Oh boy....

[musouka]

It's official. Several witnesses saw hundreds of Saudi military vehicles headings towards Bahrain in the afternoon. One said that the road to the causeway was blocked after the last traffic light from Abu Hedrea road to allow the troops to cross

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[lucretiasheart]

Oh SHIT!

The Japan disaster is causing the world to take its eyes off the Middle East, but events are still playing out in your area of the world.

*bites nails*

[musouka]

Events escalated yesterday in Bahrain when protestors and police clashed near the Bahrain Finical Harbor.

At the same time, a group of thugs armed with sticks and swords entered the University of Bahrain and terrorized students. The government claims these groups of thugs belonged to the protesting movement (something denied by the protestors who insisted they were peaceful and these thugs are supporters of the government).

This all was used as a pretext for calling the 'Peninsula Shield' troops in.

The Middle East news is also making people forget about what's happening on Iraq, Palestine, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It's a news eat news world.

[lucretiasheart]

"It's a news eat news world."

I'm going to quote you on that someday. That's a line that must be used again-- its so true.

[burning_phoneix]

They're part of the "peninsula shield" joint command set up in the late 80s I think. Basically, it's a "break glass in case of emergency" for GCC rulers and if anyone one of them asks for the troops, the others must oblige.

They're also National Guard so they don't have access to Tanks.

Most likely, these troops will guard key infrastructure locations to free up more Bahraini policemen to face protesters.

Also, Turkey has warned Iran against interfering in Bahraini affairs. So I don't think that Iran would like taking on Turkey, the entire GCC and the US for the sake of a small island.

[musouka]

Well, the situation is tricky. It's hard to gauge the true intentions, but a brutal use of force is unlikely. There are tanks, though.

[burning_phoneix]

The videos above don't show tanks, they show Infantry Fighting Vehicles, a sort of armoured personal carrier.

[musouka]

Well, they are like tanks except on wheels but they still have cannon barrels in front so they are sort of light tanks...