"Why are tens of thousands of people camped out in the streets of Beirut?"

He may be "only 19 years old," but I often find myself respecting the words of Jeb Koogler's Foreign Policy Watch blog. Like this one:

Reading up about the ongoing protests in Lebanon, I'm struck by how few articles actually give a serious explanation as to the goals of the demonstrators. Why are tens of thousands of people camped out in the streets of Beirut? What do they want? Why do they want it? The newspapers sure aren't telling.

The bit I've emboldened is one of those Basic Questions that the press never seems to ask.