Democracy

Wow. What an amazing picture. This, my friends, is democracy in action.

From the Times:

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- With shouts of "Syria out!," more than 25,000 flag-waving protesters massed outside Parliament on Monday in a dramatic display of defiance that swept out Lebanon's pro-Syrian government two weeks after the assassination of a former prime minister.

Cheering broke out among the demonstrators in Martyrs' Square when they heard Prime Minister Omar Karami's announcement on loudspeakers that the government was stepping down.

Dang. I wish our government would step down.

[UPDATE]: More from this website and this one. "Caveman in Beirut" says:

As of 1:45 pm [Beirut time, I think], 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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