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...Middle East, major credit for the Israel-Jordan peace treaty goes to the negotiators on both sides. But the U.S. worked effectively behind the scenes to encourage it. Says Jordanian Information Minister Jawad Anani: "The Americans never told us what to do, but in making suggestions here and there, they used their leverage to impress on the parties the need to come to an agreement." Specifically, a U.S. promise to forgive Jordan's debt, estimated to be as high as $1 billion, and to approve the sale of sophisticated military equipment to Jordan persuaded King Hussein to enter negotiations...
...Baghdad. His agents forge export licenses, issue phony letters of credit for the front companies, and pay shipment costs to Aqaba's free port. There cargoes supposedly destined for Jordanian companies are loaded onto trucks bound for Iraq. "Saddam is willing to pay a high price," says Jawad Anani, former Jordanian Trade Minister, "and plenty of people here were willing to take high risks in return for the promise of hefty profits." Basil Jardeneh, Jordan's Finance Minister, acknowledged the existence of the front companies, but he insists that "there is nothing in the U.N. sanctions barring financial transactions involving...
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