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2004-02-14 Africa: North

Tunisia looks to strengthen US ties during visit to Washington

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2004-02-14 16:58|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Didn't realize Tunisia was an arab country.

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-14 5:56:43 PM|| 2004-2-14 5:56:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Tunisia isn't overflowing with beturbanned lunatics..."

Perhaps not beturbanned, but Arafish and thousands of his thugs lived in "exile" in Tunisia from 1982 - 1993... not exactly a ringing endorsement... I think I'll pass on visiting, thanks.

Posted by .com 2004-2-14 6:40:18 PM|| 2004-2-14 6:40:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Didn't realize Tunisia was an arab country.

It's in the northern shores of Africa. What else would it be?

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-2-14 8:59:26 PM|| 2004-2-14 8:59:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 It's in the northern shores of Africa. What else would it be?

So is Libya, which Qadaffi says is "African"...

Posted by Pappy 2004-2-14 10:55:57 PM|| 2004-2-14 10:55:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 My beloved guide, Mr. Bush, told me I was African, which I am.

Posted by Muammar 2004-2-14 10:59:28 PM|| 2004-2-14 10:59:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 In all seriousness, there ought to be ways to reward Tunisia in terms of trade and economics, while gently nudging them along the path of democracy American style (as opposed to Euro style). This should be done with a light touch so as to make it look to be the most natural order of things. Perhaps that could help them explain cause-and-effect to their brother Arabs.

Posted by Steve White 2004-2-14 11:26:00 PM|| 2004-2-14 11:26:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Tunisia is an Arabic-speaking country. Of course ethnically it is not

The guy who accepted Arafat was Bourguiba who was deposed through a soft coup (what the French call
"a palace revolution") by Ben Ali. Tunisian women have the loftier status of any Muslim country I am aware of, headscarves are banned (showing the way to France :-). Turbans are kept under watch and promptly jailed when they cross the line. Pilgrimages to Mecca are strongly discouraged, officially due to the currency drain. In the same way, having five prayers a day can quicly get you in trouble due to the loss of productivity. Tunisia has a thriving textile industry who works mainly as subcontractors for the Parisian textile companies of the Sentier. Meaning that Tunisia's textile industry works mainly with/for the Jews. But don't say it to the Saudis or they will have a heart attack.

Posted by JFM 2004-2-15 11:24:21 AM|| 2004-2-15 11:24:21 AM|| Front Page Top

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