Syria Said Aims to Thwart Iraq Democracy

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1152609

Syria Said Aims to Thwart Iraq Democracy
Iraq Official Tells AP That Syria Is Trying to Thwart Country's Efforts to Establish Democracy

The Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS Sep 23, 2005 — Syria is refusing to stop insurgents and foreign fighters from entering Iraq because it is frightened of efforts to build a democratic nation in the heart of the Middle East and wants them to fail, Iraq's foreign minister says.

Hoshyar Zebari said in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press that Syria isn't alone in trying to thwart Iraq's efforts to establish a democracy but because of its proximity, its refusal to cooperate is having a more devastating impact in lost lives from terrorist attacks.

"It is important that the world should know, really, that Syria is not helping. It's not cooperating, despite the many, many pledges, promises none of that has happened," he said.


With Baghdad expecting insurgents to step up efforts to disrupt the Oct. 15 referendum on a new constitution, Zebari in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday urged Iraq's neighbors, especially Syria, "to root out elements of terror" by tightening border controls.

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1. I Find That AP Headline Very Misleading

It's Iraq's foreign minister making the claim, NOT Syria.

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2. AP writers: learn to fucking write.

In the interest of compressing a headline, you manage to butcher all forms of known grammar, eliminate the notion of a subject, write in the hated passive tense, mislead your audience while shilling for the Bush administration all at once.

Goddamn fuckers.

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3. 'passive' would be voice, not tense n/t

[Ben Ceremos]

4. "We can't govern so we blame the Syrians"

says Iraqi official. Kick out the occupiers and Syria will not need to prevent infiltration by foreign fighters. Hell, the Spanish Civil War was supported by foreign fighters, many from the good ol' USA. Leave Iraq, end the bogus "war on terror" and impeach your dictator. Then things will finally start to get better...in Iraq and the USA. Until then, I support the cause of the Iraqi insurgency.