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riderinthestorm

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8. Thanks. I guess I'm just cynical - both sides appear to be monstrous

Reply to JonLP24 (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 14, 2014, 11:16 AM

Nov 2014

There's enough terrible stories of ISIS and similar groups killing children that I guess I mistrust anything being reported as fact especially when we don't speak the language or understand the dynamics of any situation there.

There's a lot of propaganda films, including snuff films, from this part of the world trying to persuade "us" (ie those who aren't on the ground there) of their side...

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30 second video of Syrian boy dodging sniper bullets and [View all] GummyBearz Nov 2014 OP

WTF? Shooting at children! JNelson6563 Nov 2014 #1

It's genocide. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #2

Syrian Army has a brutal record JonLP24 Nov 2014 #3

disgusting that they shoot at the kids drray23 Nov 2014 #4

Terrifying!!! riderinthestorm Nov 2014 #5

It would appear to be from the Syrian Army JonLP24 Nov 2014 #7

Thanks. I guess I'm just cynical - both sides appear to be monstrous riderinthestorm Nov 2014 #8

ISIS seems to be the only one that recorded their human rights abuses JonLP24 Nov 2014 #9

Well it is disgusting rtracey Nov 2014 #6