War in Arab countries

April 27th

The uprising started in February in Lybia and as today, April 27th, it is still on. It is a fact that Gaddafi and his supporters are in bad shape since the beginning of the NATO attacks but his army is still holding the capital Tripoli. Then other countries are also boiling and masses march against their rulers and their systems. Syria and Morocco are two other examples, although different, where the people are fed up by their regimes. Syria is indeed a dictatorship. Morocco, one of the few countries in the Arab world with more freedom of speech, is showing its limits. It is true that since the new king took over his father, the late Hassan II in 1999, the situation improved a lot, both economically and politically. But what is happening today, is a proof that changing rulers doesn't necessary mean a new life for the masses. The biggest problem, or to be honest one of the biggest, is corruption. People like to be able to express themselves but if their economical situation doesn't improve it is a dead end for them. Western countries see Morocco as an example amongst Arab nations. But it is either a non impartial view (too much stakes at risk for them) or a misunderstanding of the needs of Moroccans. More freedom yes, but a better life. That is what they want.