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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/26/international/middleeast/26lebanon-brief.html
U.S.: Syria Thwarting UN Inquiry
(New York Times) Warren Hoge - The work of a UN team investigating the February car bomb assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik Hariri, is being obstructed by Syria, Ambassador John Bolton said after a closed door briefing of the Security Council. Many Lebanese hold Syria responsible for the killing, but the council, responding to objections from Algeria and Russia, refrained from naming Syria in a statement.