US Embraces Cruel Dictators Who Host the Navy and Supply Our Oil

[unhappycamper]

http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18205-us-embraces-cruel-dictators-who-host-the-navy-and-supply-our-oil

US Embraces Cruel Dictators Who Host the Navy and Supply Our Oil
Friday, 20 September 2013 08:20 MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT

Although normally the Washington Post (WP) editorial board hawks war, it sharply criticized the White House for its hypocrisy on denouncing cruel dictators who defy the United States while embracing cruel dictators who are pro-US, particularly when they ship us a lot of oil and allow the Navy's 5th fleet to establish headquarters there.

The case in point here is the Obama administration's ongoing support for the reigning al-Khalifa family in Bahrain:

Bahrain’s leaders regularly assure the Obama administration that they are open to reforms and compromise with their opposition. But massive human rights violations, including the torture of detainees, continue. Leading political figures and human rights advocates remain imprisoned.

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As for the 5th Fleet anchored in Bahrain, don't forget that the Pentagon is the largest consumer of oil in the world. That's an important yardstick to consider when looking at different standards for US policy toward dictators.

[jakeXT]

1. but he is our son of a bitch /nt