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WW3 Shenanigans: U-A-E invades Louisiana?

28 February 2023 (11:05-UTC-07 Tango 06) 09 Esfand 1401/07 Sha’ban 1444/09 Jia-Yin(2nd month) 4721/28 февраля 2023 года

Is the ‘woke’ U.S. Army actually awake?

United Arab Emirate soldiers training for combat on Fort Polk, Louisiana, 21FEB2023. U.S. Army photo by Major Jason Welch.

While the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was busy buying communist Chinese built aircraft, they were also busy ‘invading’ the U.S. state of Louisiana!

USA photo by Major Jason Welch, 22FEB2023.

U.S. Army (USA) promotional live-fire video, by Sergeant Amber Cobena, 22FEB2023:

And now some live-fire video (by Sergeant Amber Cobena, 22FEB2023) without the hyperbole of music, the sound of bullets & bombs is music to my ears:

150 soldiers from the UAE’s 11th Mountain Battalion (yes, there are mountains in the UAE) and 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade are currently in Louisiana as I write, taking part in U.S. Joint Readiness Training Center wargames, from February 18th to March 6th, on Fort Polk.

USA video, by Sergeant Amber Cobena, UH-60 helicopter insertion, 24FEB2023:

USA photo by Sergeant Amber Cobena, 25FEB2023.

It is considered a ‘first’ for the UAE: “This historic first JRTC rotation demonstrates the proficiency of the UAE Land Forces and strength of our partnership.. …focused on building our proficiency with the UAE Land Forces’ 11th Mountain Battalion.”– Lieutenant General Patrick D. Frank, U.S. Army Central Commanding General

A soldier from the United Arab Emirates 11th Mountain Battalion engages with opposition forces in ‘The Box’ during Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 23-04, 27FEB2023. USA photo by Sergeant Amber Cobena.

World War Three Vehicle I-D, February 2023:

U-A-E BUYS CHINESE L-15! JUST ANOTHER JL-10/YAK-130?

World War Three, 2022: IDAHO INVADED BY APACHES FROM SINGAPORE?

World War Three, 2021: SINGAPORE’S SKY PIRATES BOMB LAS VEGAS?

WW3, 2018: SINGAPORE’S INVASION OF IDAHO’S MOUNTAIN HOME AFB!

WW3, 2014: OBAMA DEPLOYS U-S-M-C TO U-A-E! U.S. CONGRESS APPROVES $150-MILLION FOR U-A-E! 

WW3, 2015:  I-M-F PUTS U-A-E IN CHARGE OF ARAB SPRING!

WW3, 2012: U-A-E COMPLETES MASSIVE PIPELINE AROUND STRAIT OF HORMUZ

CHINA MAKING DEALS WITH PRO-U.S. SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR & UAE. 

WW3, Vehicle I-D: U-A-E buys Chinese L-15! Just another JL-10/Yak-130?

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On 25FEB2023, the Aviation Industry Corporation (AvIC) of China  reported that they sold an undisclosed number of its latest 4th/5th generation training aircraft to a U.S. ally; the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Model of L-15 trainer at the 16th IDEX in UAE. Photo via AvIC.

The deal was apparently made during the recent 16th International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi.  The L-15 looks very similar to the Russian Yak-130 and NATO-Italy’s Aermacchi M-346.  Apparently, the L-15 is the nomenclature assigned by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for the export version of the JL-10 trainer.

JL-10, photo by Li Ning, 20JUL2020.

According to the PLA, the turbines powering the L-15/JL-10 are made in Ukraine; Ivchenko-Progress AI-222-25F turbofans!

PLA video, twin engined JL-10 flies alongside older training aircraft of the Harbin Flight Academy, April 2022:

In 2021, Chinese military sales reps said the toughest market to sell weapons in is in The Middle East (South West Asia), and that the L-15 can compete with Western systems: “After the Airshow China in Zhuhai in October, China brought it to Dubai, reflecting the importance it attaches to the Middle East arms trade market. Now, the L-15 is at the same level of the products of these developed countries, and offers more advantages in terms of price.”-Wang Yanan, aerospace science and technology analyst

PLA video of Shijiazhuang Flight Academy’s JL-10, 10FEB2021:

06AUG2018.

In 2018, the PLA Navy got a navalized version called JL-10H.

06AUG2018.

The People’s Republic of China makes the same claim about its military industrial complex that the United States does; that it is about building global peace and security.

World War 3, Vehicle I-D: A mix of Russian & NATO armor SHIELD OF THE U-A-E  درع الامارات العربية المتحدة

Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Junior, 21AUG2022.

CHINA’S TYPE 96A/B & TYPE 96

Vehicle I-D: NO MORE ANTI-DRUG, FIRE FIGHTING RC-26 CONDORS!

Destroy U.S. Dollar: IRAQ TAKES CHINESE YUAN FOR OIL! U.S. GOVERNMENT APPROVES?

Mother of all Money Pits: Your taxes bribe Iraqi Arabs & Kurds to play nice together! New Iran vs Israel proxy war!

Why are oil prices so high? Iraq claims its oil exports are at 50 year-highs, the most oil exported since 1972!

There are claims that Iranian backed attacks, on a NATO Turkey base inside Iraq, are escalating!

There are now claims that Iran is attacking Kurdish areas of Iraq, apparently because Iraqi Kurds have made a Natural Gas deal with Israel!

Approximately 29 pallets of U.S. taxpayer funded body armor plates, weapons and various vehicle parts ‘divested’ to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, on Al Asad Air Base, 24MAR2022. U.S. Army photo by Specialist Nathan Smith.

U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Bree-Ann Ramos-Clifton, 27MAR2022.

On 27MAR2022, a NATO United Kingdom Royal Army (British Army) Brigadier oversaw the second military cooperation meeting between Iraqi and Peshmerga forces, at Union-3 forward operating base (FOB) in Baghdad.  U.S. NATO officials consider the meeting ‘historic’.

USA photo by Staff Sergeant Bree-Ann Ramos-Clifton, 23MAR2022.

For proof that other NATO countries are still involved in Iraq, on 23MAR2022 military inspectors from several NATO countries toured the Union-3 FOB in Baghdad.

Peshmerga soldiers load-up on U.S. taxpayer funded ammunition crates, Erbil Air Base, Iraq, 16MAR2022. USA photo by Corporal Tommy L. Spitzer.

Approximately 59 pallets of repair parts, medical equipment, and uniform items were ‘divested’ to Iraq’s Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency, 14MAR2022. USA photo by Specialist Nathan Smith.

A Peshmerga Major counts the crates of ammo on Erbil Air Base, Iraq, 08MAR2022. U.S. Army photo by Corporal Tommy L. Spitzer.

Erbil Air Base, Iraq. U.S. taxpayer funded contractors load a Conex container onto a Peshmerga truck, 08MAR2022. USA photo by Corporal Tommy L. Spitzer.

Peshmerga trucks loaded and ready to go on Erbil Air Base, Iraq, 08MAR2022. USA photo by Corporal Tommy L. Spitzer.

U.S. Army (USA) video by Corporal Tommy L. Spitzer, 07MAR2022, Peshmerga female soldiers explain why they need U.S. taxpayer funding:

Kurdish security forces (Asayish Directorate in al-Sulaymaniyah) get help from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during assault training exercise, 02MAR2022. USA Photo by Staff Sergeant Gregory T. Summers.

(Peshmerga forces receive U.S. funded combat vehicle and helicopter assault training)

(Asayish Directorate in al-Sulaymaniyah capture two terrorists)

Pallets of containers full of 120mm ‘illumination’ rounds, ‘divested’ to Peshmerga on 23FEB 2022, Erbil, Iraq. USA photo by Specialist Nathan Smith.

On 23FEB2022, U.S. taxpayer funded, Israeli designed, 120mm mortar illumination rounds were given to Peshmerga.  The U.S. Army switched to the Israeli designed rounds in the 1990s.  They were tested on U.S. Army bases in Arizona and Utah.  Illumination rounds typically contain minerals like phosphorus, which burn when exposed to air. All militaries around the world use such illumination rounds, as long as they are not intentionally used as ‘weapons’ they can avoid the international ban on phosphorus weapons.

U.S. Air Force (USAF) video by Staff Sergeant Frank Rohrig, 15FEB2022, on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, a USAF C-17 is loaded with gear then flies to Erbil Air Base in Iraq, where the gear is off-loaded for the Peshmerga:

More than 30 trucks transported masses of razor wire to Iraqi Border Security units as part of the Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund (CTEF) program, 12FEB2022. USA photo by Major Alexa Carlo-Hickman.

Got razor wire? Why do U.S./NATO leaders think Iraq needs so much razor wire? USA photo by Major Alexa Carlo-Hickman, 12FEB2022.

USA video by Specialist Nathan Smith, on 02FEB2022, brand new U.S. taxpayer funded construction vehicles were ‘divested’ to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, on Al Asad Air Base:

Mother of all Money Pits:  KURDS TAKE THE FIGHT TO ‘ISLAMIC STATE’, WHILE U.S. TAXPAYERS FUND DINNER PARTIES!

Destroy U.S. Dollar: RUSSIA DEMANDS RUBLE FOR EVERYTHING! NATO GERMANY & NATO BULGARIA CONTINUE BUYING RUSSIAN GAS!

Oil Prices: DON’T BLAME RUSSIA, BLAME U.S./SAUDI PROXY WAR AGAINST IRAN IN YEMEN!

Biden’s War: WAR IN UKRAINE TO START IN MARCH? U.S. ARMY OFFERS BIG BONUS TO RECRUITS WHO CAN SHIP-OUT QUICK! IT’S ALL ABOUT THE NATURAL GAS!

 

Vehicle I-D: Shield of the UAE درع الامارات العربية المتحدة

The United Arab Emirates (The Emirates al-ʾImārāt الإمارات) uses a variety of armored vehicles, here’s just a few:

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Hannah Perkins.

United Arab Emirates’ French made Leclerc battle tank during ‘Iron Magic’, a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) with the U.S. Marine Corps, 31OCT2017.

USMC photo by Corporal Hannah Perkins.

USMC photo by Corporal Hannah Perkins.

Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, Боевая Машина Пехоты, Combat Vehicle Infantry number 3 (BMP-3) roll across the sand during ‘Iron Magic’ CALFEX, 31OCT2017.

U.S. Army photo by Captain Scott Kuhn.United Arab Emirates’ Leclercs and BMP-3s during ‘Iron Union 5’ at the Al Hamra Training Center on 28SEP2017.

USA photo by Captain Scott Kuhn.

Russian made BMP-3.

U.S Army video by Captain Scott Kuhn, ACVs, a Leclerc based DNG/DCL recovery vehicle with mine plow, BMP-3s and Leclercs during Iron Union 5:

USA photo by Sergeant Aaron Ellerman.

UAE BMP-3 during U.S. led wargames in Kuwait, 27SEP2016.

USA photo by Sergeant Aaron Ellerman.

UAE’s Turkish made ACV (M113 based Advanced Infantry Fighting Vehicle) during U.S. led wargames in Kuwait, 27SEP2016.

USA photo by Sergeant Marcus Gable.

February 2011, taking part in a parade remembering the 1991 Desert Storm liberation of Kuwait.

False Flag 2015:  I-M-F PUTS U-A-E IN CHARGE OF ARAB SPRING COUNTRIES!

World War Three 2014: OBAMA DEPLOYS U-S-M-C TO U-A-E! U.S. CONGRESS APPROVES $150-MILLION FOR U-A-E! 

World War Three 2012: U-A-E COMPLETES MASSIVE PIPELINE AROUND STRAIT OF HORMUZ

Vehicle I-D:   Jordanian Shield اردني درع (Including Leclercs donated by United Arab Emirates)

IRAQI ARMOR, AFTER THE INVASION

KUWAITI C-17 الكويت

Helicopters: EGYPT

America Spread Thin: West Asia, April 2018

West Asia, or as the U.S. Department of Defense calls it Southwest Asia.  Iran, Iraq and Turkey are sometimes considered part of West Asia and sometimes Central Asia.  I consider Iraq and Turkey part of West Asia and Iran is part of Central Asia.

The following is a smidgen of what the United States is involved in, in the Middle East, during April 2018:

On 04APR2018 an honor guard from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, receive the body of Major Andreas B. O’Keeffe, who was killed in Iraq while flying an HH-60 Pave Hawk for the 106th Rescue Wing.

At Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, the body of para-rescueman Master Sergeant William Posch, killed in Iraq, was brought home:

Another Florida resident, Staff Sergeant Carl Enis, was also killed in Iraq.

Hawaii Army National Guard personnel with 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, deployed to somewhere in South West Asia.

At Fort Shafter, Hawaii, 47 USA (U.S.Army) personnel with the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, returned from supporting ops in Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan.

On 15APR2018, the Louisiana Air National Guard honored 16 Airmen from the 259th Air Traffic Control Squadron for their service in Iraq: “These 16 Airmen went over there and basically took charge of airfield operations. They did an outstanding job delivering sorties and increasing the payload of goods coming in and out to support our warfighters. The thing that impressed me is that they increased the MedEvac time by 75%!”-Major General Glenn Curtis

North Carolina Army National Guard‘s 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, along with British empire United Kingdom-NATO personnel, conduct aeromedical evacuation (MedEvac) training at Camp Taji, Iraq.   The North Carolina National Guard, and Vanderbilt University, donated medical books to the Iraqi Army Hospital, Camp Taji, at the end of March.

Between the end of March and beginning of April, about 285 personnel from Ohio National Guard‘s 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, returned from a year-long deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq.

At Fort Hood, Texas, the U.S. Army 3rd Cavalry Regiment deploying to Iraq:

On 03APR2018, a Wisconsin Air National Guard 128th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 refuels USAF E-3 Sentry AWAC as it conducts missions over Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Wisconsin National Guard soon deploying personnel to Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

A missile armed MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System at an undisclosed location (secret) returns sans one missile after an anti-ISIS (DAIISH) mission over Iraq

‘Undisclosed Location’: Official video USAF 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron says good-bye to SouthWest Asia:

USAF F-15E Strike Eagle gets refueld from a KC-10 Extender, somewhere over SouthWest Asia, 21APR2018

Bahrain: 

U.S. 5th Fleet observes Denim Day in Manama, Bahrain, 25APR2018

Iraq: 

Iraqi Army fast rope training from U.S. taxpayer funded Russian made Mil Mi-17 helicopter, U.S. taxpayer funded contractors are also maintaining the Russian helicopters for Iraq

U.S. Army, 2011: Army equipping Afghans, Iraqis on Mi-17s

U.S. Army conducts Combat LifeSaver course for Iraqi Army personnel

Israel:

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, 29APR2018

South Carolina National Guard take part in change of command ceremonies for the 13th Missile Defense Battery in Israel, 10APR2018

Jordan: Jordan is increasingly being drawn into the influence of NATO.

Closing ceremonies for NATO – Jordan Planning Course, 04APR2018

Official USMC/USN video explainer of Eager Lion 18:

U.S. Army town clearing video, 19APR2018:

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:  

U.S. military leaders meet with Royal Saudi military leaders at Ministry of Defense Officer’s Club, Riyadh, KSA, 19APR2018

Kuwait: 

More than 45 U.S. and Kuwait Land Forces soldiers took part in CBRN training, Camp Patriot, Kuwait, 25APR2018

U.S. Army combat engineers employ the Talon Robot, and VMR/2 Mine Hound, at Camp Patriot, Kuwait, 10APR2018

Qatar: 

Mom and daughter with Pennsylvania Air National Guard deployed to Qatar; Staff Sergeant Victoria Moran and Senior Master Sergeant Michelle Mersing

Official video of Pennsylvania Air National Guard rapid repair training at Al Udeid Air Base, Kuwait:

Syria: 

USAF C-17 moves cargo between undisclosed (secret) locations from Iraq to Syria, 13APR2018

A Syrian contractor demonstrates to U.S.-NATO advisers that the Zir Water Pumping Station, near Busayrah, is now working, 21APR2018

Video of Tomahawk cruise missile launch against Syria from USS Monterey, 14APR2018:

USAF F-15C Eagle refuels during mission over Syria, 14APR2018

Video of NATO airstrike against supposed DAIISH headquarters in Abu Kamal, 17APR2018:

(BRITISH EMPIRE, LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR: ISLAMIC STATE DAIISH)

Turkey: Official video of NATO operated AWACs based at FOB (Forward Operating Base) Konya, and used over Iraq and Syria:

United Arab Emirates: 

USAF F-22 Raptor based at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE, gets refueled inflight, 01APR2018

Official video, U.S. Army and UAE deployment of high mobility artillery rocket system (HiMARS):

AMERICA SPREAD THIN: NORTH AMERICA, APRIL 2018

AMERICA SPREAD THIN: WEST ASIA, MARCH 2018

World War 3: KSA & UAE declare Israel & ISIS war criminals!

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“We see the blood of our brothers in Palestine being shed in collective massacre, that have spared nobody, and in war crimes against humanity…all taking place before the eyes and ears of the international community.”-Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have called the actions of Israel war crimes.  They’ve also condemned the actions of ISIS/ISIL in Syria and Iraq: They have distorted the pure and humane image of Islam and smeared it with all sorts of bad qualities by their actions, their injustices and their crimes.”-statement issued by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

The king of Saudi Arabia recently promised $26-million USD (100-million SR [Saudi Riyal]) for Palestinian hospitals.  This is on top of the $52-million for the Palestinian Red Crescent.

World War 3, West Asian Front: Obama deploys USMC to UAE! Congress approves $150-million for UAE! Preps for war with Iran? USMC contracted out as “Foriegn Military Sale” bitches!

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The Obama regime and the U.S. Congress are likely to approve giving the United Arab Emirates $150-million more of your money!  The members of the UAE say the money is needed to train up ‘their’ Presidential Guards.

The $150-million supposedly will cover the costs of the United States Marine Corps to continue current training of UAE forces.  The UAE request is officially called by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency a “Foreign Military Sale”!

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency also revealed that UAE forces are currently operating in Afghanistan. The UAE’s Presidential Guard was formed in 2010/11 as a special operations force, and is led by a former Australian special ops officer.  In other words the UAE Presidential Guards is actually a proxy military mercenary unit of the West, and your taxes pay for it!

The Presidential Guards describe themselves as a military unit that “operates outside the conventional framework”.

Coronavirus MERS update: More cases in France & Saudi Arabia! Proof of airborne transmission!

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On 11 May 2013, France reported that three people tested for the new MERS were negative. What many reports didn’t tell you is that there are at least two more possible cases.

Beside the man who came back from United Arab Emirates (UAE) sick, two people connected to him are also sick.  Testing has confirmed one to be positive for MERS, medical personnel are waiting for the test results on the other person.

The second French man who is infected with MERS, got infected while in the same hospital room as the first MERS infected man.  Benoit Guery, the head of the Lille hospital’s infectious diseases service, says it proves The airborne transmission of the virus was possible.”

Health officials in Thailand have issued a warning.  Anyone returning from trips to West Asia (Middle East) should report to a doctor for examination, especially if they have symptoms of the flu or colds.

The UN World Health Organization issued a warning, they want all health officials to be on the lookout for people with SARS like symptoms as well as pneumonia.  The UNWHO is also sending a two man team to Saudi Arabia, where at least two more cases have been confirmed.  The new two man team is independent of the UNWHO team that was invited by the government of Saudi Arabia.

The latest cases in Saudi Arabia are people who got sick last month, but no doctor recognized their infections as MERS until now. There are now 33 confirmed cases, and 18 deaths.

World War 3: UAE completes massive pipeline around Strait of Hormuz

15 July 2012, the Arab Peninsula principalities, known as United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced the operation of a pipeline avoiding the Strait of Hormuz (which could be shut down).

The 400 kilometer (248.5 mile) long Abu Dhabi Crude Oil pipeline connects the Habshan oil fields on the Persian Gulf side of the Strait of Hormuz, with the port city of Fujairah, which is on the Indian Ocean side of the Strait.

The pipeline can flow up to 1.8 million barrels of oil daily, about 70% of UAE’s production.

Japanese officials are happy, because the UAE is Japan’s second biggest source of petroleum.  Saudi Arabia is number one, Iran number three.

World War 3: More than one year later people still uprising in U.S. puppet Bahrain, Saudi Arabia killing hundreds, U.S. police chief advising evil government

“We have clear demands: An elected government, a parliament with power, an end to sectarian discrimination, a clear redistribution of wealth and power and all demands guaranteed by the international convention on human rights!”-Nabeel Rajab, Bahrain Center for Human Rights

The people of Bahrain began protesting the extreme minority U.S. puppet government in February 2011.  Since then Saudi Arabia invaded with the help of Kuwait and UAE.

“Thousands of people are marching in the streets, demanding the removal of the regime, police fired tear gas and bird shot, using excessive force, that is why people got hurt.”-Maryam Alkhawaja, Bahrain Center for Human Rights, February 15, 2011

The U.S. Navy’s main port of call in the Persian gulf, is in Bahrain, and the Obama administration welcomed the Saudi led invasion: “The discussions highlighted the importance of the U.S. Saudi partnership rooted in strong historical ties and shared interests.”-statement U.S. Department of State

There was also news that Saudi Arabia was building a base to augment the USN 5th Fleet HQ, in preparations for war with Iran.

Today, March 19, 2012, protesters are shouting “Death to Al Saud! Death to Al Kahlifah!”  Referencing the royal families of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

On March 11, 2012, Bahraini officials said they were investigating the deaths of at least 107 protestors.  Observers say the death toll is much higher.

Bahrainis say that at least 3,000 people have been arrested since last year, with hundreds reporting torture, and dozens of women reporting rape.

Bahrainis also reported that the Salafi/Wahab Saudi invaders have destroyed at least 28 Shi’a Mosques.

Ever notice how little information is being reported by western media concerning the uprisings in Bahrain, Yemen and Saudi Arabia?  Yet the Western governments are able to come up with instantaneous number concerning deaths in Syria. As if they literally pulled them out of their asses!

By the way, at least half the number of deaths in Syria, reported by the UN and other pro-U.S. groups, are Syrian military and police personnel. Something the Western media doesn’t point out!

As another example of Western media hypocrisy and ignorance concerning the on going uprising in Bahrain, a recent Wall Street Journal article referred to it as “…Bahrain’s unrest last year…”, as if the uprising was finished!

What’s also been ignored by the Western media is that the Bahraini government arrested, and sentenced to 15 years in prison, at least 20 doctors and medical personnel.  They were charged with being traitors for providing medical help to protestors who were wounded by police and Saudi forces!

On March 10, 2012, the Bahraini government said they would consider reducing sentences of five of the 20 doctors, if it would help start talks between the government and opposition parties.

The thing is they never asked the opposition parties: “We haven’t heard officially from them yet.”-Abduljalil Khalil, Wefaq political party

Several people have been killed by Saudi forces since last week.  Those deaths are being caused by excessive use of tear gas. Some people have died after being hit in the head by tear gas grenades fired from grenade launchers.

But most people are dying after their homes are flooded with tear gas.  That’s right, the Saudi forces are firing tear gas into houses, not just at protestors in the street: “Government forces not only assault unarmed street protesters with tear gas during the day, they also attack innocent women, children, and the elderly with tear gas in their homes at night.-Physicians for Human Rights

The Bahraini government has made it a crime for doctors to list tear gas as the cause of death: “…authorities also reportedly prohibit doctors from listing tear gas as a cause of death. Instead, coerced doctors have reportedly cited natural or unknown causes of death for some tear gas related casualties.”-Physicians for Human Rights

These changes in reporting causes of death come after a former U.S. police chief started advising the evil government. John Timoney, the controversial former Miami police chief well known for orchestrating brutal crackdowns on protests in Miami and Philadelphia, is now working hand in hand with former Scotland Yard copper, John Yates, advising the Bahraini security forces. 

The latest death involved a 41 year old man who died on March 16, 2012, after his house was flooded with tear gas.  He wasn’t even on the street protesting!

 

Tens of thousands of Bahrainis have been protesting in their capital Manama, since March 10, 2012.  One observer said: “It is the biggest demonstration in the past year. I would say it could be over 100,000!”-Reuters’ photographer