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 ...
Are they being funded with American tax dollars yet?
Yes—”Humanitarian aid” such as medicine, food, clothing, etc.
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’......
This would explain the WH cover up on the Benghazi arms transfer to the Syrian rebels.
EVERYONE knew about this ... including McCain and Obama
who support al Qaeda against the American people and
free people EVERYWHERE.
Kwel, so has our government. They have also pledged allegiance to AL Qaeda.
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.
Guns, cash, gold, Bibles, and copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Can't have subversive literature running around, you know.
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...
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.”
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[ BS?, incompetence?, negligent naivety?...all three? ]
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