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    1. Robert Ford‏ @fordrs58 19 Feb 2015
      Replying to @edwardedark

      @edwardedark @aron_ld @joshua_landis Edward, I must have missed your posts also denouncing regime barrel bombs, chemical weapon attacks etc

      19 replies 11 retweets 13 likes
    2. Sharmine Narwani‏Verified account @snarwani 20 Feb 2015
      Replying to @fordrs58

      @fordrs58 I notice u didn't answer his question, Robert. And btw, can u name a moderate rebel force? @edwardedark @aron_ld @joshua_landis

      5 replies 7 retweets 16 likes
    3. Edward Dark‏ @edwardedark 20 Feb 2015
      Replying to @snarwani

      .@snarwani @fordrs58 ofc he wont. he also wont say who all #Syria's religious minorities support & y or what'll happen to them if rebels win

      2 replies 2 retweets 8 likes
    4. Robert Ford‏ @fordrs58 20 Feb 2015
      Replying to @edwardedark

      @edwardedark @snarwani Syrian religious minorities, like rest of Syria r split, no ? Christians, Alawis on both sides.

      15 replies 3 retweets 3 likes
    5. Edward Dark‏ @edwardedark 20 Feb 2015
      Replying to @fordrs58

      .@fordrs58 the fact that neither u or any US official has ever condemned the grievous war crimes committed by the rebels reeks of hypocrisy

      3 replies 4 retweets 13 likes
    6. Robert Ford‏ @fordrs58 20 Feb 2015
      Replying to @edwardedark

      @edwardedark we condemned oppo atrocities publicly/privately & put Nusra 2012 on terror list angering oppo. regime crimes greater scale tho'

      3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    7. Edward Dark‏ @edwardedark 20 Feb 2015
      Replying to @fordrs58

      .@fordrs58 then could u please link to any official U.S statements condemning a specific #Syria opposition atrocity, of which there are many

      3 replies 10 retweets 8 likes
    8. Robert Ford‏ @fordrs58 23 Feb 2015
      Replying to @edwardedark

      @edwardedark w/all due respect, ur a journalist, do ur own research but just google Kessab & State Dept or Maloula & State Dept. Enuf said.

      6 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    9. Edward Dark‏ @edwardedark 23 Feb 2015
      Replying to @fordrs58

      .@fordrs58 do u deny knowing that most of the moderates u directly backed fought alongside ISIS & Al Nusra on front lines in Aleppo in 2013?

      1 reply 11 retweets 13 likes
    10. GungHo2‏ @GungHo2 23 Feb 2015
      Replying to @edwardedark

      @edwardedark👉@fordrs58 do u deny knowing most of moderates u directly backed fought alongside #ISIS & #AlNusra🔛front lines➡#️Aleppo➡️2013❓mt

      1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      Robert Ford‏ @fordrs58 23 Feb 2015
      Replying to @GungHo2

      @GungHo2 @edwardedark absolutely do not deny - criticized them in 2013 and 2014 and publicly a month ago. major problem for oppo.

      12:31 PM - 23 Feb 2015
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        2. Edward Dark‏ @edwardedark 23 Feb 2015
          Replying to @fordrs58

          .@fordrs58 interested in ur take on how much support among Syrians regime & oppo respectively have. do u agree withhttp://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=58875 …

          1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
        3. Robert Ford‏ @fordrs58 23 Feb 2015
          Replying to @edwardedark

          @edwardedark IMO, much right,but many 2011 marchers not rural migrants 2cities - too simplistic.sectarian tones at start but not exclusively

          1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
        4. Edward Dark‏ @edwardedark 23 Feb 2015
          Replying to @fordrs58

          .@fordrs58 what about @nirrosen's assessment of the current dynamics of the conflict+ways to resolve it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqrMKIfHyjI …

          0 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
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        2. Charles Shoebridge‏ @ShoebridgeC 23 Feb 2015
          Replying to @fordrs58

          Charles Shoebridge Retweeted Charles Shoebridge

          .@fordrs58 @GungHo2 @edwardedark @snarwani "Moderate rebel" reality clear by early 2012 eg https://twitter.com/shoebridgec/status/568933639502876673 … +https://twitter.com/ShoebridgeC/status/231123851696828416 …

          Charles Shoebridge added,

          Charles Shoebridge @ShoebridgeC
          Replying to @AmbRice44
          .@AmbassadorRice A brief @HuffingtonPost piece you'd do well to read: Why the West Should Not Support #Syria Rebels.. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mobileweb/charles-shoebridge/post_3720_b_1722772.html …
          3 replies 3 retweets 6 likes
        3. Charles Shoebridge‏ @ShoebridgeC 23 Feb 2015
          Replying to @ShoebridgeC

          Charles Shoebridge Retweeted Charles Shoebridge

          Re PT, a reminder of how US envoy Robert Ford (said to be @fordrs58) says he no longer backs "moderate" Syria rebelshttps://twitter.com/shoebridgec/status/568580968153530368 …

          Charles Shoebridge added,

          Charles Shoebridge @ShoebridgeC
          After 3 years and 200,000 lost lives, US envoy admits the "moderate" #Syria rebels he backed are allied with #alQaeda http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/02/18/257024/once-a-top-booster-ex-us-envoy.html …
          0 replies 9 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Alan‏ @AFK_10 23 Feb 2015
        Replying to @fordrs58

        @fordrs58 @GungHo2 @edwardedark The US Govt continued to arm & fund Rebels even tho they were "allies" with ISIS, Nusra & IF. All Islamists

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      2. Hatuxka‏ @Hatuxka 6 Jan 2016
        Replying to @fordrs58

        @fordrs58 is lying about whether especially for him that the IS link is a major problem, he is fine with it @GungHo2 @edwardedark

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      3. Nanotech ET man‏ @nanotechexec 29 Jan 2016
        Replying to @fordrs58

        @fordrs58 @GungHo2 @edwardedark @realDonaldTrump former ambassador to Syria

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