US legislator vows to block aid to Beirut Tom lantos: funds should depend on having un troops seal Syrian border Compiled by Daily Star staff Monday, August 28, 2006
A key US legislator said in Israel Sunday he would block aid that President George W. Bush has promised Lebanon and free funds only when Beirut agreed to the deployment of international troops along its the border with Syria. "The international community must use all our available means to stiffen Lebanon's spine and to convince the government of Lebanon to have the new UNIFIL.
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