# Pentagon report predicted West’s support for Islamist rebels would create ISIS

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**Created:** [23 May 2015 02:00 UTC](https://ageoftransformation.discourse.group/t/pentagon-report-predicted-west-s-support-for-islamist-rebels-would-create-isis/25 "2015-05-23T02:00:00Z")\
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The revelations contradict the official line of Western governments on their policies in Syria, and raise disturbing questions about secret Western support for violent extremists abroad, while using the burgeoning threat of terror to justify excessive mass surveillance and crackdowns on civil liberties at home.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://ageoftransformation.org/pentagon-report-predicted-wests-support-for-islamist-rebels-would-create-isis/](https://ageoftransformation.org/pentagon-report-predicted-wests-support-for-islamist-rebels-would-create-isis/)