Photo Series: anti-Syria demonstrations in Lebanon

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[freedom44]

Two Lebanese women weap as they visit the grave of Lebanon's slain former prime minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Feb. 17, 2005. The family of slain former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri called Thursday for an international commission to be formed to investigate his assassination. Thursday ends a three-day mourning period in Lebanon for Hariri, following his funeral Wednesday that drew large crowds.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A protester holds a banner reading 'Syrial Killer' as members of Paris-based Lebanese opposition movements shout slogans hostile to Syria during a gathering for an anti-Syrian protest near the Lebanese embassy in Paris, Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, in the wake of the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Lebanese demonstrators gather at the grave of slain former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri during a protest in Beirut February 21, 2005. Thousands of Lebanese gathered at the scene of last week's bombing, demanding a Syrian pullout and an international probe into the assassination many blame on Damascus. Photo by Mohamed Azakir/Reuters

Lebanese women holding the national flag walk by soldiers in a closed off street on their way to a demonstration at the parliament building in Beirut, February 21, 2005. The demonstration called for Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon as the Lebanese parliament met for the first time since former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri was assassinated in a huge car bomb on February 14, 2005. (Jamal Saidi/Reuters)

A protestor carries a Quran and a Crucifix as others hold Lebanese flags and portraits of the former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri near the site of last weeks explosion in Beirut, Lebanon Monday Feb. 21, 2005. Thousands of opposition supporters shouted insults against Syria and demanded the resignation of their pro-Syrian government, as they marked a week since the assassination of Hariri. (AP Photo)

Protestors carry Lebanese flags and anti Syria banners during a street demonstration in Beirut, Lebanon Monday Feb. 21, 2005. Thousands of opposition supporters shouted insults at Syria and demanded the resignation of their pro-Syrian government, marking a week since the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. (AP Photo/str)

Lebanese opposition supporters shout anti-Syrian slogans during a demonstration near the site where the Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was assassinated a week ago in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Feb. 21, 2005. Tens of thousands of opposition supporters shouted insults at Syria and demanded the resignation of their pro-Syrian government in a central Beirut demonstration Monday, marking a week since the assassination of Hariri.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese demonstrators gathered at the slain former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri car bomb site during a protest in Beirut February 21, 2005. Thousands of Lebanese gathered at the scene of last week's bombing, demanding a Syrian pullout and an international probe into the assassination many blame on Damascus. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanese demonstrators carry a banner reading 'Syrial Killer' during a protest in Beirut February 21, 2005. A few thousand Lebanese gathered at the scene of last week's killing of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri who was was assassinated in a huge car bomb on February 14, 2005. They demanded a Syrian pullout and an international probe into the assassination. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

Lebanese women pass by a poster of slain former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri during a demonstration at the parliament building in Beirut, February 21, 2005. A few thousand Lebanese gathered at the scene of last week's killing of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri who was was assassinated in a huge car bomb on February 14, 2005. They demanded a Syrian pullout and an international probe into the assassination. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

A Lebanese woman oppsition supporter holds a fake clock that shows the time of the explosion that killed the Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri a week ago during a moment of silence in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Feb. 21, 2005. Thousands of opposition supporters shouted insults at Syria and demanded the resignation of their pro-Syrian government in a central Beirut demonstration Monday, marking a week since the assassination of Rafik Hariri, Lebanon's most prominent politician. The slogan on top of the clock refers to United Nations (news - web sites) resolution 1559. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Protestors carry Lebanese flags and anti-Syria banners during a street demonstration in Beirut, Lebanon Monday Feb. 21, 2005. Thousands of opposition supporters shouted insults at Syria and demanded the resignation of their pro-Syrian government in a central Beirut demonstration Monday, marking a week since the assassination of Rafik Hariri, Lebanon's most prominent politician. (AP Photo/Str)

A Lebanese child is held by his father as he kisses a picture of assassinated former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri among a mountain of wreathes covering the grave in Beirut, February, 20, 2005. Thousands of Lebanese residents visit Hariri's grave in downtown Beirut daily since he was buried on Wednesday in a funeral that turned into an outpouring of anger against Syria, which many blame for his killing in a huge car bomb. Photo by Jamal Saidi/Reuters

Lebanese protestors hold anti-Syria banners on the second night of the peaceful candlelight vigil against violence at the site of the massive bombing which killed Lebanon's former prime minister Rafiq Hariri and 14 other people. Lebanon's embattled pro-Syrian government said that it was unlikely to cooperate with a newly appointed UN commission of inquiry into the assassination of former premier Rafiq Hariri and hit out at France over opposition calls for an 'uprising'.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)

[BlessedByLiberty]

Wonderful!

The yearning for freedom is being heard, erupting from the depths of oppression and enslavement by people all over the Middle East. Yet liberals do no hear that cry. If they hear the cry it means they have to recognize and acknowledge that President Bush has heard the cry and taken action.

Liberals have stood in the way of freedom, have allowed their adoration of Old Europe and the scandal reeking UN to continue the suppression of human rights.

Thank God President Bush has the fortitude, moral compass and ability to lead when others prefer to discuss.

[McGavin999]

Yep, lots more :o)

[WOSG]

Thanx ... from my blog:

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With or without the UN, Syria's days of imposing their will on Lebanon are effectively over. The people of Lebanon are casting away their chains and defying colonial masters, and Syria has run out of tricks to keep Lebanon under their control. Annan will never say it was America's invasion of Iraq that set this chain of events, but Lebanese leader Walid Jumblatt already did (thanks to Powerline and TKS to point this out from the David Ignatius Wash Post column):

"It's strange for me to say it, but this process of change has started because of the American invasion of Iraq. I was cynical about Iraq. But when I saw the Iraqi people voting three weeks ago, 8 million of them, it was the start of a new Arab world. The Syrian people, the Egyptian people, all say that something is changing. The Berlin Wall has fallen. We can see it."

http://freedomstruth.blogspot.com

[WOSG]

Thanx ... from my blog:

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With or without the UN, Syria's days of imposing their will on Lebanon are effectively over. The people of Lebanon are casting away their chains and defying colonial masters, and Syria has run out of tricks to keep Lebanon under their control. Annan will never say it was America's invasion of Iraq that set this chain of events, but Lebanese leader Walid Jumblatt already did (thanks to Powerline and TKS to point this out from the David Ignatius Wash Post column):

"It's strange for me to say it, but this process of change has started because of the American invasion of Iraq. I was cynical about Iraq. But when I saw the Iraqi people voting three weeks ago, 8 million of them, it was the start of a new Arab world. The Syrian people, the Egyptian people, all say that something is changing. The Berlin Wall has fallen. We can see it."

http://freedomstruth.blogspot.com

[InvisibleChurch]

i thot the left said that freedom wasn't the middle east's bag

[InvisibleChurch]

this is how it all starts

[wingman1]

"i thot the left said that freedom wasn't the middle east's bag"

MY mother-in-law said as much last Sunday. She used the "why do we feel we can impose our system on others" line. My wife would not allow me to respond, as we were in her parents house.

My m-i-l will be receiving a copy of the Ignatius article in the mail.

There'll be many more who will get a nice helping of crow in the coming months.

[nutmeg]

bttt

[t_skoz]

What these people need is guns and ammo. Lots and lots of guns and ammo.

And when they're done, they can march to Iran and let the pro-democracy Iranian students use them, too.

Enough Is Enough!

[elfman2]

"There is NO way the government can stand against that many people who are standing together."

Well… We won’t let them pull a Tiananmen Square. Short of that, stick a fork in the pro-Syrian government, they’re done.

[olde north church]

I'd rather cruise an anti-Syria demonstration than one of those anti-Bush protests here. Some cuties there.
Hey, a man's gotta have his priorities straight...babes, THEN freedom!
That dark hair and dark eyes are like an onc magnet! I would love to plumb the depths of passion that simmers below those eyes. If they were Hispanic, I would call them Tamales (generalization), what do I call the Lebanese babes? Falafel?
At least their unshaved armpits are a result of culture, not the American Left's chicks lack of proper hygiene!

[Darkwolf377]

LOL!

A couple years ago I was seeing both an Israeli and a Palestinian. Been hooked since. No, they did not know about each other. I don't usually do that but...

I should probably stop now.

[freedom44]

"At least their unshaved armpits are a result of culture, not the American Left's chicks lack of proper hygiene!"

Actually Mid-Eastern women in general shave. Europeans are the ones that don't.

[olde north church]

you know, I thought so but I wasn't sure. I took some comedic license.