted. ...
He is just the greatest thing since sliced bread, isn't he?

Jordan rejects Lieberman comments as 'nonsense'
The Jerusalem Post 2006/11/19
...Avigdor Lieberman told Israel Radio Saturday that the Jewish state should assassinate Hamas' leadership, ignore Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and walk away from international peace efforts. He said he believed the Palestinians are not interested in setting up their own state, but rather in destroying Israel.   Judeh told The Associated Press, "The only solution that guarantees security and peace in the region ... is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state."   "The only way to achieve this is through direct negotiations with the concerned party, which is the Palestinians," Judeh said. "Threats to use force and violence will only lead to more violence." ...

The Greater Amman Municipality and TRACCS announce launch of Jordan's First Corporate Social Responsibility Forum
AMEInfo 2006/11/19
...This forum will be the first of its kind ever to be held in the Kingdom. It aims to foster positive change and proactive development, and comes in response to a growing need for effective public private partnerships. Participants will be invited to reflect on their achievements throughout the year, and to focus on their goals and plans for the year 2007. ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his han