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Old Mar 5th 2011, 1:56 pm
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Default Saudis mobilise troops to quell revolt

As reported in The Independent:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...t-2232928.html

Saudis are drafting up to 10,000 security forces to quell the 'Day of Rage' next weekend.
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Originally Posted by nottmbantam
As reported in The Independent:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...t-2232928.html

Saudis are drafting up to 10,000 security forces to quell the 'Day of Rage' next weekend.
so the use of force worked in.... oh.....
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Old Mar 6th 2011, 2:46 pm
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Default Re: Saudis mobilise troops to quell revolt

Originally Posted by nottmbantam
Saudis are drafting up to 10,000 security forces to quell the 'Day of Rage' next weekend.
'cause nothing quells an angry crowd like batons, tear gas and rubber bullets...
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Old Mar 6th 2011, 2:58 pm
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be nice to see how we here in the uk will deal with that considering all the go go juice we get .
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Heres hoping the SAS and the man from the FO haven't landed in Yemen by mistake. KSA is the next one up, Lads

To be serious for a moment, the feeling I get here is that most of the Saudis (that's most, not a small minority) won't demonstrate. It isn't 'their way'.
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