Excellent summary from Abu-Usamah (my Dad) on #Sidibouzid #Tunisia

[Builds on and corrects some of my last post]

Let me fill in the gaps,which you might know by now.
Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia, where he was granted asylum. French sources said that he was denied admission to France. France has ordered his family members that have been there to leave the country.
The head of parliament was asked by the "constitutional council" to act as president for the coming 60 days ,as per constitution stipulation. Apparently this annuls what the Prime Minister(First minister) has declared that he is the acting president; and considers Ben Ali thrown out. The head of parliament( acting president) took the oath of office in a televised ceremony, and asked the First minister! to form a unity government, so as to oversee the election of the new president, within the 60 days as stipulated by the constitution. After which early elections should be arranged as early as possible.
Tunisian intellectuals and opposition leaders are , rightfully, calling that none of the old regime members or allies  be in charge of any transitional government. They consider the current constitution as unconstitutional. Their argument is that this fake constitution has been tailored to suit Burgiba, Ben Ali's predecessor who ruled as dictator for 25 years. I believe he made a special case of being elected for life. i.e until Ben Ali removed him, as he was on his death bed. Then Ben Ali kept amending and changing the constitution to suit him and his close click. So many are asking dissolving all current  institutions and forming a government of leaders of opposition parties excluding the Ben Ali's ruling party and all the legalized dummy opposition parties that Ben Ali has created as decoys, to make the scene look democratic.
Yet it seems that the situation was less violent than previous days, giving the impression that this card trick is being condoned by the people who are already celebrating.
I remember having read a Lenin quote where he rightfully says something to the effect: Remember.. Once  you start an uprising, you better stick with it till the very end.

What Happened? -- Stop the Confusion #Sidibouzid #Tunisia

To clarify as best I can for people who are confused or want to be confused (lots of them on Twitter): People drove out Dictator/President. One of his drones, the Prime Minister, tried an unconstitutional move to go in temporarily as President on behalf of Dictator/President (this left open the possibility that Dictator/President could come back). That was rejected today by the Constitutional Council. That's good. Now parliament speaker is in as head for 60 day max as per Constitution. This doesn't mean the Constitution can't be chucked a some point. But it should be by the will of the people and not apparatchiks. Names should be taken of people who accepted the PM's power grab. For people in the US -- it's like Al Haig saying "I'm in charge." If folks are not already, might want to follow me onTwitter. 

Tunisia's Constitutional Council: President Ben Ali's Departure is Permanent #Sidibouzid

My Dad's reading is vindicated (a few U.S.-based analysts questioned it): 

VOA: Tunisia's Constitutional Council says the departure of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali  is permanent and parliament speaker Foued Mebezza is temporarily assuming power in the North African country. 

The council, Tunisia's highest legal authority on constitutional issues, says the country's new leader has 60 days to organize a presidential election. ...