As Arab Spring Turns Violent, Democracy Advocates Face Big Challenges -- Wall Street Journal
SIDI BOU ZID, Tunisia—Ali Bouazizi, who owns a grocery story at the center of this poor, remote North African town, was ecstatic when protests toppled his nation's dictator in January. These days, he sounds deflated.
"This uprising was for what?" he asked in a recent interview. In Tunisia, he said, "the people who have money and the heritage of the old regime aren't giving up control."
Mr. Bouazizi is no ordinary bystander to the revolution. He played a key role in igniting the unrest that has spread through much of the Arab world. In December, his cousin doused himself in gasoline and burned himself to death. Mr. Bouazizi posted on Facebook a video of the protest that followed, then alerted satellite-news channel Al Jazeera. Unrest spread rapidly from there.
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My Comment: An excellent summary on what has/and is happening in the Middle East and North Africa. Read it all.
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