Flabbergasted
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Sat Dec-02-06 05:40 PM
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Do you realize 20% of Lebanon's population showed up in Beirut to protest |
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This is huge. And thats only those who showed up. At this level the government can't do shit because they have a military with 7.5% this population. If Lebanon falls things will heat up really fast considering the UN troop presence in Lebanon, who will get drug into the Middle East. We can also expect a quick retaliation from Israel. http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1165014634423&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968350060724http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/lebanon/overview.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon#Demographics
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Warren Stupidity
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Sat Dec-02-06 05:50 PM
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1. Lebanon isn't going to fall but the power sharing arrangement |
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is going to have to change. The shiites are under-represented in the odd ethnic/religious system of allocating seats in the legislature. This is most likely what going to change. It will not be the end of the world, although our bullshit media system will attempt to portray it as such.
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Sat Dec-02-06 06:27 PM
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2. do you realize 80% did NOT show up? plus lots of "protestors" came from outside lebanon nt |
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Sat Dec-02-06 06:33 PM
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4. Do you have a link for those coming from outside Lebanon? |
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Sat Dec-02-06 10:08 PM
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So if 60,000,000 people showed up for a protest march in Washington DC, that would not be a stunning development?
And we are all eagerly awaiting your link for the 'outside agitators' assertion.
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Sat Dec-02-06 06:27 PM
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3. Can you imagine how fast herr boosh and family would run for the hills |
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with one shoe on if 20% of America showed up in D.C. to protest? That would be hilarious. It would be like "Deliverance" meets "The Sound of Music".
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