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U.S. State Dept. Now Warns Americans In Jordan — And a Source on the Ground Explains How Bad It’s Getting

Nov. 16, 2012 8:31am Mike Opelka

As the world focuses on the escalating military action between Israel and Hamas, it appears that Jordan is about to experience its “Arab Spring” and the U.S. State Department is sending warnings to Americans in the region.

One U.S. business executive in Jordan has sent text messages (which TheBlaze has seen) from Amman back to America with her observations about the riots and what’s causing them:

“The angry rioters aside, many Jordanians DO believe the fuel crisis was an intentional power play by the Brotherhood to deepen unrest in Jordan in order to take over the political apparatus (i.e. we will save you from the bad government that’s trying to starve and freeze us). They also think there isn’t a helluva lot the King or anyone else can do about since it is widely believed-whether true or not-that the US is supporting the Brotherhood’s regional rise to power. So the mainstream majority here is basically just trying to stay out of the fray in the streets and waiting for what they’re convinced is inevitable anyway.”

The action on the streets also prompted the U.S. State Department to issue an emergency warning to American citizens in the country, and TheBlaze has obtained a copy:

Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens

Subject: Due to Fuel Protests, Defer Non-Essential Travel Throughout Jordan

Spontaneous, sometimes violent, demonstrations have continued throughout the day across Jordan, including in Amman. These unpredictable protests (as well as some planned events) may continue through the weekend. Multiple, confirmed reports indicate that protesters have blocked major highways at different locations, and that the security services have used non-lethal measures to disperse crowds. The police are unable to predict when these closures will take place and how long it will take to re-open the roads. While there is no indication that these events are directed at Americans or foreigners, the U.S. Embassy advises all U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel through Saturday, November 17.

“Spontaneous, sometimes violent demonstrations” – Today was the second day of the protests, and several outlets are reporting that at least one person has been killed and 17 people were seriously injured.

The letter from the State Department continues:

The Embassy will continue to inform U.S. citizens of updates as warranted. In general, the Embassy encourages U.S. citizens to monitor the news for the latest developments on potential protests. Spontaneous protests or conflicts could take place at any time, especially at police stations, government buildings, gas stations, and establishments that sell cooking fuel.

U.S. citizens should avoid areas where demonstrations are ongoing. Spontaneous and/or planned demonstrations occur in Jordan from time to time in response to world events or local developments. We remind U.S. citizens that protests intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and possibly escalate into violence. As always, please be aware of your surroundings and monitor local media.

The Embassy advises U.S. citizens to maintain valid travel documents and enroll with the Department of State through the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program. By enrolling, U.S. citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency.

Follow us on Twitter and the Bureau of Consular Affairs page on Facebook as well. You can also download our free Smart Traveler App, available through iTunes and the Android market to have travel information at your fingertips.

American citizens in Jordan are advised to use Facebook and Twitter to avoid the”spontaneous protests?”

Was this a surprise? Not really. Just over a month ago, TheBlaze reported that U.S. troops had been sent to Jordan.

State Department warns Americans in Jordan about violence

Map Image: Geology.com

The initial reasons for this action, according to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta:

The security of Syria’s stock of chemical weapons.
Rising numbers of refugees fleeing Syria and moving across the border into Jordan.
To build a local headquarters for our troops in the region.

Further investigation showed that other reasons might be behind the move. Several media outlets reported that Jordan’s government was being pressured by the Muslim Brotherhood.

ABC News in Australia claims that the Muslim Brotherhood has pressured the King to dissolve the parliament. Jordan’s nagging economic problems, worsened by the influx of refugees from Syria and the loss of needed gas supplies from Egypt have given power to the Muslim Brotherhood’s populist pitch.

Qantara, a German news outlet, called Jordan “A Small Kingdom With Big Problems” in their September 29th story on the growing unrest. The report closed by stating:

Despite the king’s far-reaching political powers, this popular support has strengthened the brotherhood’s determination to gain political influence and achieve fundamental constitutional reforms. It now intends to boycott the parliamentary elections planned for the end of the year. Viewed in this light, it seems as if the Muslim Brotherhood is attempting to stage its own little “Jordanian Spring”.

Today, TheBlaze received word from the streets of Jordan that widespread riots have broken out in several cities in response to the government’s raising of fuel prices.

The AP is reporting that the energy price increases were the government’s answer to a looming financial crisis due to rising fuel costs in Jordan caused by a disruption of the country’s supply lines from Egypt.

Disruptions in cheap Egyptian gas shipments cost Jordan an extra $7 million a day, the government said, pushing the budget deficit to a record high of nearly $3 billion this year.

The pipeline that carries Egyptian natural gas to Israel and Jordan has been blown up more than a dozen times over the past year by militants in Egypt’s Sinai desert, halting shipments. Jordan has switched to the more expensive fuel oil to generate electricity.

TheBlaze will update our reports from Jordan as we receive more information.

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Comments (35)

ECOMCON
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 7:10pm
Just google my name. It’s time…..

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propel7
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 5:09pm
It may be that the 2nd seal was loosed and PEACE is being removed from the earth. Examine the 4 separate angle videos and the fifth fake of the so-called UFO over the Temple Mount in Jerusalem o 11/28/2011. Take notice of the symbol of the all seeing eye (eye of Horus) being formed by the 4 red ones that are in no hurry to leave (unlike the bright white one that takes off at mach 5+). Horus IS the antichrist. His so-called father Osiris IS the angel of death, bottomless pit, underworld, king of the dead. Azazel, as it is written in the ancient book of Enoch. Enoch’s description of angels is EXACTLY what you see in these TempLe Mount videos. Horus is the composite fallen angel(SUN-right eye), and unwitting possessed man(Nimrod, Apollo, Pharaoh, etc., DESCENDANT, MOON-left eye) who thinks he is going to be deified. (Lol…yeah right!) This is WHO the antichrist really is. A very powerful fallen angel who is able to get out of his prison and possess this man for a time. How can you fight something like that? “Who is able to make war against the beast”?

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revelation2012
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 3:55pm
Lord Jesus please be with them ,,,

Israel and all our men and women in the military

Abba Father

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- rickc34
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 11:47pm
  Yes Father Watch over Israel be their strength and their shield. Watch over American service personal keep them safe and bring them home.
  
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DadRocked
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 1:29pm
Take care of yourselves FIRST folks… The middle east is being dramatically changed just as we are here…
It will have its impact here, ie, OIL… Besides your gas tank do you have any idea how many products are involved that are manufactured with petroleum based products? See Below:
This is worth reposting from earlier today,
jakartaman Tick Tock Tick Tock The time is getting close to an all out Middle East conflagration
Can you say – $8.00 gas/oil and possibly tactical battle field nukes from Israel??
oldguy49 can you say no gas
DadRocked Hint Hint, Wink Wink: If you have a few bucks, buy a motorcycle before demand is higher than supply
or stock in a bike maker – If you can invest in the U.S. makers (Indian, Harley, Hodaka, Rokon or Victory). Othewise the Japanese makers (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, etc). Fuel goes up and the bike sales will dramatically increase.

Just saying…

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- propel7
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 4:54pm
  It is as if peace is being taken from the earth. As written of the 2nd horse, the red horse is given power to take peace from the earth so that they will kill each other. At the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, early in the morning on 1/28/2011, four red stars hovered in a tetrahedron formation (triangle with one in the center like the eye of Horus or “all seeing eye”) after a very bright white star came down and hovered for about 20 seconds then shot straight up at instant mach 5. Four separate location videos and an obvious fake fifth one can be found and analyzed on youtube. Was this “Horus (antichrist)” and his four sons basically announcing their return? Or was this a Holy Angel and the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse arriving to signify the soon beginning of the Great Tribulation? Maybe composites of both, representing the same spirits, (excluding the Holy Angel)? This was the SAME week that the Arab Spring began. Noticed what has been escalating since? WWIII is on the doorstep. Albert Pike’s “Blueprint for 3 world wars” calls for creating mutual destruction between the leaders of Islam and the leaders of Political Zionism as the beginning of WWIII. Appears this is also exactly what is taking place, and it is being manipulated intentionally to prepare for the arrival and adoration (worship) of the “Light-Bearer”- Lucifer. Think it isn’t so? Wait about another year.
  
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DadRocked
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 1:28pm
Products Made from Oil: http://www.beloit.edu/sepm/Geology_and_the_enviro/Petroleum_need.html
Ink-Dishwashing liquids-Paint brushes-Telephones-Toys-Unbreakable dishes-Insecticides-Antiseptics-Dolls-Car sound insulation-Fishing lures-Deodorant-Tires-Motorcycle helmets-Linoleum-Sweaters-Tents-Refrigerator linings-Paint rollers-Floor wax-Shoes-Electrician’s tape-Plastic wood-Model cars-Glue-Roller-skate wheels-Trash bags-Soap dishes-Skis-Permanent press clothes-Hand lotion-Clothesline-Dyes-Soft contact lenses-Shampoo-Panty hose-Cameras-Food preservatives-Fishing rods-Oil filters-Combs-Transparent tape-Anesthetics-Upholstery-Disposable diapers-TV cabinets-Mops-Sports car bodies-House paint-Purses-Electric blankets-Awnings-Ammonia
-Dresses-Car battery cases-Safety glass-**** curlers-Synthetic rubber-Ice chests-Candles-Rubbing alcohol-Loudspeakers-Boats-Ice cube trays-Credit cards-Fertilizers-Crayons-Insect repellent-Water pipes-Toilet seats-Caulking-Roofing shingles-Fishing boots-Life jackets-Shower curtains-Garden hose-Golf balls-Curtains-Plywood adhesive-Umbrellas-Detergents-Milk jugs-Beach umbrellas-Rubber cement-Sun glasses-Putty-Faucet washers-Cold cream-Bandages-Antihistamines-**** coloring-Nail polish-Slacks-Drinking cups-Guitar strings-Petroleum jelly-Roofing-Toothbrushes-Perfume-Luggage-Wire insulation-Folding doors-Fan belts-Ballpoint pens-Carpeting-Artificial turf-Heart valves-Lipstick-Artificial limbs-Hearing aids-Vaporizers-Aspirin-Shaving cream

On and On – See

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- rickc34
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 11:38pm
  Dadrocked-Obamas followers just do not realize what at stake.
  
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DadRocked
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 12:51pm
How many of the countries travel warnings listed below is this administration really close to? Just saying…
Jordan has yet to be added to the State Departments Warnings
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html
But here is the lists from their site, in date order of warning, as of this writing:
Burundi – Tunisia – Colombia – Pakistan – Lebanon – Sudan – Algeria – Libya – Korea, Democratic People’s Republic – Republic of South Sudan – Guinea – Mali 08/29/2012 – Syria 08/28/2012 – Israel, the West Bank and Gaza – Iraq – Congo, Democratic Republic of the – Central African Republic – Kenya – Afghanistan – Nigeria – Haiti – Somalia – Philippines – Mauritania – Saudi Arabia – Iran – Cote d’Ivoire – Eritrea – Mali – Niger – Chad – Yemen – Mexico

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- rickc34
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 11:34pm
  And the list will continue to grow and grow. Gee Obama I thought you said you had good relationships with nations all over SOS (Son Of Satan)
  
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135AJS
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:57am
The President could not send in help to the safe house in Benghazi because the terrorist were using American weapons. Our President who with out congress start a war in Libya. The cover of humane necessity allowed him to arm our enemies. This was the push needed by the Brotherhood to get there plain calafate moving FOWARD. President Obama was waiting his hole life to act on his Fathers Dream of revenge against the colonists. If the Ambassador had lived he would have had to give testamentary about what he was doing in Benghazi, trying to buy back the American weapons and replacing them with European ones instead. So our President watched them die its somthing to have the power to take a life or save it that way character matters. The Cairo demonstration was a well planed for 9/11 to show America that Al-Kita is a live and well and had nothing what so ever to do with a video that you video was sent from the white house to give a excuse for the demonstration so to hide the real reason which was they hate us and want us dead. Egypt is not our friends nor the Brotherhood. By sending the video to the consulate it gave the President a hiding place form the truly. If we keep our eyes closed and minds closed we will have no Freedom in America in 2 years…..

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- AbrahamsSheepdog
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 11:12am
  2 years? You nailed it till then. 6 months is plenty of time.
  
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- TRILO
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 12:06pm
  Who said our troops are there to help Jordan? The way this government operates they just might be
  there to help al Qaeda and the muslim brotherhood.
  
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- revelation2012
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 3:39pm
  14 min stupid video trailer – causes middle east crisis – remarkable
  
  fed snitch – making of ‘the video’ was on probation (what did he have to gain or lose) freedom
  arrested & sentenced for 1yr in california (oops no ‘freedom of speech’)
  
  talking points: “The Video”
  
  prez – said ‘the video’ (what did he have to gain or lose) 2012 election
  
  sec of state – said ‘the video’ she’s not available (what did she have to gain or lose)
  
  [$70,000.00 video of prez & sec of state sent to middle east saying the U.S. was absolutely not responsible for 'the video']
  
  un ambass – said ‘the video’ (what did she have to gain or lose – she was thrown under the bus)
  
  patraeus – said ‘the video’ (what did he have to gain or lose – he was thrown under the bus)
  
  4 Americans didn’t say ‘the video’ (what did they have to gain or lose) only their ‘Lives’
  
  let’s see ,,,, who is still standing,, (Stand Down) how low can they go
  
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Master.Debater
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:56am
The US is funneling arms to the Islamists to help them take power and establish the Caliphate with Jerusalem as it’s capital.

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caleejr
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:50am
and the main stream media won’t cover it because it paints their darling Muslim Brotherhood in a bad light.

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zapped
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:38am
Obama’s work is nearly complete..Isreal is surrounded

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Zipit
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:11am
In other words, “BUG OUT FOLKS” It has begun………..

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nzkiwi
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:01am
And Mr Obama was supplying weapons to the MB/al-Qaeda in Syria, the same guys who are behind this putsch.

The difference is that Jordan is a western ally. A non-NATO ally of the USA complete with free-trade agreements with the US.

And Mr Obama armed their enemies…

Perhaps Jordan should consider forming a military alliance with Israel. They have a lot in common, it seems.

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- louise
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:14am
  NZKIWI….
  Funding both sides is a disastrous foreign policy
  
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Master.Debater
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:57am
Once the Muslim Brotherhood takes over in Syria and Jordan, the caliphate will become a reality and the destruction of Israel can begin in earnest.

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lel2007
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:56am
“widely believed-whether true or not-that the US is supporting the Brotherhood’s regional rise to power” ??? How did these idiots get that idea ? Perhaps obama hasn’t explained his position as well as he should, or maybe these people are too stupid to understand.

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Gonzo
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:48am
Glenn Beck March 28, 2011:
The Protests Become Contagious.
They cascade.
They sweep the Middle East.
They begin to destabilize Europe and the rest of the world.

Obama: It’s a democratic revolution by a secular, freedom loving youth… an Arab spring!

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- underhispinions
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:58am
  No doubt Obama will support the Muslim Brotherhood.
  His true agend is going very well and the rise of radical Islam is taking over the whole region.
  Anyone who doesn’t support them will be murdered.
  Good job Mr. President,your Arab Spring is going just as you planned.
  Next step,destroy America from within and destroy Israel from without.
  
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JRGJR
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:47am
I’m sure the US will send them more money to cover the price increase. Obummer taking care of his own.

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jakartaman
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:46am
Tick Tock Tick Tock
The time is getting close to an all out Middle East conflagration
Can you say – $8.00 gas/oil and possibly tactical battle field nukes from Israel??

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- oldguy49
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:57am
  can you say no gas
  
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- DadRocked
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 1:02pm
  Hint Hint, Wink Wink: If you have a few bucks, buy a motorcycle or stock in a bike maker – If you can invest in the U.S. makers (Indian, Harley, Hodaka, Rokon or Victory). Othewise the Japanese makers (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, etc).
  Fuel goes up and the bike sales will dramatically increase.
  Just saying…
  
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S-O-B-E-R
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:46am
What is The One doing today, I wonder. Playing the fiddle, perhaps?

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Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:43am
To mass fires, yes! One hundred stories high
People gettin’ loose y’all gettin’ down on the roof – Do you hear?
(the folks are flaming) Folks were screamin’ – out of control
It was so entertainin’ – when the boogie started to explode
I heard somebody say

Burn baby burn! – Muslim inferno!
Burn baby burn! – Burn that mama down
Burn baby burn! – Muslim inferno!
Burn baby burn! – Burn that mama down
Burnin’!

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Bum thrower
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:41am
Are you surprised? The MB has been coordinating with the White House all during the past four years. The place (Middle East) is gonna blow up!!

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poorrichard09
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:38am
Jordan is the last missing piece of the caliphate-then Israel is completely surrounded by hostile forces.

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- S-O-B-E-R
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:46am
  Yikes.
  
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- momrules
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 8:47am
  Exactly.
  
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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on November 16, 2012 at 9:18am
  Indeed, and Obama the 12th Imadi in his mind sees the Caliphate as priority one; remember that he hates all associated with ‘colonial powers’ and that the Ottoman empire was divided up by the European powers after the end of WW1.
  
  He thus sees the Caliphate restored as ‘due recompense’ to the Arab Nations.
  
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