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Very well written article

Very well written article

It is a well written article but it wouldn't hurt to hear the opinions of both the government and rebel groups

There are a few instances of passive voice here which seem to obfuscate the issue, or avoid placing blame. Notably, "and forced a state of emergency to be declared," gives us no real information beyond a blameless fact--who declared the state of emergency? Was it declared on behalf of Tunisia, or did the chief of police get too over-anxious, or what?

What if Tunisia had a Revolution but nobody watched?

It appears to be symphatetic of the revolt.

The article started by saying "after weeks of chaos..." What are chaos? Are they like illegal imagrents like we have, or primitive tribes of saveges? Could someone plea explain who or what chaos are? I keep hearing about them lately, are they everywhere? are they coming to my house??

You may be more familiar with their close relatives the Mayhem and the Bedlam. Contrary to popular perception of ethnic divisions in the Middle East these three with their identity politics and their endless feuding constitute the most populous groups in the region.

From the Middle East they've spilled over into north Africa.