Actually like I said before it is probably the universities who are begging for the saudi money.
Why let them off the hook. It is they who are taking the money to pad their cushy jobs.
Very true.
from aljezerra.com
King Abdullah was born in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on 30 January, 1962. He is the son of King Hussein’s second wife, English-born Princess Muna Al Hussein.
He began his education in Amman and at the age of four he traveled to England to continue his education. He attended high school in the United States.
He later spent one year in Oxford and Georgetown Universities studying Middle Eastern affairs, particularly the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The young monarch married his wife, Kuwait-born Palestinian Rania, in June 1993. Now they have three children, Prince Hussein, Princess Iman, and Princess Salma.
Pro-Western policy
King Abdullah has followed the footsteps of his father in applying the paternalistic style of rule and moderate, pro-West political viewpoint.
But Jordan’s pro-Western policy has faced pressures after the Palestinian intifada or uprising broke out in September 2000 and after the 11 September attacks on the United States.
King Abduallah had tried to end the violence between Israel and the Palestinians; a dispute that has prompted public opinion in Jordan; whose population is mainly of Palestinian origin.
His biggest challenge as king is creating democracy in Jordan; a task which he said doesn’t have a “blueprint” for.
His stance as a truly modern king is emphasized by the viewpoint he posted on his web site: “A Jordan with equal opportunities for all and with special privileges for none".
During his rule, the Kingdom had worked on some anti-corruption measure to stimulate businesses and attract foreign investors, efforts which lead to the free trade accord which Jordan and Israel signed with the U.S. recently.
However, the Jordanians are still waiting for the economic benefits that were promised after the Kingdom singed a historic peace accord with Israel in 1994.
Military man
King Abdullah joined the British military academy at Sandhurst in 1980 and served in the British army in West Germany and Britain. He also served for Jordan's 41st and 90th armored brigades, the air force's Helicopter Anti-tank Wing and the Second Guards Brigade.
In 1993, King Abdullah became the deputy commander of the Special Forces. His main role was in a highly specialized commando unit that mainly focused on keeping internal order.
In 1998, King Abdullah headed a high-profile special forces unit to raid the hideout of gunmen who killed eight people in Amman. When the operation was over, Jordanians chanted his name on the streets.
Although he speaks Arabic fluently, King Abdullah speaks English better than classical Arabic, which is needed for official appearances.
King Abdullah is also a car racing fan (he is a former Jordanian National Rally Racing Champion), a qualified pilot, diver and free-fall parachutist. His others interests include scuba diving and collecting ancient weapons.
The greedy Universities are certainly selling out our security in exchange for $$$$$, but President Bush's State Department are the ones handing out the student visas to these "friendly" Saudis.
The whole country is blind now, and oh how the islamofacists must be laughing at us as we self destruct in the name of greed, multiculturalism and twisted government policies. When it's all said and done, Bush will go down in history as the stupidest President of them all, simply because he should know better than to allow the muslim version of the Trojan Horse to enter our country by now, whether by wide open borders or visas. But if he doesn't see the Mexican Trojan Horse carrying twenty million invaders, it's doubtful he sees much of anything.