Bahrain Media Charge That U.S. Backs Regime's Overthrow -- McClatchy NewsBAGHDAD — As Bahrain's reformist Crown Prince headed to Washington Monday for top-level talks, official news media in the Gulf state stepped up a drumbeat of anti-American attacks, some even accusing of the U.S. administration of colluding with opposition leaders they claim are trying to overthrow the state.
Al Wasat, the onetime opposition paper now under direct control of the Sunni minority government, carried an editorial with possible racial overtones Monday that claimed that "American black fingers are aiming to weaken the Gulf" states so the U.S. can create its own "Greater Middle East."
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My Comment: With the command of the U.S. Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain .... the U.S. has a legitimate reason to be concerned with what is happening in the country. Even U.S. Secretary of Defense Gates' comments on reforms not being sufficient pushed in Bahrain are not crossing any diplomatic boundaries ....but .... Bahrain is in the middle of what is essentially a religious conflict, and both sides are trying to draw in U.S. support for their cause.