Saturday, April 23, 2011

PJM Exclusive: Video from Syria’s ‘Great Friday Uprising’ (Content Warning)

Five videos from today's massacre, with translation and commentary (three are currently exclusive to PJM among English-language media): "As an American with Syrian roots, I want the American people to witness the horror of the Assad regime."
Update: Additional video added Saturday, 8:45 a.m. EST. We will continually update as videos arrive. Don't miss Roger L. Simon: "Syria: What PJM Is Doing".
April 22, 2011 - by Farid Ghadry
 


Syrian security forces, positioned on rooftops, have been picking off unarmed civilian demonstrators with live hollow-point ammunition using high-precision rifles. The Hague Convention of 1899, Declaration III, prohibits the use in warfare of bullets that easily expand or flatten in the body.

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Izrah’ (near Dara’a, in southeastern Syria):
A father carries a dead, or dying, child — later identified as ten-year-old Iyad Awad Shehab — who has been shot in the head. The child’s brother screams “Akooya (my brother).”

The videographer pans to show a chaotic situation. People shout “Car!” — a car is approaching down the road to spray them with bullets. The videographer is heard calling out to god:


See videro: http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/pjm-exclusive-video-from-syrias-great-friday-uprising-content-warning/

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