Indeed this thread has spiralled deeply off-topic. The issues are closely related when it comes to Israeli-Palestinian conflict vis-a-vis Lebanon's politics...it seems to be quite difficult to separate the two topics!
Jack, No need to hate anyone. I get this "ghanam" "kharouf" "sheep" "blind" accusations by my closest friends, yet we're still friends and not beating the sh*t out of each other. We're mature enough to accept each other for what we believe...of course when debating politics though, it can get ugly with personal insults flying all over the place.
Today might be a critical day in Lebanon - it is Ashura. Today the Shi'ites simply walk in masses reciting the story of Hassan & Hussein, the heroics of Imam Ali (A.S.)...and of course the tragedies that occurred. One of the themes is retaining one's honor whilst under tyranny and cruelty, one's faith in God, and struggle for justice. It's actually a very interesting story, but I won't get into details on that.
My main concern is that due to the sensitivity of this ceremony for Shi'ites, there might be a few incidents that could spark tensions and cause a huge (and believe me when I say HUGE) riot in Lebanon. If Sunnis (or anyone else) interfere with the Ashura ceremony or interrupt it in any way (like throwing rocks, or cursing the oppositions) it might provoke one of the most ugliest scenes we're yet to see in Lebanon. And this time the people won't listen to Nasrallah when he tells them to go back to their homes.
I sincerely hope none of this happens, and that today goes without any incidents. It's 7.10am Beirut time as I type this...if anyone has news updates here (of course, add to that Jack, Rab's, and my flavor of "propaganda" and bias

) please do. Abboudi also (Stripper).
Peace.