{"id":470,"date":"2005-02-25T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2005-02-25T14:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=470"},"modified":"2005-12-06T06:55:57","modified_gmt":"2005-12-06T11:55:57","slug":"cedar-revolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/cedar-revolt","title":{"rendered":"Cedar Revolt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Official VM buddy Mitch Prothero has an update from Beirut<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In a land where civil war is endemic but political protest is almost unknown, long-feuding Muslims, Christians and Druze are camping out just blocks from the parliament saying they will not leave until either Syrian troops leave their country or the government falls.<\/p>\n

The latter goal could come as early as Monday, after pro-Syrian Prime Minister Omar Karami agreed to a no-confidence vote in parliament that had been demanded by the opposition parties.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Official VM buddy Mitch Prothero has an update from Beirut: In a land where civil war is endemic but political protest is almost unknown, long-feuding Muslims, Christians and Druze are camping out just blocks from the parliament saying they will not leave until either Syrian troops leave their country or the government falls. The latter … <\/p>\n

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