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2018-05-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Trump Cuts Off Funding For Syria's "White Helmets"

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-05-06 02:25|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 They are corrupt.

Posted by Omeger Gray6606 2018-05-06 04:39|| 2018-05-06 04:39|| Front Page Top

#2 The Zero Hedge story quotes and links to a CBS article about a broader suspension of support:

An internal State Department document said that its Near East Bureau needed confirmation from the administration to green light funding for the White Helmets in Syria by April 15th or the department would initiate "shut-down procedures on a rolling basis." That document also said that the department needed to be notified by April 6th that it could continue programs that focus on removing land mines, restoring essential services and providing food to moderate forces and their families or those programs would also have to be shut down.

However, U.S. government officials are not talking on the record about the date of the actual funding cutoff for each program, which is leading to confusion.

State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert has previously called the White Helmets "selfless men" and asked journalists to watch a documentary about their work. But the State Department did not respond to a CBS News inquiry earlier this week about which programs are still receiving funding, and the date for when certain programs will lose their funding.

President Trump put a freeze on the $200 million in U.S. funding for recovery efforts in Syria in late March. This freeze means that U.S. support for the White Helmets is not the only project in jeopardy. There are also many other stabilization efforts that are backed by the U.S. -- including the clearing of explosive devices, bringing back electricity, rebuilding schools, and getting water running -- that may end soon.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-05-06 07:35|| 2018-05-06 07:35|| Front Page Top

Members of the Obama, Hillary, Hollywood darlings, the Syrian "White Helmets".

Posted by Omeger Gray6606 2018-05-06 08:39|| 2018-05-06 08:39|| Front Page Top

#4 These are not government sponsored terrorist top men. They are government sponsored terrorist Selfless Top.Men

Posted by Regular joe 2018-05-06 11:48|| 2018-05-06 11:48|| Front Page Top

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