(London Times) - Tony Allen-Mills American military planners have been told to draw up options for possible retaliatory action against Hizballah and other Middle Eastern terrorist groups in the event of suicide attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq, according to official sources in Washington. Intelligence specialists have concluded that the greatest threat to U.S. military bases in Iraq may come from groups operating out of Syria. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell is expected to warn Damascus during his upcoming visit that Washington will no longer tolerate the use of Syrian-controlled territory as a “safe haven” for terror groups.
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