From King Abdullah down, officials are blunt about strategy to target supporters of movement wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria
Members of Islamist Salafi in Jordan protest late last year in front of the state security court in Amman to demand the release of their members held in Jordanian prisons. Photograph: Majed Jaber/Reuters
Thursday 27 November 2014
“We are with the Islamic State and you are with Obama and the infidels,” Ahmed Abu Ghalous a big, angry-looking man in blue prison overalls, shouts after being sentenced to five years in jail for “promoting the views of a terrorist group” on the internet. The outburst earns him a further 50 dinar (£45) fine for contempt of court.Courts Kept Busy as Jordan Works to Crush Support for Isis by Thavam
