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For "the last six months," they've been working with so-called US Institute for Peace (USIP) members. They're planning a post-Assad government.
USIP is a pro-Western front group. According to the Weekly Standard :
Washington supplies millions of dollars. "Since 1985, taxpayers have forked over more than $720 million (inflation adjusted).""That has included support for a gleaming new 150,000 square foot office building in the shadow of that other taxpayer-supported institution (allegedly) devoted to peace: the State Department."
USIP's Steven Heydemann heads the initiative. In June, he met with Friends of Syria representatives in Istanbul. The project is called:
"The day after: Supporting a democratic transition in Syria." Heydemann said USIP is "working in a support role with a large group of opposition groups to define a transition process for a post-Assad Syria."
USIP shortly plans releasing a report. It's a regime change strategy document. Implementing initial priorities needs to start now, said Heydemann. He disingenuously claims pushing Assad from power isn't discussed.
"We have very purposely stayed away from contributing to the direct overthrow of the Assad regime," he said. "Our project is called 'the day after.' There are other groups working on the day before."
Of course, they're interconnected. As the lyrics to the song "Dem Bones" say, the hip bone is connected to the thigh bone, etc.
USIP board chairman J. Robinson West is a corporate CEO (PFC Energy). President Richard H. Solomon is a former Assistant Secretary of State. Vice chairman of the board George E. Moose is a former Assistant Secretary of State.
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