Thousands of protesters took over a main square in Bahrain's capital Tuesday — carting in tents and raising banners — in a bold attempt to copy Egypt's uprising and force high-level changes in one of Washington's key allies in the Gulf.
The move by demonstrators capped two days of clashes across the tiny island kingdom that left at least two people dead, parliament in limbo by an opposition boycott and the king making a rare address on national television to offer condolences for the bloodshed.
This take-over-the-square tactic or the "Tahir Tactic" seems to be pretty successful for the most part. Just form up a large group of people and squat in a large square and you might have a chance to overthrow a dictatorial regime that has been in power for decades. My next suggestion is for Iran's Green Movement to take over a square in Tehran and see if they can get the Mullahs to budge.
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