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INSIDE The Bushes and the Kennedys--Bush and Putin at the Ranch--Jordanian Intelligence--Flying Lessons--Fighting Over the Sit Room--Clinton's Ad--Afghanistan's Star--Christmas Cards...
Some of the strongest support for the U.S. effort against al-Qaeda has come from a surprising quarter: Jordan. Senior Jordanian officials tell TIME that in the past few months their country's intelligence has thwarted at least two attacks tied to Osama bin Laden's terrorist network. A few days before Sept. 11, an intercepted phone call in which a bin Laden lieutenant mentioned a "big wedding"--suspected code for a terrorist hit--led to the arrest of three men planning to bomb two resort hotels in Jordan. Last month agents uncovered another plot, this one to blow...
...former aide. Since assuming the throne in 1999, Hussein's son King Abdullah has increased ties with the CIA. "That's one of the best intelligence-sharing relationships we have," says a U.S. official. Though U.S. intelligence officials wouldn't confirm Jordan's infiltration of al-Qaeda, a Jordanian says, "For the CIA, it's hard to penetrate because of culture. We have better access...
...family's wishes. Typically, the killers are punished lightly, if at all. In Jordan a man who slays his wife or a close relative after catching her in the act of adultery is exempt from punishment. If the situation only suggests illicit sex, he gets a reduced sentence. The Jordanian royal family has made the rare move of condemning honor killings, but the government, fearful of offending conservatives, has not put its weight behind a proposal to repeal laws that grant leniency for killers. Jordan's Islamic Action Front, a powerful political party, has issued a fatwa, or religious ruling...
JORDAN Strong Jordanian-U.S. links have been reinforced by the WTC attack. Jordan provided a treasure trove of material confiscated from millennium-plot conspirators. Jordanian agents can be overzealous, using threats and torture to get info...