The Prime Minister, we are told, has been trying to reach the King of Jordan to see if some
kind of arrangement can be made so that Abu Qatada can be deported legally and that no forms of torture-gained evidence will used against him in a Jordanian court. This seems like a sensible thing
to do. But it is important that the government balances its counter-terrorism policy with its foreign policy.
Here is what I mean. Jordan is a friend of Britain, but the King is under tremendous pressure to reform. There are daily demonstrations against his rule and the protests are gathering pace. His
reforms, meanwhile, have been limited and the country is running out of money. It is no longer unfeasible that Jordan could face what many other countries in the region has seen. So the King is
doing what he and his family has done so well over the years — showing how indispensable he is to the West.
Daniel Korski
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