Syria has one last opportunity to read the writing on the wall

31st Oct 2005, 22:31 GMT

Through Resolution 1636, Syria has now been put on official notice that it must cooperate with the international probe into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The resolution adopted by the Security Council on Monday was eerily reminiscent of Resolution 1441, which offered Saddam Hussein "a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament.