Re: 'Ali's speech upon the death of Abu Bakr (ra)
^ I don't think you caught the drift there Ibn Sadique. Neither Abu Bakr or Umar were important enough to be spoken about by the Imams (as). It was in the interest of some of the rulers of the different times who were more interested in the two as it justified their own unjust rule. These Ummawi and Abbasi rulers knew very well who the true right of Islamic leadership actually belonged to but put forward such questions to the Aaema (as) in order to use the answers to their advantage. Similarly, some nawasib still try to pick a portion or two of a riwayat from a Shia book and then try to use them to their advantage. Ironic how the mentality never changes.