> The State Department has called for Mr. Rajab’s release; instead, he is likely to be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. If so, it will be another demonstr

> The State Department has called for Mr. Rajab’s release; instead, he is likely to be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. If so, it will be another demonstration of how the Obama administration has failed to defend U.S. values even in cases where — as in Bahrain — it wields extraordinary leverage. I don't even know why they keep saying "U.S. values" - USA doesn't have values (no nation does) - it has policies and those policies are self-serving/pragmatic and change as per geopolitical needs. U.S. values are no more than Hollywood's populist marketing scheme. Countries basically use those "values" as shields/excuses when needed and set them aside whenever it is required/convenient to do so.