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Arabia
Gulf states to deport Hezbollah, Iranian agents
2011-03-25
[Asharq al-Aswat] Arab states in the Gulf plan to deport thousands of Lebanese Shiites over their alleged links to Hezbullies and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard force, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Thursday.
Rather like how the Kuwaitis sent the Paleos packing after that unfortunate incident with Saddam was resolved. They discovered that the Paleos' definition of 'Arab brothers' didn't quite fit them...
How nice: Welcome Home parties all over the landscape. Only where will they put them? Iran still hasn't disbursed the funds promised for rebuilding all the houses and apartment buildings Israel flattened in 2006. The returnees will be bringing their families, who can't sleep in the streets or the tunnels, however nicely electrified.
Al-Seyassah, quoting London-based Arab diplomatic sources, said the measure was being considered because of intelligence reports that Lebanese Shiites activists had been involved in protests in Bahrain and Soddy Arabia.

Based on the assessments by the United States, La Belle France and Bahrain, alleged Hezbullies and Revolutionary Guard agents were leading the protests along with local Shiite holy mans in Bahrain and Soddy Arabia's Eastern Province, it said.

It said Bahrain's decision to suspend flights to Iran, Iraq and Leb and its condemnation of remarks by Hezbullies chief Hassan Nasrallah had "paved the way for the deportation of thousands of Lebanese Shiites from the Gulf."

"No Lebanese Shiite linked to or suspected of being associated with Hezbullies and the Revolutionary Guards will remain in the Gulf," the diplomatic sources said, citing high-ranking Bahraini officials.

Bahrain is preparing to deport 90 Lebanese Shiites, most of them tossed in the clink during the Shiite-led, pro-democracy in the kingdom, and is examining the status of 4,000 Lebanese families living in the Gulf kingdom, the sources said.

Last week, Bahraini authorities carried out a bloody crackdown on the protesters who have been demanding political reforms since February 14 in the tiny Shiite-majority, Sunni-ruled kingdom.

The crackdown came hours after a Saudi-led joint Gulf force rolled into Bahrain to back up the regime, a move condemned by Shiite Iran and the head of Leb's Shiite myrmidon Hezbullies who has offered to help the demonstrators.

On top of the suspension of flights to Beirut by its two national carriers, Manama has advised Bahraini citizens to avoid travel to Leb, a popular destination for wealthy Gulf Arabs.

"Due to threats and interference by terrorists," the Bahraini foreign ministry said on Tuesday it "warns and advises its citizens not to travel to the Republic of Leb as they might face dangers threatening their safety."
Posted by:Fred

#1  LEBANESE SHIITES

versus

* WORLD NEWS > BAHRAIN SAYS MEDDLING BY IRAN RISKS "CONFLICT" [War].

* SAME : REPORT: IRAN RECRUITING JIHADISTS TO FIGHT IN BAHRAIN (WEBSITES).

* SAME > MIDDLE EAST UPRISINGS SENDS SHOCKWAVES THRU CHINESE LEADERSHIP.

* SAME > THE US DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE.

Arise, OWG Caliphate [Nuclear?], Arise.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-03-25 02:11  

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