Syrian Rebels' Ruthless Execution of 7 Prisoners of War

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CJ Chivers, 叙利亚反对派的暴行给西方出难题. 纽约时报中文网, Sept 5, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20130905/c05rebels/

, which is translated from

CJ Chivers, Rebel Brutality in Syria Posing Dilemma in West; Extremists play role; Video shows Assad foes executing 7 soldiers after capture. New York Times, Sept 5, 2013 (front page).

My comment:
(a) The Irish/English surname Chivers ("ch" as in "cheat"): " (of Norman origin): derivative of Anglo-Norman French chivere, chevre ‘goat.'"
(b) Just read the first five paragraphs.
(c) In the English version: "The prisoners, seven in all, were captured Syrian soldiers. Five were trussed, their backs marked with red welts."

truss (vt): "to secure tightly : BIND"
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truss
(d) The English-language print has a box:

"ONLINE; PREAMBLE TO DEATH

"A video showing a Syrian rebel commander reciting a revolutionary verse, before the sound is heard of soldiers being shot dead at close range:
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* The video, at the beginning, states it was "obtained by New York Times," thus not available at YouTube.com.