Rebel Guilt for Atrocities

Submitted by Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (United Kingdom), Jun 13, 2012 at 07:38

Dr. Pipes,

I notice that you link to Rosenthal's NRO article to highlight rebel guilt for certain atrocities: specifically, the notion that the rebels carried out the Houla massacre. However, I dealt with the dubious veracity of the claims here:

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/302606/assad-s-houla-propaganda-aymenn-jawad-al-tamimi

Here instead is an example of a legitimate report of rebel atrocities and abuses:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17445148

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