The Wilson School has done well by inviting Jordan's King Abdullah II to speak about the Middle East. At a time when there are so many pundits trying to tell us what Arabs think, this is a rare opportunity for ...(back to the article)
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Mr. Koutab, your assertion that the current Administration "has done little to listen to the King's advice on Iraq and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict" is flat out wrong. From 2001 to 2003, I served in the Department of Defense and PERSONALLY witnessed senior US leaders prepare for and heed the wise and substantive advise that His Majesty often provided on a variety of subjects. Part of the reason for the great respect that D.C. leaders of all political stripes have for His Majesty is his personal valor shown since he assumed the Hashemite throne and during the lead up to the Iraq War. With respect, you might acknowledge that, living outside the offices which work to protect those in America, you lack full knowledge of what goes on. André Hollis '88
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"Ahlan wa Sahlan" is the phrase. "Mi casa es su casa" sounds better, but it probably looses something in the translation. Did anyone bother to invite the King's wife as a commencement speaker?
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As I said in the article, this is what the King told us at the time. So this is what he said. Where he got his information from, I am not sure. But I clearly said that this was according to the King. Daoud Kuttab
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Mr. Koutab, you quote Mr. Donald Rumsfeld "Rumsfeld reportedly said, "What do these Arabs know?". Be so nice and precise and tell me the source for this quote.
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