He said pressure on the Assad regime has been an obstacle to a fair U.N. investigation of the use of chemical weapons.

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The principal obstacle is Bart De Wever, leader of the Flemish nationalist party N-VA, who surprised all by becoming the biggest winner of the 2010 election.

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The obstacle is a clear Soviet message that Moscow would veto any attempt to use U.N. forces to settle an internal Yugoslav dispute.

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