Syrian Uprising - Photos and Videos Thread - Read First post.. Excessive graphic warn

[Universals]

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You do a hell of a Job straightening folks out on this thread. It's hard to do these back and forth with people quote Aljazeera and such (kinda like quoting RT on a US Army thread).

[Laworkerbee]

Plenty of defectors are claiming their Alawite officers have tried to force them to shoot at protesters. There's even reports of Sunni soldier's being locked up in their barracks to keep them from defecting. We know Sunni neighborhoods in Homs are being bombarded from Alawite and Christian neighborhoods. It can't all be BS.

Confining troops to bases and barracks are SOP for governments in such situations. As far as the Syrians using bombardment, they've always used bombardment, I don't think it's anything personal, I think it's just the way they've operated historically. This isn't the first time this has happened in Syria, though this is the first time the world is taking a side and the first time the Sunni regimes in the Gulf.are attempting to destabilize Syria.

You do a hell of a Job straightening folks out on this thread. It's hard to do these back and forth with people quote Aljazeera and such (kinda like quoting RT on a US Army thread).

I just wish members would stop and take a step back, consider the sources of information we're getting, and most importantly to stop applying double standards.

There is a concerted effort to destabilize Syria, there are arms and aid pouring into Syria now, so why shouldn't the sources of information be studied scrupulously for disinformation and propaganda? We know the press isn't doing this but we here at Milphoto's should hold ourselves to a higher standard

[czechmate67]

My greatest respect to the lady that stands beside her husband in the time of distress.

No one has heard the saying "for better or worse in sickness or health ......."

Or maybe it's just that she gets to spend more on one pair of shoes than most of us earn in 6 months.

[gresh]

Or maybe it's just that she gets to spend more on one pair of shoes than most of us earn in 6 months.

Couldn't be. I'm sure Asma doesn't mind Bashar screwing his assistants. She loves himmm.

[czechmate67]

Couldn't be. I'm sure Asma doesn't mind Bashar screwing his assistants. She loves himmm.

For his looks more than anything if I'm any judge.

[gresh]

For his looks more than anything if I'm any judge.

Could be his body double.

[kalerab]

With this line of reasoning not too many Gulf states are legitimate then eh? I would also like you to explain how Assad is a "maniac"? How is what his government is doing differently from ANY other government under threat and fighting a civil war.

Frankly, term "political legitimacy to rule" is just political bs. Vast majority of governments of this world were not elected freely or were not elected at all and have their power not from (although it is cliche) will of the people, but from the force with which they operate. During socialism, in out textbook definition of state was "controlled violence". Also as everyone can notice, this term comes to play not while defending someone legitimacy to rule, but when states are attacking someone legitimacy. That is why you will never, ever hear from any state in the world anything about legitimacy of CCP in China for example. Anyway that doesnt mean that Assads government have this legitimacy, but if someone operates with that term using it in context that he lost his legitimacy year ago, when he himself is unelected dictator for decade, is laughtable.

[Laworkerbee]

Frankly, term "political legitimacy to rule" is just political bs. Vast majority of governments of this world were not elected freely or were not elected at all and have their power not from (although it is cliche) will of the people, but from the force with which they operate. During socialism, in out textbook definition of state was "controlled violence". Also as everyone can notice, this term comes to play not while defending someone legitimacy to rule, but when states are attacking someone legitimacy. That is why you will never, ever hear from any state in the world anything about legitimacy of CCP in China for example. Anyway that doesnt mean that Assads government have this legitimacy, but if someone operates with that term using it in context that he lost his legitimacy year ago, when he himself is unelected dictator for decade, is laughtable.

Thank you and excellent post!

[mptrooper]

Mass defection in 3/23/2012

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http://english.alarabiya.net/article...24/202771.html
Syrian pilot defects

[czechmate67]

Syrian rebel demonstrating horrible looking zip gun

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FSA fighting Assad forces in Deir Ezzor.

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FSA fighting Assad forces in Deir Ezzor. part 2

[kalerab]

Homs, Bab Sbaa

[mptrooper]

FSA capture fuel trucks 3/23/2012