The sale approval has been postponed
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/us-delays-53m-arms-deal-bahrain-426333.html
The Obama administration has agreed to delay a $53m arms sale to Bahrain
pending the outcome of a local investigation into alleged human-rights abuses
since an uprising in February.
Among other reasons for the postponement was a letter asking for it from 5
Democratic senators. However human rights organisations had asked for the deal
not to go ahead as well.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204774604576627470496026438.html
he State Department had no immediate response to the letter, sent by Democratic
Sens. Richard Durbin of Illinois, Benjamin Cardin of Maryland, Robert
Menendez of New Jersey, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Durbin is the assistant Democratic leader in the Senate.
Of course none of this excuses the actions of the representatives Naiman
discusses. Although the inquiry into torture etc. was set up by the king
apparently some rights groups nevertheless approved of it from some reports I
saw. Personally I would be very suspicious of the inquiry..
Cheers, ken
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From: Robert Naiman <[email protected]>
To: Progressive Economics <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 12:25:15 PM
Subject: [Pen-l] Woolsey and Payne Coddle Dictator in Bahrain
Some of the most progressive congressional districts in the country,
districts that won't elect a Republican unless the Democratic
incumbent is caught red-handed in a major crime the week before the
election, are represented by people who, when the curtains of big
media are drawn, oppose the basic human rights that most Americans
take for granted.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/bahrain-us-relations_b_1021650.html
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Policy Director
Just Foreign Policy
www.justforeignpolicy.org
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