Comments on: Green fields to nowhere

By: Mahmood’s Den · Bahrain’s National Hero is an American

Mahmood’s Den · Bahrain’s National Hero is an American — Sat, 13 May 2006 18:58:53 +0000

[...] Why now? I have expressed an opinion previously that this move might be directly related to the NDI requesting a monitor status for the forthcoming municipal and parliamentary elections scheduled to happen any day now, as the government through its Ministry of Social Affairs have done the very same thing to the Transparency Society, another entity which requested the very same action. [...]

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By: E-man

E-man — Tue, 09 May 2006 18:01:03 +0000

I feel that reasoning and logic are not in the agenda of the ruling family. They think that they own the land and what is on it, including humans, this is the same thing happening in most countries in the gulf. I have relatives in Bahrain and I know exactly what you are going through.

If the ruling family believe in reasoning and logic, why until now they are suppressing the majority of the people? Why until now they have closed every opportunity for the country to prosper and develop. The development they speak about is nothing but their own dynastical wealth and control. Even great projects like the formula 1, they are the only ones benefiting from, in terms of income. But the country pays for their projects.

Ask your self, why is it most and all the key ministerial and major posts are held by them only?! Is it a private company they are running or is it a country?!!

Why is it the prime minister is in post for more than 35 years! Tell me one democratic country had a prime minister for that long period!!!

You know I am fad up of analysing, because as one Bahraini friend told me once, we are allowed to say whatever we want, but they �the sharks� do whatever they want. What we are doing is nothing but �analysis until paralysis�.

Trust me Hamad is not different from Al-Qadafi at all, both have grandeur delusion, and you have two choices, you either wait for him get cured, or to cure your self from believing that he could do anything. I doubt it.

The only hope we in the gulf region have is that the government in the US changes, to one like Bill Clinton who in fact, according to several sources, was a key player in the positive changes happening in the gulf, including Bahrain. Bust, is only interested in war, and you cannot have democracy in a war zone!

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:57:15 +0000

The NDI should consider appealing through the courts. A few months ago the Women’s Union got the courts to overturn the Social Development Ministry’s decision not to allow them to register as an NGO. The Women’s Union was seen as in competition with the Supreme Council (Sec Gen Lulwa Al Awadhi), just as the NDI’s seen as in competition with this new Political Institute (Sec Gen Lulwa Al Awadhi).

Wasn’t Isa Qassim campaigning for the NDI to be chucked out too a while back?

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By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Tue, 09 May 2006 16:07:25 +0000

Sure, when things start to look up in any given situation, one gets hopeful and cannot but think, hey, this can only go better.
Well, the ultra conservatives probably have been out in full force behind the scenes worrying that all those changes could lead to more sinful lives. Modernity is a scary think indeed, how much more people making their own decisions. What’s next. Not listening to their Imams I bet!
Ingrid

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By: mahmood

mahmood — Tue, 09 May 2006 12:11:07 +0000

It did improve for a while, and in all honesty it is a million times better than ’99 and before, but as we have tasted a bit of freedom now, we want more, and as we have realised our potential, we want more. Only natural human tendency.

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By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Tue, 09 May 2006 11:53:23 +0000

I am naief. I thought that after the old Khalif (oops, forgot his name), the ‘old’ ruler with the nice smile (trust me, when coming in from saudi and seeing two portraits, one of King Fahd and one from the Khalif (?), he looked so benign and everything. When he was succeeded, I automatically assumed, new/young blood means improvement. Very naief indeed..
sorry about your situation guys
Ingrid

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By: mahmood

mahmood — Tue, 09 May 2006 11:37:26 +0000

Ayman that is not true. You know that two wrongs don’t make a right. The only way forward is to be better than your opponent and certainly more civilised, otherwise you just lose credibility not just with your opponent but with the outside world too.

I suggest you calm down and turn off the rhetoric, believe me engaging in logical and civilised discussion will get us there in a much faster fashion than cursing and ranting and raving.

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By: apologies

apologies — Tue, 09 May 2006 11:25:22 +0000

My apologies, I know there is no but here, but still, whatever the government is doing is not civilised at all, and this is the only language they understand.

The ruling family stings with such behaviours

sorry again,

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By: %50

%50 — Tue, 09 May 2006 10:55:05 +0000

I can hear that owl (al Dhahrani) asking you “who do you mean by (the government)?”

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By: mahmood

mahmood — Tue, 09 May 2006 10:45:22 +0000

ِAyman, what you say might be true, but how is the way you put your thoughts conducive to solving a situation? May I suggest we use less rhetoric and more logical or at least civilised discussion?

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