I was watching a bit of Stephen Sackur's interview with a Bahraini human rights activist tonight.
Bahrain is one of those Arab statelets that will never be allowed their Arab Spring, mainly because Bahrain is an important way station for the US Navy.
The Shia of Bahrain have been protesting hard against their Sunni overlords. While Shia are the majority in Bahrain, their protests have been snuffed by the interference of the Saudi military, with the full connivance of the USA.
Sackur seemed determined to pin the failure of Bahrain Spring on the fact that the Bahraini protesters have resorted to violence. Apparently some Molotov cocktails have been tossed in the direction of the police.
Contrast that with how the BBC treats the Syrian war. No criticism of the "protesters" resort to violence there.
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