WINEP ZIONIST ISRAELI FRONT THINK TANK & LOBBY  ENDORSES FREE SYRIAN ARMY AND ADMITS OPPOSITION IS WELL ARMED W/ WEAPONS  COMING FROM LEBANON AND TURKEY  http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3429    Jeffery White of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy contends that Free Syrian Army (FSA) ”appears to be gaining in strength and effectiveness, and Damascus now faces both peaceful and armed resistance. So far, the FSA has proven resilient in the face of regime measures to suppress it.” White asserts that as pressure rises on the government to change, and civilians death rise, there will be more defections which will escalate the fighting. '' Command and control is exercised through a variety of means, including cell phones, email, Facebook, and, presumably, couriers. The regime has reportedly captured a number of sophisticated communications devices from "armed terrorists," including Thuraya satellite mobile phones, very high and ultra-high frequency (VHF/UHF) devices, and Inmarsat mobile communication satellite systems. ''  '' FSA weapons seem to be mostly small arms (rifles, light machine guns), rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), some heavy machine guns, and various explosive devices. RPGs are being used effectively against the regime's armored vehicles, especially the relatively lightly armored BMP infantry fighting vehicle variants that have been heavily employed by the government. These types of weapons are generally well suited to the primarily urban fighting waged so far in Syria. Weapons sources include the defectors, reported smuggling (especially from Lebanon, but also Turkey), and capture of materiel during engagements with regime forces. ''

WINEP: "The US should assist the Syrian defectors with arms, advice, training, & money through clandestine channels!"

"... Because the FSA is an increasingly important player that will likely influence the outcome of events in Syria, the United States and its partners should make contact with its members and learn as much as possible about the group. Questions concerning its nature, its potential as an armed force, and the role of Islamists can be resolved through such contact as well as intelligence work. If the results are positive, then the FSA should be assisted wherever outside aid would be both possible and effective. Arms, advice, training, and money could be provided through clandestine channels, if nothing else...."

[ALSO SEE...  ''ZIONIST'' US AMBASSADOR TO SYRIA ''UPDATES'' AND ADRESSES ZIONIST NEOCON WINEP INSTITUTE http://thenakedfacts.blogspot.com/2011/10/us-ambassador-to-syria-adresses-zionist.html   FLASHBACK-MAY 2008'  US ARMY WAR COLLEGE PAPER BY  ELY KARMON (DR KARMON HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL NATO WORKSHOPS ON TERRORISM,SERVES AS AN ADVISOR TO ISRAELI MINISTRY OF DEFENSE,  FELLOW AT  WINEP)  http://thenakedfacts.blogspot.com/2011/11/flashback-may-2008-army-war-college.html  (''SYRIA NOT IRAN IS ISRAELS BIGGEST ENEMY AND THE MOST ANTI AMERICAN NATION IN 
ARAB WORLD'')
Washington Institute for Near East Policy http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Washington_Institute_for_Near_East_Policy WINEP aims to cultivate close ties among senior military officials in the United States, Israel, Turkey and Jordan. The main mechanism for this outreach is WINEP’s Military Fellows Program, which "brings together senior officers from the armed forces of the United States and key Middle Eastern allies."