Jordanian opposition vows to keep up wave of protests, challenging kingdom's stability Associated Press/Fox News

Published November 15, 2012

Is Jordon next?                 By  RJ MacDonald

The associated press reports that there are socioeconomic protests in Jordan which protests are Islamist-led. This is very significant, especially with the Muslim Brotherhood involved – a “spooky” organization which has had historical dealings with Western intelligence agencies such as MI6 and the CIA. This is a real foreboding of things to come and it is still riding on the momentum of the so-called “Arab Spring.”

Of course the basis is economic in nature and the oligarchic government, the kingdom that is, rather than absorbing the depreciation of it's own economy, is seeking to let the people pay, so that it experiences less loss – or no loss – itself.

Clearly violence has erupted which means that the issues and the movement which the issues have caused are very serious and will doubtfully disappear soon.

Reportedly the Muslim Brotherhood has stated that the protests will continue until the government decision is revoked. It seems then that the Brotherhood have taken a rather definitive and set position so that the conditionality is instituted and so the pressure is on.

AP reports:

"While we understand the reasons behind the price hike, we insist it's a temporary, but not a fundamental solution," said Jamil Abu-Bakr. The alternative, he said, is a crackdown on corruption and a stronger parliament to monitor the government's activities. He said a demonstration is scheduled for Friday in Amman.”

The fact that the frame of reference is a charge of “corruption” and that the framed solution is to “monitor the government's activities” indicates that the movement has taken a very proactive and probably relentless mode of operation.

Cooking and heating gas, the rising price of which seems to be what the protests are centered around, can be seen as basic essentials and so this will not simply be dismissed as a passing movement. Gas is an energy issue, so no doubt at some level major energy corporations are involved or will be in respect to a push-back in order to maintain or even increase their profits. These are fundamental economic issues then which are power based and therefor can give rise to violence unfortunately, which violence may be used for the purpose of implementing politico-economic change. A political “Kingdom” combined with energy resources generates a fundamental equation that the West, perhaps particularly the US, is and will be sensitive to and may become involved in, if it is not already, such that they (the US) may support a reactionary position behind the scenes, probably initially in the mode of intelligence direction. The Muslim Brotherhood is a double-edged sword for the West and the US, depending on whether or not the Brotherhood supports the particular Western hegemonic drives at hand. This may unfold in a rather complex manner with variable contingencies determining, to a degree, the unfolding of those events.

AP states that:

“The government has defended the price hikes, saying they are necessary to reduce a massive budget deficit, part of Jordan's efforts to secure a badly needed $2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to shore up the kingdom's shaky finances.”

The fact that the government wants to use the price hikes to counter a massive budget deficit partly in order to secure a loan from the IMF indicates that the West and more centrally the US is most probably involved or will be, in supporting the government, unlike it's “Arab Spring” role in respect to Syria. What this could do then is to pit the Muslim Brotherhood against the US, which was not the case in the “Arab Spring” as both had the common ground interest of removing Bashier al Assad, that is unless the Brotherhood is used covertly by the US to hijack and usurp the movement for the sake of controlling and curbing the the critical dynamics. Again, what may take place in Jordon will be quite complex and the basis of that is that The Kingdom of Jordan has been a US alley to date.

“Jordan has been hit by frequent, but small, anti-government protests over the past 23 months, but these demonstrations have shifted the focus from the government squarely to the king.”

If it is true as AP reports that the focus has shifted from the Jordanian government to the King then this indicates that the movement is structural and therefor subject to deep fundamental changes. If this is the case then there is little doubt that Western intelligence will want to control the outcome in fear of the rise of secular nationalism and a more governmentally controlled market which might run counter to Western interests in the region.

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Issues involve populism and fake populism such as the type George Soros allegedly a agent of the Rothschild banksters is engaged in around the world such as with the “Open Society.”  Imperfect governments have legitimate opponents but there issues and protests get lost in the simultaneous corporate instigated socio-political movements or they actually have their movements hijacked and incorporated into the western corporate movements such as with the Arab Spring.

Who pocketed Gaddafi’s billions?

'...the sum which Gaddafi and his associates had in bank accounts, and which the West, in fact, has stolen – $ 150 bln – might have been enough to reconstruct the Libyan infrastructure after the damage caused by the bombs – if not fully, then, at least, partially. But now, that money has disappeared. Why and where? Here is what Anatoly Egorin says:

“The West most likely decided right after the very start of the anti-Gaddafi rebellion in Libya to do whatever possible to prevent Gaddafi from staying in power. His and his associates’ bank accounts were immediately frozen. Or, it would be probably better to say that it was only officially announced that they were frozen, but in reality they were stolen. Nobody can say for sure precisely who stole this money and where it is now. There is only some vague information that it was allegedly pocketed by the bankers themselves and that these bankers allegedly tried to launder this money in offshore zones. Attempts to find this money are now under way, but I doubt that it will ever be found.” '

                                                                                    - Andrei Ontikov

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In the article above there is an admittance that foreign fighters are fighting in Syria - fighters which are of the order of Jhadists, Salifists, Al Qaeda and probably mercenaries in general.  The explanation just as to why a major mainstream media (CNN) is mentioning this probably that as the whole world now, in the myriad forms of alternative media has been stating this for months.  By mentioning it CNN, representing the West, makes itself appear as if is being honest.  In fact western media knows now that it must report this, rather than avoid reporting this truth or covering it as otherwise its agenda will be simply too obvious.  In other words had it not been for the reporting of the alternative world-wide press it is very unlikely that it would have been reported by CNN.  By reporting it it appears as though it were initiating the (statement of) truth.  However it seems that it is trying to kill two birds with one stone in that it proactively denies western responsibility, especially herein in the form of "recruitment" and in respect to the supplying of arms.  Reading this article - here:   Why Did CIA Director Petraeus Resign? Why Was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya Murdered?  - and its embedded/associated articles might prompt the  reader to think otherwise.

" (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, U.S. sources familiar with the matter said.
Obama's order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence "finding," broadly permits the CIA and other U.S. agencies to provide support that could help the rebels oust Assad. " Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret U.S. support for Syrian rebels - Reuters

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" WASHINGTON — A small number of C.I.A. officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government, according to American officials and Arab intelligence officers.

The weapons, including automatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and some antitank weapons, are being funneled mostly across the Turkish border by way of a shadowy network of intermediaries including Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood and paid for by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the officials said.

The C.I.A. officers have been in southern Turkey for several weeks, in part to help keep weapons out of the hands of fighters allied with Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups, one senior American official said. The Obama administration has said it is not providing arms to the rebels, but it has also acknowledged that Syria’s neighbors would do so. " - C.I.A. Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition  -  NYT

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