Great Photo of Two Beirut Protesters from the New York Times



From the news story: "Along a thoroughfare, the men got into a brawl amid sporadic gunfire. One side raised photos of Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader and a Shiite, and burned those of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, whose assassination in 2005 set off Lebanon’s latest political turmoil, a witness said. The other side lined up across the street and raised photos of Mr. Hariri, Mr. Siniora and even of Saddam Hussein, a Sunni."

So, who is the U.S. supposed to support? This is the problem with modern imperialism which doesn't take over other lands as colonies, but simply tries to impose its will through proxies, puppets, international law, and the threat of force. Do we support the Hezbollah folks who lean toward Iran or the people who celebrate Saddam Hussein? It would just be easier if we could take the whole place over and raise an American flag over it. Maybe Dick Cheney could be President of Lebapaliraq - our 51st state.