Jordan Booming As Iraqis Flee Hardships

by Haitham Sabbah on 10/14/2005

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"Jordan is being invaded by Iraqi looters and prostitutes," said Ahmad Oweidi Abbadi, a former lawmaker who heads a small right-wing group called the National Jordanian Movement. "They�re all alien to our culture and traditions."
Now the country of 5.5 million reckons it has 400,000 Iraqis -- or double that number, by unofficial estimate. Out of those, the Interior Ministry says only 27,000 Iraqis in the kingdom have residency permits. Real estate prices have at least doubled as Iraqis with satchels full of cash buy apartments and villas by the fistful. Former members of Saddam's Baath Party climb out of long, black sedans and sidle into the fanciest restaurants. Russian women serve drinks to Iraqi truck drivers crowding belly-dancing joints before making the dangerous journey back to Baghdad.

Not only that; Former Iraqi Minister from Exercising Political Activities. Lucly, The Jordanian authorities have told former Iraqi Defense Minister Hazim al-Shalan not to exercise any political or media activities on Jordanian territories.

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{ 2 comments }

1 ABDELSTAR ALSLIMAT October 14, 2005 at 2:51 am

Jordanin start running from amman yelling [run for your lives the eraqe ar loose

2 jameed October 14, 2005 at 4:49 am

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