Friday, April 20, 2012

Police, protesters face off as #Bahrain Grand Prix begins » cancel this weekend's Grand Prix

Chris George

11:45 AM  -  Public
Libya does it, gets bombed to bits. Syria does it and Hilary is "appalled".

Bahrain does it?

Oh right. We have no principles, only expediency.

Washington has only gently prodded Bahrain's rulers to improve their human rights record and push forward political reforms, and does not want to jeopardize ties with a ruling family it views as an ally in the region.
Police, protesters face off as Bahrain Grand Prix begins »
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's Crown Prince rejected calls from human rights activists to cancel this weekend's Grand Prix as pro-democracy opposition groups threatened further protests after days of cl...
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