Saturday, June 16, 2012

It Looks Like The U.S. Is Preparing To Ship Heavy Weapons To The Syrian Rebels

Anti-Assad fighters in Syria The Telegraph

US Holds High-Level Talks With Syrian Rebels Seeking Weapons In Washington -- The Telegraph

Syrian rebels have held meetings with senior US government officials in Washington as pressure mounts on the US to authorise a shipment of heavy weapons, including surface-to-air missiles to combat the Assad regime, the Daily Telegraph has learned.

A senior Free Syrian Army representative met in the past week at the US State Department with the US ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford and Frederick Hoff, special coordinator for the Middle East, sources have confirmed.

The rebel emissaries, armed with an iPad showing detailed plans on Google Earth identifying rebel positions and regime targets, have also met with senior members of the National Security Council, which advises President Obama on national security policy.

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My Comment: If this happens, it will be going through a third party via Turkey. But the message from this story is clear .... it is now all out war in Syria, and outside countries are now starting to get involved.

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