Stepping back from Ben Ali
21. Januar 2011In the wake of the uprising, however, France is revising its acceptance of Ben Ali, Cheap Jordans who promoted a picture of an Arab state that was open and free but that cracked down on Islamists to keep the state safe and remain a haven of commerce and tourism. “Ben Ali was able to work the notion with the West that, for Tunisia, it is either me or Osama bin Laden,” says one analyst. “It was a false choice, but people bought it.” Cheikh Rouhou worries that a post-revolution discourse in France will be dominated by depictions of “Arabs, Muslims, Islam, ethnic differences.” The weekly Canard Enchaine in Paris this week reported on apparent conversations in the French Palace, in which Sarkozy expressed concern over an Islamist domino effect after the Tunisia uprising and whether the revolt would lead to a flood of immigrants to French shores. But Cheikh Rouhou says that view of the uprising and its aftermath is flawed. “This was a citizens’ revolution, the first in which the people, not the military, got rid of the regime. It was young people using the Internet and social media. Already there is an opening to the new view taken in Washington by the Obama administration, which appears ready to correct past mistakes, and is looked upon favorably in Tunis after statements by [Secretary of State Hillary] Clinton and Obama last week.” He adds that the revolution can be an opportunity for France: “France needs more workers but doesn’t want them immigrating from Tunisia? OK, create programs of work and trade between the two. Many younger Tunisians are educated. There needs to be a way to make them useful. Find that way.”Dear brothers and sisters, Dear friends, I do not feel that we are facing a dead-end during these hours. Instead, I feel that my patriotic responsibility requires me to work on locating a big hole in the wall of this impasse. If what is being asked is to exclude Saad Hariri from the prime minister’s post, this is not a problem. Gucci Outlet Online There is a constitutional path, and we abide by any decision that results from it, irrespective of the climate of intimidation surrounding this path in the street, and out of the street. We will participate in the parliamentary consultations that will be undertaken by the president of the republic next Monday and we will offer our opinion according to our principles, and remain committed to my candidacy for prime minister, on behalf of the Future bloc of MPs and other allies. Air Yeezy It is important for us to abide by the Constitution and constitutional institutions, as a basis for everyone to act upon, and not unequal treatment, which will render the democratic process hostage to the will of the street.