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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...
...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...
...sought contacts in Jordan but conducted no business there yet. U.S. workers might also benefit as some American companies that manufacture goods for export to the Middle East shift their plants from Europe back home to take advantage of the agreement. The impact will be far more significant for Jordanian exporters of pharmaceuticals and textiles. Pharmaceutical companies--"young but strong," according to one observer--hope to make up on the world stage business lost after the adoption of international intellectual-property conventions. Clothing manufacturer Al-Zay, based in Amman, will export Italian-style men's suits to U.S. department stores...
...FOILED A tip to Jordanian intelligence led to raids and confessions...