Tuesday, February 1, 2011

In a surprising move, Jordan's king Abdullah II has replaced his cabinet and Prime Minister today. Following continuous protests in Jordan from both Islamist hard-liners and students concerning corruption.  The dismissals come in the wake of similar protests in Egypt and Tunisia, as well as  recent unrest in Iran.  All eyes are focused on the Middle East as world governments ponder how the region's instability will turn out.
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22 comments:

  1. Clarence MillerFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:55 AM

    hmmm we shall see..


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  2. rickyshaFebruary 2, 2011 at 2:28 AM

    Wow, a lot of stuff happening in the Middle Eastern world. Hope everything stabilizes.

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  3. jonwintersFebruary 2, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    guess we'll know soon enough, unless their government decides that deterrence and stringing citizens along is the best policy like they do in the united states.

    also, abdullah looks a touch like tom hardy from inception, no?

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  4. T. BanacekFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    I wonder if this is going to spread to Libya or Saudi Arabia.

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  5. BassislvFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    looks like the situation in there is kind of tense

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  6. MetatronFebruary 2, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    "They've declared a Day of Rage. Or, as the Middle East knows it - Tuesday." ~ Conan

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  7. RankulusFebruary 2, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Didnt see that one coming o_o

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  8. trippinketsFebruary 2, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    this whole situation keeps getting crazier

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  9. NutcrackoFebruary 2, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    Don't know much about the situation. Looks like everything in the Middle East is going insane.

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  10. PS3 FnaticFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    This guy need to give his people a break.

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  11. Cameron WyattFebruary 3, 2011 at 12:36 AM

    Dat dere middle east is causing all sorts of problems right now. Get your shit together people.


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  12. HydraxFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:06 AM

    @Cameron - tell me about it :(

    so many problems, and always innocent civilians paying the price

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  13. philFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    Oil prices have already started rising as a result of the tensions out there, I just hope it sorts itself out before we all end up riding around on bikes!

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Everything in the middle east looks like if it was about to explode, hope everything sorts out well!

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  15. shadiFebruary 5, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    his turn after Mubarak because he is Unjust and destroyed Jordan

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  16. beyondhiphopFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    we will know one day

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  17. Scootland EconomicsFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    weeee shall learn the truth.
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  18. Andy KhunFebruary 6, 2011 at 5:14 AM

    man what a total shitstorm

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  19. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    Yeah the entire situation in Egypt right now is just a total cockup. They need to get that guy out of office ASAP.

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  20. LennyFebruary 7, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    wow thanks for that!
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  21. TotoFebruary 8, 2011 at 5:29 PM

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  22. PanacheFebruary 17, 2011 at 4:45 AM

    Yep, and so the curtain begins to fall....

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