Truest statement of the week

When peaceful protesters poured into the Iraqi streets this past week, demanding an end to widespread government corruption, unemployment and a lack of basic services, the government was caught off guard.
The Iraqi leadership shut down the internet, imposed a curfew, deployed security forces and was largely unapologetic when they opened fire on demonstrators.

-- Alyssa J. Rubin, "Deaths Mount As Protests Catch Iraq Government Off Guard," (NEW YORK TIMES).