Sunday, March 06, 2005

Behind Lebanese "Unity": a reliable source in Beirut was telling me this. That you can still see the sectarian divisions in the crowd at Martyrs' Square. She said that you will see the Christians on one side, the Druze in one side, and the Sunnis in a separate section. The Christians chant :"freedom, sovereignty, independence" while the Sunnis chant "truth, freedom, national unity." I am also told that the movement downtown is very-well funded. Free food (good quality Lebanese sandwiches) is available in abundance. Did I not tell you that it was all about Hummus and Baba Ghannuj?