Ford: "Stop aid to Hezbollah immediately!"

"The U.S. has information that the Syrian government is transporting weapons and military equipment to Hezbollah, U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford told Radio Sawa Monday, as he urged the Syrian leadership to stop providing aid to the Lebanese resistance. Ford expressed ... “The American administration is asking Syria to stop [military] aid to Hezbollah immediately and to recognize Lebanon’s sovereignty on its land in line with friendly relations and respect for each country’s sovereignty,” Ford said.... ... Ford also spoke about the unrest in Syria and urged the Syrian government to open lines of communications with the opposition and with Syrian society...."