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By David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times, March18/19,2013
CAIRO — King Abdullah II of Jordan leads one of the smallest, poorest and most vulnerable Arab nations. But that does not stop him from looking down on many of those around him, including the leaders of Egypt, Turkey and Syria, as well as members of his own royal family, his secret police, his traditional tribal political base, his Islamist opponents and even United States diplomats.
President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt has “no depth,” King Abdullah said in an interview with the American journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, to be published this week in The Atlantic magazine. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey is an authoritarian who views democracy as a “bus ride,” as in, “Once I get to my stop, I am getting off,” the king said.
And he said President Bashar al-Assad of Syria is so provincial that [....]
“Members of my family don’t get it,” he said. “Look at some of my brothers. [.....]
He blamed his own government’s secret police for [....]
“When you go to the State Department and talk about this, they’re like, [....]
The king was also frankly dismissive of the tribal leaders from the East Bank of the Jordan River who have traditionally formed his family’s base of support [....]
Comments
Great analysis of the King Abdullah Show by Christopher Dickey:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/20/jordan-s-king-abdullah-...
(Recommended by Angry Arab News Service who has never been much of an admirer the man he calls "KingPlayStation.")
by artappraiser on Sat, 03/23/2013 - 1:29am
Thought the original Atlantic piece much better - gives the context - the guy seems on-the-ball, outspoken, but giving good advice.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/monarch-in-the-middl...
by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 03/23/2013 - 3:48am