Angry Arab chief Bahrain correspondent wrote me this: "I'm glad you posted something about the Syrian spy. The entire thing is making
me so angry. Why? Because Bahrain has been spying on Bahrainis abroad in the
US, Canada, the UK and Australia and no one seems to care. The families of
Bahrainis living abroad have gotten threatening phone calls from the ministry of
interior concerning the activities of the children/siblings/relatives abroad.
The Bahraini embassies abroad are definitely doing the spying - they know
minute details of what people are saying and doing, where they are going... They
know that so and so protested on this day, that so and so attended a talk
against the government, made a comment against the government in a lecture.
These tiny things that people do can endanger their families back home and many
family members have gotten arrested for that very reason. On top of this you
have the ridiculous number of Bahraini students abroad who have lost their
scholarships because of something they said or did. The scary thing about this
all is that Bahrainis abroad cannot trust anyone. The people spying on them may
be fellow students from Bahrain or neighboring Gulf countries or just random
people that the embassy sends to Bahrain related events. Students who have
returned back to Bahrain have been interrogated and many have been arrested. Is
the DOJ going to bring charges against these spies?? My guess is definitely
not."