To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (20945 ) 10/3/1998 10:29:00 PM From: Jamey Respond to of 39621
Same old broken record.....Play it again, Sam. "AMMAN (J.T.) — His Majesty King Hussein, currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment at Mayo Clinic in the U.S., has received a letter from Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Ben Abdul Aziz expressing the Saudi royal family's wishes for the King's recovery and well-being. Prince Abdullah, who visited the Monarch recently, said in the letter that his visit to King Hussein “was prompted by the true affection and appreciation which I cherish for you, because we are tied by strong bonds not liable to be affected by events or developments.” “We are confident that the future, with God's will, is bound to bring us the good news of your return to the Arab and Muslim homeland as a leader and a brother exercising his historic role along with his Arab brothers to deal with the challenges with great resolve and determination,” Prince Abdullah said in his letter. Replying to a letter he had received from the King, Prince Abdullah said he was deeply touched by the letter which reflected the true feelings among brothers. “I look forward to your visit to Saudi Arabia to be among your brothers; and please remember that King Fahd, myself and the rest of the royal family in Saudi Arabia support you in happy and difficult days alike,” the prince said. King Hussein had thanked Prince Abdullah for his gift of saffron and water from Zamzem water — well close to the holy shrines in Mecca — blessed by a prominent religious leader of Saudi Arabia. In Gaza, the leader of the Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin has thanked King Hussein for his efforts that secured his release from an Israeli jail one year ago and wished him good health. Addressing a press conference in Gaza marking the first anniversary of his release from detention, Yassin said King Hussein played a pivotal role in securing his release together with several Palestinian detainees. Yassin said he highly valued Jordan's continued efforts in support of the Palestinian people's cause on all fronts and at all levels. Israel freed Yassin, who was serving a life sentence, last October in a deal with Jordan to obtain the release of two Mossad agents caught in a bungled attempt to assassinate a senior Hamas political official in Amman. Sheikh Yassin, who wished King Hussein full recovery, stressed that the Palestinians have the full right to establish their independent state. King Hussein has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment since July l4 when he checked into Mayo Clinic." (The Watcher)