Another donor conference is being held in London today for the Syrian National Coalition faction which has claimed itself the new leadership of the rebellion, with the group pushing for weapons, and anti-aircraft missiles in particular.
France is on board, with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius urging the EU to revise an arms embargo to allow the shipment of “defensive weapons,” including anti-aircraft weaponry, to the rebels.
That’s going to be a tough sell for the less hawkish nations in the EU, particularly after the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the principle rebel combatant force, announced in September that civilian aircraft are “legitimate” targets and that in particular they would like to shoot down Russian civilian planes to spite the nation for blocking UN resolutions.
Though in the context of a war surface-to-air weaponry is usually considered defensive in nature these overt threats to use them against civilians, particularly with al-Qaeda linked factions on the rebel side, has made anti-aircraft weaponry a major concern for Western nations. So while many nations had talked of sending weaponry before France has been alone in getting behind the missiles.
Disgusting. Permanent fraud news here. Many times antiwar.com got link submissions and comments like here, that the NATO foreign legion in Syria has any kind of advanced weapons like anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles since long time and even proofed by videos. But Jason Ditz still ignores it !
Syrian tanks hit by modern US Anti-tank weapons:
Both, anti-aircraft + anti-tank weapons:
http://sana.sy/eng/22/2012/09/10/440770.htm Turkey 's role as an imperialist tool against Syria as it turned Turkey into a base for launching attacks against Syria, sending gunmen to it and providing the gunmen on the Syrian territories with heavy weapons such as artillery and anti-aircraft weapons.
and what you also are never seeing: Satellite phone – also used with laptops for reception of US-satellite or UAV-pictures and logistics US command.
It is an undercover proxy guerrilla war of USA/NATO/Saudis/Qataris – proofed here: http://08oo.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/key-reasons-…
Syrian tanks hit by modern US Anti-tank weapons:
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What video were you watching? Looks like a standard IED to me.
The "rebels" definitely don't seem to be lacking "weapons"… that's for sure….
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ae9_1350997552
Although this (lack of 'weapons'/'ammo") has been the scapegoat excuse for their "failure", the truth is that the "rebels" simply cannot overthrow the 'Assad Regime' on their own…this is simply not possible…and they (the "rebels") know this…and I'm fairly sure all of the 'decision makers' involved here know this..
Yep…I agree: there will be no "anti-aircraft missiles" for the Syrian "rebels"; nor will there be US 'ground forces'/US "boots on the ground" in the Nation of Syria.
So…this all leaves me with the question: what exactly is this whole international charade about then?
Perhaps Mr. Obama and Mr. Cameron are just playing a 'prank' on Monsieur Hollande–so as to make him look like a complete ass when they ultimately reject the 'new' "Syrian" 'government' the US created in the first place?
This is getting serious…
Giving al Qaeda supporters ground-air missiles? What could possibly go wrong?!