he said: ..."Bahrain is not Syria" and that "there is a process of reform under way".... question: is it reform or Petrodollas under way?
The Bahrain government is using the Grand Prix to show the world that life is back to normal after an Arab Spring-inspired uprising last year and pro-democracy protesters are taking the Grand Prix hostage to highlight human rights problems of the country. But in Bahrain, only 60 people died so far during unrest and a crackdown on demonstrations compared with Syria's thousands and Bahrain is also the base for the US Navy's Fifth Fleet and Cameron was right to say that Bahrain is not Syria.
Absolutely . He was literally correct -- obviously . And he was correct because the wider circumstances are aren't in any way directly comparable . . The Monarchy have made improvements and that has largely stemmed from the protest action in the last 12 months . But it would be absurdly idealistic to expect all wrongs to be immediately cleared and Democracy and Free Speech to suddenly appear in every area .Time is required , but, as ever , Protestors want everything "yesterday" , and the F1 Race is a heaven sent opportunity for the opposition to catch the world's media attention -- if only for a few days . imo
It's typical of a Brit politician's mealy-mouthed deceit not to mention that Syria has recently held a referendum and that open elections are planned. ' Bahrain is not Syria ' because the US of AIPAC is stationed in Bahrain and the Russians are stationed in Syria.
Syria stands with Egypt as another abject failure of the so called "Arab Spring." Democratic elections and reform are a joke in both countries. Syria is nothing more than a Russian fiefdom. And Egypt is running out of money.
No acceptable functioning form of democracy exists to set an example. It's extraordinary how many people think that democracy in the US of AIPAC is a successful system
Or 'We need to be careful here. Bahrain has oil whereas Syria does not. Let the Russians and the Chinese have their way there but Bahrain is a different matter. We'll accept whatever comes without Western interference as long as the oil keeps flowing in our direction'
Its all about money for the FIA and the prestige for Barhain. They didnt want to cancel it for a second time after all the money they have put into the racetrack and sponsorship. You have one of the Prince,s saying its safe ,and also people have the right to protest,but fails to mention all the people shot by shotgun pellets for having that right to protest. By the way most of the heads of security are ex British Chief Police inspectors who make all the decisions regarding security and what tactics to use. Although Sport shouldn,t be political, i,m afraid when it comes to F1 it is.
I think it would have been great if Cameron had just said "Syria and Bahrain are Syria's and Bahrain's problems." Foreign policy could be so much simpler if we looked at more internal conflicts this way.
