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General Rashid Ammar, chief of Staff of the Tunisian Army, spoke to the crowd gathered in front of the Parliament building "The army has protected and will continue to protect the people. We will uphold the Constitution. We will not overstep this boundary of protecting the Constitution. Some forces are calling for a vacancy at the head of the state. The absence of a government will only lead to chaos and to a dictatorship. Your grievances are legitimate. But I would like to see you all go home. Please disperse so that this government, or another government, can do its job. In this building there are ministers, but there are also civil servants who are working to enable our country to function. Let them do their job !" General Ammar's speech was greeted with cries of "long live the army!' and by singing of the Tunisian national anthem. Many claim that the army played a crucial role in the ousting of Ben Ali by refusing to carry out orders to open fire on pro-democracy demonstrations. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
