Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Running to the Front of the Parade?

Jordan feels the Tunisian earthquake:

"Abdullah II insisted on the need to move forward with clear and transparent programmes of political and economic reform, which will allow the kingdom to overcome the economic challenges, and assure Jordan and Jordanians the decent future they deserve," the royal palace cited the king as saying in a meeting.

"The king underlined the need for senators and all officials to be in constant contact with the people in all provinces of the kingdom to hear their grievances and open a completely frank dialogue with them on their ambitions, their interests and the issues of the day," it added.

It's always best to run with the crowd determined to do some hanging rather than run from the crowd marching closer, eh?

I still have no idea if Tunisia is the leading wave of a political tsunami in the Arab world, but a lot of Arabs sure want it to be.