08 December, 2006

Lebanon transforms into Shia land

Video of Lebanese Flag brought down in Dec. 1 '06 Protest and replaced with Hezbollah flag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipDellud-VY

So begins the redefinition of a country. No disrespect to Shias but doing this in the middle of Beirut is an example of how sectarianism could work against other constituencies in Lebanon. Being primarily Shia, if Hezbollah reigns supreme over this possible shift in government and forces PM Siniora to step down, then Christians, Sunnis and Druze will severely lack representation and diversity will obviously diminish in the coming months. Perhaps this is a sign of things soon to come?

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