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Bahrain Politics

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Report out of Bahrain - Will chill you to the bone

Bahrain, host to the US Navy's essential 5th Fleet, is the latest Middle Eastern country to suffer protests and riots on the streets. Remember when people called Glenn crazy when he claimed the protests in Egypt would spread? Glenn plaid shocking audio of a reporter caught in the middle of the chaos on radio. Ref. Source 3

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I think that this a sign that the middle east is going to be a war zone that may lead to the third world war as bigger countries will be worried about their oil interests and move to protect their supplies. Seems more and more of the countries are having the same issues as the people want changes.

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Bahrain troops shoot at protesters: ex MP:

Lebanon's Hezbollah-run al-Manar television quoted a doctor at Salmaniya hospital in Manama as saying 25 wounded had been admitted, two of them with serious wounds. Ref. Source 6

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Eyewitnesses: 30 tanks spotted en route to Bahrain from Saudi Arabia

Eyewitnesses have reported seeing an estimated 30 tanks being transported into Bahrain from Saudi Arabia on Monday night at around 6:45pm local time. The tanks were sighted along the King Fahd causeway, which links the small island-nation of Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. Ref. Source 8

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Bahrain's Government Says No Saudi Tanks In Country:

"There are no Saudi Arabian tanks in Bahrain," Bahrain's information ministry said in a statement, adding that tanks identified in news reports as crossing the border Monday evening were Bahraini tanks returning from Kuwait, where they had taken part in national day celebrations. Ref. Source 1

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Tens of thousands march in Bahrain, demand cabinet resignation:

Over 50,000 people filled the capital's diplomatic and financial district chanting their demands. Ref. Source 5

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Bahraini Opposition Refuses to Concede:

The leaders of Bahrain's opposition movement said Sunday that they would not be mollified by offers of money and jobs, raising the prospect of a protracted standoff between protesters and the embattled government of this strategically important Persian Gulf island nation. Ref. Source 8

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Bahrain bans main opposition newspaper:

Paper critical of government accused of publishing "fabricated" reports about last month's pro-democracy protests. Ref. Source 7