Syria vowed yesterday to cooperate fully with the head of the UN probe into the murder of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri, saying it was in the interests of Damascus to uncover the truth. âDetlev Mehlis arrives in Damascus tomorrow... Syria will cooperate with him and extend all possible facilities to the international commission of inquiry,â said the official news agency SANA. âIt is in the interests of Syria to reach the truth on the crime of Haririâs assassination.âOfficial daily Ath-Thawra said Syria would âcooperate in a serious and responsible mannerâ with Mehlis, who is visiting Syria as part of his commissionâs probe which has seen the arrest of four top pro-Syrian Lebanese security officials. âMr. Melhis will discover that Syria is more committed than the UN to the security and stability of Lebanon,â the daily said. âThe judicial and technical evidence will prove Syria had nothing to do with this horrible crimeâ. However, Ath-Thawra expressed âfear that the Mehlis mission could become politicized ... to achieve political objectives that threaten the security of the region and its futureâ. The paper referred to âIsraelâs longstanding objectives for which it has worked so hard by planning and practicing terrorismâ.
| On the other hand, since Irael has zip to do with the Hariri assassination, maybe changing the subject won't work. |