Well, al-Zarqawi has turned on his homeland, and its ruler, King Abdullah.

Three nearly simultaneous bomb blasts tore through hotels here Wednesday night, killing more than 50 people and sending fear and panic through the streets of the normally tranquil city.

Jordanian authorities immediately shut down many of the capital's main roads and deployed dozens of ambulances, police cars and military vehicles to help evacuate the wounded to a half-dozen overflowing hospitals. The country's land borders were closed about an hour after the attacks.

At least one American was among those killed in the bombings and at least two others were wounded, the U.S. Embassy in Amman reported Thursday.
Al Qaeda in Iraq, a group headed by Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for the bombings in a statement posted Thursday on the Internet.

The statement said the attacks were carried out by "a group of lions" from the organization, the major foreign-led insurgent group fighting in neighboring Iraq. "After studying and observing the targets, the places of execution were chosen to be some hotels that the tyrant of Jordan has turned into a backyard for the enemies of Islam, such as the Jews and crusaders," the statement said.

Jordanians are furious, and do not support the attack on their nation by Islamists.

After the claim of responsibility, hundreds of angry Jordanians rallied outside one of three bombed hotels Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The demonstrators shouted slogans such as, "Burn in hell, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi!

Interestingly enough, this attack comes on an Arab state that is ruled by members of the family of Muhammad himself, IslamÂ’s founding prophet.

King Abdullah is a 43rd generation descendant of the Prophet. Who, then, is better to determine the proper teachings of Islam and the proper way of life for a Muslim– the descendant of Muhammad, or a gang of upstart terrorists who murder indiscrimiantely?

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