Bush to Order Sanctions on Syria
From Times Wire Reports
President Bush will order economic sanctions against Syria this week for allegedly supporting terrorism and not doing enough to prevent militant fighters from entering neighboring Iraq, congressional and administration sources said.
The sanctions are being ordered because the administration believes that Syria has aggravated tensions in the Middle East. Press Secretary Scott McClellan would not say when the sanctions would be announced.
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