Protesters Back on Beirut Streets; U.S. Offers Support (US election help)

[cthrumatrix]

Protesters Back on Beirut Streets; U.S. Offers Support

Tue Mar 1,10:11 AM ET World - Reuters


By Nadim Ladki

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters waving Lebanese flags returned to central Beirut Tuesday to demand Syria leave Lebanon as the United States and France offered to help the country hold free elections.

Officials began a complicated search for a new premier after two weeks of unprecedented protests forced the pro-Syrian cabinet of Prime Minister Omar Karami to step down Monday, piling pressure on Damascus.


Market fears of a political vacuum put the Lebanese pound under intense pressure, forcing the central bank to dip deeply into its foreign exchange reserves to defend the currency.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=721&e=3&u=/nm/20050301/wl_nm/lebanon_dc

I'm sure the exit poll data is already in place.

[killbotfactory]

1. Why are we buddying up to lebanon?

When our gov't views hezbollah as a terrorist group? We site Iran's backing of hezbollah as an example of their state sponsorship of terrorism, while in lebanon they are offered safe haven as well as a few other terrorist groups.

I don't get it.

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[Benhurst]

3. U.S. election "help." Yeah. Sure. NT

[Igel]

4. Yep. Can't trust those Frenchmen. n/t