The trial of 11 Arabs facing charges of plotting terror attacks against U.S. and Israeli targets in Jordan will get under way in Jordan this week. The men face a possible death penalty sentence for their actions, which are believed to include the October killing of Laurence Foley, who worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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