Islamist fighters carry their flag during a funeral outside Aleppo. (Zain Karam/Reuters)
Woman Informing Kerry, McCain’s Opinions On Syria Also An Advocate For Syrian Rebels -- Daily Caller
The woman whose opinion lawmakers are relying on to go to war in Syria is also a paid advocate for the war-torn country’s rebels.
On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry encouraged members of the House of Representatives to read a Wall Street Journal op-ed by 26-year-old Elizabeth O’Bagy — an analyst with the Institute for the Study of War — who asserted that concerns about extremists dominating among the Syrian rebels are unfounded.
“Contrary to many media accounts, the war in Syria is not being waged entirely, or even predominantly, by dangerous Islamists and al-Qaida die-hards,” O’Bagy wrote for the Journal on Aug. 30. “Moderate opposition groups make up the majority of actual fighting forces,” she wrote.
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More News On Elizabeth O’Bagy's Ties To Syria's Rebels
A terrorism expert’s Twitter rant about how we get Syrian rebels all wrong -- Washington Post
Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Draws Scrutiny Over Writer's Ties To Syrian Rebel Advocacy Group -- Huffington Post
The Wall Street Journal’s Misleading Report on the “Moderate” Syrian Opposition -- Front Page
Wall Street Journal Issues a Kinda Important ‘Clarification’ to its Syria Op-Ed -- Mediaite
My Comment: This is why I try my best in this blog to list multiple links from multiple and different sources on the news events of the day. One source advocating a point of view is good .... having ten more from ten different sources is even better.