Riots in Lebanon as Hezbollah secures leadership

[JCMach1]

Source: Global Post

TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Street protests, some of which turned violent, erupted across Lebanon Tuesday as a majority of lawmakers voted to nominate Najib Mikati, the Hezbollah-backed candidate for prime minister, to lead the country’s new government.

The success of the Hezbollah candidate is the culmination of decades of political maneuvering by the Shiite Muslim movement, which has now become the country’s most-powerful political organization, in control of the country’s largest army.

“All the people in Tripoli are angry,” said Mai Ali Osmen, a protester standing nearby a burning office building. “We hate Hezbollah.”...

Read more: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/lebanon/110125/riots-lebanon-hezbollah-hariri

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Lebanon is erupting over what is certain to be a pro-Hezbollah government.

[CJvR]

1. Another round of civil war?

This has spectacular potential to turn really nasty. Civil war, Israeli war or Syrian war.

[decidedlyso]

2. I would say Israeli war. They won't like an Iranian controlled

entity on their northern border. But, Israel had better be real careful. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Hezbollah has been able to secure nukes.

[BOG PERSON]

5. hezbollah has nukes?

[decidedlyso]

6. Nice talking to you, pussy.

[socialshockwave]

3. Well there goes the neighbourhood.

Prepare for an Islamic fascist government that will strip women of their rights and freedoms to criticize.

It's like Iran 2.0.

[Arctic Dave]

4. More like Iraq 2.0

[David__77]

7. Best of luck to the Lebanese people.

Hopefully national unity is achieved at an early date.