 MANAMA — His Majesty King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, has said there will be no turning back from the democratic gains and freedoms in the kingdom.
| Until the newly-freed crowd calls for his head, that is. |
The king made the statement in response to growing fears of human rights activists and some members of parliament who regarded the anti-terror draft law recently tabled in parliament as a step backward for the general freedom in the country. "The law is reviewable after a few years," the king told chief of the Shura Council, Faisal Al Musawi, Speaker of the parliament Khalifa Al Dhahrani, and some law makers, who called on him on Tuesday. "I want to assure you and everybody in all sincerity that there is no turning back from the constitutional freedoms, the democratic gains that we achieved and agreed upon together and enshrined in the our constitution. It is the responsibility of us all to protect these gains," he said.
| So you're going to whack the militants and allow women to vote, Shi'a to hold office and Israelis to vacation in your country? |
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