An American weekly believes that the Bahraini revolution is not a conflict between Shiites and Sunnis or Arabs with Iran, but rather a protest against a mafia family that originally came from Saudi Arabia and rules with a dictatorship.
The Weekly Standard magazine predicts that Bahrain will eventually fall into the hands of the country’s Shia majority, writes: The problem in this country is not that about 65% of the people are Shia and it is governed by the Sunni minority, it is not even that Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah interfere. The more important and older issue goes back to the formation of Al-Khalifa rule in this region. The issue of the protest that was formed in this country is a demand to abandon the monarchy and form a republic. In contrast, the Shah of Bahrain invited the Saudi and Emirati forces to suppress the people.
The American weekly adds: The opposition is rooted in Bahrain and has nothing to do with the civil war. In the meantime, the presence of foreign forces from Sunni countries in Bahrain, with its Shiite majority, not only does not help, it worsens the situation. Many accuse the forces sent by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council of violent actions, beatings and kidnappings in the Shiite villages. Even the killing of a 51-year-old woman in “Bahiya Al-Arazi” who was driving in her car and was shot dead.
Weekly Standard states that “more than three-quarters of Bahrain’s budget is provided by the Abu Saf oil well and half of the 300,000 barrels production of this oil field is sent to Saudi Arabia.” Therefore, it can be said that Riyadh is very sensitive to Bahrain in order to maintain its economy, while the unrestrained nights of Saudis in the clubs and bars of Bahrain is another matter. But if Bahrain is to act as a safety valve for Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia should feel equally threatened by it. Nabil Rajab, head of the Bahrain Human Rights Center, says, “The Saudis are not worried about civil war or separatism in Bahrain. Only 20% of the population of Saudi Arabia are Shiites. Their concern is about democracy and the fact that the situation may become such that they lose power.”
Weekly Standard also reported the words of a government official: “Bahrain was under a lot of pressure from the United States to enter into a dialogue with the protesters and the opposition. And America had no interest in using military force. For this reason, Bahrain joined Saudi Arabia, which has special relations with the United States. In other words, Riyadh became a mediator between Washington and Manama.
Referring to the size of the Bahraini army and the American military presence, the American magazine writes: Why is the army of Bahrain so big? Why is the US 5th Marine Regiment based in Manama? This is because of the protection of oil resources. The countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are supposed to protect their interests. The Shah of Bahrain sent greetings to the military forces that have come to his country. This is because the king of Bahrain does not consider the Shiites as part of his people. Al-Khalifa claims to be playing against separatism because in this way he can justify in front of Washington that the issue is between the Shiites of Iran and the ruling Sunnis of Bahrain.
This publication wrote at the end: In fact, it should be said that the governance of Arab countries is like the leadership of mafia families. Each of them is somehow in power to support a series of interests, and if one collapses, so will the others. Al-Khalifa originally comes from Arabia. They went to Kuwait and brought their cousins Al-Sabah to the throne, then they went to Qatar and brought Al-Thani to power, and then they became the rulers of Bahrain. For this reason, it does not matter to them if all the Shiites (Arabian peninsula) change their religion to Judaism or Christianity or even become Sunni Muslims. Because the conditions will remain the same and the people will remain the losers. For this very reason, these people cannot be suppressed in the long run.
The Weekly Standard magazine predicts that Bahrain will eventually fall into the hands of the country’s Shia majority, writes: The problem in this country is not that about 65% of the people are Shia and it is governed by the Sunni minority, it is not even that Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah interfere. The more important and older issue goes back to the formation of Al-Khalifa rule in this region. The issue of the protest that was formed in this country is a demand to abandon the monarchy and form a republic. In contrast, the Shah of Bahrain invited the Saudi and Emirati forces to suppress the people.
The American weekly adds: The opposition is rooted in Bahrain and has nothing to do with the civil war. In the meantime, the presence of foreign forces from Sunni countries in Bahrain, with its Shiite majority, not only does not help, it worsens the situation. Many accuse the forces sent by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council of violent actions, beatings and kidnappings in the Shiite villages. Even the killing of a 51-year-old woman in “Bahiya Al-Arazi” who was driving in her car and was shot dead.
Weekly Standard states that “more than three-quarters of Bahrain’s budget is provided by the Abu Saf oil well and half of the 300,000 barrels production of this oil field is sent to Saudi Arabia.” Therefore, it can be said that Riyadh is very sensitive to Bahrain in order to maintain its economy, while the unrestrained nights of Saudis in the clubs and bars of Bahrain is another matter. But if Bahrain is to act as a safety valve for Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia should feel equally threatened by it. Nabil Rajab, head of the Bahrain Human Rights Center, says, “The Saudis are not worried about civil war or separatism in Bahrain. Only 20% of the population of Saudi Arabia are Shiites. Their concern is about democracy and the fact that the situation may become such that they lose power.”
Weekly Standard also reported the words of a government official: “Bahrain was under a lot of pressure from the United States to enter into a dialogue with the protesters and the opposition. And America had no interest in using military force. For this reason, Bahrain joined Saudi Arabia, which has special relations with the United States. In other words, Riyadh became a mediator between Washington and Manama.
Referring to the size of the Bahraini army and the American military presence, the American magazine writes: Why is the army of Bahrain so big? Why is the US 5th Marine Regiment based in Manama? This is because of the protection of oil resources. The countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council are supposed to protect their interests. The Shah of Bahrain sent greetings to the military forces that have come to his country. This is because the king of Bahrain does not consider the Shiites as part of his people. Al-Khalifa claims to be playing against separatism because in this way he can justify in front of Washington that the issue is between the Shiites of Iran and the ruling Sunnis of Bahrain.
This publication wrote at the end: In fact, it should be said that the governance of Arab countries is like the leadership of mafia families. Each of them is somehow in power to support a series of interests, and if one collapses, so will the others. Al-Khalifa originally comes from Arabia. They went to Kuwait and brought their cousins Al-Sabah to the throne, then they went to Qatar and brought Al-Thani to power, and then they became the rulers of Bahrain. For this reason, it does not matter to them if all the Shiites (Arabian peninsula) change their religion to Judaism or Christianity or even become Sunni Muslims. Because the conditions will remain the same and the people will remain the losers. For this very reason, these people cannot be suppressed in the long run.
