US Diplomat: Bahrain 'Undermining' Reform Talks With Expulsion Threat

A U.S. diplomat who was ordered to leave Bahrain this week says the country's Sunni leadership is using him to undermine reconciliation with the Shiite opposition. The Bahraini government Monday accused visiting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Tom Malinowski of interfering in internal affairs and called for his immediate departure after he met with opposition members, who have been advocating reform since a 2011 uprising. On Tuesday, Malinowski...

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