أعرب المتØÂدث باسم وزارة الخارجية الأمريكية ÙÂيليب كراوليخلال اللقاء الصØÂÙÂياليوميبالوزارة يوم 16 سبتمبر الجاريعناهتمام بلاده بالأØÂداث الأمنية التيشهدتها مملكة البØÂرينمؤخرا.
وأكد كراوليÙÂيرده على سؤال صØÂÙÂيبهذا الشأن، بأنالولايات المتØÂدة لديها ثقة بأنالبØÂرينتتطور ÙÂيطريق النماء والأمنوالديمقراطية.The spokesman for the U.S. State Department Philip Crowley during the meeting, the ministry’s daily press on 16 September for his country’s interest by security incidents witnessed by the Kingdom of Bahrain recently.
The Crowley in response to a reporter’s question in this regard, that the United States to have confidence that Bahrain is developing in the way of development, security and democracy.undoctored Google translation
UPDATE:
Official Arabic translation via Radio Sawa which does express the same sentiments as in the original English text:قلق أميركيمناعتقال عدد منعناصر المعارضة ÙÂيالبØÂريÙâ€
16/09/2010 01:02 (توقيت غرينتش)
أعربت الخارجية الأميركية عنقلقها مناعتقال عدد منعناصر المعارضة ÙÂيالبØÂرينعلى خلÙÂية اتهامات بالسعيلقلب نظام الØÂكم ÙÂيالبلاد. وقال المتØÂدث كراولي:
“Ù†ØÂنعلى اتصال مع السلطات البØÂرينية وقد عبرنا لهم قلقنا ØÂيال ذلك الأمر، ÙˆÙÂينÙÂس الوقت لدينا ثقة استقيناها منالمسؤولينÙÂيالبØÂرينوهيأنبلادهم ينبغيألا تختار بينالأمنوالديموقراطية، هذه هيرسالتنا إلى الØÂكومة ÙÂيالبØÂرين.”وقد تمت الاعتقالات قبل أشهر منالانتخابات التشريعية ÙÂيالبØÂرين.
Compare that with what was actually said and which is clearly available in the transcript of the source video from the US State Department’s website:
QUESTION: There has been a string of arrests of opposition figures in Bahrain in recent days. Human rights groups are also alleging police torture, and this is all seen as sort of a clampdown ahead of elections in a couple months’ time. Given the close relations between Bahrain and the United States, do you have anything to say about this?
MR. CROWLEY: This is something that we are in touch with Bahraini authorities and have expressed our concern. At the same time, we have confidence as Bahrain evolves that you don’t have to make a choice between security and democracy, and that this is the message that we’re sending to the government.
QUESTION: Do you have any reason to believe the government’s claim that these opposition figures were trying to sort of arrange a coup against the royal family?
MR. CROWLEY: I don’t know that we’re aware of any information along those lines for —
US State Dept transcript of Daily Press Briefing on 15 Sept 2010
So please don’t treat us like morons who can’t find sources or people who don’t have the intelligence to discern the truth when it’s staring us in the face.
If you need a Journalistic Code of Ethics to follow, or use as a guide to create your own, here’s a good resource which you might do well to consider.
Mr. Al-Hamar and his empire appears to follow the very same trend of his Egyptian friends.
Comments
Thank you for shedding light on this Mahmood.. Another thing I would want to point out on this same subject is this:
http://www.bna.bh/?ID=173974
The official newspiece reports that the President of the Assembly of the United Nations Mr Abdulsalam AlTuraiki has “denounced the Conspiracy of Sabotage against the Kingdom”..
What I heard over the radio later the same day was that Mr. AlTuriki was not talking on his behalf but on representing the UN, which obviously isn’t true.
You just have my friend, thank you.
I told you Mahmood, It doesn’t have to be an altered picture
Very true my friend. It’s a smoke and mirrors alternative reality.
Mahmood,
Why do you only critisize AlAyam and Mr. Al Hamer, Alwasat and many other local news outlets covered the issue in the same way.
Specifically because I was responding to his Facebook post and him being the king’s advisor.
For the record, here’s Alwasat’s take on the situation:
أعرب المتØÂدث باسم وزارة الخارجية الأميركية ÙÂيليب كراوليخلال اللقاء الصØÂاÙÂياليوميبالوزارة يوم 16 سبتمبر/ أيلول الجاريعناهتمام بلاده بالأØÂداث الأمنية التيشهدتها مملكة البØÂرينمؤخراً.
صØÂÙŠÙÂØ© الوسط البØÂرينية – العدد 2933 – الجمعة 17 سبتمبر 2010Ù… المواÙÂÙ‚ 08 شوال 1431هـ
“At the same time, we have confidence as Bahrain evolves that you don’t have to make a choice between security and democracy”
that is precisely the solution and the only way foreward!
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FOR A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE KINGDOM
READ THIS
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/123765-bahrain-americas-reliable-partner
Hmmmm, quite interesting take. Many thanks!