WikiLeaks cable: US diplomat doubts Jordan reforms

A secret US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks indicates that in 2009 the US ambassador to Jordan had little faith in King Abdullah II's promises to initiate reforms in his country.

The Norwegian daily Aftenposten on Thursday published an October 2009 cable by US Ambassador R. Stephen Beecroft, who wrote that Abdullah "as a progressive reformer often fails to match up with his actions on the ground." (AP)