So, this is what resulted from the meetings of the heads of government Khalifa bin Salman and his brother’s grandson Salman bin Hamad. After weeks of announced public discontent due to government and private sector policies marginalizing Bahrainis and favoring foreigners in employment, the government announced cold and redundant steps to confront this discontent

Re-reading history makes one think that the opposition’s meeting with the King on May 19, 2004 would have led to a turning point.