Bahrain to follow in Egypt's footsteps

Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, is now in a state of revolution. Like many of the nations controlled by the United States empire, anti-government protesters have flooded the streets intent on freeing the nation from Sunni rule.
          Demonstrators established their headquarters in the capital of Manama and were cracked down by military reinforcement and riot police. More than 200 have been wounded, five protesters have been killed, and yet protests continue to grow. With the idea "If it can happen in Egypt, it can happen anywhere," the Shiite majority have fed on the martyrdom of their fallen comrades, rallying in numbers of the thousands to mourn the deaths of few, and spread hope for the futures of many. Hospitals have an atmosphere of political dissent, protesters are publicly stomping and burning images of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the outside world urges security to stop attacks on peaceful protesters.
          The Sunni elite continue to express their willingness to use force to maintain power, but in Bahrain, as well as many other nations, the people (the majority) have taken sides with an idea whose time has come. The military has decided to take strong action as fast as possible, but this is still a moderately young revolution.

If protesters succeed, Bahrain will effectively be freed from a long rule under an oppressive regime that controls all top government positions and critical decisions. The Shiite majority wishes to crack down on discrimination and poverty, calls for more jobs and better housing, free all political detainees and abolish Bahraini citizenship to Sunnis from around the Middle East. Protesters have gone as far as calling for the complete removal of the ruling dynasty that has been in place for over 200 years.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_bahrain_protests