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09-12-2013, 01:23 PM
Justin Amash: ‘Gov’t Is Breaking Law’ By Sending ‘Weapons to Opposition Forces in Syria’
John Glaser
September 12, 2013
Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that “the CIA has begun delivering weapons to rebels in Syria, ending months of delay in lethal aid that had been promised by the Obama administration, according to U.S. officials and Syrian figures.”
“The shipments,” the article continued, “began streaming into the country over the past two weeks, along with separate deliveries by the State Department of vehicles and other gear — a flow of material that marks a major escalation of the U.S. role in Syria’s civil war.”
Today, Republican Representative Justin Amash, who opposes U.S. intervention in Syria, tweeted the following:
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I take it Amash is referring to the clause of the USA PATRIOT Act which prohibits giving material support to groups designated by the United States as terrorists. In Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the court found that “training,” “expert advice or assistance,” “service,” and “personnel,” all qualified as material assistance.
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read more:
http://antiwar.com/blog/2013/09/12/justin-amash-govt-is-breaking-law-by-sending-weapons-to-opposition-forces-in-syria/
John Glaser
September 12, 2013
Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that “the CIA has begun delivering weapons to rebels in Syria, ending months of delay in lethal aid that had been promised by the Obama administration, according to U.S. officials and Syrian figures.”
“The shipments,” the article continued, “began streaming into the country over the past two weeks, along with separate deliveries by the State Department of vehicles and other gear — a flow of material that marks a major escalation of the U.S. role in Syria’s civil war.”
Today, Republican Representative Justin Amash, who opposes U.S. intervention in Syria, tweeted the following:
378204597283995649
I take it Amash is referring to the clause of the USA PATRIOT Act which prohibits giving material support to groups designated by the United States as terrorists. In Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the court found that “training,” “expert advice or assistance,” “service,” and “personnel,” all qualified as material assistance.
...
read more:
http://antiwar.com/blog/2013/09/12/justin-amash-govt-is-breaking-law-by-sending-weapons-to-opposition-forces-in-syria/