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2003-11-13 Africa: North

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-11-13 00:05|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "We respect the United States' position on terrorism," he said. " The foreign minister also said, "Peace in Iraq should lead to the elimination of terrorism."

Quick Ethel, my pills! No-o-o, the big ORANGE ones!

Is this guy for real? Is this an Arab and a Muslim saying this? I want to do a Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Test on him right now: he might be sane!

Posted by Steve White 2003-11-13 1:43:33 AM|| 2003-11-13 1:43:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Tunisia - generally relatively moderate, trying to modernize economically, in some respects resembling Morocco.

Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Kuwait on a good day, and most Iraqis. More sanity out there than one might think. (Of course on the other side is Egypt, Saudi, Syria, Sudan, Libya, the Pals, some gulfies, and the bitterenders in Iraq.)

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-11-13 9:11:18 AM|| 2003-11-13 9:11:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Tunis took a big step fwd in getting rid of Arafat

Posted by Frank G 2003-11-13 11:29:07 AM|| 2003-11-13 11:29:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The Tunisian government has forbidden pilgrimage to Mecca ("the country cannot afford the loss of cash"), and it discourages or forbids (not sure)
praying five times a day or fasting for Ramadan as
bad for productivity. Tunisia has also a very liberal legislation about women. Finally, Tunisian Islamists tend to die young.

Tunisia is far closer to Atataturk's Turkey than to Saudi Arabia.

Posted by JFM 2003-11-13 3:42:00 PM|| 2003-11-13 3:42:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Forgot to mention: the main industry of Tunisia is textile and its main business partners are the Jewish textile merchants of Marais (zone of Paris).

Posted by JFM 2003-11-13 4:41:28 PM|| 2003-11-13 4:41:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Tunisia has been friendly to the U.S. for many years. The current government is a class act.

Posted by R. McLeod 2003-11-13 7:45:07 PM|| 2003-11-13 7:45:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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