Jared Kushner's 'Deal of the Century' Almost Led to Wild Coup in Jordan

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/11/jordan-saudi-trump-netanyahu-deal/


It never happened, in large part because Jordan’s King Abdullah II would not bend to pressure and make concessions on the status of Jerusalem and other issues affecting the Palestinians. His resistance came at a price: Abdullah’s kingdom has been shaken by tremors over the past several years, encouraged by the squeeze from top political leaders in the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Abdullah’s troubles erupted into public view in early April, when the king’s security forces detained three prominent Jordanians he suspected of plotting to destabilize his regime: Prince Hamzah, the former crown prince groomed by his American-born mother for the throne; Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a relative of the king and a powerful tribal leader; and Bassem Awadallah, a former Jordanian minister who had become a confidant of the Saudi crown prince, who’s often known by his initials, MBS.

A Jordanian prosecutor referred charges against bin Zaid and Awadallah to the State Security Court on June 2, but the details weren’t disclosed publicly. A Jordanian investigative report on the case, shared with me by a knowledgeable former Western intelligence official, claims that the alleged plotters’ actions “do not amount to a coup in the legal and political sense, but they were an attempt to threaten Jordan’s stability and incite sedition.”

Hamzah wasn’t charged. The investigative report says he and his family “are at their home under His Majesty’s [Abdullah’s] care.” The report argues that Hamzah had “never accepted” his 2004 removal as crown prince and sought to “present himself as an alternative” to his half brother, the king.

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[soothsayer]

1. I believe it.

[Me.]

2. As Far As We Know Jared Doesn't have ant Blood On His Hands Here

Buckets of it from other interfernces in matters he was too stupid to be involved in but hey maybe he'll get that peace prize he's been nominated for. After you kill all enemies things get pretty quiet.

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3. Is this story brewing now, June 2021? Kushner is still up to no good...

even though the fat, orange turd is out of office?