The two lousy sides

Today, downtown Beirut hosted two ugly parties: the pro-Saudi Salafites who claim to rally for the support of the Syrian people, while the minuscule Lebanese Ba`th Party (the pro-Syrian branch) rallies for the support of the Syrian regime.  The scenes were grotesque: both played music in their rallies that were rather small.  The Ba`th contingent came with drums as if they were celebrating the deaths of Syrian people. If only the Lebanese factions--all Lebanese factions--would leave the Syrian people alone and stop exploiting them for their own purposes.  But that is now impossible in the wake of Syrian National Council's open alliance with March 14.