Relatives of assasinated Lebanon minister Pierre Gemayel mourn
Source: Reuters, via Yahoo! News

Following the assassination of Lebanon’s Pierre Gemayel in a hail of gunfire by Syrian agents this week, the funeral in Beirut has rapidly turned into a gigantic anti-Syria demonstration. Lebanon’s leaders have lashed out at the Syrian tyrants who are attempting to suborn democracy through murder.

Victor Davis Hanson has pointed out that this assasination could be the spark that sets off a world war. Hugh Hewitt describes why it is an anschluss.

It’s begun with a huge funeral that is rapidly building toward another Cedar Revolution, as Rafik Hariri’s murder in 2005 did. It is hoped that the people will win a peaceful victory, but given what Lebanese are up against in the vile lunacy and evil shamelessness of the Syrian regime, this is an open question.

Here are some photos from Beirut:

Source: All photos, AFP and Reuters, via Yahoo! News

Jim Hoft at GatewayPundit has a superb roundup and more photos here.

Lawhawk at A Blog For All has more key material and an excellent longer analysis with background, along with more photos in a highly recommended post here.

Gaius at Blue Crab Boulevard has more here.

Ed at Captain’s Quarters has some excellent recommendations of who to watch here.

Lizards at Charles’ Little Green Footballs has a good discussion thread here.