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Post by bot on Oct 20, 2011 17:50:22 GMT -5
US Delays Arms Deal with Bahrain It has been reported that a US diplomat confirmed that a 53 million dollar weapons deal between the US and Bahrain had been finalized. Then today the State Department announced that after a number of US Senators had expressed their concern, the weapons deal would be on hold until a special investigation of alleged human rights abuses in Bahrain would be completed on October 30, before a final decision is made. But so how do we look at this postponement? Scott Horton with Harper's Magazine discusses.
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