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Henny

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Jordan Next to Fall?
« on: November 14, 2012, 05:34:38 AM »
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/world/middleeast/jordan-faces-protests-after-gas-price-proposal.html?pagewanted=all

People are back in the streets today. Schools are being closed and kids sent home early - even in private schools where the teacher strike/protest doesn't affect them, in anticipation that this is going to get really bad.

I don't blame the people on this one. What CNN calls "cooking gas" is the gas that more than 80% of the people (myself included) heat their homes with - and it gets COLD here during the winter. The government may have signed its own death warrant!
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Re: Jordan Next to Fall?
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2012, 06:27:56 AM »
It is extremely good to see your post!
Welcome !


I hope that Jordan can do all the changes it needs peacefully, I would not wish for Syria's plight to be repeated anywhere.


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Henny

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Re: Jordan Next to Fall?
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2012, 06:34:56 AM »
Quote from: Henny on November 14, 2012, 05:34:38 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/world/middleeast/jordan-faces-protests-after-gas-price-proposal.html?pagewanted=all

People are back in the streets today. Schools are being closed and kids sent home early - even in private schools where the teacher strike/protest doesn't affect them, in anticipation that this is going to get really bad.

I don't blame the people on this one. What CNN calls "cooking gas" is the gas that more than 80% of the people (myself included) heat their homes with - and it gets COLD here during the winter. The government may have signed its own death warrant!

Hello Plane! Unfortunately, I doubt it will go that way. Jordan may well be worse than Syria, but for different reasons. Too many differing factions here - a perfect storm for a civil war.
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Re: Jordan Next to Fall?
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2012, 06:41:11 AM »
Ouch!

Are you safe?
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Re: Jordan Next to Fall?
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2012, 12:16:59 PM »
I'll keep you and your loved ones in my prayers......always
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Re: Jordan Next to Fall?
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2012, 12:45:48 PM »
A civil war would mean that everyone would freeze in the winter.

Why have the Gulf States ceased subsidizing gas and oil to Jordan?

Best wishes and best luck to you, Henny.

Syria is a total mess. They seem to have rallied a lot of the opposition around a Christian leader, I hear.

Assad is rather insane to think that he will be able to govern after this.

 
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Re: Jordan Next to Fall?
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2012, 01:28:33 PM »
"Jordan may well be worse than Syria"

Please, no.


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