Washington Post: FBI interviews Syrian activists in Washington
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People who doubt US role in the Syrian recent crisis are in front of a vivid reality:
"The FBI has interviewed Syrian activists in Washington and expressed concerns about their safety," revealed the Washington Post famous paper.
According to her reporter Alice Fordham, the US daily uncovers that opponents of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime held initial meetings that began several weeks ago with FBI agents.
"The FBI has called and met with other prominent Syrian and Syrian American activists in recent weeks, asking questions about the situation in Syria and their roles in the opposition movement and voicing concern for their safety," Fordam clarifies.
"FBI agents have maintained contact with key activists," the paper says
Stating that Radwan Ziadeh, a Syrian visiting scholar at George Washington University and a critic of Assad's government, received a call from the FBI about three weeks ago, the Washington Post quoted him as saying " They had some concerns about the families of the activists in America."
Ziadeh said that the agent discussed the situation in Syria and has remained in contact with him.
An FBI spokesman declined to comment to the paper on the inquiries, saying the bureau doesn't confirm the existence of an investigation or comment on its activities.
Sirwan Kajjo, a Syrian Kurd who has protested many Saturdays outside the White House and the Syrian Embassy since unrest gripped his homeland in March, said that he had met with an FBI agent this month.
Accompanied by other activists, he discussed his role in the Syrian uprising and was offered assurances of protection.
"I would say the main purpose of the meeting was to show support," Kajjo claimed.
Source: Washington Post
People who doubt US role in the Syrian recent crisis are in front of a vivid reality:
"The FBI has interviewed Syrian activists in Washington and expressed concerns about their safety," revealed the Washington Post famous paper.
According to her reporter Alice Fordham, the US daily uncovers that opponents of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime held initial meetings that began several weeks ago with FBI agents.
"The FBI has called and met with other prominent Syrian and Syrian American activists in recent weeks, asking questions about the situation in Syria and their roles in the opposition movement and voicing concern for their safety," Fordam clarifies.
"FBI agents have maintained contact with key activists," the paper says
Stating that Radwan Ziadeh, a Syrian visiting scholar at George Washington University and a critic of Assad's government, received a call from the FBI about three weeks ago, the Washington Post quoted him as saying " They had some concerns about the families of the activists in America."
Ziadeh said that the agent discussed the situation in Syria and has remained in contact with him.
An FBI spokesman declined to comment to the paper on the inquiries, saying the bureau doesn't confirm the existence of an investigation or comment on its activities.
Sirwan Kajjo, a Syrian Kurd who has protested many Saturdays outside the White House and the Syrian Embassy since unrest gripped his homeland in March, said that he had met with an FBI agent this month.
Accompanied by other activists, he discussed his role in the Syrian uprising and was offered assurances of protection.
"I would say the main purpose of the meeting was to show support," Kajjo claimed.
Source: Washington Post
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