U.S. Relies Heavily on Saudi Money to Support Syrian Rebels
By: Mark Mazzetti and Matt Apuzzo, New York Times
Date: January 23, 2016
The support for the Syrian rebels is only the latest chapter in the decades long relationship between the spy services of Saudi Arabia and the United States, an alliance that has endured through the Iran-contra scandal, support for the mujahedeen against the Soviets in Afghanistan and proxy fights in Africa. Sometimes, as in Syria, the two countries have worked in concert. In others, Saudi Arabia has simply written checks underwriting American covert activities.