Syria Risks ‘Pariah’ Status Over Lebanon: British FM
Syria risks being “treated as a pariah” by the rest of the world if it fails to act swiftly to withdraw its military forces from Lebanon, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said. “Syria really does face a strategic choice,” said Straw on BBC radio as he added Britain’s voice to an international chorus calling on Damascus to withdraw its 14,000 troops in the face of popular protests in Beirut.Full Story