viper39
15.02.05, 22:31
no tak jak nie irak to iran jak nie iran to syria... i jak tu nie kochac tych
latajacych pershingow i innych tomahowkow?
ja bym wyslal tam pare gwiezdnych bombek popatrzyl jak sie to pali a pozniej
gasnie i miec spokoj z arabami...
tak sobie wszyscy patrza na iran, ale syria moze byc pierwsza w kolejce po
amerykanskie "prezenty" zawsze wkurzal mnie ten kraj, zawsze macil, i jakos
nigdy nie umial przestac macic, podejrzewam ze wiekszosc technologii nad
ktorymi pracowal saddam tam sie wlasnie znajduje
U.S. Withdraws Ambassador From Syria
Feb 15, 4:03 PM (ET)
By BARRY SCHWEID
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has recalled its ambassador to Syria amid
rising tensions over the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri
of Lebanon.
Before departing, U.S. Ambassador Margaret Scobey delivered a stern note,
called a demarche in diplomatic parlance, to the Syrian government, said an
official who discussed the situation only on grounds of anonymity.
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, announcing the move, said it
reflected the Bush administration's "profound outrage" over Hariri's
assassination.
Boucher did not accuse Syria of being involved in the bombing Monday in
Beirut. "I have been careful to say we do not know who committed the murder
at this time," he said.
But he said the deadly attack illustrated that Syria's strong military and
political presence in Lebanon was a problem and had not provided security in
the neighboring country.
"It reminds us even more starkly that the Syrian presence in Lebanon is not
good," Boucher said. "It has not brought anything to the Lebanese people."
Boucher refused to describe Syria's reaction to Scobey's diplomatic messages
in Damascus. Syria has not yet taken any reciprocal action, such as
withdrawing its own ambassador to Washington.
Meanwhile, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said he sees no
immediate need to change EU relations with Syria. In an interview with The
Associated Press, Solana said he would also support an international
investigation into the bombing.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan, apparently referring to the note
Scobey delivered to the Syrian foreign ministry, said the United States
has "made it clear to Syria that we expect Syria to act in accordance with
the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for the withdrawal of
all foreign forces and the disbanding of militias,"
Also, McClellan said, "we also made it clear to Syria that we want them to
use their influence to prevent the kind of terrorist attack that took place
yesterday from happening."
The administration had earlier condemned the killing of Hariri, a billionaire
construction magnate who masterminded the recovery of his country, and
insisted that Syria comply with a U.N. resolution calling for the withdrawal
of Syrian troops from Lebanon.
Hariri, like most Lebanese politicians, walked a thin line between
criticizing Damascus and deferring to the country that plays a dominant role
in Lebanon's affairs.
He resigned four months ago in light of tensions with Syria but was weighing
a political comeback. A Sunni Muslim, Hariri was on good terms with Lebanese
Christians and was especially close to French President Jacques Chirac, who
has called for an international investigation.
Assistant Secretary of State William Burns, who heads the Near East bureau,
will attend Hariri's funeral, a gesture of U.S. respect for the former prime
minister.
The administration did not directly support Chirac on his call for an
international inquiry, but the White House said those responsible for the
bombing of Hariri's motorcade must be punished.
In Washington for meetings with Vice President Dick Cheney and Rice, the
Egyptian foreign minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said "it is still premature to
reach conclusions" about Hariri's assassination.
Speaking at the Brookings Institution thinktank, Gheit said he hoped it would
not touch off a cycle of killings and push Lebanon into civil war.
