AN INTERESTING CHRONOLOGY: Check out this chronology of headlines from UPI:
9/30/2002 10:40 AM Report: U.S. suspends Lebanon aid
10/1/2002 12:44 PM Lebanon arrests 3 al Qaida suspects
10/1/2002 1:12 PM U.S. approves $32 million aid to Lebanon
Since Syria-controlled Lebanon is a major base for Islamist mercenaries, these UPI reports may indicate something more than the power of a $32 million carrot-on-a-stick. Having seen the United States rout the Taliban and prepare to oust Saddam, perhaps Syria is begrudgingly heeding President Bush's
ultimatum of June 24: "Syria must choose the right side in the war on terror by closing terrorist camps and expelling terrorist organizations."
Syria would do well to continue this course because that carrot is attached to a mighty big stick.
