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Observers See Lebanon's Aoun as Out of Touch With Popular Demands

Dale Gavlak

   BEIRUT - Observers say moves by Lebanese President Michel Aoun to
   entrench his position will only escalate political and economic
   tensions amid popular demands to rid the ruling elite and tackle
   corruption and the lack of public services characterizing the tiny
   Mediterranean country, once called the "Switzerland of the Middle
   East." Protesters have blocked some roads in Beirut and other parts of
   the country as they press for badly needed reforms, stepping up the
   pressure at a time of acute economic crisis.
   

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