(Financial Times-UK) The U.S. administration is unhappy about Syria's refusal to close down the Damascus offices of radical Palestinian groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad and end its support for Hizballah. Another sign that the U.S.'s position toward Syria might be changing are the recent comments by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell about the presence of Syrian troops in Lebanon, which he described as occupation forces.
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