Why Does West Only Intervene in the Arab World When Oil Is Involved?

The HeraldApril 30, 2011

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David Pratt is correct to argue that our governments should promote democracy in the Arab world ("West can't sit in the shade as the Arab spring hots up", The Herald, April 29).

I believe he is wrong to claim it's already one factor deciding their foreign policies. In Yemen more than 130 of the thousands of people shot by the snipers of dictator Ali Abdullah Al Saleh have been killed, 13 of them this week. Victims include 26 children killed and 200 wounded so far on UN figures. Far from backing the protesters, US military aid to Saleh and American and British training of his forces continues.

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Why Does West Only Intervene in the Arab World When Oil Is Involved?

In Bahrain, journalists, Physicians for Human Rights and Amnesty International report K...

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