The radical Islamists in Jordan, as in other "moderate" Muslim nations like Turkey and Egypt, have been restrained by sheer political force. Legal suppression. Jordan has elections again in 2007, and if those clamps are ever lifted, the Queen might not be having so much fun any more.

Article here.

The forces of jihad over the past decades have been largely kept back by sheer dictatorial force. We saw what happened when the Shah of Iran was deposed. We're trying to keep the same thing from happening in Iraq. Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan use anti-democratic methods to prevent Islamists from gaining political power. Extremists are rising up in places like Indonesia, as well as Morocco and other African nations.

I am consistently told here that this is nothing to be concerned about. That the worst threats to ourselves and our planet come from our own government and culture. I believe the article I posted discussed this phenomenon. So there it is.