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| US readies multimillion aid package for Syrian rebels |
| 2013-04-20 |
| he US readied a package Saturday of up to $130 million in nonlethal military aid to Syrian opposition forces while European countries consider easing an arms embargo, moves that could further pressure the government of President Bashar Assad. US Secretary of State John Kerry was expected to announce the plans about the defensive military supplies at a meeting Saturday that was bringing together the Syrian opposition leadership and their main international allies. The supplies possibly could include body armor, armored vehicles, night vision goggles and advanced communications equipment. US officials said the details and costs were to be determined at the meeting. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss KerryÂ’s announcement. Kerry met with Syrian opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib before the conference began. In the latest clashes, Syrian troops backed by pro-government gunmen battled rebels Saturday in a strategic area in Homs province near the Lebanese border, according to activists and state media in Damascus, the Syrian capital. President Barack Obama has said he has no plans to send weapons or give lethal aid to the rebels, despite pressure from Congress and even some administration advisers. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 US readies multimillion aid package for Syrian rebels I guess that's about one or two golf holidays out of the White House budget for July? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-04-20 22:16 |
| #1 Wonder who they're bribing now? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-04-20 19:34 |