In Beirut, up to one million anti-Syrian demonstrators gathered Monday in what may have been the largest protest in Lebanon’s history. Over one-fourth of the country was in attendance. Robert Fisk of the London Independent described the rally as a “insurrection by the people against the lies and corruption of government as well as the foreign control they have lived under for so many decades.” The protesters called for a complete withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon and the resignation of Lebanese president Emile Lahoud. They also called for an independent investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri who died one month ago. Last week the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah organized a rally of about 500,000.