Senior Lebanese political leader Walid Jumblatt called Monday for U.S. support to “liberate our country” from Syrian influence. But the outcome ultimately depends on opposition forces in Syria, he said before talks with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. It was Rice’s second meeting with the anti-Syria leader of the Progressive Socialist Party in two weeks, symbolically ensuring that Syria and its supporters are made aware of the U.S. determination to terminate Syrian influence in Lebanon. Full Story