Middle East Focus: Annexation of Bahrain? al-Saud’s Fourteenth Province, Saddam’s Nineteenth Province……

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Annexation of Bahrain? al-Saud’s Fourteenth Province, Saddam’s Nineteenth Province……

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“Intersected an information from different sources confirmed Chairman of the AL-AYAM newspaper Najib Al-hamar, who is the brother of Nabil Al-hamar the media adviser for the king, That the royal family of Bahrain (Al Khalifa) has decided to sell Bahrain and its people to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the declaration of "Union of two in a royal decree" is likely to be released soon. The move, if true, confirms the desire of the family of the ruling Al Khalifa to ensure control of the wealth looted, and fear of real change reduces their powers. Observers had been spotted intense letters between the Royal family in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, and was a message to carry the Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa to the king of Saudi Arabia, In these letters agreed to form of Union, which would be practically an admission of Bahrain governance with Saudi Arabia. Highlight of this, "Bahrain mirror" knows that the national events fell apart for the meetings away from the spotlight to discuss this serious step, which will serve as a final and full occupation to Bahrain……………..”

This piece quoted up there is garbled and messy (in English), but the news has been circulating over the past 24 hours. It is not clear what is going on here. This item is being circulated by Bahrain opposition sites, but some regime dailies in Bahrain (al-Ayam) have also reportedly dealt with it. Al-Ayam is reportedly owned by the prime minister Khalifa al-Khalifa or by someone close to him. He is the main architect of the apartheid policy and the Saudi man in Manama and, after forty one corrupt years in power, one target of the people’s protests.
This Saudi union, or the handover by the al-Khalifa clan of Bahrain to the al-Saud clan, sounds far-fetched. But one year ago I also thought the idea of a Saudi invasion of Bahrain was far-fetched. What is left of Bahrain’s parliament (used to be three quarters appointed, now 90% appointed and Sunni fundamentalist and boycotted by the majority Shi’as) has already agreed to some form of ‘confederation’. That was immediately after the Saudi invasion and occupation of the island.
Of course the people of Bahrain will never be asked to vote on anything: they know how the vote will go. I do believe the al-Khalifa have no loyalty to Bahrain as an entity, they would become part of Saudi Arabia if that would keep them lording it over the people of Bahrain.
I still doubt this item, but if true that would make Bahrain the fourteenth Saudi province. All other 13 provinces each is ruled by one al-Saud prince. Bahrain will presumably remain ruled by an al-Khalifa.
Cheers
mhg

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