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Jim Hake:
I?m in Beirut, Lebanon to kick off a project to support the pro-democracy demonstrators at the ?tent city? in Martyrs? Square. Their goals are independence (i.e., Syria out of Lebanon) and free and fair elections. The tent city demonstrators are the center of gravity for Lebanon?s pro-democracy movement. They are leading the charge. They put together the massive demonstrations 3 weeks ago. As they go, so goes Lebanon?s independence. And so goes a great opportunity for democratic transformation of the Middle East and Arab world.Michael Totten:
Jim Hake and I have arrived in Beirut, Lebanon where we kicked off the project to help the Lebanese people in their fight for independence.I hope for an excellent adventure for them both. I think of them as being in Lebanon so I won't have to (see top of Mudville's right column). Follow their progress here and contribute if you can.We met one of the opposition leaders for lunch and asked him what, more than anything else, he wants the rest of the world to know. The most important thing, he said, is that the world must not forget about them. The democratic activists are beyond the point of no return. They will fight Syrian occupation and infiltration of their country all the way to the end no matter what happens, whether they are abandoned or not. But nothing will help them more than continued exposure and our continued support.
