A quick post tonight. Though I'm quite busy these days, I had to take note of today's headline story: former Lebanese president Rafik Hariri assassinated by a massive car or road-side bomb. And suspicions by the US mount towards the Syrians . who've had a heavy influence on Lebanese politics for the last decade or so (just like the US has in a bunch of countries including obviously Iraq).

God only knows whether this is a ploy for the US to take some sort of military action against Syria. If it really was Syria who was behind this, then it's a perfect cover for the US to start threatening them with sanctions and military actionAlready the US has recalled its ambassador to Syria and holds Syria responsible for this tragedy.
Though it may seem right to cast fingers on Syria for this action, especially as the killed former president was an outspoken critic of Syrian influence in his country, it really seems absurd that with American forces stationed right across the border in Iraq and GWBush publicly stating his aim to defeat terrorism by taking on nations like Syria and Iran, that Syria would pull something big like this.

Sticking with the topic is this article in Israeli newspaper Haaretz which says in a meeting with a US cabinet undersecretary, Israeli leader Ariel Sharon advises action against countries like Libya and Syria.