Something of a little blog firestorm was sparked when the Washington Post‘s neoconservative blogger Jennifer Rubin claimed that George W. Bush deserved credit for setting in motion the Tunisian uprising against its U.S.-backed dictator because the seed that sprouted popular revolt was Bush’s invasion of Iraq.
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By Emad Mekay
These are scenes Western powers would have loved to see in Iran; thousands of young people braving live bullets and marching in the tree-lined capital city boulevards and forcing an autocratic ruler out of the country. But alas for them, they are not in Tehran. They are in the North African nation [...]
Imagine this: crowds of angry young people gather for protests against the authoritarian ruler of a Muslim-majority country. The government undertakes an often-brutal repression of the demonstrators that leaves dozens — and possibly more — dead, all while rumors swirl that detained activists have been tortured in prison. Despite the brutal crackdown, the government proves [...]
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