God bless 'em!
"Bahrain protesters accuse government security forces in 14-year-old’s death" September 01, 2011|Associated Press
MANAMA, Bahrain - Bahraini security forces clashed with antigovernment protesters after morning prayers yesterday, and a 14-year-old boy died after being hit by a police tear gas canister, human rights activists said....
A statement by the Interior Ministry said there was no reported police action in Sitra at the time the boy’s death was reported. The statement added that an investigation was ordered and posted a $26,600 reward for information leading to a definitive finding.
Translation: governments lie. They lie right to your face.
Isa Hassan, the teen’s uncle, said police overreacted when confronted by a small group of protesters after morning prayers marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
They always do!
Hassan said the tear gas was fired from about 20 feet away directly at the protesters.
“They are supposed to lob the canisters of gas, not shoot them at people,’’ he said at the funeral for the boy. “Police used it as a weapon.’’
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"Bahrain tensions beginning to grow again; Shi’ite group tries to take square; teen dies in clash" September 02, 2011|By Brian Murphy, Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - It has become a nightly duel in Bahrain: Security forces and antigovernment protesters waging hit-and-run clashes in one of the simmering conflicts of the Arab Spring.
So far, the skirmishes have failed to jell into another serious challenge to the Gulf nation’s Western-backed monarchy after crushing a reform rebellion months ago. But there are sudden signs that Shi’ite-led demonstrators could be poised to raise the stakes again on the strategic island, which is home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.
On Wednesday, hundreds of demonstrators made their boldest attempt in months to reclaim control of a central square in the capital Manama, which was the symbolic hub of the protest movement after it began in February. Riot police used buses to block roads and flooded streets with tear gas to drive back the marchers before dawn.
I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the White House criticism and the threat of attack.
Hours later, mourners gathered in a Shi’ite village in another part of Bahrain for a 14-year-old boy they said was killed by security forces.
“Down with the regime,’’ chanted some of hundreds of people in the funeral procession. “More protests.’’
Some waved the flag of the Libyan rebels, who are closing in on the remnants of Moammar Khadafy’s government.
Bahrain remains the outlier of the Arab revolts.
Its Sunni rulers have managed to hold their ground - and even tighten their grip with military help from neighboring Saudi Arabia - against majority Shi’ites demanding a greater political voice. Washington and Western allies have denounced the punishing crackdowns but have been mild when it comes to Bahrain’s ruling dynasty. The possible risks from a harder line appear too great. They include jeopardizing key Arab military relationships on Iran’s doorstep.
That's what all this is about, and Bahrain is a U.S. base!
Washington’s Gulf Arab allies argue any gains for Bahrain’s Shi’ites could open the door for influence by Iran’s Shi’ite regime.
You see, it is ONLY WE in the WEST (in service to neo-con Zionist designs) are allowed to INFLUENCE ANYTHING!
And if you DON'T GO ALONG and DON'T HAVE A NUKE you get attacked!
Bahrain’s Shi’ite leaders strongly deny any links to Iran.
And there is no evidence of such, either; however, since when has evidence mattered to the AmeriKan media?
They note that their fight for greater rights goes back decades and is now reenergized by the prodemocracy wave across the Arab world....
Iran must have been behind it the whole time (unless its in Syria or Libya)!!
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