Friday, February 25, 2011

Lessons from the Philippine revolt

People Power revolution of 1986 in East Asian nation is a cautionary tale for Arab states in the throes of revolution

[Listen especially to the last 30 seconds; there is a warning to the Egyptians and Tunisians.]



"The Philippines is marking 25 years since its own "people power" revolution forced Ferdinad Marcos from power. As Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas reports from Manila, there is a lesson for what is happening right now in the Middle East and North Africa."

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