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Libya to arm rebels in Syria
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MISRATA, Libya: Syrian rebels have held secret talks with Libya's new authorities, aiming to secure weapons and money for their insurgency against Bashar al-Assad's regime, it has been revealed.
At the meeting, which was held in Istanbul and included Turkish officials, the Syrians requested assistance from the Libyan representatives and were offered arms and, potentially, volunteers.
''There is something being planned to send weapons and even Libyan fighters to Syria,'' a Libyan source said, on condition of anonymity. ''There is a military intervention on the way. Within a few weeks you will see.''
Actually, Libya was Europe's baby..not America's, Credit where credit is due...
Syrian opposition elects (American?) interim prime minister
ISTANBUL (AP) — Syria's opposition coalition early Tuesday elected a little-known American-educated IT manager and Islamic activist to head an interim government to administer areas seized by rebel forces from President Bashar Assad's troops.
Ghassan Hitto received 35 votes out of 48 ballots cast by the opposition Syrian National Coalition's 63 active members during a meeting in Istanbul. The results were read aloud by coalition member Hisham Marwa to applause from a few dozen of his colleagues who had waited until after 1 a.m. to hear the results.
"I miss my wife and children and I look forward to seeing them soon," said Hitto, who has lived in the United States for decades and recently moved from Texas to Turkey to help coordinate aid to rebel-held areas.
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
reply to post by Corruption Exposed
I suppose it depends on how you look at it. The European Union and Britain spent years between Libya surrendering of all WMD after the Iraq invasion and lifting of their status as a pariah to the time they murdered him, making a small fortune out of arms sales to Libya. I'm surprised you don't recall, since I thought you'd been on the thread where someone called me on this once before. I'll have to dig a bit but I have a dozen pages or so in one of my folders with the data sheets and export records showing just how much and what specifically had been supplied into Libya in large quantities. That was shipped almost exclusively out of E.U. nations and Britain...not us. Not THAT nation, anyway. (We supplied everyone else...lol)
America may be good for many a disaster...but as much as the U.S. has screwed with Libya after the place fell and moved right in like we owned the place in the aftermath? Even the U.S. Carrier just kinda passed through and waved at the shoreline during combat operations and the removal of Gadaffi. If we'd been heavily involved, the Carrier would have parked and engaged...as they have in times before off that same coastline under previous Presidents who Gadaffi pissed off a bit too much.
Obama seemed quite determined to do nothing but support this one...especially since he told Congress he didn't have to follow the notification requirements of the War Powers Act specifically because he wasn't taking any lead role or more than logistics and intelligence help (for the most part).
Rebels did not use chemical weapons Propaganda from Assad.
WASHINGTON — White House spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday there's "no evidence" that Syrian rebels have used chemical weapons.
Originally posted by Rodinus
they too have done as many warcrimes as Bashar al Assad...
Originally posted by neo96
reply to post by Corruption Exposed
unsubstantiated eh?
That comment is soooo rich .
WASHINGTON — White House spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday there's "no evidence" that Syrian rebels have used chemical weapons.
www.usatoday.com...
Syria: Terrorists Use Chemical Weapons against Army
Armed rebels used chemical weapons in their attacks against the Syrian army in Reef (outskirts of) Damascus on Sunday.
The terrorists used chemical weapons against the Syrian army forces in Darya district of Reef Damascus today.
"The terrorists have already thrown three cube-shaped plastic bags towards the (Syrian) army's forces that killed seven forces due to the gases emerging from the bags," a commander of the Syrian Presidential Guard told the Iran-based Arab-language Al-Alam news channel on Sunday.
The commander noted that a yellow button is installed on the bags and by pushing that a yellow gas came out and those who inhaled it died after nearly one hour.
Well you seem to believe anything that comes out of the White House so of course you will dismiss any news that isn't supported by the White House.
I am willing to admit the possibility that this was Assad propaganda
Originally posted by knightrider078
Why is that alot of people on this board support dictators, fascist, islamic terrorists and communists whom all would block freedom of speech and sites like this? Why do you guys support them?
Originally posted by Corruption Exposed
reply to post by Wrabbit2000
Actually, Libya was Europe's baby..not America's, Credit where credit is due...
USA were a major part of the operation including but not limited to dropping propaganda pamphlets and blasting propaganda via loud speaker as they fly by,
Sorry Wrabbit, you can't distance Uncle Sam from that one.