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What if Jews, not Shia Muslims, were being attacked, asked Fisk? F1's governing board would turn tail fast.
An Independent op-ed headlined, "No credit to Bahrain or Formula One," saying:
"The Formula One Grand Prix should not be happening in Bahrain this weekend. That is the long and the short of it."
Officials handling security said assuring it can't be guaranteed. At issue isn't security, it's doing the right thing and condemning Al Khalifa brutality by F1 governing board and drivers canceling out and going home.
Two members of the UK-based Force India team asked to leave after seeing petrol bombs burning in streets. A car carrying four team members witnessed police violence against protesters.
Bob Fernley, the team's deputy principal, let two of his staff go home. They wanted no part of what's going on. Police already killed one man. His body was found near Mananma clash areas. More deaths and injuries may follow.
April 22 potentially could replicate Derry, Northern Ireland's January 30, 1972 Bogside Massacre called Bloody Sunday. UK soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilian protesters and bystanders.
Fourteen deaths resulted as well as injuries. Later reports said five civilians were shot in the back. The incident occurred during a nonviolent Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march.
Critics called what happened reckless. Authorities largely cleared participating soldiers of blame. The controversy still resonates today. Everyone shot was unarmed. Much too late to matter, a 2010 Saville Inquiry said killings were "unjustified and unjustifiable."
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