The New Dark Age

28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info

The long shadow of Tunisia’s corrupt regime
Globe and Mail
At one time a senior bureaucrat in Tunisia’s post office and a member of the ruling party, Mr. Kammoun also had a family line that plied the Mediterranean …
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-long-shadow-of-tunisias-corrupt-regime/article1885883/

Arab world unrest has Jordan’s king under pressure
The Associated Press
After two weeks of widespread protests inspired by the revolt that overthrew Tunisia’s autocratic president, Abdullah has promised reforms in meetings with …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ihO4xaxRn_2SU-croIKW21y4pHIg?docId=d0586c45c1f14f4c9865fa2affc8b998

An Arab future for the taking
Washington Post
The unrest that toppled a government in Tunisia has spread across the
region, with big street demonstrations in Egypt, Jordan and Yemen. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/27/AR2011012707471.html

Inspired by protests in Tunisia and Egypt
Washington Times
By Ashish Kumar Sen Protests for democratic reforms spread Thursday from
Tunisia and Egypt to Yemen, where thousands of people gathered in the
capital, …
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/27/yemenis-take-to-streets-to-demand-rulers-ouster/

UN Human Rights Mission Begins in Tunisia
Voice of America
A team of top-level specialists from the UN Human Rights Office starts a
week-long assessment of the human-rights situation and priorities in
Tunisia. …
www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/UN-Human-Rights-Mission-Begins-In-Tunisia-114718424.html

Tenterhooks and tinderboxes
Ha’aretz
After years of mounting tensions in the Arab world, Tunisia’s revolution
might help spark better living conditions in Egypt and political changes in
Lebanon …
www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/tenterhooks-and-tinderboxes-1.339705

Tunisia in big cabinet reshuffle
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
On Wednesday, Tunisia issued an international arrest warrant for Mr Ben
Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia on 14 January. Mr Ben Ali is accused of
illegally …
gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.196352

Tunisia-style uprising unlikely in Morocco -Fitch
Reuters
TUNIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) – A Tunisia-style uprising is unlikely to take
place in Morocco, where the government has invested in infrastructure and
made …
www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE70Q1H520110127

TUI hit by Tunisia unrest but sales for summer rise
Independent
Following the Government’s advice to UK citizens not to travel to Tunisia,
TUI has cancelled flights to the country since 15 January. …
www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/tui-hit-by-tunisia-unrest-but-sales-for-summer-rise-2196678.html

Trabelsi questioned by immigration officials, leaves Chateau Vaudreuil: report
Montreal Gazette
The police were there to monitor any protest activity by local Tunisians
upset at the rumoured presence of relatives of the ousted president of
Tunisia. …
www.montrealgazette.com/news/Trabelsi+questioned+immigration+officials+leaves+Chateau+Vaudreuil+report/4180337/story.html

Tunisia’s ex-leaders not welcome in Canada: PM
AFP
RABAT — Members of Tunisia’s former regime ousted by popular street
protests are not welcome in Canada, the country’s Prime Minister Stephen
Harper said in …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gT_1LzN1QcfVcRn0SD-jKtKumblQ?docId=CNG.7bfcfd891f40aa72354703f627bc22bc.181

Tunisia, Egypt and the Coming Generational Explosion
TIME (blog)
CNBC wanted to lead with the Egypt story, and both upstairs and downstairs
the developments in Tunisia and now the protests in the streets of Egypt
have …
curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2011/01/27/tunisia-egypt-and-the-coming-generational-explosion/

Tunisia: Al-Jazeera’s Islamist Revolution
Hudson New York
by Tuvia Tenenbom One shiny day the citizens of Tunisia woke up from their
deep sleep and decided to rise against their brutal dictator. …
www.hudson-ny.org/1835/tunisia-al-jazeera-islamist-revolution

Tunisia’s uprising was years in the making
Montreal Gazette
By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times January 27, 2011 THALA, Tunisia –
Even in death they would not allow Marwan Jamli a moment’s dignity. …
www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/Tunisia+uprising+years+making/4177359/story.html

Mr. Kamel Morjane resigns as FM
Tunisia Online News
He said, in a communiqué a copy of which was sent to Tunis Afrique Presse
(TAP) news agency, that “in consideration for Tunisia’s interest, in
support to …
www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/mr-kamel-morjane-resigns-as-fm/

Vietnam as Tunisia in waiting
Asia Times Online
The middle-class revolt that recently toppled the Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali
regime in Tunisia can only be explained in retrospect; hardly anyone,
apparently, …
www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/MA29Ae01.html

Tunisia envoy quits in support of antigovernment rallies
The Japan Times
Noureddine Hached has stepped down as Tunisia’s ambassador to Japan in an
act of solidarity with the protesters who toppled Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s
…
search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110128a5.html

Detained Tunisian cleric previously deported from Canada and France
San Diego Union Tribune
The following chronology is based on published reports in Canada and
Tunisia. According to news accounts Jaziri was deported from Canada in 2007
and from …
www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/27/illegal-immigrant-said-jaziri-was-deported-from-ca/

Wheat Fluctuates as Prices at Five-Month High Spur Liquidation
Bloomberg
The grain gained 9.1 percent in the past two weeks as rioting in Algeria,
Tunisia and Egypt sparked demand for food commodities. …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-27/wheat-fluctuates-as-prices-at-five-month-high-spur-some-investors-to-sell.html

Independent body to organise Tunisia’s elections -PM
Reuters
TUNIS Jan 27 (Reuters) – Tunisia’s first free elections will be organised
by an independent body and monitored by international observers, Prime
Minister …
www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE70Q2LL20110127

Plucked from ‘horror’, 32 Indonesians return from Tunisia
Jakarta Post
Thirty-two Indonesians arrived in Jakarta on Thursday after the government
evacuated the migrant workers from Tunisia due to the political riots that
have …
www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/01/28/plucked-%E2%80%98horror%E2%80%99-32-indonesians-return-tunisia.html

Control price hike or face Tunisia-like situation: Opposition
PakTribune.com
… the government to control the rising prices of items of daily use or
get ready to face a “Tunisia” like revolution that will sweep
everything with it. …
www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?235877

Tunisia and Egypt revolts should prime lethargic youth
UNM Daily Lobo
I read about the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt and am at once enthralled
and saddened. I am enthralled that ordinary people are standing up and
fighting …
www.dailylobo.com/index.php/article/2011/01/4d4260b11cbeb

Amnesty: Tunisian Security Forces Acted Brutally
Voice of America
Amnesty International sent a research team to Tunisia on January 14, the
same day now-ousted president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali fled the country. …
www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Amnesty-Brutality-by-Tunisian-Security-Forces-114730259.html

Gowon challenges leaders on good governance
The Nation Newspaper
Yakubu Gowon came yesterday a plea to African leaders to guard against a
spill over of the unrest in Tunisia and Egypt. He urged them to serve their
people …
thenationonlineng.net/web3/news/26109.html

Lebanon’s Political Turmoil Different Than Tunisia & Egypt
Uprising
On Tuesday Najib Miqati, a billionaire and Harvard graduate, was sworn in
as Lebanon’s new Prime Minister amid protests around the nation. …
uprisingradio.org/home/?p=18491

Tunisia’s brutal contribution to the war on terror: the human rotisserie
Foreign Policy
The popular overthrow of Tunisia’s former leader, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali,
has served as an inspiration for protesters in Egypt, Algeria, Yemen, …
turtlebay.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/01/27/tunisias_nastiest_contribution_to_the_war_on_terror_the_human_rotisserie_0

PREVIEW: Ivory Coast, Tunisia crises high on AU summit agenda
Monsters and Critics.com
By Philipp Hedemann Jan 27, 2011, 10:34 GMT Addis Ababa – The political
crises in Ivory Coast and Tunisia, the future of Sudan and Kenya’s attempts
to have …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/africa/news/article_1614980.php/PREVIEW-Ivory-Coast-Tunisia-crises-high-on-AU-summit-agenda

The Tunisia Twitter Revolution That Wasn’t
Mother Jones
Cyber-skeptic Evgeny Morozov talks Tunisia, WikiLeaks, and why the US
shouldn’t promote internet freedom. In April 2009, Evgeny Morozov wrote a
blog post …
motherjones.com/interview/2011/01/evgeny-morozov-twitter-tunisia

Quantitative Uneasing: How Fed Policy Ties Into Revolts in Tunisia and Egypt
Minyanville.com
Caught in the middle are countries like Tunisia and Egypt, and perhaps
others in North Africa and the Middle East. They’ve caught the revolution
bug after …
www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/quantitative-easing-qe2-fed-policy-tunisia/1/27/2011/id/32433

Tunisia confirms its presence at ZOOM by Fatex
Fibre2fashion.com
Recent events have opened a new page in Tunisia’s history but have not
disturbed the promotional capacities of manufacturers in the sector. …
www.fibre2fashion.com/news/company-news/eurovet/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=95216

Tunisia | Egypt | Protests | Riots | Middle East | North Africa
By News Desk
Protests, demonstrations and riots are erupting across North Africa and the
Middle East in places like Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen, Jordan, Algeria,
Albania and Libya. Here’s your guide to understanding what’s happening.
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/africa/110126/protests-riots-tunisia-egypt-lebanon-middle-east-north-africa

The Tunisia effect – World – Macleans.ca
By macleans.ca
Egyptians take to the streets to protest against Mubarak.
www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/the-tunisia-effect/

Ty McCormick: The Arc of Revolution: Egypt and Tunisia’s Uphill …
By Ty McCormick
For all the excitement surrounding Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution and its
intellectual progeny in Egypt and elsewhere, there are a number of factors
that portend against the successful consolidation of democracy post
revolution.
www.huffingtonpost.com/ty-mccormick/the-arc-of-revolution-egy_b_814748.html

Jumblatt: Lebanon is not Tunisia, different from all others | Ya …
By syh
National Struggle Front ( formerly Democratic Gathering) bloc leader MP
Walid Jumblatt said on Thursday following his bloc’s meeting with Prime
Minister- designate Najib Mikati.that “the U.S. should allow the Tunisian
and Egyptian people …
www.yalibnan.com/2011/01/27/jumblatt-lebanon-is-not-tunisia-different-from-all-others/

Tunisia : Call for solidarity – FIDH – Human Rights for All
By Nicolas Diaz
Dear friends, Tunisia is experiencing an extraordinary period in its
history. The dictatorship has fallen and the unprecedented hope of building
(…)
www.fidh.org/Tunisia-Call-for-solidarity

Tunisia, Egypt and now Yemen? | Bruce McQuain | Opinion Zone …
By Bruce McQuain
Well, that’s all fine and wonderful if you believe that “democratic
changes” are needed and consider the unrest an “important opportunity” to
enact what Clinton calls “economic, political and social reforms.” My bet
is Hosni Mubarak and …
washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/opinion-zone/2011/01/tunisia-egypt-and-now-yemen

In Tunisia, Women Play Equal Role In Revolution | 89.3 KPCC
Tunisian women have access to birth control and abortion. They have the
same rights to divorce as their male counterparts. And they are playing
just as vital of a role in the country’s revolution. Now, they must
continue their fight to …
www.scpr.org/news/2011/01/27/in-tunisia-women-play-equal-role-in-revolution/

Tunisia: The Task Ahead
By Ramzy Baroud
While Tunisia may not have appeared the most likely location for a
successful popular rebellion, the country always had the potential of
hosting one of the most active civil societies in the Arab Maghreb
countries. …
pacificfreepress.com/news/1/7890-tunisia-the-task-ahead.html

Brian’s Coffeehouse: Egypt, Tunisia, and the Qualities of Revolution
By Brian Ulrich
While on a research trip to the District of Columbia Tuesday, I attended
this panel on Tunisia, and the question arose as to whether Tunisia would
inspire similar uprisings elsewhere. Someone, I don’t remember whom,
suggested that …
bjulrich.blogspot.com/2011/01/egypt-tunisia-and-qualities-of.html

Two excellent articles on Tunisia and Egypt
By Salman Hameed
Cohen is currently in Tunisia and traces the events that started the
Tunisian uprising. He does a fantastic job of tracing the story of the
street vendor who set himself on fire (it turns out, he doesn’t even have a
high-school diploma) …
sciencereligionnews.blogspot.com/2011/01/two-excellent-articles-on-tunisia-and.html

Regime change in Tunisia, protests in Egypt, trigger Yemen …
By Jane Novak
They were chanting slogans saying that they wanted the government to be
changed just like in Tunisia. They also loudly expressed that the state
leadership should not be inherited and that the country’s resources should
be distributed …
armiesofliberation.com/archives/2011/01/27/regime-change-in-tunisia-protests-in-egypt-trigger-yemen-demonstrations-in-sanaa-taiz-and-aden/

Tunisia – one or many? – WhirledView
By Patricia H. Kushlis
It’s one thing to offer a helping hand to a government like the fledgling
one in Tunisia that has successfully expelled a hated tyrant on its own,
stated its desire for freedom from tyranny and its desire for democracy.
whirledview.typepad.com/whirledview/2011/01/tunisia-one-or-many.html

“All eyes of the whole world are on the Tunisian Revolution which …
By tunisiaonlinenews.com
“We came to offer this aid to Tunisia which does not lack in human
resources, and to make an assessment of the present situation. We should
discuss with the different actors of civil society, NGOs and obviously the
interim government, …
www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/%E2%80%9Call-eyes-of-the-whole-world-are-on-the-tunisian-revolution-which-bears-hopes-of-all-peoples%E2%80%9D-bacre-ndiaye/

Tunisia’s uprising was years in the making | Standard-Examiner …
By ahowell
THALA, Tunisia — Even in death they would not allow Marwan Jamli a
moment’s dignity. The same black-clad Interior Ministry troops who shot him
in the…
www.standard.net/topics/tunisia/2011/01/27/tunisias-uprising-was-years-making

Amnesty International Reveals Security Forces in Tunisia Shot at …
An Amnesty International research team returning from Tunisia found that
security forces used disproportionate force to disperse protesters and in
some cases fired on fleeing protesters and bystanders. Doctors’ testimonies
seen by the …
www.enewspf.com/latest-news/latest-national/21403-amnesty-international-reveals-security-forces-in-tunisia-shot-at-protesters-from-behind-as-they-fled-.html

Chicagostan: Tunisia’s Lendee | WallStreetOasis.com
By Midas Mulligan Magoo
With the recent Tunisian revolution and the overthrow of 23 year old
dictatorship, this banana republic in shambles still has a credit risk
about 100 basis points wider than Illinois. I am fully aware that Chicago
is not Illinois, …
www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/chicagostan-tunisias-lendee

gulftoday.ae | Tunisia new cabinet faces test from public
TUNIS: Tunisia braced on Friday for public reactions to a shake-up of the
cabinet aimed at quelling huge daily protests that have called for a clean
break with the regime of ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. …
gulftoday.ae/portal/b3413c76-9b94-41f0-a793-5eeb49d632b5.aspx

Tunisian government interrogates 33 from ousted president’s …
Tunisia’s new government is interrogating 33 people from ousted President
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali’s entourage, a top official said Friday, while 1200
others …
articles.cnn.com/2011-01-21/world/tunisia.protests_1_new-government-political-prisoners-political-parties?_s=PM:WORLD

Gunbattles, food shortages temper Tunisians’ joy – Yahoo! News
TUNIS, Tunisia – Major gunbattles erupted outside the palace of Tunisia’s
deposed president, in the center of the capital, in front of the main
opposition …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110116/ap_on_re_af/af_tunisia_riots