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YOU TO THE THIRD IN OUR SERIES ON REFORM IN THE ARAB WORLD. THIS IS THE LAST OF OUR SERIES FOR THIS YEAR. WE HAVE WHAT I THINK YOU WILL SEE IS
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A WONDERFUL, IMPRESSIVE KOUR RAGEOUS GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. LE' TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY WE DO THIS. AS...
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UNABLE TO GET A VISA FROM THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT.
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HE HAD A VISA. HE WAS COMING TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE TO TESTIFY UNDER THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. HIS VISA WAS REVOKED. THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAS YET TO...
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BACK IN PRISON. HE HAS BEEN IN SOLE TERRY. HE HAS BEEN DENIED MEDICAL CARE. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN SILENT. JOE BIDEN HAS SPOKEN UP. I JUST WANT TO...
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| 00:11:02 |
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THE ECONOMIC REFORM HAS BEEN DONE IN COOPERATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND THE INTERNATIONAL BUDDIES. THERE'S SOME ACHIEVEMENTS ON THE ECONOMIC...
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PLAN FOR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CHANGES. THE SECOND ONE IS -- WE ARE ALL JORDAN JORDAN. IT'S A PLAN OF ACTION IN WHICH THE REFORM IS WHERE I'M...
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WITNESSED A LONG PERIOD OF POLITICAL STABILITY, DESPITE THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE, TERRORIST ATTACK ON NOVEMBER, 2005. DESPITE THIS ATTACK, THE MAJORITY...
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FIRST TIME EARLIER THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. AGAIN, EGYPT CAN BE VERY CONTROVERSY
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CONTROVERSIAL WHEN IT COMES TO DEMOCRACY. DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS, EGYPT HAS WITNESSED LARGE DEMONSTRATIONS LED BY NEW DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENTS. THEY'VE...
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PRINCIPLES. USUAL USUALLY EGYPT IS CITED AS A DEVELOPING DEMOCRACY. EGYPT IS A HYBRID SYSTEM OF DEEPLY-ROOTED AUTHOR TAIR YEN. IT HAS ASPECTS OF LIBERALISTS....
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THAN THE GOVERNMENT WE'RE FACING NOW. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW, WE'LL TURN TO LEBANON AND HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING. I'M GOING...
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BEAUTIFUL. HE CREATED MOUNTAINS, SEA, WATER, FOUR SEASONS, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, NICE MEN,
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EVERYTHING. THEN, ONE OF THE ANGLES -- ANGELS TOLD GOD, WHY DID YOU DO IT SO PERFECT? HE SAID, NO, WAIT. I'M GOING TO CREATE NAUGHTY NEIGHBORS. THIS...
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POLITICAL QUARRELS STILL TODAY. SO THIS IS WHY -- TO RAECHEACH THAT PAPER THAT YOU'RE GOING TO READ, YOU NEED TO TAKE SOME POLITICAL STEPS. THESE...
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ARABIC. WHAT I WANT TO DO IS OPEN THE FLOOR TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STANTON REFORM IN JORDAN, EGYPT AND LEBANON. PERHAPS MORE GENERALLY ACROSS THE REGION....
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HE DO FOR EMED. JORDAN, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE LATE KING HUSSEIN WAS A GREAT LEADER AND PRODEMOCRACY. DOES HIS DEATH AFFECT DEMOCRACY IN JORDAN....
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MORE POWERFUL MICROPHONES HERE. >> HE
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HAS WON HIS SEAT IN THE PARLIAMENT TWICE. HE COMPETED WITH THE CANDIDATE FROM THE RULING PARTY. HE IS VERY POPULAR IN EGYPT. HE IS VERY CRITICAL...
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HE IS -- I KNOW I ALREADY SAID THAT. THERE ARE TWO STORIES. THE FIRST
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STORY IS THAT BECAUSE HE IS VERY CRITICAL TO THE REGIME -- HE WAS INTERVIEWED IN ONE OF THE ARTICLES. HE ACCUSED THEM OF BEING DEEPLY WHATEVER -- THE...
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MY ANSWER, THAT GOES BACK TO
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1989. THERE WAS CONTINUITY IN REVIEWING THE
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KING HUE SANE TIMES. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THERE WAS NOT CONTINUITY IN THE PROCESS WITH THE KING. I WOULD SAY THAT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, THERE IS...
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OF LIVING TOGETHER. I MENTIONED THAT WE ACCEPTED EVERYBODY. WE HAVE TO ACCEPT EACH OTHER BECAUSE WE'RE 18 RELIGIONS IN THAT COUNTRY. WE CANNOT BE...
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BUILD REFORMS IN THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT BEING ALL TOGETHER. NOW, I MENTIONED HEZBOLLAH IN THE PAPER. I MENTIONED EVERYTHING. I TALKED ABOUT IT NOT SO DIRECTLY....
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I. CROSS EVERY T. UNLESS THE IT'S THE FINAL DRAFT, I PUT IN DRAFT NOT FOR CITATION. EVERYTHING IN THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE BOTH...
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| 00:43:04 |
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WE LOOKED AT. THEY SAID IT WAS GREAT. THEY SIGNED ON TO A PETITION FOR THE PEACE TREATY WITH ISRAEL. IF YOU
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COULD, COMMENT ON THAT AND U.S. SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION. >> I'M GOING TO INTERJECT AND ASK YOU TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. KEEP THE MICROPHONE,...
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KIFAIA.
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WOULD YOU CARE TO
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COMMENT? CLEAN : >> THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. I WOULD SUGGEST THE ADMINISTRATION KEEP AN EYE ON TODAY IN JORDAN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE...
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SECRET SOCIETY AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT FOR A PUSH FOR THINGS OF WAR AND TRANSLATE THOSE THOUGHTS INTO ACTION. AS ALSO SAID IN MY INTERVENTION THERE...
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ESTABLISHING
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ALTERNATIVE SHIITE POLITICAL ENTITIES TO COMPETE WITH THE POLITICAL IDEAS? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. ACTUALLY, LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY: THEY KEEP ON...
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PERCENT WHO DIDN'T VOTE. 99 PERCENT OF THE 69 WERE VOTED FOR HEZBOLLAH, BUT THE REST DIDN'T. SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY REPRESENT EVERYBODY. THE...
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A
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BUDGET ALLOCATED FOR THE POLITICAL REFORM, THEN IT WOULD BE ENDING A SLOW DEATH. TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO JORDAN ...
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| 00:50:15 |
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MORE MOD RAID KNOWING THAT THEY COULD HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS IN THE FURTHER AND TRYING TO WIN POPULARITY. ON A LOCAL
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LEVEL AND ON AN ENTER INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. >> DO YOU WANT TO PARAPHRASE THAT QUESTION FOR THE SAKE OF THE MICROPHONE. THE QUESTION WAS FROM THE MEFLT...
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FORTH, AYAT, I TURN THE FLOOR TO YOU. >> THIS IS A PERSONAL QUESTION. >> YES, I THINK. >> YES, I THINK THEY ARE POLITICIAN, THEY WOULD ABIDE BY THE...
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ONCE IN POWER
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OR CLOSED TO POWER,
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I THINK THEY WILL ABANDON THEIR NEW-FOUND ADMIRATION OF DEMOCRACY. BUT WE'RE NOT DEBATING WHAT THEIR AGENDA IS. THEY'RE NOT SEARCHING IN HER CONSCIOUS....
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ANY OTHER -- AS INDIVIDUALS -- AS INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES. AND THEY CAN MANGE ANY OTHER PARTY. THIS DIDN'T PROHIBIT THEM FROM THROWING THEM. WHAT IS IT...
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| 00:53:10 |
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IN THIS VICIOUS CIRCLE, THIS IS VERY CIRCULAR. IT'S EITHER DEMOCRACY OR NOT DEMOCRACY. WE CANNOT BE SELF CONTRADICT DOOR AS SUCH ANY MORE. THANK YOU....
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AND BRUSSELS AND
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OTHERS PLACES, THERE'S A REAL DEBATE GOING ON IN DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW CAN WE BEST PROMOTE DEMOCRACY
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| 00:53:51 |
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IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD. I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD COMMENT ON THE DILEMMA THAT WE FACE, AND YOU FACE AS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TRIES TO PLAY...
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TAINT. I WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT EACH OF YOU TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT, AND ALSO TO ADDRESS BOTH MORAL SUPPORT AND POLITICAL SUPPORT...
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AN AXIS TO THE PERFORMANCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND TO THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA. THESE VERY IMPORTANT. THE THIRD THING IS TO MAKE SURE THAT...
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IS LINKED
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TO THE PROGRESS OF REFORM AND DEMOCRACY, AND THIS LINKAGE WAS MADE BY THE WISDOM, CORRECTLY, TO PROTECT THEIR OWN DEMOCRACIES. YET, WHAT HAPPENS? THEY...
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CREATING JOBS. IF YOU AND U.S. WOULD START CREATING JOBS IN OUR AREA, PEOPLE AT THE END OF THE DAY ARE GOING TO START ACCEPTING THE U.S. AND ACCEPTING...
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BAHRAIN IS AN INTERESTING EXAMPLE, WHAT I WANT TO ASK EACH OF YOU TO ADDRESS HEAD ON IS THE QUESTION OF TAINT AND STIGMA. IF A REFORMER OR AN INTERNATIONAL...
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AN EXAMPLE, THE FIRST 15 DAYS OF THE LAST WAR, THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT, WHICH IS AN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HOSPITALS IN LEBANON, WAS WORKING...
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TEN PAGES FOR HOW LONG THEY CAN PERSIST IN SAYING
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THINGS ABOUT MOHAMMED, THINGS FORGOTTEN. BUT WHEN IT'S A SMALL COLUMN IS MENTIONED IN THE "WASHINGTON POST" OR "NEW YORK TIMES," EVERYBODY ANSWERS IT....
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THIS WILL DAMAGE THEIR REPUTATION. THE SECOND THING WHEN IT COMES TO THE HARASSING THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION AND REFORMIST, I WOULD SAY IN CASE...
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PLEASE. >> ASK YOUR QUESTION AND I'LL REPEAT IT.
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