Wednesday, May 18, 2011

White House: 'Preliminary discussions on sanctions targetting the King of Bahrain & the Prime minister!'

"... Senior WH official says that the discussions between Steinberg and Feltman with the Bahraini leaders, were not as 'friendly as reported.' reportedly, Feltman left the meeting when the Bahraini FM told his American guests, that his country 'will not tolerate wise cracks & criticism from anyone, including the US.
The WH official believes that the discussions around sanctioning the Bahrainis are not meant to bite, but to send a clear signal that like Syria, the US plans to hold the Bahraini regime accountable for the continuous abuses of its people ..."

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