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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Shooting erupts in Beirut Christian sector
2005-03-05
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Gunfire erupted Saturday in Beirut's anti-Syrian Christian sector after pro-Syrian protesters arrived in the area, witnesses said.
Oh, real smart
Volleys of gunfire were heard shortly after a convoy of cars carrying pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad, which had earlier demonstrated in Muslim south Beirut, headed later to the Christian sector of Ashrafieh, a center of anti-Syrian sentiment.
The Klan comes to Harlem, film at 11.
People in the cars exchanged insults with about a dozen men. Gunmen then opened fire from the cars as they drove around, the witnesses said. There appeared to be no casualties.
That'll change
Elsewhere in the city, including the main Martyrs' Square, protests for or against Syria continued peacefully amid heavy Lebanese army presence. Many Lebanese blame Syria for the Feb. 14 assassination of their former prime minister, Rafik Hariri, and and nations around the world have demanded that Syria withdraw its 15,000 troops. Assad on Saturday announced a two-stage pullback of Syrian forces to the Lebanese border, but failed to address broad international demands that he completely withdraw the troops after nearly 30 years in the country.
Posted by:Steve

#14  People in the cars exchanged insults with about a dozen men. Gunmen then opened fire from the cars as they drove around, the witnesses said.

Note that the "pro-Assad" "demonstrators" were armed.

And that they fired first.

Charming people. What a pity they didn't all end up dead.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-03-05 10:57:41 PM  

#13  It is plain as day to see what Baby Face is trying to do here. He is sending his thugs to cause trouble, clean up his self mandated uprising, so he can play hero and prove to the world that Lebanon is out of control without an abusive/intrusive dictator.

Well Baby Face, I got news for you. We've playing this game for more than a year now in Iraq and also, we got the GPS coordinates to your villa's, if you don't cut the crap. BTW, that's an order not a request. My name is George Bush and I approved this message.
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2005-03-05 10:24:08 PM  

#12  Maronites are Catholics although not under the Roman pope.
Posted by: phil_b   2005-03-05 10:13:55 PM  

#11  Lol! I dunno what it was, but it bit ya big-time, huh? We all sympathize, believe me.

I try to think positively about these things... I just consider all the crap I got rid of, lol!
Posted by: .com   2005-03-05 9:07:23 PM  

#10  .com - You'r right. I just recuperated my PC after a spectacular CRASH due to my stupidity (I insisted to install the *ç%&ã SP2 of the èü?¨"* W.xp)
Posted by: SwissTex   2005-03-05 9:04:36 PM  

#9  ST - You cleared out your Cookies - including your Rantburg Cookie... So Fred made one up! You can resume your previous life as ST just by changing the posting name on your next comment, but you're right: Fred's naming algorithm is pretty spiffy, heh.
Posted by: .com   2005-03-05 8:39:27 PM  

#8  I like my new name :) I don't know how I got it!!
(ex SwissTeX)
Posted by: Cleremp Ebbiling6222   2005-03-05 8:33:22 PM  

#7  fair enough - CE, as am I - I doubt you'd consider them Islamic combatants? Me neither. Mrs D was off target on this one
Posted by: Frank G   2005-03-05 8:12:14 PM  

#6  Not all people in Ashrafié are Maronite. My 2 daughters went in a Catholic school for a year there.(1969-70)
Posted by: Cleremp Ebbiling6222   2005-03-05 7:56:24 PM  

#5  as a matter of fact, Mrs "can't we all get along" D - your cavalier attitude says hypocrite all over it, dammit. Think again before you post that shit

got my back up - I have friends and relatives at risk here
Posted by: Frank G   2005-03-05 6:46:46 PM  

#4  Actually, I'd prefer the christian Maronite minority not be killed, Mrs D.
Posted by: Frank G   2005-03-05 6:43:00 PM  

#3  Mmmm. Got my buttered popcorn right here.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-03-05 6:20:19 PM  

#2  Martyrs' Square? Nice name - seems prophetic.
Posted by: Raj   2005-03-05 6:06:36 PM  

#1  The Klan comes to Harlem. LOL!
Posted by: 2b   2005-03-05 5:57:07 PM  

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