Hezbollah Demands Lebanese Government Be Toppled

Tens of thousands Hezbollah and their supporters fill the streets in Beirut hoping to bring down the Western-backed government in Lebanon. Hezbollah is backed by Syria and Iran, the countries some want us to negotiate with concerning Iraq. *spit* Prime Minister Fouad Siniora says he will not allow the democratically-elected government to be toppled. Remember the streets filled with the cedar revolution flags? Now we have crowds gathered, waving red-and-white Lebanese flags under banners demanding a government of national unity. "We want a clean government," one banner read. "Siniora out, we want a free, free government," the crowd chanted.

Be careful what you wish for people.

Large numbers of security forces, backed by armored troop carriers, deployed in central Beirut where a big turnout was expected, and at the capital's entrances.

Scores of soldiers, using barbed wire and metal barriers, cordoned off the complex housing the government's offices in the downtown area, where Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and most of his ministers were monitoring the situation.

Hezbollah deputy chief Sheik Anima Kasumi said the protests would not end until Signora's cabinet fell. ...

Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, the most prominent anti-Syrian leader, urged supporters to remain calm and avoid street confrontations. He said Hezbollah wanted to instate Syrian and Iranian tutelage over the country.

Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani, Sunni Muslim mufti, said: "We want to say to everyone that taking part in politics... is through the constitutional institutions, the parliament, the cabinet, and not in the street."

The anti-Syrian camp accuses the opposition of aiming to bring down the government to derail an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, whose killing in 2005 many blame on Damascus. source

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Comments

[Rastaman]

If Lebanon falls to Hezbollah, and it looks like it will, things will get a lot tougher for Israel in a hurry and the Lebanese people will have to endure more crushing devastation. Living in a country that's constantly at war must be a nightmare.

Rastaman