Protests in Lebanon

I'm glad to see the Lebanese aren't being bullied by the Syrians. The Syrians orchestrated a pro-Syrian Hezbollah rally last week and the Lebanese responded in force. I seriously doubt this would be happening without Bush going into Iraq.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hundreds of thousands of opposition demonstrators chanted
"Freedom, sovereignty, independence" and unfurled a huge Lebanese flag in Beirut
on Monday, the biggest protest yet in the opposition's duel of street rallies with supporters of the Damascus-backed government.

Crowds of men, women and children flooded Martyrs Square, spilling over into nearby streets, while more from across the country packed the roads into Beirut — responding to an opposition call to demonstrate for the removal of Syrian troops from Lebanon.
"We are coming to liberate our country. We are coming to demand the truth," said Fatma Trad, a veiled Sunni Muslim woman who traveled from the remote region of Dinniyeh in northern Lebanon to take part. The assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri exactly one month ago sparked the series of protests against Syria, the dominant power in Lebanon....
Monday's protest easily topped a pro-government rally of hundreds of thousands of people last week by the Shiite Muslim militant group Hezbollah. That show of strength forced the opposition to try to regain its momentum....
"They are challenging us, and we are here to show them that we will not accept," said banker Farid Samaha as he joined the demonstration. "We are determined to liberate our country and we will not stop."