Bahrain unrest: Eight Shia activists sentenced to life

dipsydoodle

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Wed Jun-22-11 04:39 AM
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Bahrain unrest: Eight Shia activists sentenced to life

Source: BBC News

Bahrain has sentenced eight Shia activists to life in jail for plotting to overthrow the government, the state news agency BNA reports.

They were among 21 opposition figures tried by a special security court. Others got sentences of up to 15 years.

Ahead of the verdict, Shia protesters blocked roads and staged rallies.

Bahrain's mainly Shia protesters have been calling for democratic reforms and more rights for the country's Shia majority in the Sunni-ruled kingdom.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13872206

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Wed Jun-22-11 04:51 AM
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1. Heard today, that US Grant first division was the 21st.

Also in this clip.

Battlestar Galactica - The Ending
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Wed Jun-22-11 08:10 AM
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2. Good thing the US is still shipping weapons to the Saudi's

which they, in turn, use to bomb the protestors.

To the US government, some protests are more equal than others.

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