A demo ....and a demo

Today - tuesday 8 March, the streets of Beirut were taken by pro-Syria political groups. A direct response to yesterday's and last week's opposition huge demos. The pro-syria demo is backed and organized by Hizbullah (Party of God), the only 'credible group' that Syria could rely on in these days. It is definetely impressive as hizbullah enjoys a great support among the Shiite community in Lebanon. Today's demo is nothing but a show of force by Syria and its supporters after the opposition was scoring high among the public and in media. It is a message that Syria is sending to the international community (or lets say the Americans) that they are major players in Lebanon.

The truth is that the pro-syria groups are not rare in Lebanon; especially that Syria was breeding them for the last 10 years. They include Hizbullah as a political and military group that fought Israel during their occupation to South Lebanon until year 2000. But they also include a number of politicians and small parties that benefited from the Syrian control since 1990.

The opposition is continuing its movement and today's pro-Syria show on the streets of Beirut would not deter them. I can tell you that politicians might maneuvre but the young who have been rallying everyday since the 'Hariri Blast' are commited to this peacefull and democratic movement.