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*'''6 December.''' <font color="brown">''New York Times'' confirms "Qataris provided weapons, money and training to various rebel groups in Libya [destined for Syria]. One militia that received aid was controlled by [Abdelhakim Belhadj], then leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, who was held by the C.I.A. in 2004..."</font><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/world/africa/weapons-sent-to-libyan-rebels-with-us-approval-fell-into-islamist-hands.html</ref>
*'''6 December.''' <font color="brown">''New York Times'' confirms "Qataris provided weapons, money and training to various rebel groups in Libya [destined for Syria]. One militia that received aid was controlled by [Abdelhakim Belhadj], then leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, who was held by the C.I.A. in 2004..."</font><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/world/africa/weapons-sent-to-libyan-rebels-with-us-approval-fell-into-islamist-hands.html</ref>
*'''14 December.''' President Obama signs the Magnitsky Act.<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/e18677dc-54d8-11e2-a628-00144feab49a</ref> [[John McCain]] is a chief sponsor.<ref>
*'''14 December.''' President Obama signs the [[Magnitsky Act]].<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/e18677dc-54d8-11e2-a628-00144feab49a</ref> [[John McCain]] is a chief sponsor.<ref>
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Notice-Finance-Murder-Justice/dp/1476755744</ref> Russian parliament retaliates banning Americans from adopting Russian children. [[European Union]] stymied, under pressure from the US to pass similar legislation, but with much closer social and economic ties to Russia, fails to act. The incident is seen by some as a provocation for a new, brewing Cold War.
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Notice-Finance-Murder-Justice/dp/1476755744</ref> Russian parliament retaliates banning Americans from adopting Russian children. [[European Union]] stymied, under pressure from the US to pass similar legislation, but with much closer social and economic ties to Russia, fails to act. The incident is seen by some as a provocation for a new, brewing Cold War.