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Syria - Daily Telegraph Tue 20th Nov/12

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Why do I feel very uneasy about this?  Something is very wrong, somewhere.

 

Are Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany..or Holland and France as well, also getting involved....? If not - why not...why us - again?

 

"He also announced £1 million in aid for communications equipment and infrastructure and other forms of civilian aid."

 

Very odd.....they have the money for this - but not half this amount for our Worcester A&E! Or the Fire Service - or the Ambulance Service - or the Local Libraries - or to keep a few more Police on the beat - or to keep our nation properly defended by Armed Services!

 

Why are these people hell-bent on getting involved with wars, that are none of our business, cost us money we don't have and - troops lives we can ill afford!

 

Something is rotten...in the State of England!

 

He can give the rebels £1m of OUR money (which we don't have!)  - yet they seem to have an abundance of expensive arms and weapons....from somewhere!  So why not get their "communications equipment and other aid" from the same source as the weapons?

 

It's a complete nonsense!

 

 

...and please don't throw the "humanitarian" line at me! It's all a big set-up, by the Islamic Muslims...and you all know that! We are next!

 

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Britain formally recognises new Syrian rebel coalition

Britain has decided to recognise formally Syria's newly formed opposition coalition as the "sole representative of the Syrian people" that was "emerging as a credible alternative" to Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Foreign Secretary William Hague with Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib of the Syrian opposition movement Photo: PA

By Alex Spillius, Diplomatic Correspondent

1:19PM GMT 20 Nov 2012

William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, told Parliament that the decision had been reached after he met leaders from the Syrian National Coalition last week and was convinced of their commitment to human rights and responsible leadership.

He said he had asked the group to appoint a political representative to Britain. His announcement was supported by Douglas Alexander, the shadow foreign secretary.

The coalition, whose full name is the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, was formed earlier this month in Doha to unite Syria's splintered opposition groups, in an attempt to boost their chances of securing foreign aid and arms in their bid to topple the Syrian president.

The regime has so far survived a rebellion that has lasted 21 months and claimed an estimated 30,000 lives. Last week France became the first Western nation to officially recognise the Syrian National Coalition.

With 100 people still dying every day, Mr Hague said the Government would not exclude the possibility of providing military support for the rebels at a later date. "We will not rule out any option in accordance with international law that might save innocent lives," Mr Hague said.

He also announced £1 million in aid for communications equipment and infrastructure and other forms of civilian aid.

Mr Hague said earlier that he had pressed Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib and his two deputies on the need to include all Syria's minorities and to respect human rights.

The previous umbrella opposition group, the Syrian National Council, was riven by internal divisions and lacked contacts with rebels in the day to day struggle against the regime. The group has been abandonned by the international community.

European nations are discussing whether to overturn an arms embargo on Syria, which would allow weapons to be supplied to rebel forces struggling to topple Bashar al-Assad’s regime.