Bahrain Government is playing Poker, quite badly.

Now that July is near, I feel that there are some points we have to be clear about.

Right now in Bahrain some people are facing this dilemma that is tearing them apart. July 1^st “Dialogue” while some don’t agree with it, others have shown interest, I emphasise, only interest.  Alwifaq did, under conditions.

While the government has set conditions for that dialogue- “we will have a dialogue under one condition, that the dialogue is unconditional.” Huh? I swear you just set a condition yourself.  Don’t get confused, that’s what the Government wants.

Anyways, lets not lose focus here, lets count how many cards the Government played so far:

1.  Sectarian card: They claim that this is not a revolution; it is rather an Iranian agenda to take over Bahrain using Shia. Oh wait, it gets better, they claim that America is part of it as well, supporting Shia.  [Ace]

2.  Media card: They have exploited the state owned BTV, daily press, members of parliament, ambassadors, business men and women and every possible soulless person to help in delivering the above (sectarian) message. [King]

3.  Work and education card: using the above means (Media) to identify protesters, they sacked them from their jobs, expelled them from schools and universities, they threatened their families, they even went as far as to ask other countries not to employ them, in case they fled Bahrain. [Ace]

4.  Marshal Law card: The Government introduced this “National Safety Law” in order for them to easily control village’s entrances and exits to crackdown any small protest. More importantly is to use it as an excuse to humiliate people in checkpoints and in prison. [Jack]

5.  Torture and imprisonment card: Jail in Bahrain is not a joke (been there, done that). The torture there isn’t a joke either. The police know that released prisoners talk about their experience (the near death). They intended releasing some people early to spread the message. Thinking that such traumatizing experience will hold people back from protesting to avoid it. [Ace]

6.  International PR card: Considering the fact that the Government has unlimited amount of cash, or even if they are a bit short- Saudi will pick up the bill. They have contracted firms around the world to help them keep things, as quite as possible and to send the message that what is happening in Bahrain is an Iranian/Hezbollah plan to destroy the country. [Queen]

Though, they have played their high cads already, Kings, Queens, Jacks and a couple of Aces, do not underestimate the 7 of hearts, especially when its coupled with other 2 suited cards. Indeed! Disuniting people, the 7 of clubs did work and Sunnis distanced themselves from their Shia brothers who chanted “Shia, Sunni we all brothers”

So what is the 7 of hearts then? Implementing simple strategy- bluff and bluff all the way. They are now trying to get Shia to fight each other, create a disagreement in regards to the national dialogue. Some Shia refuse it and some put conditions on it, no one welcomed the dialogue. It is not possible for this dialogue to be successful if citizens are still in jail getting tortured and humiliated. Furthermore over 1900 people are out of jobs with no income.

This is a message to the Bahraini people, do not fall in the trap. Keep the unity, our goals are the same, our struggle for freedom is still the same.