Egypt and Bahrain: Same story, different ending. Why?

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Just like Egypt under Mubarak and Libya under Qaddafi, Bahrain is a repressive dictatorship where the many are plundered for the benefit of the few.

However, unlike Egypt and Libya, Bahrain is also

— a strategic American ally and

— a major oil-transit hub

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSsSb16HrvM&feature=related

Therefore, you will not hear the US and the European Union demanding that Bahrain’s autocrats step down any time soon.

Instead, you are likely to see lots more of this:

http://tinyurl.com/bahrain-massacre

Ya try to be cynical, but it’s hard to keep up . . .

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