What Grinds My Gears...............................................King Abdullah II

Yes, our king has been getting on my nerves lately. Do you know why? Because with authority comes a great responsibility. He is letting a bunch of حيتان run the country. I understand that in management you need to sometimes apply some methods, lets say utilitarian, in order to have a net positive impact on the majority. When new policies are introduced, the majority will benefit, while a small minority will pick up the tap. Recently, Jordan has been managed the other way around. His majesty is allowing too much to happen on his watch. I understand that the country is full of challenges, which are mostly financial. But, we are witnessing individuals amassing astronomical sums of money, while the majority is paying for it. And when some research is done to find out who the few individual barons are, one can only confess to having a +-20 big names in Jordan's decision making machine who do not belong to the legislative, judicial, or the executive groups. I have no problem with people profiting from business deals. After all, that was the profession of Mohammed (عليه الصلاة و السلام ). But those حيتان are not playing in a level field nor do they have the interest of the country and its people in their hearts.

Will Jordan join the below list?

2008: the year of food riots

Egypt Thousands of demonstrators in Mahalla el-Kobra loot shops and throw bricks at police during protests at rising food prices and low salaries, as part of nationwide strike
Haiti At least four people killed in the southern city of Les Cayes after food prices rise 50 per cent in the past year
Côte d’Ivoire Police injure more than ten protesters as several hundred demonstrators demand government action to curb food prices
Cameroon Riots last four days and result in at least 40 deaths. Unrest is due to high fuel and food prices. Worst riots in country for 15 years
Mozambique At least four people killed and 100 injured following fuel price rises
Senegal Violent demonstrations in Dakar as prices of rice, milk and oil soar. Senegal imports almost all its food
Yemen Five days of rioting and a hundred arrests after the price of wheat doubled over two months. Protesters set up roadblocks in Sana’a and Aden
...and in Mauritania, Bolivia, Indonesia, Mexico, India, Burkina Faso, and Uzbekistan