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mikey_the_redneck · 12-06-2012, 07:55 PM

I've posted these several times.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...an-rebels.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ion-group.html

"Abdulhakim Belhadj, head of the Tripoli Military Council and the former leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, "met with Free Syrian Army leaders in Istanbul and on the border with Turkey," said a military official working with Mr Belhadj. "Mustafa Abdul Jalil (the interim Libyan president) sent him there."

"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."

"The Telegraph has also learned that preliminary discussions about arms supplies took place when members of the Syrian National Council [SNC] – the country's main opposition movement – visited Libya earlier this month.

"The Libyans are offering money, training and weapons to the Syrian National Council," added Wisam Taris, a human rights campaigner with links to the SNC."

...here the New York Times talks a bit about where the weapons come from, and then they act like the good ol' CIA is there to" keep weapons out of the hands of fighters allied with Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups."

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/wo...pagewanted=all&

"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."

"The Obama administration has said it is not providing arms to the rebels, but it has also acknowledged that Syria’s neighbors would do so."

12-06-2012, 07:55 PM	#46
mikey_the_redneck Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lethbridge Exp:	I've posted these several times. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...an-rebels.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ion-group.html "Abdulhakim Belhadj, head of the Tripoli Military Council and the former leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, "met with Free Syrian Army leaders in Istanbul and on the border with Turkey," said a military official working with Mr Belhadj. "Mustafa Abdul Jalil (the interim Libyan president) sent him there." "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." "The Telegraph has also learned that preliminary discussions about arms supplies took place when members of the Syrian National Council [SNC] – the country's main opposition movement – visited Libya earlier this month. "The Libyans are offering money, training and weapons to the Syrian National Council," added Wisam Taris, a human rights campaigner with links to the SNC." ...here the New York Times talks a bit about where the weapons come from, and then they act like the good ol' CIA is there to" keep weapons out of the hands of fighters allied with Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups." http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/wo...pagewanted=all& "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." "The Obama administration has said it is not providing arms to the rebels, but it has also acknowledged that Syria’s neighbors would do so."