Word: amman
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...frequently moved with ease through checkpoints in Iraq. Although military commanders believe they came close to capturing al-Zarqawi on at least half a dozen occasions in the past two years, few had reason to anticipate an imminent breakthrough. But military and intelligence officials in Washington, Baghdad and Amman tell TIME that the net around al-Zarqawi tightened significantly in the weeks leading up to the strike--boosted by the cooperation of al-Qaeda informants willing to betray their leader. The U.S. scored the war's biggest triumph since catching Saddam Hussein thanks to the determination of a small group...
...whom objected to al-Zarqawi's viciousness and attacks against Shi'ites. U.S. officials say they also received valuable assistance from the government of Jordan, al-Zarqawi's home country. A Jordanian security official tells TIME that one month after the November 2005 suicide attacks on three hotels in Amman, which killed 60 people, Jordanian King Abdullah II ordered his intelligence officials to set up a new security branch, the Knights of God, to launch an offensive against terrorists outside the country's borders and eliminate al-Zarqawi. In addition to providing support to anti-Zarqawi tribes in Iraq...
...United Airlines plane from London to Washington was forced to land in Maine because a barred passenger, Yusuf Islam, formerly known as the singer Cat Stevens, was onboard. Last week, in an unpublicized but potentially dangerous incident, a Royal Jordanian Airlines flight was allowed to take off from Amman with a Middle Eastern passenger whose name was on the list. Though U.S. officials discovered while the plane was en route that he was a no-fly passenger, the plane was permitted to land at its destination, Chicago's O'Hare airport...
...Amman Attacks I greatly appreciated TIME's analysis of the terrorist bombings in Jordan [Nov. 21]. Whatever the strengths of Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, who claimed responsibility for the attacks, and his followers, we Jordanians are stronger and we will defeat him the same way we have defeated others. We are very peaceful people and generous to our guests, but the atrocities committed by al-Zarqawi will be met with a brutal response. Al-Zarqawi has united the Jordanian people. Moath Atmeh Dublin...
...Amman suicide bombings raise significant issues. In the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, not one Iraqi was involved. Furthermore, before the invasion of their country, no Iraqis were involved in suicide attacks. Now, even though al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian, says he masterminded the Amman attacks, all four of the bombers came from Iraq. That means Iraq has become a fertile ground for recruiting suicide bombers. Cheruthotathil J.M. Mathew Faridabad, India...