"Bahrain leaders, foes begin reconciliation talks" July 06, 2011|Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Bahraini opposition figure said reconciliation talks between the Sunni monarchy and the Shi’ite opposition started yesterday for the first time since antigovernment protests erupted in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
Washington has pushed for dialogue in the strategic island nation, home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet....
But not too hard.
How the country’s rulers approach what’s being called the National Dialogue largely depends on how comfortable neighboring Saudi Arabia is with Bahrain’s Sunni leaders making concessions to the country’s Shi’ite majority....
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All popped.
