Monday, December 2, 2013

Syria dispatch: from band of brothers to princes of war

Click here to access article by Ruth Sherlock from The Telegraph
The Free Syrian Army began as a simple group of fighters battling Assad. But Ruth Sherlock, in Antakya, finds their mission is now making millions from bribery and extortion.
While observing a commander of the Free Syrian Army, an Empire and GCC sponsored terrorist organization, the author notes:
Feeling the smooth wedge of American bank notes he had just been given in exchange, he was suddenly proud of everything he had become.