Nseej | #MotherJones : #US Resumes Arms Sales to #Bahrain.#ForeignPoli

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24-09-11 05:26 PM

Nseej | #MotherJones : #US Resumes Arms Sales to #Bahrain.

#ForeignPolicy, #HumanRights, International

Less than three months after including Bahrain on a list of #human rights offenders requiring the #United Nations' attention, the #Obama administration seems to have changed its mind. The US now believes Bahrain is "an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East," according to a statement from the Defense Department, which intends to sell $53 million worth of military equipment and support to the Gulf state, including bunker buster missiles and armored vehicles.


US Resumes Arms Sales to Bahrain
motherjones.com
Months after Bahrain's crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, the US prepares to send more weapons its way.

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