Peaceful protesters killed in Bahrain today

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It's known as the "river to the people."

Bahrain protesters took back Pearl Square. What next? US faces difficult situation in Bahrain, home to US Fifth Fleet Bahrain cracks down hard, breaking from Egypt's model The longstanding social contract among many countries in the Persian Gulf is simple: the ruling monarchy offers free housing, health care, education, food subsidies, and a government job for life. In return, the people defer to a system of tribal autocracy that gives little or no political representation to the masses.

In short, lucre begets loyalty, and vice-versa.

But the current protests in Bahrain indicate that, in the eyes of much of the population, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has failed to keep his side of the unwritten social contract that binds the Gulf Cooperation Council's six sheikhdoms of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.


Today, the "river to the people" is no longer flowing to all segments of society, with powerful consequences for the region. An estimated 10,000 Shiite protesters packed into Pearl Square in the capital Monday, continuing a week of deadly protests calling for democratic reforms from the Al Khalifa ruling family, who have ruled the Arab world’s smallest nation for more than two centuries. Neighboring Saudi Arabia has called for calm, even as its own Shiite population appears restless.

Indeed, the cause of the ongoing unrest in Bahrain goes beyond the narrow sectarian prism of Sunni versus Shiite through which politics in the Persian Gulf is generally refracted. Although the Shiite protesters demanding constitutional reform were beaten and killed on the streets of their capital by Sunni hands wielding clubs and guns, the reason was not religious.

How a broken social contract sparked Bahrain protests - CSMonitor.com
 
Bahrain unrest latest Mideast crisis to alarm US - Yahoo! News

[B]The White House expressed the administration's "strong displeasure" [/B]and alarm at developments in Bahrain, the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom that is home to the sprawling U.S. Navy base that would be the headquarters for any future American conflict with Iran.


So, in fact, Obama has not remained silent.... and moonlite should get her news from a less biased, more accurate source.

you are worried about your U.S Navy base. you dont care about peoples lives.
your hypocrisy speeches are useless. what your country has done in Iraq and Afghanistan made it lose its credibility in the arab world.

The funny thing about all this is the only person I see ranting on and on about the US Navy Base in Bahrain is your stupid ass.
 
THOUSANDS of supporters of Bahrain's Shi'ite-led opposition today began an anti-regime demonstration organisers expect to be the largest since protests broke out last week.
"The march of loyalty to martyrs" read a large banner carried at the front of the demonstration, which was heading from Manama's Bahrain Mall to Pearl Square in the city centre, focal point of anti-government protests since February 14.

The banner carried photographs of seven "martyrs" killed by security forces, the last of whom succumbed to his wounds yesterday and was buried earlier today.

"The people want the fall of the regime," they chanted in unison, as they waved red-and-white Bahraini flags.

Women in black veils chanted slogans against Bahrain monarch Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa.

"May your hands be paralysed, Hamad," they shouted.



Read more: Bahrain opposition marches against govt | News.com.au
 
MANAMA: Bahrainis turned out in their tens of thousands last night to back calls for national unity and reform. One report suggested as many as 300,000 people took part in the massive rally at the Al Fateh Mosque (Grand Mosque), Juffair, with traffic queues stretching out of the capital.

The event, organised by the National Unity Gathering and aired live on Bahrain TV, brought together Bahrainis from different sects.

National Unity Gathering spokesman Dr Abdullatif Al Mahmood urged the crowd not to let anyone with evil intentions against the nation to succeed.

He stressed the legality of the ruling system and stability and security of the country.

Dr Al Mahmood expressed deep regret at the loss of lives and called for an investigation to reveal and hold to account those responsible. He also called for the release of prisoners of conscience.

He said the reforms project started 10 years ago is the beginning of change and it must continue.

He called on all citizens, particularly the youth, to restore calm and start a comprehensive national dialogue involving all national groups, sects and segments.

"Any national demand cannot be ratified or answered without it being agreed upon by all community parties," he said.

Dr Al Mahmood also urged the people to beware of TV channels that promoted sedition and hatred between brothers.

He urged His Majesty to grant Bahrainis the rights they are seeking and called for rights approved in the constitution to be implemented.

Gulf Daily News » Local News » MASSIVE SHOW OF SUPPORT!
 
Bareed are you holding up ok brother?

Thousands Join Bahrain Protests; King to Free Some Political Prisoners

MANAMA, Bahrain -- Marchers chanting "the people want the downfall of the regime" flooded the major thoroughfare leading into Pearl Square today in the biggest protest Bahrain has seen since anti-government demonstrations began 10 days ago.

Tens of thousands of men walked from the Bahrain mall into the capital's main square, with throngs of women bringing up the rear, carrying flags and banners of seven people killed during the uprising. Protesters continued to demand political concessions from the government, including the removal of the king's uncle, the prime minister.

Ibrahim Al Hur, an unemployed crane operator, brought his 6-year-old daughter to Pearl Square today "because I want to prove we are peaceful, we don't come to fight, just to ask for our rights -- young, old, men and women."

Today's turnout was boosted by a loose coalition of seven opposition groups, which urged their members to join the youth-driven protesters encamped in the square.

The square was bedecked in new banners, including one hanging off an overpass that read: "We've known of people changing regimes, not regimes changing people."

Although protesters continued to say their demands were not religiously aligned, many continued to complain of Shiite Muslims being discriminated against by the Sunni Muslim minority.

In an effort to diffuse the protests, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ordered the release of some political prisoners today in another concession to the opposition's demands.

The king's decree covers several Shiite activists, but it was not clear how many will be freed, a government spokeswoman told The Associated Press. Twenty-five Shiite activists are on trial for allegedly plotting against the Sunni rulers.

Thousands Join Bahrain Protests; King to Free Some Political Prisoners
 
Looks like the US put pressure on the Bahrainis to ease up on the protestors, so eat it moonlite you stupid whore.

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MANAMA, Bahrain — More than 100,000 protesters poured into the central Pearl Square here on Tuesday in an unbroken stream stretching back for miles along a central highway in the biggest antigovernment demonstration yet in this tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.

The protesters, mostly members of the Shiite majority, marched along the eastbound side of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Highway in a wide, unbroken column of red and white, the country’s colors. Men of all ages walked with women and children waving flags and calling for an end to the authoritarian government of King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa.

In a nation of only a half a million citizens, the sheer size of the gathering was astonishing. The protest, organized by the Shiite opposition parties, began in the central Bahrain Mall, two miles from the square and seemed to fill the entire length of the highway between the two points.

Security forces were nowhere to be seen along the demonstration route. The Ministry of the Interior, which has been regularly providing updates on the situation in the capital via its Twitter feed, issued a terse acknowledgment of the protest: “Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman towards Manama is now closed.”

The protesters streaming into the square on Tuesday joined thousands of others — among them teachers, lawyers and engineers — who have camped out in order to occupy the area after the military pulled out following a deadly crackdown last week. The new arrivals were likely to overflow into the area surrounding the square.

With the army removed, and the police withdrawn under intense pressure from the United States, the Shiite opposition has acted as if it were in a position of strength.
Since the fall earlier this month of President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, the Sunni royal family in Bahrain has struggled to hold back a rising popular revolt against their absolute rule.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/world/middleeast/23bahrain.html?_r=1&hp
 
Looks like the US put pressure on the Bahrainis to ease up on the protestors, so eat it moonlite you stupid whore.

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MANAMA, Bahrain — More than 100,000 protesters poured into the central Pearl Square here on Tuesday in an unbroken stream stretching back for miles along a central highway in the biggest antigovernment demonstration yet in this tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.

The protesters, mostly members of the Shiite majority, marched along the eastbound side of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Highway in a wide, unbroken column of red and white, the country’s colors. Men of all ages walked with women and children waving flags and calling for an end to the authoritarian government of King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa.

In a nation of only a half a million citizens, the sheer size of the gathering was astonishing. The protest, organized by the Shiite opposition parties, began in the central Bahrain Mall, two miles from the square and seemed to fill the entire length of the highway between the two points.

Security forces were nowhere to be seen along the demonstration route. The Ministry of the Interior, which has been regularly providing updates on the situation in the capital via its Twitter feed, issued a terse acknowledgment of the protest: “Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman towards Manama is now closed.”

The protesters streaming into the square on Tuesday joined thousands of others — among them teachers, lawyers and engineers — who have camped out in order to occupy the area after the military pulled out following a deadly crackdown last week. The new arrivals were likely to overflow into the area surrounding the square.

With the army removed, and the police withdrawn under intense pressure from the United States, the Shiite opposition has acted as if it were in a position of strength.
Since the fall earlier this month of President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, the Sunni royal family in Bahrain has struggled to hold back a rising popular revolt against their absolute rule.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/world/middleeast/23bahrain.html?_r=1&hp

She is not a Whore. Be nice.
 
Looks like the US put pressure on the Bahrainis to ease up on the protestors, so eat it moonlite you stupid whore.

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MANAMA, Bahrain — More than 100,000 protesters poured into the central Pearl Square here on Tuesday in an unbroken stream stretching back for miles along a central highway in the biggest antigovernment demonstration yet in this tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.

The protesters, mostly members of the Shiite majority, marched along the eastbound side of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Highway in a wide, unbroken column of red and white, the country’s colors. Men of all ages walked with women and children waving flags and calling for an end to the authoritarian government of King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa.

In a nation of only a half a million citizens, the sheer size of the gathering was astonishing. The protest, organized by the Shiite opposition parties, began in the central Bahrain Mall, two miles from the square and seemed to fill the entire length of the highway between the two points.

Security forces were nowhere to be seen along the demonstration route. The Ministry of the Interior, which has been regularly providing updates on the situation in the capital via its Twitter feed, issued a terse acknowledgment of the protest: “Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman towards Manama is now closed.”

The protesters streaming into the square on Tuesday joined thousands of others — among them teachers, lawyers and engineers — who have camped out in order to occupy the area after the military pulled out following a deadly crackdown last week. The new arrivals were likely to overflow into the area surrounding the square.

With the army removed, and the police withdrawn under intense pressure from the United States, the Shiite opposition has acted as if it were in a position of strength.
Since the fall earlier this month of President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, the Sunni royal family in Bahrain has struggled to hold back a rising popular revolt against their absolute rule.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/world/middleeast/23bahrain.html?_r=1&hp

She is not a Whore. Be nice.

My bad, whores have more freedoms.:lol:
 
Looks like the US put pressure on the Bahrainis to ease up on the protestors, so eat it moonlite you stupid whore.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/world/middleeast/23bahrain.html?_r=1&hp

She is not a Whore. Be nice.

My bad, whores have more freedoms.:lol:

She is Ethical, just living in a very limited and controlled Society. I'm sure based on how and what she was told, She truly is serving the Higher Good. She has Every Right to Voice, no?
Her arguments are not all that different than the Left-Right arguments here. In any Culture, the consequence to poor decision making is it's own prison, regardless of which side of the truth, the Law is on. The Law will not protect you from the voices in your own head. ;) Which leads me to your search for the perfect Woman for you... The one with the most personalities Silly!!! ;)
 
She is not a Whore. Be nice.

My bad, whores have more freedoms.:lol:

She is Ethical, just living in a very limited and controlled Society. I'm sure based on how and what she was told, She truly is serving the Higher Good. She has Every Right to Voice, no?
Her arguments are not all that different than the Left-Right arguments here. In any Culture, the consequence to poor decision making is it's own prison, regardless of which side of the truth, the Law is on. The Law will not protect you from the voices in your own head. ;) Which leads me to your search for the perfect Woman for you... The one with the most personalities Silly!!! ;)
except she is accusing other people of being and doing things they do not and she has nothing to back up her accusations
 
She is not a Whore. Be nice.

My bad, whores have more freedoms.:lol:

She is Ethical, just living in a very limited and controlled Society. I'm sure based on how and what she was told, She truly is serving the Higher Good. She has Every Right to Voice, no?
Her arguments are not all that different than the Left-Right arguments here. In any Culture, the consequence to poor decision making is it's own prison, regardless of which side of the truth, the Law is on. The Law will not protect you from the voices in your own head. ;) Which leads me to your search for the perfect Woman for you... The one with the most personalities Silly!!! ;)

She does have every right to voice her opinion, and you are correct she does live in a very controlled society, I have been to Saudi Arabia and they keep their women under lock and key, most of them are not even allowed access to the internet or even a cell phone. My beef with her is she has a seething hatred for Americans and everything she has typed on here about us is wrong, she has an excellent opportunity now to conversate with us and find out what Americans are really like. The Saudis don't let their women near Americans so I doubt she has ever met any, but instead she is squandering this chance and instead chooses to spit out firey hate towards Americans, especially towards the women and blacks.
 
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Manama (CNN) -- Bahrain has released about 25 high-profile political detainees, following an order by the king to free those he described as "prisoners of conscience" and halt proceedings against others, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights said Wednesday.

Among those released late Tuesday were the prominent blogger and human rights activist Ali Abdulemam, who runs bahrainonline.org; Abdul-Ghani Khanjar, a member of Committee for the Victims of Torture; and Mohammed Saeed, who works with the Bahrain Center for Human Rights.

In addition, several prominent Shiite clerics were released as was Dr. Abduljalil Al-Sengais, spokesman of the Haq Movement for Civil Liberties and Democracy.

Nabil Rajab of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights told CNN that the releases bring to about 100 the number of political detainees so far released, but he says an estimated 400 people are still detained on politically-inspired charges.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, a day after a crush of protesters covered the streets of his country's capital in anti-regime protests, according to Bahraini state television.

It was unclear why King Hamad took the trip.

Bahrain releases prisoners as king leaves country on trip - CNN.com
 
My bad, whores have more freedoms.:lol:

She is Ethical, just living in a very limited and controlled Society. I'm sure based on how and what she was told, She truly is serving the Higher Good. She has Every Right to Voice, no?
Her arguments are not all that different than the Left-Right arguments here. In any Culture, the consequence to poor decision making is it's own prison, regardless of which side of the truth, the Law is on. The Law will not protect you from the voices in your own head. ;) Which leads me to your search for the perfect Woman for you... The one with the most personalities Silly!!! ;)
except she is accusing other people of being and doing things they do not and she has nothing to back up her accusations

But We are supposed to know better.
 
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Manama (CNN) -- Bahrain has released about 25 high-profile political detainees, following an order by the king to free those he described as "prisoners of conscience" and halt proceedings against others, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights said Wednesday.

Among those released late Tuesday were the prominent blogger and human rights activist Ali Abdulemam, who runs bahrainonline.org; Abdul-Ghani Khanjar, a member of Committee for the Victims of Torture; and Mohammed Saeed, who works with the Bahrain Center for Human Rights.

In addition, several prominent Shiite clerics were released as was Dr. Abduljalil Al-Sengais, spokesman of the Haq Movement for Civil Liberties and Democracy.

Nabil Rajab of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights told CNN that the releases bring to about 100 the number of political detainees so far released, but he says an estimated 400 people are still detained on politically-inspired charges.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, a day after a crush of protesters covered the streets of his country's capital in anti-regime protests, according to Bahraini state television.

It was unclear why King Hamad took the trip.

Bahrain releases prisoners as king leaves country on trip - CNN.com

That is Great to see! Sure beats Libya.
 
The deferent between Supporters and Oppositions:

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