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MindMover

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13. Yea, they end up dead if they tell the truth.....

Reply to leveymg (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 05:54 PM

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Syrian officer who witnessed Houla massacre Defects [View all] MindMover Jun 2012 OP

Be particularly skeptical of the statements made by defectors. leveymg Jun 2012 #1

Be particularly skeptical of the statements made by people who do not source their claims. tabatha Jun 2012 #2

We should all be skeptical of these claims, including you. leveymg Jun 2012 #3

Yea, they end up dead if they tell the truth..... MindMover Jun 2012 #13

Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #4

I'll probably be the last to make a dime off this sort of propaganda operation. leveymg Jun 2012 #6

"Bought and paid for?" lol... Joe McCarthy, is that you? David__77 Jun 2012 #8

In looking at your posts, you seem to be more of a devils advocate... MindMover Jun 2012 #9

"Skirting that line?" I like that. I'm gonna have to start using that... David__77 Jun 2012 #10

"I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong." MindMover Jun 2012 #11

Opposing dictatorships that massacre dissidents geek tragedy Jun 2012 #19

this isn't from a neocon source cali Jun 2012 #5

It looks to have been in The Guardian via Atlantic Wire. leveymg Jun 2012 #7

bet you wanted gadhaffi to stay around, too. dionysus Jun 2012 #22

No. But, getting rid of Gadaffi was easy and didn't involve genocide and ethnic cleansing leveymg Jun 2012 #24

The Assadopologists are all over this news as well. geek tragedy Jun 2012 #12

Do you consider defectors to be a reliable source of intelligence at first glance? leveymg Jun 2012 #14

Who is backing off artillery shelling of a defenseless population... MindMover Jun 2012 #15

The artillery was aimed at the SLA, which is far from defenseless. Perhaps, the population needs leveymg Jun 2012 #20

Deflect, deflect the conversation to other states when the MindMover Jun 2012 #25

You can't have solutions in Syria w/out solving 3rd party intervention problems leveymg Jun 2012 #27

Yes, pro-Assad forced committing a massacre validates geek tragedy Jun 2012 #18

You are wrong. I am against the regime, but also opposed to the foreign intervention - al Qaeda leveymg Jun 2012 #21

A real problem with dictators is their control of information. How do you prove pampango Jun 2012 #16

That is why there are 300 observers on the ground in Syria..... MindMover Jun 2012 #17

Really? 300 people can see all trouble spots in a country about 10x the size of New Jersey? riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #23

The fighting is not in the desert..... MindMover Jun 2012 #26

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