Lebanese Protest Tyranny
Charles Johnson
Mon Feb 21, 2005 at 8:46 am PST • Views: 210
An amazing transformation seems to be taking place in Lebanon: Thousands in Lebanon Protest Government. (Hat tip: Andy.)
Protesters wore scarves of red and white _ the colors of Lebanon’s flag _ which have become the symbol of the opposition’s “independence uprising,” described as a peaceful campaign to dislodge the pro-Syrian government and force the Syrian army out of Lebanon.
Some protesters carried banners reading, “Independence,” and chanted, “The government of puppets must fall” and “Enough blood, leave us alone.”
The crowd was estimated in the tens of thousands, with many converging on downtown Beirut from all parts of the Lebanese capital.
“It is my civic duty as a Lebanese to take part in this uprising,” said Youssef Mukhtar, a 47-year-old engineer. “Enough bloodshed and disasters. It is the 21st century, and people should be able to govern themselves. The situation has become unbearable and we have to regain our country.”
Many held pictures of Hariri and sang patriotic songs. Some protesters held a copy of the Quran in one hand and the cross in another hand to signify Muslim-Christian national unity.
Thanks to George W. Bush, the Middle East’s days of tyranny are numbered. This is a process that will be impossible to stop.
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