| This will no doubt turn out to have been one of the least wise decisions made by this administration, even though the rebels are, from a certain perspective -- if one squints really, really hard -- quite romantic. |
The United States on Friday allowed its citizens to transfer funds and offer other services to the Syrian opposition, Xinhua reported. The Department of Treasury issued a general license authorizing "export, re-export, sell, or supply, directly or indirectly" to the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, which Washington recognized in December as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people.Transfer of funds is among the services authorized, but must be done through the coalition's U.S. office and an account of the group at a U.S. financial institution.
U.S. citizens are not allowed to do transactions with those whose property is frozen by the administration, or engage in supply of items listed on the United States Munitions List, the Treasury said.