As reported here, Jordanians were outraged by the recent bombing attacks in Amman, as protesters took to the streets chanting anti-terrorism slogans, and creating makeshift shrines at the sites of the bombings.
As tragic as these attacks were, perhaps this is the tipping point in the Arab world, waking them up to the fact that al Qaida will stop at nothing - including killing innocent Muslims - in their quest to bring terror to the world.
It is hoped here that this is a wake up call to moderate Arabs, and that they realize the real threat that al Qaida poses, not ony to the West, but to the entire world, and that they will finally, truly, join the fight against global terrorism.
Update: In the aftermath of the terrorist bombings in Amman carried out by Zarqawi's al-Qaida in Iraq, Jordan's King Abdullah II has called for a global fight against terrorism.
Not to try to sound too cynical, Your Highness, but what took you so long to wake up to the threat posed by al-Qaida? America has been calling for a global fight since 9/11/01. Well, I guess the old saying applies here - better late, than never. It's hoped here that you have some influence over your Arab neighbors, and can persuade them to join up in the global war on terrorism, too.
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