The West keeps all of its mercenary terrorists, including its �A -Team�--- al Qaeda and ISIS � well equipped with sophisticated weaponry.

In 2014, for example, when Lebanese and Libyan terrorists captured the world-renowned Krak des Chevaliers, a UNESCO world heritage site, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) faced a daunting challenge, not only because the castle is located at about 700 meters above sea level, but also because the terrorists were armed with US-supplied Tow anti-tank missiles launchers, and Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launchers.

Not only does UN Resolution 2253� specifically prohibit arming terrorists (with good reason), but using the aforementioned terrorists as proxies in a dirty war against a sovereign country constitutes the most egregious of war crimes according to Nuremburg principles.� Consequently, whenever possible, Empire commits its crimes covertly.

A Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) document clearly reveals that, in the aftermath of the West�s destruction of Libya, the armouries were looted, and the weapons were sent to Syria, in what intelligence agencies refer to as a �ratline�.

The report confirmed in October 2012 that,

�Weapons from the former Libya military stockpiles were shipped from the port of Benghazi, Libya to the Port of Banias and the Port of Borj Islam, Syria. The weapons shipped during late-August 2012 were Sniper rifles, RPG�s, and 125 mm and 155mm howitzers missiles.�

During the immediate aftermath of, and following the uncertainty caused by, the downfall of the ((Qaddafi)) regime in October 2011 and up until early September of 2012, weapons from the former Libya military stockpiles located in Benghazi, Libya were shipped from the port of Benghazi, Libya to the ports of Banias and the Port of Borj Islam, Syria. The Syrian ports were chosen due to the small amount of cargo traffic transiting these two ports. The ships used to transport the weapons were medium-sized and able to hold 10 or less shipping containers of cargo.� The report also details the type of weapons delivered:
�The weapons shipped from Syria during late-August 2012 were Sniper rifles, RPG�s and 125mm and 155mm howitzers missiles.� The numbers for each weapon were estimated to be: 500 Sniper rifles, 100 RPG launchers with 300 total rounds, and approximately 400 howitzers missiles [200 ea � 125mm and 200ea � 155 mm.]�
Professor Michel Chossudovsky demonstrates in �U.S. �Military Aid� to Al Qaeda, ISIS-Daesh: Pentagon Uses Illicit Arms Trafficking to Channel Enormous Shipments of Light Weapons into Syria�, however, that the aforementioned ratline is the tip of the iceberg.

Chossudovsky explains that since one shipment of light weapons destined for terrorists inside Syria weighs 990 tons, �one can reasonably conclude that�the amounts of light weapons in the hands of ��opposition� rebels inside Syria is substantial and exceedingly large.�

The �packing list� is listed below:



Simplified packing list for December 2015 arms shipment


Type
Weight (kg)



Aqaba
Agalar
Total


7.62x39 mm
85,190
48,998
134,188


7.62x54 mm
58,752
8,652
67,404


12.7 mm
81,468.40
36,713
118,181


14.5 mm
196,233.76
173,447
369,681


82 mm
53,885.34

53,885


PG-7VM
0.00
68,600
68,600


PG-7VT
36,795
88,224.00
125,019


9M111M
13,540
8,153
21,693


AK-47 & DShK*
12,250

12,250


AK-47 & PKM*

6,540
6,540


PKM
6,340

6,340


DShK & RPG-7*

3,585
3,585


RPG-7
4,120

4,120


Faktoria launchers
2,421.60
298
2,720


Total
550,996
443,210
994,206



 

The criminal West also uses its so-called �moderates� as vectors for weapons.� In one instance, for example, the West delivered US anti-tank TOW missiles to the so-called �moderate� Harakat Hazm �rebels�, and within 48 hours the weapons were in the hands of al Qaeda/al Nursra Front.

Mainstream media (MSM) might paint such transactions as �mistakes�, but the Western war criminals and their MSM bullhorns always label their crimes as mistakes.� Or have we forgotten the invasions of Iraq, Libya, Ukraine, and on and on?

All of these Western crimes advance and strengthen the reach of extremist Wahhabi terrorism and assault the very foundations of civilization.

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) alone has lost about 100,000 soldiers thanks to the West, its terror proxies, and their sophisticated weapons. ��It is Syria, not the Western governments and their allies, that represents civilization and the rule of law.

This article was written by Mark Taliano for American Herald Tribune on Oct 11, 2016. Mark is a retired high school teacher.