Satellite Imagery: Update on Protests in Bahrain's Pearl Square

STRATFOR has obtained satellite imagery depicting Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain, at midday Feb. 22. The imagery, which shows few actual demonstrators, sharply contrasts with images from later in the day, when tens of thousands of protesters converged on the square. This suggests protesters are going about their daily business, then turning out to protest in the evenings. It thus remains to be seen whether protesters are committed enough to their cause to continue demonstrating in the face of another security crackdown like the one Feb. 17.