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Last update - 22:35 14/02/2008
Damascus: Syrians to sue U.S. for selling weapons to Israel
By The Associated Press
Tags: Syria, Bush, sanctions 

Syrians are preparing to sue the United States for supplying weapons to Israel that later killed Syrians in the 2006 Second Lebanon War, said Syria's foreign minister, a day after Washington announced new sanctions against Damascus.

Speaking at a press conference with his Iranian counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki, Walid Moallem promised that Syria would punish the U.S. for its decision to impose fresh sanctions against Syrian officials.

"This time I tell you we will punish the United States ... there are scores of Syrians who became victims during the Israeli war against Lebanon, they will file lawsuits against America, who provided Israel with the weapons, he said.
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President George W. Bush ordered new sanctions on Wednesday to punish Syria for allegedly trying to undermine stability in Iraq and undercut Lebanon's sovereignty and democracy.

Bush, in an executive order, said he was expanding sanctions against senior government officials in Syria and their associates deemed responsible for or to have benefited from public corruption.

The order named no specific officials.

The White House said Wednesday's order expanded action taken in May 2004 when Bush issued an executive order banning all U.S. exports to Syria except for food and medicine. He ordered the sanctions then after long-standing complaints that the Middle Eastern nation was supporting international terror and undermining U.S. efforts in Iraq.

The measures he imposed in 2004 also included a ban on flights to and from the United States; authorization to the Treasury Department to freeze assets of Syrian nationals and entities involved in terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, occupation of Lebanon or terror in Iraq; and restrictions on banking relations between U.S. banks and Syria's national bank.

The measures follow complaints by the U.S. that Syria was supporting
militant groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah and failing to stop guerrillas from crossing the border into Iraq.

A White House statement said Syria was undermining efforts to stabilize Iraq and allowing Syrian territory to be used for that purpose.

Moreover, the statement said, Syria's government continues to pursue other activities that deny the Syrian people the political freedoms and economic prosperity they deserve, and that undercut the peace and stability of the region.

Syria continues to undermine Lebanon's sovereignty and democracy, imprison democracy advocates, curtail human rights and sponsor and harbor terrorists, the statement said. The United States will continue to stand with the people of Syria and the region as they seek to exercise their rights peacefully and to build a brighter future.


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      1.   Wait one damn second! 02:17  |  akiva (zionist) 14/02/08
      2.   Syria may well deserve its terrorist name, but... 02:18  |  akiva (zionist) 14/02/08
      3.   undercut Lebanon`s sovereignty and democracy. 02:21  |  akiva (zionist) 14/02/08
      4.   Poor Sick Bush 02:33  |  Fedup 14/02/08
      5.   re: akiva 04:34  |  Efox 14/02/08
      6.   Efox, agreed. 05:28  |  akiva (zionist) 14/02/08
      7.   Syria 06:15  |  Paul 14/02/08
      8.   Everything Bush does 08:08  |  Matt 14/02/08
      9.   The Israeli Administration Must Stop Funding Terror PLO-PA 08:50  |  Joseph . E 14/02/08
      10.   Bush is a laugh a minute 09:05  |  Johnboy 14/02/08
      11.   # 4 Fed Up American , " Are you afraid to face the Jihad of Arabs 09:19  |  Joseph . E 14/02/08
      12.   Post 9/11 World & Terror Arabs States are fighting by proxy(s) 09:35  |  Joseph . E 14/02/08
      13.   Is there anything left to sanction? 09:41  |  Natallie Durson 14/02/08
      14.   LAST MINUTES ACTIONS OF A LUNATIC 12:52  |  Indrajaya 14/02/08
      15.   Syria sanctions must be implemented by all powers 16:20  |  Abdul Aziz Higazi 14/02/08
      16.   #14 lunatic you did not get his last word yet to come 16:21  |  Abu Halil 14/02/08
      17.   2 dear akiva. i`ve read u`r threat. i needed that 16:33  |  bozhidar balkas 14/02/08
      18.   #14, Indrajaya, stop lying... 16:34  |  DR 14/02/08
      19.   WOW!! ...this is incredible! 16:59  |  Lynn 14/02/08
      20.   akiva#1-2, israel was found on terrorism 17:59  |  itsinurblood 14/02/08
      21.   BUSH is the problem 18:33  |  Najour 14/02/08
      22.   re: itsinurblood 21:40  |  Efox 14/02/08
      23.   # 20 itsinurblood...you don`t speak for GOD 22:24  |  Lynn 14/02/08
      24.   Israel recieves billions in Katrina-A weapons from US 22:33  |  Steve Katz 14/02/08
      25.   syrians to sue U.S. 22:42  |  elliot 14/02/08
      26.   #1 - akiva (Zionazi) 22:45  |  Lev Bronstein 14/02/08
      27.   What retards 22:59  |  William 14/02/08
      28.   i Have one for this claim : HAHAHA! 23:00  |  Gabriel 14/02/08
      29.   Lebanon`s sovereignty 23:08  |  Mary 14/02/08
      30.   Please let`s talk facts. THE USA doesn`t sell arms to Israel, it` 23:08  |  Simon Mohammed 14/02/08
      31.   CAUTION: GENIUSES AT WORK 23:10  |  Brant 14/02/08
      32.   Israel can sue Syria for all the terror... That should shut Syria 23:11  |  bf 14/02/08
      33.   Durson 23:13  |  jeff 14/02/08
      34.   Earth to Syria, Earth to Syria, you are lost in space 23:24  |  Ben 14/02/08
      35.   noClaim 23:29  |  Yaacob 14/02/08
      36.   HAHAHAHAHAHA good joke 23:39  |  Joey 14/02/08
      37.   Syria 23:42  |  j10 14/02/08
      38.   oh well getting silly is better than being stupid 23:43  |  ralph 14/02/08
      39.   # 30 Simon Mohammed......good one 23:43  |  Lynn 14/02/08
      40.   arabs offered chance at peace democracy chose to kill selves 23:45  |  ralph 14/02/08
      41.   so far right now arabs/islam show no ability for peace democracy 23:46  |  ralph 14/02/08
      42.   so far right now arabs/islam show no ability for peace democracy 23:46  |  ralph 14/02/08
      43.   # 31 Brant ....I hope the Wise Syrian 23:49  |  Lynn 14/02/08
      44.   bozhidar balkas, "nature/reality is not structured that way" 23:50  |  akiva (zionist) 14/02/08
      45.   Lev Bronstein of Moscow 23:55  |  akiva (zionist) 14/02/08
      46.   Gabriel, thanks for the chuckle!!! 23:59  |  akiva (zionist) 14/02/08
      47.   Mary, Mary, quite contrary. 00:03  |  akiva (zionist) 15/02/08
      48.   Simon Mohammed, you`re rather misinformed. 00:10  |  akiva (zionist) 15/02/08
      49.   1, 2, 3 Akiva - Right, You Are (end) 00:17  |  Mark of Lewiston 15/02/08
      50.   akiva, your welcome my zionist brother 00:27  |  Gabriel 15/02/08
      51.   Lev Bronstein your#26 00:29  |  Putin 15/02/08
      52.   So let`s get this straight 00:33  |  Gee 15/02/08
      53.   which court will hear this?? 00:42  |  vik 15/02/08
      54.   Mary#29 - How did Boston`s brilliance produce you? 00:48  |  William 15/02/08
      55.   All rise: His Honour Judge Moshe Cohen presiding 00:53  |  Conroy 15/02/08
      56.   Mimicking US tactic 00:56  |  W 15/02/08
      57.   Speaking of suits!!!! 01:13  |  Blogowitz 15/02/08
      58.   Israel`s gov`t continues to pursue other activities that deny the 01:19  |  Joseph . E 15/02/08
      59.   What Have The Syrians Been Smoking? 01:21  |  Bill Foonman 15/02/08
      60.   Shocking 01:23  |  Ben Gurion (Tosefta) 15/02/08
      61.   Kudos to Syria 02:17  |  POP 15/02/08
      62.   Syria is being targeted for next attack 02:19  |  Stephen. 15/02/08
      63.   has Assad looked in the mirror lately? 03:13  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 15/02/08
      64.   #45 - akiva (Zionazi) 03:28  |  Lev Bronstein 15/02/08
      65.   W, "dubya"? 03:48  |  akiva (zionist) 15/02/08
      66.   DUMB & DUMBER! 04:27  |  Arabu 15/02/08
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