"Tunisian government seeks arrest of former president; State news group says ministerial shake-up coming" by Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press / January 27, 2011
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters....
The top US diplomat for the Middle East, Jeffrey Feltman, wrapped up a three-day visit in Tunis yesterday, rejecting speculation the United States was involved in Ben Ali’s removal.
If they were it has spun out of control. Why would they get rid of their ally, anyway?
“This is a revolution by Tunisians for Tunisians, and the United States was not involved,’’ Feltman told reporters, crediting the interim government for greater openness and for taking steps toward political reform....
Yeah, we wanted the old guard to take over -- and the Tunisians had other ideas.
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