The document discusses Jordan's response to ISIS killing one of their pilots. After ISIS posted a video of the pilot's death, Jordan executed an ISIS bomber they had in custody. Jordan then launched airstrikes against ISIS training camps and weapons depots, destroying all targets without loss. While some argue retaliation may cause more attacks, Jordan is taking a stand against terrorism through decisive military action.
The document discusses Jordan's response to ISIS killing one of their pilots. After ISIS posted a video of the pilot's death, Jordan executed an ISIS bomber they had in custody. Jordan then launched airstrikes against ISIS training camps and weapons depots, destroying all targets without loss. While some argue retaliation may cause more attacks, Jordan is taking a stand against terrorism through decisive military action.
The document discusses Jordan's response to ISIS killing one of their pilots. After ISIS posted a video of the pilot's death, Jordan executed an ISIS bomber they had in custody. Jordan then launched airstrikes against ISIS training camps and weapons depots, destroying all targets without loss. While some argue retaliation may cause more attacks, Jordan is taking a stand against terrorism through decisive military action.
by Leeza Alba __________________________________________________________________________________________
Many of us, Jordanian citizens, have
come to confide in our own water or bottled water rather than the tap water the government provides for us. The bottled water industry has been booming ever since Jordan's 1998 water pollution crisis. An interesting statistic that derived from reading the article Quality of Jordans water: Filtering fact from fiction: 8 in 10 people consume their water from water bottles rather than drinking tap water. As a result, there are 5 different water bottle distributors, 542 local water purification plants, and 32 water bottle factories; even after experts and officials claim that the water is safe and could even be a better 2 option than other sources.
an anonymous official claims to have noticed
1 a drastic saving of water. In the intent to salvage water, some parts of Jordan are only supplied water 24 hours a week, which some families say is a deficit amount of a necessary source. Also, the price for water has come to be 25 Jordanian Dinars for six cubic metres. Even then, the majority of our 4 water is used in agriculture! _________________________________________________
Wistfully, Jordan continues being one of the
worlds 10 countries of which have the most water scarcity. The availability of water depletes as the population is increasing at unsustainable rates. In agreement with Jordan: Water is Life published by the World Health Organization who reports that in the brief time of two decades the shortage on the water will become a more impactful 3 issue. Nonetheless, it is still a current issue we should be addressing before it becomes impossible to repair. The draining of our aquifers, a nonrenewable source, is already impacting our health and environment. It is even predicted that this coming summer will bring extensive deficiency in water. SOURCES:
Now, could Jordan be running out of
water in the near future? As I mentioned before people also acquire their own water. However, they go about collecting their water illegally. 70 percent of water loss in Jordan is due to water theft. Examples of water theft would consist of illegal wells, illegal pipes, and drilling rigs. After taking initiative and sealing thousands of fixtures
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2. Photograph of the Jordan river where some of their water comes from __________________________________________
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Namrouqa, Hana. "'Authorities Dismantle over 408
Illegal Fixtures on Water Mains, Pipes in January'" Jordan Times . The Jordan Times, 15 Feb. 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. Namrouqa, Hana. "Quality of Jordan's Drinking Water: Filtering Fact from Fiction." Jordan Times. The Jordan Times, 26 Dec. 2011. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. "Jordan: Water Is Life." WHO . World Health Organization, n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. "Water Shortage in Jordan." Euro-Mediterranean Academy for Young Journalists . N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2015.
Jordan Declares Vengeance on Islamic State
Recently, ISIS has taken action again; kidnapping a new hostage from Jordan. The hostage was a Jordanian Pilot named Muath al-Kasasbeh. In trade ISIS demanded a massive amount of money and a suicide 1 bomber that was being held in custody. Jordan required evidence of the pilots life after agreeing to her release. When ISIS failed to satisfy their request and instead posted a video of the pilots death, the 4 bomber, Sajida al-Rishawi was executed. Jordan made the correct decision in ending the life of the bomber. The hanging of Sajida al-Rishawi demonstrates that Jordan is determined to fight back in vengeance of the horrific death and for the safety of their country. According to Jordan unleashes wrath on ISIS: This is just the beginning, the new king, Abdullah II made an oath to take action against the Islamic State. The Jordan military forces proceed to do just that as they sent 30 fighter jets to participate in an attack against the 2 terrorist group. However, this is only the beginning of a war against the Islamic State. A war much deserved by the organization of terrorists after abounding heinous murders. Others may claim that retaliating against ISIS in such a barbaric and brutal way as their own crimes may only cause more attacks. However, ISIS followers are
diminishing as the persistent attacks
continue. In fact, Jordan has newly led an airstrike on ISIS training centers, arms, and 5 ammunition depots. The aggression was successful as 100% of the targets were demolished and all planes returned back 2 without harm. Also, it might be considered un-humane to have executed the bomber yet she was part of a terrorist group that had planned to kill dozens of people in a suicide bombing. Not only were those her intentions but she also agreed to the deal ISIS had suggested. Most of Jordan citizens who stand by 3 ISIS have the same reason: poverty. ISIS has offered more opportunities and discipline to towns in Jordan but, is it worth innocent lives and appalling retaliations against governments? Ultimately, I believe Jordan is making equitable decision in the attacks against terrorism. _____________________________
Picture of the video posted by ISIS of the pilots murder.
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