Kerry's Claims On Syrian Islamist Influence Contradicted By Intelligence

Reuters has taken U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to the woodshed with an article stating that Kerry's public assurances about the expanding influence of moderate Syrian opposition groups contradicts what U.S. and European intelligence sources, as well as other nongovernmental experts, are saying about the Syrian rebels: that "Islamic extremists remain by far the fiercest and best-organized rebel elements."

The article comes on the heels of statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin calling Kerry's testimony "lies" and "sad."

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