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October 29, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1098771479904&p=1078113566627

U.S. Congressmen Urge Sanctions on Lebanon

(Jerusalem Post) - Janine Zacharia The Bush administration is considering whether to punish Lebanese officials who are cooperating with Syria's occupation of Lebanon by freezing their assets in the U.S. Earlier this month, Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Eliot Engel (D-NY) wrote to President Bush asking him to freeze the assets "of any individual who is found to be contributing to Syria's occupation of Lebanon or support for terrorism," in accordance with the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act. In addition, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage told a Kuwaiti news agency on Monday, "It's about time for the Syrians to remove themselves and let Lebanon be for the Lebanese."

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