过去三年来削减安全和情报部门权力的努力 — — 9月，1990年以来一直担任情报部门主管的梅德尼（Mohamed Mediene）被迫退休 — — 只是问题之一，彰显出国内政治的紧张局面。
Efforts over the last three years to curtail the power of the security and intelligence services – in September, Mohamed Mediene, who had been chief of the intelligence services since 1990, was forced to retire – are just one source and manifestation of domestic political tension.