Posted on 04/03/2021 2:20:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Also swept up in the dragnet — according to observers and activists on social media — was Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, one-time crown prince and stepbrother to Jordan’s King Abdullah II. The monarch replaced him with his eldest son, Hussein, four years into his rule.
State news later quoted an unnamed security official who denied reports that a 20-vehicle force had raided Hamzah’s home in a suburb of West Amman, placing him under house arrest and detaining members of his security detail and members of his staff.
His head of office, Yasser Majali, was picked up after a heavily armed force burst into his relative’s home, according to Basma Al Majali, a family member who wrote of the incident on Twitter.
Jordan’s 59-year-old king came to power in 1999, when King Hussein before his death elevated the British-educated, eldest son from his first marriage from his relatively obscure position as head of Jordan’s special forces to become the new monarch. Since then, King Abdullah has been a top U.S. ally, often allowing U.S. troops to stage operations from Jordanian territory and participating in the anti-Islamic State campaign. The kingdom, which has scant resources, received some $1.5 billion in assistance from the U.S. in 2020 — a result of Abdullah’s popularity among congressional leaders.
Yet he is decidedly less popular at home, where Jordanians often compare him negatively to his father, a deeply popular, charismatic figure who steered the country through many convulsions, including several regional wars, a military coup and more than a dozen assassination attempts. Some of that nostalgia rubbed off on Prince Hamzah, who bears a striking resemblance to King Hussein and was often considered his favorite.
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it’s starting to get real in the Middle East.
This piece refers to Hamzah as the king’s “stepbrother,” but wouldn’t he be a “half brother” if they have the same father?
A preview of things to come here?
Prince of Persia deja vu, somewhat.
This is not going to go well for them.
Most people don’t know this but King Abdullah had a cameo on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
He would be a half brother. His mother is King Hussein’s last wife, the American Queen Noor. I never understood why Hamzah was named crown prince. Abdullah is the oldest son.
I was in Jordan a few years ago. We had a private tour guide take us around for a few days. We asked him what does he think of the king? He said “I love the king. I really loved his father” with a wink. That is the only approved way of criticizing the king in Jordan.
The coup crew should have asked the GOP TO HELP THEM
Not guilty.
Jordan is the one middle eastern country that doesn't seem to have an Islamic extremist problem.Yet.
Keep an eye on the Muslim Brotherhood.
They have been keeping an eye on them for a century.
Five foot two of zowie...
Yeah, Hussein-Cabot were an odd couple. And the poor woman had a tragic end.
Yes, I noticed that error too.
Maybe Hamzah was the son of one of the concubines, so legally only a step brother? Just taking a guess here. Maybe a poor guess.
Robert F. Kennedy, if he were still alive, might disagree.
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