Michael Totten and Jim Hake are on the ground in Lebanon, raising money for the Cedar Revolutionaries. I got this email from Jim just a while ago:
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.
They need our help to sustain their struggle. Our project is raising
support for them (food, shelter, water, etc.) While I'm here we're
looking into other things to help (e.g., Internet access at tent city)
People can go here to help:
http://www.spiritofamerica.net/projects/96 . 100% of all donations go
directly to the things that will help the pro-democracy demonstrators.
Syria is publicly acting like it is playing nice and withdrawing.
Behind the scenes they are destabilizing the country, delaying the
elections and intimidating the opposition. The good guys in Lebanon
need our support.
This will likely be as important as the work Spirit of America is doing in Iraq. Take some time to check out the latest and do what you can to help out. Any contribution will help.
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