By Brandon Smith
"Saudi Arabia has just ordered troops to flood Bahrain to stifle all citizen dissent, and the Bahrain government has fully welcomed the invasion. The socio-political situation in the Middle East is deteriorating rapidly. Don't forget to keep one eye on that part of the world while the majority's attentions is fixated on the current Japanese nuclear situation."
Reuters
Bahrain declared martial law on Tuesday as it struggles to quell an uprising by the island's Shi'ite Muslim majority that has drawn in troops from fellow Sunni-ruled neighbor Saudi Arabia.
The three-month state of emergency will hand wholesale power to Bahrain's security forces, which are dominated by the country's Sunni Muslim elite, stoking sectarian tensions in one of the Gulf's most politically volatile nations. Read More
