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February 21, 2011

Senator Leahy Asks For Review of U.S. Aid to Bahrain 
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In the United States, Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont has
asked the State Department to review U.S. military aid to Bahrain
following last week's bloody crackdown. U.S. law prohibits aid to
military or security units that engage in human rights abuses.
Protesters in Bahrain have vowed to stay in the streets. One
unidentified protester as quoted saying: "We will stay until we achieve
our demands. We are here, this is our country. But we will stay here, if
they hit us, we will stay here. We want to achieve the national unity of
Bahrain and we will insist on our demands until we achieve all of them."



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