It’s a good sign though that the government ordered the army off the street yesterday after reports they had fired on peacfeul protesters on Friday, no?
Read more:
– Egypt, Bahrain protests differ in key ways – Shiite-Sunni gulf in Bahrain, army’s role suggest conflict there unlikely to follow Cairo script. [MSNBC]
– Is the Bahrain Grand Prix canceled due to the unrest?
– Jittery authorities in China try to stamp out ‘Jasmine Revolution’ – activists detained, number of police increased, text messaging services suspended, Internet postings censored. [MSNBC]
Looks like this is a movie we will continue to see in other countries throughout the Middle East region. Things, unfortunately, will not go as ‘smoothly’ as they did in Egypt.
This video below purports to show Yemeni police shooting at reform protesters in Yemen:
Deaths already top 100 or 200 depending on which news source you trust (Voice of America and Al Jazeera respectively in this case).
The video below purports to show video of those forces firing on protesters and someone who was actually shot to death:
Read more at The Uptake.
Related:
– For Wisconsin Governor, Battle Was Long Coming. [NY Times]
– Wisconsin Doctors Tell Teachers: Call in Sick to Continue Protests. [ABC News]
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