Copyrighted Image? DMCA | The White House has been reluctant to back calls from leaders in Congress for arming Libya's rebels directly, arguing that the U.S. must first fully assess who the fighters are and what policies they will pursue if they succeeded in toppling Col. Gadhafi. U.S. officials believe the opposition includes some Islamist elements. They fear that Islamist groups hostile to the U.S. could try to hijack the opposition and take any arms that are provided. The Egyptian weapons transfers began "a few days ago' and are ongoing, according to a senior U.S. official. "There's no formal U.S. policy or acknowledgment that this is going on,' said the senior official. But "this is something we have knowledge of.' |
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