#benghazi #syria An ILLEGAL act of war against the Assad government U.S. has secretly provided arms training to Syria rebels since 2012 CIA agents and special operations troops have trained the rebels in anti-tank and antiaircraft weaponry in Jordan and Turkey

[Dated, but let's not pretend we have anything resembling the United States of America any longer. We owe it to those who served and to those who serve NOT to send them into harm's way -- if that decision made in the dark, made in secret.]

June 21, 2013

By David S. Cloud and Raja Abdulrahim

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/21/world/la-fg-cia-syria-20130622

Excerpt

CIA officials declined to comment on the secret training programs, which was being done covertly in part because of U.S. legal concerns about publicly arming the rebels, which would constitute

an act of war against the Assad government.

Other U.S. officials confirmed the training, but disputed some of the details provided by rebel commanders.

Brig. Gen. Yahya Bittar, who defected as a fighter pilot from Assad’s air force last year and is head of intelligence for the Free Syrian Army, said training for the last month or so had taken place in Jordan.

The training, conducted by American, Jordanian and French operatives, involves rockets and anti-tank and antiaircraft weaponry, he said.

Between 80 and 100 rebels from all over Syria have gone through the courses in the last month, he said, and training is continuing. Graduates are sent back across the border to rejoin the battle.

Bittar said sufficient weapons had yet to arrive for the rebel forces and that the Americans had not yet told them when they could expect to receive additional arms.

“Just promises, just promises,” he said.

david.cloud@latimes.com

raja.abdulrahim@latimes.com

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a perpetual excuse to engage in global aggression, occupation, and wars of immense profit

in both terms of wealth and geopolitical power.

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