Jordan Acquits 4 in Suspected U.S. Plot

AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's military court on Monday acquitted four men of conspiracy to attack U.S. forces in the kingdom, saying a government declaration last year that no foreign troops were stationed in Jordan nullified the charges against them.



The four — including a policeman and a Finance Ministry official — were convicted, however, of illegal possession of an automatic weapon and sentenced to one year in jail. The verdict can be appealed.


Before the U.S.-led invasion of neighboring Iraq (news - web sites), speculation grew that U.S. forces were stationed in Jordan to mount attacks against Baghdad. The government denied that.


Later, Jordan acknowledged there were "several hundred" American military personnel in the country. But officials said they were in the country to help set up anti-missile batteries in eastern Jordan to protect the kingdom from Iraqi rockets.

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our courts were so logical