Freedom - Libya yes! - Bahrain no!

SUBHEAD: How is it we sit by and watch peaceful Bahrainis seeking democracy murdered in the street by invading Saudis?By Tom Scocca on 17 March 2011 for Slate.com -(http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/scocca/archive/2011/03/17/would-a-no-fly-zone-over-america-save-the-democracy-movement-in-bahrain.aspx)Image above: Saudi forces moving across causeway to Bahrain armed with US supplied weapons and

Bahrain Demolishes Pearl Square

SUBHEAD: After Saudi "support" Bahrain demolishes Pearl Square monument that became symbolic of peaceful Shiite resistance to Sunni monarchy.By Barbara Surk on 18 March 2011 for Huffington Post - (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/18/bahrain-pearl-square-monument_n_837799.html)Image above: Symbolic monument representing a pearl. The rich pearl trade there was the pre-oil occupation of

Is Saudi supression OK with US?

SUBHEAD: Saudis and Fifth Fleet want calm to return to Bahrain and both want to limit Iran's influence in the region.By David Usborne on 18 March 2011 for New Zealand Herald - (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10713281)Image above: US Fifth Fleet conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels in its area of responsibility from Manama, Bahrain

Military schmoozes Guam & Hawaii

SOURCE: Kenneth Taylor (taylork021@Hawaii.rr.com)SUBHEAD: Pentagon takes aim at Asia-Pacific, and deploys mercenary social scientists for US military interests.Image above: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates surveys Guam military installations from helicopter. From (http://www.staradvertiser.com/multimedia/photo_galleries/viewer?galID=117918939).By Kyle Kajihiro on 14 March 2011 for DMZ Hawaii -(

WikiLeak's lesson on Haiti

SUBHEAD: People who do not understand U.S. foreign policy think that control over Haiti does not matter to Washington.By Marv Weisbrot on 17 December 2010 for the Guardian - (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/dec/17/haiti-wikileaks)Image above: Demonstration to free Haiti from occupation in Calgary, Canada. From (http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantneufeld/1799669476).The