"Video shows 20 Syrian soldiers believed executed" Reuters

"Amateur video posted on You Tube on Monday showed images of 20 dead Syrian soldiers, blindfolded and handcuffed, after they were apparently executed in the northern city of Aleppo. Two videos showed the dead men dressed in army fatigues and kneeling in a long line along a road with their bloodied heads lying on the pavement. It was not possible to verify the authenticity of the videos."  Reuters

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True, not true, who knows?  pl 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/10/us-syria-crisis-execution-idUSBRE8890V420120910

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[b]

It is likely genuine. Some additional information is here:

http://brown-moses.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/alleged-mass-execution-by-fsa-in-aleppo.html

[William R. Cumming]

Do we know exactly how much involvement in Syria is related to Turkish activity?

[Jose]

Nest step, is something like this for both Iraq and Syria:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpJKYQwDcFM&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D1%26ved%3D0CCIQFjAA%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.youtube.com%252Fwatch%253Fv%253DSpJKYQwDcFM%26ei%3D-z9OUKtO6IraBe2ngKgP%26usg%3DAFQjCNFVNgyWLfQAs5nky8IWsdDQhjhZjg

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[The beaver]

Colonel

A bit OT but from your thread:
http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2012/07/tlas-defection-sets-the-state.html

it looks like it was the French spooks who helped him to escape:
http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/la-revolte-syrienne/20120910.OBS1891/syrie-le-general-tlass-a-ete-exfiltre-par-les-services-francais.html

BBC Arabic and French TV

[The beaver]

Ooops

Just got it from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19549304

Key Syrian defector Gen Manaf Tlas has hinted that French secret agents helped him flee Syria in early July.

[Mike Rush]

Colonel,

I just read on an Iranian site--hamsayeh.net--that Prince Bandar was indeed killed in a bomb blast in July. I know nothing of this site, merely Googled Bandar and got it.
Will you comment on this?

[turcopolier]

MR

I don't know the truth of this. pl

[J]

Colonel, MR,

The article cited by the Persian site hamsayeh.net is the Chinese TV article (New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television headquartered in NYC)
http://ntdtv.org/en/news_middleeast_africa/2012-08-01/saudi-intelligence-chief-prince-bandar-bin-sultan-probably-killed-in-bomb-attack.html

[J]

Colonel, MR,

And you also have the Aspen Times article that says (according to 'insiders'[U.S. State Dept. spokesman & WAPO's David Ignatiaus]so the Aspen Times asserts) that Prince Bandar is still alive.
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20120824/NEWS/120829914/1077&ParentProfile=1058

So I guess that only Bandar's personal hair-dresser only knows for sure if the Prince's frizzy top is still growing or not.

[The beaver]

He was seen at this meeting in August:
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2012/1111/eg7.htm

I can't seem to locate the picture of the Saudi delegates ( it was in one of the Arabic newspapers)

[bth]

Bandar was photographed at a conference after he was supposedly assassinated.

[ThomasOfNY]

I assume this is the photo
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20120816133317

[fatsamurai]

the syrian "freedom" fighters torturing a man claiming he is a "shabeeha" the man denies it throughout his ordeal, once they are satisfied they call his dad to ask for a ransom most probably

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XQK___1LIs

[D]

If I may add to the collection of war crimes committed by FSA tied elements.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7qDQ-ab8PI&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fthenakedfacts.blogspot.ca%2F&has_verified=1

Could someone show this to e.g. Mrs Slaugther or Hillary or McCain?

FkD

[bth]

Yes