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| Kofi: Syria Agrees to Halt Weapon Flow |
| 2006-09-01 |
| UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Friday that Syria would step up border patrols and work with the Lebanese army to stop the flow of weapons to Hizbullah. Syria will increase its own patrols along the Lebanon-Syria border, and establish joint patrols with the Lebanese army "when possible," Annan said after meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus. Assad made no public comments after their meeting, but Annan spoke with reporters at the Damascus airport before he departed midday for Qatar. The UN resolution that halted fighting between Israel and Hizbullah calls for an arms embargo on the guerrilla group, and for Lebanon to "secure its borders and other entry points." Annan said Assad informed him that Syria would "take all necessary measures" to implement paragraph 15 of UN resolution 1701, which calls on countries to prevent the sale or supply of weapons to entities in Lebanon without the consent of the Lebanese government or UN peacekeepers. The UN chief also asked Syria to "use its influence" to win the release of three Israeli soldiers - two captured by Hezbollah in a July 12 cross-border raid that started the war, and one captured by Hamas-linked militants in Gaza the previous month. Assad said he supported their release, but raised the issue of Syrian prisoners held in Israel, Annan said. |
| Posted by:Captain America |
| #15 Carter didn't preside over repeated genocide. Kofi is much worse, just ask his son. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-01 16:44 |
| #14 James Earle Carter. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-01 16:42 |
| #13 Kofi is possibly the all time most ineffective leader of anything. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2006-09-01 16:26 |
| #12 Bet Kofi is already dusting the spot his Nobel Peace prize will occupy! His legacy will live on! Peace in our time. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2006-09-01 14:34 |
| #11 Jez imagine what wonderous things Kofi will pull out of his ass when he gets to Iran. The magical mystery tour, indeed. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-09-01 14:13 |
| #10 Kofi: Monkeys Shooting Bottle Rockets Will Fly Out Of My Ass. Soon. I think we'd get better results if those monkeys were flying up Kofi's ass. Soon. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-01 13:44 |
| #9 Definition: "joint patrol" -- a contact point where arms are transferred from Syria to Hizbullah. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-09-01 12:35 |
| #8 Given that this comes from Kofi, we now know with absolute certainty that weapon shipments will continue through Syria. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2006-09-01 12:17 |
| #7 I'm so relieved. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-01 11:06 |
| #6 "Assad made no public comments after their meeting.." He was in his private office, laughing his head off. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-09-01 10:58 |
| #5 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA bottle rockets |
| Posted by: Legolas 2006-09-01 10:44 |
| #4 Syria will increase its own patrols along the Lebanon-Syria border, and establish joint patrols with the Lebanese army "when possible," Annan said after meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus. Pardon me, but didn't Res. 1559 kick the Syrian army outta Lebanon? |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-09-01 10:28 |
| #3 Wasnt Assad calling UN presence along the border with Syria a hostile act.Kofi does that not tell you the bigger picture here????!!!! |
| Posted by: Cheregum Crelet7867 2006-09-01 10:07 |
| #2 Kofi: Monkeys Shooting Bottle Rockets Will Fly Out Of My Ass. Soon. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-09-01 10:06 |
| #1 Kofi buys BS and becomes a reseller of them. What else does he he do? |
| Posted by: Duh! 2006-09-01 09:42 |