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Anonymous won't be silent. "We Do Not Forgive. We Do Not Forget. Expect Us."
An earlier OpBahrain press release said Anonymous launched "Operation Lightening Rod" along with "Operation Gun Shy." Both provide news on Bahrain.
On April 20, London Guardian Middle East editor Ian Black headlined, "Bahrain Grand Prix revs up polarisation of Gulf state," saying:
Despite demands to cancel it, King Hamad plans going ahead as scheduled. "Bahrain is gearing up for trouble as the controversial Formula One grand prix gets under way. But whatever the outcome on the track, it's a fair bet that the Gulf island state's political tensions are not going to disappear very soon."
Unwanted foreign journalists were denied visas or entry permission on arrival at Manama's airport. PR spin doctors try putting a brave face on unspeakable repression and the hypocrisy of racing while it's ongoing.
"Even the slickest PR cannot disguise the fact that the monarchy has failed to enact constitutional and institutional reforms to ensure a fairer division of power."
On April 21, London Independent journalist Robert Fisk headlined, "This is politics not sport. If drivers can't see that, they are the pits," saying:
"When the Foreign Office urges British motor racing fans to stay away from Bahrain, this ain't no sporting event, folks, it's a political one.""The Bahraini authorities prove it by welcoming sports reporters but refusing visas to other correspondents who want to tell the world what's going on in this minority-run, Saudi-dominated kingdom."
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