It looks like the threat of violence continues, what's next for Bahrain. At this point we askourselves what's next for the Middle East as a whole. According to recent reports, US officials commented Tuesday on the matter and are strongly urging that restraints are used as first and immediate form of response to recent protest turned threatening protest and unrest. Recent uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia have sparked an electrifying revolution powered by social media and unconditional belief in freedom and equality. A tone quite familiar to our own homeland with domestic turmoils sparked by Civil Rights that was led by greats such as Martin Luthe King, Jr., Marcus Garvey, Frederick Douglas and many more. We ask what is next for the Middle East, we should be asking what is next for the world? With recent reports of the new 2012 budget report, we can all understand the frustration of an unevenly tipped scale, after all, balance is equality and equalit is freedom and in our world freedom is protectd and represented by the perfect practice of Democracy.
Meosha Eaton
As reported byReuters:
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it was "very concerned" by recent violence in protests in Bahrain and urged all sides to exercise restraint.
"The United States is very concerned by recent violence surrounding protests in Bahrain," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said in a statement. "We also call on all parties to exercise restraint and refrain from violence."
The spokesman said Washington had received confirmation that two protesters in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, had been killed and urged Bahrain to quickly follow up on its pledge to investigate.
"The United States welcomes the government of Bahrain's statements that it will investigate these deaths, and that it will take legal action against any unjustified use of force by Bahraini security forces," Crowley said.
Shi'ite protesters prepared to camp out in Bahrain's capital on Tuesday evening after a day of protests in which a man was shot dead in clashes with police at a funeral for a demonstrator shot the day before.
Protesters, inspired by popular revolts that toppled rulers in Tunisia and Egypt, said their main demand was the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, who has governed the Gulf Arab state since its independence in 1971.
The demonstrators from Bahrain's Shi'ite majority say the ruling Sunni minority shuts them out of housing, healthcare and government jobs.
(Editing by Eric Beech)
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