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To: Grampa Dave; TexKat; Dog; nypokerface
Meanwhile we have this:

Arabiya TV Says Threatened Over Syria Broadcast

DUBAI (Reuters) - Syrian intelligence sent death threats to Al Arabiya television after it aired an interview with U.N. chief Kofi Annan in which he urged Syria to withdraw from Lebanon by April, a source at the station said Sunday.

"There were death threats against Arabiya's staff in Beirut by the Syrians," the source told Reuters, referring to Syrian intelligence.

Syrian officials were not immediately available to comment.

See the link for more....

17 posted on 02/27/2005 1:08:05 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: McGavin999

See article linked at post #17.

Syria is responding to pressure in lots of ways....


25 posted on 02/27/2005 1:22:20 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"There were death threats against Arabiya's staff in Beirut by the Syrians," the source told Reuters, referring to Syrian intelligence.

Not surprising. Appearing to cooperate to appease the Great Satan on the one hand and trying to maintain a grip on Lebanon with the other. Knew there had to be something more to the story than 30 Saddamites miraculously "captured" and handed right over.

56 posted on 02/27/2005 3:18:20 PM PST by cake_crumb (Leftist Credo: "One Wing to Rule Them all and to the Dark Side Bind Them")
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