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...anonymous military commanders, it's not much easier to rope in well-known political leaders. Abdul Aziz Rantisi, a tough, uncompromising medical doctor, is the main political figure in Gaza. Last week he slipped underground to evade the Palestinian Authority sweep. Khaled Meshal, the man the Mossad poisoned in Amman in 1997 and whose life was then saved by Jordan's King Hussein, stays permanently out of reach. He is the organization's overall boss, but he gives his orders from safe havens in Syria and Qatar. Mousa Abu Marzook, who was forced out of the U.S. and then Jordan...
Jordanian government spokesman Saleh al-Qallab told Time last week that Amman has sought Qatada?s extradition from Britain for alleged terrorist activities and provided evidence against him years ago. Though his assets have been frozen by the U.S. and his welfare benefits taken away by the U.K., Qatada still lives freely in London...
FOILED DECEMBER 1999 AMMAN, JORDAN A tip to local intelligence officials revealed a plot to kill U.S. and Israeli millennium revelers by bombing a fully booked hotel and prominent Christian sites...
...realize that we have to fix our own world first, that we actually do have some control of our destiny and that the West is not our enemy. All proud Arabs must see harsh dictators and radical manipulators for what they are and not as heroes. AMIN K. KAWAR Amman...
...agreement. The impact will be far more significant for Jordanian exporters of pharmaceuticals and textiles. Pharmaceutical companies--"young but strong," according to one observer--hope to make up on the world stage business lost after the adoption of international intellectual-property conventions. Clothing manufacturer Al-Zay, based in Amman, will export Italian-style men's suits to U.S. department stores...