This is rather depressing. Here’s Jordan’s King Abdullah talking to Jon Stewart’s Daily Show about how “moderate” he is and the “extremists” are upsetting the Middle East.
Yes, because running a US-backed police state completely makes you “moderate”. His country’s influence is decreasing, not least because he so slavishly follows US foreign policy in the region:
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| King Abdullah II of Jordan | ||||
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