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March 15, 2011 06:00 AM
Saudi Arabia Sends Troops To Put Down Bahrain Democracy Protests
By Susie Madrak
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/saudi-arabia-sends-troops-put-down-baDemocracy is okay only when it doesn't threaten the royal families of the Middle East, I guess:
Saudi Arabia has moved decisively to bolster Bahrain's embattled royal family, sending military forces across the causeway linking the two kingdoms after violent weekend pro-democracy protests by Shia demonstrators all but overwhelmed police.
Although the deployment on Monday was at Bahrain's request and came under the guise of the Gulf Co-operation Council, whose other members also sent troops, it marked another stage in Saudi Arabia's reluctant emergence as the key regional policeman, at a time when the Arab world faces unprecedented turmoil.
Confirming local media reports, Nabeel al-Hamer, a former Bahrain information minister, said the reinforcements were already in place. "Forces from the Gulf Co-operation Council have arrived in Bahrain to maintain order and security," he said.