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Old 05-17-2012, 09:38 AM   #1
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The woman who blew up the Arab world

http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/b...lew-arab-world

Michael Totten does it again. He finds and interviews a character history would have forgotten -- who tripped the wire on several revolutions.
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Old 05-17-2012, 10:40 AM   #2
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That was bloody fascinating.
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Old 05-17-2012, 12:00 PM   #3
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I never knew of her before this. I knew Tunisia was first, but not what sparked it all.
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Old 05-17-2012, 03:37 PM   #4
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Thanks for posting. Good read./
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Old 05-17-2012, 04:30 PM   #5
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Cool.
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Old 05-17-2012, 05:18 PM   #6
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Very interesting. I must admit I knew nothing of the person who had reported Mohamed Bouazizi to the cops, in fact, I also thought she was a cop herself. I hadn't honestly given any thought to her side of the story; I didn't realise how important it was.
So this was very enlightening, thanks for posting it.
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