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What’s going on in Bahrain: Saudi Arabia sending “expeditionary forces”?
Posted by: adonis49 on: March 17, 2011
Tiny Bahrain is an island no bigger than one thousand square miles. This island in the Arab/Persian Gulf is linked to Saudi Arabia by a bridge and is ruled by a tribal monarchy. Actually, the Emir decided a decade ago to bestow on himself the title of King. The old decrepit Prime Minister, obviously from the family, has been governing this island for longer than Qadhafi, over 42 years.
Tiny Bahrain has a population of less than 700,000 and many foreigners work there. 70% of the population are of the Shia Moslem sect and citizens origins and sect are labeled differently for class discrimination purposes.
The government decided to offer citizenship to Sunni Moslems in foreign countries, such as Pakistanis, in order to bringing balance for the support of the monarchy. News are that this infamous Kingdom is hiring 1,000 Pakistani soldiers to come to the rescue: Apparently, Saudi soldiers wants to go back home. Actually, half the army is constituted of non Bahrain citizens, mostly of Sunni sect from Pakistan and other Arab countries.
Bahrain is the favorite week-end destination to Saudis, especially the middle class Saudis: They want freedom to see movies, have good times, drink alcoholic beverage, watch women driving, and lewd crazy partying…
Bahrain harbors the largest US naval base in the Gulf.
A month ago, a peaceful demonstration demanding a Constitution was opposed savagely by the interior police force. The Saudi monarchy dispatched police reinforcement into Bahrain.
The people in Bahrain have a long history of mass uprising against their despot of Al Khalifa family. They protested in 1922 against fiscal discrimination and working for free for the royal family. In 1938, the colonial British sent militants from Bahrain to the island of St. Helene (the same island where Napoleon died in) because the militants fomented a revolt demanding a Constitution.
Do you know that common citizens in Bahrain are not able to take a swim in the sea? All the seashore of this island is private property to the Al Khalifa family! More than 20% of the seacoast has been filled and reclaimed for touristic projects belonging to the “Royal family”. Many parcels of lands have been rented for a century for just two dollars per year.
A month ago, the citizens in Bahrain have been gathering in the “Pearl Square” or “Sahat al lou2louat” demanding equitable and modern reforms. The people do not want this Prime Minister for life or a monarch for life… These kinds of understandable things.
The US Defense Minister got enough of this peaceful and determined upheaval and landed two days ago in Bahrain; he coordinated the planning for dispatching a joint expeditionary force composed of Saudi and Arab Emirate soldiers into Bahrain.
Today, Wednesday, this “preemptive force” invaded Bahrain equipped with full gears, poisonous gas grenades, and assault helicopters. Today, twelve people were killed and over 150 injured. Hospitals have been vandalized by the government in order to dislodge the injured citizens and cutting off electric power. A curfew was proclaimed for three months. Physicians and nurses who tended to the injured people were taken to prison and beaten badly!
There are three scenarios for the Saudi monarchy:
Plan A: By tomorrow night or Thursday, the resistance in Bahrain will start targeting Saudi tanks and Saudi personnel during the curfew period. By Friday, Saudi soldiers will cross back the bridge. By Saturday, the Royal family in Bahrain will take off to an unknown destination; most probably to the Sultana of Borneo.
Plan B: The Saudi forces procrastinate long enough to retreat and stay in Bahrain. By Friday night, the resistance in Bahrain attack the Saudi soldiers. A few Saudi embassies are ransacked and burned throughout the world. The Saudi “expeditionary force” exit the dangerous Bahrain scene. The Royal family of Khalifa leave their “Kingdom” in a hurry.
Plan C: The Saudi forces have overstayed their welcome of three days according to customs. By Saturday night, the resistance in Bahrain attack the Saudi soldiers. More Saudi embassies are ransacked and burned throughout the world. The eastern provinces in Saudi Arabia are in arms and demanding a Constitution of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi “expeditionary force” in Bahrain opt to surrender to the revolutionaries in Bahrain, instead of returning to Saudi Arabia. The Royal family of Khalifa might not have enough time to exit and receive the proper punishment for crimes committed against humanity.
What plan does Saudi Arabia monarchy prefers? Personally, I think that the longer the Saudi stay in Bahrain the quicker the revolution spreads in Saudi Arabia.
Funny, even Kuwait has joined the expeditionary force. Time for Iraqis to re-invade this stupid Kuwaiti Emirate.
Note: Three weeks have passed since I published this article. None of the three scenarios materialized so far: The demonstrators have no arms; it was a peaceful mass protest and nobody can deny it! The “Kingdom” in Bahrain feels assured to resuming rounding up the opposition leaders: Three prisoners died in prison and the spirit of revolt in grounding. Kuwait is apparently mediating acceptable reforms, while exacerbating the diplomatic situation with Iran! Iran is capitalizing on the failure of the Arab Emirate States and Saudi Arabia in resolving the problem before stepping in. Once the people in Bahrain are armed, the inevitable scenario will be successful in no time. The domino effects will have ample reason to be demonstrated again.
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Request comment on my article: Hussein-karbala-ashura-shias-ayatollah-marjaa-wilayat-fakih/
Posted by: adonis49 on: September 15, 2011
Request comment on my article: Hussein-karbala-ashura-shias-ayatollah-marjaa-wilayat-fakih
You may read https://adonis49.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/hussein-karbala-ashura-shias-ayatollah-marjaa-wilayat-fakih/ in order to understand the context.
It was mainly historical accounts of stories that the Moslem Shias believe to be valid and true.
Hussein sent me a “request” comment. His English is poor and I had to edit the text. It says:
“Salaam.
I am a student of Kashmir university. We are 80 students in the class. I am the Only (Moslem) shia out of 80 students (Sunnis?)
I am facing lots of problems when students ask me about shia religion. Sir, I have very few books on the shia religion. I can’t download shia books from internet because i have no computer.
I belong to a poor family, and I have no jobs right now, and I cannot afford to buy books.
Shia books are not available on the market. I have great interest to read shia books in order to “save own self family and save other shia friends“.
Sunni persons are distributing Sunni books for free, every month to us, but I can’t take these books.
Please if you want to save shia community from present challenge then do this great job. God will help you and give strength to save shia persons.
Thanks a lot for reading my words, which are coming from my heart.”(End of quote)
(Saudi Arabia absolute wahhabi monarchy has been publishing since 1980 millioms of Coran (their own version) and distributing them for free in the Moslem World, and appointing their wahhabi preachers in Mosques they constructed…)
Hussein forwarded his mailing address…
My reply:
“Hi Hussein, thanks for your comment.
First, I am not a religious person and don’t care to tell anyone “what is my religion”: It is a private matter.
Second, I don’t deal with dispatching religious books or disseminating religious dogmas and doctrines…
Third, I have published many articles on Shia Moslem sect. You may scroll through the category “religion/history” and locate what might be of interest.
Fourth, I might write an article related to your request”.
Hussein is conveying the following problems:
First, he is the black Shia among the overwhelming white Sunni sheep
Second, he feels isolated and cornered because he cannot engage in religious debate. Why?
He lacks the necessary Shia books, or the proper sources for “truth“?
Third, he is jealous that the Sunni students are receiving free religious book, which he refuses to read. Why? Beats me.
Fourth, the students are practically ignorant concerning the context and content for their arguments. Why engage in such futile discussions?
Fact is, what the Sunni students are getting for free are the religious versions of the Wahhabi Saudi most obscurantist and extremist brand of Islamic sects.
Saudi Arabia absolute monarchy has been printing fabricated “Shariaa” rules and laws focusing on hundreds of ways to controlling, cowing, taming, and subduing women in patriarchal social structures.
Actually, Saudi Arabia hijacked Egyptian, Pakistani, and Afghanistan societies in the last three decades. Saudi Arabia has been exporting its brand of Islam by building mosques, funding religious schools by pouring $billion, and hiring imams converted to their Wahhabi brand of sect.
Saudi Arabia is pursuing its expansionist religious policy and funding Sunni salafist, extremist terrorist factions. Why?
In order to circumvent and confront “Iran Shia influence in the region“?
But Saudi Arabia had this policy before Iran constituted any potential threat in the early 80’s.
Saudi Arabia has to invent a better excuse to explaining why it is still funding terrorist factions in the region, even after the 9/11/2001 attack on the Twin Towers, and going all the way into Mauritania, Mali, Nigeria, and Niger in Africa.
The various differences among Islam sects are not based on the Koran, at least not in the initial verses of the first 13 years of Muhammad message in Mecca.
The initial verses, before the establishment of Islam City-State in Medina didn’t approach the vested political and economic bases of people in the Arabic peninsula.
The main differences are generated by later political rush for power.
Most of the disagreements originate from the Hadith, or the stories and tales of supposed witnesses of Muhammad’s behavior and saying, outside the verses. Thousands of those hadiths were fabricated by successive Califs in order to maintain their hold on power.
For example, who is the legitimate successor of Muhammad?
Should he be exclusively from the tribe of Kuraich in Mecca? Should he be a direct descendant of Muhammad?
For example, should Islam be centralized or should clerics not engage directly in politics and political decision making?
The Hadith was the source of most of the restrictions on women, who were free to express their opinions, write specific contracts for marriage and inheritance, and who were not obligated to wear the veil during Muhammad’s life, except his 8 wives just not to be recognized and disturbed once they are in public…
Note 1: I would tell Hussein:
There is priority in knowledge acquisition.
First knowledge is to learn to be happy.
Second knowledge is to learn to spread happiness in the community: Happiness is very contagious.
Third knowledge is to apply and practice the secret to happiness “Process one idea at a time, then resolve one idea at a time”.
Fourth, learn not to engage in religious discussions and avoid to be drawn into such kind of discussions at this early stage: Abstract concepts that cannot be confirmed or refuted are waste of time, energy, and degenerate into aggravation.
Fifth, learn sciences (natural sciences and social sciences…) so that you may discuss on rational grounds and learn from communicating with professionals… The least interesting knowledge is religion: It is superfluous at a young age, and faith is a matter of personal experiences.
If Hussein comprehends that he is not losing on anything by not receiving any religious books at this stage, he will be far happier and more successful than the remaining 80 students.
Note 2: I suggest to Hussein to refrain from engaging in religious discussions: The end result might turn out to an eventual sort of lynching…
Note 3: Hussein, you may read this post https://adonis49.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/part-1-genesis-of-hezbollah-in-lebanon-accounts-of-robert-fisk/
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