It Says It All - Boycott the Bahrain GP

My last post was on how Formula 1 should boycott the upcoming Bahrain F1 Grand Prix. Hundreds of thousands of people protested in an anti-government march on March 9th, the largest of its kind ever in the small, rich Gulf island state.

The oil-drenched, corporatist and hopelessly biased Western media may be conveniently looking the other way, but the current situation in Bahrain is explosive and the Bahraini regime is clearly struggling to crack down on the immense political unrest in the country.

Not exactly what one would expect from such a rich and 'prosperous' nation, is it now?

One thing is very clear: the Formula One GP is a hot potato issue in Bahrain, and highly unpopular amongst many protesters, so linked is it to the much-hated King Hamad. That's why the picture below of graffiti in the town of Barbar, and as cited by Washngton D.C. paper, The Examiner, is so salient:



Need one say more?