Dozens Are Hurt in Lebanon (by anti-west Islamic Huzbullah)

WSJ ^ | 01, 23, 2007

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Dozens Are Hurt in Lebanon

Dozens Are Hurt in Lebanon Amid Strike By Opposition Associated Press Word Count: 791 BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hezbollah-led opposition protesters paralyzed Lebanon Tuesday by burning tires and cars at major thoroughfares in and around the capital, sparking clashes with government supporters amid a general strike aimed at toppling U.S.-backed Prime Minister Fuad Siniora.

What had been planned as a peaceful work-stoppage around the country turned into the worst violence since the pro-Syrian Shiite Hezbollah movement and its allies launched its campaign two months ago to oust the government. Black clouds billowed over parts of Beirut as opposition supporters set up burning roadblocks on main routes and at entrances to the capital, as well as ...

[2banana]

muslim run countries are funny - they blame everyone when they are not in power for all their troubles and then when they get into power - things get much worse...

[villagerjoel]

This just doesn't make any sense. The UN is supposed to be there, and all of the problems from before were caused by Isreal. /s

[edpc]

Black clouds billowed over parts of Beirut....

Are we sure this time? Make sure the footage isn't coming from Reuters.

[3AngelaD]

Fox News had an excellent show on last weekend about how Hezbollah is raising money in this country to carry out these kinds of attacks. It was scary, and apparently we might release one of the ringleaders after he was sentenced to a long term in jail. They let a bunch of them go free (deported the back to Lebanon) in order to nail the one guy. The one they interviewed in Lebanon was crying crocodile tears about having to leave, when the FBi had them all on tape doing what they were doing. The whole thing made me want to throw up, how those poor Hezbollah guys, who got here by overstaying their visas and then marrying stupid American women to remain, had been mistreated by the U.S. government.