Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Here we go: A US official thinks that Jordan is not Egypt

This must be Feltman:  "“It’s worth noting that, despite the Arab Spring and sporadic domestic demonstrations, there have been no serious casualties and no deaths in Jordan,” said one senior State Department official in Washington, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the internal politics of one of the United States’ closest allies in the Arab world. “This is different than Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen and Syria.” The official said Jordan is “stable,” adding that “the kingdom will get through this.”"