Tunisia's Ben Ali: The Dictator's Last Calls - BBC Africa

[Che -Guevara]

This is an old report, but it made me wonder what HSM yes-men are telling him or if he is listening to anyone at all? Under one year, he went from "Ethiopia is our enemy"  to "Ethiopians  have scarified their lives for us." Clearly, Tunisia, unlike Somalia, was and is an actual state and Ben Ali was firmly in control, but Ben Ali's delusions can be heard in his voice. Almost no one was telling him the reality on the ground to the very last minute. Listening to HSM, it is becoming harder to tell he is a fool, a thief who will do anything to amass wealth even at the expense of his nation, an ill man or simple tool of foreign powers, perhaps he is a bit of everything.

 

 

[galbeedi]

Dictators do not behave like HSM. Somali would be dictators don't chase after money, but power. He is a weak oligarch.

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Xasan has Hindi dhaqan, jiljileec iyo madax foorarsi. Sanadihii yaraa meeshaas ku noolaa ku sii bartay.

Shisheeye walba madax ah uu la kulmo madaxa ayuu hoos u dhigaa. Iskamaba dhaafi karo, sida dhoolacadeynta iyo hadalka badan u joojin karin.