Last night, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah addressed the thousands of his supporters who have been rallying for his cause in the middle of downtown Beirut.
But the entire country listened.
As he railed against the current, western-backed government led by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, I toured the city. And in every neighbourhood: Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, even Christian – I could hear the echo of the words as I was intently listening to on the car radio – at cafes and stores, in other cars, and from the dimly lit windows of virtually every home.
It was the first time Nasrallah spoke publicly since the Hezbollah-led opposition took to protest on Dec. 1. Every day and night since then, thousands of opposition loyalists have been camping out in downtown Beirut, with no intention of leaving until they achieved their aims. A couple of days ago Hezbollah organizers even started the process of winterizing the tents.
CBC