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	Articles - Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		King Hussein ruled Jordan from 1953 to 1999, surviving a number of challenges to his rule, drawing on the loyalty of his military, and serving as a symbol of unity and stability for both the East Bank and Palestinian communities in Jordan.
		Jordan is a Middle Eastern country, bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south and Israel and West Bank to the west.
		Jordan is classified by the World Bank as a "lower middle income country." The per capita GDP was approximately $1,817 (â‚¬1,479) for 2003 and 14.5% of the economically active population, on average, was unemployed in 2003.
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Jordan (2414 words)

	Encyclopedia: Military of Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Military branches: Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF; includes Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, and Royal Jordanian Air Force); Badiya (irregular) Border Guards; Ministry of the Interior's Public Security Force (falls under JAF only in wartime or crisis situations)
		A unit of the armed forces of Jordan.
		Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 8.6% (FY98)
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Military-of-Jordan (189 words)

	Why War? Keywords: Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		An additional 2,400 US troops are deployed in Jordan and, according to Jordanian news agency Petra, are being reinforced by ano...
		The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan or Jordan is a country in the Middle East.
		Jordan is a small Arab country with inadequate supplies of water and other natural resources such as oil.
	www.why-war.com /encyclopedia/read.php?offset=135&id=509&sortby= (776 words)

	Jordan Military Information
		The sources of military assistance have shifted somewhat during the different periods of the country's existence; however, until the 1980s, Jordan had looked primarily to Britain and the United States for military material.
		American military aid began on a small scale in 1950, but in 1957 the United States became the kingdom's principal source of assistance in meeting its national security needs.
		Hussein's growing independence in purchasing military material was facilitated in part by his strengthened ties to other Arab countries after Jordan joined them in opposing the United States sponsored 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~serapion/factpage.htm (731 words)

	Military.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The land that became Jordan is part of the richly historical Fertile Crescent region.
		Jordan is a small Arab country with inadequate supplies of water and other natural resources such as oil and coal.
		Jordan is composed primarily of mountains, plains and rocky deserts, and it possesses very limited cultivatable or forested landscapes.
	military.countrywatch.com /countries.asp?vCOUNTRY=087 (94 words)

	Field Marshal Habes al-Majali, 87, Military Leader in Jordan, Dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Marshal Majali was regarded as the strong man in the military government that won the brief civil war against rebellious Palestinian Arab commandos in 1970.
		The officer corps was revamped, and the army grew, from 23,000 troops in 1956 to 38,000 in 1964.
		An American military historian, a retired Army colonel, Trevor N. Dupuy, wrote later that the Israelis had been impressed by "Jordanian tactical performance, evidencing higher professional standards than the Syrians or the Iraqis" in one attack, although the attack failed to gain ground.
	www.library.cornell.edu /colldev/mideast/habes.htm (476 words)

	The Fall Of Jordan
		Jordan is of the original Palestinian Mandate promised for building a Jewish homeland by the Balfour Declaration of 1917, ratified by the League of Nations and the US Congress.
		Jordan was suddenly inundated with perhaps as many as 750,000 hostile Palestinians, loyal to Arafat, who were quickly absorbed by King Hussein's Palestinian population.
		Jordan, with her mixed population of 75% Palestinians, 10% Hashemites and the rest a mix of Bedouin and Arabs from other countries will fall into the New State of Palestine.
	www.gamla.org.il /english/article/1998/aug/win1.htm (1917 words)

	.:JORDAN HIGHLIGHTS:.
		Welcome to Jordan where the civilization of man is combined with the splendor of the place to create the modern image of Jordan with its' cities, villages, people and desert, with it's plains and beaches and the goodness of it's people who enjoy serving their guests.
		Jordan, a land of legend, history, and hospitality.
		Its most prestigious of treasures is the mystical and legendary city of Petra, carved 2000 years ago from the Red Sandstone Mountains by the Nabateans, it is one of the official wonders of the ancient world.
	www.jordanhighlights.com (460 words)

	Jordan - Government - The Armed Forces
		Jordan’s military shield consists of three branches–the Jordan Arab Army, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Coast Guard.
		One of the main benefits Jordan has reaped from its peace treaty with Israel is the removal of a hostile military danger on its western border.
		Military Medical Services: Approximately 1.6 million Jordanians, including government employees, military servicemen and their families, are covered by government health insurance and benefit from medical services provided by the military at the King Hussein Medical Center.
	www.kinghussein.gov.jo /government5.html (1014 words)

	CBC News:Evidence Jordan helping U.S. military (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		And in Jordan, where the overwhelming majority of the population is opposed to a U.S. invasion of Iraq, there is growing evidence the government is giving the Americans far more assistance than it's admitting in public.
		The government has declared a military exclusion zone, which is strictly off limits to journalists.
		Nawaf Tell, a researcher at Jordan University's Centre for Strategic Studies, says a very important reason the government will ignore public opinion is that Jordan has become heavily dependent on American aid.
	www.cbc.ca /stories/2003/03/10/jordan030310 (295 words)

	Military Court (in Jordan) Convicts 15 Muslim Militants of Terror Conspiracy
		AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A military court convicted 15 men Wednesday - only one of whom was in custody - for a terror conspiracy targeting U.S. and Israeli interests in Jordan as well as its intelligence officials.
		Military prosecutors said all eight sentenced to 15 years in jail were believed to be in Iran, except for Najm al-Din Faraj Ahmad, who is better known as Mullah Krekar and is the spiritual leader of Ansar al-Islam.
		The indictment said al-Riyati was initially recruited in 1998 by Jordanian-American Raed Hijazi, an al-Qaida operative convicted of the millennium terror plot in Jordan and sentenced to death.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1154464/posts (824 words)

	World Tribune.com: U.S. stockpiling military equipment in Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A defense official said the United States has a total of 7,000 military personnel in the Hashemite kingdom, nearly double the number released by Jordan.
		The officials said many of the U.S. nationals in Jordan are military support personnel.
		The newspaper said U.S. spy satellites last week detected the arrival of 60 trucks to the Taji factory, located 10 kilometers outside of Baghdad and which is suspected of producing anthrax.
	216.26.163.62 /2002/ss_jordan_08_14.html (352 words)

	Middle East Newsline -
		Jordanian officials have met with representatives from seven Arab militaries to discuss the center.
		Amman was said to have sought commitments from the militaries for training contracts over the next two years.
		Jordan is regarded as a leading developer of software in the Arab world.
	www.menewsline.com /stories/2003/january/01_22_4.html (193 words)

	CNN - Jordan's King Abdullah holds talks on military cooperation with U.S. - February 21, 1999
		AMMAN, Jordan (CNN) -- Jordan's King Abdullah met with the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Saturday to discuss military cooperation between his country and the United States, the official Petra News Agency reported.
		The United States is one of the largest donors to resource-barren Jordan, contributing $225 million annually in military and economic aid.
		Jordan has asked the United States for an extra $150 million in aid to help modernize the country's 100,000-strong armed forces, officials say.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/meast/9902/21/jordan.military/index.html (345 words)

	AllRefer.com - Jordan - Military Cooperation with Other Arab States \| Jordanian Information Resource
		The loan of military personnel was regarded as a form of compensation to the Persian Gulf states that have provided Jordan with subsidies over the years.
		Jordan turned to the United States for assistance in providing transport airplanes, missiles, and special equipment to move and maintain a Jordanian rapid deployment force of two brigades (8,000 men) in the event of a threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf area.
		Although Jordan had no significant defense industry, it was reported in 1983 that components of the Chinese J-6 fighter aircraft, a variant of the Soviet MiG-19, were shipped to the King Faisal Air Base at Al Jafr for assembly and subsequent delivery to Iraq.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/jordan/jordan141.html (752 words)

	Hilarious and Harrowing Times in the Military; Gregor Jordan's "Buffalo Soldiers"
		Its blitzkrieg of military culture can't be accused of subtlety.
		The equally perverse Robyn is turned on by Elwood's impure motives; he falls for her in earnest -- and the stage is set for the final unevenly matched showdown between Elwood and the murderous Top.
		In the pre-credits sequence he plummets from a great height to land, splat, on the opening title; the fall is reprised in a dive he takes off the high board for some canoodling in the pool with Robyn.
	www.indiewire.com /movies/movies_030723buffalo.html (1004 words)

	Military of Jordan
		Military expenditures - dollar figure: $608.9 million (FY98)
		Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 7.8% (FY98)
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mi/Military_of_Jordan.html (84 words)

	Omniseek: /Lifestyle /Military /History /Jordan
		Jordan is the oldest valley basin in Central Europe.
		Jordan's modern history dates from 1921, when Emir Abdullah, the second son of Sherif Hussein, established the Emirate of Trans-Jordan as a self-governing territory under British mandate.
		Jordan is a constitutional, hereditary monarchy based on the constitution of 1952.
	www.omniseek.com /srch/{54913} (293 words)

	PressThink: Comment on Eason Jordan Resigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Jordan: I have devoted my professional life to helping make CNN the most trusted and respected news outlet in the world, and I would never do anything to compromise my work or that of the thousands of talented people it is my honor to work alongside.
		Jordan makes a public statement, one which surely was as calculated as sbw's were and one that is nasty with regard to its implication, as were some or all of sbw's were, but absolutely demands a response.
		Jordan's falling on his sword before the executioner's axe fell publicly is clear indication that journalists, of any rank, have to be responsible for what they say or broadcast.
	journalism.nyu.edu /mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=1537 (15075 words)

	Jordan Military News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In that same month in Amman, Jordan, a vehicle was blown apart via...
		March 21, 1968: Israel attacks Karameh in Jordan, PLO and Jordanian Forces repel attacks with...
		Kuwaiti Co. undertakes investments in Aqaba region in Jordan
	www.einnews.com /jordan/newsfeed-JordanMilitary (1164 words)

	Military Review: Jordan in Transition 1990-2000
		Because it is Iraq's largest trading partner, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan matters in the complex diplomacy and military posturing of the Middle East.
		Jordan's stability is important to maintaining peace in the region.
		Internally Jordan contends with a sizable Palestinian population as well as tribes whose loyalties it guarantees through social and economic benefits.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0PBZ/is_4_84/ai_n6175951 (509 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Jordan acceded to the World Trade Organization in 2000, and began to participate in the European Free Trade Association in 2001.
		Jordan imported most of its oil from Iraq, but the US-led war in Iraq in 2003 made Jordan more dependent on oil from other Gulf nations forcing the Jordanian government to raise retail petroleum product prices and the sales tax base.
		Jordan's export market, which is heavily dependent on exports to Iraq, was also affected by the war but recovered quickly while contributing to the Iraq recovery effort.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/jo.html (1221 words)

	GN Online: UAE, Jordan to organise military show
		The UAE and Jordan have joined hands to organise the Middle East's only special military show in Amman next month, covering defence hardware used in fighting terrorism and equipment supplied to elite forces, officials said yesterday.
		This will be the first defence exhibition to be jointly organised by the UAE and Jordan and it replaces the Tridex show which had been held in Abu Dhabi every two years.
		The prince, a member of Jordan's royal family, said the agreement with the UAE to stage joint defence shows was in line with the instructions of President His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and King Abdullah.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=64298 (542 words)

	King, Cohen discuss Iraq, U.S. military aid to Jordan
		The Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported that King Abdullah voiced appreciation for the U.S. administration and Congress' support to Jordan's development, stressing that combating poverty and unemployment is the main target of government efforts.
		Jordan has long affirmed its rejection of the use of force to settle the Iraqi question, while insisting that Baghdad comply with U.N. Security Council resolutions and the suffering of the Iraqi people be alleviated.
		Jordan's stand on Iraq stems from the conviction that any change in Iraq must be decided by the Iraqi people, officials have said.
	www.jordanembassyus.org /031199001.htm (783 words)

	Jordan: No military solution to conflict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The minister reiterated Jordan's opposition to anti-Israeli suicide attacks, but said they were the result of the despair of the Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation.
		Despite Israel's recent large-scale military offensive on the West Bank, the initiative still offers a way out of the violence and appealed to Israeli public opinion, he added.
		Jordan wants a comprehensive political plan developed to end the Israeli occupation and create an independent Palestinian state.
	www.jordanembassyus.org /05122002002.htm (708 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Iraqi forces still in Jordan
		An estimated 800 Iraqi commandos, the bulk of the force that stole into Jordan two weeks ago, remain pinned down in Jordan’s eastern desert in two places – around Wadi Athner and near the town of Ruwayshid, report the intelligence sources of DEBKA-Net-Weekly.
		Jordan is also faced with the immediate problem of the newly arrived crack commandos hiding in Amman linking up with 75-100 Iraqi intelligence agents already operating undercover in the city, all highly trained for subversion and terrorist operations.
		Jordan and Israel are aware that one purpose of the creeping infiltration of Iraqi commandos and agents into Amman is to create a jumping off base for Iraqi fighters to reach the West Bank.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=23899 (1254 words)

	[A-List] US imperialism: Iraq, Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Several batteries of improved Patriot "Scudbuster" missiles are also to = be moved to Jordan's eastern frontier in case Saddam launches a Doomsday = attack on Israel using warheads tipped with biotoxins or nerve gas.
		Jordan's official position, stated two days ago by Mohammed Affash = Adwan, the information minister, is that it will not allow its land or skies to = be used as a launchpad for foreign troops to invade Iraq.
		In return, Jordan's military assistance from the US is being increased = by =A364m to =A3196m and American cash is paying for improvements to the = airfields.
	lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/a-list/2002-July/019791.html (543 words)

	Jordan Military
		After the warehouse raid in northern Jordan, the word from...
		Jordan Lewis has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC...
		Kidron, challenged blind allegiance to the Israeli state and the military machine.
	www.nation-info.com /Jordan-Military.html (395 words)

	British Intervention in Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Hashimite monarchy in Iraq was overthrown on July 14, 1958, in a swift, predawn coup executed by officers of the Nineteenth Brigade under the leadership of Brigadier Abd al Karim Qasim and Colonel Abd as Salaam Arif.
		Instead of moving toward Jordan, Colonel Arif led a battalion into Baghdad and immediately proclaimed a new republic and the end of the old regime.
		For some weeks, the political atmosphere in Jordan was explosive, but the government kept order through limited martial law.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/jordan-58.htm (678 words)

	Military Of Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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