Hamas arms cache found

"The information I received from Jordan's prime minister and intelligence chief is dangerous and surprising at the same time," Mr Abbas said after meeting Jordan's Prime Minister Maarouf Bakhit. A high-level Palestinian political and security delegation was going to visit Jordan to study the affair "which has serious repercussions for the security and stability of Jordan," Mr Abbas said.

For his part, Mr Bakhit said he welcomed the visit by a fact-finding Palestinian delegation and described as positive his talks with Mr Abbas about the weapons seizure.

Jordan said Tuesday it had indefinitely postponed a visit from Palestinian foreign minister and Hamas leader Mahmud al-Zahar after finding a weapons stash belonging to the Islamic radical group.

Jordan had found explosives and rockets in the hands of a Hamas cell, which had been surveying strategic spots in Amman, a government spokesman said.

Advertisement: Jordan believes the weapons were smuggled into the country from neighbouring Syria. Hamas on Wednesday condemned Jordan's decision to cancel Mr Zahar's visit, which had been scheduled for Wednesday, and denied the group had hidden weapons in Jordan.

Jordan, which has sought to play a mediating role between Israel and the Palestinians, in November 1999 expelled Hamas members including the now Damascus-based supremo Khaled Meshaal and closed its offices.

King Abdullah's move marked a break with his late father's policy of tolerating Hamas's presence in the desert kingdom.

_________________________________________________________ More developments regarding the cache described in earlier articles. Guess who - none other than Syria.

1 posted on 04/22/2006 6:59:24 PM PDT by generalhammond

To: generalhammond

"King Abdullah's move marked a break with his late father's policy of tolerating Hamas's presence in the desert kingdom."

One of the few truly good guys in Middle Eastern politics today. I have read that he's also a direct descendant of the prophet mohammed... as opposed to the cult of idiots that has hijacked islam. I'd like to see more boldness from him in the reform field though.

2 posted on 04/22/2006 7:04:16 PM PDT by Battleofbritain (")

To: generalhammond

Well, Jordanian security seems to be working OK. Nobody would envy those involved with this cell.

3 posted on 04/22/2006 7:04:54 PM PDT by GSlob

To: generalhammond

"The information I received from Jordan's prime minister and intelligence chief is dangerous and surprising at the same time," Mr Abbas said after meeting Jordan's Prime Minister Maarouf Bakhit.

Dangerous and surprising? Because it was there or that they found it?

4 posted on 04/22/2006 7:09:02 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup

To: Battleofbritain

It might be the only way out of the morass, for Abbas to invite Jordanian intervention.

Otherwise, "Palestine" will repeat the murderous chaos of Lebanon of the 1970s and 1980s.

5 posted on 04/22/2006 7:58:15 PM PDT by kenavi ("You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes." Rambam)

To: Battleofbritain

I have read that he's also a direct descendant of the prophet mohammed...

Muhammed's only surviving child was a daughter.. Fatima..

If "direct descendant" means paternal line of descent, there are NO direct descendants of Muhammed..
All who claim descent are either descendants of Fatima, his daughter, or an adopted male "cousin"..

6 posted on 04/22/2006 8:21:19 PM PDT by Drammach (In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king..)

To: generalhammond

geeze freakin wow, a terrorist nest smuggles weapons. i hate palestine so much. please dissolve already.

7 posted on 04/22/2006 10:26:20 PM PDT by steel_resolve (Illegal aliens don’t take jobs Americans won’t; they take wages Americans won’t)

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