Thursday, May 25, 2017

Not that Obama was different from Trump here

"There can be absolutely no coincidence at all that this latest repressive action follows the trip of the US president to the Gulf. The public show of support to Saudi Arabia extends to its neighbour Bahrain, whose ruling elite is nothing more than an extension of Riyadh. To witness such violence immediately following the visit of the president sends one very clear message: Trump backs the repression of democracy in the Gulf."