On today's Middle East agenda:

[TayTay]

Jordanian king stresses "importance" of UK Mideast role
BBC International Reports (Middle East) 01-04-2005
By Excerpt from report in English by Jordanian news agency Petra web site

Amman, 4 January: His Majesty King Abdallah II affirmed the importance of rallying international support to steps taken by the Palestinian leadership to hold elections, and to establish an independent and viable Palestinian state as soon as possible.

....

His majesty also received at the Royal Court member of the US Congress from the Democratic Party John Kerry who is currently on a visit to the kingdom within a tour to a number of counties in the region.

His majesty discussed with Kerry the political developments in the region and efforts that aim at pushing the peace process forward and achieving security and stability in Iraq.

....

Source: Petra-JNA news agency web site, Amman, in English 4 Jan 04

And is in Palestine on Sat. according to the BBC:
... John Kerry arrives on Saturday to take part in observing presidential elections ex-presidential contender in US elections will be part of team headed by Jimmy Carter ...

TayTay on a continuing journey to provide too much information.

Please don't tell anyone outside of this group about the elction thing. Shitstorm will follow.

[Pirate Smile]

1. Go Tay Tay! We like your journey and plan to come along.

[whometense]

2. Oh, no such thing

as too much Kerry information!!

Please keep it up! :loveya:

[angrydemocrat]

3. Thank You Tay Tay!!

You go girl! I'm glad we have you to keep us updated on all the latest news it is so greatly appreciated.

Our hero is in astion once again! And I love it!

Tay Tay did you check your inbox?

[TayTay]

4. TayTay at work

Respond later when not at work and on private account.

[angrydemocrat]

5. OK

Don't work to hard.

[ginnyinWI]

6. yes, let's keep it in this forum--our own TayTay updates. thanks!

[angrydemocrat]

8. I Like That Idea Myself

I say forget the others let them find their own news. This is the true Kerrycrats news forum. LOL

[Withywindle]

7. Oh, awesome, real news!

Thank you so much!

[Pirate Smile]

9. You are right about the "shitstorm". sshhhh.

It started happening when I posted the Boston Globe article in LBN.

[Withywindle]

10. It's so frustrating...

...He announced he was doing this around a MONTH AGO, didn't he? People are acting like he saw Congress's schedule yesterday, thought "Election certification??! EEEEEEEEK!! I have to go somewhere SAFE!"

[TayTay]

11. Shitstorm will come, this weekend

Jan 6th, Congress certifies the election
Jan 8th, John Kerry helps in observing the Palestinian election to monitor for fraud.
Jan 8th one nanosecond after AP story appears, Shitstorm hits DU (and other Dem blogs.) (Monitoring their election??????? What about ours????? I can just see it now.)

This will happen, so I'm sheltering in here this weekend from the storm.

[Pirate Smile]

12. You're right. Why is it in the BBC but not the US newspapers. I

just find that rather annoying. It will show up eventually, I know.

[TayTay]

14. I saw three international stories, including BBC

Agence France had a story (about 4 short paragraphs) and Xinxau which is either the Chinese or Hong Kong national press had a story. (Same as Agence France.) It mentioned the meeting in Aman, Jordan and the upcoming elections in the Palestinian territories. I actually liked the one I posted because the translation software was a little off. (I'm quirky, so sue me.)

I didn't really search very hard. I only had a couple of free seconds to search. I can dip a much larger ladel into the info stream if you like. (I have access to ten thousand global sources of information, when I am at work. I can build a search, look for a particular IP, or Information Provider and go to town.)

[angrydemocrat]

16. Please Do All Information

Is greatly appreciated. Especially by us Kerrycrats that just can't get enough. We want MORE MORE MORE LOL. We want as much KERRY KERRY KERRY as you can throw our way. We never get to much.

[Pirate Smile]

18. It's on Yahoo also. I like the stories you put up. I was talking about

when our press just ignores things and you can only find them in the international press.

[ginnyinWI]

15. It's a natural because

the whole world, and half of the USA just LOVES John Kerry! :loveya:

[angrydemocrat]

13. I Have Been Sheltering For A Long Time Now

If you ask me it is nothing but a constant Shitstorm at DU anymore except for our little private forum here.

[ginnyinWI]

19. Pirate,

I went over to your thread to try to shore up JK on some of those unfair blows--I felt like letting off some steam--lol--so it was good for that, even if I didn't convince anyone. I do think I got in a few good zingers. }(

[Pirate Smile]

20. Kewl. We should probably do that more often.

[Pirate Smile]

17. Here is some more on today and tomorrow

Senator John Kerry visits Jordan, discuss Mideast peace with king

AMMAN, Jordan— U.S. Sen. John Kerry discussed Iraq and ways to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday, the official Jordanian news agency Petra reported.

Little else emerged from the former Democratic presidential candidate's meeting with the king at his palace on hill overlooking Amman. The Massachusetts senator arrived in Jordan earlier Tuesday and was scheduled to leave for an unspecified destination on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Embassy.
http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050104/APN/501040966

[TayTay]

21. Enroute to Iraq.

General looking around. Meeting troops. And so forth.

[angrydemocrat]

22. The real leader at work!

We love ya John! :loveya: You are our leader and we have your back!

[Withywindle]

23. still praying for his safety...

eom

[whometense]

24. Any news today?

I haven't seen anything.