SYRIA

Daily Star: Leaders focus on American threat to Syria
‘Beginning of occupation of other Arab countries’ is at hand

Threats and challenges” against Syria continued to preoccupy Lebanese religious and political leaders Tuesday, with assertions that the war on Iraq was the “beginning of the occupation of other Arab countries.”
The National Action Forum headed by former Prime Minister Salim Hoss strongly criticized US “double-standard” policy. It said while the United States attacked Iraq on the pretext that it had failed to apply UN resolutions, it overlooked Israeli violations of innumerable UN resolutions against Lebanon, Palestine and Syria.
Meanwhile, US Ambassador Vincent Battle said his country was looking forward to cooperation with Syria on a wide range of issues.