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Reporter's Notebook: Beirut Protesters Slam Government Corruption, Mourn
Protester

Heather Murdock

   BEIRUT - "Welcome to the revolution," my colleague says as we round the
   corner into Beirut's Martyr's Square on Wednesday evening. Tents are
   crowded with groups discussing corruption, governance and civil
   society, and a deep rumbling sound in the distance grows louder. They
   are part of an anti-corruption protest movement in Lebanon that has
   been holding rallies every day for nearly a month.

   "Corn on the cob?" my colleague suggests. Also for sale on the side of
   the streets are traditional cakes, bottles of water, and Lebanese flags
   and banners. At first glance, we appear to be entering a festival.

   But soon we can quite literally hear the depth of the anger being
   expressed here.

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