Jordan denies report on transfer of US military hardware to Syrian border

[allemand]

Jordan denies report on transfer of military hardware to border

AMMAN, Nov 18 (KUNA) -- Jordan denied reports on planned transportation of US military equipment to the border with neighboring Syria with the aim of putting pressure on Damascus.

The deputy prime minister and spokesman of the government, Dr. Marwan Al-Muashar, in remarks published by the daily newspapers on Friday, denied a report, published by the Washington Post, that Washington was planning to transport four billion dollars worth of military equipment from Qatar and Bahrain to the Jordanian-Syrian border region "in a bid to exert pressure on Damascus.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=788274

Muasher Denies Transferring US Military Equipment to Jordanian- Syrian Borders
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Responding to an article published in Washington Post saying that the US is preparing for transferring military equipment from Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman to the Jordanian- Syrian borders, Muasher said that such news are untrue and baseless and aims at harming Jordan. '' This article is based on the columnist's personal views,'' Muasher pointed. He also added in a telephone call with Jordan Television that such news are false, noting that the Jordanian- US relation is a strategic, strong, and announced one and we have nothing to hide.
http://www.petra.gov.jo/nepras/2005/Nov/17/28895500.htm

This is the Washington Post article in question:

Keeping Secrets in Jordan
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According to U.S. military documents I've obtained, for example, the United States currently has $4.1 billion in "prepositioned" assets, mostly in Oman, Qatar and Bahrain, and is planning to shift some of those munitions from Oman and the Gulf countries to Jordan, evidently readying itself for both beefed up and closer bases to Syria.

According to the documents, the largest site, Thumrait in Oman, is considered too remote for effective outloading and operations, and the second largest site, Al Udeid in Qatar, is at maximum capacity.

Though the documents are classified because they describe "secret" bases, particularly in sensitive countries like Jordan, they also say that DynCorp, which operates the network of storage sites, is employing 1,600 plus people at 10 plus "locales" to administer the stockpile. Secret? Not to anyone on the scene.

"There are some logistic security arrangements that we have with Jordan that I don't want to go into," Pentagon spokesman Lawrence Di Rita told the AP.

More:
http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/earlywarning/2005/11/keeping_secrets.html

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Denial doesn't mean it's a lie. Where there's smoke, there's fire.

[leftchick]

2. rummy is bat shit crazy

:nuke:

[allemand]

3. Classified U.S. military documents express "columnist's personal views"?

:rofl:

Muasher: "This article is based on the columnist's personal views".

Arkin: "According to U.S. military documents I've obtained..."