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You really need to understand this issue. Its Mastercard demanding Patreon dump someone for something he said. Not on Patreon, or on You Tube. He just undered the word N***R and Mastercard insisted that anyone associated could not use their service. Also, others got the same treatment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp9ZJiFFBnU

"Oldest Church" Discovery "Ridiculous," Critics SayMati Milstein in Rihab, Jordan for National Geographic NewsJune 13, 2008 A Jordanian archaeologist's announcement this week that he had uncovered the world's first Christian church in an underground cave drew surprise and skepticism from experts in Jordan and beyond. The Jordan Times earlier this week quoted archaeologist Abdel-Qader al-Housan, director of the Rihab Center for Archaeological Studies as saying, "We have uncovered what we believe to be the first church in the world, dating from 33 A.D. to 70 A.D." Al-Housan later told the Associated Press that he discovered a cave beneath St. George's...

UNITED NATIONS — As the former president of Iran, Mohammed Khatemi, yesterday attended a U.N. meeting designed to minimize the clash between Islamists and the West, Turtle Bay was abuzz about Prince Zeid of Jordan, who publicly announced his candidacy for the post of secretary-general, and who is well-positioned to bridge that post-September 11 clash. Mr. Khatemi, who a decade ago launched a concept known at the United Nations as "dialogue among civilizations," declined to address reporters as he left a meeting of "eminent persons" who were working on a non-binding declaration of a U.N.-sponsored body now known as "alliance...

Jordan has foiled a chemical attack, linked to al Qaeda, involving trucks loaded with 20 tons of explosives that could have killed 80,000 people, according to security officials. More to follow...

Al Qaeda warning by king of Jordan Abdullah says his forces thwarted major bomb plot Robert Collier, Chronicle Staff Writer Saturday, April 17, 2004 ©2004 San Francisco Chronicle | Feedback | FAQ URL: sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/04/17/MNGLO66QRH1.DTL Jordan's King Abdullah II, asserting that Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist network is "still very, very effective," said Friday that his security services had foiled a plot to blow up major government buildings and perhaps the U.S. Embassy in Amman. In a wide-ranging interview with The Chronicle's editorial board, Abdullah, who is Washington's closest ally among Arab leaders, gave a bleak assessment of the fight...