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| AMMAN (R) — The government has stressed Jordan would not allow US troops to be stationed on its territory to mount any attack on Iraq. “Jordan rejects the principle of interfering in the internal affairs of its brothers under any justification,” Minister of State for Political Affairs and Minister of Information and government spokesperson Mohammad Adwan told Jordan-based foreign correspondents on Monday night. “We refuse to be a launching-pad or arena for any act against our brotherly state Iraq or to use our soil and airspace to attain this objective,” Adwan said. He was responding to foreign newspaper reports that Washington already has troops in Jordanian bases as part of secret military plans to attack Baghdad. US President George W. Bush on Monday opened wide the door to possible military action against Iraq, saying the United States would use all tools available to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher called in Iraqi Ambassador Sabah Yassin on Sunday to assure him the Kingdom respected Iraq's sovereignty. Adwan said His Majesty King Abdullah had warned Bush and other world leaders in recent visits of the consequences for regional stability in case of an attack on Iraq. Wednesday, July 10, 2002 |