Election in Tunisia - Instablogs
Election in Tunisia
Nov 2 2009, Marco Villa

Ben Ali behaving as the Buffoon next to Sarkozy and his Italian wife.

The United States State Department feigned concern over transparency in the recent Tunisian elections - which returned to power for a fifth term the 73-year-old Ben Ali who has be.

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