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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
James Sturcke

Lebanon: bloggers react

Lebanese bloggers are trying to keep up with events in the Hizbullah-organised general strike that has paralysed much of the country, resulting in disturbances, the deaths of at least two people and dozens of injuries.

Open Lebanon offers live blogging updates, in a Technorati style.

The divides apparent among Lebanese society are also in evidence online. Big Pharaoh believes Hizbullah's actions reveal its weakness, while Blue Crab Boulevard argues that we are witnessing "a coup attempt by any standards", orchestrated by Iran.

Beirut Beltway, meanwhile, is critical of the Lebanese army's softly-softly approach to demonstrators.

Among those supporting the strikers is anarchorev who, as the name implies, reckons violence is a prerequisite to regime change.

"Yesterday I was telling a few people how the opposition will never succeed with its pacifist attitudes and behaviour in toppling the government, and that, if they want to achieve anything, they will have to shift onto a militant stance."
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