Αντίδραση υπήρξε εκ μέρους της βρετανικής Κυβέρνησης στο χθεσινό
δημοσίευμα της εφημερίδας «Sunday Times»[1] για τη βοήθεια που παρέχουν οι
βρετανικές μυστικές υπηρεσίες μέσω των βάσεων Ακρωτηρίου και Δεκέλειας
στους Σύρους αντικαθεστωτικούς, χωρίς να επιχειρείται διάψευση.
Κυβερνητική πηγή δήλωσε στην εφημερίδα Times ότι λόγω του
δημοσιεύματος δημιουργείται ανησυχία ότι οι βρετανικές βάσεις στη Κύπρο
είναι τώρα περισσότερο εκτεθειμένες να δεχθούν επίθεση σε μια
γενικότερη ανάφλεξη.
Είναι ενοχλητικό, πρόσθεσε η ίδια πηγή ότι κάποιος ανόητος, κατά την
έκφραση του, στις μυστικές υπηρεσίες καυχήθηκε σχετικά με το πώς
λειτουργούν οι βάσεις.
Ταυτόχρονα, σε συνέχεια του χθεσινού δημοσιεύματος στη «Sunday
Times», η εφημερίδα «Times» επιβεβαιώνει σήμερα επικαλούμενη Σύρους
ακτιβιστές ότι «δυτικές κυβερνήσεις» παρέχουν μυστικές πληροφορίες στους
αντικαθεστωτικούς.
20/8/12
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[1] Syria rebels aided by British intelligence: report
British intelligence on Syrian troop movements is helping rebels
launch successful attacks on regime forces, a Sunday newspaper
reported, quoting an opposition official.
The Sunday Times weekly said the disclosure by the
official was the first indication that British intelligence was playing a
covert role in the anti-regime revolt which first erupted in March
2011.
The newspaper quoted the official as saying British
authorities "know about and approve 100%" intelligence from their
Cyprus military bases being passed through Turkey to the rebel troops of
the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
"British intelligence is observing things closely
from Cyprus. It's very useful because they find out a great deal," the
official told the newspaper. "The British are giving the information to
the Turks and the Americans and we are getting it from the Turks."
According to the official, the most valuable
intelligence so far has been about the movements of troops loyal to
President Bashar al-Assad towards the flashpoint commercial hub of
Aleppo, which is partly controlled by rebels.
The stricken second city has become the focus of the conflict, partly because of its strategic location near the Turkish border.
"The British monitor communications about movements
of the government army and we got information about reinforcements
being on their way to Aleppo," the official told The Sunday Times.
"We hit at the government troops in Idlib and Saraqib [southwest of Aleppo], with success."
The report said that early in August, FSA fighters had reported two large columns of government troops heading towards Aleppo.....nation.co.ke 19/8/12
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