The United Nations Security Council passed a unanimous resolution Monday calling on Syria to fully cooperate with a UN investigation into the killing of former Lebanese president Rafik Hariri. A recent UN inquiry accused top Syrian government officials of involvement in the car bombing that killed Hariri and 22 others on February 14th. U.S. UN Ambassador John Bolton said the resolution was worded broadly enough to not rule out the use of military force for Syrian non-compliance. Bolton said : “I’m confident that it’s a very tough resolution and makes it clear that serious consequences are going to follow if Syria doesn’t cooperate.” Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa responded that the idea Syrian officials knew in advance of the Hariri attack was akin to the idea the Bush administration knew in advance of 9/11.
UN Passes Anti-Syria Resolution
HeadlineNov 01, 2005