Anti-Syria protests erupt in Lebanon

AP | 11/23/06 | ZEINA KARAM

[TexKat]

Lebanese mourners carry the coffin of Pierre Gemayel, wrapped in the flag of the Phalange Party and his picture during the funeral procession in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006. Tens of thousands of Lebanese gathered to bid farewell to an assassinated young Christian politician Thursday, and his anti-Syrian allies turned his funeral into a powerful show of force against opponents led by the militant Shiite Muslim Hezbollah and their Syrian backers. (AP Photo)

[TexKat]

The coffins of prominent anti-Syrian Christian politician Pierre Gemayel, bottom right, and his bodyguard, left, are carried by relatives and friends in between hundreds of thousands of anti-Syrian protesters, at the Martyrs square, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Nov. 23, 2006. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese gathered to bid farewell to an assassinated young Christian politician Thursday, and his anti-Syrian allies turned his funeral into a powerful show of force against their opponents, led by the militant Shiite Muslim Hezbollah and its Syrian backers. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

[AliVeritas]

ping

[F1Frankie]

Is it just me, or do we usually not see news of this type here in the US? We need to see lots more of it! I grow so tired of the lefty spin machine's version of the news. Thanks for sharing, Tex!

[Bigh4u2]

yeah. Kinda surprising that it comes from the AP.

[AmericanVictory]

We need to send a message to Damascus by immediately moving to increase the size of our military to make it clear that there will be strength to take out Syria's regime quite apart from what is occurring on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Capt. Tom]

"If they (Hezbollah) have 30,000 rockets, we have 30,000 words. They do not scare us," said Joseph Hanna, a 45-year-old rental car shop owner and Gemayel backer who came to the rally to show his support for Saniora's government.

That sounds like something out of a Monty Python skit.

There are now twice as many Muslims in Lebanon, as Maronite Christians. And 55% of the total population is Muslim. Looks pretty grim for the Infidels in Lebanon. - tom

[M Kehoe]

145 Die in Deadliest Attack of Iraq War

30 Killed in Ministry Attack. I could go on.

Why is it so difficult to stop killing each other in Arab/Muslim countries. Doesn't matter who these animals kill, Jew, Christian, Muslim, atheist, etc..

Can ya'all just stop it for one day!? For crying out loud, it's Thanksgiving!

I know, I'm screaming into a hurricane...

5.56mm

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Arabs live in a comlpetely disfunctional culture. They haven't evolved since Islam came to be.

[jimtorr]

Hariri's son Saad — now the leader of the anti-Syrian majority bloc in parliament — said in his address in Martyrs' Square. He lauded "Lebanese unity," mentioning Sunni Muslim and Christian leaders, but not Shiites.

This may be good news for Lebanon, if it means an alliance between Sunni's and Christians, against Shiites and Hizbollah and Syria.

There have also been recent rumours that Hizbollah would begin killing Sunni's in the streets.

[observer5]

Too bad more morons showed up for the Hezzy rally, starring the fat diaper head pig, Nazrallah!

Haha, good luck you poor schmucks, its gonna be a while before u can have freedom and democracy.... lets say 200 years?

[RightWhale]

Lebanon can't do a darned thing about Syria.

[lesser_satan]

They could get their own house in order by rounding up and killing all Syrian agents and collaborators in their country.

[Almondjoy]

Well it's an Amerian holiday sooooooooooooo

But another thing to consider is that that can't even stop killing during their holiday's.. you think they are gonna stop during ours?

[FreeReign]

Why is it so difficult to stop killing each other in Arab/Muslim countries.

Killing each other? Are you equating the Christians of Lebanon with their Shiite killers?

[ANGGAPO]

Perhaps if the Lebanese made a conscientious effort to unload the Hezbos they would get lots of support from the unMooslem world.

[webheart]

Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese turned the funeral Thursday for a slain Christian government minister into a massive demonstration of anger against Syria and its allies.

NEWS FLASH: Guess what, Lebanonians? Protests don't accomplish didly, except give the newspapers something to write about. You actually have to go over to Syria and FIGHT THEM!

[maronite]

LoL
The americans fled in 83(somehting i wish they didnt) from hezbollahs attacks and israel hasnt been able to take hezbollah out, yet you think the lebanese army should?
Thats the funniest thing ive ever heard on these boards..Thanks for that, i need to laugh more in times like these.

[YoungAmerican84]

Yalla, yalla, Nazrallah...

[SunkenCiv]

"The second independence uprising was launched today for change and it will not stop," Gemayel's father, former President Amin Gemayel, told the crowd in downtown Beirut, speaking from behind a panel of bulletproof glass. "I pledge to you that we will soon take steps so that your efforts will not go in vain."

The time for that was when Israel was fighting the Hizzies. It's now officially too late. Enjoy living under the mullahcracy.