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Source: http://www.economist.com/World/africa/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1230331
Jordan Trapped between America and Iraq
(Economist - UK) - As the war-drums beat, Jordan has found itself vociferously denying claims that it is a preferred staging-post for an American strike on Iraq. Jordan still relies on Saddam Hussein for all its oil, half of which he gives Jordan free, the rest at a discount paid in vegetables and other commodities.