This past weekend, King Abdullah of Jordan played host to many dignitaries, including US Secretary of State Colin Powell, at a World Economic Forum meeting held at the Dead Sea.
This past weekend, King Abdullah of Jordan played host to many dignitaries, including US Secretary of State Colin Powell, at a World Economic Forum meeting held at the Dead Sea. In his hotel suite, the young monarch spoke to Lally Weymouth of Newsweek and The Washington Post.
Do you think that the impact of the prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq will have a long-lasting effect in this region if those that are involved are brought to justice?
LW:
What is your assessment of the situation in Iraq?
LW:
Do you worry about a possible breakup of Iraq?
LW:
Are you concerned about Iranian influence in Iraq and the possibility of having a Shiite state on your border?
LW:
Do you see a link between the war in Iraq and the Palestinian-Israeli peace process?
LW:
Does it put a lot of pressure on America's friends in this region - like yourself - if there is no peace process?
LW:
Do you feel that you got President Bush to walk back from the commitments he made to Israeli Prime Minister (Ariel) Sharon?
LW:
If Sharon's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza goes ahead, do you see this as positive, and what role could Jordan play?
LW:
As long as (Yasser) Arafat controls the security forces and really calls the shots, is it really possible for (Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei) to do anything?
LW:
Are you afraid that if Israel completes the wall, a lot of refugees will come into Jordan?
LW:
At the Arab summit, do you hope to push the reform agenda?
LW:
If the US were to lose in Iraq, what would be the price in this region - would it embolden rejectionists?
LW:
Jordan just seized a shipment of chemical weapons that Al Qaida was trying to smuggle into your country.
LW:
Why is Jordan a target of Al Qaida?
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