IF HE DOESN'T HAVE TO LIVE IN A DICTATORSHIP WHY SHOULD YOU?:

Tunisia revolt puts heat on north Sudan (AFP, 17 January 2011)

Widespread economic and political discontent has northern Sudanese wondering if Khartoum is heading towards a popular uprising like in Tunisia.

On Sunday, opposition parties congratulated Tunisians and called for an "end to the totalitarian regime" in Khartoum, demanding the resignation of Sudan's Finance Minister Ali Mahmud who they blame for rising prices.

"The current crisis can only end with the end of the totalitarian regime and the end of a single-party regime," Faruq Abu Eissa, spokesman for a coalition of opposition groups, told a press conference in Khartoum.

As good as W looks now, he'll look even better as History Ends in the Muslim World.

Posted by Orrin Judd at January 17, 2011 5:40 AM