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Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20050223-093517-1834r.htm
Tent City Rises to Pressure Syria
(Washington Times) P. Mitchell Prothero - 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 Lebanon's parliament, saying they will not leave until either Syrian troops leave their country or the government falls. A tent city has risen up near the immense crater created by the Feb. 14 blast that killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.