In Jordan, amid a crackdown on political dissent throughout pro-American Arab countries, Oweidi became an enemy of the state. The former lawmaker has been charged with heading an illegal organization, harming the government’s reputation and violating the country’s e-mail laws. The former lawmaker has been charged with heading an illegal organization, harming the government’s reputation and violating the country’s e-mail laws…Oweidi’s defenders say an April letter he wrote to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) sparked his arrest. He alleged corruption involving the Jordanian Ministry of Interior and the court of King Abdullah II. He posted the note on the website of his political party