{"id":3592,"date":"2011-10-17T00:04:13","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T07:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=3592"},"modified":"2011-10-17T00:14:49","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T07:14:49","slug":"us-congressional-team-in-bahrain-charmed-by-al-khalifas-congresswoman-lynn-woolsey-even-us-blacks-had-to-take-their-turn-at-the-back-of-the-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=3592","title":{"rendered":"US Congressional team in Bahrain charmed by al Khalifa’s – Parrots Secretary Clinton’s “democracy will come slow”, Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, “even US blacks had to take their turn at the back of the bus”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Democracy ‘can’t be achieved by violence’ <\/strong>
\nOctober 17, 2011 – Gulf Daily News<\/p>\n

MANAMA: Democracy can’t be achieved in Bahrain by resorting to violence and blocking roads, which may put the country on the brink of a “civil war”, three members of the US Congress said last night.<\/p>\n

They also defended the right of Bahrain to choose the type of democracy that best serves the interests of its people, at a dinner banquet hosted by the Bahrain American Council in their honour.<\/p>\n

Only peaceful means can make a difference when it comes to voicing demands, they pointed out.<\/p>\n

US Congressman Eni Faleomavaega, who is visiting Bahrain along with Donald Payne and Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, stressed the importance of promoting democracy by co-opting all people and institutions, instead of seeking to impose individual visions or resorting to non-peaceful means.<\/p>\n

Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey said real democracy cannot be achieved through riots and road blocks. She also stressed that only peaceful means can mark any tangible difference.<\/p>\n

Congressman Payne stressed vital US interests in the region.<\/p>\n

The US legislators said that the US doesn’t “want to impose our democracy on the region, for it needs a great deal of time to mature and take root”.<\/p>\n

Responding to a question on whether the US democracy suits the Arab world, he dismissed any intention on their part to impose their country’s democracy on the states in the region.<\/p>\n

“Central Asian countries haven’t matured for democracy as they broke away from the now-defunct Soviet Union 20 years ago.”<\/p>\n

Even in the US, Afro-Americans started casting ballots after 150 years of bitter struggle, although the US constitution stipulates the right to vote for all citizens,” he said. …source<\/a><\/p>\n

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