MADRID — Jordan's King Abdullah believes the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Al Hariri was too sophisticated to have been the work of terrorists, the monarch told Spanish newspaper El Pais."We have to be careful with accusations. What I can say is that because of the sophistication of the attacks, as well as the means used, I don't believe it was a terrorist group," King Abdullah said in an interview published yesterday. He gave no further hints as to who he suspected in the attack.
| Should be noted that he hates the Syrians too. |
Many Lebanese instinctively blame Syria for the death of Hariri, a wealthy businessman, though Damascus condemned the killing and denied involvement. King Abdullah, who is due to visit Spain tomorrow, also said any efforts to limit a possible nuclear arms programme by Iran would have to be part of a regional effort that would also address any Israeli programme.
And he said antagonism towards the United States in the Arab street had reached dangerous levels and anger was now being directed at the American people and not just US foreign policy. Arab people have long seen as an "injustice" US policy in the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, and the US occupation of Iraq has only aggravated anti-American sentiment. "We are beginning to see, for the first time, that animosity is not being directed at the foreign policy of the American government, but against the American people. And that is very dangerous. That's where our concern over the clash of civilisations comes from," the King said.
| Yeah, yeah, blah, blah. Don't you understand that it's the American Street you should be worried about? When we start getting angry, people start dying in large numbers. Think about it. |
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