AMMAN — A US
embassy source rejected media reports that US Ambassador to Jordan Henry
Wooster had spoken about “our alliance with the deep state in Jordan” in his
remarks on Tuesday before the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) at the
University of Jordan, according to AmmanNet.
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The source elaborated
that what the ambassador was talking about at the seminar was the “deep
relations with the state” and that there was no reference to relations with a
deep state. An error in translation from English to Arabic may have prompted
some of those attending to misunderstand the context. A number of websites had
carried a news item that was published online by another website without checking
the facts, the source added.
Jordan News contacted CSS
Director Zaid Eyadat, who denied that the ambassador had mentioned the term
deep state. Jordan News also contacted the US embassy for a response but did
not get one.
The statements attributed
to the ambassador provoked angry reactions. MP Saleh Al-Armouti criticized Wooster
on Wednesday, saying that such statements are dangerous and constitute an
attack on the Jordanian state’s institutions by acknowledging that there is a
deep state that runs Jordan.
At the seminar, the
ambassador said that the largest USAID projects in the world are in Jordan,
while stressing that the stability that distinguishes Jordan from the rest of
the region is due to the country's wise leadership.
Wooster also emphasized
that the strategic alliance between the US and Jordan transcends successive US administrations.
With regard to the
Palestinian issue and the so-called “Deal of the Century”, he said the US’ interest
lies in finding a two-state solution to the Palestinian issue, which is the
position of the Biden administration and King Abdullah.
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