Posted on 02/23/2005 7:50:15 PM PST by freedom44
Prayers for a peaceful reversal of the cycle. I don't want the Lebanese people to have to deal with a Tiananmen Square incident. Though, if they do - it will only make them stronger and more determined.
Great pictures. For a few years now I've been thinking that the internet and technology will change the world. The young people will see how others live and want that for themselves.
No doubt about it - Lebanese women are gorgeous.
Again, shades of 1989-1990.
This is like watching Communism fall all over again.
Regards, Ivan
Beirut's Berlin Wall Washington Post FR 2-23-05
"It's strange for me to say it, but this process of change has started because of the American invasion of Iraq," explains Jumblatt. "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." Jumblatt says this spark of democratic revolt is spreading. "The Syrian people, the Egyptian people, all say that something is changing. The Berlin Wall has fallen. We can see it."
Give em hell lebanon!!!!!!!
It seems that the power of the people of Lebanon and the US is sufficient to send Syria packing from Lebanon with its proverbial tail between its legs. Thanks for the ping, Southack!
Thanks for the post. It brings chills. God bless them.
Thank you for the ping.
What inspiring pictures!
Thank you, freedom44, for posting them.
By the way, the sign in the last picture is quite interesting.
"Hey Syria, Who's Next," it looks like it reads.
It seems to say that the Lebanese people are counting on American help.
And they can, as long as GW Bush is in office!
Although he shouldn't be. Ophthalmology is a fine profession with many career opportunities.
What a beautiful sight!
-good times, G.J.P.(Jr.)
Wow... Just trying to remember a time when that many Arabs got in one place without calling death to america....
Bush's policies are changing the globe, faster than even the most optimistic person would have thought.
The "Bush Doctrine" will go down in History beside the "Monroe Doctrine", "Manifest Destiny" and the "Reagan Doctrine" as one of the greatest world changing acts of history.
The Bush Administration is standing at the doorway of greatness... and the leftist commies are beside themselves. Long after Bubba is nothing but a historical footnote only noteable for his sexual picadillos, GWB will be remembered around the world.
America is once again (and always was, but lacked leaders who understood this for a few years) a force for liberty around the world.
That's EXACTLY what a LEADER does. President Bush acts as he sees fit, he doesn't wait for approval from others before doing so.
They really are wonderful, aren't they???
Is that guy a good guy??? (I can't tell anymore!)
I sent that paragraph to everybody I know.
However, I think the sign holder refers to something else. Hariri was the last one of a long list of assassinated leaders in Lebanon (including 2 presidents, a prime minister, a Mufti etc). The question is meant as "who you gonna kill next". Great pics and great post.
He has not been friendly to the U.S. or Israel in the past, so he wouldn't be considered a good guy. According to the recent statement, his classification has potential for change.
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