US State Department concerned over Beirut protests

By JPOST.COM STAFF
The US State Department expressed concern following Friday's demonstration in Beirut made up of about 800,000 protesters from Hizbullah and its pro-Syrian allies calling for Prime Minister Fuad Saniora's resignation. "The protest's aim was to bring down a legitimate, democratically elected government. I do not think that anyone believes threats and violence are the democratic way to change a government," said the State Department's deputy spokesman, Tom Casey.