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In an unusual step to mount pressure on Syria, the White House on Monday branded that Arab country as a "terrorist state" and urged it not to harbor any supporters of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's government.
"They do, indeed, harbor terrorists. Syria is a terrorist state," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said, noting that Syria is listed as state sponsor of terrorism by the US State Department.
"The United States, for a considerable period of time, has said through diplomatic channels that nations that are rogue nations need to clean up their act. They should not harbor terrorists. They should not produce weapons of mass destruction," Fleischer said.
(Xinhua News Agency April 15, 2003)
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