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    "Excuse me sir is your SAM check-in or carry-on?" Sorry. My assumption has always been that such an operation would…
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    • Though knowing there were "CIA ops" and knowing where they were based are not the same, as you point out,…
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    • Seem to implicate pro-regime Syrians. This may be an attempt to remind Turkey, in advance of Erdogan's US trip, that…
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    • I recall reading this in the ARB too: "At the time of Ambassador Stevens' visit, February 17 militia members had…
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    • Of that particular account is that is was so soon after the attack. I tend to credit it, frankly, and…
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    • But not sure what you mean regarding "constructing a narrative that confirmed what she'd said." If the attackers didn't know…
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    • For virtually untraceable weapons of all types, including SA-7s and heavy weapons which were in great demand elsewhere. Interestingly, we…
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    • I'm sure the leaders quoted had their hidden agendas; it seemed to me they even tacitly admitted that some of…
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    • Just to expand on my Ansar al-Sharia comments; have a read of this, in which the two leaders of Katibat…
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    • Look, Hillary is not my favourite foreign policy hand either but she seems a decent administrator; I don't see that…
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    • Excellent comment on several counts. Firstly, the assassination narrative might include foreknowledge of the layout, the building torched was the…
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    • Totally agree that "disbursing cash to friendlies and buying back weapons" was top of my list too, though I'm guessing…
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    • "...I'd put arming Syrian rebels below about a hundred other possibilities," from the citation in the diary with emphasis: The…
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    • I suppose. If they were planning to assassinate the ambassador, say, you'd have to admit they succeeded. Although one would…
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    • It was an embarrassment to all concerned. I feel confident attributing that response merely to the voluminous and convincing catalogue…
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    • I agree we need to suspend our partisan instincts to proceed with this, as some of the plausible scenarios seem…
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    • Our puppets ain't what they used to be and American hegemony is no longer our sharpest tool. In many ways…
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    • The McClatchy piece: But most here don't believe that. The guard, who stayed around the consulate for the duration of…
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    • "The US is actively working to prevent the Saudi and Qatari arms from getting to jihadist groups, and to steer…
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    • "Basha said 3,000 FSA men have joined al-Nusra in the last few months, mainly because of a lack of weapons…
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