Tradition Saves Camels’ Spot in Jordan’s Desert Forces

[Sally]

Interesting story about Camels in the Jordanian Desert.

Tradition Saves Camels’ Spot in Jordan’s Desert Forces
By BEN HUBBARDNOV. 29, 2014

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Members of the Royal Desert Forces, who are Bedouin in Wadi Rum, Jordan, last month.CreditWarrick Page for The New York Times

WADI RUM, Jordan — Hitched up in the sandy lot by the police station, next to the four-by-four trucks and the dune buggy, is some other important equipment for enforcing the law in this parched and forbidding desert valley: eight surly and perpetually masticating camels.

Six of the towering beasts are saddled up regularly for patrol by the local police to reach rugged areas or to show off for tourists. The other two are thoroughbred racing camels, males, kept around to provide another kind of service.

“Any resident who wants to bring his lady camel by can come,” said Kayed Nasser, a handler in the station’s camel unit. “It’s a free service that we provide to citizens.”

This is the local station of Jordan’s Royal Desert Forces, a 4,000-man-strong branch of the national police force that is responsible for monitoring and patrolling the sparsely populated desert areas that cover four-fifths of this Middle Eastern monarchy.


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[Bleipriester]

United Arab Emirates Ants - AntWeb

 

[Sally]

United Arab Emirates Ants - AntWeb

For the life of me, I don't know what any have to do with a story about Camels in the Jordanian Desert. Why not start different threads about animals, insects, etc? I am suje there are fascinating creatures in the different countries of the Middle East.

 

[Mr. H.]

I'd walk a mile... for a camel.

 

[Tom Sweetnam]

Cool. I wonder if either of those camels is named جوزيف

 

[Mr. H.]

May your camel spit only dates.

 

[Bleipriester]

United Arab Emirates Ants - AntWeb

For the life of me, I don't know what any have to do with a story about Camels in the Jordanian Desert. Why not start different threads about animals, insects, etc? I am suje there are fascinating creatures in the different countries of the Middle East.

 

[Sunni Man]

Interesting story about Camels in the Jordanian Desert.

Tradition Saves Camels’ Spot in Jordan’s Desert Forces
By BEN HUBBARDNOV. 29, 2014

Photo

Members of the Royal Desert Forces, who are Bedouin in Wadi Rum, Jordan, last month.CreditWarrick Page for The New York Times

WADI RUM, Jordan — Hitched up in the sandy lot by the police station, next to the four-by-four trucks and the dune buggy, is some other important equipment for enforcing the law in this parched and forbidding desert valley: eight surly and perpetually masticating camels.

Six of the towering beasts are saddled up regularly for patrol by the local police to reach rugged areas or to show off for tourists. The other two are thoroughbred racing camels, males, kept around to provide another kind of service.

“Any resident who wants to bring his lady camel by can come,” said Kayed Nasser, a handler in the station’s camel unit. “It’s a free service that we provide to citizens.”

This is the local station of Jordan’s Royal Desert Forces, a 4,000-man-strong branch of the national police force that is responsible for monitoring and patrolling the sparsely populated desert areas that cover four-fifths of this Middle Eastern monarchy.


Continue reading at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/w...ves-camels-spot-in-jordans-desert-forces.html?

Do tell ......

 

[Bleipriester]

Interesting story about Camels in the Jordanian Desert.

Tradition Saves Camels’ Spot in Jordan’s Desert Forces
By BEN HUBBARDNOV. 29, 2014

Photo

Members of the Royal Desert Forces, who are Bedouin in Wadi Rum, Jordan, last month.CreditWarrick Page for The New York Times

WADI RUM, Jordan — Hitched up in the sandy lot by the police station, next to the four-by-four trucks and the dune buggy, is some other important equipment for enforcing the law in this parched and forbidding desert valley: eight surly and perpetually masticating camels.

Six of the towering beasts are saddled up regularly for patrol by the local police to reach rugged areas or to show off for tourists. The other two are thoroughbred racing camels, males, kept around to provide another kind of service.

“Any resident who wants to bring his lady camel by can come,” said Kayed Nasser, a handler in the station’s camel unit. “It’s a free service that we provide to citizens.”

This is the local station of Jordan’s Royal Desert Forces, a 4,000-man-strong branch of the national police force that is responsible for monitoring and patrolling the sparsely populated desert areas that cover four-fifths of this Middle Eastern monarchy.


Continue reading at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/w...ves-camels-spot-in-jordans-desert-forces.html?

Do tell ......

Late. Very Late.

F

 

[Sally]

Interesting story about Camels in the Jordanian Desert.

Tradition Saves Camels’ Spot in Jordan’s Desert Forces
By BEN HUBBARDNOV. 29, 2014

Photo

Members of the Royal Desert Forces, who are Bedouin in Wadi Rum, Jordan, last month.CreditWarrick Page for The New York Times

WADI RUM, Jordan — Hitched up in the sandy lot by the police station, next to the four-by-four trucks and the dune buggy, is some other important equipment for enforcing the law in this parched and forbidding desert valley: eight surly and perpetually masticating camels.

Six of the towering beasts are saddled up regularly for patrol by the local police to reach rugged areas or to show off for tourists. The other two are thoroughbred racing camels, males, kept around to provide another kind of service.

“Any resident who wants to bring his lady camel by can come,” said Kayed Nasser, a handler in the station’s camel unit. “It’s a free service that we provide to citizens.”

This is the local station of Jordan’s Royal Desert Forces, a 4,000-man-strong branch of the national police force that is responsible for monitoring and patrolling the sparsely populated desert areas that cover four-fifths of this Middle Eastern monarchy.


Continue reading at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/w...ves-camels-spot-in-jordans-desert-forces.html?

Do tell ......

Late. Very Late.

F

I was actually going to suggest that the Head Cheerleader for Assad should try to drag his new bestest friend off his Porta-Potty, and then they could both go to a country that has camel races and apply for jobs as jockeys. Then I thought that since both of them are busy night and day posting, they are probably grossly overweight to become Camel Jockeys.

 

[Sunni Man]

Silly-Sally loves to daydream about the Sunni Man. .......