Revealed: CIA secretly operates on Syrian border, supplies arms to rebels
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American secret service operatives are distributing illegal assault rifles, anti-tank rocket launchers and other ammunition to Syrian opposition, the New York Times reports. But due to some rebels’ links to Al Qaeda, the CIA’s task is precarious.
The paper reports that for weeks now, officers based in southeast Turkey have supervised the flow of illegal arms to numerous opposition factions ready to fight the regime of President Bashar Assad. The only problem is some of the rebel groups have links with terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda, so the CIA mission must be careful not to arm proven terrorists by mistake
Why don't they track the weapons they sell so we know for sure!!
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And for balance, here a NY Times article on the same thing, although it doesn't make the jump that CIA COULD BE arming terrorists such as al Qaeda, but are determining who will get the arms.
C.I.A. Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition
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WASHINGTON — A small number of C.I.A. officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government, according to American officials and Arab intelligence officers.
The weapons, including automatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and some antitank weapons, are being funneled mostly across the Turkish border by way of a shadowy network of intermediaries including Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood and paid for by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the officials said.
I found it interesting since I mentioned that the soon the US was going to be seen as being allied with al Qaeda.
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