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Suleiman, who before he was vice president, when as you said he was a man of the catacombs, when he was head of these intelligence units, he was the guy you could have dinner with and he wore polished suits. >> you have covered power, abuse of power in many places. its not very difficult for the king of bahrain to charm american diplomats and american generals. the question is, the relations between the family with this conquest ethos they brought with them two centuries ago. you think they woul...

Between the family with this conquest ethos they brought with them two centuries ago. you think they would make their home in bahrain, they still arent. they still view themselves as a conquering dynasty. >> ben, amazing pictures from tahrir square today filled with protesters, people celebrating one week since the revolution. also wants to send a message to the military to uphold their demands in egypt, correct? >> reporter: thats correct. what we heard was people are celebrating. there really ...

Conquest ethos they brought with them two centuries ago. you think they would make their home in bahrain, they still arent. they still view themselves as a conquering dynasty. >> ben, amazing pictures from tahrir square today filled with protesters, people celebrating one week since the revolution. also wants to send a message to the military to uphold their demands in egypt, correct? >> reporter: thats correct. what we heard was people are celebrating. there really is this feeling of joy. its a...

Here is the way hes described in the wikileaks documents by american diplomats. personable and engaging. the man who runs the national security in bahrain is frank and likable. they are likable to the american diplomats. theyre not likable to the people being bloodied in the streets. so we are there in bahrain and what happens in bahrain is very important for americas honor, americas reputation and for the way our strategy in the gulf is built and secured. >> those are the same words we heard to...