If Tunisia seriously challenges the IMF-friendly regime...

[Enrique]

then we can expect a new boogie-man. A country that never gets talked about will suddenly be the talk of our country. Like Venezuela. Everyone will be as familiar with the new bad guy in Tunisia as they are with Hugo Chavez.

[arcane1]

1. I would not be at all surprised...

if Tunisia suddenly becomes "A safe haven for al Qaeda" requiring an immediate military response.

[dipsydoodle]

5. You've reminded me

of when the democratically elected government of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was deposed back in 1953.

Dulles had convinced Eisenhower that Mosaddegh was communist and thus need deposing when in fact Mosaddegh was anti-communist.

Lies just become means to end.

[arcane1]

6. Funny (well, not actually funny)

but the OP reminded me of Chile when they started getting too "uppity" last century, setting the stage for a CIA coup.

[dipsydoodle]

8. The difference with Chile

was that Allende was a Marxist but one who'd been democratically elected. His intention to nationalize the copper mines upset ITT who in turn involved the US Government. Kissinger's first choice to replace Allende, by funding a coup, was a certain General Rene Schneider. Schneider wouldn't play ball because although he disagreed with Allende's policies he respected the fact that Allende had been democratically elected by the Chilean people. So -they killed Schneider and used Pinochet instead. There remains a warrant out for Kissinger's arrest in Paris for ignoring a subpoena to attend a trial concerning Schneider's death. I think that case started in the USA and was then moved to France :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1536547.stm

Do please come visit the Latin Forum sometime.

:hi:

[Catherina]

2. Rec'd. How clearly you see things. n/t

[dipsydoodle]

3. Sounds like the recently departed President

flew over Malta's airspace into Paris, refuelled and departed suspected destination Saudi Arabia.

I hope all the dough his family salted away is located and returned to Tunisia.

[DCKit]

4. Even better if their next elected leader's name rhymes with "Hugo". nt

[Peace Patriot]

7. Thanks for the heads up on Tunisia! So much has been happening that I haven't been able

to follow the news about this.

Why does it not surprise me that it's an IMF fight?

I'll look into it more. Thanks again!