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Scores injured as govt supporters clash with reformers in Amman
One person was killed and more than 100 injured on Friday when government supporters and pro-reform protesters clashed in Amman, prompting a heavy-handed response from police using batons and water canons to disperse the crowd.
By News Wires (text)
AP – Scores of people were injured Friday as Jordanian protesters demanding reforms clashed with government supporters, pelting each other with stones, as unrest intensified in this key U.S. ally.
Police fired water cannons to disperse the crowd, then hundreds of riot police, some wearing masks, stormed the area, hitting anti-government demonstrators with batons and dragging at least a dozen into a nearby government building.
The clashes were the most violent in more than two months of protests inspired by the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. Unlike protests in those countries, which toppled longtime rulers, Jordan’s protests have not targeted King Abdullah II, instead calling for greater political participation in the kingdom’s affairs.
Friday’s violence started when about 400 government supporters attacked some 1,500 demonstrators calling for the dissolution of parliament and the firing of the country’s prime minister.
Hundreds of anti-government activists - many of whom met through Facebook - vowed to camp out in the central square in front of the Interior Ministry in Amman until their demands are met. Their numbers swelled to about 1,000 before Friday’s clashes.
The pro-government crowd appeared to disperse as about 400 riot police stormed the square, hitting anti-government demonstrators with batons. An Associated Press reporter saw three police officers, their faces covered with blood, being taken away in ambulances.
The anti-government protesters soon dispersed as well.
Police officials on the scene said they had arrested protesters from both groups, though they gave no numbers. They spoke on condition of anonymity according to police protocol.
A similar clash broke out in the same square late Thursday, injuring 35 people.
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"The president does not have
"The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." - Sen. Barack Obama December 20, 2007.
BIDEN FLASHBACK: 'If he gives authorization to war... without Congressional approval, I will make it my business to impeach him!'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dRFJ6CF2Mw
"I will focus on the economy like a laser beam" Barack Obama multiple times.
Off to war we go.
Still in Iraq
Still in Afghanistan
Now Libya - no defined mission - no cost estimates in dollars nor lives.
Into another countries civil war with no clue as to the goal. Is it the nation building that democrats derided? Is it to kill Kadafi, in violation of international laws? Is it regime change that democrats derided? Is it blood for oil that the democrats so loudly claimed a few short years ago? Are rebels friends of the USA? Or will they turn against against us in the future? WHAT IS THE MISSION, WHAT IS THE GOAL?
By Obama and Bidens own words, it is time to impeach.
More hype from the hidden hands guys
The people beaten were not just anti-government protestors. There is a new tactic in use here by anarchists. They see that if they protest and say the are for a popluar thing they can weaken resistance to their true purpose and after they have used the gullible youth to make the established government look bad so they can get a foothold to make a grab for power with their tired crazy extremist show. In reality no extremist government has ever brought prosperity, peace, or progress to any nation it has infected. So why would they think their version of enforced thinking will be better than the last five huindred attempts to force people to think in any certain way? Crazy people aren't always stupid but they are always great at ignoring what they don't want to see.
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