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Old 10-30-2008, 12:22 AM   #2
Antaletriangle
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Default Re: Why Syria? Why now? oct 29th

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/7698820.stm
Fury sweeps Syria after US raid
An elderly male relative angrily denies that the dead men had anything to do with al-Qaeda.

"The world must see what the Americans have done here," he shouted, close to tears, while men from the village nodded in agreement.

In the nearby town of Albu-Kamel, an anti-American protest was going on. Several thousand people had gathered, waving pictures of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and burning US flags.

This was government organised - but the angry mood we saw there seems to have seized the whole nation.

Syrians are outraged about what they say is the violation of their sovereignty and their territory.

The Americans say they have the right of self-defence - even if that means crossing an international border.

A new US presidential order has reportedly been made to this effect. It means the Americans will be prepared to take such action again in future, in Syria and elsewhere.

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