Tunisian Army Tears for Citizens, Hugs for Polluters
In Gabes, Tunisia, residents are protesting decades of chemical pollution that's left children hospitalized, yet the ruling authorities deployed the army, who promptly fired tear gas. This isn't just about environmental disaster; it's about the state actively suppressing public outcry over corporate malfeasance. The regime of Kais Saied, ever keen to consolidate power, apparently finds it easier
to gas its own citizens than to clean up the toxic mess created by industrial interests. (One might wonder who profits from industrial plants operating without proper environmental controls.) The media, like The New Arab, dutifully reports the 'clashes,' but rarely delves into the deep-seated governmental complicity that allows such pollution to fester. This seems less like a government protecting
its people and more like one protecting its polluters. How many children need to be hospitalized before 'authorities' decide accountability for corporations is more important than tear-gassing the victims?