The REAL story about Lebanon - also rate this story a "5" in yahoo.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

The freepers have been freeping there.....

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20050308/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_syria_3

http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,13031,1433038,00.html

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Nearly 500,000 pro-Syrian protesters waved flags and chanted anti-American slogans in a central Beirut square Tuesday, answering a nationwide call by the militant Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group for a demonstration to counter weeks of massive rallies demanding Syrian forces leave Lebanon.


Organizers handed out Lebanese flags and directed the men and women to separate sections of Riad Solh Square. Loudspeakers blared militant songs urging resistance to foreign interference. Demonstrators held up pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad and signs saying, "Syria & Lebanon brothers forever."

Other placards read: "America is the source of terrorism"; "All our disasters are from America"; "No to American-Zionist intervention; Yes to Lebanese-Syrian brotherhood."

Some other stories:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20050308/ts_usatoday/manylebaneseseesyriaasafriendnotoccupier

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. kick

[wtmusic]

2. Done.

Somehow "thousands" seems like a bit of a misrepresentation for 500,000.

[ananda]

3. Yeah

That shoulda been HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of anti-American protestors gathered in Lebanon...

Sue

[bigtree]

4. 'militant' songs?

[yorkiemommie1]

5. read and rated

the freepers are always vigilant over on yahoo. i try to do my best to rate stories, thanks for the heads up on this one!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

6. kick

n/t

[JohnyCanuck]

7. kick n/t