Excursions on the Middle East, politics, the Levant, Islam in politics, civil society, and courage in the face of unbridled, otherwise unchecked power.
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Feb. 8, 2005, Hizballah organized demonstration in downtown Beirut. Crowd estimates range from 200,000 to 500,000. This demonstration seems to have been a major factor in prompting the Bush adminstration to reassess its position on Hizballah.
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