CIA caught directly arming al-Qaeda in Syria again

[tangaroa]

The CIA delivered anti-tank TOW missiles to the "moderate" group Harakat Hazm in Syria. That's a group I've never heard of and I can't find anything else about them on the web except for this anonymous letter to Daniel Pipes.

I wanted to bring to your attention a new terrorist and criminal salafist movment and it is called harakat hazimuun...

They are the personal army of Egyptian sheikh Hazim Abu Ismail. A supposed Libyan intelligence document names Abu Ismail as among the leaders of the September 11 attack on Benghazi.

Comments

[siliconshaman]

Seriously?!

It's like nobody in the CIA even knows how to use google!

[tangaroa]

Mike Thompson responds:

Thank you for contacting me regarding the possible use of U.S. military force in response to the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria. As you know, I was against a military strike at this time for a variety of reasons, and I appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns with me on this important issue. As a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), I have been continuously briefed on the situation on the ground in Syria, and continue to closely monitor day-to-day developments.

It is reassuring to know that the Congressman's office is staffed by people who don't know how to react to intelligence-related information, don't forward it on to anyone, and send back an irrelevant form letter. Perhaps "reassuring" is not the right word.