Where’s Ahmed?

Thinking on it, I didn’t see Ahmed Attiyatallah in the ministers ranks…

Helicopters are still flying around outside while the king is giving his speech and Bahrain TV are doing their damnest to make his speech sound bad. The audio levels are all over the place.

update 18Dec06@1057 I’ve been told on the day that the helicopters were usual security details accompanying the path taken by the king and dignitaries, rather than the insinuation of “trouble” above. Just to clear things up. No one explained the absence of Ahmed Attiyatallah from the ceremony yet, if indeed he was absent but the cameras didn’t pick him up. Any confirmation/denial from people actually present then?