"رياض الصلح" تستوعب مطالب الجميع ودعوات عدة للتظاهر مجددا والافراج عن المعتقلين

Dawr, the one made up of both m8 and M14. Do you honestly believe that these two sides are enemies? fact is they want the people to believe so, but behind the corridors, they agree to share on everything, that's why people call the the Mafia.

exactly, as if the army would be any different when it comes to ruling the country.

Many objections. What guarantees that the army won't split? An the history of military rule in the region is terrible to say the least.

phoenix: Are you for bringing down the government and the regime? Wouldn't that play into aoun and hezb of iran's hands?
These demonstrators are not offering solutions. You don't change the regime in a country like Lebanon with 17 sects through demonstrations. That is a precursor to civil war. That's my opinion and would like to hear yours.....

Eagle "houmoumet tassrif a3mel" is not the end of the world nor will it take us to the appocalips..
So yes down with this gov, houkomet tasrif a3mel, a new president, new gov but preferably technocrates, then new electoral law then new parlement.. What is qrong with that??? Isn't it not better than the mess we r living in??
Don't we deserve better??

gr8 job of reporting the truth!
let me add this " follow the money"

I would have supported it had there been a president in place. But under the circumstances and in the absence of a president the demonstrators' call for regime change only favors hezbollah and aoun.

(1). PB, thanks for the good advice, I've just come home again, what a tiring day. Trust me, all the points you've raised have been noted and by God's will, there will be no war. About the protests in solidarity in Europe, I know Paris, London, NY, Montreal will have it on Saturday, may I suggest that you open the social media to the organizers to get a better idea. Tonight, the demos went peacefully. Unfortunately, about those Goons that have been trying to hamper the peaceful demos, it is now confirmed by the authorities that they come from Khada2 El Ghamee2, and some other surrounding areas adjacent to Downtown, sadly these are under the control of both Hezbollah and Amal. However there nothing so far to confirm any official HA involvement or even Amal or the PSP, they're all denying it.

they should be shot on the spot. I don't know why the security forces are treating them with respect?!

Justin, I am not in defense of Hezbollah, trust me, if I wasn't there on the ground with the people, I could have shared your suspicion. The fact so far as at today, the only people causing the sabotage are people sent by Nabih Berri and Walid Jumblatt. Right up to this point, nothing on the ground seems to indicate any suspicion or any hard evidence on any Hezbollah act of sabotage or vandalism. The press has also infiltrated the ranks of the goons and got confirmation of who sent them. I need not defend Hezbollah if it was implicated, the moment it is, I will raise the banner.

welcome back phoenix! We missed you;)
The army is a reflection of the lebanese factions and all their contradictions but more disciplined. It would disintegrate at the first call from nassrallah.

Barry, thanks bro, you're right, the army has that kind of problem, but these days, Sayed Hassan needs the army a lot more than the army needs him, some political pundits will go as far as tell us that Sayed Hassan will go the extra mile to keep the army glued.

(1). Shiakiller, calm down, no need to get so irritated, I am there on the ground, possibly you're not. You want to make it look simple whereas I am not. On the ground, we too have people talking to all sides, maybe casually, or thru other methods. Some Druze have told us that the PSP tried stopping them from joining the demos, even the army intelligence in the Shouf tried, but these folks despite it all left and joined. However a good number said that they saw the PSP bring in vans and loading it with people, so it goes one notch further to solidify our suspicions.

PB, the ISF have nabbed more than a dozen of these thugs, the mobilletes belong to AMAL and the goons come from Walid Jumblatt and Nabih Berri. Furthermore, I need to confirm that now all major capitals will hold Rally of Solidarity this coming Saturday with the Youth Movement of Lebanon, or also known as the You Stink Campaign. Stay tuned, something big is now happening in Lebanon, it is not like the Cedar revolution when we got Syria to leave peacefully, this is to retake possession of our revolution from those who stole it away from us, meaning, M8 and M14. Join us this Saturday and Sunday at Riad El Solh, it's time for change.

I am sure you have very good intentions and hope you are right. I also believe that Salam is not holding on to his chair for personal or selfish reasons. His resignation is something he talked about several times. What we need to think about are the transition mechanisms to allow us to elect a new parliament or a new president and the constitutional umbrella for said mechanisms. I am afraid this demonstration does not have the constitutional cover or authority to deal with that.

Keep us update and be careful...

There is one in paris pgboy, trocadero place, sorry no news from belgium till now, but will keep u posted

"the road to hell is paved with good intentions"
The protests have been hijacked by the thugs - they control it now, the original organizers just have not realized it yet.

Hi Shia, no when I said I was leaving, I meant leaving my office in Beirut to join our people in the square. Shia, I am not one to say one thing and do another, I am inside Lebanon and I will remain inside Lebanon, in fact my office isn't that far from DT Beirut, so my friend, no assumption from me, just plain truth at all times. Cheers.

Pierre, I'll reply to you in good faith. In real life, there are always advance indicators as to why things happens when they happen. Jumblat upon seeing the amplitude of the demos, made another one of his famous U-turns to denounce the very nature of the demos. On the ground as I explained to our friend Shiakiller, aka Bannimaarouf, our people there spoke to many participants. The ones coming form the Shouf areas told us how the PSP warned them about joining the demos, thus underlining Jumblatt's position of an hour before. Then the Army intelligence in the Shouf warned them not to go, then they saw several vans being loaded by the PSP. About Berri, many people were chanting slogans praising Berri, maybe you need to ask yourself what the symbol 303 represents. In any case, the army and ISF have dished out communiques about the Mountassin and the areas from which they came from, please check their official websites to confirm further. CCTV coverage will soon be released too.

Bless you Beiruti, will do my best.

Beyrouti, all the political class should learn, the vast majority is corrupt and the rest is accomplice (at best by inaction)...
So yesthe movement might not be structured, it might look like a mess but people are fed up, and even of this movment wont bring us a perfect system, maybe even not a descent one but at list it can do a small change..
So be there, the more people like u, the less it can taken away by crappy polticians...

totally agree
they have no road map; no plan but an evolving one; changing priorities perhaps good intentions. Naive to think they can change the regime all the while hezbollah is armed to the teeth.