TUESDAY, MARCH 01, 2005
Opposition in Syria looks for spillover effect
AFP
DAMASCUS: Syrian Opposition figures on Tuesday hailed the fall of the Damascus-backed government in Beirut under the weight of mass street protests as a possible catalyst for democratic change in their own country.
But they also warned Lebanon's Opposition, which mounted the campaign of peaceful demonstrations in Beirut since the murder of former Lebanese PM Rafiq Hariri, not to burn bridges with neighbouring Syria.
Even after Prime Minister Omar Karami resigned, the Opposition vowed to keep up the protests until Syria pulls its troops out of its tiny neighbour.
"A Syrian withdrawal is inevitable. History is on the move and nobody can halt its progress," said Syrian filmmaker Omar Amiralay. He said Lebanon was playing the role of 'engine for change' in the region.
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