Hmm now that we are distracted... Bahrain is exploding

nadinbrzezinski

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Wed Mar-16-11 01:03 AM
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Hmm now that we are distracted... Bahrain is exploding

Edited on Wed Mar-16-11 01:05 AM by nadinbrzezinski

mohdashoor Mohammed Ashoor
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While people are being shot at on the street, #Bahrain TV airing nationalistic songs! That's how cheap the Bahraini blood is to this regime!
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12755852?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Bahrain police tackle protesters in Manama

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Riot police in Bahrain have launched an assault on anti-government demonstrators camping in a square in the capital, Manama.

The police fired tear gas at the mainly Shia demonstrators, who have been calling for political reform from the country's Sunni rulers.

The goverment has declared martial law and called in Saudi troops to help keep order.

At least two people died in clashes on Tuesday.

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joshcryer

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Wed Mar-16-11 01:05 AM
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1. Essay about this, it's not just Bahrain:

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/110314/yemen-bahrain-libya-japan

It's the whole damn middle east.

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hlthe2b

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Wed Mar-16-11 01:23 AM
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2. Crap.... The Saudis movement into Bahrain is predictable...

Edited on Wed Mar-16-11 01:29 AM by hlthe2b

but, I had hopes we would stand with the Libyans to oust Gaddafi. Shit.

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bbgrunt

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Wed Mar-16-11 01:28 AM
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3. excellent time for the next step in applying the shock doctrine.

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Cleita

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Wed Mar-16-11 01:29 AM
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4. I was just watching on AlJ.

Really, don't know what the world can do about this, unless the more moderate islamic nations lean on the Saudis. I don't know if they would.

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nadinbrzezinski

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Wed Mar-16-11 01:33 AM
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5. It would have to be us,

behind very closed doors.

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Arrowhead2k1

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Wed Mar-16-11 01:34 AM
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6. Great time to wipe out dissent when most of the media is focused tightly on Japan... nt

Edited on Wed Mar-16-11 01:35 AM by Arrowhead2k1

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HEyHEY

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Wed Mar-16-11 01:34 AM
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7. I like how Iran had the nerve to say something about the use of force.

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