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To: Skywatcher who wrote (47806)	2/15/2005 4:07:42 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

On your post.. <Osama's dreams continue to come true....> A fly bit the bare pate of a bald man, who in endeavouring to crush it gave himself a hard slap. Then said the fly jeeringly, “You wanted to revenge the sting of a tiny insect with death; what will you do to yourself, who have added insult to injury? Have a good day Chris,,;

To: Skywatcher who wrote (47806)	2/15/2005 5:59:01 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

A new ''secular'' dictator, deadly and viper like Saddam, the kind of ones you like the most, lot of innocent blood on hands, a lot of mijorities being trampled by minority cliche, your kind of liberal definition, is a marked man today Chris, Syrians baathists are going to be history very soon, out of Lebanon. 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, US 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 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 neighbouring 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. 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." Meanwhile, the UN Security Council requested an urgent report into the "terrorist" assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister and again pressed Syria to pull its forces out of the country. In a statement, the 15-nation council called on all parties to fulfil the demands of Resolution 1559, which demanded the troop pullout and an end to outside interference in Lebanon’s affairs. "The Security Council is concerned by the potential for further destabilisation of Lebanon and expresses the hope that the Lebanese people will be able to emerge from this terrible event united," it said. The council asked Annan, whose envoy Terje Roed-Larsen has been tasked with overseeing the implementation of that resolution, for a full report into the massive blast that killed Hariri and 14 others in downtown Beirut. Separately, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Tuesday said he sees no immediate need to change EU relations with Syria over the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. In an interview with The Associated Press, Solana said he would also support an international investigation into the bombing. Also, angry mourners grieving the murder of former prime minister Rafik Hariri attacked Syrian workers on Tuesday in his hometown, amid charges that Syria was involved in the killing, Lebanese police said. Hundreds of protesters swept across the streets of the southern port city of Sidon chanting anti-Damascus slogans and charged on a group of Syrian workers, who were badly beaten before managing to escape. Hariri is to be buried on Wednesday in a ceremony at which government officials have been told to stay away, close friends said. "The family has categorically and definitively refused" that the funeral be organised by the state, one friend said.