1. Ahmed, Nafeez. 2013. “Syria Intervention Plan Fueled by Oil Interests, Not Chemical Weapon Concern.” The Guardian, 30 August.
2. Blum, William. 2004. Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II. Monroe: Common Courage Press.
3. Bulos, Nabih. 2015. “US-Trained Division 30 Rebels “Betray US and Hand Weapons Over to Al-Qaeda Affiliate in Syria.” The Telegraph, 22 September.
4. Bulos, Nabih, Hennigan, W.J., and Bennett, Brian. 2016. “In Syria, Militias Armed by the Pentagon Fight those Armed by the CIA.” Los Angeles Times, 27 March.
5. Byman, Daniel, and Kreps, Sarah E. 2010. “Agents of Destruction? Applying Principal-Agent Analysis to State-Sponsored Terrorism.” International Studies Perspectives 11: 1–18.