Violence in Syria

Violence in Syria
Re "The Youtube War" [May 27]: In much the same way that the Roman gladiators basked in their opponents' blood in front of the Colosseum masses, these fighters too see themselves as gladiators, basking in the eyes of the world through YouTube, Facebook and the Internet. Whether publicized online or not, these atrocities would still be occurring in this terrible conflict; technology has just brought it into our hands, homes and minds.
Dan Carmel,
London

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