The Award for Best Revolution in the Middle East goes to...

Lebanon! Congratulations to the citizens of Lebanon who have forced their own government to quit in the wake of massive protests and the impending Parlimentary no-confidence vote of Prime Minister Rashid Karami. Most agreed that the Lebanese were the favorites to win this particular award given the bloodless nature and sheer speed with which they removed their tyrannical puppet goverment and potentially the Syrian thugs who run it. The Palestinians came in close second for the wave of reforms that has occured under new Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and a renewed push for peace. The Iraqi revolution comes in 3rd place of course due to the massive waves of violence and the forced nature (ie invasion from a foreign power) of the revolution.