Jordanian Explosions: Al Qaeda Strikes Again?
Certainly appears that way…details are sketchy, but the casualty count is rising:
Abu Musab Zarqawi, a Jordanian terrorist who heads an organization in Iraq affiliated with the al Qaeda terrorist network, is “obviously a prime suspect,” Muasher said. He said Zarqawi and al Qaeda were “certainly involved” in a failed rocket attack on U.S. Navy ships in Jordan’s Red Sea port of Aqaba in August. A Jordanian soldier was killed in that incident.In Washington, Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said the Amman bombings “have all the fingerprints of either al Qaeda or some other like group.”
Terror has a way of reminding us, in the worst possible way, that it remains the defining issue of our time…
I heard the attack was on 3 hotels that Americans would be staying in.
Matthews at it again:
“Why Jordan? We are thought of pretty well there.”
http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?PageID=801
Of 16 Nations surveyed, Jordan had the lowest favorability of the US. 80% disapprove, 21% approve. (Don’t ask me why the pew poll has 101% reporting.) June 05.
Nifty chart.
Who would have thought the Indians liked us so much? (NTS: must be nicer to those credit card calls.)
Along those lines, Jay Rockefeller was just on the Situation Room saying that this attack, along with the fact that we haven’t captured Zarquawi or Usama, renders the entire Iraq campaign meaningless. “What have we gained?” he asked.
What can you do in the face of such brazen, willful ignorace? Such a willingness to exploit a tragedy for political gain? All I can do is shake my head. That and leave the room where the children are so they can’t hear my language. One of them volunteered the fact that Chuck Schumer is a “toad” the other day. Must watch that.
And Jay Rockefeller is one, of many, who restrict the military’s ability to locate and capture Zarquawi by the constraints they impose on the military’s operations.
As for “Why Jordan”? Because they can, of course. They can’t hurt us here, or in Iraq, so they have to go where they think we are and where they can actually get to us. Thus, Jordan.
Rockefeller’s gushing praise of the Republicans on the Intelligence community today, tells me it was one of his staffers who slipped out the ‘black’ prisons to Priest. There may not be an intelligence investigation afterall…or immediately.
and not to change topics, but did anyone catch the ‘Thank you america from Kurdistan’ commercials?
(I didn’t know they had a country-just kidding…)
They have a sweetheart deal going. They’ve been dirt poor, but becuase of that the have set up one of the most efficient means of distributing the 35% of Iraq’s oil they just inherited. The were forced to have a more cohesive system, but are now rich. I think there will be corruption, but also a lot of useful spending.
When they decide they want to be able to build a port to pump their oil out of in the North, the turks are really going start sweating.
Anyways, check out the commercial.
mtl, I didn’t see it, but I did hear about it…
I think there was something about the Kurdistan thing on Gateway Pundit.
What I really want to know, Mark, is if you saw Bob Geldof on Hannity and Colmes on Tuesday night.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,175065,00.html
Veeerrrryyyy interesting, AE…good for Sir Bob…
Geldof for UN, that’s what I say.
“Who would have thought the Indians liked us so much?”
Yup. Bush’s ratings are higher there than here – have been for a while. 5 or so hundred million people – not too shabby.