Protesters in Bahrain, encouraged by the success of the protests in Tunisia and Egypt, have taken to the streets and occupied Pearl square much like the Egyptians had occupied Tahrir square until Egypt's 30 year dictator president Mubarak was forced to resign. Arab governments are now resorting to much more aggressive and lethal tactics to stop the protesters because the fear of being toppled has increased significantly with the success of the revolution in Egypt, the most populous Arab country. Security forces in Bahrain opened fire on unarmed, peaceful, protesters and killed several. Criminal acts like these are meant to break the will of the people but they only end up strengthening their resolve.
Attached below is a youtube link to this massacre. Warning, graphic content.
http://www.youtube.com/verify_controversy?next_url=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DfwnUQcKXmMM%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded
This blog is inspired by, and dedicated to the brave bloggers of Egypt who literally risked their lives to speak their minds and to expose to the world the truth. The end result? They initiated the spark which led their country to freedom, set them on the road to democracy, and inspired others to do the same.
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Saturday, February 19, 2011
Bahrain's government is likely to be the next domino to fall in the middle east
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bahrain,
current events,
government,
manama,
middle east,
news,
pearl square,
protests,
revolution,
violence
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