Epstein Secrets

ns now underway would weaken American commitments to them. Prince Bandar also mentioned U.S. failure to back the Saudis when they sent troops into Bahrain in 2011 to support a Sunni leader against his Shiite majority people. Prince Bandar said nothing about America's withdrawal of aid from the new mil

ing." They fear he sees this as a good democratization process that could well lead to U.S. support for similar movements in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States. They don't see the Arab Spring as democratization; they see it as an extremist Muslim challenge to their rule. Arab leaders don't think Obama unde

Iraq's Sunnis or by their patrons in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. Sunni-Shi'ite tensions have simmered across the region, flaring up in Lebanon and Bahrain — but Syria could prove to be a game changer. There are signs that Lebanon's fragile peace may not survive the fall of Assad, with Saudi-backed Sun

sition in exile, including several worthy academics and veteran opponents, are providing political cover for these more violent elements. Some Arab Gulf States persist in viewing the region through a sectarian prism. They are worried by Iran's alleged hegemonic ambitions. They are unhappy that Iraq -- once

so reiterated that he is not planning to seek More Video reelection if and when elections are held. Anti-government Protestors Forcibly Routed in Bahrain Black smoke was seen above the capital city of Manama on Wednesday after thousands of government troops backed by armor and air support routed ant

rl Square. The minority Sunni government began its final push to end the growing protests after a force of 1,000 soldiers from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States arrived to lend support to the Al-Khalifa regime. There were reports of live ammunition being fired at protestors in addition to rubber bullets an