While the West deliberates, Saudi Arabia sends anti-aircraft missiles to arm anti-Assad rebels in Syria – Middle East – World – The Independent.

Saudi Arabia apparently bought them. The missiles were obtained from suppliers in France and Belgium, and France had paid to ship them to the region.
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Hillary Clinton sends a stern message to Europe to invest in NATO’s future

“I advocated for and helped create the U.S.-EU Energy Council, which has helped to deepen our cooperation on strategic energy issues,” she said of a project that helped bring natural gas from the Caspian Sea and Central Asia to Europe. “We worked with our European partners to build a competitive gas market.”
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