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2012-01-16 Arabia
Bahrain's king announces reforms
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Posted by Steve White 2012-01-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ]  Top

#1 It took the British parliament a while to exercise control over the Crown...

It took a while for the crown - er, halo - to retake control over the American Congress.
Posted by Glenmore 2012-01-16 07:39||   2012-01-16 07:39|| Front Page Top

#2 The Shiites have figured out that the Sunni king is trying to import many more Sunnis, who could very easily reduce the slim Shiite majority to just the largest minority.

If the king wasn't intentionally doing this, it would have been a very good idea, as the Shiites have a lot more loyalty to Iran than him.
Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-16 08:50||   2012-01-16 08:50|| Front Page Top

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