Lebanon is blowing up. Protesters want Hezbollah out. Iran won't let that happen. Lebanon's Information Minister has quit, criticizing
Shortly after that, the Environment Minister also quit....Protesters hurled rocks at security forces blocking a road near Lebanon's parliament in a second day of protests against the government.
Reuters news agency reported that hundreds were converging on a main square where thousands of Lebanese protested on Saturday against a political elite they blame for the country's economic and political woes.
"We want to destroy and kill the government. They gave us no jobs nor rights," said Nissan Ghrawi, a 19-year old unemployed demonstrator.
On Saturday, more than 700 protesters were wounded in clashes with riot police who used tear gas and live bullets in a bid to disperse crowds....
Hezbollah will likely pull out all the stops to quell these protests, but I have the feeling it's not going to work. Things are getting interesting, while all of us are focused on other things. What will come of all this? Your guess is as good as mine.
Onward and upward,
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