PEOPLE POWER WRECKS COUNTRIES - LEBANON AND TUNISIA

Cedar Revolution

The Arab Spring is part of the plot to destabilise all Moslem countries, and some non-Moslem countries.

In 2005, the Cedar revolution took place in Lebanon.

The result of the Cedar revolution, according to The Economist ( theirs):

Lebanon currently suffers from:

Sectarianism,

Corruption,

Insecurity,

A weak central state,

Foreign meddling and

Armed party militias.

Currently being targeted by the CIA and its friends are Indonesia and Malaysia, among others.


Tunisians by patduncan10

Tunisia shows what happens when people are stupid enough to take part in CIA 'people-power'.

Tunisia was becoming the Singapore of Africa - peaceful, moderate and prosperous.

Now it is wrecked.

According to The Economist (Tunisia):

"There have been ... sit-ins, strikes and riots... and several new governments...

"'Tunisia could be an amazing place,' says Jalloul Ayed, the finance minister, a former Citibank man.... 'We have a bright, highly educated population. We’re close to Europe’s markets. We have the right to dream of Tunisia as the Singapore of the Mediterranean...'

"Virtually every opinion poll puts Nahda, the main Islamist party, in the lead...

"No poll suggests that Nahda would come close to getting an outright majority. A recent one gave it 14%; its main rival, the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), in the secular centre, got 5%...

"Again and again, secular-minded Tunisians accuse Nahda of speaking in different tongues to different people. 'They do not understand democracy or freedom,' says Mustapha Mezghani, a businessman...

CIA Logo used in Lebanon, Thailand etc.

In Tunisia, "economic growth... will fall this year to less than 1%.

"Tourism, which accounted for 7% of GDP, has collapsed.

"Youth unemployment is around 23%, according to the labour minister...

"In Kasserine, a town 300km (180 miles) south-west of Tunis... barbed wire surrounds banks and state-owned offices, with armoured cars outside.

"Civic leaders say that 40% of the townsfolk are unemployed.

"Last week two prisoners died in the third jail riot since January.

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ISRAEL AND BANKERS GAIN FROM ARAB SPRING

Who gains from the Arab Spring?



The Arab Spring has weakened and divided Tunisia, Egypt and a number of other Moslem countries.



Israel gains.



The Arab Spring has increased debt in the Arab world.



The Western Bankers gain.





Tunisians by By PilotGirl



On 26 May 2011, the Wall Street Journal updated us on Tunisia n



We learn:



1. Tunisia is now facing sharp drops in tourism and foreign investment.



There is rising crime and unemployment.



2. In Tunis, shop owner Mohamed Guesmi said that things have worsened since the overthrow of former President Ben Ali in January 2011.



Frequent robberies and carjackings on the streets keep customers at home, he said.



Business at his women's clothing store is down 80%.



3. Tunisia's economy is expected to stall this year after a long period of healthy growth under Ben Ali.



4. Police have imposed overnight curfews in Tunis to control street violence.



5. Tourists have been scared away.



6. Under Ben Ali, Tunisia opened up its economy to foreign investment and invested heavily in universities, producing a well-educated middle class.



Under Ben Ali, women in Tunisia gained more rights.





Ben Ali - By PilotGirl



Egypt was booming, under Mubarak.



After the CIA coup, Egypt's economy has slowed to a Crawl (NYTimes.com):



"Khaled Younis, 45, said he had to lay off the eight people he employed...



"'Many people here believe this revolution was a curse on us poor, simple folks,' he said."



Egypt's economy is on the brink of disaster (Global Public Square).



"The tourism sector is waning, factories are paralyzed by strikes and sit-ins, exports have taken a steep plunge, and the construction sector is at a standstill.



"Since February, the country has been losing $40 million (28,5 million euros) each day, and foreign investment is 'nearing zero'...



"Sky-high inflation (12%) contributes to the tense social climate."



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THE FAKE STORY THAT STARTED THE CIA COUP IN TUNISIA

Bouazizi, whose story turns out to be fake.

The 'Syrian Gay Girl blogger' turned out to be an American fake. (Syrian Gay Girl Blog Revealed As Fake Had News Agencies Fooled)

On 17 June 2011 the BBC reported on further doubts about the story of Mohamed Bouazizi, the so called Tunisian martyr. (Perfect symbol?)

1. The media had told us that Mohamed Bouazizi, the poorly educated 'martyr', used the internet to complain about 'injustice' and 'unemployment' in Tunisia.

It now turns out that it was someone else, a college student calling himself Mohamed Bouazizi, who posted the so called Bouazizi poetry and revolutionary songs on the web.

2. The media had told us that Bouazizi had been slapped across the face by a state official, called Fedia Hamdi.

It turns out that this did not happen.

Fedia Hamdi has been completely exonerated.

3. The media told us that Bouazizi set himself alight in front of the local government offices and later died in hospital.

We have seen no evidence to support this.

4. The mother and stepfather of Mohamed Bouazizi, 'the martyr', are now rich.

They now live in a large house in the upmarket Tunis suburb of La Marsa.

5. Many Tunisians see the original story of Bouazizi as fake.

In Tunisia, some towns renamed streets and town squares after the martyr, Mohamed Bouazizi.

The new signs are often defaced or torn-down, even in his native town of Sidi Bouzid.

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WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WITH BOUAZIZI?

Bouazizi

The revolts in North Africa appeared to begin on 17 December 2010.

That was when, in the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, a municipal official, Fedia Hamdi, allegedly slapped 26-year-old fruit vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi.

Mohamed Bouazizi then apparently set himself alight, and the Arab world was set on fire.

On 19 April 2011, we learn that a Tunisian court has dropped the case at the heart of the protests

The case against Fedia Hamdi was closed after the vendor's family withdrew its original complaint.

Faouzi Hamdi, the brother of the accused municipal officer, claims his sister never slapped Bouazizi.

Faouzi Hamdi said the decision to throw out the case showed that in the new Tunisia the judicial system "is now independent."

Mohamed Bouazizi? Website for this image thestar.com

On the morning of 17 December 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi reportedly had an argument with a municipal inspector Ms. Faida Hamdy.

Some reports erroneously call Faida Hamdy a policewoman.

Bouazizi allegedly wrestled with Faida Hamdy.

Faida Hamdy allegedly slapped Mohamed in the face, spat at him, and made a slur against Bouazizi's deceased father. ("Peddler's martyrdom launched Tunisia's revolution".)

According to the new York Times ("Slap to a Man’s Pride Set Off Tumult in Tunisia"):

"Ms. Hamdy, arrested on orders from the now-deposed president himself, is in jail in another town.

"Her colleagues maintain that she is honest and did not take bribes.

"Her supervisor, who requested anonymity for fear of being beaten in the streets, said an investigation found that Ms. Hamdy had never slapped Mr. Bouazizi.

"'Do you really believe a woman can slap a man in front of 40 other people and no one would react?' he said."

Mohamed Bouazizi

Reportedly, Bouazizi went to the local Governor to complain, but the Governor would not see him.

Mohamed then "left a message for his mother on his Facebook page."

The message read: "I'm travelling, mother... I'm travelling and I ask who leads the travel to forget." (Mohamed Bouazizi - Wikipedia)

Around noon, Mohamed reportedly set himself alight with 'paint thinner' or 'petrol', depending on which source you read.

Reportedly, he was taken to a hospital specialising in burns.

On 31 December it was reported that doctors at the hospital where Mohammad was being treated said 'there were positive prognostic factors and that his condition was improving'.

(Man at the centre of Tunisia unrest recuperating, doctors say)

Mannoubia, Mohamed's mother is reported as saying: "The doctors told me that he should be fine."

Reportedly, Mohamed died on January 2011.



According to one report, Mohamed Bouazizi "set himself on fire outside the governor's office". ( Mohamed Bouazizi.)

According to another report, he "set fire to himself at the bus station." (Tunisian riot town stands firm in its fury)

According to this account Mohamed had decided to go to Tunis by bus.

Mohamed's facebook page read: "I'm travelling, mother... I am now going and I will not be coming back... I'm travelling and I ask who leads the travel to forget."

Reportedly, when he arrived at the bus station he found that he had no money.

He then set himself on fire.

Did he have money to buy paint thinner or petrol? (Tunisian riot town stands firm in its fury)

There have been reports that Mohamed Bouazizi still alive? s

Former president Ben Ali visits 'Mohamed' in hospital.

Mohamed 'sold fruits and vegetables on the streets in Sidi Bouzid' in Tunisia.

The media has reported that Mohamed had a university degree in computer science.

His sister, Samia Bouazizi, has stated that Mohamed never graduated from high school.

(Man at the centre of Tunisia unrest recuperating, doctors say)

In his late teens, Mohamed quit school.

(http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/01/201111684242518839.html)

"It was reported that Bouazizi had recently broken up with his girlfriend."

(Slap to a Man’s Pride Set Off Tumult in Tunisia)

After Mohamed's argument with the official, the protests grew.

"Mr. Zaydi, a high school student, slept during the day, and then he and his friends would take on the police at night."

At the same time, news of the unrest was spread on the Internet by people like Shamseddine Abidi, a 29-year old interior designer who posted videos and updates to his Facebook page.

A journalist from Al Jazeera was one of Mr. Abidi’s Facebook friends, and quickly the Arabic channel ... carried the news abroad. ("Slap to a Man’s Pride Set Off Tumult in Tunisia".)

Mansion - family pleads

This home was allegedly purchased in 2008 by Mohamed Sakher El Materi, the son-in-law of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The Toronto Star reports that the current owners have nothing to do with Tunisia. "They're Hungarian Jews".

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On 21 January 2011, Tunisia’s central bank again denied that ousted president Ben Ali and his wife fled with 1.5 tons of gold.

"There are 5.3 tons of gold in the coffers of the Tunisia Central Bank in Tunis and 1.5 tons at the Bank of England in London," a bank official told AFP. (Tunisia's central bank insists gold stocks unchanged)

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On 11 November 2010, the spooky Guardian was preparing us for change in Tunisia.

Tunisia, our supposedly stable 'friend'.

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CHINA VISITS TUNISIA AND EGYPT

The Chinese have been paying visits to Tunisia and Egypt. Deals are being done. (Website for this image)

What will happen to North Africa?

"Business is booming in Africa thanks mostly to the Chinese."

"In the past two years China has given more loans to poor, mainly African countries than the World Bank."

Chinese in Africa (Economist Blog, April 2011)

By the end of 2010 China had overtaken the US to become Africa’s largest trading partner.

(Africa set for five year China-led boom)



China is ready to increase its investments in Tunisa.

On 21 April 2011, Tunisia's Trade and Tourism Minister met China's deputy Trade Minister in Tunis.

Projects discussed include the building of a 6-star tourist complex and an industrial free-trade zone for the production of household electrical appliances to be marketed mainly in Europe.

A Chinese-Arab Co-operation Forum is be held in China in June 2011.

(China pledges to finance investment projects in Tunisia)


On 20 April 2011, a 40-member delegation of Chinese commerce officials and entrepreneurs, led by the Chinese Deputy Commerce Minister, ended a three-day visit to Cairo

Egypt and China discussed aid worth 9.2 million U.S. dollars.

There is to be technical and economic cooperation; there are to be training programs for government staff; there will be an attempt to expand trade.

The China Development Bank set up a representative office in Cairo in 2009.

1,100 Chinese firms are now registered in Egypt.

China, Egypt Vow to Cement Traditional Ties


China gives money to Africa, while the US drops bombs on Africa.

"Iraq was attacked because of oil, and Libya is also being attacked for its oil," said the overseas edition of China's People's Daily.

The Chinese seem more intelligent than the Yanks?

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TUNISIA IN TROUBLE

Islamists in Tunisia.

On 11 April 2011, we read of the Tough transition in Tunisia after "Arab spring" :

1. In Tunisia today, "protesters shout for jobs."

2. Soldiers "backed by armored vehicles" guard the central Avenue Bourguiba in Tunis.

Some buildings are "ringed with barbed wire".


3. "Economists fear that continued turmoil will scare off investors and tourists."

4. There is "a growing anxiety over the future".


5. Najet Ayari, a 54-year-old widow, says she has no hope things will improve.

She said crime and drug-dealing are up.

Tarek Hamza, a hotel porter, lost his job because tourists are staying away.

6. The Islamist party Ennahda may take power after the July 2011 elections.

Sofiane Chourabi, a Tunisian political analyst, said he believes Ennahda could win a majority in the new assembly.

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THE WRECKING OF NORTH AFRICA

SAS enters Libya (Mail on Sunday).

Libya, once one of the poorest countries in the world, now has the highest Human Development Index score in Africa. (Wikipedia.)

It is well ahead of certain countries in Europe, thanks to Gaddafi.

On 26 February 2011, at the UK's Independent, Peter Popham had an article entitled "Tribalism is key to the Libya's future". (Thanks to Blackwatch for the link)

Popham makes the following points:

1. Gaddafi came to power as a force for modernisation.

2. He "turned the desert green ... and raised the literacy rate from 17% to 80%.

3. He called for an end to tribalism.

Tribalisms influence has weakened, "as more modern ties of schooling and urban neighbourhoods gained in importance."

According to former British ambassador Sir Richard Dalton: "Tribal origins have no existence in Libyan institutions or in public affairs."


Tripoli by gordontour

BUT, Gaddafi opposed the New World Order, and so his country has to be wrecked.

On 27th February 2011 we read that the UK's notorious SAS are in Libya.

"The Special Forces soldiers landed in two C130 Hercules military transport aircraft on a landing strip ... south of the eastern port of Benghazi...

"A senior source confirmed that an advance party of SAS men had been in Libya for several days...

"The SAS party had sneaked into Libya in plain clothes on commercial flights...

The UK's HMS Cumberland "is due to return to Benghazi".

Another Royal Navy ship, the destroyer HMS York, "has also been deployed on standby".


Tunisians by patduncan10

On 26 February 2011, three people were killed in clashes in Tunisia's capital: (ministry)

Now that Tunisia has been wrecked, thousands are fleeing. (Chaos, militant Islam and thousands fleeing Tunisia.)

According to the Mail on Sunday:

On 20 February 2011 demonstrations continued in Tunisia.

"I see one father with his son, aged five.

"As the police fire warning bullets into the blue sky, I ask him if he is afraid for his child.

"He unzips the boy’s jacket to expose his chest.

"‘My son is ready to take a bullet to the heart for freedom,’ he says.

"The child’s face crumples..."


Booming Tripoli by TAR3K

"I meet 36-year-old Muhammed.

"He also dreams of getting rich, but not in Tunisia.

"He is unemployed and does not care about the revolution...

"'A few days ago, I heard from a friend of a boat going from Zarzis to Italy.

"I paid $1,800...

"What about the revolution? I ask him.

"'I don’t care about revolution. My dream is Italy,' he says"

The Italian government says 300,000 may try to reach Europe...

Tunisia ... was renowned for being the most liberal of Muslim countries.

"There are troubling signs ... A Polish priest had his throat slit in a suburb of Tunis...

"The Vatican news agency said he was beheaded."


Afghanistan

The Pentagon plan may be to make North Africa just like Afghanistan.

"The gangsters, both foreign and Afghan, are the ones now in control of Afghanistan," says General Ali Shah Paktiawol, the former head of Kabul’s Criminal Investigation Department. (How to make a killing in Kabul.)



By TAR3K

World cheers as the CIA plunges Libya into chaos, part 2.

World cheers as the CIA plunges Libya into chaos

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FASCISM COMES TO EGYPT, TUNISIA...

Afghanistan, by Steve McCurry 2006

Tunisia has now become a Fascist state?

On 26 February 2011, author John R Bradley reports on the Arabian nightmare (The Spectator)

Among the points made:

Tunisia used to be tolerant.

1. Kairouan in Tunisia, Islam's fourth holiest city, has long had legal and regulated brothels.

In the Moslem Ottoman-Turkish empire, prostitution was legal and regulated.

2. In Tunisia, tourists have always been able to drink alcohol.

3. In Tunisia, Christians used to be pretty safe.


Tunisia by elmina

Since the Jasmine Revolution of January 2011 everything has changed.

1. The Jasmine Revolution has led to attacks on the brothels in Tunisia's cities.

"Hundreds of Islamists raided Abdallah Guech Street armed with Molotov cocktails and knives, torching the brothels, yelling insults at the prostitutes and declaring that Tunisia was now an Islamist state."

Tunisia's brothels are to be permanently closed.

2. Throughout Tunisia there have been demonstrations against the sale of alcohol.

3. Suspected Islamists have slit the throat of a Catholic priest.

What about Egypt?

1. Egypt is now run by a military junta.

2. The Muslim Brotherhood is "the only political group of any note".

Tunisia by Rene Collin

What was Tunisia really like under Ben Ali?

"Tunisia was the most secular and progressive country the Islamic world has ever known.

"The regime was the least brutal in the region, its people the wealthiest and best educated.

"The poverty level was just 4  per cent when the revolution broke out, which is among the lowest in the world.

"Eighty per cent of the population belonged to the middle class.

"And the education system - allocated more funding than the army - ranked 17th globally in terms of quality.

Tunisia by ZX-6R Christophe Faugere

How Islamic is Egypt?

1. Egypt had a history of tolerant and liberal Islam.

But, a recent poll conducted by the Pew Research Center found that a majority of Egyptians support stoning as a punishment for adultery, hand amputation for theft, and death for those who convert from Islam to another religion.

2. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi is the spiritual guide to the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood.

He has a weekly television show on Al Jazeera.

Recently he delivered a political sermon to a five million-strong crowd in Tahrir Square.

3. Alexandria was once famous for 'its secular, carefree atmosphere'.

Now, all Muslim women in the city are veiled.

Violence between local Christians and Muslims is commonplace.

Most bars have stopped serving alcohol.

What about Morocco?

The fundamentalist Party for Justice and Development (PJD) increases its number of seats at each election.

John R. Bradley is the author of Inside Egypt: The Land Of The Pharaohs On The Brink Of A Revolution (2008) and Behind The Veil of Vice: The Business And Culture of Sex In The Middle East (2010).


Memphis, Egypt by bsargentina

On 24 February 2011, at the Christian Science Monitor, we read that ordinary Egyptians wish their revolution had never happened

According to the Christian Science Monitor:

1. In recent weeks, Umm Karim, a mother of four, has only been able to afford one meal per day.

"Her teenage sons both lost their jobs when the factory they worked in burned down in Egypt's revolution."

2. "Some Egyptians are beginning to wish that their own revolution had never happened."

3. "Shaban doesn't know how he is going to find money to feed his children dinner.

"Since the revolution started, he has not had a job."

Shaban wasn't involved in Egypt's protests.

4. In Shaban's town of al-Maraziq, building projects are halted and business ventures have been disrupted.

A mechanic in al-Maraziq says that business has declined.

He now pays more for paints and spare parts.

His 11-year-old nephew now misses going to school.

5. Umm Karim says: "I wish the revolution never happened."

Five tourist hotels have been attacked in Cairo.

According to the manager, 'about 1,000 young guys' attacked Cairo's Europa Hotel on 15 February 2011.

WND reported that the Egyptian Islamist terrorist organization Jamaat al Islamiya (Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya) , 'founded by the Muslim Brotherhood', and 'armed by Hamas', is re-establishing itself.

In 1996, Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya reportedly carried out a shooting rampage at the Europa Hotel in Cairo, killing 18 Greek tourists.

In 1997, it reportedly carried out the Luxor massacre, killing 58 foreign tourists. (Muslim group.)

On 19 February 2011, the Financial Times reported that these February 2011 hotel attacks raise Islamist fears‎

"Over the past three weeks", a series of attacks have "targeted the Gandool, the Ramses, the Europa, the Arizona and the Andalous."

The manager of the Europa Hotel suggested that his hotel was smashed up by Islamists.

A policeman standing near the Gandool said the attackers were 'the ones with the beards'.

Two people died in the firebombing of the Ramses.


By kexi

Some people suspect that the CIA and Mossad are involved with the 'Islamists'

The Head of Egyptian Islamic Jihad Ayman al Zawahiri, fought for the CIA in Bosnia. (aangirfan: Zawahiri)

His brother Zaiman al-Zawahiri fought for the CIA in Kosovo.

Ayman al Zawahiri was involved in the Luxor massacre.

According to January 2000 U.S. Congressional testimony, Ayman al-Zawahiri was granted U.S. residence by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

One of the centers of operation for al-Zawahiri was London.

President Mubarak, after the Luxor massacre, stated: "There are people who carried out crimes and who were sentenced [in Egypt] and live on British soil." (aangirfan: Zawahiri)

aangirfan: CAIRO BOMB; CIA & MOSSAD TRYING TO TOPPLE MUBARAK?

Jamaat al-Islamiyya - Council on Foreign Relations

TUNISIA IN TROUBLE

Tunisian stock market.



Tunisia is now in a bit of a mess.



"The Italian government has declared a humanitarian emergency after nearly 3,000 migrants arrived in the south of the country in the last few days.



"Officials say most of the migrants are from Tunisia, which has seen continued turmoil since the 14 January."



(Tunisian migrants continue to head for Italy / Tunisia unrest: Italy's state of emergency as 4000 illegal immigrants arrive ...)



More fakery



Many Tunisians are not happy.



What has happened since 14 January 2011, when Ben Ali was toppled?



"Frustrations have already boiled over in cities like Kasserine, where protesters late last month ransacked and looted public buildings, and Kef, where at least four people were killed earlier this month in clashes between protesters and security forces...



"A group of young women standing at the entrance to Entilaka... described continued chaos since Ben Ali’s ouster.



"We live in terror, the children are not going to school," said one young mother. "We don’t sleep at night, there are a lot of robberies and looting."



(Freedom and worry a month after Tunisia uprising )



"A number of businesses in Sousse were ... looted and vandalised by a group armed with clubs and knives."



(Tunisia calls up army reserves to confront unrest)



Fitch ratings agency has slashed its 2011 economic growth forecast for Tunisia to 2% from 5% and forecast foreign direct investment could fall by a third.



(Economic options limited for new Tunisian govt‎ )



George W. Bush talked about 'democracy' taking hold in Iraq and then the region.





More fakery.

TUNISIA'S BEN ALI AND FAMILY RAN A 'MAFIA STATE' - JUST LIKE THE USA?

"Iraqi soldiers burst into a Kuwaiti hospital, found the premature babies ward and then tossed the babies out of incubators." (The disinformation campaign by Philip Knightley)

Aangirfan remembers listening to Margaret Thatcher, on one of her trips abroad, giving very high praise to a certain powerful president.

But this president was not doing enough deals with the USA.

Time magazine then ran a story exposing the president's 'corruption'.

The president was toppled.

A STAGNATING ECONOMY?

On 23 January 2011, Newzweek has an article entitled: "Tunisia's Ben Ali and Family Ran a 'Mafia State'"

According to Newzweek:

People in all corners of the stagnating Arab world dared to hope that the triumph of the Tunisian street might do for them what the election of Obama did for the people of the USA.

A lot of people in the Arab world have not forgotten the similar burst of enthusiasm that swept the region when Saddam flew off to Belarus and the US military brought peace and prosperity to Iraq.

The fall of Ben Ali has exposed the corrupt common denominator of every regime in the Arab world.

They are all, in effect, mafia states - entire nations run by families for their own benefit.

They do not have the good fortune to be run by such philanthropists as Bernie Madoff, Marc Rich, Ken Lay, the Bush family, Allen Stanford, Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff, Oliver North, Barney Frank, Spiro Agnew, Sam Giancana, Henry Kissinger or the Rockefellers.

The nice Mr Karimov (West marks Karimov's rehabilitation)

It should be noted that, unlike in Tunisia, elections in the USA are not rigged.

And, unlike in Tunisia, the US economy is not dominated by a few big companies which ignore the welfare of the public.

Union Carbide and DynCorp serve the public well.

Rumsfeld meets Saddam

As Tunisia's intelligence chief in the 1980s, Ben Ali built close ties to the CIA.

But it should not be thought that the CIA put people like the Shah, Saddam, Mubarak or Ben Ali into power.

The CIA had no idea that the Ben Ali family was some sort of 'mafia family'.

The Ben Alis controlled the central coast region while the Trabelsis ran the Greater Tunis area.

Ben Ali's nephew Imed Trabelsi is alleged to have stolen a yacht.

It would be wrong to think that the fall of Ben Ali has exposed the corrupt common denominator of almost every regime in the world.

They are not mostly, in effect, mafia states - entire nations run by families for their own benefit.

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Aangirfan has been to Tunisia.

We can safely say that most of Tunisia is more civilised and comfortable than most parts of Florida.

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On 25 January it was reported that three people had died in protests in Egypt.

THE CIA WAS INVOLVED IN THE TUNISIA REVOLT - THIERRY MEYSSAN OF VOLTAIRENET

On 23 January 2011, at Voltairenet, Thierry Meyssan has an article on Tunisia entitled: Washington face à la colère du peuple tunisien ] - [ Translate this page ]

Meyssan believes that the start of the Jasmine Revolution was not planned by the CIA and its friends, but, that the CIA and its friends quickly became involved in directing the affair.

Aangirfan believes that the CIA and its friends have been planning for some time to topple Ben Ali.

Ben Ali, like the Shah and like Suharto, had become too independent minded.

According to Thierry Meyssan:

1. Washington saw that Ben Ali was in trouble and could not be saved.

So Washington decided to organise the rebels.

2. Washington decided to use the media in Tunisia and abroad to control the direction of the revolt.

Washington got the media to focus attention on social issues, the corruption of Ben Ali, and censorship of the press.

Washington wanted to avoid any mention of Tunisia being used as base for NATO and the CIA.

3. On 30 December, the private channel TV Nessma spread reports about the riots and organised a debate about the transition to democracy.

Nesma TV is part owned by Silvio Berlusconi.

4. At the same time, US agents (as well as Serbs and Germans) were sent to Tunisia to run the insurgency.

These experts provided the rioters with their slogans.

These experts followed the tactics for a 'colour revolution' developed by the Albert Einstein Institution.

5. On 2 January 2010, 'the CIA' hacked the official website of the Prime Minister.


6. On 13 January the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Rashid Ammar, was contacted by the commander of AFRICOM, General William Ward.

7. Ben Ali then fled.

8. News organizations launched the name "Jasmine Revolution" (in English).

The term "Jasmine Revolution" was used by the CIA to communicate during the coup of 1987 which placed Ben Ali in power.

9. We forget the good report given by the IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

And we forget the latest report of Transparency International which said that Tunisia was less corrupt than the states of the European Union such as Italy, Romania and Greece.

10. Ahmed Najib Chebbi, a pawn of the National Endowment for Democracy, has become Minister of Regional Development.

11. Amanou Slim, a blogger using the methods of the Albert Einstein Institute, has become Secretary of State for Youth and Sports.

12. The real seat of power is no longer at the Palace of the Republic, but at the Embassy of the United States.

Located outside of Tunis, in a vast campus, the embassy is a huge bunker that houses the highly secure central stations for the CIA and the MEPI North Africa and part of the Levant.

13. Islamist Rachid Ghannouchi prepares to arrive from London.


The following is our timeline:

2000 - President Ben Ali broke all diplomatic ties with Israel

2003 - Ben Ali refused to take part in either of the two wars against Iraq.

2009 - Tunisia signed an economic and technical cooperation pact with China

2009 - Sakhr El Materi, chairman of the Tunisia-US Parliamentary Friendship Group, met the US ambassador at Materi's home (Tunisia: Dinner With Sakher El Materi - TuniLeaks) "The Ambassador raised economic liberalization, noting the importance of opening up to franchising."

2010 - A report (Transformation: Tunisia) notes: "Despite the formal abolition of trade barriers for industrial goods with the European Union as of 1 January 2008, in practice, Tunisia has seen too little progress in terms of trade liberalization."

May 2010 - General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, visited Tunisia and met Tunisian Minister of Defense Ridha Grira.

"Minister Grira had recently returned from very positive talks in Washington with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates." (Tunisia - U.S. Africa Command Blog)

October 2010 - Sakhr El Materi, chairman of the Tunisia-US Parliamentary Friendship Group, had talks with top Americans in the Pentagon and the State Department.

November 2010 - A cable from the US embassy in Tunis released by wikileaks describes Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's family entourage as a "quasi Mafia" because of its "organized corruption".

Mohamed Bouazizi. He "set himself on fire outside the governor’s office". ( Mohamed Bouazizi.) Or he "set fire to himself at the bus station." "He had apparently decided to go to Tunis and talk to the president... (he) arrived at the bus station." (Tunisian riot town stands firm in its fury )

17 December - Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old university graduate, reportedly set himself alight in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid in a protest over unemployment.

He reportedly died on January 5 from burn wounds.

In Islam, suicide is considered a sin.

There have been rumours that Mohamed Bouazizi is still alive s

24 December 2010 - an important Washington think tank (Institute for Policy Studiesa) had an article about a possible change of regime in Tunisia (Foreign Policy In Focus.):

"It would do Tunisians, even (Tunisian President) Ben Ali, well to recall how many US allies different American administrations have discarded…"

7 January 2011 - the Council on Foreign Relations's Elliott Abrams (Elliott Abrams: Is Tunisia Next?) seems to suggest that the fall of Ben Ali would be a good thing.

"Tunisians are clearly sick of looking at all the giant photos and paintings of Ben Ali that appear on walls, posters, and billboards all over the country...

"If Tunisia can move toward democracy, Algerians and Egyptians and even Libyans will wonder why they cannot."

8-10 January - More people die in three days of rioting.

Mysterious rooftop snipers are at work.

13 January - The army withdraws from Tunis, which remains occupied by special forces.

The leaders of the North African branch of Al-Qaeda/the CIA call for the overthrow of Ben Ali.

14 January - Ben Ali leaves the country.

MONCEF BEN ALI AND HEROIN

Both the Bush and Zine Ben Ali families have been linked to the heroin trade. (Website for this image) In 1992, in Paris, Moncef Ben Ali was sentenced in absentia to ten years imprisonment in connection with drug trafficking. But, while the level of drug taking in the USA is rated very high, the level in Tunisia is rated LOW.

It is our belief that most world leaders have things to hide.

It's a matter of relativity. Who was worse: the Shah or the Ayatollahs?

It is our belief that the CIA and its friends toppled the Shah, Suharto, Marcos, Saddam, Ben Ali and many others.

None of these leaders were saints; some were gangsters and war criminals; all were close friends of the CIA at one time or another.

The toppling of these leaders generally made things worse rather than better.

Tunisia under French rule.

The toppling of the Shah led to a long and bloody war with Iraq, an increase in the heroin trade and women being stoned to death.

The toppling of Suharto has simply led to another Suharto general taking over, and the rich taking more of the land of the poor.

In the Philippines, the oligarchs are still in charge, after the fall of Marcos.

Tunisia 24 January 2011

Remember that Saddam was put into power by the CIA.

And Saddam offered to leave Iraq to prevent a war.

And the invasion of Iraq has made things very much worse for the average Iraqi.

Many governments, including those of the USA and UK, have been accused of being involved in the drugs trade. (Corrupt war on drugs. /CIA drug trafficking - Wikipedia)

Seemingly, Tunisia is no different.

But remember that very many governments and top people are involved.




Moncef Ben Ali, also known as Habib Ben Ali, was murdered in 1996.

He was the elder brother of former President Zine Ben Ali.

Both Moncef and Zine have been linked to criminal activity.

On 30 November 1992, in Paris, "Moncef" was sentenced in absentia to ten years imprisonment in connection with drug trafficking.

Moncef's lawyer stated that there had been political manipulation and that there was "no physical evidence" that Moncef Ben Ali was involved in "laundering" money derived from trafficking.

("After the sentencing of his client, the lawyer Habib Ben Ali denounces" political manipulation "," Le Monde, December 3, 1992)

In 1996 Moncef was murdered, by certain Turks. (LA TUNISIE DE DINA: REVELATIONS SUR L'ASSASSINAT DE MONCEF BEN ALI -)

On 24 December 2011, we read that a Maltese and a Latvian were arrested in Tunisia after allegedly being caught with a kilogramme of heroin. (timesofmalta.com - Maltese man arrested in Tunis 'known to Drug Squad')

Demand and trafficking of drugs globally. Tunisia is rated LOW

The Tunisian authorities have reportedly taken a hard line against drugs.

But, things are changing in Tunisia, as result of the 'CIA-NATO coup' of January 2011.

According to the UN, "In only five years, Sub-Saharan Africa has become the new hub for drug cartels from Latin America trying to gain entry into Europe.

"North Africa has not been spared from the drug trade as terrorist groups seek to take advantage of the growing phenomenon."

(Africa: Drug trade fund terrorist activities.)

North Africa's Al-Qaeda-CIA "is not above offering protection to drug traffickers moving into the region, say experts" (Analysts: north African Qaeda helps drug trade)

In February 2010, the Mauritanian army intercepted a drug convoy escorted by Islamist militants.

"It is the proof of a connection between them and the traffickers," a source in the Mauritanian military said. (Analysts: north African Qaeda helps drug trade)

"You have terrorist networks, smuggling networks, human trafficking networks, and there are points of contact, coordination between all these nice people," said one diplomatic source in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott.

"We know that AQIM (Al-Qaeda-CIA in North Africa) people have been involved in the drug trade, but as freelancers," he added.

"Some are members of AQIM and of criminal gangs at the same time."

Michael Braun, the US Drug Enforcement Administration's former head of operations, said the "Colombian cartels have established business relations with AQIM."

"They are using long-established AQIM smuggling routes to North Africa and Southern Europe, moving tons of arms or tons of cocaine: it's the same route."

Nor was it the first time the Colombians had set up this kind of route, he said.

"The Colombians are very good at this. It's the exactly the kind of relations they developed with Mexican traffickers..." (Analysts: north African Qaeda helps drug trade)

Ben Ali was no saint, but Tunisians may be about to meet more Colombians?

Under Ben Ali, things were not so bad.

On 16 January 2011, top French scholar Bernard Lugan wrote about Tunisia.(L'africaniste Bernard Lugan ne se réjouit pas de la chute du régime tunisien de Ben Ali ... Translate this page / Bernard Lugan news on Tunisia)

According to his article:

President Ben Ali changed Tunisia for the better.

Under Ben Ali, Tunisia attracted capital and modern industries.

Tunisia was a pole of stability and tolerance in the Muslim world.

Thousands of patients came to Tunisia for its European-standard medical care.

Youth was well educated.

Women were free.

And girls did not wear the veil.

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Twelfth Bough and Winterpatriot explain Tunisia:

Twelfth Bough: we do not recommend cooperating with this plan

http://www.winterpatriot.com/node/507

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