America slaps Bahrain on the wrist

[billynomates]

07.55 Bahrian: the United States called on Bahrain to punish those guilty of human rights abuses in anti-government violence this year, and said it would closely follow its ally's actions.

The statement followed the publication of a special independent commission report in Bahrain that found police used "excessive force" and tortured detainees in a crackdown on the Shiite-led democracy protests in March. White House spokesman Jay Carney said:

Quote It is now incumbent upon the government of Bahrain to hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations and put in place institutional changes to ensure that such abuses do not happen again.

What will America do to make sure it doesn't happen again? Absolutely nothing! Bahrain enjoys Saudi support.
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7.40 Yemen: US President Barack Obama urged Yemen to immediately implement a deal under which President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to hand over power after 33 years in office:

Quote The United States will continue to stand by the Yemeni people as they embark on this historic transition.

The United States urges all parties to move immediately to implement the terms of the agreement, which will allow Yemen to begin addressing an array of formidable challenges and chart a more secure and prosperous path for the future.

Do a bit of research and Guess What? Saudi (and thus America) withdrew it's support for Abdullah...Goodbye Abdullah

[billybob]

It never ceases to amaze me, we know how to run the world, but can't run our own country. And we all know what great shape we are in.

[billynomates]

Yemen: Loyalists of President Ali Abdullah Saleh shot dead at least five people in Sanaa who had been protesting against a power transfer deal that promises him immunity from prosecution, doctors said.

"Three people have been killed by live rounds, while several others were wounded," said one doctor at a field hospital set up by protesters in the capital's Change Square, where they have been camped out since February.

And the killings start.