[spyone]

King Abdullah cancelled his trip to the USA today. Reasons given are bogus. He is afraid of a pending coup or major terrorist attack immenently with the help of Syria/Al-Quada.

[Zeppo]

I was wondering whether I was the only person connecting the two items - the media certainly does not seem to have made the connection, and is instead trumpeting it as a snub to President Bush. The Jordanian king has apparently been in the US for much of the last week (but not in contact with US government officials? unlikely, isn't it?), but is suddenly going home, and this does indeed sound like a cover story intended either to confuse various enemies, shore up some support at home among the hordes in the street, etc. But something big definitely appears to be afoot...

[Darlin']

Hes trying to be a 21st century leader to people who are hung up in a 14th century mindset. It can't be easy, especially for one so relatively young.