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NYT: Brutality of Syrian Rebels Posing Dilemma in West
NYTimes ^ | September 5, 2013 | C. J. CHIVERS

Posted on 09/05/2013 5:50:32 AM PDT by maggief

The Syrian rebels posed casually, standing over their prisoners with firearms pointed down at the shirtless and terrified men.

The prisoners, seven in all, were captured Syrian soldiers. Five were trussed, their backs marked with red welts. They kept their faces pressed to the dirt as the rebels’ commander recited a bitter revolutionary verse.

“For fifty years, they are companions to corruption,” he said. “We swear to the Lord of the Throne, that this is our oath: We will take revenge.”

The moment the poem ended, the commander, known as “the Uncle,” fired a bullet into the back of the first prisoner’s head. His gunmen followed suit, promptly killing all the men at their feet.

This scene, documented in a video smuggled out of Syria a few days ago by a former rebel who grew disgusted by the killings, offers a dark insight into how many rebels have adopted some of the same brutal and ruthless tactics as the regime they are trying to overthrow.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; rebels; syria
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To: baddog 219

There ae other reports of rebels murdering many, many civilians just because they were of the “wrong” religion.


21 posted on 09/05/2013 6:50:13 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the people. T Jefferson)
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To: af_vet_rr

I think it is interesting the scuttlebutt about the Saudis pushing this whole thing.

The Saudi influence looks to be stronger than we realize, but with the amount of oil money they have, they certainly have influence.

I have been watching who is lining up to support this fiasco and to me it appears that those are the bought and paid for politicians.

Those for this mess are not friends of America or our the constitutional liberties. Strange how it is all the usual suspects supporting this mess.


22 posted on 09/05/2013 6:58:29 AM PDT by LibertyLA (fighting libtards and other giant government enablers!)
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To: af_vet_rr

A moderate Muslim is one that humanely shoots you in the head BEFORE he cuts your chest open and eats your heart.


23 posted on 09/05/2013 7:28:00 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the people. T Jefferson)
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To: af_vet_rr

Yeah, this is how my pastor treats newcomers as well...convert, or a bullet in the head, thanking God. < / sarcasm >


24 posted on 09/05/2013 7:43:51 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Liberals are like locusts...)
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To: maggief

When there are no good guys in a fight, and there is no gain or advantage to be had by participating, why not STAY THE HELL OUT?


25 posted on 09/05/2013 8:40:31 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: vmivol00
Sadly...those are the moderates. Wait until you see the rest of them.

You are literally correct. This article features government troops being summarily executed by the moderates (i.e. non jihadists). Here's a passage on what motivates these particular moderate non-jihadist Sunni Arabs:

But, they said, one of his tactics has been to promise to his fighters what he calls “the extermination” of Alawites — the minority Islamic sect to which the Assad family belongs, and which Mr. Issa blames for Syria’s suffering.

26 posted on 09/05/2013 9:41:00 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: maggief

This article has been everywhere and obamabots are in despair that the truth is getting out.


27 posted on 09/05/2013 9:41:35 AM PDT by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave ofo attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: maggief

War crimes are being committed under our noses by the presumed allies - the Muslim Jihadic psychopaths. This is pathetic. Aiding and abetting war crimes. Mcstain and Obambee should be on an indictment somewhere.


28 posted on 09/05/2013 10:22:02 AM PDT by Lent
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To: maggief

Not even the New York Times backs Obama on this one. Excellent news.


29 posted on 09/05/2013 12:47:40 PM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: maggief
Kerry: “There is a real moderate opposition that exists” ... only 15 percent to 20 percent are “bad guys”.

Where is he getting these numbers from? Oh, that's right, he just made them up.

30 posted on 09/05/2013 12:48:43 PM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: justlurking
I don't see any "dilemma". We shouldn't be supporting the Syrian rebels. We shouldn't be taking sides in the conflict, at all. The same goes for Egypt. And it should have been the same for Libya.

In Egypt, the US had good cause to support Mubarak against the protestors, and we have good cause to support the Egyptian Army now. The alternative to the Egyptian army running things is having a Muslim-brotherhood run Egypt.

In Libya and Syria, the situation is more murky because unlike Mubarak and his officers, Assad and Gaddafi are/were anti-American in their rhetoric (though both have cooperated with the US strategic aims in the past - Assad's father supported us during the first Gulf War, Gaddafi was working with the CIA to destroy Al Quaeda cells in Libya). Nevertheless, I still fail to see the wisdom in working to overthrow secular dictators and replacing them with Islamists or with the anarchy of sectarian strife.

31 posted on 09/05/2013 1:01:51 PM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: rbg81
Both sides suck. So why take sides?

Agreed, It is a Civil War. No one is striking externally (at least not yet, or that I know of), so anyone externally that wants to take sides also want a piece of the misery of that war and or has an interest in defeating the other side. The People of the US have no interest in anything either side in this war has, nor do we wish the misery of this war. It would appear that only our rouge Government has a hidden interest in this.

It seems that our Government is no longer of the people, by the people, for the people. Perhaps Washington is a better place for a "limited strike" of the people, by the people, for the people.

32 posted on 09/05/2013 2:12:40 PM PDT by thegrump
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To: rbg81
Both sides suck. So why take sides?

Hussein Obama supported Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.

Hussein Obama supported and armed Al Qaeda in Libya. US weapons were used to kill Americans in Benghazi.

Hussein Obama removed US troops in Iraq. Iraq is now under relentless bombing attacks by the Muzzie terrorists.

Hussein now wants to arm and aid Al Qaeda in Syria.

Will you finally get it when Hussein Obama's Muslim terrorist buddies start killing your family and friends here in America?

33 posted on 09/05/2013 3:14:36 PM PDT by politicianslie (Most Americans can't even recognize massive election fraud. Our first Muslim President laughs at you)
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