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2 million demonstrate in Beirut

by observer393
Mon Dec 11th, 2006 at 12:16:06 AM EST

With Fouad Siniora's cabinet hiding in the Grand Serail behind acres of razor wire and thousands of troops - a veritable "green zone" in the heart of Beirut - the largely Shia Muslim opposition, assisted by their Christian allies, brought up to two million supporters into the centre of the city yesterday to declare the forthcoming creation of a second Lebanese administration. A "transitional" government is what ex-general Michel Aoun called it, while Naeem Qassem, Hizbollah's deputy chairman, spoke ominously of the mass demonstrations as "the separatist day".

From:http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article2064767.ece

But there is very little coverage in the Western Media of by far the largest demonstration ever in Lebanon. 2 million is about 50% of the countries population. Now a short while ago the March 14 movement was demonstarting in much smaller numbers against the previous elected government and it fell. The west announced this as democracy. Now with an opposition that represents over half of the country and who it seems can put about half of the population on the streets the west cries coup attempt.
That the Shia who represent 40%+ of the entire Lebanese population and who are currently massively underrepresented in the sectarian quota election system want more representation is hardly touched on by our free press. That the opposition includes two Christian groups led by former anti-Syrian army General Aoun is glossed over. Unless one reads the Angry Arab there really is only Fisk to rely on.

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From this article.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Mon Dec 11th, 2006 at 01:02:15 PM EST

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I wonder why the Western media doesnt like to show wide angle pictures especially from high up of Hezbollah organised rallies? They always shy away from it. However, there was plenty of coverage of the much smaller March 14 rallies a while back albeit using narrow lens and close up pics especially of attractive young made up women.

by observer393 on Mon Dec 11th, 2006 at 09:47:32 PM EST
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Actually - the LA Times yesterday ran a pretty good picture in the printed version - I didn't notice it online, but wasn't looking either....

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Tue Dec 12th, 2006 at 07:01:33 PM EST
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Czar Vladimir the Great (none / 0)

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Return to the days of the Czar in Russia.

Russia deploys troops to Beirut, Lebanon
The deployment is the first by Russia since the early 1770s, when Russia, under Empress Catherine the Great, fought and defeated Ottoman forces and a naval force landed in Beirut, according to the Russian embassy.

"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."

by Oui on Tue Dec 12th, 2006 at 05:26:42 AM EST

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