“Democracy Champion” USA has been caught up in its Hypocrisy Web as Brutal Middle Eastern Regimes come under peaceful protests by common people.The latest to join the democracy outpouring in the Middle East and North Africa is Bahrain.Unlike Egypt,USA has failed to call for the exit of the Bahrain’s King despite killings of protesters.Following the example of Egypt,thousands of common people were peacefully protesting in Pearl Square when a 3 am raid by police dispersed them.Bahrain is even worse than Egypt for its brutality towards peaceful protesters as the police consists of foreigners.The minority Sunni ruling class has inducted hundreds of outsider Sunnis to keep the majority Shias in control.Note USA has a massive vested interest in keeping the despotic corrupt Bahrain regime in place as it home to the US Fifth Fleet.Also it won’t like to see a Shia ruling dispensation as it would be close to Shia Iran.Thus despite increasing repression USA has chosen to just ask for restraint from all sides despite provocation only from the ruling side.
Most of the Middle East is ruled by dictators or kings who loot all the fossil fuel riches of the region leaving most of the people destitute and without any rights.While some of the kingdoms like Saudi Arabia and Qatar are so filthy rich that they can bribe everybody,not everyone is blessed with such bounty.While Jordan,Libya,Bahrain and Yemen are already facing massive protests,others like Oman could be next.Tunisia and Egypt have given hopes to millions of disenfranchised people around the world.
U.S. concerned by violence in Bahrain protests
The United States said on Tuesday it was “very concerned” by recent violence in protests in Bahrain and urged all sides to exercise restraint.”The United States is very concerned by recent violence surrounding protests in Bahrain,” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said in a statement. “We also call on all parties to exercise restraint and refrain from violence.”The spokesman said Washington had received confirmation that two protesters in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, had been killed and urged Bahrain to quickly follow up on its pledge to investigate.