>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/01/jordan.government/ >http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9487&Itemid=56 > >Snippet: > >The king of Jordan dismissed his government Tuesday and appointed a new prime minister, a move follows protests calling for political reform. > >King Abdullah II asked Marouf Al Bakhit to form a government that will implement "genuine political reform," the Royal Court said in a statement. > >The government will "take practical steps, quick and concrete, to launch a process of genuine political reform, comprehensive development, and take genuine steps towards strengthening democracy," among other tasks, according to Al Bakhit's letter of instruction, which was also released. > >(The Royal Palace says Rifai's Cabinet resigned on Tuesday)
The entire region is in meltdown. This is seismic.