AMMAN, July 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The Jordanian government has
expressed that it would not allow U.S. troops to be stationed on its
territory to mount any military attack on Iraq, the English daily Jordan
Times reported on Wednesday.
"We refused to be a launching pad for any act against our brotherly
state Iraq or to use our soil as part of secret military to attack
Baghdad," Jordanian Minister of State for political affairs Mohammad Adwan
was quoted as saying.
Adwan, who is also a cabinet spokesman and minister of information,
stressed that "Jordan rejects the principle of interfering in the internal
affairs of its brothers under any justification."
The official was apparently commenting on foreign press reports
that the U.S. has already stationed forward forces in Jordan's military
bases for possible attacks against Iraq.
U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday renewed his threat to
strike Iraq, saying his country would use all means available to oust
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Enditem
