After the revolution comes the fire sale.<br/> <br />Tunisian Prime Minister Hamdi Jebali cuts the ribbon to open the auction of of some of the possessions of ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.<br/> <br />It offers a little something for everyone...at least at the high end of the market.<br/> <br />There is a fleet of luxury cars.<br/> <br />Jewels that would make a make a princess gush.<br/> <br />All a symbol of the kind of imbalances that help foster a revolution<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) TAREK DHYAB, TUNISIAN YOUTH AND SPORT MINISTER, SAYING:<br/> <br />"This is only 20-30 per cent of his possessions. I say poor Tunisia, it was controlled by a gang leader - not someone fit to lead a country."<br/> <br />The government hopes the sale will bring in about 10 million euros -- much needed in a country facing double digit unemployment.<br/> <br />Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia in early 2011 in the early days of the Arab Spring. He had run out of time.
