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As members of Congress consider the $53 million arms sale to enable Bahrain to defend itself from outside threats in a region in which Iran is seeking to increase its influence, it is important to look at last week’s report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI). That report of almost 500 pages  provided details of many things except in one area: the machinations of Iran during the February and March protests that rocked Bahrain.

No evidence was presented to the Commission to prove that Iran had a deliberate role in the protests, the BICI said. Thus, being objective as demanded by its charter, the BICI could not conclude any direct role.

By the time the first reports were made, the uncertain conclusion had morphed into NO role by Iran and that was the lead in most news accounts the day after the report was issued.

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