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2012-01-29 Africa North

Thousands Protest Conservative Islam in Tunisia

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Posted by Fred 2012-01-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Arab Spring

#1 I am thinking that peaceful protests and candlelight vigils against Islamist regimes are not going to be too effective. Often religeous leaders will provide leadership and support to overthrow tyranical governments. When the religeous leaders are the tyranny, a bloodless coup is pretty much out of the question. Assembling in large groups in open places just makes the mass public stoning an easier proposition.

Posted by Super Hose 2012-01-29 02:05|| 2012-01-29 02:05|| Front Page Top

#2 "We spent our lives educating people, and now some want us to go back in time 14 centuries," she said.

Sarah sounds like a smart lady to me.

Posted by Secret Master 2012-01-29 03:04|| 2012-01-29 03:04|| Front Page Top

#3 now some want us to go back in time 14 centuries
They didn't expect this? Seemed obvious enough to me. In a year or two Ben Ali, Mubarak, and even Daffy may be looked back on as 'the good times' for North Africa.

Posted by Glenmore 2012-01-29 07:43|| 2012-01-29 07:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Are the Salafist being funded by Saudi Arabia,The most regressive/anti Western nation in the world!

Saudi is Mordor(Salafist central)but we dont do anything about them?

Posted by Paul 2012-01-29 09:03|| 2012-01-29 09:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Paul -

We could do something about the Saudis, but that $500/bbl-for-oil byproduct would be a bit of a problem.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2012-01-29 12:06|| 2012-01-29 12:06|| Front Page Top

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