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Day One: Tunis
Mon, 03/14/2011 - 16:00
We arrived in Tunisia yesterday evening – the place where it all started. It’s hard to imagine that the popular revolutions sweeping across the Arab world began with one Tunisian man and his modest fruit stand.
But driving in from the airport, you see signs that this country’s revolution is still fresh – military tanks and soldiers on the streets, barbed wire surrounding the central police station across from our hotel.
Libya: Is there a place for military intervention?
Wed, 03/02/2011 - 16:30
With all the turmoil in the Middle East over the past few weeks, we've
been more or less glued to Al Jazeera watching regimes fall. The regime
in danger this week is, of course, that of Muammar al-Qaddafi in Libya.
Qaddafi came to power in 1972, overthrowing King Idriss while the King was out of the country for medical care. For almost 40 years, he has shown himself to be ruthless and murderous. He is also quite mentally unstable.
Qaddafi came to power in 1972, overthrowing King Idriss while the King was out of the country for medical care. For almost 40 years, he has shown himself to be ruthless and murderous. He is also quite mentally unstable.
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