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June 14th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Hillary Clinton, the secretary of state, accused Moscow of aiding pro-Assad
militiamen on Tuesday saying the move would “escalate the conflict
quite dramatically”.
Mr Lavrov hit out at Mrs Clinton’s assertion saying the US was providing
military support to the rebels, adding that Russia had not violated any
international laws by supplying “air defence systems” as part of
an ongoing contract with the Arab country.
“That contrasts with what the United States is doing with the opposition,
which is providing arms to the Syrian opposition which are being used
against the Syrian government,” he said.
The White House denied arming opposition forces, although the state department
admitted it was supplying non-lethal support in the form of communication
equipment and humanitarian relief.
“The United States is sending no military equipment to the Syrian
opposition. What we are doing is supplying non-lethal support … primarily
communications gear and we are also one of the largest donors of
humanitarian relief,” Ms Nuland said.
There is an EU but no UN arms embargo on Syria, in part because Russia has
refused to allow any action at the security council against the regime. The
US, however, has denied that it is arming the rebels.
Credible reports emerged yesterday that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have begun to
make good previous promises to supply the Free Syrian Army through Turkey.
Britain, the US and other powers are also providing communications
assistance to the opposition.
Russia has long been Syria’s main provider of weaponry. Its only Mediterranean
naval base is also in Syria, in the town of Tartous.
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