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| Anti-American show in Bahrain... |
| 2002-10-22 |
| Chanting "Death to America!" and "Death to Israel!" protesters Friday night angrily called for Bahrain's government to oust the U.S. Navy from the base that serves as its regional headquarters in the Persian Gulf. Couldn't get a coup attempt together, huh? Had to settle for some street chanting... Initiated by the local Islamic political organization, ... Who else? ... the protest was the latest in a series of anti-U.S. demonstrations in recent months, including a rock-throwing march by several thousand people outside the U.S. Embassy in April that left a teenage protester dead after a skirmish with police. Two American sailors were beaten by a crowd a month later. Didn't hear about those... On Friday, more than 500 protesters rallied outside the United Nations complex along Embassy Row to urge the world body not to support any U.S. effort to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. With several television stations broadcasting the protest across the Arab world, speakers called for the government of this Persian Gulf island nation to withdraw permission for the U.S. to continue its military presence, which began shortly after World War II. "No to American Bases in Islamic Bahrain," read one banner. Wonder how much that little show cost Sammy? Or did the Soddies pay for it? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 maybe both |
| Posted by: d 2002-10-22 20:59:18 |