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    Report: France, US arming Syrian rebels with anti-aircraft missiles

    Report: France, US arming Syrian rebels with anti-aircraft missiles


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    February 29, 2012

    A general in the opposition militia known as the Free Syria Army has told journalists that the rebels have received French and American military assistance, amid reports of worsening violence in the stricken nation.


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    In Homs on Tuesday, a general claiming to be from the rebel group appeared on camera and told a journalist from Reuters news agency that “French and American assistance has reached us and is with us.” When asked to elaborate on the nature of the assistance he added, “We now have weapons and anti-aircraft missiles and, God willing, with all of that we will defeat Bashar [President Assad].”

    The international community maintains it is committed to finding a political solution to the conflict and had rejected the idea of military intervention. However, there are growing suspicions that it has been supplying the opposition with weapons indirectly.

    This is not the first report of the US covertly supplying the opposition with arms. In December, FBI translator turned whistleblower Sibel Edmonds said she believed the US had been training the Syrian opposition in neighboring Turkey and supplying arms to the country from Incirlik military base close to the Turkish-Syrian border.

    In addition, Qatar and Saudi Arabia reportedly held secret meetings to offer financial support to the Syrian rebels to buy weapons.

    Political foot-dragging


    Thus far the international community has been unable to reach agreement on a resolution to the Syrian conflict. At an emergency meeting called by the UN in Brussels on Tuesday, the Syrian ambassador accused the UN Security Council of purposely stalling and fueling the flames of terrorism in the country.
    The UN has shown consistent support for the opposition movement, with both the Security Council and General Assembly repeatedly calling for the ouster of President Assad.


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    what in the hell are we doing giving Al-Qaeda - anti-aircraft missiles ... for ANY DAMN REASON

    20,000 anti-aircraft missiles are still missing from LIBYA; Al-Qaeda is in charge there

    let the Terrorists get them from the Terrorists

    WHY ARE WE ARMING TERRORIST'S

    there is NOTHING to Justify this... absolutely Nothing

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    Feb 28, 2012
    The government's refusal to grant foreign journalists unfettered access has deepened the fog of war. Those who get in often do so illegally and as a result are limited to reporting on the bloodshed from behind rebel-held lines. Just last week two Western journalists were killed in Homs - the scene of some of the bloodiest battles between armed opposition groups and the forces of President Bashar al-Asad. Some media executives say the lack of press access is unprecedented. So, what's with this selective story-telling? And what ever happened to getting both sides of the story? Matt Carr, an author and blogger, is joining RT's Liz Wahl to answer these questions.

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