Bahrain protesters take control of main square

latest - King Hamad offering to discuss a policy of reform - Reuters

Janey wrote:latest - King Hamad offering to discuss a policy of reform - Reuters

Do you think this will be enough?

From the NYTimes:

On Monday, the police in Bahrain fired rubber bullets and tear gas into crowds of peaceful protesters from the Shiite majority population. So much tear gas was fired that the officers themselves vomited.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/world/middleeast/15iran.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2

Always check wind direction when firing tear gas!

Joe Bese wrote:From the NYTimes:

On Monday, the police in Bahrain fired rubber bullets and tear gas into crowds of peaceful protesters from the Shiite majority population. So much tear gas was fired that the officers themselves vomited.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/world/middleeast/15iran.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2

Always check wind direction when firing tear gas!

Instant karma

Hi Joe

Strawberry wrote:

Janey wrote:latest - King Hamad offering to discuss a policy of reform - Reuters

Do you think this will be enough?

Like Egypt, I think concessions are just red meat for the crowd, but this is not Egypt so who can tell? I guess these Monarchs don't watch Al Jazeera, who put on a clinic of what not to do when the people hit the streets.

Bahrain police opened fire on funeral for protester killing one and injuring several.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121571645551445.html

Opposition group suspends parlimentary participation.

Alaskan Girl wrote:Bahrain police opened fire on funeral for protester killing one and injuring several.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121571645551445.html

Opposition group suspends parlimentary participation.

this isn't good,

Saudi Officials Secretly Dispatch Thousands of Armed Troops to Bahrain / Shia Protesters under Severe Pressure

“Customs officials of King Fahad Bridge are deporting ordinary travelers in order to speed up the transportation of Saudi armed troops to Bahrain.” Saudi travelers and eye witnesses said



http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=226430

any confirmation/

cab123 wrote:
Saudi Officials Secretly Dispatch Thousands of Armed Troops to Bahrain / Shia Protesters under Severe Pressure

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That sure has the makings of one ugly sectarian Sunni vs Shiite conflict.

goodmockingbird wrote:

cab123 wrote:
Saudi Officials Secretly Dispatch Thousands of Armed Troops to Bahrain / Shia Protesters under Severe Pressure

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That sure has the makings of one ugly sectarian Sunni vs Shiite conflict.

even worse Bird.
HQ for 5th fleet and at least 8 US army bases are there, Janey might know more.

cab123 wrote:

Alaskan Girl wrote:Bahrain police opened fire on funeral for protester killing one and injuring several.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121571645551445.html

Opposition group suspends parlimentary participation.

this isn't good,

Saudi Officials Secretly Dispatch Thousands of Armed Troops to Bahrain / Shia Protesters under Severe Pressure

“Customs officials of King Fahad Bridge are deporting ordinary travelers in order to speed up the transportation of Saudi armed troops to Bahrain.” Saudi travelers and eye witnesses said



http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=226430

any confirmation/

no confirmation outside of iranian media

Swinburnian wrote:

cab123 wrote:

Alaskan Girl wrote:Bahrain police opened fire on funeral for protester killing one and injuring several.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121571645551445.html

Opposition group suspends parlimentary participation.

this isn't good,

Saudi Officials Secretly Dispatch Thousands of Armed Troops to Bahrain / Shia Protesters under Severe Pressure

“Customs officials of King Fahad Bridge are deporting ordinary travelers in order to speed up the transportation of Saudi armed troops to Bahrain.” Saudi travelers and eye witnesses said



http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=226430

any confirmation/

no confirmation outside of iranian media

Seems unlikely.

Good to see you Swin.

By ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer Robert Burns, Ap National Security Writer – 1 hr 24 mins ago
WASHINGTON – Unrest surging through the Arab world has so far taken no toll on the American military. But that could change if revolt washes over the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain — longtime home to the U.S. Navy's mighty 5th Fleet and arguably the Middle East anchor of U.S. defense strategy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110216/ap_on_re_us/us_us_military_gulf

I didn't know we had Patriot missile site there.(bottom of link)
I would think Bahrain it safe from outside influence.

By MARK THOMPSON Mark Thompson – Tue Feb 15, 5:35 pm ET
While the troubles in Egypt and Tunisia are important in Washington's geo-strategic calculations, they don't rank highly in its selfish concern over real estate. All that changes when it comes to the tiny Persian Gulf state of Bahrain, an island tucked between Saudi Arabia and Qatar on the gulf's western shore with fewer than 1 million residents. The home of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet - and a recently-launched $580 million U.S. expansion effort slated to double the U.S. Navy's acreage there - could be in jeopardy if Bahrain's monarchy falls.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20110215/wl_time/httpswamplandblogstimecom20110215nervoususnavyeyesonbahrainxidrssfullworldyahoo

Im confused. I thought Bahrain was in Iran

cab123 wrote:By ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer Robert Burns, Ap National Security Writer – 1 hr 24 mins ago
WASHINGTON – Unrest surging through the Arab world has so far taken no toll on the American military. But that could change if revolt washes over the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain — longtime home to the U.S. Navy's mighty 5th Fleet and arguably the Middle East anchor of U.S. defense strategy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110216/ap_on_re_us/us_us_military_gulf

I didn't know we had Patriot missile site there.(bottom of link)
I would think Bahrain it safe from outside influence.

By MARK THOMPSON Mark Thompson – Tue Feb 15, 5:35 pm ET
While the troubles in Egypt and Tunisia are important in Washington's geo-strategic calculations, they don't rank highly in its selfish concern over real estate. All that changes when it comes to the tiny Persian Gulf state of Bahrain, an island tucked between Saudi Arabia and Qatar on the gulf's western shore with fewer than 1 million residents. The home of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet - and a recently-launched $580 million U.S. expansion effort slated to double the U.S. Navy's acreage there - could be in jeopardy if Bahrain's monarchy falls.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20110215/wl_time/httpswamplandblogstimecom20110215nervoususnavyeyesonbahrainxidrssfullworldyahoo

Why is this happening in a country that had a parliamentary election in October, an election that Clinton called "free and fair"? The answer is simple: Bahrain, which is host to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, is not free. It is, rather, another Arab country where the Obama administration ignored popular unrest - and serious repression - in the interests of good relations with a friendly autocracy.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021506023.html

Strawberry wrote:Im confused. I thought Bahrain was in Iran

google earth: island between saudi and qatar.

cab123 wrote:

Strawberry wrote:Im confused. I thought Bahrain was in Iran

google earth: island between saudi and qatar.

thankyou Cab

There r still hundreds of detainees in #Bahrain prisons, many have been tortured. Show support here: http://www.stoptorturebh.blogspot.com/

11.11am – Bahrain:

The Bahrain government and monarchy are "clearly rattled" by the demonstrations, Martin Chulov reports from Pearl roundabout in Manama.

At the roundabout this morning there at least 5,000-10,000. This is a group that has got itself organised – there are marquees and first aid tents everywhere. It has a sense of a protest movement that is gaining momentum. The police are staying away ... All access points to this area are being coordinated by citizens.

It is predominantly Shia. They are saying they have been pushed into a sectarian corner. They are looking for a greater role in society in Bahrain. They feel emboldened by what's happened in Egypt and Tunisia. A secondary concern, fast becoming a dominant one, is that the king should leave.

They are not placated. The monarch has been largely responsible for buttressing the Sunni-based establishment. The lightening rod for the discontent is the monarch.
It does have a feel of a movement that is going somewhere. The government and the monarchy are clearly rattled by it. Instinctively it feels like one to watch.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/feb/16/middle-east-protests-live-updates

There is a radio interview at this link. Find the time stamp 11.11am – Bahrain to find it

Confirmed Deaths In #Bahrain: 8-year old Hasan Mahdi, 25-year old Mohammad Saade and 27-year old Ali Mushaimi. #Feb14 #Bahrainis #Manama
http://twitter.com/Jnoubiyeh

Picture of Pro-King demonstrators:

http://www.bna.bh/portal/sites/default/files/DSC_0308_2.JPG