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2011-03-14 Arabia

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Posted by tipper 2011-03-14 08:10|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 the Iranian-stirred-Shia revolt musta seemed too close to comfort to the Saoodis

Posted by Frank G 2011-03-14 08:41|| 2011-03-14 08:41|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm assuming the disturbances in Oman are Iran inspired stirring of the Shia minority there.

Posted by phil_b 2011-03-14 08:48|| 2011-03-14 08:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Green on green? OK, back to work, hafta buy more popcorn.

Posted by twobyfour 2011-03-14 12:22|| 2011-03-14 12:22|| Front Page Top

#4 NY Times: Troops from Saudi Arabia and police officers from the United Arab Emirates crossed into Bahrain on Monday under the aegis of the Gulf Cooperation Council to help quell unrest there. The deployments were confirmed by the state-run Bahrain News Agency and the foreign minister of the Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-03-14 15:31|| 2011-03-14 15:31|| Front Page Top

#5 ION FREEREPUBLIC > THE REAL BATTLE FOR BAHRAIN: SAUDI ARABIA VERSUS IRAN.

IOW, Battle for controlling Pole Position in the Persian Gulf.

UAE is sending approxi 500 Police-Security personnel for same.

* IRNA > [Operation "SHIELD FORCE OF PENINSULA" = "PENINSULA SHIELD FORCE"?] RIYADH CONFIRMS DISPATCH OF 1000 TROOPS TO BAHRAIN.

TEHRAN = IRAN = complaining that said deployment is a [SSSSHHHH US-supported]violation of BAHRAINI SOVEREIGNTY.

See below.

* Also from IRNA > KUWAIT MPS PROTEST DEPLOYMENT OF PERSIAN GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL SHIELD MILITARY FORCES [Saudis, UAE]/SHIELD FORCE TO BAHRAIN. 'Tis a Violation of Bahraini sovereignty = interference in internal Bahraini affairs, KSA should've sought PGCC, Internat DIPLOMACY-N-NEGOTIATIONS FIRST before sending in its Milfors.

Well, in the Saudis defense, they fear AQIM in North Africa, AQIY aka AQAP to their south within their own Saudi Arabian Peninsula, + AQ-IN-GAZA, AQ-IN-TRANSJORDAN TO THEIR NORTH EXCLUSIVE OF IRAN-SPONSORED HEZBOLLAH CONTROLING THE GOVT. IN LEBANON.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-14 21:24|| 2011-03-14 21:24|| Front Page Top

#6 SAUDI ARABIA = "JASMINE"- AFFEC ISRAEL = feels like CUSTER AT THE LITTLE BIG HORN [defensive battle], WAITING FOR CRAZY HORSE + GALL, ETC. TO OVERWHELM THEIR FLANK(S) IN MASSED HUMAN = CAMEL-KAZE WAVE???

Once again, NOSTRADAMUS = "...Until the SEVEN/SEVENTH holds the Line".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-14 21:32|| 2011-03-14 21:32|| Front Page Top

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