Jordan

Briefly Noted

By Emir Suljagic and Stacy Sullivan in The Hague (TU 317, 09-13 June 2003)

1 May 05

The rising price of the new currency fuels hopes of a strong economic future.

22 Feb 05

US decision could undermine the wish of the Governing Council to try the former dictator.

22 Feb 05

The days of preferential treatment for Iraqis have vanished, along with Saddam’s low-price oil.

22 Feb 05

Increased attacks leave the Mandaean minority group gripped by fear and thoughts of emigration.

22 Feb 05

People in Iraq are fearful of war, and hopeful for change.

22 Feb 05

Kurds are expecting the quiet of recent days to be broken by the opening of the northern front.

22 Feb 05

Iraqis looking for signs of a collapsing regime wonder why the Americans have yet to stop the government television.

22 Feb 05

The war is a nightmare, filling Iraqis with dread.

22 Feb 05

Recent atrocities were partly the result of international forces’ failure to provide adequate policing and border controls, critics say.

22 Feb 05

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