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2025-04-28 16:00:59 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B3F7DF779FBED5405BBFC27609E8C7FED6031F3A4CEE5E79817332AB6EE7A6ED
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A joint investigation by The New York Times & Al Jazeera revealed that weapons supplied by the CIA & Saudi Arabia to Syrian rebels under the "Timber Sycamore" program were systematically stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives & sold on the black market in 2013-14. https://pjmedia.com/debra-heine/2016/06/27/fast-and-furious-part-deux-cia-weapons-for-syrian-rebels-end-up-on-jordanian-black-market-n46952 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/27/world/middleeast/cia-arms-for-syrian-rebels-supplied-black-market-officials-say.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0 https://nicedeb.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/house-authorizes-obamas-plan-to-arm-and-train-syrian-rebels/
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