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To: LindyBill who wrote (102557)	2/28/2005 7:22:12 AM
From: LindyBill	of 793931

The Ongoing Spectacle Caveman in Beirut By Unfrozen Caveman Linguist Mainstream media sources have picked up and run with the story of the opposition protest in direct violation of Interior Minister Franjieh's direct ban on all protests (I hope the link comes back - al-Nahar has been having some networking problems, probably due to everyone and their freaking relatives trying to access stories about Lebanon right now). Local crowd estimates (by no means exhaustive or accurate) stand at about 50,000 with their numbers increasing. The army has all but given up trying to keep away pedestrians trying to gain access to the protests, but the security presence is still massive. The good news is that the proceedings appear very organized and very peaceful, and there is still no sign of a loyalist presence or any noteworthy agitation among the crowd. I hope that my prior fears continue to remain unjustified. Parliamentary deliberations have begun - there are the usual catcalling, accusations, and public denials about all the he-said-she-said spectacles that have been going on for weeks, but parliament speaker Nabih Berri seems to be keeping everything running smoothly. The confidence vote will be held after every parliament member has been given the opportunity to speak, with no time limit for each person. Hence, the vote could be days from now if everyone starts getting long-winded. Update: As of 1:45 pm, LBC reports that the crowd has swelled past the 200,000 mark - for those readers interested in statistics. I add my usual caveat that this number is neither accurate nor exhaustive - the actual number could be far greater. The important thing to remember is that this is happening in spite of extensive measures to prohibit protesters from reaching the site.

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