While there have been rumblings since December about Britain sending ground troops into Libya, the Cameron government has repeatedly denied any deployments, and insists there was no planning to do so.
A newly leaked memo shows those denials were a lie, and that Britain has had SAS special forces operating on the ground in Libya since at least early January, when Jordan’s King Abdullah briefed US Congressmen on the matter.
King Abdullah told them that UK special forces had needed help from the Jordanian military in translating certain aspects of Libyan Arabic, noting that Jordanian slang is very similar to the Libyan variety. He said Jordanian troops would embed with the SAS forces.
British officials refused to comment on the leak, though US Senate officials confirmed the meeting that served as the underpinning for the memo. They did, however, refuse to confirm the content, as the memo was supposed to be a secret.
The King of Jordan (which means Dictator) is such a sell out to his people. This is why the people of these dictators hate the West’s guts because they keep their vassal clients propped up with police state tools they use on them.
Who are you speaking for? I’m Jordanian with Palestinian heritage, I’ve lived in Jordan for three quarters of my life and was born there. Our people love our King. he serves us well, keeps us safe and keep our country secular and the freest in the Arab world.
“Secular”? Are you kidding me? According to Article 2 of the Constitution of Jordan Islam is its state religion. Hence Jordan is not a secular but a theocratic state. Please stop trying to fool me. The current government may be lenient but it and any later government can always use that article for the purpose of suppression and discrimination.
And here is the analogous article of the 2012 Constitution of Syria: “The religion of the President of the Republic is Islam; Islamic jurisprudence shall be a major source of legislation; The State shall respect all religions, and ensure the freedom to perform all the rituals that do not prejudice public order; The personal status of religious communities shall be protected and respected”.
So which nation is more “secular” based on its Constitutions, Jordan or Syria? My conclusion: Syria.
I note that Islamic jurisprudence is only a major source and not the only source of legislation. No wonder for a nation which is far more diverse than Jordan.
He surely allowed the CIA and the Pentagon to use his country’s territory to train, arm and finance the radical Sunni Jihadists to fight in Syria to overthrow the govt violently and slaughter non-sunni muslims. Nice guy the little dictator is. And, let’s be clear the King would be overthrown in a heartbeat if it weren’t for his masters in Washington DC.