“HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Endurance Championship will kick off at 7 am tomorrow (Saturday) in Bahrain International Endurance Village. Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation BREEF announced that the veterinary examinations for the 120 km and 84 km (qualifying) races were successfully completed today. The examinations were conducted by international experts and was attended by the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport, President of Bahrain Olympic Committee and Bahrain Royal Endurance Team Captain HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa……………..”
 

Now ain’t that nice? I thought some of my readers might like to know about this. Chalk it up to ‘culture’ or ‘shaikhdomness’ or larceny, or genteel crimes against humanity in doses of tear gas and home raids and torture. With a large dose of apartheid thrown in. Take your pick.

This dude Nasser is a younger son of the ruler, younger than the crown
prince who is now long in the tooth. Apparently reportedly he is likely from a
younger wife of the ruler, allegedly preferred by the Saudi overlords of
Bahrain to the crown prince. The crown prince is seen as ‘soft’ on the
opposition, maybe because he wears glasses and is beardless and occasionally acts as if he wants to meet with them. The young Nasser looks predatory, with a sharp face, more hungry-looking: not the kind you’d want to go mountain-hiking with, and if you do you’d be advised to steer clear from any cliffs or steep drops. The opposition claim he has nothing against the torture of  detainees. As long as he is not on the receiving end.
All allegations, of course. I have never met the guy, but I still would not go mountain-hiking with him.


Cheers
mhg