The United States stepped up its pressure on Syria, with a senior official saying Washington was “certain” Damascus still had intelligence agents in Lebanon to destabilize the country. He made his remarks after US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks on Lebanon with her new French counterpart Philippe Douste-Blazy, who urged “firmness” with Syria in the coming days. The State Department official, who asked not to be named, said the US administration was deeply concerned about the situation in Lebanon after the assassination of two prominent anti-Syrian figures this month.Full Story