Bahrain: A headache for Obama and Blatter

Aug 12, 2011

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Ala'a Hubail: Penalized for participating in anti-government protests (Source: Al Jazeera)

By James M. Dorsey

US president Barak Obama and Sepp Blatter, the head of world soccer body FIFA, share the same headache: what to do about Bahrain?

So far, Messrs. Obama and Blatter have essentially shied away from confronting the issue of a ruler who employs mercen…

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