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

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.

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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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