How Egyptian and Tunisian youth hacked the Arab Spring
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(Source: MIT Technology Review)
The street revolutions that overthrew the presidents of Egypt and Tunisia in January and February had no Lenin or Trotsky; but two secretive Tunisians known as "Foetus" and "Waterman," and their organization, Takriz, who performed a remarkable and largely unknown role. Many groups helped remove Tunisia's President Zine El …