Bahrain: Bahrain GP – Formula 1 Grand Prix of Bahrain discussed

Last year, encouraged by the known events in Tunisia and Egypt, protests have also begun in Bahrain. These anti-government protests are mainly focused in the capital of Bahrain, al-Manama. The Shiite majority of the Bahraini population is calling for an improvement in living conditions and demands the abolition of the absolute, violent monarchy within Bahrain.

The Bahraini monarch responded to the peaceful demonstrations of Shiites by force and again and again justified the brutal crackdowns of protests with the action to counteract the influence of Iran in Bahrain, which is allegedly behind these demonstrations. Of course, a very interesting justification by the Bahraini leadership.

Since the Bahraini head of state was not able to bring the situation under control, the leadership, some would also call it a regime, asked the neighboring state of Saudi Arabia for help to surpress peaceful protests in Bahrain and to care about the “stability” of the country.

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain: The disappeared democracy protests

The attention the West is currently clearly directed to Syria and Iran. After they razed Libya by the help of NATO and a lot of betrayal, Syria reached the top of their list now and it was and is still meant to be the way to Iran.

What was the name of the declared goal of the United States of America? Seven countries in five years. It seems to take longer but it is still clear that the U.S. government adhere at its premise.

But Syria appears more robust as previously believed by the United States and some Western governments. Additionally you cannot forget about the strategic aspect of Syria and the associated risks to the entire region – the Middle East.

But what is with the countries in the Middle East which belong to the allies of America?

Syria: Large gathering in Damascus

On Sunday a large demonstration of all different types of citizens in Damascus happened on the al-Hijaz Square. Again the participants of this demonstration in Damascus expressed the rejection of the decision by the Arab League (AL) to “temporarily exclude” Syria from this league – even if this decision is against the statutes and laws of the Arab League.

Also the thousands of citizens in Damascus expressed their support for the reforms and their programs by the Syrian government and the president Bashar al Assad. In response to a call by the so called Syrian Youth Group a huge amount of citizens from the Syrian capital meet on the al-Hijaz Square and celebrated the reforms, their government and Syria as their country.

It is understandable that these people of Damascus reject the illegal decision of the Arab League to exclude Syria and also support the plans by their foreign minister al Muallem who hold a press event as an answer to the last statements by the Arab League yesterday.  Again this demonstration of people in Syria didn`t look like a mass gathering where all the people were “bought or forced” to take part and celebrate their country and government. Maybe not all people on the al-Hijaz Square celebrated their government a lot yesterday but all the people rejected the decision of the Arab League and a foreign intervention in Syria.