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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 10:00 AM
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Bahrain King Gives Son Greater Military Role - AFP
Source: AFP

MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP)--The king of Bahrain has cemented royal family control of the country's armed forces by appointing his son and crown prince as deputy commander of the army.

King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa appointed Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces, which comprise the army and the National Guard, by a royal decree issued Sunday.

Sheikh Salman will "oversee the implementation of public policy and the military, administrative, economic and financial affairs of the Bahrain Defence Force and the National Guard, in addition to other authorities entrusted to him by the supreme commander," the decree said.

Sheikh Hamad is the supreme commander of the armed forces in the tiny Gulf archipelago - the strategic home of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet tasked with securing the Strait of Hormuz through which much of world oil supplies pass.



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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 10:58 AM
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1. I wonder if this has anything do with the riots...
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saigon68 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 11:08 AM
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2. Nice to see Democracy and Freedom "On the March"
</sarcasm>
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Thothmes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 08:14 PM
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5. Bahrain
has been owned and operated by the Al Kalifa family for about 600 years. this is hardly surprising news.
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saigon68 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 08:56 AM
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7. Yup I know that---
That's why the Chimp's call for democracy in the region is only directed at the 27% of sheep in the usa, who he and his handlers can fool all of the time--

LOL

Thanks for pointing that out to the unenlightened here.
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MidwestTransplant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 03:00 PM
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3. Shades of the movie Syriana
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 05:15 PM
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4. The Right Wing Fantasy: a King (nt)
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Wwagsthedog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 10:35 PM
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6. No such person as king of Bahrain. nt
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