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23 January, 2011 — creative-i.info

Dictatorship for Dummies, Tunisia edition
Washington Post
William J. Dobson William J. Dobson explains what dictators around the world might learn from Tunisia. The world cheered as it watched Tunisians,…
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/23/AR2011012300267.html

Did tweeting topple Tunisia?
Los Angeles Times
Now that the dust has settled, it’s clearer that Tunisia’s upheaval, like all revolutions, arose from local circumstances. By Doyle McManus When Tunisia’s …
www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-tunisia-twitter-20110123,0,3821618.column

Yemen arrests activist in pro-Tunisia revolt demos
AFP
SANAA — Yemeni police have arrested a female press freedom activist known
to have been involved in pro-Tunisia revolt protests, rights activists, …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h8dejuXa0lroURPPhNWXqJ0zh5WQ?docId=CNG.0974f2ca1c91adea909b6017dc4d554e.801

Tunisia, Martin Luther King, and Main Street
Santa Barbara Independent
By John Luca My heart goes out to the family and friends of Mohamed
Bouazizi, the 26-year-old fruit vendor who set himself on fire in Tunisia
and set off a …
www.independent.com/news/2011/jan/23/tunisia-martin-luther-king-and-main-street/

Anti-government protesters take to the streets in Algeria, Yemen and Tunisia
Globe and Mail
Thousands of people rallied in Tunisia today as the prime minister said he
would resign only once the first democratic vote since independence has
been held …
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/anti-government-protesters-take-to-the-streets-in-algeria-yemen-and-tunisia/article1880019/

Egyptians should copy Tunisian revolt: ElBaradei
AFP
BERLIN — Opponents of Egypt’s long-running regime should be able to
follow the lead set by the toppling of Tunisia’s veteran president, leading
opposition …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5joGJ9JWnttO1zBMsqU8wJqD2qscA?docId=CNG.7ffd4f2e62ccb3576e8e09bd39028670.721

Analysts downplay fears of Tunisia political contagion
Financial Times
The preconditions for the Tunisian uprising appear to be replicated across
the Maghreb and Levant: high unemployment among a youthful, well-educated
…
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/97994a38-26c6-11e0-80d7-00144feab49a.html

Saudi Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire
Voice of America
The incident could be the first case of self-immolation in the kingdom
since a similar incident in Tunisia sparked an anti-government uprising.
…
www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Saudi-Man-Dies-After-Setting-Himself-on-Fire—114422664.html

Albanian PM slams ‘Tunisia-style’ revolt, calls counter demo
AFP
TIRANA — Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha on Saturday slammed the
opposition for a “Tunisia-style” revolt and called for counter
demonstrations as …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g5MMvHdfVDTwYCaT2KCZ22BDhcLg?docId=CNG.7ffd4f2e62ccb3576e8e09bd39028670.c51

Tunisia’s future hangs on electoral reform
The Guardian
All eyes are now on the composition of Tunisia’s new transitional
government. Its primary purpose is to prepare for democratic elections so
that Tunisians …
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jan/22/tunisia-electoral-reform-elections-democracy

Tunisia’s central bank insists gold stocks unchanged
Tehran Times
TUNIS (AFP) – Tunisia’s central bank denied again Friday that the ousted
president and his wife fled last week with 1.5 tons of gold, after an
industry …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=234604

Tunisia’s soft, durum wheat reserves enough til July
Reuters Africa
TUNIS Jan 22 (Reuters ) – Tunisia’s soft wheat and durum wheat will last
until July 5, the start of the wheat harvest, the official TAP news agency
said on …
af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFJOE70M00N20110123

Wife of Tunisian president fled country with 1.5 tonnes of gold
The Citizen Daily
The wife of Tunisia’s ousted president picked up some choice items before
fleeing the country: 1.5 tonnes of gold bars worth $56 million (about
Sh78.4 …
thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/7539-wife-of-tunisian-president-fled-country-with-15-tonnes-of-gold

Victim tells of ordeal in Tunisia’s jails
The Guardian
When the guards came to release Adem Boukadida with 20 other men from the
white-walled compound of Tunisia’s Mornghouia prison, just outside the
capital, …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/23/tunisia-long-task-of-healing

A San Diegan longs for Tunisia, and its new promise
San Diego Union Tribune
By Wafa Ben Hassine Tucked away in between Libya and Algeria, Tunisia is a
small country, home to a people who have seen empires come and go, each
leaving …
www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/23/a-san-diegan-longs-for-tunisia-and-its-new-promise/

Arab League chief says Tunisia is dire warning
TMCnet
By AP , CAIRO (AP) — The secretary general of the Arab League on
Wednesday linked the upheaval in Tunisia to deteriorating economic
conditions throughout …
topnews360.tmcnet.com/topics/associated-press/articles/2011/01/22/137214-arab-league-chief-says-tunisia-dire-warning.htm

Tunisia’s Police: Old Symbols of Oppression Join the Revolution
TIME
(See how the US can benefit from Tunisia’s revolution.) In the distance,
further down the elegant avenue full of French-style cafes that spill out
onto the …
www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2043966,00.html

$ 703 million – Tunisia to pay off debts on time
Global Arab Network – English News
Mr. Mustapha Kamel Nabli, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT)
said in a news conference held on Friday in Tunis that this reimbursement
will be …
www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/201101228727/Economics/703-million-tunisia-to-pay-off-debts-on-time.html

Thousands Protests Over Economy in Jordan
ikhwanWeb.com
Jordan witnessed thousands of demonstrators spurred on by the popular
uprising in Tunisia, urging the government to step down. On Friday, Jordan
witnessed …
www.ikhwanweb.com/article.php?id=27901

Tunisia police joint anti-government protests
Al Jazeera
Tunisian police are out in the streets, but this time it’s not to break up
the crowd but to join in the anti-government protest. Accused of using
excessive …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XT83Ct9-jo
Holiday firms cash in with cut-price deals to lawless Tunisia
Mirror.co.uk
And holiday firms are happy to oblige, with a series of half-price deals
to… riot-torn Tunisia. The north African state may be gripped by
revolution, …
www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/01/23/holiday-firms-cash-in-with-cut-price-deals-to-lawless-tunisia-115875-22868432/

TUNISIA: HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS IN TUNIS
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
(AGI) Tunis – Over 1000 people left their agricultural district and reached
Tunis to protest against the provisional government. …
www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/201101230829-cro-ren1011-tunisia_hundreds_of_protesters_in_tunis

Tunisia gets rid of censorship
The Voice of Russia
After decades of tight censorship of books, television, newspapers and the
internet, Tunisian customs authorities will no longer demand censors’
clearance …
english.ruvr.ru/2011/01/23/40825346.html

Tunisia’s ex-president’s homes looted
Al Jazeera
After Tunisia’s former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family
members fled the country, looters ransacked many of the villas they owned
in Tunis, …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAg-vhb0iIY

Walesa says Internet will let Belarus follow Tunisia
Charter 97
Belarussians will use new technologies to follow the Tunisian example and
oust Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, anti-communist veteran Lech
Walesa …
www.charter97.org/en/news/2011/1/22/35445/

The Middle East Channel: The post-Tunisia world
Foreign Policy
The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks prompted a radical rethinking inside the
administration of President George W. Bush about the purposes of American
foreign …
mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/01/22/the_post_tunisia_world

Where will these dreams and demands take Tunisia?
The National
Tunisia is on my mind. Events unfolding there have been both dramatic and
inspiring, and are dominating discussions across the Arab world. …
www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/where-will-these-dreams-and-demands-take-tunisia

US-INTERNATIONAL Summary
GlobalPost
TUNIS (Reuters) – Protesters who overthrew Tunisia’s president took to the
streets again on Saturday to accuse his lieutenants of clinging to power
and to …
www.globalpost.com/breaking-news/global/us-international-summary-556

Tunisian state commissions independent: official
People’s Daily Online
Leaders of the three state commissions of Tunisia told a press conference
Saturday they are not ministers and their commissions are independent that
work …
english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/7269587.html

Yemen Follows Tunisia’s Lead: Thousands Demand Ouster Of President …
By The Huffington Post News Editors
ADEN, Yemen — Drawing inspiration from the revolt in Tunisia,
thousands of Yemenis fed up with their president’s 32-year rule demanded
his ouster Saturday in a noisy demonstration that appeared to be the first
large-scale public …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/23/yemen-demands-president-ousted_n_812687.html

Dr Roy’s Thoughts: Trouble in Tunisia
By noreply@blogger.com (Roy Eappen)
Now that Tunisia is in the news it helps to expose what I questioned about
Maher Arar and why he and his Palestinian wife fled canada to live there
with relatives linked to the Muslim Brotherhood of Palestine. …
torydrroy.blogspot.com/2011/01/trouble-in-tunisia.html

Islamic parties emerging in Tunisia but playing limited role – CNN …
By The Editors
Okalian. wow your IQ is definitely below room temperature :). January 22,
2011 at 11:40 pm | Report abuse | Reply. Z. Nothing to do with Tunisia, but
you’re still wrong. January 23, 2011 at 1:33 am | Report abuse | Reply …
religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/22/islamic-parties-emerging-in-tunisia-but-playing-limited-role/

Israel Matzav: ‘Palestinian Authority’ blocks Tunisia rally
By Carl in Jerusalem
Both the ‘Palestinians’ and the ‘Palestinian Authority’ understand the
implications of what happened in Tunisia last week. Contrary to the claims
of many pundits that the uprising in Tunisia means that the ‘Palestinians’
are going to …
israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2011/01/palestinian-authority-blocks-tunisia.html

James Zogby: Reflections on Tunisia
By James Zogby
Tunisia has captured attention, generated excitement and is an inspiration
to Arabs. Of course, there is a difference between being inspired by a
performance and repeating that performance.
www.huffingtonpost.com/james-zogby/reflections-on-tunisia_b_812550.html

Students to form Hezbollah as Tunisia slips into sharia state …
By creeping
I vote we get a group up, go to Tunisia and run these savage coward
bastards out of there sending them “the” message. Anywhere you try this
we will run your sorry sand flea butts out. This is the only thing they
understand. …
creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2011/01/22/students-to-form-hezbollah-as-tunisia-slips-into-sharia-state/

Pictures of uprising in Tunisia – Holy Kaw!
Pictures of uprising in Tunisia. Posted Jan 22nd, 2011 at 4:01 PM and seen.
times. Check out The Big Picture’s photo essay about the uprising in
Tunisia. #2 is very disturbing. #40—what a great photo. Full story at The
Big Picture. …
holykaw.alltop.com/pictures-of-uprising-in-tunisia

“A BOMBASTIC ELEMENT”: Tunisia: Bouazizi, Sidi Bouzid, Social …
By bunmi
If you go back to Egypt in 2004 and 2005, you had many of the same things
you saw in Tunisia. You had activists who are using blogs, forums and
various kinds of internet sites, including facebook, and you had AlJazeera
and various other …
bombasticelements.blogspot.com/2011/01/tunisia-bouazizi-sidi-bouzid-social.html

Jordan Is Not Tunisia: Understanding The Status Quo at The Black …
By Nas
In the past few weeks there has been general, although somewhat minor,
discussion as to whether Jordan is next on the revolutionary list of the
Arab world, following in Tunisia’s footsteps. Much of that discussion has
been generated by …
www.black-iris.com/2011/01/23/jordan-is-not-tunisia-understanding-the-status-quo/

United States Has a Choice in Tunisia | Dissident Voice
By Nicola Nasser
The ongoing Tunisian Intifada (uprising) cannot yet quite be termed a
revolution ; Tunisians are still revolting, aspiring for bread and freedom.
This Intifada.
dissidentvoice.org/2011/01/united-states-has-a-choice-in-tunisia/

Tunisia’s Revolutionary Blogger And Freedom Fighter: Lina Ben …
By Mark Perry
This morning I heard about Yoani’s counterpart in Tunisia – 22-year old
Lina Ben Mhenni (pictured above), who blogs at “A Tunisian Girl,” and
who was featured on NPR this morning. In an interview, Lina discusses how
Facebook, …
www.dailymarkets.com/economy/2011/01/22/tunisias-revolutionary-blogger-and-freedom-fighter-lina-ben-mhenni-a-tunisian-girl/

Marchers add to Tunisia pressure | Stock Market News – Business …
By Editor – BBC News
Protesters have not been satisfied by the prime minister’s pledge to quit
after elections A protest march against Tunisia’s interim government has
reached the capital, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Mohamed
Ghannouchi.
www.rocketnews.com/2011/01/marchers-add-to-tunisia-pressure/

All eyes on Tunisia “ Workers Party (NZ)
By Alastair Reith
A working class revolt has broken out in Tunisia. Trade unions,
professional organisations and millions of poor and oppressed people have
faced off with the armed thugs of dictator Ben Ali, and after weeks of
protests, …
workersparty.org.nz/2011/01/23/all-eyes-on-tunisia/

Clinton urges swift reforms amid Tunisia upheaval | The Daily …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wants
Tunisia’s new leadership to enact speedy economic and political changes
after the North.
dailycaller.com/2011/01/22/clinton-urges-swift-reforms-amid-tunisia-upheaval/

The New Media Journal | Tunisia’s Islamist Leader Rejects Hardline …
The scene in Tunisia is one of chaos, as the new prime minister has vowed
to leave office after elections, the Ennahda Islamist group is on the
rebound and security forces join protesters in calls for cabinet member
resignations. …
www.newmediajournal.us/international/01222011.htm

In Tunisia, a new era emerges as longtime leader departs – CNN.com
A startling power shift in restive Tunisia inched forward Saturday as the
country’s parliament speaker assumed the interim presidency and the
country’s …
edition.cnn.es/2011/WORLD/africa/01/15/tunisia.protests/index.html

Tunisia Rising | The Nation
A perfect example is Tunisia. Just three summers ago, Christopher Hitchens
delivered a 2000-word ode to the North African nation in Vanity Fair, …
www.thenation.com/article/157897/tunisia-rising

Tunisia’s Islamists eye place in politics – World news – Mideast/N …
For decades, Tunisians espousing political Islam were banned, jailed and
forced underground. Now they are seeking a place in government.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41180929/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa

Tunisia’s WikiLeaks revolution — RT
As Tunisia in turmoil after President Zein al-Abidine Ben Ali fled the
country, Western media suggest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange might have
pulled the …
rt.com/politics/wikileaks-release-revolution-tunisia/

Revolution in Tunisia: photo gallery – Boing Boing
Tunisian President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali declared a state of emergency on
Friday and warned that protesters would be shot in an increasingly frantic
…
boingboing.net/2011/01/14/a-revolution-in-tuni.html

Protests Drive Out Tunisia’s Dictator, But What’s Left Behind is …
President Ben Ali has fled in the face of a popular uprising, but his
regime remains intact and seeking to reinvent itself, while protests show
no sign of …
www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2042697,00.html