Advisor to McCain”s Campaign: Syria Involved in Hariri”s Murder
The advisor to U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain”s campaign has accused Syria of involvement in ex-Premier Rafik Hariri”s assassination and said Hizbullah put itself on the terror list when it intimidated Beirutis last May.
Reports of U.N. investigators reveal Syria”s involvement in the "heinous crime" in 2005, Robert "Bud" McFarlane told al-Mustaqbal daily in remarks published Monday.
McFarlane, who was National Security Advisor to U.S. President Ronald Reagan, also said it was important for the international community to bring the culprits to justice.
He hoped that the next report on Hariri”s assassination would reveal new facts about the crime.
There was no explanation for the Hizbullah attacks on media outlets belonging to the Hariri family in May when the Shiite group”s fighters clashed with al-Mustaqbal movement gunmen, McFarlane said.