Prosecutors in Jordan have begun an investigation into a member of parliament who pulled a gun on a rival in a live television talk show. Mansour Murad a former Palestinian guerrilla fighter has filed a lawsuit accusing Mohammed Shawabka of attempted murder. Dale Gavlak reports.
MP Mohammed Shawabka and former lawmaker Mansour Murad were discussing the crisis in neighboring Syria on a private satellite TV channel. When they began trading insults, Mr. Shawabka accused his opponent of working as a spy for the Assad regime. Mr. Murad in turn accused Mr. Shawabka of being an Israeli spy. The heated argument quickly turned into a physical
confrontation
. Mr. Shawabka threw his shoe at the former deputy and threatened him with a revolver. They continue to shabby each other until the show are probably ended.
Eurozone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss the rescue package for Spanish banks what's up to 124 billion dollars. A single institution might also be created to consolidate in one place all the
toxic
assets for the country's banking sector.
President Obama has urged Congress to approve the extension of tax cut for the middle class without getting in broad in the debate about the
merits
of extending them for the wealth too. He said Congress should not hold the vast majority of the Americans and the entire economy hostage to a debate about tax cut for the wealthy adding: let us agree to do what we agree on.