Bahrain King Hamad, Shiite protestors and Saudi interventionnote

King Hamad of Bahrain is said to prefer containing the situation in Bahrain instead of using force against Shiite protesters, while Shiite protesters are said to prefer achieving their demands instead of seeing a Saudi intervention in the country. The following 490-word report sheds more light on the situation and tells what about the position within the ruling Al-Khalifa family and what about the position on the Shiite side. It also tells what about the Saudi reaction.