"Their unwillingness to deal with the crossings of their border into Iraq is frustrating the will of the Iraqi people," and leading to the deaths of innocent Iraqis, Rice said en route home from a surprise trip to see Iraq's new leaders.

http://snipurl.com/eyoc



Syria demands US prove Iraq insurgent claims
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=42125


From Information Clearing House

by Robert Fisk

Independent [UK]

03/09/05

It was a warning. They came in their tens of thousands, Lebanese Shia Muslim families with babies in arms and children in front, walking past my Beirut home. They reminded me of the tens of thousands of Iraqi Shia Muslims who walked with their families to the polls in Iraq, despite the gunfire and the suicide bombers...

http://fairuse.1accesshost.com/news3/fisky.htm


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

by Harry Browne

HarryBrowne.Org

03/09/05

[I]f the Syrians won't let the Lebanese express themselves, why are the American media making such a big thing out of a few thousand people holding rallies in Martyrs Square, rooting for the Syrians to leave Lebanon. We've all read about such demonstrations and seen them on television. From the media, we could easily draw the impression that there isn't a single Lebanese who doesn't want the Syrians out of Lebanon by High Noon. But it might help to add some perspective if the media just as ardently covered the pro-Syrian demonstrations -- which, in fact, are considerably larger than the anti-Syrian rallies...

http://www.harrybrowne.org/articles/SyrianAttack.htm


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has warned Syria it risks being "treated as a pariah" if it fails to withdraw its forces from Lebanon.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4317473.stm


From Information Clearing House

Real Audio
http://207.44.245.159/article8196.htm

Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) has advocated for attacking Syria with nuclear weapons.

http://207.44.245.159/article8194.htm


Congressman says he was "joking" with nuke-Syria suggestion
http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/11051923.htm


From Information Clearing House

British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Syria that the world is watching its actions closely, adding to diplomatic pressure on Damascus as Washington steps up calls for Syrian troops to withdraw from Lebanon.

http://www.620ktar.com/?nid=46&sid=30132


From Information Clearing House

Syrian President Bashar Assad says in a newspaper interview that he suspects the United States might eventually take military action against Syria.

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/2/D149A4C9-C018-4FDB-ACC0-D407C9B54255.html
http://tinyurl.com/4vsjy


From Information Clearing House