It seems CNN is trying to redeem its abuse of Amber Lyon, after her reporting and termination over Bahrain, by allowing Amanpour to do some o’penitence reporting’ on Bahrain. The stories title “Stalemate in Bahrain” is curious. The al Khalifa regime has lost all credibility as a government with the vast majority of the people and it slides closer to its demise everyday. The state of Bahrain today is nothing short of a Military Junta led by the King and his family. The remaining opposition leaders, that are not currently in prison and who only months ago, would have worked out an opportunistic power sharing arrangement with the regime, have become fragmented and unsorted regarding reform making reform a practical impossibility.

This is not a Stalemate. The regime now must cede power in a genuine effort toward democracy or the ‘slow bleed’ unto death will continue until the Kingdom falls. At this point all that remains is a countdown to the Kingdom’s doom. The longer the US gives the regime a pass on its abuse and the regime fails to cede power unto democracy, the further Bahrain’s future leaders will move away from any working partnership with the US. Maryam al-Khawaja has hit the nail squarely on the head, it is not a matter if, but when democracy triumph in Bahrain. Phlipn out.

See Amapour blog “Stalemate in Bahrain” headline HERE