The Tunisians Are Standing Tall

Marching, decisively towards a Liberal democracy:

Tunisia’s interior ministry has announced it is dissolving the country’s secret police service. The agency had been widely accused of committing human rights abuses during the rule of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted on 14 January.

As we are watching Lybia descend into an ugly, armed conflict, one couldn’t help but admire the swiftness and precision with which Tunisia is shedding the shackles of the past and embracing a constitutional transition.