In the written statement , issued by the White House press secretary , Tony Snow , the administration also said there were '' indications '' that Syria was trying to block passage of a statute by the Lebanese Parliament that would require that Lebanon cooperate with an international tribunal that is to try those accused of involvement in the assassination of the former prime minister , Rafik Hariri , in February 2005 .
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