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19 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

BAHRAIN: VIDEO: Protesters shot as government seeks to smother protests
Los Angeles Times
Internet videos show peaceful protesters in Bahrain coming under fire as
reports surface that the government used live ammunition Friday to repel
anti-government demonstrators attempting to retake a main square from which
they had been violently ousted …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/02/bahrain-video-protest-khalifa-violence-shoot.html

WikiLeaks: Bahrain opposition received training from Hezbollah (Telegraph)
Ha’aretz
Bahrain blames Iran, Syria for discontented populace though US officials
dismiss this excuse, the Telegraph reports. By Haaretz Service Tags: Israel
news King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa of Bahrain warned a highly-ranked US
official that opposition groups …
www.haaretz.com/news/international/wikileaks-bahrain-king-claims-opposition-trained-by-hezbollah-1.344376

Bahrain’s king seeks dialogue after another crackdown on protesters
Washington Post
By Janine Zacharia MANAMA, BAHRAIN – The widened unrest in the Middle East
took a more violent turn Friday as US-allied governments in Yemen and
Bahrain opened fire on their citizens, prompting Britain and France to
announce a halt in arms sales. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021807509.html

TOPWRAP 2-Libya’s Gaddafi faces fight of life, Bahrain offer snubbed
Reuters Africa
By Cynthia Johnston and Frederik Richter MANAMA, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Two of
the Middle East’s most entrenched rulers were battling to stay in power on
Saturday amid reports of dozens of protesters killed in Libya and an offer
of talks by Bahrain’s king …
af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL3E7DJ01Y20110219

US Offered Rosy View Before Bahrain Crackdown
New York Times
By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON — At a town-hall-style meeting in Bahrain two
months ago, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton got a pointed
question from a member of Bahrain’s Parliament: was the United States
letting Bahrain, a Persian Gulf ally, …
www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/world/middleeast/19diplomacy.html

UK issues Bahrain travel warning
BBC News
Britons have been advised against all but essential travel to Bahrain where
violent protests have taken place. The Foreign Office urged UK nationals
already in Bahrain to maintain high security awareness and to avoid large
gatherings, …
www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-12513212

Extra test planned if Bahrain is cancelled
autosport.com
By Dieter Rencken and Edd Straw Formula 1 teams are planning to hold an
extra pre-season test if the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix is
cancelled. With unrest in the country casting serious doubts over both the
race and the four-day test, …
www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89563

Shi’ite MPs reject Bahrain king dialogue offer-MP
Reuters
MANAMA Feb 19 (Reuters) – Bahrain’s main Shi’ite opposition bloc has
rejected a dialogue call from the king after this week’s unrest in the
island, a Shi’ite ex-lawmaker said on Saturday. “We don’t feel there is a
serious will for dialogue because the …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/19/bahrain-dialogue-idUSLDE71I01820110219

Protesters step in to help at Bahrain hospital
The Associated Press
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The scenes inside the hospital were so horrific
even doctors cried. “He was shot in the head. I saw it, it was in the
head,” a nurse said to a group of women, clutching their mouths in
disbelief. A female doctor sobbed into the …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5je41BeGlQwCt3_97d-xzyo_yGYiA?docId=15032e0f275f489bbf135278298dec3d

The conversation: Brutality in Bahrain
Los Angeles Times
Though protesters in Bahrain have followed the same blueprint for a
peaceful assembly as those in Egypt, they’ve been met with a drastically
different response by leaders. Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat professor
of peace and development at the …
opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/02/the-conversation-brutality-in-bahrain.html

Australians warned against Bahrain travel
Herald Sun
THE Federal Government has told travellers to reconsider trips to Bahrain
after security forces opened fire on demonstrators in escalating protests
against the governing regime. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said the
situation in Bahrain had deteriorated …
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/australians-warned-against-bahrain-travel/story-e6frf7jx-1226008631498

Crackdown on arms exports to Bahrain
Independent
By Alistair Dawber The government bowed to intense pressure last night and
revoked a host of licences for arms exports to Bahrain and Libya, after
Foreign Secretary William Hague said there was “no evidence” that security
forces in the Gulf state had …
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/crackdown-on-arms-exports-to-bahrain-2219269.html

Ashton “deeply concerned” by fresh Bahrain violence, calls for calm
Monsters and Critics.com
Brussels – The European Union’s foreign policy chief is ‘deeply concerned’
by fresh clashes between demonstrators and police in Bahrain and calls for
calm, a statement said Saturday. The EU has been taken by surprise by the
wave of pro-democracy …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1620432.php/Ashton-deeply-concerned-by-fresh-Bahrain-violence-calls-for-calm

Internet use disrupted in Bahrain as protests turn bloody
Register
Internet traffic in and out of Bahrain showed a marked decline that
coincided almost precisely with this week’s start of citizen protests
demanding government reforms in the small Persian Gulf country. Internet
backbone traffic measured by …
www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/18/bahrain_internet_disruption/

BAHRAIN’S SHIA POLITICAL LEADERS VISIT IRAQ
Telegraph.co.uk
(C) Summary: During a 5-day visit, the leaders of Bahrain’s Shia opposition
discussed national reconciliation and political participation with Iraq’s
religious and political leadership. The Bahraini parliamentarians felt
particularly welcome in Iraq …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wikileaks-files/bahrain-wikileaks-cables/8334600/BAHRAINS-SHIA-POLITICAL-LEADERS-VISIT-IRAQ.html

Rao expresses concern about 350000 Indians in Bahrain
Times of India
NEW DELHI: As waves of protest in the Gulf threatened to sweep Bahrain,
India on Friday expressed concern over the situation but added that there
was no reason to panic. Tweeting about the development, foreign secretary
Nirupama Rao said India was …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rao-expresses-concern-about-350000-Indians-in-Bahrain/articleshow/7523689.cms

In Bahrain, Will Violent Crackdown Break or Bolster Opposition?
NewsHour
Protesters defied a ban on mass demonstrations Friday in Bahrain, holding
funeral processions for those killed in clashes. Growing unrest could also
be seen in Libya and Yemen. Jeffrey Brown gets perspective on the violence
and the king of Bahrain’s …
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/jan-june11/bahrainlibya_02-18.html

SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BAHRAIN’S CROWN PRINCE
Telegraph.co.uk
(S) Summary: Bahrain’s Crown Prince will visit Washington September 7-10.
His visit is an opportunity to consult with a close partner and an advocate
for reform. The Crown Prince hopes to get an update on US thinking on Iran;
he also values every …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wikileaks-files/bahrain-wikileaks-cables/8334578/SCENESETTER-FOR-VISIT-OF-BAHRAINS-CROWN-PRINCE.html

Police Open Fire On Protesters In Bahrain
NPR
Host Michele Norris speaks with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof
about the protests in the Bahraini capital of Manama, and the violent
government crackdown that left at least five dead Thursday. Another deadly
clash today in the capitol of …
www.npr.org/2011/02/18/133875455/Bahraini-Police-Open-Fire-On-Protesters

BBC journalist detained at Bahrain airport for 15 hours
The Guardian
A BBC journalist was held for 15 hours at Bahrain international airport
before having her equipment confiscated, amid radical anti-government
protests in the country. The BBC declined to name the detained producer,
but confirmed that she was allowed …
www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/feb/18/bbc-journalist-bahrain-airport

DESPITE ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, BAHRAIN SHARES OIL-BASED INFLATION PRESSURES …
Telegraph.co.uk
(U) Summary: Although Bahrain’s economy is not as dependent on petroleum
exports as its GCC neighbors, it does feel similar inflationary pressures
from rising oil prices. Bahrain’s disproportionate susceptibility to
petroleum-driven inflation is …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wikileaks-files/bahrain-wikileaks-cables/8334565/DESPITE-ECONOMIC-DIVERSIFICATION-BAHRAIN-SHARES-OIL-BASED-INFLATION-PRESSURES-WITH-GCC.html

BAHRAIN WILL FORMALLY REQUEST QATAR TO EXECUTE LEGAL JUDGMENT AGAINST KHALIFA …
Telegraph.co.uk
(C) In a February 26 meeting with Bahraini Minister of Justice Sheikh
Khalid bin Ali al Khalifa, Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey asked if
Bahrain intended to request the extradition from Qatar of Qatari national
Khalifa al Subaie, …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wikileaks-files/bahrain-wikileaks-cables/8334489/BAHRAIN-WILL-FORMALLY-REQUEST-QATAR-TO-EXECUTE-LEGAL-JUDGMENT-AGAINST-KHALIFA-AL-SUBAIE.html

Saudi Stk Mkt Falls 2.7%; Bahrain Concerns Mount
Zawya
Investors remain extremely cautious amid escalating regional unrest,
especially in neighbouring Bahrain. “Political unrest continues across the
Gulf with Bahrain being the country currently in focus,” notes a trader at
Credit Suisse. …
www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZW20110219000032

US urges Americans to avoid most travel to Bahrain
AFP
WASHINGTON — The United States on Friday urged US citizens to “defer
non-essential travel” to Bahrain amid violent clashes between security
forces and government protesters. The US State Department said it “alerts
US citizens to the potential for …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hBO9atqWNGiwPJiq3xg3Bc6UUnoQ?docId=CNG.0fa794225a1dc218031fb89f47003c8c.8a1

Bahrain: Framed By Funerals, Another Day Of Protests Turns Violent
NPR (blog)
by Mark Memmott and Eyder Peralta AP An unidentified man is carried to a
vehicle to be taken to a hospital after being wounded during a
demonstration in Manama, Bahrain, today (Feb. 18, 2011). The day in Bahrain
started with funerals of those killed in …
www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/18/133863395/bahrain-peaceful-now-but-no-one-knows-where-its-headed

Bahrain, Saudi CDS rise further to 19-mth highs on unrest
Reuters
LONDON Feb 18 (Reuters) – The cost of insuring exposure to Bahrain and
Saudi Arabia risk for a five-year period surged to 19-month highs on Friday
as violence erupted in Bahrain, fanning fears of spillover into
neighbouring oil-rich countries. …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/18/bahrain-cds-idUSLDE71H1SL20110218

Bahrain Continues Violent Crackdown on Protesters
Voice of America
Photo: AP Bahrain’s main hospital has been flooded with patients after
security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators. Fifty-five
people are reported injured, seven of them are said to be in critical
condition. …
www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Gunfire-in-Bahrain-as-Mourners-Try-to-Return-to-Central-Square—116474023.html

BAHRAIN CENTRAL BANK CRITICIZED FOR FINANCIAL SECTOR WOES
Telegraph.co.uk
(C) Summary: Leading bankers and economists in Bahrain have criticized the
Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) for failing to adequately protect and
regulate the financial markets over the past several years, and then
reacting in ways that exacerbated the …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wikileaks-files/bahrain-wikileaks-cables/8334623/BAHRAIN-CENTRAL-BANK-CRITICIZED-FOR-FINANCIAL-SECTOR-WOES.html

Now, Obama warns Bahrain, Libya and Yemen | Top of the Ticket …
By Andrew Malcolm
A week after warning Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak into retirement, the Democrat
now takes on three other Middle Eastern governments.experiencing violent
protests in the streets.
latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/02/obama-statement-bahrain-libya-yemen.html

Internet Restricted in Bahrain as Protests Continue
By Sarah Kessler
As protests continue in Bahrain, data suggests that Internet there has been
restricted.
mashable.com/2011/02/18/internet-bahrain/

Bahrain Protests: Chaos In Manama As Troops Fire On Anti …
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Soldiers opened fire Friday on thousands of Bahraini protesters, who defied
a government ban in an effort to topple the Gulf nation’s Western-allied
monarchy.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/18/bahrain-protests-chaos-in_n_825286.html

Bahrain’s Royal Family Urges Military to Use Violence Against …
The violence in Bahrain continued to escalate Friday, as the Bahraini royal
family ordered the army to use force to quash protests in Pearl Square. The
dem.
www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/bahrain-royals-turns-on-protesters/revolt-/

Amid Bloodshed, Bahrain Reportedly Blocks Internet Access
By Matthew Zuras
Having apparently not learned much from Mubarak’s ouster in Egypt, the
government of Bahrain may now be restricting access to the Internet, due to
on.
www.switched.com/2011/02/18/bahrain-blocks-internet-access/

The Bahrain Army Just Started Firing Machine Guns Right Into The …
By Joe Weisenthal
Bahrain 10:24 ET: A doctor from Bahrain’s Salminaya Hospital was just
interviewed on Al-Jazeera. He has seen several protesters whose skulls were
shattered. He says this shows the soldiers were shooting to kill. These is
a “ bloodbath” …
www.businessinsider.com/bahrain-is-firing-live-ammo-at-protesters-right-now-2011-2

Crackdown in Bahrain, 50 protesters wounded – World News – IBNLive
By IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com
Security forces opened on protesters for a second straight day, wounding at
least 50 people.
ibnlive.in.com/news/crackdown-in-bahrain-50-protesters-wounded/143716-2.html

A Day of Massacre In Bahrain | UN Dispatch
By Mark Leon Goldberg
Twitter is blowing up right now with news that the Bahrain army is firing
into a crowd of thousands of protesters. Automatic gunfire can be heard.
Read more.
www.undispatch.com/bahrain-massacre

Bullets and tear gas in Bahrain | Al Jazeera Blogs
By Al Jazeera Staff
I had flown to Bahrain to meet a friend for a couple of days to attend
Mawlid an -Nabi celebrations, the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, in a
country that actually recognised it as a national holiday. What made this
year special was that …
blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/02/18/bullets-and-tear-gas-bahrain

BREAKING NEWS Bahrain: More Gunshots in Capital · Global Voices
By Yacoub Slaise
Reports of shootings in different locations in the Bahraini capital of
Manama, flooded social media websites in the afternoon of this Friday 18
February, 2011. The video below posted by Youtube user habib2day appears to
show injured …
globalvoicesonline.org/2011/02/18/breaking-bahrain-more-gunshots-in-capital/

President Obama’s Bahrain Burden Grows – Swampland – TIME.com
By Michael Scherer
youtube=www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCaODMobmZ4&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] On
Tuesday, President Obama took a victory lap on his handling of the crises
in Egypt.
swampland.blogs.time.com/2011/02/18/president-obamas-bahrain-burden-grows/

Bahrain’s opposition rejects dialogue with royals – Yahoo! News
Bahrain’s Shiite opposition has rejected any dialogue with the Gulf
kingdom’s Sunni royal family until “tanks are off the streets” and the army
stops …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_bahrain_protests

Riot Police in Early Morning Raid on Bahrain Protesters – NYTimes.com
Riot police rained tear gas and grenades on protesters challenging the
country’s absolute monarchy on Thursday. At least two people were killed.
www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/world/middleeast/17bahrain.html

Military moves in after police storm Bahrain protesters – World …
More than 50 armored vehicles were seen moving toward central Manama on
Thursday shortly after Bahrain police cleared anti-government protesters
from a …
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41632742/ns/world_news-mideast/n_africa/

FoxNews.com – Bahraini Troops Open Fire on Protesters, Reportedly …
Bahraini troops fired into crowds of anti-government protesters in the
capital of Manama Friday, reportedly killing at least four people at Pearl
Square.
www.foxnews.com/world/2011/02/18/bahrain-mourners-toppling-monarchy-1353783889/

YouTube – Bahrain’s army deliberately kills peaceful protesters …
February 18, 2011 – 16:45 (GMT+3) Bahrain’s army deliberately kills
peaceful protesters with live rounds ( automatic weapon )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwnUQcKXmMM

Gulf will oppose Bahrain regime change – News – Mail & Guardian Online
Gulf states could go as far as using military intervention to prevent a
regime change in Bahrain to block the tide of protests, analysts say.
mg.co.za/article/2011-02-18-gulf-will-oppose-bahrain-regime-change

Army clamps down after deadly Bahrain riots – ABC News (Australian …
Bahrain’s military has deployed armoured vehicles in the centre of Manama
and vowed to restore order after a violent police raid on anti-regime
protesters …
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/18/3141992.htm

Bahrain: peaceful protests turn violent as police attack …
Breaking: Amira Al Hussaini at Global Voices: “Bahrain police have just
launched an attack on protesters at the Pearl Roundabout.” She has a
Twitter roundup …
boingboing.net/2011/02/16/bahrain-peaceful-pro.html

Bahrain’s Crackdown Wins Neighbors’ Support – WSJ.com
Bahrain’s military sent tanks and armored personnel carriers into the
streets Thursday to extend its control after a government crackdown on
protests, …