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Bahraini opposition leader says Saudi force must go
AJE: Bahrain’s Shia opposition leader has demanded that the Saudi-led force that was invited into the country to help quell anti-government protests should leave the country. Ali Salman said on Wednesday that foreign troops must leave because the opposition rejects “any military intervening … Continue reading
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Iraqis Protest Saudi Intervention of Bahrain
Bahrain’s most influential cleric said Gulf troops would have been better off helping Palestinians in Gaza than entering Bahrain. Washington Post: BASRA, Iraq — Protesters in Iraq are jeering Saudi Arabia’s king as a slave of America and Israel for … Continue reading
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Qaddafi is spearheading the wider counter-revolution
When the Tunisian protest movement succeeded in toppling its dictator, the protests spread like wildfire to the rest of the region. Mubarak in Egypt fell, protests brought things to a standstill in Bahrain and Yemen, and revolutionaries in Libya responded … Continue reading
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Saudis send in troops to reinforce monarchy in Bahrain, UAE preparing the same…
It should come as no surprise to anyone that Saudi Arabia a leading force against revolution in the Middle East. This reactionary regime continues to play a counter-productive role in the region, and quite possibly the world. Reports suggest that … Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia’s day of little rage
The Guardian: Friday was Saudi Arabia’s “day of rage”, planned for and anticipated for weeks. But, in the event, there wasn’t even a grumble – unless you count the ongoing protests in the eastern province which had been going on … Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia bans protest rallies
Is anyone surprised? The Saudi regime is the most totalitarian of them all, and that’s saying a lot since there’s a very high standard! al-Jazeera: Saudi Arabia has banned all protests and marches following recent anti-government protests in the kingdom’s … Continue reading
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Saudi intellectuals call for sweeping changes
USA Today: More than 100 leading Saudi academics and activists are calling on the oil-rich country’s monarch to enact sweeping changes, including setting up a constitutional monarchy, as mass protests that have engulfed other Arab nations lapped at Saudi Arabia’s … Continue reading
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Could the next Mideast uprising happen in Saudi Arabia?
Washington Post: Tunisia. Egypt. Yemen. Bahrain. And now the uprising and brutality in Libya. Could Saudi Arabia be next? The notion of a revolution in the Saudi kingdom seems unthinkable. Yet, a Facebook page is calling for a “day of … Continue reading
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Saudi reformers intensify calls for change
CS Monitor: In a move timed to the king’s return Wednesday, a group of 40 young Saudis, mostly journalists and rights activists, have signed an open “Letter to the King.†The signers say they were inspired by Arab youth elsewhere, … Continue reading
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Dictators Stand Together: Saudi Arabia says it’s ready to help Bahrain’s rulers
If Saudi Arabia pledges to come to Bahrain and prevent the downfall of the dictatorship there, I say let the protests spread to all corners of Saudi Arabia so as to bog down the regime there while Bahrainis overthrow their … Continue reading
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