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| United States approves diplomatic mission for Syria opposition |
| 2014-05-06 |
| [Beirut Daily Star] The B.O. regime gave approval Monday for the Syrian opposition to open a formal diplomatic mission in Washington, on the first day of a visit to the American capital by National Coalition leader Ahmad Jarba. The move came as an anticipated deal to see rebels exit the Old City of Homs was pushed back by another day due to logistical details, according to the governor of the province. The steps announced by the State Department to upgrade the status of the coalition, which had been represented by an informal liaison office, and increase nonlethal assistance to the opposition by $27 million. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 “He will meet U.S. officials to discuss the supply of sophisticated weapons to the FSA to enable it to change the balance on the ground,” his office said. Just the other day Obama said Vlad needed to respect the sovereignty of Ukraine and collar his rabble prior to the upcoming elections. Meanwhile, Kerry’s folks say the Syrian election will be a sham and Jarba is jetting to his new digs in DC to have pow-wow about heavy metal shipments. Is it just me or is that a whiff of irony in the air |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2014-05-06 11:54 |