Reviewing the news from Bahrain today, I came across a link to one that local activists are circulating as a prime example of what they are facing every day. That video is the one to the left – and while quite disturbing, it does not contain any footage that would merit the warning label slapped [...]

Bahraini civil rights activists plan to march again on Friday in defiance of monarchy and continuing brutal crackdown.

Ethan Bronner of the New York Times asks how could Bahrain tolerate disruption of the Financial Center while the head of the Bahrain Human RIghts Center is beaten and threatened with rape and the “blog father” of Bahrain is missing after 50 armed security agents come looking for him.

After high level meetings with US defense officials, a brutal crackdown begins.

Admiral Mike Mullen paid a visit to the King of Bahrain on Thursday. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff meets Thursday with Bahrain’s KThe streets of the diplomatic area were quiet Thursday night as Adm. Mike Mullen met with Bahrain’s King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa to discuss the political unrest [...]