Assad: Syria fears becoming next

[Steven]

Syrian President Bashar Assad was quoted in the Lebanese newspaper
As-Safir Thursday as hinting that Syria expects to be the next target of
coalition forces. 

"We will not wait until we become the next target," Assad was quoted as
saying, adding that the attack on Iraq is aimed at other countries as
well. 

Assad also called on other Arab nations to oppose the coalition forces
and called Israel a threat to Syria, Israel Radio reported. 

As long as the state of Israel exists, Assad was quoted as saying, Syria
remains threatened. He also said there's no chance that U.S. President
George W. Bush's road map would put an end to the Palestinian intifada. 

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Today, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld responded by saying Syria is
providing military equipment to Iraq and U.S. considers this a hostile
act.