Nasrallah-non? (Source: Yahoo! News)

Keep an eye on Beirut:

A sea of flag-waving protesters demanded on Friday the resignation of Lebanon’s Western-backed government at a Hezbollah-led rally, but Prime Minister Fouad Siniora appeared unmoved by the pressure.

Pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies had called on Lebanese from across the country to take part in the opposition protest in the capital Beirut, to be followed by an indefinite sit-in near the government offices.

Hezbollah, which is backed by Syria and Iran, has branded the government a U.S. puppet.

“I call on the prime minister and his ministers to quit,” Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun said to the cheers of protesters in downtown Beirut.

“We want a clean government,” one banner read. “Siniora out, we want a free, free government,” the crowd chanted.

Large numbers of security forces, backed by armored troop carriers, were deployed. Scores of soldiers, using barbed wire and metal barriers, cordoned off the complex housing the government’s offices in downtown Beirut.

USAToday’s On Deadline blog has a round-up of news coverage.

Where are the pro-Western, anti-jihad demonstrators?

Lebanese blogger Abu Kais is trying to rally his anti-Hizballah compatriots.

Lebanese blogger R at Voices in the Wind is also speaking up.

And Doha at Lebanese Bloggers takes to task the small number of fringe Christian leaders jumping into bed with the pro-Hizballah forces.

Also stay tuned to Michael J. Totten’s blog.

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