Nothing really…
In Bahrain… It could be a false flag to justify a more severe measures to suppress the opposition that just won’t stop opposing.  It would designed to deflect the mild and rare criticism the ruling family received only in the last few days. 
Or it could be, as ‘b’ indicated, a signal that things could be going to get more violent.
In Turkey… I would suspect the PKK… 
In Yemen, two suspects stand out, Alqaeda and the Southern Separatists, but seeing as the shipment is coming from Turkey where Alqaeda is operating, my bet is that they are involved.
Actually, Alqaeda or people ideologically aligned (read Salafis) would be the prime suspects for most of the remaining unrest.
Saudi-Yemen border – Alqaeda
Tripoli – you can bet one of the two militias is Salafi.
Egypt – this seems to be an indigenous  movement, opposed to poor government investment in their region, could easily blow up in Morsi’s face. Not sure, AQ could be involved, but seems unlikely at this point.
Kuwait – The current unrest is being driven by Salafi-led opposition coalition, although the reasons that these fat, lazy, useless, pointless… nevermind 🙂

Posted by: OAB | Nov 5 2012 18:24 utc | 4

Nobody’s mentioned Iran yet so I will. Iran is not a weak patsy that sits by and does nothing about terror and aggression against it and its allies.

Posted by: Don Bacon | Nov 5 2012 19:07 utc | 6

What they have in common is that it doesn’t look like I’ll be making any more trips to the ME anytime soon.
Interesting that Saudi Arabia, the mother of all powder kegs, is not in the news today. They’re about due a the mother of succession donnybrooks.
In most of the other news stories, it sounds like what’s at stake is freedom and democracy, words now rarely uttered by Hillary the Horrible.

Posted by: JohnH | Nov 5 2012 20:31 utc | 8

@ heath – Don the Iranians wouldn’t gain much by setting off bombs in bahrain. If there was a sniff them involved, let alone being caught, it would be a gift to the Isreali/US war party.
Here’s a sniff from Bloomberg:

While today’s explosions mark the most high-profile attack in downtown Manama, the government has accused members of the Shiite Muslim majority of resorting to violence and says they receive encouragement from co-religionists in the Iranian government.

Posted by: Don Bacon | Nov 5 2012 20:44 utc | 10

@ somebody —no, does not fit, Iran is wooing the US
Wooing? No, and not Petting either. Iran is thanking the US for sticking it to Europe with sanctions, and for the gifts of Iraq and Afghanistan. Iran never liked neighbors Saddam nor the Taliban, and the US helpfully sent them both to the tip.

Posted by: Don Bacon | Nov 5 2012 21:05 utc | 12

Darn. Something’s gone wrong [pushing ‘Post’ without re-reading my crappola, but I’ll pretend I don’t know what happened to save face].
… keeps ranting on about the virtues of everything but Arabian independence from western influences [ya know, democracy riddled bombs, freedom infested missiles and equality laden booby traps].

Posted by: Daniel Rich | Nov 5 2012 23:00 utc | 14

The “Benghazi effect: “Amidst the controversy in Washington over the chronology and extent of the CIA and U.S. military response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, THRE IS A CRITICAL POINT WHICH PUNDITS, for the most part, HAVE NOT RAISED, but of which the Obama administration is very mindful: “that the U.S. ambassador to Libya may have been killed by a group which was armed, supported by the United States or its allies…[Administration officials] know that jihadi groups are playing an increasingly important role on the ground in the Syrian opposition” and Washington wants to get in front of this problem.” (CAPS MINE)
http://www.raceforiran.com/flynt-leverett-on-the-illusion-of-a-syrian-%E2%80%9Copposition%E2%80%9D%E2%80%94and-the-real-requirements-for-conflict-resolution-in-syria
Well, well, well. It seems that the “inside job” in Benghazi is gaining grudging acceptance.
You have to assume that Obama is hiding a LOT more. Problem is, the more you lie, the easier it is to get caught.

Posted by: JohnH | Nov 6 2012 0:09 utc | 16

JohnH writes: Problem is, the more you lie, the easier it is to get caught.
But after tomorrow, getting caught is not going have any domestic political repercussions. If the Republicans were a legitimate political opposition they would insist on an explanation, (given they will continue to control the House they would have the power to do so). If they were genuinely interested in America’s real national interests they would do so but I doubt they will do anything since there will be no immediate electoral gain.

Posted by: ToivoS | Nov 6 2012 2:14 utc | 18

The link didn’t post right. Here is the article the photo was part of. Hopefully this time it will work.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/des-moines-store-near-obama-rally-message-secret-224034954–election.html

Posted by: вот так | Nov 6 2012 3:00 utc | 20

In Turkey, the explosion was a few gunshots, supposedly by a disgruntled Erdogan supporter. The entrance to the prime ministry is full of people and this guy, who belongs to an “erdogan fanatics” [supporters] group on facebook came by asking to see the prime minister on some grievance. He was outside the metal detectors at the entrance and he was quickly arrested when he started shooting. A few other points, ambulances came but there were no people taken to the hospital–the entrance to the prime ministry is teeming with reporters so I would trust what is being reported. Also in Turkey, gun laws are relatively relaxed, so it’s not unusual for an ordinary person to have a licenced personal weapon but I don’t actually have any info on this. So things are relatively murky so far.

Posted by: kodlu | Nov 6 2012 6:07 utc | 22

of course there is this too
Syrian Rebels Get Missiles
Fears Rise That Portable Antiaircraft Weapons Could Wind Up With Terrorists
and of course this
Libya militia leader: Heat-seeking missiles, other weapons stolen during firefight

Posted by: somebody | Nov 6 2012 10:14 utc | 24

None to be noticed by the American mainstream media.

Posted by: Fred Lochbihler | Nov 6 2012 14:17 utc | 26

@somebody 24 – so Rafallah al-Sahati militants seized the MANPADs from the CIA base at Benghazi, then some 10 days later some bigger wolves searched for them ni various bases and seized them in their turn; the two episodes are closely tied, in the sense they both regard a hunt for precious weapons; the fable that the second episode was a “reaction” by loyal militias against rogue militias is … a fable
this too reminds of Mogadishu 1993, where the downed American pilot was “claimed” by Aidid’s militias from the local militia that first captured him

Posted by: claudio | Nov 6 2012 17:38 utc | 28

Though looking at this Libyan arms smuggling map I would say the direct route goes from Benghazi through Egypt to Sinai and Gaza, just needs some cash.

Posted by: somebody | Nov 6 2012 22:30 utc | 30

Al Qaeda Levant aka FSA Release a Video of Kidnapped Journalist Anhar Kochneva
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGU6h-GBNaw

Posted by: brian | Nov 7 2012 9:45 utc | 32

@33 “The force may be required to fight jihadi militants like those accused in the September 11 assault on the consulate.”
Stop that. I’m trying to drink my morning coffee here.

Posted by: dh | Nov 7 2012 15:56 utc | 34

please save me from the revolution

Libya will continue its inexorable descent into chaos and violence, unless the international community — the Arab League, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the United Nations or even the devil himself, it no longer matters — acknowledge our lamentable reality and dispatch a sizable peacekeeping force to establish law and order, disarm the militias — by force if necessary — and give the nascent Libyan authorities a chance to grow up, look in the mirror and live up to their responsibilities.
The post-Qaddafi Libyan authorities, from the National Transitional Council to the recently formed government of Prime Minister Ali Zidan, have a uniquely idiotic security concept: building an army composed of a coalition of “approved militias”. This will not work.
With 1,700 militias plaguing the country and respecting no one, it is a recipe for endemic violence and a complete breakdown of society.
If Libya is to survive as a state, then steps must be taken right now to mobilize an international peacekeeping force and authorize it to intervene to disarm the militias, bring about security and train an army and police force.

compare with – by the same author
the west is doing the right thing in Libya

If we really do care about justice and progress in Libya, then we should make sure that after Gaddafi the Libyan people are left alone to rebuild their state and create their own government, without Washington, Paris or London abusing whatever credit they accrue in the meantime to plant their own stooge.
Libya’s wealth and wellbeing can be safeguarded only by having a democratic, accountable government that is answerable to its own people, and its own people alone. That is something which only the Libyan people can do.

Posted by: somebody | Nov 7 2012 19:03 utc | 36