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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syria still interfering in Lebanon
2005-10-24
Syria continues to arm proxy terrorists guerrillas and run assassins spies in Lebanon despite withdrawing its troops from the country in April, an Israeli newspaper quoted an upcoming U.N. report as saying on Sunday. The report, due out later this week, could compound international pressure building up against Damascus since a U.N. probe last week named senior Syrian officials as suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
I'm shocked, shocked!
Haaretz daily said the report, by U.N. envoy Terje Roed-Larsen, accuses Syria of continuing "to maintain its direct military control of Lebanon through its agents in the Lebanese presidential palace, the army and intelligence organisations". Syria also continues to supply Shi'ite guerrilla group Hizbollah and Palestinian militants based in Lebanon with weapons, Haaretz quoted the Roed-Larsen report as saying.

Syria has denied that its intelligence agents are in Lebanon, and has also rejected accusations that it is arming Hizbollah.
"Certainly not! Lies! All lies!"
Roed-Larsen's findings, if accurately reported through the blogosphere, as the MSM won't report anything that might help the US, are likely to fuel U.S.-led efforts to put more pressure on Syria to end any remaining presence in Lebanon and seal its Iraq border against infiltration by foreign fighters.

Earlier on Sunday, the United States and Britain ratcheted up pressure on Syria, saying the U.N. probe implicating it in the killing of Hariri was "very serious" and the world must act.
"World" = US, Britain, Oz.
Posted by:Jackal

#1  Iff recent news articles of Iran vv its IRGC taking over Syria's control of the local Lebanon-based anti-Israel armed militias are correct, then "Baby Assad" and his cabal have other serious probs besides a potential American/Allied invasion. Assad=Syria may have to decide whom they ultimately prefer to be PC conquered by - the USA or Mullah-led Iran. How ironic that Syria may end up being another "Lebanon" to someone else, and NOT necessarily by Dubya.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2005-10-24 00:57  

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