Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

[FluffyMcDeath]

Shots fired at protesters according to some reports.
Bahrain's struggles continue.

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

And Yemen
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Let's not forget Yemen
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[FluffyMcDeath]

Bahrain getting crazier.
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Yemen ... not so good either.

 

[Robert]

Just been reported, as an aside during the Libya item on BBC, that Saudi 'peacekeeping' troops have entered Bahrain to protect 'vital interests.'

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Just been reported, as an aside during the Libya item on BBC, that Saudi 'peacekeeping' troops have entered Bahrain to protect 'vital interests.'

Wondered how long before they showed up

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

PressTV (Iran)
Two protesters confirmed dead (NYT)

One man, Ahmed Farhan, 24, had dozens of shotgun pellet wounds on his back and a gaping head injury, while a second man had tire marks from having been run over by security forces, the doctors said. Grisly video from the hospital, including of Mr. Farhan, appeared online shortly after.

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

and Bahrain again

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Bahrain crack-down

The square has been cleared

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[FluffyMcDeath]

Sec. Def. Gates and US 5th Fleet Commander General Mark Fox met with the Bahrainis before the Saudi crackdown.

 

[Robert]

Sec. Def. Gates and US 5th Fleet Commander General Mark Fox met with the Bahrainis before the Saudi crackdown.

The two faced, Libya-Bahrain-double-speak is really starting to make my skin crawl.

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

46 protesters killed in Yemen

 

[cecilia]

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[cecilia]

http://nos.nl/video/226786-beelden-van- ... ghazi.html

video from a different angle

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Snipers fire on protesters in Yemen
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In Bahrain, Pearl Square monument is torn down by government
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[FluffyMcDeath]

http://nos.nl/video/226786-beelden-van-de-neergestorte-straaljager-in-benghazi.html

video from a different angle

According to the BBC, this aeroplane was a rebel aeroplane. Who knew the rebels had their own air force.

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[FluffyMcDeath]

Meanwhile in Yemen, the army is defecting at a high level and it seems that the government will go.

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[FluffyMcDeath]

Did I mention that the key defecting army officer is viewed as Saudi friendly? Here is an interesting backgrounder on how the Saudis and Iran have been jockeying for position in the Middle East.

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

People are getting badly beat up in Bahrain today.

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[FluffyMcDeath]

The Bahrain crackdown continues but ... quietly. CNN went to Bahrain and might not have come back if they didn't cooperate!!

Video and story at this link

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Here is how a friends support democracy (with our assistance).

They have military tribunals for doctors who treated protesters.