Taisir DO YOU THINK MONEY COME OUT OF THIN AIR!!!!!! ALL OF THE MONEY GIVEN TO THE ARMY PERSONNEL IS TAKEN FROM OUR PAYCHECKS AND HINDERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY.

you can read my first post which said: “Jordan is divided into 2 halves, one directly befitting from the Army/Security apparatus and the other half is the milking cow paying for them”

The Arab (Jordanian) Army as an institution simply functions as an integral part of the public sector which provides a wide range of services from affordable consumer goods through (المؤسسة العسكرية الاستهلاكية), educational support ( (المكرمة الملكية للتعلي health services ( الخدمات الطبية), housing (الاسكان العسكري)in addition to security services ( حماية وامن الوطن). Such roles are not fulfilled to a large extent in other countries as much as in Jordan.

Given all the corruption charges that we see in most of the civilian part of the government, it is my personal opinion that the army/military institution is less corrupted than its civilian counterparts (although for sure it is not immune from corruption, Abdally and and General Thahabi testify to that). Indeed, there must be some kind of scrutiny to ensure effectiveness and efficiency and fiscal discipline in the budget for such large bureaucracy. Finally, please note that the productive capacity of the Jordanian economy as a whole is not so efficient or effective to transform or free resources from the military for other uses.

Israel and Singapore and other countries make some profit from their military expenditures because they have industrial and technological capabilities in the first place, Jordan is a backward third world country that cannot direct better spending for this money because our industry is so primitive and we are plagued by a ruling system and government from the middle ages, oops I forgot, yes we could export a patriotic “jameed” and rent some of those soldiers as mercenaries.

Jordan is divided into 2 halves, one directly befitting from the Army/Security apparatus and the other half is the milking cow paying for them

Ba3dain, what a hypocritical country. If this kid had a tribe of barking dogs like Abaddi does, do you think he would be beaten up or even jailed? It seems to me that these tribes in Jordan are going back to Jahelieh time. They act like all the corruption and abuses and crimes are committed by “outsiders” Palestinian Jordanians or Jordanian of Syrian or Sharkas background and they on the other hand are angels.

“A3lou Hubal”

@Kate: if you’ve visited Iraq at the time of Saddam Hussien you would get the impression that he was also highly respected and honored, same thing with egypt’s Mubarak and Libya;s Gaddafi

as for your opinion…well you’re entitled to it. suffice to say, i disagree. while i do not support the burning of the King’s photo or the burning of the flag or heck, the burning of anything, but the punishment does not fit the crime. this is indeed a cruel punishment for such a crime, especially in a country where people spend less time in jail for much graver acts.

and in the context of things, i would say between murder and burning the king’s poster…the former is probably a bigger contributor to chaos.

but that’s just me.