Comments on: Truth & Reconciliation!

By: mahmood

mahmood — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 03:03:38 +0000

I know, so what happened? Deal brokered? Money paid? Contract about to be signed?

I would love to have been a fly on the wall!

What gives?

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:59:55 +0000

Wednesday 12th April 2006

if the link above comment doesn’t work check this date in the archives

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:58:12 +0000

I remember someone saying the PM wouldn’t DARE step foot in the UK well……………….

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/1yr_arc_Articles.asp?Article=140665&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29023&date=4-12-2006………..

smiling right back at you in that pretty suit!!!!!!! haha

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By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 01:20:51 +0000

As Mahmoud said, it is quite something that the conference was/is allowed. It can still be a slow process but who knows if, by some people behind the scenes this was orchestrated to allow those unamenable elements in the government to get used to this approach to addressing certain issues and get to the point of trust and reconciliation.
As MoClippa said, patience will be the key because for those who have been waiting and waiting for changes and all the above issues mentioned, it can never come quickly enough. Hopefully this will be an acceptable pace for all involved. Yes, one needs to keep up hope and I will hope for you too.
Ingrid

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By: MoClippa

MoClippa — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:16:29 +0000

Let the panel first point out their crimes before we start fingerpointing, I understand many of you were affected by what occured then but patience is the key to the whole processes success… patience, dialogue, and hopefully forgivness.

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By: Chanad

Chanad — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 18:18:36 +0000

Yes, agreed Mahmood. Compensation is secondary to a public apology.

Though it’s hard not to make this a political issue. Anyone who headed a government that oversaw and approved of torture should not be allowed to continue to run any country. I don’t think it’s asking for too much. That doesn’t mean that I think it’s necessary for them all to be put behind bars (even though it is fair)… but just that people with such past records should not be allowed to sit in positions of power. To not demand this would be irresponsible of us, in my opinion.

I know you have a different take on this than me Mahmood, so I’ll agree to disagree right now!

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By: MoClippa

MoClippa — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:43:06 +0000

Agreed Mahmood, I have always been akin to the idea of a ‘truth and reconcilliation’ commision in Bahrain to address the 90′s, the governments role and its appologies for such. The best way to move forward, is to discuss redress, and make amends of the past!

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By: mahmood

mahmood — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 13:50:33 +0000

Chan’ad, Salman, I understand and share your concerns.

The question – as far as those directly affected AS WELL AS the general public – is what are we looking for in reconciliation? Are we looking for retribution and revenge? Or are we honestly looking for ways to address wrongs by recognising what has happened and then getting something as simple as an apology and then getting on with our lives?

Are we looking for financial redress, return to a job which we have been forced to give up, get compensation for being evicted from the island? All those, to me at least, are secondary to the main issue which is a recognition by the state that it did do wrong to the person and get an apology for that wrong. Once that is given and accepted, all others things will solve themselves.

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By: mahmood

mahmood — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 13:41:53 +0000

Regarding the preview function Salman, it’s by installing a single WordPress plugin called Live Comment Preview of all things! Works quite nicely doesn’t it?

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By: Salman Al-Rahma

Salman Al-Rahma — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 13:00:20 +0000

so, if the government is serious about opening a new page in the history of Bahrain, ‘they’ should start by that, decree 56, as there is no point on going in any road if it is a dead end.
I’ve always said that the biggest problem in Bahrain is ‘TRUST’. The king started establishing that when he took over with a step and the whole wold saw that the people of bahrain jumbed in steps to close the gap further. But it all suddenly ended and we were thrown back into the circle of no trust, not by the people. Currently, the government is doing every thing it can to destroy any hope in building the trust.
ps. Thank you for the preview feature, it rocks. how di you get that?

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