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Syria’s smoking gun?

The Times of London reports that Syria killed Rafik Hariri because of his success in pushing Resolution 1559 through the UN Security Council. The Times has learnt that Mr Hariri had enraged the Syrians by…

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The Times of London reports that Syria killed Rafik Hariri because of his success in pushing Resolution 1559 through the UN Security Council.

The Times has learnt that Mr Hariri had enraged the Syrians by inspiring a UN resolution demanding that Syria stop interfering in Lebanon. US and UN officials repeatedly warned Syria not to harm Mr Hariri in the months before his death.

In mid-January, under pressure from Damascus, the Lebanese Government withdrew his 70-strong security detail, and immediately after his death the scene of the bombing was swept to remove any evidence of Syrian complicity.

Does Eric Margolis have any thoughts about this?

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