Monday, March 14, 2005

800,000 Protestors in Beirut

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This is a picture of Martyr’s Square in downtown Beirut.  The caption says that there are 800,000 people there demanding freedom and the immediate departure of the Syrians.

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Reading that caption, it made me wonder how many people are actually in Lebanon.  According to the CIA Factbook for Lebanon, the total population is only 3,777,218 (July 2004 est.) That means that 21%, or more than one out of five Lebanese are in that square demanding their freedom.  And that, friends, is really goddamn amazing.

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Posted by Buckethead on 03/14/05 at 06:07 PM
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