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Rage: Saudi Police Open Fire on Protesters
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CAIRO (AP / THE BLAZE) — Saudi police have opened fire at a rally in the kingdom’s east in an apparent escalation of efforts to stop planned protests. The protesters have called for a “Day of Rage” on Friday.
Government officials have warned they will take strong action if activists take to the streets after increasing calls for large protests around the oil-rich kingdom to press for democratic reforms.
A witness in the eastern city of Qatif says gunfire and stun grenades were fired at several hundred protesters marching in the city streets Thursday. The witness, speaking on condition of anonymity because he feared government reprisal, said police in the area opened fire. The witness saw at least one protester injured.
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Comments (62)
notimeforthis
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 5:20pmI say we pack up Wisconsin crazy teachers and ship them to Saudi to help the cause. Heck I bet the Wisconsin legislature would pay for the trip. All they would need is a one way ticket. DUHHH WInning!!!!! Charlie minds think alike!!!!!
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:44pmWhere have I heard the “day of rage” before? Oh, yes. It’s the slogan of the Radical Left here in America. And they’ll stop at nothing. What they are doing in Wisconsin is who they are. Issuing death threats to elected officials is the name of their game.
Now they have taken their community organizing to the Islamic world which is undoubtedly going to usher in the Caliphate.
Of course, the Radical Left never think about the consquences to their dirty deeds, do they?
Report Post »tlewis
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:42pmHow come a petition by the People Of The United States calling for the resignation / or impeachment of this so-called president been initiated? I’ve already checked http://www.petitiononline.com/
Report Post »blackcatrun
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:31pmHere we go indeed. Waited for this. Well Glenn Beck did warn people. Now comes the true fight and a united islamic states complete with nuclear weapons. I suggest America we learn how to treat raidation posioning. Because the MB made it clear they intend to use them if they get hands on them.
Report Post »TPaine
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:28pmAs it was foretold, as it is now happening! And it’s here at the door, knocking on the capital building in Wisconsin. Anyone here old enough to remember Kent State? The temperature is rising…do you know the ignition point of gunpowder?
Report Post »wordweaver
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:27pmThis (and the unrest happening all over the region) reminds me of a line from the movie Lawrence of Arabia: “So long as the Arabs fight tribe against tribe, so long will they be a little people, a silly people – greedy, barbarous, and cruel, as you are.” T. E. Lawrence speaking to the Arab Prince.
Report Post »WHITE LOTUS2x
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:09pmThe Saudie protesters look like an educated group of protesters. But, a protester is still a protester. I protest the protesters, all of them.
Report Post »Mary M. Tebbe
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:07pmWow. Muslims firing on muslims…who knew!? I wonder whose side their Allah is on.
Report Post »tbolt71
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:57pmmark my words…obama will magicly fix the gas price gouging just in time for the 2012 election…wait and see
Report Post »annie1
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:05pmyou know it
Report Post »NOKOOLAIDDRINKER
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:34pmYour right and the “Sheeple” in the middle will fall down on their knees to him in gratification. Oh puke!!!
Report Post »REVENANT
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:56pmSo, anybody think that drilling here is a bad idea?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:06pmGet with the “Green”man, I’m installing a windmill on my truck!
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:11pmWell, lets see…….there is so much oil off the coast of California that they have to clean up the oil seeping out, we saw the oil pouring out of the BP spill. Now we are not drilling anywhere, so if the earth is warmer guess the pressure is building where we will have more seepage. Meanwhile we are hostage to what is happening in the Middle East and paying $4.00 to whatever for gas. Seems like a perfectly sane solution to me…………for LIBERALS!!!
Report Post »virgie morgan
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:55pm…and in the last days people will be crying Peace Peace, but there will be no peace.
Report Post »jjohnson_n_oklahoma
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 5:35pmExactly, and the Bible tells us that the middle east will be on fire in the last days. I am just waiting for some Islamic Radical to get a nuke, blow it up, then maybe the rest of the idiots in television will see just how extremely dangerous they are. I use to live next door to a Muslim, and every week she would get beat by her husband. Every week, I would call the police to get him stopped. Finally, she came over to our house, and pleaded with my family for help. We got her into a home for abused women, and he moved back to Yemen. All Muslims are not bad or extremist, but those who are need to be stopped and punished. I am just waiting for the redemptive day of our Savior to return and get us out of here.
Report Post »Uni Nationi Sub Deo
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:43pmSeems like a great way to get a handle on the idiots protesting in Wisconsin. Then everyone can get their sorry behinds back to work.
Report Post »rumple
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:31pmI agree that we need to make ourselves more energy independent. But doing so in an intelligent manner, wherever that leads (weather it be responsible drilling, nuclear, solar, etc).
Report Post »We need to stop being dependent on the mideast and others and that way we wont need to meddle in other countries businesses.
We need to be more in control of our own affairs, but do so in a smart fashion.
jjohnson_n_oklahoma
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:28pmOur President was so quick to call for the removal of the Egyptian President, and yet so silent on Libya. Why?? What will happen if Saudi Arabia goes down? Oil will go up!! We are at fault, since we have stood with these tyrants for decades. All because they have the oil. Why is no one asking our President why we are not drilling here? Why do we have oil wells just sitting idle, that are still full of crude? Why have we elected a man that wants to stop the use of oil in America? There is enough oil here on our turf to last us at least a hundred and fifty years. I am a friend of a man that works for a major oil company, and I am told that they are finding tons of oil in old wells that were once dry. They have the data that shows, oil is being replenished on old wells by a rate of 75% a year. We have enough, and we should drill here, and Drill NOW!!
Report Post »Thank you Obama, for your STUPID economic policy, you are really destroying the United States of America. Faster than anyone even realizes.
beboc1
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:08pm#1 Obama isn’t running the country. He is an narcissistic, egocentric, ideologue without backbone,morals or conscience. He vassilates on the most important subjects on a daily basis. He is also a pathological liar like every other radical lefty on the planet. They have to lie because the truth would be their end. As to the chaos and violence…..it’s exactly what these evil bastards want. If only we could keep from playing into their hands. We could all start by denouncing the psychological blackmail of political correctness. We who love this country need to get up, collectively, and peacefully defy these people. Our days of sitting on the couch are over. It‘s time to shove these hippies from the 60’s back in their dark coffee houses with their nonsensical poets spouting gibberish while wearing tights and puka beads.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:25pmThere is a whole Sunni VS Shiite thing going on here (not too far) behind the scenes. The Iranian Shiites will arm rebels against the the Sunni rulers in Saudi Arabia and King Abdullah isn’t even on speaking terms with Obama anymore from what I have heard. You can bet the King sees this as a fight for his life after watching Hosni Mubarak get run over by the Obama bus.
Report Post »NOKOOLAIDDRINKER
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:03pm@GONZO
You are right! I just read an article today by Byron King, “1,354 years in the Making: The “NEW” War”. His article talks about the history of the hate between the Sunni and Shia muslims in the middle east after the murder of Mohammed. He shows a map displaying the concentration of each group of muslims, with Iran having the greatest concentration of Shia. He talks about the Saudi royal family who are Sunni and how they supported Iraq in the war with Iran in the 1980′s, and that now Iran wants “payback”. Mr. King also talks about it being about controling “oil chokepoints” (the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen’s Gate of Tears). It is an interesting and scary take on current and possible future events in the middle east. Least we not forget “Saudi Arabia is also the home to Mecca, Islam’s holiest place”. EVERYBODY HOLD ON TIGHT!!!
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 5:01pmNokoolaiddrinker:
I thought you were going to go on to point out that there are large numbers of Shiites concentrated in eastern Saudi Arabia,which is exactly the area where these protests are taking place.
Report Post »wordweaver
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:23pmTime to get drillin’. C’mon Mr. President. C’mon Congress. We need to control what we can control right now, and reducing our independence on Middle East oil is one thing we can do. Drill Baby, Drill!
Report Post »justazken
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:27pmThe U.S. would become too powerful for the Globalist.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:16pmWhat democratic reform??? These people rise up and the Muslim Brotherhood takes over…….What Change. Look at the CHANGE we got in Obama. These days the change is worse, MUCH worse.
Report Post »tompaineknowsthescore
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:37pmislamic extremists already run saudi arabia. the take US military aid and give it to al-qaeda
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:57pmTomPaine, excellent point.
A lot of Saudi money goes not only into weapons, but into jihadi madrassas here, there and everywhere.
Perhaps we‘ll learn more about these connections when Congressman King’s committee begins turning over a few rocks.
Report Post »tompaineknowsthescore
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 5:42pmkings commission wont achieve a damn thing except provide propaganda for the jihadis
Report Post »Dale
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:15pmWhen will we have a call for a ‘Day of Peace’?
Report Post »REETZBEE
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:22pmThey wouldn’t know what to do with themselves if they had peace.
Report Post »The_Big_Z
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:14pmSo the folks who protested for democratic reforms last month are repressing protests for democratic reforms this month?
Report Post »chirodoc007
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:13pmQuaddafi has taken the lead in repressing his “Rebels” with deadly force and the other Arab governments will follow suit. Mubarak listened to his “Friends” in the U.S. and was run out of the country on a rail. The rubber bullets will be shelved in the Middle East and the lead is going to fly.
Will Barack call for a No-Fly Zone over Saudi Arabia? It’s more likely than a No-Fly Zone over Libya.
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:38pmSaudi’s have a more than capable Military trained by the US to deal with anything. It will be curious if they will follow orders though.
Report Post »Contrarian51
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 10:56pmConsidering the country is 90% Sunni, as is the royal family, I don’t think they will have to deal with that issue.
Report Post »betterthantv
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:12pmAnd this coming from the man that Bush was holding hands with. While I am not a Bush basher, it just goes to show how wrong the enemy of my enemy is my friend theory is. All sides are guilty of this, it was bound to come back and bite us in the a!! sometime or another.
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:23pmWe tend to forget that the Arab countries were on the side of the National Socialists of Deutschland in the Great War of the 40′s. And it was the fact that American capitalism brought them their Oil Wealth but in the 60′s Revolution took hold around the world and they Nationalized all resources except in the US and we have the situation we have now. With US hardware bringing up the oil and we are held hostage to the owners of the land.
And with our young Pharaoh of DC not knowing how to rule like the ancient Pharaoh Tutankhamen of Egypt (Boy King) it lead Egypt into famine and unrest with their neighbors since it was his advisors telling the young Pharaoh how to lead.
Report Post »noudo25
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:08pmand it begins…
Report Post »Juan Gault
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:07pmThis has the potential to end in not so nice way. Stay tuned.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:37pmThere will be one good outcome of this… Obama’s approval numbers will plummet as gas prices soar!
http://www.americasteapartynews.com
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:17pm@dave They already are, was watching Hannity last night and he had a poll that showed the country as a whole believes that the country is on the wrong track by more than 60%. Even the Wizard’s numbers are going down fast.
Report Post »sabrinacle
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:06pmI guess a big enough army can supress anything. Look at China. Don’t see too many people standing in front of tanks these days. See what happens to people when they don’t have the right to defend themselves?
Report Post »bassist237
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:04pmWell, here we go folks……
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:06pmGet ready for $6 a gallon gas.
cessna152
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:13pmI bet you NONE of them have a clue as to why they are protesting… just like the teenagers here!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:18pmNow this portends of really bad tidings.
I’m not a fan of conspiracy theories, but it seems absolutely implausible to me that so many countries in the middle east are exploding all at once like this. Saudi Arabia practically gives each citizen a hotel just for being born in the country, for goodness sake, and they have an “day of rage”? Coincidently, Yahoo news just last week was sporting an article on how we *will* get by on $10.00 a gallon gasoline, where there was no real threat of that happening. Coincidence? Oh come now, please.
But if Saudia Arabia goes down in flames, gasoline will go through the roof in ways we probably cannot dream. There goes the economy if that happens. $4 a gallon was the catalyst that helped broker in our 2008 collapse (helped, not caused exclusively), imagine what $10.00 a gallon would do.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:29pmSeen this awhile back on Drudgereport, and yes, here we go now…I have to wonder what the POTUS will do in Wisconsin to keep our eyes off of this situation, and use the resulting chaos to crack down even harder than ever before.
Understand, many have been calling on the speculators of the oil market for blame of oil prices going up so fast; and they are mostly correct, to the best I can figure on. However, with the fact Obama has given carte blanch via executive fiat for new regulations to be imposed over, say, wall street, and the other markets…watch for a sudden move to crack down on those ‘commiting fraud and violations of regulations’ and such.
Pressure, pressure, pressure.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:36pm@Ghost of Jefferson
I think ultimately what we are seeing happen is a confluence of events; in the middle east, many of the groups, especially the Muslum Brotherhood, are taking advantage of a window in which the USA is for all intensive purposed useless under Obama.
We have a hostile POTUS who wishes to break and reshape the nation to his nightmare, and many other nations who wish to bring us down several notches; along with the revolting UN especially.
This is THEIR time, their window of opportunity, and it will remain open only for so long; it will lay the foundation for events in the next generation or two, and what will ultimately come out of it will lay on the foundation of what we decide to do today in first saving this nation.
Report Post »GMAN
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:41pm@wordweaver, you are exactly right, newt has a petition, and there is another one at www . wemustdrill . com
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:42pmI remember the oil embargo of the 1970s, with all the rationing, gas lines and high prices. I think we are about to top that, by far.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 3:45pm@Snow
That sounds like a reasonable explanation. I just tend to get a bit nervous when mainstream media floats information about “how you will act when XYZ” occurs, before there’s even a hint of it in the air. I collect antique paper ephemera and am rather familiar with propaganda techniques and how they were used and applied.
But, your explanation makes more sense. :)
Report Post »V-Forge
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:03pmYes. If violence is not solving all your problems then your just simply not using enough. This reaction was just too predictable. too many Saudi god kings and too few serfs that know the truth about them. Brace yourself people, this is gonna hurt but once this shot is taken we can force our government to stand tall and drill. But not till it hurts like hell. We are survivors. The best prepared will survive. We do not have the luxury of crying over it. just throw down the gauntlet and fight through what is coming and make a better place. let the liberals that got us here go hungry in the streets. Thay have earned it.
Report Post »avenger
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:10pmhey…it is their kingdom….shet happens…
Report Post »ForgivenWretch
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:32pmSo, Obama gave a speech about “Bullying in America” while the rest of the world and this country are on fire. I CANNOT wrap my mind around that! Even some of his followers have to see now the man is not a leader; he is an opportunist amongst other things. We will be lucky to make it to 2013 at this rate.
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 4:52pm@Ghost of Jefferson:
“Saudi Arabia practically gives each citizen a hotel just for being born in the country, for goodness sake, and they have an “day of rage”?”
Do we know for sure that these protesters are in fact Saudi citizens? In the eastern part of the Kingdom especially, there are a lot of “Gastarbeiter” who come from as far away as the Philippines and have not been eligible for Saudi largesse.
I would reserve judgment until we know more about what is really going on.
Report Post »JP4JOY
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 5:13pmI’ll see your $6 and raise you $4. It’ll $10/gal before Labor Day.
Report Post »beebacksoon
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:24pmGhostOfJefferson
Report Post »No coincidence…once new protests, started by the people, the negative entities took that opportunity to jump in and pretend they are real supporters (i.e.; Muslim Brotherhood). The countries that have signed peace treaties with the US and other countries, to aid Israel if attacked, are choice. Saudia Arabia is doing what they should. They’ve known for weeks about this Day of Rage and are prepared accordingly. Israel is always prepared, and you can see why.