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F1 handed Bahrain more than just a propaganda victory
25th April 2012, 13:05 27th October 2012, 8:00 | Written by Keith Collantine
F1 gave the Bahrain regime a propaganda victory from the moment they arrived in F1 to put on a race billed as "UniF1ed – one nation in celebration", until they left the circuit, passing banners bearing the new legend "UniF1ed – we did it!"
Last year the Bahrain royal family shelled out ?�?�25m ($40m) for a race that never happened after pro-democracy protests were brutally suppressed. This year they were determined to get their money's worth.
Eyeing a pay day estimated at $220m, much of which will filter its way back to them, the ruling royal family could afford to spare no expense when it came to security.
Those who came to race, and more importantly those who came to write about it, were cocooned in a Truman Show world into which Bahrain's pro-democracy protesters could not intrude.
Clearly, some preferred life that way. The day after Bahraini protester Salah Abbas Habib Musa was found dead in a nearby village, Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost lavished praise on those running F1 for keeping them from being inconvenienced:
"I want to thank his royal highness prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa crown prince, the FIA, its president Jean Todt as well as Bernie Ecclestone and the organisers, especially their chairman Zayed Alzayani for their work in ensuring this race took place. From our perspective, we encountered no problems, neither at the race track nor in Manama."
Manipulating the media
The transparently manipulative PR tactics of the Bahrain government provide further evidence of how F1 was used to push a politically convenient view of the country. Those who came to report on Formula 1 were allowed in. Those who came to report on the country, by and large, were not.
After the race Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley – whose own team members witnessed a petrol bomb attack – insisted that "the Bahraini authorities… have laid themselves bare to the world's media. If that is not transparency, what is?"
In fact, they did nothing of the sort. The Bahrain government plainly wanted to restrict journalists to writing about how wonderful their race was and nothing else.
That much was made clear when a member of the ruling family and government spokesman Sheikh Abdul-Aziz bin Mubarak al-Khalifa tried to peddle the "transparency" line to one of the very news organisations his country had attempted to shut out:
The Bahrainis blocked the attempts of journalists to report the real situation in the country, while cosying up to those who kept their eyes fixed on the track.
But even those who tried to ask questions they thought the authorities would approve of were censured for not being sufficiently sycophantic.
Those media outlets which wished to see both sides of the story sent their F1 reporters beyond the confines of the paddock. It created friction between those who had seen what the Bahrainis wanted them to see, and those who had been out the examine the country for themselves.
"I like those who criticise journalists doing their job from the beach in Dubai and one, incredibly, who thought was all quiet from Starbucks," said The Times's Kevin Eason, the latter remark seemingly directed at an article by Joe Saward.
"They should be ashamed that they call themselves journalists. They treat the word with great disrespect. Apologist perhaps."
F1 supports the Bahrain regime
In light of the Bahrain regime's blatant attempts to manipulate reportage of the event, claims by those in F1 that the media "politicised" the race don't hold water.
F1's presence was not wholly negative – it gave wider attention to the protesters and a chance to make their voices heard. But it was of far greater value to their oppressors, both in presenting a misleading view of life returning to normal in Bahrain, and in lining their pockets – all those security forces need paying for, of course.
The backing of F1 acts as an inducement for the Bahraini government to continue stalling the reforms its people are crying out for. By its complicity F1 endorsed the governemnt's policy of repression.
If those responsible for the sport – be it Jean Todt, Bernie Ecclestone, the team owners or their employees – choose to believe otherwise, or insist it was merely a media creation, they are deluding themselves. To the rulers of Bahrain, the media were just another inconvenience to be manipulated.
F1 put on pretty little show without questioning why it was there or what its presence was being used for and spent a weekend in the service of a cruel and oppressive regime.
It remains to be seen where Bahrain will go from this. The hunger striker whose appeal was, quite cynically, scheduled for the day after the race, faces another delay in his hearing.
The authorities say they will investigate the protester's death. A doctor who inspected they body unofficially found "shotgun pellet wounds, broken bones, friction burns and other injuries".
Predictably, Bernie Ecclestone is adamant next year's race will go ahead and the Grand Prix will remain on the calendar "forever".
During the weekend Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn asked for a debate on their presence in Bahrain: "We are here now, and after this event we need to sit down and discuss it."
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Posted on 25th April 2012, 13:05 27th October 2012, 8:00 Author Keith CollantineCategories 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix, 2012 F1 season, CommentTags 2012 bahrain grand prix, 2012 F1 season, Bahrain Grand Prix, F1, f1 2012, f1 racing, formula 1, formula one, formula one 2012, grand prix, motorsport
128 comments on "F1 handed Bahrain more than just a propaganda victory"
Lotus49 (@lotus49)
A brave and illuminating article Keith. Now watch your back!
AJ (@aj13)
@Keith Collantine "Further developments over the next 12 months will be covered here."
Good on you Keith
Great Article. I'm sure Bernie Ecclestone hopes that everyone will put the events of this weekend to the back of their minds and resume F1 as usual.
This appears to play into his modus operandi. Soon September will be upon us, a provisional calendar for next year will be published and before any opposition can organize themselves, Bahrain will be on the 2012 calendar.
Once it's on the calendar we're back on the same old treadmill where the only people who can call it off except for safety reasons are the promoters.
I was reading this week, that the BBC is to begin negotiations in 2013 with the R&A over the next TV contract to cover the open. The current one expires in 2016. Sensible organizations give themselves time to discuss and debate matters so that time deadlines don't become dominant.
But this isn't how Bernie operates. I was sat with a team boss in Jerez this year and he explained to me how the negotiations traditionally go. Bernie will go to a top team and offer them a deal, a deal better than the others will get but it's only available (allegedly) for a short period of time, then he'll go elsewhere.
So of course, the teams act in their own interest and fall for this old Sales trick.
Take the present Concorde agreement. It expires at the end of this year. We heard in Australia that most teams had signed up, well in fact this is not true. Mercedes F1 (backed by global car manufacturing giant) have not signed the Concorde agreement knowing it is vital to Mr. Ecclestone's plans to float F1 with a mooted valuation of $10bn.
The teams should have stuck together with FOTA (or whatever they want to call it) and been organising themselves 12 months ago. At the time of the signing of the last agreement, a number of teams threatened to form a breakaway "World Championship Grand Prix Series" and at the 11th hour a deal was struck.
Surely there are better ways to run such a global sport. The interesting part of all this, is that if the teams did stick the metaphorical 2 fingers up the Bernie, his FOM company would be worthless. So that $10bn payday would be a $0 payday. Ecclestone has the commercial rights to the F1 brand alone, a series by another name would leave him out in the cold.
When you consider the FOM paid a $1.5bn dividend last year, there's more going to them than the teams and the FIA.
When are the teams going to wise up. They should sign a 2 year extension to the present agreement and use the time wisely to get themselves organized. If they sign and 8 year agreement (Concorde agreements are usually 4-5 years) the opportunity to reclaim some of their birthright will be gone for a long long time, and we'll be back in Bahrain before you know it.
sorry 2013 calendar
@HoHum (@hohum)
@aj13, yes indeed and it is not just teams that are being robbed of the income they alone generate it is us the fans that are being robbed, robbed of the opportunity to see racing between cars made as fast as modern technology will allow, development is curtailed by spending limits and development bans, not for the teams but so FOM can take all that money out of the industry without bankrupting the teams. Without the FOM drain on finances, the teams could share the extra income and use it to produce better engines,chassis and tyres. We get bread and circus' while Bernie gets caviar and castles.
Villeneuve27
Brave and informative? It falls apart right from the title – no way was this past weekend a propaganda victory for Bahrain! Hell, this article actually proves the fact.
Hotbottoms (@hotbottoms)
Exactly. The Bahrain regime has never had a reputation this bad. No one cared about the protests in Bahrain until F1 came there. Of course F1 came into Bahrain for money and nothing else, but nevertheless it's hypocritical to blame that Bahrain GP wasn't a PR victory for the opposition.
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
I didn't watch the race. I was ashamed of the sport and I still am now. I just hoped that someone, anyone, in the sport would speak out about the situation, but alas.
@magnificent-geoffrey Mark Webber came closest:
I'm looking forward to getting on a plane. It's time to go back to Europe. Yeah, I am pleased the weekend is over. There should be no real celebrations today. We can leave. We saw the size of the crowd today.
Nara (@narazdache)
Mark's face pretty much explained his feelings about the weekend, he got beaten by Vettel fair and square by a mile. Would been weird if he said anything different.
dirgegirl (@dirgegirl)
His comment about the size of the crowd and no real celebrations makes it abundantly clear that he was not talking about being beaten by Vettel.
So what now? Will those people who boycotted the race be boycotting the rest of the season? Or do their morals only stretch so far as boycotting the "evil dictatorship supporting FIA" for one weekend?
Daniel Thomas (@iamdanthomas)
It's not the FIA people were boycotting but the single race in Bahrain. There's nothing wrong with the FIA racing in Italy and the USA, for example.
It's a shame that the FIA were so blind and insensitive as to keep the race on, but what can anyone do about that?
Solo (@solo)
Well USA killed a lot more people that the Bahrain government did. And a not talking about the past. So why isn't there anything wrong?
They have people in cells with no trial or charges. That is against human rights isn't?
vjanik
The USA is supporting the Bahrain royal family in case you didnt notice. Their fifth fleet has its main port in Bahrain, and it is against their interest to have a democratic government. because then the Shia majority would not want the US navy in their country.
So whoever thinks that all of this is just an isolated issue is dead wrong. the USA have a major role in this. Your comment shows how powerful the media can be in shaping people's view of the world, in spite of the facts.
And leaving Bahrain for a while, the US government is responsible for more deaths in the past half a century than any other country/dictator. Their war on terror is the biggest paradox you can think of. Its aim is supposed to be to protect the world from terrorists. But by invading other countries and supporting dictators throughout the world, they are actually increasing terror (both theirs and that of retaliation). Just shows that reducing terror is not their true aim. (please bear in mind that i am talking about the US government controlled by the corporate sector, not the US people)
So the examples you give for a non-controversial race shows how deluded we all are.
Vettèl
Ok, can we drop the whole "guilty liberal, Bahrain is a bad place ruled by evil people and we should be upset about it" routine? we get it, Keith. You, and the sensationalist media that has surrounded this event, have made it into something much more than it is. I suggest you leave your yellow-journalism to those who actually attended the race and experienced Bahrain firsthand. Joe Saward gives a much clearer picture of the whole matter, in my opinion. I suggest you start with him.
Nigel1
"yellow journalism" ?
How frightfully 19th century of you.
For the recored, I think both Joe Saward and Kevin Eason (surprisingly) did a decent job of journalism in Bahrain. There is no single 'truth' in these matters, and I value diverse opinions.
Girts (@girts)
I'm afraid I cannot agree with you. One can, of course, say that 1) Actions of journalists like Kevin Eason were provocative 2) These journalists didn't possess the background and knowledge that's needed to report on the political situation in Bahrain, which is undoubtedly more complex than it often seems from the headlines. But that doesn't change the fact that Bahraini authorities acted like authorities of a typical dictatorship and that what's happening in Bahrain now isn't exactly 'business as usual'.
I'm not going to waste much time responding to someone who distorts what I write into something that's easier to argue against.
Suffice it to say I'm not sure why you think I need telling to read an article I've referred two twice in the past 48 hours.
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley)
Joe Saward has lost every ounce of credibility he ever may have had. I highly recommend you read this, @KeithCollantine .
Maciek (@maciek)
Thanks for posting that @damonsmedley A very interesting – and damning – read indeed.
Bernieslovechild
Read that yesterday. People need to realise that ranting is one thing, but doing something is even better.
I will not click on Joe's links again and deny him my website visit count, which will deny him a tiny % of advertsing revenue.
Yesterday I went to buy a shirt. Instead of my regular Hugo Boss fix, I chose something else and tweeted #hugoboss and told them so and why.
dysthanasiac (@)
@damonsmedley
I must admit that I had a lot of fun laying into Joe Saward on his blog over the weekend. I'd always thought him to be egregiously pretentious and a very poor journalist, but I was never quite sure if that was a reflection of reality or if it was simply because something about him rubbed me the wrong way. It's nice to finally see that it wasn't at all an issue of perception.
I was utterly shocked to see just how easily this grown-ass man was led astray by forces who had absolutely no interest in the truth, and I was saddened by the praise he received from people who obviously neither have nor want a clue. However, I was very amused that it only took one or two hard questions for him to feel cornered and find the need to resort to incredulity and name-calling. To me, that says it all.
@damonsmedley, thanks for the link. I think Saward can be a good sleuth when it comes to what's happening in business dealings behind the scenes in F1, but he was clearly manipulated quite easily in this instance by the "Truman Show" bubble that @keithcollantine referred to above. Highly disappointing.
The fact that largely the entire established world of legitimiate journalistic agencies were denied entry to the country should be enough to put every single thing we read over the weekend in a very suspicious light. Those who bought into the rose-tinted accounts of the proceedings are either ignorant or incredibly naïve.
"either ignorant or incredibly naive " or know how to brown-nose their way into the GLAMOROUS world of F1, parties, hookers, yachts and maybe an inside tip from Bernie.
verstappen (@verstappen)
Thanks @damonsmedley
To me the gist of Joe's article wasn't everything is totally normal, but more like hey guys, there's a third party – a silent majority.
Now, Joe has been fooled by people who were indeed plants from the government side. But still, I think there must be a silent majority.
Earlier I recalled the role of my people (dutch) in WWII: while I learned at school that 'almost everybody was part of the resistance', I learned later that even more people had collaborated with the Germans to send as much Jews to the kamps as possible. But even a lot later, I learned that the vast majority of the people just tried to live on. This third group is the morally tricky one in these situations. By living on you are possibly a silent supporter of the situation. But as a father of one kid and another on her way, I can understand it.
Now, for the record, the event was made politic and should've been cancelled as soon as the UniF1ed slogan appeared. And for the rest I maintain my view that not going for another reason than the politisation would've been a very tricky, sliding slope.
JCost (@jcost)
Mark Webber was there too, wasn't him? Coming from a driver who is among the most "protected" people on the ground makes it even more disturbing. A Formula One GP weekend is suppose to be a festive occasion otherwise it's pointless to stage a race.
Dev (@dev)
Joe is a worst kind of liar you'd meet. 0 credibility.
Pamphlet (@pamphlet)
Have to agree, especially now that a person over on the F1Rejects forums who seemingly attended the race agrees with you. MASSIVELY blown out of proportion, to the point where I, like some journalists, am starting to think that there really is a "silent majority" in Bahrain.
Yeah right – 35 dead in 1 year. I guess they're pretty silent de facto.
Crown Prince compared UK riots as a similar situation. Der zero dead in the UK.
One person every 10 days? Not exactly successful then, and only proves my point.
In every dictatorship/kingdom there is an influential group of citizens for whom everything is rosy, in Bahrain it is about one third of the population, the Sunnis, these are not bad people, just afraid that change will be bad for them, fellow fanatic LAK would be a good example,( no doubt he enjoyed the race watching from the main grandstand ) among the remaining population there will be people who will gain little and worry they may lose the limited privileges they have worked so hard for, they may be silent but they are not a majority. I have written before and will write again this whole situation is unfortunate and unnecessary, of all the Arab states Bahrain was the most advanced and civilized. Had the Govt. not reacted so brutally and unjustly to the peaceful demonstrations of a year or so ago we could all have enjoyed this race with a clear conscience, after all from Magna Carta to a constitutional monarchy took Britain many centuries.
One of Mr. Saward's interviewees, Yaqoub al-Slaise, is a member of a Sunni organization whose …youth faction…Sahwat Al Fatih, which has called for harsh crackdowns on demonstrations, celebrated the anniversary of the counterrevolution this year by teaching followers "new ways to insult Shiites," according to Slaise. Bahrain's prime minister recently lauded the new movement's "unwavering, solid stances in defending the country's unity and integrity from any damage."
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/0422/Bahrain-F1-race-How-a-Sunni-backlash-kept-an-uprising-at-bay
I think poor reporting on both sides of this issue – that does not include the CSM piece I just referenced – is making a mockery of what's going on in Bahrain. That said, I think it's reasonable to assume that this has been the goal of the Bahraini PR machine since Day One.
@pamphlet Is this really what the argument in favour of the race has come to now? The rate of deaths among the protesters isn't high enough for you? Disgraceful.
Anti-RBR (@matt2208)
Xenon2 (@xenon2)
Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt started off by calling the reports of protests hype that was made-up by unscrupulous journalists. When it became undeniable that the protests were real the line was that there are protests everywhere around the world and these are just the same. Finally Bernie suggested that they had actually done the protestors a favour by giving them a platform for protest. So a shift from 'there are no protests' to 'we help the protests' in 3 days. I think only Bernie or a notable dictator could get away with this remarkable shift of position. Fortunately F1 doesn't do politics! Everybody in the paddock either kept their mouths shut or echoed Bernie's view.
Maksutov (@maksutov)
@xenon2
That is exactly how I saw it. In fact, they also insisted that everyone was fine and 100% safe, and that the incident involving Force India staff (the Molotov cocktail) was nothing to worry about. Bernie even said "I'll drive you to your hotel if you like.. " – haha; Just childish, ignorant and inconsiderate.
My message to Bernie:
Dear Bernie,
The probability for a randomly thrown petrol bomb to fall within a particular region is derived by the integral of the probability density function over that region. One can not predict the exact position where the petrol bomb lands. Furthermore, the more one knows about the exact position of a displaced petrol bomb, the less one can deduce information about how fast it is going and the exact direction that it is going. To say otherwise would defy the very laws of nature and the general Uncertainty principle.
Maksutov
PJ (@)
"forever"? The only other race that gets that tag is Monaco.
Strong words from Mr. E. indeed.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
@pjtierney As long as they're paying the money…
I suspect it was probably just to ruffle a few feathers from those critical of the GP. To give the media something else to debate about.
katederby (@katederby)
From the moment the "UniF1ed – one nation in celebration" slogan was announced it was apparent that the event would be and was, political. F1 has been used and it's already dubious reputation for being obsessed with money has only been enhanced.
How anyone at the race, tv or official can state there was nothing out of the ordinary surprises me when we've seen the images of burning tyre smoke from just outside the circuit.
Thanks Keith for stating your opinion and airing it here.
I think that F1 is simply too big and too moneyed to be completely apolitical. Bernie, Todt & Co certainly haven't increased their credibility by pretending that it's not the case.
FIA fined Turkish organisers in 2006 $5m, for them putting a "Northern republic of Cypriate Turkey" representative up to present a trophy.
Eyeing a pay day estimated at $220m
I don't get this. Doesn't staging a Grand Prix cost an enormous amount of money (especially when no spectators show up)?
It does but it also raises money within the local economy – and Bahrain gets more than most. The average local economic impact of an F1 race is estimated at $101m, according to Formula Money, which is where the figure in the article is from, too.
So an F1 race with empty grandstands in a rioting country still brings thousands of (invisible) tourists who spend $200mln? Twice the average? Are you fking kiddin' me?
I imagine sponsorship plays a big part in that.
Totally agree, Keith's figures are complete out of date and context. Hospitality was very quiet with a number of major sponsors not even bothering. There just wasn't the international attendance there usually is and therefore there wasn't the cash injection into the local economy.
Hospitality is usually paid for well in advance. It may even have been cheaper this way because they wouldn't have spent money on things like food that weren't needed, once it became clear that many people were staying away for the duration.
The economy didn't get the funding from this event, but F1 has attracted things like a WEC sportscar race (due to happen in October), which is likely to get a better attendance from neighbouring countries than "formula" racing. A full calculation of F1's value to Bahrain can't just include the F1 – it would have to include a portion of the other events the relationship engendered with the FIA creates, plus the improved international impression Bahrain got/wanted. In some ways, the race itself is a loss leader.
There just wasn't the international attendance there usually is
I'd like to see the figures you're referring to here, if you have any. But I'll point out the entire F1, GP2 and Porsche Supercup cavalcade was there (minus a few broadcasters and one Supercup team) and GP2 are there for another week.
Of course the figure I quoted was an estimate based on past events. Until we get further hard data we can only make educated guesses on what the total was for this year. But I expect it will still be a significant sum.
Alfred (@afya)
maybe thousands of reporters, journalisms, etc, etc. haha
As an illustration of why holding a GP in Bahrain means dealing with the regime, here's a list (not exhaustive) of public office holders in Bahrain.
Note the family names (well, name actually):
Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa (Uncle of King Hamad)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah
Minister of Defence
Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
Minister of Interior
Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
Minister of Justice & Islamic Affairs
Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa
Minister of Culture
Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa
Minister of Transport (also Deputy Prime Minister)
Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Minister of the Royal Court
Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
Minister of the Royal Court for Followup Affairs
Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa
Minister of Royal Court Affairs
Ali bin Isa Al Khalifa
Deputy Prime Minister for Ministerial Committees
Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah
Deputy Prime Minister
Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
Minister of State for Defence Affairs
Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
Supreme Commander of Armed Forces
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (King)
Deputy Supreme Commander of Armed Forces
Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (Crown Prince)
Chief of Staff of Bahrain Defence Force
Duaij bin Salman Al Khalifa
Advisor to Prime Minister for Security Affairs
Abdulaziz bin Ateyatallah Al Khalifa
Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council
Chief Justice of Bahrain (President of the Court of Cassation)
Khalifa bin Rashid Al Khalifa
Commander of the National Guard
Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa (brother of King Hamad)
National Guard Staff Director
Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khalifa
Commander of the Royal Bahraini Air Force
Hamad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
Director of the National Security Agency
Khalifa bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
sketchyterry (@sketchyterry)
Wow thats crazy and not good…
While I in general despise the lies going from Bahrain, this is equal manipulation: You take a list of Barhraini family members in government, and make it look like an almost-complete list of government, only mentioning that it is "(not exhaustive)".
This whole list is a copy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Khalifa#In_public_office skipping the last 10 entries.
Oh come on, it is not equal manipulation. The list includes the main seats of power, not roles like "under-secretary for pavements". If there were that many members of the same family in similar positions of power in the UK (pop.: 62 million) there would be outrage at the nepotism.
Oh, I agree that it is nepotism of the worst kind.
But copying a list exclusively made up of Al Khalifa public office holders, and painting it as a general list of office holders IS equal manipulation of facts to the Bahraini governments lies (of course on a much smaller scale, since he is only one).
I repeat the question: which significant offices of state are missing ?
Note the list also includes the leaders of the armed forces, the intelligence and security chiefs and the head of the judiciary.
Is there a Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, and does someone other than an Al Khalifa head it ?
Truly, I'm curious.
If you want to clue me in to the significant offices of state that are missing from the list, I'd be most grateful.
Oh, and apologies for missing out the owner of the Bahrain circuit – also an Al Khalifa, I think.
I can't, but if you look at the same article your copied your list from (you know, the one your painted as a general list, knowing that it was a list of Al Khalifas in government), you'll read that about half the offices are occupied by the Al Khalifas.
OK, here's the rest I left out from the same article. Seem to be quite a few Al Khalifas in there:
Ambassador to London
Khalifa bin Ali bin Rashid Al Khalifa
Commander of the Royal Guard
Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (son of King Hamad)
Chairman of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs
Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa
Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport
First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport
Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa (son of King Hamad)
Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport
Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa
President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee
Secretary General of the Bahrain Olympic Committee
Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa (son of King Hamad)
CEO of the Bahrain Olympic Committee
President of the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation
Other notable members
▪ Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, crown prince and chief of the Bahrain Defence Force.
▪ Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, prime minister of Bahrain (16 December 1971 – ), son of Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Emir, 1941–1961) and brother of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Hakim, 1961–1971; Emir, 1971–1999). The current King, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, is his nephew.
▪ Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, prominent Bahraini artist and patron of the arts.
▪ Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa, brother of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Hakim, 1961–1971; Emir, 1971–1999) and Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (prime minister since 1971).
▪ Mai Al Khalifa, culture minister.
▪ Meriam Al-Khalifa, a relative of the King, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; married Jason Johnson, a United States Marine and a Mormon, against her family's wishes and moved to the United States. They subsequently filed for a divorce on 11-17-2004, one day after their fifth wedding anniversary.
Bloody Hell. If they've all got 3 or 4 wives and 4 or 5 kids per wife…then there's the cousins, aunties, uncles, grandparents et al…… WOW! that's half the population of Bahrain.
A little more digging gives a bit more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Bahrain
"Bahrain has had only one Prime Minister since the country's independence in 1971, Khalifah ibn Sulman al-Khalifah, the uncle of the reigning King Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah."
To be fair, in February 2011, a number of cabinet posts were given to non family members in response to the protests last year.
Not as impressive as the family list above, but I guess it represents progress of a sort:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Bahrain
Minister of Shura Council and Parliament Affairs
Minister of Industry and Commerce
Minister of Housing
Minister of Labour
{Oil and Gas, Electricity and Water)
Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning
Not impressed by Bahrain's judicial arrangements:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Bahrain
"Judges of the middle and lower courts are nominated by the Ministry of Justice and appointed by decree by the prime minister. The Supreme Judicial Council, chaired by the King, appoints the members of the Constitutional Court.
Many of the high-ranking judges in Bahrain are either members of the ruling family or non-Bahrainis (mainly Egyptians) with 2-year renewable contracts. To secure renewal of these contracts, judges may be prone to consider it necessary to take decisions not unfavourable to the wishes or interests of the Government…."
And of course, I forgot to add:
Sheikh Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa
President of the Automobile Federation of Bahrain and member of the FIA's World Motor Sports Council
http://www.fia.com/en-GB/the-fia/governance/Documents/wmsc-2010.pdf
It is quite hard to argue that motorsport in Bahrain isn't politicised when the same family that controls the government also owns the grand prix circuit and sits on the 26 member FIA governing body.
It would be a like us having Queen Elizabeth Ecclestone; Prime Minister David Ecclestone; Chancellor George Ecclestone; Home Secretary Theresa Ecclestone; General Sir David Ecclestone; Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Ecclestone; Dame Stella Ecclestone of MI5 and Lord Chief Justice Ecclestone… to name but a few.
I believe a certain B. Ecclestone is Minister of Public Relations
I think we all knew that Bahrain wasn't a democracy. Then again nor is China. (Oh I've gone and done it again.)
NEPOTISM!
FlyingLobster27
And now Bernie himself says that the UniF1ed slogan was a bad idea… (French article)
UniF1ed – One Nation in Manipulation.
Link corrected, there was a double http…
This is garbage, as Bernie has the rights to the F1 brand he could have had the slogan removed, it was announced weeks before the race too. Too little, too late I'm afraid.
@KateDerby
Too little, too late I'm afraid.
Are you mad? He got his cheque! :-D
Sadly you're right, for Bernie it was perfect timing.
He can have his cheque and eat it now that the race is over. Even if he previously told the Bahrain organisers that "UniF1ed" was OK, there's probably a clause for using F1 in messages contravening F1's regulations, and Bernie could always complain that the organisers should have checked their use of the phrase for compliance themselves.
It is unlikely that the court would ask Bernie to return any of the money earned from the race in mitigation of an intellectual property violation.
Try illegal (re:FIA staute) and punishable with a multi million dollar fine. But I can't see meek, mild mannered J Todt stepping up to the plate over that.
Not to mention race cancellation and banning from holding future F1 races (as per Jerez in 1997), but the FIA has too much at stake in the Middle East in terms of "growing the sport" to risk demolishing its greatest ally there.
Time for change. Don't assume they way it is – is the way it can only be
@alianora La Canta
You're right – I'd forgotten that. Shows FIA can do something if it really wants to.
"Goodbye Jerez"
On December 12, 1997, the World Motorsport Council ruled that the mayor of Jerez, Pedro Pacheco, disrupted the podium ceremony. Originally, the verdict was that no further F1 races would occur at the track. However, when Mr Pacheco appeared before the WMSC, this ruling was rescinded.
The people chosen to present the trophies were dependent on the race order, with Daimler-Benz chairman Jürgen Schrempp only willing to make a presentation to a McLaren-Mercedes driver. As the McLarens of Häkkinen and Coulthard passed Villeneuve's Williams on the last lap, this would have meant he could present either the trophy for first or second position or the winning constructor trophy. There was some confusion due to the late changes in position and whilst the Mayor and the president of the region presented trophies, Schrempp did nothing.
FIA president Max Mosley later announced "The disruption caused embarrassment and inconvenience to those presenting the trophies and therefore, no further rounds of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship will be held at the Jerez circuit."
As of 2011, this race was the last time that Jerez hosted a Formula One Grand Prix, although it held many pre-season test days.
Ooops. Can anyone advise me on how to use the "link" function properly
I was trying to have "Goodbye Jerez" as the link only
egsgeg
What a terribly agenda driven article. Seems to me a lot of people are pretty tired of this site and how it goes out of its way to portray one side of the story.
Very ironic article, considering it IS propaganda itself. I'm guessing for a British agency? Perhaps you can tell us.
I was staying up to date on the situation the entire weekend, and I was amazed how nothing actually happened. One protester was killed on a roof. Apparently by the government. Some say he was killed by the Queen of England herself (see how easy it is to make false statements? Something this site LOVES TO DO).
What is really sad is that many readers and Keith himself wanted more people to die and a lot more violence to occur so that their points would be proven. However the opposite happened. It turns out Keith had been crying wolf the entire time. And now that their face has been rubbed in it, they are using what little bits they can find, like ONE death and a molotov, repeating it over and over as if those are MASSIVE things. The truth is that a death during a mass protest is completely normal. The British had their protests and more people were assaulted by the security forces than in Bahrain.. lol. Guess we should just ignore that because Britain is already a democracy…
Dang, I wanted to write a spoof entry, but I'll never top that.
HewisLamilton
I think egsgeg, that it is simple for Keith to report the facts.
What I think is assinine is people who prefer to bury their head in the sand, justify the murder of a protestor or maybe the mistreating of a journalist and say that it's all media sensationalism.
agenda driven article
It's a comment piece, so naturally it expresses my point of view.
That's why it says "Comment" in big letters at the top and then, at the bottom, has a list of the five most recent comment articles, all of which are quite easily distinguished by the fact that the headlines express a particular point of view.
see how easy it is to make false statements? Something this site loves to do
Normally when people accuse me of getting something wrong they point out what it is in order that I can correct it. In the absence of this, you leave me to assume this is a false statement of your own.
Keith himself wanted more people to die and a lot more violence to occur so that their points would be proven
That is an appalling, disgusting and completely untrue claim. I certainly did not want anything of the kind and that goes for all concerned – protesters, police and participants in the race weekend.
Riffa
It's pretty darn easy to see who are real race fans and who are the posers. It's also easy to see who the racers are. You know, the ones who work on their machine all week and then slap the money down and race for real. People who race do not take something like this lightly. No matter the racing discipline, the Bahrain race was a total disgrace to ALL racing. And if you don't think so then you are not a fan, and you have never raced. Keith wrote an article true to form. This is NOT a hair splitting issue. The race should never have been ran and it hurt F1 and ALL of racing. I am severely disgusted at those who say it is a non issue and that it should be swept under a rug. Those who have, care little about racers, the people who organize races and how the world views all of us as fans and racers. I was on the fence about F1 after this race and I voiced it. I got hammered by a couple of bozo's who felt more the need to tear into me than address the issue. And the little they did address the issue was not in line with being a true fan nor racer. It ****** me off so bad I knew I was gonna unload on em. Rather than do that, I let it tip me over the fence the direction they wanted me to fall, and I canceled my account. Keith produces the best F1 site on the web by far and damn near single handedly. It was not fair to him that I canceled, but I am not gonna get in to a battle of wits with a bunch of unarmed opponents. I'm so ****** right now at those who take this issue as a nothing to F1 and the racing community. For those who wish to sweep this under the rug, you are null and voided in my eyes. You don't have a leg to stand on, and this issue will be resolved by people in this sport who realize what has happened rather than a bunch of hacks lettin their ****** overload their mouths and just want to move onto the next race like nothing happened. F1 is in damage control and you kiddies can go play till the next race and let the grownups do what must be done to make sure racers and races are respected and LIKED, and not viewed under the light the world is currently viewing it under. Just pathetic.
d3v0 (@d3v0)
Who are we as F1 fans to criticize the actions of a sovereign government already committed to reforms. How is one year a delay? The US has taken nearly the entire Obama administratin to pass a health care law reform, which is now being reviewed by our Supreme Court for ultimate constitutionality. Four years and thats for just one sector of government.
Most people dont know anything about Bahrain and have become armchair human rights activists, which isnt our place as F1 fans.
However, that being said – F1 SHOULD NOT have gone to Bahrain this year. Both sides politicized the event, and it was an opportunity for each to manipulate the popularity of it for their own gains. This is unacceptable. While no one was seriously in danger save an isolate incident, the political goals of BOTH sides -where premeditated- cannot coincide with a race.
That is not to say that if there was no UniF1ed slogan, or no planned F1 protests (no blood for F1 or whatever) that the race would have been fine. If the FIA/Bernie were unaware of the political usage of the event, then it could have gone on. But because they were on notice that it certainly was being pushed through as the weapon of political agendas on both sides, it should have been postponed, and later cancelled if necessary.
phildick (@phildick)
@d3v0 So you say than an F1 fan can no longer be a human rights advocate? Even in his/her armchair? I have signed a lot of AI petitions sitting at my desk ;)
And if there's a public forum on F1 then we can't/shouldn't write about anything else? However… ;)
And regarding to US laws (badly written and randomly enforced, says a joke): at least US Constitution establishes the freedoms of speech, belief and the right to manifest one's views. I don't think the Bahraini one contains those rights, or they clearly haven't been enforced for some time now.
@phildick while the comparison to US laws is only relevant based on the time frame our slow country makes to change anything – my view is that if it appears that Bahrain is doing nothing, after a REASONABLE period of time (not just 1 yr) and fails to make changes, then there can be opposition from us F1 fanatics haha.
My argument isnt that you cant be both an F1 fanatic and a human rights advocate. Not at all. Its that we as F1 fanatics are in a position to evaluate all sorts of things to do with F1 – not usually human rights! That's not to say that someone cannot be experts in both, but it seems like alot of folks are shooting from the hip and calling Bahrain a "regime" as if its led by Saddam Hussein or something.
@d3v0 I agree with you in general, I also see a lot of groundless extremism on both sides of the discussion. I generally restrained myself from giving my views as I didn't have the time to dig into the human rights report on Bahrain which Keith brilliantly (as always) summed up in one of his pre-race articles.
On the side note, while the obvious regimes are bound to fall or be isolated (e.g. Iraq, North Korea) I see an obvious, though dangerous tendency of tolerating softer or harder dictatorships which have power, money, resources, but also more or less corruption, nepotism and contempt for obvious human rights (of course I won't claim that in my country the government et consortes are all squeaky-clean). We can't fight authorities of China, Russia, Bahrain etc. in the open but it's good to let them know what we think about it.
One year is a delay when one notes that the original version of the reforms were promised back in 2002 (the 2011 reforms are the second version). It comes across as foot-dragging, especially when paired with certain other actions taken elsewhere.
Noted, thank you. I was unaware of that.
To add to Eason's/your point about Saward ignoring the "hot-spots", I was sent this article by a friend. Obviously, whatever a journalist says doesn't have to be gospel, but you really can't help but believe him, especially when you see how much evidence is provided.
I am still completely bewildered by the fact people are still defending Bernie, the FIA and the Bahraini monarchy. The "let's leave it to people that were there" argument is nonsense. Do we have to have been a prisoner of war that was tortured to have an opinion on the torturers? No. And there was sufficient evidence from witnesses of some pretty shocking events (activists being beaten in front of the detained journalists) for us to make some sort of judgement.
@damonsmedley I think that these coincidental (or not) rendezvous with a few journalists were precisely as depicted by your linked article – then perhaps we should reconsider whether F1 journalists have any place in journalism?
To assume -as this article does – that someone like Saward or Tremayne are so naive to do a complete about-face – I think is exaggerating the power of persuasion of these "planted" sources as well as underestimating these two vastly experienced journalists to evaluate the credibility of their sources.
I've said it before, but it bears repeating I think: kudos Keith for keeping your head high – and your punches above the waist, given some of the gutter sludge thrown your way because you express an opinion that goes beyond 'I want to be entertained, so stop annoying me with other people's problems'. F1Fanatic is a class act, all the way.
Agreed. A well thought out, well written article. Keep up the good work Keith.
Chris Johnson (@therealcj)
Saward's blog was laughable. Basically, "I met three guys at a Starbucks and they said everything's cool here." To anybody that challenged him, "I was here and you were not, so shut up." The weekend was a disgrace. All of the so-called "journalists" shouldn't get a pass because their speciality is sport. Martin Brundle's comment, "Bahrain has never looked so good" was disgusting. Even if they couldn't be bothered to leave the track, where was reporting about the absence of spectators, lack of VIPs, etc.? Most F1 reporting has turned into glorified press releases, or gossipy drivel. You can argue that Kevin Eason's reportage was a bit breathless, but at least he went looking for himself.
walkindude
Just a suggestion.Could all news related to Bahrain over the next months be moved to an Off-F1 section?You could add articles about all the atrocities happening all over the world too there and not just relating to Bahrain.There are racial,ethnic,political and religious issues and violence in the rest of the world too,not least in the west.The site is f1fanatic and f1 news is what should be at the top always.
Spoke too soon I guess.There is already a seperate place for bahrain related news.
Just did quick count. 27 of last 30 articles on this site about just racing etc.
Here's a thing which I understand is a little remote and may never have occured to you – why don't you just not read the the articles going forward with "Bahrain" in the title?
Steph (@)
I don't see how anyone could accuse Keith (or anyone else) of blowing up the situation in Bahrain when there's plenty of evidence to show that human rights abuses are occurring (esp. as Keith always backs up what he says) and there's plenty of evidence to show Bahrain is trying to suppress the media that goes against its positive PR mission.
Thanks Keith for speaking up (or typing) and trying to show people what's really going on and that it was shameful that the F1 race went ahead. This whole thing has seriously put me off the sport. I didn't watch the last race and I'm absolutely disgusted in F1. I love the racing but everything else has driven me mad. I'm not a fanatic any more but just a casual fan and if the race goes ahead again next year in similar circumstances I'll be lucky if I'm a fan at all.
Lin1876 (@lin1876)
A very good article Keith. I personally did watch the race (but I fully understand why others chose not to), but I had no passion for the sport. I turned off as soon as the podium was finished and carried on with my life for the rest of the day, when I would otherwise have watched for as long as I could before going out for the evening.
I hope Bernie and the FIA learn from this, and see the damage they have done. I have no real problem with F1 going to new places such as China, whose human rights record is appauling, because the race is not used as a political tool. In Bahrain, F1 justified the regime which was, as the race was in progress, suppressing protest for the sake of normality.
I will tune in for Barcelona, but will it ever be the same? I'm not so sure…
Kimi4WC
Deleting comments that provide different point of view from people who actually down at Bahrain.
I think OP is very much driven by his own emotions or agenda. Looks more like something you would read on FOX NEWS.
Totally blown out of proportion.
Matt (@agentmulder)
Same could be said for MSNBC or, to a much lesser extent, CNN. Everyone has their agenda, everyone has their slant. I posted my opinion, it wasn't deleted, so obviously something happened with the site or you acted disrespectfully.
I personally think this situation is overblown on all sides, and over the weekend I didn't agree with much of what this site posted. But you have to respect Keith for not letting this go. The race may be over, but the country still has issues, and Keith obviously feels that they should be kept in the light.
I suspected most F1 sites would abandon Bahrain discussion just as quickly as they picked up the pitchforks. I for one am glad this site isn't one of those.
I have never done anything of the sort.
I don't know what you're referring to by "OP", but as I pointed out earlier in the comments this is clearly labelled as a comment piece so complaining that I've used it to express an opinion is preposterous.
ozzy (@ozzy)
Most disgraceful sport ever. I hope Bernie goes to hell.
smudgersmith1 (@smudgersmith1)
Many of the countries in the region are family run businesses , no prizes for which country The House of Saud control !
Thecollaroyboys (@thecollaroyboys)
I'd have to say that "propaganda victory" is dead wrong. The Bahrain government opened themselves up to even greater scrutiny simply by refusing entry to journalists. Going ahead with the race was guaranteed to give themselves worldwide publicity, and it's been almost totally negative. Had they have just said that they would postpone the race so they can further consult with the anti government groups they would have looked statesman-like and caring and the world's media would have wandered off and left them alone to continue their odious rule for another year. Their media management of the whole dog's breakfast was no better than a 10 year old construct. The Bahraini government should sack their PR people pronto.
******** – they screwed up. Never expected what happened
**no better than a 10 year old child would construct
Absolute Rubbish – They screwed up. They never expected what would happen and the whirlwind that would ensue.
Even Bernie is saying "uniF1ed" should never have been used. (his usual praxis – post rationalisation of a prior event).
BREAKING NEWS. BREAKING NEWS….. Bernie is now saying he told the Bahraini's to take down the "uniF1ed" banners". Urm is he telling porkies?
These campaigns have been running since February. And supposedly Bernie had people in Bahrain weeks before the event checking out the situation.
Saint Bernie must be telling the truth – NOT!
DaveW (@dmw)
I know that in the U.S. F1 received more negative publicity, or publicity of any kind, in mainstream media in 3-4 days than since 2005. I haven't done a Nexis search, but I gonig to guess its a big spike. So here, F1 is now basically Monaco and Bahrain in common consciousness. Also, ironically, it was a setback for Bahrain, whose problems are largely ignored here (The U.S. military sure isn't keen to criticize their Al Khalifa landlords. Got to park those ships somehwhere, right?). Even with the hideous ongoing mess in Syria, we got to hear about Bahrain's problems again, which had larglely disappeared from the press. For F1 and for Bahrain, this was a major screw up.
bearforce1 (@bearforce1)
Boring. Thank the Lord that this is only happening on this F1 website.
Autosport reporting teams stating that the Bahrain issue was a media beat up.
Good news is that next year the protesters will have almost no traction. The protests will be a non event except for here on F1F in a virtual environment.
@bearforce1 In the past week I must have read dozens of articles from major newspapers and prominent F1 journalists criticising the race, many of which I've supplied links to in the round-ups.
Which is referred and linked to in the article, and I've explained why blaming the media for it is complete nonsense.
Yeah that's the problem you don't link to other opposing views like the autosport piece I mentioned.
You exercise doublethink with Mclaren.
I know this is a personal cause for you and you think it important. The sad part is that your work is normally rock solid well supported and argued. Now you just sound like a salesman trying to sell something. I think looking at your usual stuff you could have done heaps better presenting both sides and still espousing a good cause.
I on the other hand don't really care because I do not think that there is really the violence that is claimed. If the violence was genuine then there would be good evidence which there isn't any (mobile phones have video cameras in them) . Also more Sovereign nations would be active if there was a problem, they are not because there is no problem.
Initially I commented cause I wanted the race to go ahead. Then I commented cause the trendy 20 second protesters tapping away taking up the cause (probably got all excited and got out their keffiyeh/kufiya scarves from when they were completing their arts degrees) were fun to play with.
I still love the site and those that comment here.
@bearforce1
you don't link to other opposing views like the Autosport piece I mentioned
Yes I did. What more I just told you so in the last comment.
I have also linked to other dissenting views, both here and many times in the daily round-ups. Indeed, I've gone much further than usual in referencing what I've written because the situation has been developing rapidly and because there is considerable debate surrounding it.
I have my views and I will put them across when I choose to. In the past 16 days I have written three comment articles on Bahrain – one shortly after the race was confirmed, one in the run-up to the race covering the many developments and points of view, and this one, written after the events of the weekend looking back on it. I do not feel that is excessive and at every point I have taken care to reason and explain my point of view.
aka_robyn (@)
@keithcollantine I wonder whether the Autosport piece @bearforce1 is referring to is this one:
http://plus.autosport.com/free/feature/4392/behind-the-scenes-at-sakhir/
(I didn't see a link to it in this article, but let me know if I just overlooked it.)
You didn't read Keith's answer to you!
You obviously are not informing yourself on the Bahrain issue because you basically, as you say yourself "on the other hand don't really care". There is lots of evidence online taken from cellphones, there is lots of evidence in the press if you care to look. Do you really need someone to spoon-feed all the links to you?
"Also more Sovereign nations would be active if there was a problem, they are not because there is no problem" is very poor logic. You may want to rethink that.
I like people like you who always make comments like "obviously you didn't read" "you are not informing yourself" just because I disagree with you. Both sides to an argument can be well informed and disagree.
All I have ever seen of violence and protests in Bahrain are a gaggle of people at most.
As I said Sovereign States who have far better information resources than you and I and F1F have not seen fit to involve themselves. This is very hard for you to answer properly so you try go for sophistry.
It appears to me that Bahrain is a storm in a tea cup. Though it is the perfect storm for Keith and others like you because it mixes F1 and political activism which for some is stimulating and perhaps a reminiscing of ones youth.
@bearforce1 I agree with you, and no offence to this site, but I'll take Joe Sawards words over these – he actually goes to the races rather than, and I quote, "read dozens of articles from major newspapers " and then regurgitate it into a blog. Don't get me wrong, I like this site, but as a journalist you should know better than to believe everything you read in the news.
Were the problems being suppressed in the villages out of our view? Were we being duped? There was significant police presence but there always has been in Bahrain (and many other F1 races we visit, including armed personnel at some like Istanbul) and in any event we were promised security and safe passage.
What Martin Brundle though of Bahrain: "skysports.com/formula-1/news/22058/7698801/Reflections-On-Bahrain"
Brundle has seriously gone down in my estimation, as have a number of F1 people I used to enjoy listening to.
I saw comments on this site before the weekend saying things like "It will never be the same" and didn't really think anything of it.
But after listening to Nicki Lauda, Jackie Stewart, Martin Brundle and a host of others make ridiculous comments (all present in Bahrain due to the privilage of a Bernie pass) I am sensing I will never view these people the same way again.
Will carry on watching and going to F1 – have done for 20 years. Just very sad at some very stupid people who should have known better.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
@keithcollantine – I have to disagree with this whole "propaganda victory" thing. If anything, it was a propaganda defeat. Nobody believes that Bahrain was uniF1ed, except for the government. The sheer amount of media attention ultimately worked out in favour of the protesters. So I don't think Formula 1 was an accomplice to an oppressive regime. I think the sport aided and abetted a delusional fantasy.
@prisoner monkeys "So I don't think Formula 1 was an accomplice to an oppressive regime"
But that was the intention, and saying all's well that ends well – is at times simply not good enough. F1 went to Bahrain with every intention to support their friends, allies and contributors – the AL KHALIFA family.
The teams were gagged and threatened prior to the event and someone was killed.
But that was the intention
Was it? I don't recall anyone saying "We're going to race in Bahrain because we like what the al Khalifas are doing".
The teams were gagged and threatened prior to the event
Where is your proof of that?
@Prisoner Monkeys Was it? I don't recall anyone saying "We're going to race in Bahrain because we like what the al Khalifas are doing".
Twisting words doesn't work. The comment was made on your assertion, "I don't think Formula 1 was an accomplice to an oppressive regime". I suggest you review even in our liberal country how easy it is to become an accomplice.
For anyone who reads only a little about F1, it was known in February that Bahraini promoters intended to use the "uniF1ed – one nation in celebration" campaign. It is most unreasonable to believe the F1 authorities missed this.
Further, Todt when interviewed by the BBC said he saw no problem with the slogan, yet to the international media and observers (and anyone with half a brain) this association with F1 and "our nation" and where our nation is now at – "back on track" – is clearly intended to give the impression that F1's view is supportive of the ruling Bahraini regimes image they wish to portay. A nuified nation.
AN ACCOMPLICE BY ASSOICIATION I suggest.
But all of that – the slogan, everything – came from the Bahrainis. Not once did someone from the Formula 1 community actively throw support behind the al Khalifas. In fact, they all said that they went to Bahrain with the intention of racing, and that they did not consider the politics to be a part of it.
MagillaGorilla (@magillagorilla)
So you do agree, that they made this a political tool either way by agreeing to uniF1ed and the FOM boss saying we shouldn't have agreed to that and wanting to retract?
I mean I'd just like to know since you had a differing view on GTP
Solid piece, Keith.
Good to see you are not kowtowing to the spin machine, unlike the vast majority of alleged "journalists" covering F1.
Keith it is sad to see that you are obsessing yourself over this Bahrain issue. Everything came out pretty swell, against what you wrote. It even seems Bahraini people both oppressors and oppressed are in a better position after F1 passed through. Why don't you write about that? Even visit Bahrain and do some on the ground journalism?
Everything came out pretty swell, against what you wrote.
I wrote that Bahrain would use F1 for its political ends, and it did. I don't think that's a good thing, for the reasons explained above and in earlier articles.
As for "obsessing", as I've explained in earlier comments I think the degree of comment I've written on the issue has been proportional to the importance of the matter and relevant to events in Bahrain. It has had practically no effect on the amount of coverage elsewhere on the site.
Well yes someone has to do it. I just thought it would be refreshing to see a pro-F1 in Bahrain article which I have not found across the "internets."
Much has been written about the Bahrain GP, and it has become a real flashpoint on this site, with many well articulated views on the subject. Too many to read them all, really. Anyway, here is my (perhaps a bit simplistic) two cents worth. There are a lot of really bad things going on throughout the world. Some that get a lot of attention from the media, with the unrest in Bahrain being one of them, and so many more that aren't as well reported. Now for the simplistic part. If all the top shelf international sporting organizations were to decide not to travel to, or compete in, any country where there is unsavory activity taking place, they would pretty much have to stay at home. And to stay true to that value, they would probably have to cease competition in their homelands as well. Mine included. High level sport can be a great, if fleeting, respite from the woes of the real world. Was it right for F1 to go ahead in Bahrain? How about the golf tourney the week before? I'm gonna say yes.
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riding command over a beast eight times their own size?
Really, and I mean it, this book is gorgeous and contains a story that is both a kind of lived-in-comfortable as well as sparkling with an intelligence and verve we don't often see in books of this ilk.11The word "ilk" is only ever used pejoratively and I use it here to signal to the uninformed my general distaste for the fantasy narrative. It wasn't always the case that distrust was the starting point from which I approached any work of fantasy. When I was younger, I devoured the genre, mining it for gems and turkish delights. It, of course, turned rotten in my mouth—like day-old manna. Since then, I've soured on the stuff and have no problem saying: I don't like fantasy. Reserving the right, of course, to make exceptions for the Good Stuff. Lord of the Rings. Bone. Nausicaä. In any case, I don't have a whole lot of respect for fantasy (because it doesn't generally respect its readers) and so when I speak highly here of Ruth's work, you can be certain that I really do think highly of it. To the art, we find in Ruth a masterful, confident creator whose ink-and-wash combination (whether digitally or traditionally achieved) is a visual wonder. In some ways, the work resembles the real-world segments of The Nao of Brown, only with greater detail and less left to the work of Dillon's kind of sense for colour. While dynamic, Ruth's illustrations are firmly grounded in a realism that lends the book a gravity that a more cartoony artist would have to compensate for by using other techniques (probably relying too heavily on the writing and dialogue). By proposing realistic crickets and owls and trees and humans, Ruth raises the stakes of his story, allowing us to more easily imagine its events occurring in some suburban neighbourhood within twenty miles of where we sit while reading his book.
Also, as a side note: I am deeply deeply envious of Greg Ruth's abilities. If I were at all the type, I would very likely cry a little tonight after reflecting on the distance between my own talents and Ruth's.22Instead, I will merely cross my fingers that my winning personality will help make up for my lack.
The way Ruth unfolds his story is well-conceived. He bounces between the present and the early '60s by means of several tapes worth of rediscovered vintage recordings—tapes that hold a peculiar mythos in the town. Like many such fantasy stories, our entry point is a newcomer, someone unfamiliar with lore and legend—someone through whose eyes we might become gently acquainted to the weirdness in store. Through Nate, the newcomer, we encounter an earlier newcomer, Walt, child of the '60s.33Ruth uses the trick of the tape recorder's click to signal that we're now beginning or concluding our reading in the era from fifty years back, but before we might notice that's the overt narrative clue, we still get a sense of which era's which through the use of fashion. Walt and his father have a very Wonder years vibe about them. Nate pretty clearly dresses in the contemporary fashion. Because of this carefulness, we're never far from knowing where we are in the story's flashes, backward or forward. We see that strange things have been afoot and boiling to a head for a long time, decades at the least. And because the rate of a newcomer's apprehension of the world he's entered might be a bit slow, we're also given Tabitha, the townie who's been on the trail for years and has a pretty stock of files on the case already. The combination of the three characters and their specialties allows Ruth to reveal tale, trials, and consequences at essentially the perfect rate.
All three of the principal child characters are written well and Ruth builds enough meat on their psychological bones that none of their decisions come out of left field or are even at all unpredictable. Even better, for any inadequacies Ruth has built into their characters, each of the three is likable enough that we can pretty easily empathize with their plights. I enjoyed watching them sound out their place in a world whose seams are unstitching at too quick a rate.
He found my hand
Though it's not clear within The Lost Boy and the story comes to a satisfactory (though open-ended) conclusion, Ruth has planned this as a trilogy. Which is heart-warming, actually. That he'll have the opportunity to expand his mythology and throw his characters into more trials and woes is fantastic news. I was looking for another Bone and while this really isn't very much like Bone at all, it very much is a delightful fantasy adventure probably aimed at kids but best appreciated by those of us with true grit.
And we are chock full of that, man.

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Fleeing in hope of a welcome
It is an increasingly contradictory and dramatic situation that thousands of Afghans are experiencing, inside and outside their country.
On Tuesday, 24 August, the Taliban blocked access to Kabul International Airport for everyone except foreigners. A decision that, for many Afghans, means the end of their hope of being able to leave the country.
Faced with a situation that is becoming more tense by the day, Western governments are still struggling to develop a common plan to provide assistance to refugees and to engage in dialogue with the new Taliban regime. Moreover, the United States has confirmed its withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31.
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Apostles Creed: I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. Under Pontius Pilate, He was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Our Father who is in heaven, Holy be Your Name. Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Do not lead us into the test, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
"O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who are in most need of your mercy."
Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you do we cry poor banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, O most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus. O' Clement! O' Loving! O' Sweet Virgin Mary! Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.
O' God, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life. Grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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Let us pray. Grant, we beg you, O Lord God, that we your servants, may enjoy lasting health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enter into the joy of eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.


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Lue Edith "Edie" Smith, 94, of Independence, KS passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Medicalodges of Independence, KS.
Graveside services will be 1:00pm, Monday, October 8, 2018 at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence. Visitation will be Sunday, October 7, 2018 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Potts Chapel. The family will receive friends during this time.
Lue Edith Smith was born July 14, 1924 in Yellville, AR. She was the daughter of Joseph and Birdie (Sanders) Keeter. Edie attended school in Yellville, graduating from Yellville High School. On February 29, 1939, Edie was united in marriage to Guy Carter in Eloi, AZ. They made their home in upper New York and Southern California. Guy passed away in 1972. She then married Darrell Smith in 1974, before moving to Independence, KS. in 1996.
Edie was Vice President of Southern California Motion Picture Council for several years. She also worked as an inspector of care homes while living in California. Edie also appeared in the movie AMOS with Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Montgomery and Pat Morita. She loved working with the movie stars and with her job on the council. Edie liked to cook, entertain family and friends, travel and enjoyed playing slot machines. Edie loved to shop and spend time with her loving family especially her grandchildren.
Edie is survived by her daughter Judy Gaylyne Taylor and husband Michael of Independence, KS., son Kenneth J Carter and wife Janice of Ventura, CA., 6 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.


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Armstrong powers Sharks past Devils, 6-1
Wednesday's AHL Boxscores
WORCESTER 6, LOWELL 1
Riley Armstrong tallied a career-high three points (2-1-3) as Worcester posted a 6-1 win over Lowell on Wednesday at Tsongas Arena.
Mike Iggulden and Devin Setoguchi each had a goal and a helper for the Sharks, who set a season high with the six goals. With the win, Worcester moved within four points of the Atlantic Division's final playoff spot.
Iggulden gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead just 2:30 into the game with his team-leading 18th goal of the season. It snapped the 2008 AHL All-Star's season-high six-game point-scoring drought.
Lowell's Stephen Gionta tallied the equalizer just 2:16 later, but Worcester scored five unanswered goals over the rest of the game.
T.J. Fox and Brad Staubitz added markers for the Sharks. Defensemen Patrick Traverse and Dennis Packard contributed a pair of assists apiece and were a combined plus-7 on the night.
Sharks goaltender Dimitri Patzold earned the win with 23 saves on 24 shots.
The Devils extended their winless skid to 10 games (0-7-2-1) and fell to 0-4-1-2 in their last seven home games.
HARTFORD 3, MANCHESTER 1
Jordan Owens netted the game-winner and added an assist to lead Hartford past Manchester, 3-1, at the XL Center.
Mike Ouellette and Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau also scored for Hartford, with Parenteau's goal going into an empty net.
Wolf Pack goaltender Al Montoya secured the win with 22 saves, helping Hartford improve to 5-0-2-1 in their last eight games.
Matt Ryan scored for the Monarchs, who are 0-3-1-0 against Hartford since winning the teams' first two meetings this season.
PORTLAND 4, HERSHEY 3
Portland scored three goals in an 11:04 span in the third period, turning a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 road win over Hershey before a stunned sellout crowd of 10,778 at Giant Center.
The comeback spoiled the second hat trick in the past month by Bears rookie Andrew Gordon, whose third goal gave him 10 for the season.
With their club down 3-1, Brett Festerling and Tyler Bouck scored third-period goals to tie the contest, and Petteri Wirtanen tallied the game-winner with 4:02 to play.
The turnaround made a winner of Portland goaltender J.P. Levasseur, who stopped 24 of 27 shots.
The Pirates remained two points behind Hartford for second place in the Atlantic Division.
BINGHAMTON 4, PHILADELPHIA 2
Four different skaters netted goals as Binghamton doubled up visiting Philadelphia, 4-2, at the Broome County Arena.
Niko Dimitrakos posted a goal and an assist for the Senators, and Josh Hennessy tallied the game-winning goal three minutes into the second period.
Matt Carkner and Alexander Nikulin also lit the lamp, and goaltender Jeff Glass matched a personal season high with 41 saves in net.
The Senators moved within two points of Hershey and Albany, who are currently deadlocked for the East Division's final two playoff spots.
2008 AHL All-Star defenseman Alexandre Picard had a goal and an assist in the losing effort for Philadelphia.
PROVIDENCE 3, MILWAUKEE 2
Jeff Hoggan posted a game-high three points (1-2-3) as Providence posted another come-from-behind victory, this time by a 3-2 final over visiting Milwaukee at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
Bruins forward T.J. Trevelyan broke a 2-2 tie with his 14th goal of the season at 9:00 of the third period.
Hoggan scored in the first period and Sean Curry posted a second-period goal. All three Providence markers came on the power play, as they finished 3-for-4 in the game.
The Admirals held 1-0 and 2-1 leads in the first period on goals by defenseman Bryan Schmidt and forward Andreas Thuresson.
SYRACUSE 3, ROCHESTER 1
A pair of second period goals were enough as Syracuse went on to a 3-1 road win over Rochester at the Blue Cross Arena.
Crunch center Derek MacKenzie scored just 27 seconds into the middle stanza, and defenseman David Cullen, who played for Rochester from 2003-06, followed with his first goal in a Syracuse uniform at 11:09.
Rochester's Drew Larman pulled his club within a goal at 12:39 of the third period, but Steven Goertzen potted an empty netter for the Crunch at 18:22.
Syracuse goaltender Dan LaCosta picked up the win with 23 saves on 24 shots.
The Americans failed in their attempt to win consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 23-30.
NORFOLK 3, WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 2 (SO)
Junior Lessard and Kyle Wanvig tallied shootout goals to give surging Norfolk a 3-2 win over visiting Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at the Scope.
Goaltender Marc Denis denied all four shootout attempts and made 26 saves in regulation and overtime for the Admirals, who have won three straight and are 5-0-1-1 in their last seven games.
Norfolk overcame a 2-0 deficit to force overtime. Karl Stewart scored in the second period, and Lessard tallied the equalizer 2:21 into the third.
Paul Szczechura picked up the lone assist on Lessard's goal, extending the rookie's scoring streak to nine games (6-7-13) since joining the Admirals.
Penguins leading scorer Tim Brent netted a goal in regulation along with Tim Wallace.
HAMILTON 2, LAKE ERIE 1 (OT)
2008 AHL All-Star Corey Locke broke a 1-1 deadlock at 4:27 of overtime to propel Hamilton past visiting Lake Erie by a 2-1 final at Copps Coliseum.
Locke's first overtime goal of the season was assisted by Marvin Degon and Daniel Corso.
Both regulation goals were scored in the first period. Lake Erie's Philippe Dupuis lit the lamp just 54 seconds after the opening faceoff, but Eric Manlow responded for the Bulldogs at 11:08.
Hamilton goaltender Jaroslav Halak earned the win with 31 saves in his first appearance for the Bulldogs since Jan. 5.
SAN ANTONIO 4, TORONTO 2
Nate DiCasmirro's goal at 6:25 of the third period snapped a 2-2 tie and sent San Antonio on its way to a 4-2 victory over host Toronto at Ricoh Coliseum.
David Spina, Cam Paddock, and Chris Durno also scored for the Rampage, with Durno's going into an empty net with eight seconds to play.
San Antonio goaltender David LeNeveu picked up the win with 28 saves, helping the Rampage improve to 6-1-1-0 on a season-high 14-game road swing.
Chris Harrington and David Ling notched goals for the Marlies, who have lost two straight games.
HOUSTON 3, QUAD CITY 2 (SO)
Houston went 3-for-4 in the shootout to post a 3-2 road victory over Quad City at the I Wireless Center.
Morten Madsen scored in both regulation and the shootout for the Aeros, and defenseman John Scott tallied his first goal of the season and the second of his two-year AHL career.
Benoit Pouliot and Marco Rosa also lit the lamp in the shootout for Houston.
Aeros goaltender Nolan Schaefer made 28 saves through regulation and overtime, and he stopped three of five in the shootout.
Houston moved into sole possession of fifth place in the West Division, a potential playoff position as a crossover to the North Division.
2008 AHL All-Star defenseman Adam Pardy scored in regulation for the Flames, along with Carsen Germyn. Both markers came on the power play.
AHL Quick Hits: Bears, Pirates meet up in Hershey
Szczechura gains confidence with new team


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FLOOR are back. The trio formed in 1992 achieved legendary status with only one full-length, their self-titled debut album "Floor" (2002) and despite splitting two years later. Their first line-up consisted of guitarist and vocalist Steve Brooks, Anthony Vialon on guitar and bass, and drummer Betty Monteavaro. The latter was replaced by Jeff Sousa in 1993, while Brooks and Vialon dropped the bass in favour of two low-tuned guitars. This line-up released several cult vinyl 7″ EPs until a first break-up in 1996. The guitarists returned with Henry Wilson on drums for one show in 1997. Following hard on the heels of KYUSS, FLOOR are brothers in spirit to the desert rock feeling of shimmering heat, the pound and stomp of heavy engines, and a burning taste of diesel in the air. After breaking up again, Steve Brooks moved on and formed TORCHE with massive success. Yet the guitarist and singer still agreed to a reunion tour in 2010 to celebrate the release of "Below & Beyond", which encompassed the trio's complete material until that point in an 8-CD/10-LP box set. Heavily enjoying the experience and further fuelled by the exponentially grown following during their hiatus, FLOOR decided to record a new album. Now "Oblation" picks up where "Floor" left off more than ten years ago. Adding a dose of doom and a dash of drone, the new album crushes with a powerful production. CONVERGE guitarist Kurt Ballou mixed the album at GodCity Studios (TORCHE, KVELERTAK, HIGH ON FIRE) and the mastering was done by Alan Douches (BARONESS, BLACK TUSK, MOTÖRHEAD). Lean back, crank up and sacrifice to the gods of stoner rock with this mighty "Oblation".
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Queen Elizabeth's royal life is certainly as glamorous as we could ever dream, yet she appears to be quite the creature of habit. A sophisticated head-to-toe matching ensemble and pearls have been her go-to look for as long as we can remember, and we just learned that she sticks to tried-and-true favorites when it comes to beauty, as well. For example, she always relies on sheer pink for her nails. Her simple-yet-elegant aesthetic isn't the result of a customized nail polish fit for royalty, but rather a shade that could be pulled from our very own stash.
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Q: where to find Linux version sys/queue.h header file? sys/queue.h first appeared in 4.4BSD. Linux has included it in its distribution, but the version seems not up-to-date.
FreeBSD version implements singly-linked lists, singly-linked tail queues, lists and tail queues. Linux version implements lists, tail queues, and circular queues.
I installed libbsd-dev package in my Ubuntu PC and then found BSD version's sys/queue.h in /usr/include/bsd/sys/queue.h.
My questions:

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*Where can I find the Linux version of this header file?

*What's the main difference between these two implementations? Is Linux version just a out-dated version of BSD's ?

A: They share the same ancestry, but it looks like any development that have been done in them diverged a long time ago.
If you want to use it in your project your best bet is to just copy the one you like the most into your project and use that. Don't depend on the system providing it for you. It's just a header file with a bunch of macros and doesn't need a library or any dependencies to work and as such isn't operating system specific at all. I usually take the one from OpenBSD for my projects.

A: Looks like Linux's version is seriously outdated. CIRCLEQ is (rather strongly) deprecated in BSDs since 2001, and it even got removed from the documentation, even if the implementation is still in queue.h. We are supposed to use TAILQ, which offers the same functionality with better performance/less problems/saner implementation.
Meanwhile, in Linux it's still even documented, but you can find changes in kconfig migrating from CIRCLEQ to TAILQ citing the BSD deprecation.
The concrete problem in CIRCLEQ seems to be that it uses a specific head, different to a list node, but which is anyway linked as a node; so the head pointer has to be kept around and checked at every node access to see if the node turns out to be the head. So there are 2 problems: the checks at every access, and the need to keep the head pointer at hand, taking registers or cache.

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This data briefing summarises the main findings from the 2004-05 Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services (AODTS) NMDS data for the NT. Throughout this briefing, data from the NT are presented along with 2004-05 national AODTS-NMDS data. Highlights include: 18 government-funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies provided 2,426 'closed treatment episodes'; one-third (33%) of closed treatment episodes were for clients aged 30-39 years and one-quarter (25%) were for clients aged 40-49 years; and male clients accounted for two-thirds (66%) of all closed treatment episodes.