If only Obama knew! (Powerlineblog.com)
(Scott) Over at Contentions, the sagacious Max Boot goes to the tape emanating from Syria: > A friend sent me a link to this clip on YouTube, which apparently shows Syrian security forces shooting down peaceful demonstrators. It takes a strong stomach to watch this--it is not for the faint of heart. The sights of protesters, some of them little more than children, awash in blood is beyond revolting. I admit that I stopped watching about halfway through when I saw images of a man with the lower half of his face shot away. Yes, this is horrible stuff: be warned. There is a big difference between seeing Hollywood special effects and seeing the real thing. > > But it is worth seeing at least a few seconds to get a flavor of what is going on in Syria. What makes it truly wrenching is that all the way the people are shouting "Salmiyeh," which, my friend tells me, is Arabic for "peaceful." It's a way of calling, "We are peaceful" or "We are unarmed." But of course Bashar Assad's goons don't care about that. Imagine the kind of monsters who open fire on peaceful demonstrators. > > Given ...Share With Friends: | | Politics - Top Stories News, RSS Feeds and Widgets via Feedzilla.
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