Blogger Michael Totten (Oregon pride!) and Spirit of America founder Jim Hake are in Beirut to help the Lebanese opposition raise money to fight the Syrian occupation:
We’re focusing our efforts on the residents of the semi-permanent tent-city that has been built on Martyr’s Square, a mere two blocks from Parliament, where the opposition leaders say they will continue to reside until their country is a sovereign liberal democracy. They need food. They need bottled water. They need blankets. And they need the eyes of the world.
You personally can help by donating as little as five dollars. Here is a chance for the American people, rather than the American government or military, to help those who live in a beautiful, diverse, and sophisticated country fight for the freedom and human rights they once had, and that have been taken away by a foreign oppressive power. We can do this ourselves, and we can do it without violence.
Donations are appreciated here. And yes, I back up my posts with action, if you were wondering.
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