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US confirms it is arming Sunni insurgents, paper to report
US confirms it is arming Sunni insurgents, paper to report
06/10/2007
John Byrne
The Raw Story
Monday's New York Times will lead with a story by veteran Iraq correspondent John Burns revealing that the U.S. military has confirmed that it is arming Sunni insurgent factions to try to contain al-Qaida in Mesopotamia, RAW STORY has learned.
"With the four-month-old "surge" in American troops showing only modest success in curbing insurgent attacks, American commanders are turning to another strategy they acknowledge is fraught with risk: arming Sunni groups with insurgent links that have promised to fight al-Qaida."
The Times has placed the story in the lead position with a two column headline.
A second story, according to those familiar with the paper, will discuss new terror rules "aimed at regulating licensing and control of small boats and airplanes."
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