Posted on 07/13/2006 6:53:28 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa denied his country had a role in either the Hamas or Hezbollah abductions.
"It's up to the resistance - both the Lebanese and the Palestinian - to decide what they are doing and why are they fighting," al-Sharaa told reporters in Damascus.
But he put ultimate blame on Israel for the seizures of the soldiers, saying, "For sure, the occupation (of the Palestinian territories) is the cause provoking both Lebanese and Palestinian people, and that's why there is Lebanese and Palestinian resistance."
There were also signs that Egypt was growing impatient with Syria in the crisis. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak implicitly accused Damascus of wrecking his attempts to mediate a deal for the release of Cpt. Cpl. Gilad Shalit, snatched by Hamas-linked militants on June 25.
Hamas was subjected to "counter-pressures by other parties, which I don't want to name but which cut the road in front of the Egyptian mediation and led to the failure of the deal after it was about to be concluded," Mubarak told Cairo's Al-Ahram Al-Massai newspaper.
Mubarak spoke by telephone Wedneday with Syrian President Bashar Assad and Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Saniora, as well as Jordan's King Abdullah II over the violence. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit flew to Damascus and met with Assad, the Egyptian news agency said.
Al-Sharaa made the comments at a news conference with Ali Larijani, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, whose country is also a top backer of Hamas and Hezbollah. Larijani was in Damascus for talks with Assad and al-Sharaa.
"When the Zionist entity attacks and slaughters the Palestinian people ... resistance is necessary," Larijani said.
But there were worries in Syria that it could be targeted by Israel. "Everything is possible," said Syrian lawmaker George Jabbour. "Israel could make another mistake now, including an attempt to harass Syria."
Arab countries shared those fears, and the Arab League planned an urgent session on Thursday, a senior league official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
"The whole situation is dangerous," Arab League chief Amr Moussa said in Cairo, saying there were talks about holding an emergency gathering of Arab foreign ministers.
Israeli warplanes buzzed Assad's summer residence in the Mediterranean coastal city of Latakia following Shalit's capture - a message that Israel held Syria partly responsible and wanted it to work for his release.
Whatever's going to happen, it's happening fast.
Syria and Iran are just begging for war, and I personally hope that Israel and the United States give it to them. Enough of this nonsense.
And if I hear the US say one more time that Israel must "exercise restraint", I will be horribly disappointed.
If our soldiers were kidnapped or killed right on American soil, it would be, and should be, all out war.
Occupation, smocupation....
Israel WAS in the process of turning over lands they won in their many wars...
These people are idiots...and I guess Assad is just staying on vacation???
Imad Mugniyah likely behind the capture of Israeli soldiers
Iran and Al-Queda ....together in violence.
Sryia better wake up as the whole middle east is about to be engaged in a Sryian and Iranian Holy war. When that kook in Iran starts making comments about the destruction of Israel or they engage Israel in some action. Israel will then take off the gloves and go after the Iranian Nukes. It won't take Israel much to be provoked at this time.
The Israelis have a right to defend themselves.
The politically correct son of a new world order Bush monkey will not stop the Islamic Jihadis by reading about Churchill and Hamlet in preparation by posing for photo ops at the G8.
For most mockingbirds to sing again, the crazy mockingbirds must be killed. The sooner, the better.
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Come on...seriously. They really think Israel is making a mistake by "harrassing" Syria? Israeli warplanes buzzed Syria's PALACE and Syria could do NOTHING about it. They could have reduced it to rubble, had they chosen to do so.
No, it would not be a mistake for Israel to "harrass" Syria. It would be a mistake for them NOT to.
I'm with you 100%. The time for war is now, especially before Iran gets nukes! To hell with gasoline prices going up, we need to help Israel take care of business.
IMHO, this is Iran's latest attempt to draw the USA into a war, where they hope to use Israel as a battlefield.
Looks like bad things are coming.
When the Syrians round up and focibly deport every member and spokesman for Hazzbollah that are living openly in Damascus, then we can talk. Until then, they had better hunker down...
Sorry, why does Lebanon have a "resistance"? Lebanon is not controlled by Israel, what exactly are they resisting?
With regard to war, I'm surprised that the word you choose is that you "hope" for it.
Perhaps hope was the wrong word.
What I do not want to see is more of the same. Appeasement and restraint has not garnered more peace for Israel.
If a US soldier was kidnapped or killed on our soil and a president did NOT opt for all out war with the offenders, I'd be shocked and disgusted.
Information on FNC: Hezbollah taking kidnapped Israeli soldiers to Iran.
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Methinks Mr. al-Sharaa needs to sit down and shut the pie hole. Otherwise, he may have a bullseye painted on his forehead.
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Just heard the same and was about to post it.......
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