No regrets for Syrian boy at the epicenter of uprising
This 18 year-old -- his identity hidden for his safety - was one of several boys arrested two years ago in Deraa for drawing anti-Assad graffiti.
Their reported torture in detention is said to have help trigger the Syrian uprising.
He watches the conflict today from the safety of Jordan.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) BOY FROM DERAA, SAYING:
"We agreed at 7pm to meet up at 12:45 in this area here. We agreed that some of us would keep a look out, while others would draw the graffiti. We started writing phrases such as, 'Your turn will come, doctor' and 'The people want the downfall of the regime'."
But sometimes the boys from Deraa, he says, are blamed for their role in what's become a bloody civil war.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) BOY FROM DERAA, SAYING:
"What we did was right, but some days we feel some regret, especially when somebody says to us, 'You are the cause of all this trouble, you brought destruction to Syria'. This makes me sensitive, but at the end
Their reported torture in detention is said to have help trigger the Syrian uprising.
He watches the conflict today from the safety of Jordan.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) BOY FROM DERAA, SAYING:
"We agreed at 7pm to meet up at 12:45 in this area here. We agreed that some of us would keep a look out, while others would draw the graffiti. We started writing phrases such as, 'Your turn will come, doctor' and 'The people want the downfall of the regime'."
But sometimes the boys from Deraa, he says, are blamed for their role in what's become a bloody civil war.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) BOY FROM DERAA, SAYING:
"What we did was right, but some days we feel some regret, especially when somebody says to us, 'You are the cause of all this trouble, you brought destruction to Syria'. This makes me sensitive, but at the end
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