18/7/03

SENATOR JOHN KERRY OF MASSACHUSETTS, MAJOR CONTENDER FOR THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL BID, CO-SPONSORS THE SYRIA ACCOUNTABILITY AND LEBANESE SOVEREIGNTY RESTORATION ACT
Boston, Massachusetts, July 18, 2003 – The Senator from Massachusetts and major contender for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 2004 presidential elections has endorsed the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003.
The New England Americans for Lebanon organization commends the senator for his courageous stance in supporting this powerful foreign policy tool that the United States can use to defend and protect the nation against terrorism.
“In the debate on the use of war as a foreign policy instrument, everyone agrees that diplomacy and economic pressures should be part of the arsenal of the US government against the rogue state of Syria to bring it to desist from supporting terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, and cease its development of weapons of mass destruction,” said Joseph Hitti, president of New England Americans for Lebanon. “By co-sponsoring the bill, Senator Kerry not only demonstrates courage and vision, but he also brings a powerful bi-partisan element to the already strong support for the bill”. As of today, there are 245 House co-sponsors and 69 Senate co-sponsors, and hearings on the bill are scheduled for September.
NEAL urges members of the Lebanese American community to express their thanks to Senator Kerry for co-sponsoring the bill.
Long Live Free Lebanon
New England Americans for Lebanon