Jordan&#39;s King Worries About Iraq Elections
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PARIS Sept. 28, 2004 - Extremists will have the upper hand in Iraqi elections if voting is held amid the current violence, Jordan&#39;s King Abdullah II said in an interview published Tuesday, voicing profound
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PARIS -- The Jordanian monarch said in an interview published Tuesday that elections in Iraq are impossible in the current chaos and that he sees no chances of improvement in the short term.
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UNITED NATIONS -- Most international specialists assessing the fairness of Iraq's elections will monitor the Jan. 30 vote from the safety of neighboring Jordan, but a few observers will head to Baghdad and perhaps other Iraqi cities if security permits, UN and other officials said yesterday.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi met Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders in neighboring Jordan, trying to drum up support for the election, seen as vital for building a democratic government in Iraq.
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King Abdullah of Jordan held talks on the Middle East with President Jacques Chirac after warning in a newspaper interview that elections in Iraq are impossible in the current state of insecurity.
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Iraq's interim prime minister went to Jordan on Tuesday for meetings with tribal figures and other influential Iraqis in a bid to encourage Sunni Muslims to participate in the Jan. 30 elections, but he ruled out contacts with insurgent leaders and former members of Saddam Hussein's deposed regime.
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King Abdullah of Jordan says the Middle East risks three civil wars if the international community does not act.
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As Iraqis prepare for their national elections, Arab media outlets are providing some of the most intense coverage in recent memory, particularly as many speculate what effect the vote's outcome will have throughout the volatile Middle East.
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Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday called for an international role in finding a just and comprehensive solution to the Mideast conflict, the official Petra News Agency reported.
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Iraqi authorities fear that the country's security crisis will discourage international monitors from coming here for the January election &#151; a development that could cast doubt on the legitimacy of the crucial vote.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Jordan for crisis talks with President Bush on Wednesday with some in the White House questioning his ability to rescue Iraq from bloody turmoil.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In his first speech before the interim national assembly, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Tuesday gave a sobering account of the threat posed by the insurgency, saying Iraq&#39;s instability is a &quot;source of worry for many people&quot; and that the
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CAIRO -- The Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers yesterday issued a veiled warning to regional religious leaders against using next month's critical elections in Iraq to create a sectarian, Shi'ite-dominated state.
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28 September 2004 -- Jordanian King Abdullah II said in an interview today that elections in Iraq are &quot;impossible&quot; amid the continuing insecurity.
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Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is in Jordan for meetings with Iraqi Sunni leaders, including some opposed to US-led efforts to build a new Iraqi society.
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Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister warned Monday that insurgents are trying to foment sectarian civil war as well as derail elections, while
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U.S. warplanes bombarded rebel-held  areas of Iraq on Tuesday, targeting fighters loyal to Jordanian  militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, while Jordan's king said Iraq  was too dangerous for elections to be held in January.