Tag: Jordon
King Abdullah II made a pact with the devil in exchange for more than a billion dollars in annual U.S. support that helps secure his family’s tyrannical rule
In early August, Jordan’s King Abdullah II—who has ruled Jordan since 1999—announced his latest Cabinet reshuffle. Growing popular disaffection with his rule...
Pattern of U.S. Support for Autocracy across the Middle East
In early April, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the former crown prince of Jordan, was imprisoned under house arrest.
King Abdullah II, who is Hamzah’s half-brother and the absolute ruler of Jordan, ordered Prince Hamzah to cease communications with the outside world.
Prince...
