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What's up in Jordan?: Don't spend it all in one place
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What's up in Jordan? Musings of a cynical optimist. Saturday, August 09, 2008. Don't spend it all in one place. Jordanians have become commodities experts, carefully following the daily fluctuations in oil prices. So, over the past month, as oil prices have fallen precipitously, they have been waiting to see whether the government was honest about letting prices at the pump follow the oil price trends. Of course, the government has rigorously followed the world prices as they rose. Free economy be dammed.
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What's up in Jordan?: A tough crowd
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What's up in Jordan? Musings of a cynical optimist. Sunday, May 11, 2008. Members of parliament were not particularly impressed. By Mullah Nader's explanation. On the land sale issue. Some even called on him to resign. It is possible that they were speaking to the cameras, but still the same this reflects widespread dissolution and skepticism on the management of the economy in general and the land sale issue in particular. Nariman Rousan, who has a penchant for saying embarrassing. He also pointed out t...
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What's up in Jordan?: Prisoners back home
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What's up in Jordan? Musings of a cynical optimist. Thursday, July 05, 2007. After years of deliberations, negotiations and pressure, Israel has released. Into Jordanian custody four prisoners who had been in their jails since before the signing of the peace treaty in 1994. They will continue to serve time in Jordanian jails. Last summer, I mentioned. It is too bad that making political points are more important to our opposition than alleviation of the suffering of the prisoners and their families.
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What's up in Jordan?: A giant step back
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What's up in Jordan? Musings of a cynical optimist. Thursday, July 31, 2008. A giant step back. But it looks like we are seeing a change. The Islamists and the government are playing footsie again, with the head of the Mukhabarat (mullah Nader's brother) meeting. With both the heads of the IAF and Hamas. Islamists can't hide their glee. At getting in the good graces of the government again. So, now the government is free to arrest and persecute leftist activists again. They recently arrested. Batterie-or...
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What's up in Jordan?: Transferred prisoners to be released
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What's up in Jordan? Musings of a cynical optimist. Friday, August 15, 2008. Transferred prisoners to be released. Finally, the government has announced. That Sultan Ajlouni, Amin Sani’ and. And Khaled Abu Ghalyoun are set to be released on August 20, and the Israeli authorities have been notified of this decision. Previously, the government has hinted. That they might not be released, citing objections from. And a desire not to jeopardize talks over release of other prisoners from Israeli jails. He is h...
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What's up in Jordan?: There's a sucker born every minute
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What's up in Jordan? Musings of a cynical optimist. Friday, July 18, 2008. There's a sucker born every minute. Over the past few months,. Has seen the proliferation of agents working for bourses ; taking money from people on the promise of 10, 15, 20% or more monthly. Ads are even placed in small advertising newspapers offering incredible rewards for investors interested in cashing in. Another adage says that the law does not protect the gullible. However. And some of these schemes are starting to fall a...
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What's up in Jordan?: Mixing the unmixable
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What's up in Jordan? Musings of a cynical optimist. Sunday, July 06, 2008. Q: What happens when you mix academia, democracy and tribalism? A: A uniquely Jordanian concoction, that is difficult to describe. Here is the story. In. The formula for developing a local community has come to mean establishing a state university somewhere. These universities are not viewed as a source of community development because they are beacons of knowledge, learning, research or innovation. One such university is. Tafileh...
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What's up in Jordan?: September 2005
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What's up in Jordan? Musings of a cynical optimist. Monday, September 26, 2005. Was issued yesterday delaying the opening the regular session of parliament for two months. This was against a background of a threat to withhold confidence from the government over the rising cost of fuel. Therefore, the proposed no-confidence vote can be considered dishonest grandstanding by corrupt MP's. Nobody will be sorry that they stay home another two months, except their wives. Posted by Khalaf @ 5:28 PM. Thursday, S...
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