Why Bahrain is not Syria
Posted by Zubair Khan
Credit: Asiatimes:
By Pepe Escobar
How poignant that the first anniversary of a true Arab pro-democracy movement in the Persian Gulf – then ruthlessly crushed – falls on February 14, when Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the West. Talk about a doomed love affair.
And how does Washington honor this tragic love story? By resuming arms sales to the repressive Sunni al-Khalifa dynasty in power in Bahrain.
So just to recap; United States President Barack Obama told Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to “step aside and allow a democratic transition to proceed immediately” while King Hamad al-Khalifa gets new toys to crack down on his subversively pro-democratic subjects.
Posted by Zubair Khan
on February 14, 2012. Filed under Asia,Middle East,Syria,United Arab Emirates.
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Rafiq A. Tschannen
February 15, 2012 at 4:23 am
And why is Bahrain and Syria in Africa?