it seemed to nietzsche -- tunisia was finding a way to compromise. will today's assassination derails the emerging democracy? >> this is the most difficult process of the change, and the new political system has been put together. the new constitution, the divisions between where the country is going, the maneuvering, but generally things are heading in the right direction. >> even so, this will put fear into the heart of the political lives. tonight they called elections. it is a reminder that even the most hopeful of arab democracies remains a work in progress. >> i spoke to michelle. she is the director of the council at the middle east center. we have one of the country's best his the most -- countries that is the most westernized is the most stable. it is a surprise? >> assassination has not been a feature of the transitions. it has not been in libya. -- it has been in libya, but in tunisia, there has been other kinds of violence, specifically by extremists, and there was a lot of tension between secular forces, including the opposition party le

it seemed to nietzsche -- tunisia was finding a way to compromise.ssination derails the emerging democracy? >> this is the most difficult process of the change, and the new political system has been put together. the new constitution, the divisions between where the country is going, the maneuvering, but generally things are heading in the right direction. >> even so, this will put fear into the heart of the political lives. tonight they called elections. it is a reminder that even the most hopeful of arab democracies remains a work in progress. >> i spoke to michelle. she is the director of the council at the middle east center. we have one of the country's best his the most -- countries that is the most westernized is the most stable. it is a surprise? >> assassination has not been a feature of the transitions. it has not been in libya. -- it has been in libya, but in tunisia, there has been other kinds of violence, specifically by extremists, and there was a lot of tension between secular forces, including the opposition party leader who was kille

a political murder that threatens to undermine to nietzsche's fledgling revolution -- undermined tunisia'sdgling revolution. >> my father wanted it to the democratic with a bright future. he always said the country was full of good things and believe political progress was possible here. >> as the coffin was carried through the narrow alleyways of this modest working-class neighborhood, the huge crowd name.ed chanting belaid's they blame the islamist-led government for his murder. chokri belaid had been its most constant and vocal critic. >> amid all the anger, there's a sense that tensions have been bubbling under the surface for months. tunisia was the birthplace of the arab spring, and all of these mourners are determined there will not be a premature end here as well. >> there were sustain volleys of tear gas from riot police. as the wider region looks on, tunisia, the jewel of the arab spring, is in turmoil. the leader of the governing party is blamed for the deaf. they deny giving free rein to more radical muslims. >> i do not think that the government is allowing things to happen. i

in all over the african continent many of them connected with energy and so if the president of nietzsche's says this kind of thing it is obviously a sort of brinkmanship he's obviously trying to build up the price between two rivals. and that's why i say that the of course the issue of hydrocarbons and uranium and other energy sources is a key and may even be the decisive factor but as i say there are also even broader strategic issues including the desire which i believe to be the case on the part of america to have permanent military bases in africa it'll be like iraq you know there's a terrorist threat to them alleged terrorist threat a military operation and that leads to minute basis and this is been the pattern of interventions of american intervention and western which generally now for decking not just in afghanistan and iraq but in many many countries around the world as well let's let's bring up the issue here is we know that france is ultimately leading the cat the campaign in mali our needs but as many know france as a commie continues to stumble do you really think paris can a

two years ago a fruit vendor in 2 nietzsche -- in tunisia set himself on fire, starting the arab springusands took to the streets to protest against the