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Arabia
Bahrain Court Jails 6 Shiites over Alleged Attacks Plot
2012-05-28
[An Nahar] A Bahraini court on Sunday locked away
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
six Shiites for 15 years for plotting attacks in the Gulf kingdom, including an to attempt to blow up the causeway with Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in their national face...
, lawyers said.

The six men locked away
You have the right to remain silent...
in November chanted in defiance: "victory is close," after the verdict was announced, according to one of the lawyers attending the hearing in Manama.

They are part of a group of eight, including two who remain on the lam.

Four were locked away
You have the right to remain silent...
in Qatar in possession of documents and a computer containing information about vital installations in Bahrain, in addition to flight tickets to Syria and cash in U.S. dollars.
Posted by:Fred

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