The government of Bahrain has been conducting a systematic attack on doctors and other medical personnel, ostensibly because of the care they provide to protesters attacked and maimed by government forces. The United States, which has been quite clear in its criticism of repression in Syria, should now make it clear where it stands with regard to human rights abuses in Bahrain.
The Bahrain regime started its last round of repression following protests Feb. 15, and hasn't stopped since. As of the middle of April, more than 400 people had been arrested. Twenty-seven political opponents and protesters are reported dead and dozens are missing.
On March 16 the government imposed a state of emergency. Its security forces, backed by troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, cleared protesters from Pearl Square in Manama, the kingdom's capital.