[New York Times] Robert F. Worth - Several Arab leaders say they may boycott the annual Arab summit meeting scheduled for this month in Damascus because of anger at Syria over its role in Lebanon and its continuing links to Iran. "There's a new initiative to completely isolate Syria and weaken its destructive influence in Lebanon," said an adviser to the Saudi government. "We're not going to pull them away from Iran by talking to them. We're going to take them away from Iran by making them feel the pressure and making them understand that this time it's as real as it can get." Officials of Saudi Arabia and Egypt - with Jordan on board - complain that Syria was deliberately prolonging the political vacuum in Lebanon, which has been without a president since November.
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