Behind the incident that started the Arab spring

Lots of stuff is so full of propaganda or misunderstanding how people outside the US actually live that I don't trust it, but this interview by Michael Totten with the woman regulator whose actions sparked the uprising in Tunesia rings true on all points.

“A revolution cannot be solely the cause of one person,” she said. “Even though I didn’t really participate in it, I’m proud of the revolution and proud of my country.”
She may not have participated in it, but she sure did precipitate it. Her name is Faida Hamdi and she is Tunisian. She is also Lorenzo’s butterfly, a small soul who flapped her wings and set off storms of tornadoes for thousands of miles in every direction.