Yes, they are... read this morning that the CIA is giving them weapons. Moron.
Yes..it is the CIA arming and training the rebels. I remember reading a while back that Obama approved in the Spring, a CIA covert action to avoid international law restrictions on military efforts to overthrow another government. I think I saw this in the Washington Post. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, headed by Feinstein gave its approval in July. So now we arm Al Qaeda.
I am writing all my reps today. Not a penny should be going to arm Al Qaeda. This is reprehensible.