Obama signs covert action backing Syrian rebels | ||
Obama signs covert action backing Syrian rebels President Barack Obama has signed a covert document authorizing US support for Syrian rebels locked in a battle to overthrow the anti-US, anti-Zionist President Bashar al-Assad, reports said on August 2. The directive was contained in a “finding” – a device authorizing clandestine action by the Central Intelligence Agency, NBC and CNN said, citing unidentified sources. White House officials declined to comment on the reports but did not specifically rule out the idea that Washington was providing more intelligence support to anti-Assad forces than had previously been made public. Washington has previously said that it is offering medical and communications assistance to Syrian rebels but declined to supply arms, warning it would be counter-productive to further “weaponize” the conflict. Officials have confided they are sending armaments to groups even about which little is known merely because they are fighting anti-US and anti-Zionist Syrian forces under Assad. Reports of an increased US role with Syrian rebels came as the rebels committed violence in the major cities. They also coincided with rising political pressure by the Zionist lobbies on the White House to demonstrate more support for the rebels in Syria, despite US reluctance to become more directly involved in another Middle Eastern war. It was not clear when Obama signed the secret order. There was no indication however that Washington had changed its overarching policy of not directly providing arms to the rebels. Obama spoke by telephone with Turkish Prime Minister RecepTayyipErdogan and the two leaders agreed to “accelerate a political transition in Syria,” the White House said. It is a clear instance of inference in internal affairs of countries which is in contravention with international law Syria is in the grip of a conflict now in its 17th month, triggered by the Zionist regime and United States. | ||
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