Wednesday, March 05, 2014

Bahrain update

From Bahrain correspondent:  "This is a good analysis on the recent killing of three policemen in Bahrain - one of them emarati. The question is, what is an emarti policeman doing in a Bahraini village? Supposedly the Peninsula Shield Force is there to protect "essential locations" such as the Bahrain Financial Harbor. Of course we all knew that this was not true from the beginning. What does this say about the Bahraini government's ability to impose stability? It is one of the most highly militarized countries in the world yet it still needs outside forces to protect it? What does this say about Bahrain's independence? "Article with Interior Ministry's Statement: "