国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Domestic problems, rather than foreign intervention, trigger Lebanons prote
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 24-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>, <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="genuinely">genuinely</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="accountable">accountable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>," <span word="Pierre">Pierre</span> <span word="Khoury">Khoury</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Khoury">Khoury</span>, <span word="editor">editor</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Strategic">Strategic</span> <span word="File">File</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="religions">religions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sects">sects</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="organized">organized</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protests">protests</span>.</p><p><span word="Large">Large</span> <span word="swathes">swathes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forests">forests</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 103 <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="promptly">promptly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="firefighting">firefighting</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009.</p><p><span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Cyprus">Cyprus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jets">jets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="applications">applications</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p>
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