tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391958287808959571.post3405165341045936090..comments2023-07-04T14:30:51.013+03:00Comments on Religion and Politics in Bahrain: 25 More Years of CrisisJustin Genglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07926253352423304711noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391958287808959571.post-25213394617359221442011-07-23T17:44:59.314+03:002011-07-23T17:44:59.314+03:00God bless al khalifa family,God bless al khalifa family,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391958287808959571.post-84946740386673625012011-06-29T18:50:05.661+03:002011-06-29T18:50:05.661+03:00Great article but how comes you haven't mentio...Great article but how comes you haven't mentioned anything about the 14 feb guys who've organised their event tomorrow in Jidhafs? They seem to get a huge following from the anti-gov population.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391958287808959571.post-66865692525268423982011-06-29T11:03:52.183+03:002011-06-29T11:03:52.183+03:00I saw the forum rumors about the release of the me...I saw the forum rumors about the release of the medics/athletes, but not the BNA announcement. Maybe it wasn't up yet.<br /><br />In any case, I would tend to agree that such measures--and anything the king offers today--must be part of the ACTUAL dialogue taking place in parallel (and in secret) between al-Wifaq and reasonable members of the royal family.<br /><br />As for the Saudi forces, wouldn't your speculation suggest Bahrain has a lot more sway among their Saudi/GCC friends than we've given them credit for, that is if they are able to say, "Ok, guys, time to go"?Justin Genglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926253352423304711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391958287808959571.post-86120633151489413452011-06-29T09:45:40.042+03:002011-06-29T09:45:40.042+03:0028 medics & the athletes were released last ni...28 medics & the athletes were released last night, though the BNA reassures us that their prosecution for "medical and sport crimes" (those appalling sport crimes!) is set to continue in military courts- sorry special security courts that are nothing at all like a military tribunal...<br />The strange thing is that Al Wefaq have still not declared they're definitely not in though they missed the deadline to send their topics... the other statistic bandied about was one of 80 something percent who'd sent in their vision (sorry, late for work and no time to look up exact statistic), so it seems Wefaq are not the only group who haven't done this but the others aren't being spoken about as having "refused dialogue"... Could it be that Wefaq have accepted the dialogue and refused to send the list? They've been insisting they say "yes to meaningful dialogue" all along... Now of course this pure speculation of the sort that usually ends in embarrassment, but I think the recent releases & troop withdrawals are concessions agreed in backdoor talks with Wifaq aimed at enticing them to join the dialogue, and if the King delivers today in his speech, that Wifaq might also announce their involvement in the dialogue in Diraz at their next "festival"...Skynoreply@blogger.com