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Syria's rebel army pledges allegiance to Al Qaeda as new Islamist insurgence threatens dictator As
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 4/10/13 | mail online

Posted on 04/10/2013 11:48:14 AM PDT by ColdOne

full title...Syria's rebel army pledges allegiance to Al Qaeda as new Islamist insurgence threatens dictator Assad

Syria's most powerful rebel group has formally pledged allegiance to al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, according to recording posted online today.

The al-Nusra group, the strongest extremist movement in Syria, issued a statement of support for the terror network.

Abu Mohammad al-Golani, leader of the Syrian group, said: 'The sons of Nusra Front renew their pledge (of allegiance) to the Sheikh of Jihad Ayman al-Zawahri and declare obedience.'

Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq and the most powerful rebel group in Syria have now officially joined ranks against President Bashar Assad to forge a potentially formidable militant force in the Middle East.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; nusra; syriarebels; syriawar
The rebels.....White House approved.
1 posted on 04/10/2013 11:48:14 AM PDT by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

Are they being funded with American tax dollars yet?


2 posted on 04/10/2013 11:51:04 AM PDT by GOPJ (New AP term for Illegal Aliens IS Undocumented Democrats.... Jay Leno)
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To: ColdOne

3 posted on 04/10/2013 11:51:29 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: GOPJ

Yes—”Humanitarian aid” such as medicine, food, clothing, etc.


4 posted on 04/10/2013 12:24:15 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: GOPJ

Yes—”Humanitarian aid” such as medicine, food, clothing, etc.

That is like paying your drug-addled gambling brother’s rent because ‘he cannot seem to be able to do so’......


5 posted on 04/10/2013 12:25:03 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ColdOne

This would explain the WH cover up on the Benghazi arms transfer to the Syrian rebels.


6 posted on 04/10/2013 12:40:26 PM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: ColdOne

EVERYONE knew about this ... including McCain and Obama
who support al Qaeda against the American people and
free people EVERYWHERE.


7 posted on 04/10/2013 12:47:58 PM PDT by Diogenesis (De Oppresso Liber)
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To: ColdOne

Kwel, so has our government. They have also pledged allegiance to AL Qaeda.


8 posted on 04/10/2013 12:49:43 PM PDT by dforest (I have now entered the Twilight Zone.)
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To: ColdOne

Like I said a few years ago, DC needs to be on all your terrorist watch lists. If you support terrorism, you are a terrorist. DC is a terrorist. And just like terrorists, they will come for our guns, cash and gold.


9 posted on 04/10/2013 1:59:07 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: justa-hairyape
they will come for our guns, cash and gold.

Guns, cash, gold, Bibles, and copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Can't have subversive literature running around, you know.

10 posted on 04/10/2013 2:06:02 PM PDT by Publius
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To: ridesthemiles

When the United States provides food, medicine, and clothing money is freed up to buy weapons.

And that’s exactly how the money is spent. We strip the men of their manhood and take care of their women and children - and they repay us with rage? Might be a hint in there somewhere... Of course it’s worked in America’s inner cities...so I guess it works everywhere... /s

The United States is NOT doing these cultures any favors... we’re just making elite liberals feel good about being ‘so caring’... on our dime. Which of course they aren’t...


11 posted on 04/10/2013 4:26:27 PM PDT by GOPJ (New AP term for Illegal Aliens IS Undocumented Democrats.... Jay Leno)
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To: ColdOne

REPORT: US Told Syrian Rebels To Kill Islamic Radicals Before Fighting Assad
Business Insider | May 9, 2013. | Michael Kelley

About six months ago, U.S. intelligence officers in Jordan told Syrian rebel commanders that the opposition should fight radical rebel group Jabhat al Nusra before fighting Syria’s army, a commander present at the meeting told Phil Sands of The National.

“We’d prefer you fight al Nusra now, and then fight Assad’s army,” The Syrian commander said he was told. “You should kill these Nusra people. We’ll do it if you don’t.”

(...)

[ BS?, incompetence?, negligent naivety?...all three? ]


12 posted on 05/10/2013 8:19:57 AM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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