Monday, October 31, 2011

Bahrain royal family's propaganda

"Along with its brutal security crackdown against pro-democracy protesters, the regime in Bahrain has launched a (mis) information offensive to defend its position. This has involved:
But maybe none of the above compare to its latest exploit.
On October 12, Bahrain's state-run TV station broadcast a special program, aimed at discrediting the opposition, hosted by pro-regime columnist Sawsan Al-Shaer. One of the segments shows a number of supposed encounters between a BTV reporter and anti-government protesters (watch the segment below):" (thanks Laleh)