Trying to sort this one out:

I'm wondering if the opposition is really like some sort of fake Islam, like what they have in Saudi Arabia. Act very Islamic in public, but not care about religion in private. Perhaps this is a way to get all the real Muslims fanatics to calm down, to make them think they have representation when they really don't. Sort of the situation, "The best way to control the opposition is to be the opposition."

It's clear that the US is opposed to Assad, but it doesn't make sense to support the Islamic fanatics as they'd be a threat to the Zionist entity. It would only make sense for the US to support the Islamic terrorists if they were really pro-Zionists masquerading as fervent Muslims.

In a diplomatic shift, President Obama said today his administration now formally recognizes the newly-formed, leading coalition of Syrian rebels who are fighting to topple Syria's embattled President Bashar Assad.

"We've made a decision that the Syrian Opposition Coalition is now inclusive enough, is reflective and representative enough of the Syrian population that we consider them the legitimate representative of the Syrian people in opposition to the Assad regime," Obama said.

The announcement, made during an exclusive interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters, grants new legitimacy to the rebel group and marks a new phase in U.S. efforts to isolate the Assad regime.

"It's a big step," Obama said of the decision. The United States follows Britain and the European Union, both of which last month recognized the Syrian opposition group.

A graphic video recently posted to on the internet appears to show Syrian rebels forcing a child to behead an unarmed prisoner. The footage has left many questioning whether foreign aid will end up in the hands of Islamist extremists and terrorists.
The video shows a child cutting a bound prisoner’s head off with a machete. Militants then display the man’s severed head while chanting "Allahu Akbar," or “God is great.”
It’s the latest in a string of especially grisly incidents, which have become more common in recent months. On Monday, rebels killed 13 soldiers during an ambush of an army unit in a strategic northern town, activists reported.
Syrian warplanes later bombed the town, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.Both sides have played a role in the deaths of over 40,000 people since the uprising against President Bashar Assad began in March 2011.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/exclusive-president-obama-recognizes-syrian-opposition-group/story?id=17936599#.UMgIOHcu0XQ

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