Name: 【TED】Wadah Khanfar: A historic moment in the Arab world (Wadah Khanfar: A historic moment in the Arab world)
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Adverbs of manner

and I witnessed, as a reporter for Al Jazeera,

I covered another war -- the war in Iraq.

within the nation, within the people themselves.

the change that came through foreign intervention

created even worse circumstances for the people

we have lived under authoritarian regimes --

created something within us during this period.

a change that does not come through foreign intervention,

and deepening the sense of inferiority sometimes?

The Iraqis: yes, they got rid of Saddam Hussein,

they felt that their dignity had suffered.

And actually other regimes, they told their citizens,

"Would you like to see the situation of Iraq?

Would you like to see civil war, sectarian killing?

Would you like to see foreign troops on your land?"

this kind of authoritarian situation that we find ourselves in,

That was one of the worst nightmares that we have seen.

emerging from a magnificent piece of land,

in our nations in that part of the world,

and empowered us to go down to the streets.

and say, "We would like to see the end of the regime."

the Tunisian regime that invested billions of dollars

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【TED】Wadah Khanfar: A historic moment in the Arab world (Wadah Khanfar: A historic moment in the Arab world)

mindset

applause

sense

aware