List Favorite Comments here

JOHN THURSTON is back and eager to discuss Western Martial Arts, especially relating to its history.

Moderator: JOHN THURSTON

Post Reply
JOHN THURSTON
Posts: 2445
Joined: Sat Nov 28, 1998 6:01 am
Location: MARSHFIELD, MA. USA
Contact:

List Favorite Comments here

Post by JOHN THURSTON »

I think I would like to see some of us start to put down some of the comments we hear that are relevent to the War on Terror such as

1. "I am Muslim and don't have to turn the other Cheek" Bushy headed Islamic student in London.

2. "No Pope, no Pope" an Islamic Youth in Istanbul today (11.26.06)

The latter opposing the visit of the Pope to Istanbul, which, as Constantinople, reamins an Important Christian holy place.

Please put up any quotations you feel you wish to discuss.

Please number them. The next quote should be #3. Then in any post we will all know what we are commenting on.
"All Enlightenment Gratefully Accepted"
JOHN THURSTON
Posts: 2445
Joined: Sat Nov 28, 1998 6:01 am
Location: MARSHFIELD, MA. USA
Contact:

Sword of the Shia

Post by JOHN THURSTON »

Image

3. "he can deal out death through his black clad followers anytime he chooses"


Al Sadr in the drivers seat in Iraq. Newsweek on MSN 11/25/06
"All Enlightenment Gratefully Accepted"
JOHN THURSTON
Posts: 2445
Joined: Sat Nov 28, 1998 6:01 am
Location: MARSHFIELD, MA. USA
Contact:

Salah ed din

Post by JOHN THURSTON »

Where is the man that can fill Saladin's shoes in the Middle East?
"All Enlightenment Gratefully Accepted"
wes tasker

Post by wes tasker »

Salah ed din
Where is the man that can fill Saladin's shoes in the Middle East?
Do you mean where is the man that can unite through force rather than diplomacy? As I recall, not everyone willfully joined up under Salah ad-Din's banner.

-wes tasker
JOHN THURSTON
Posts: 2445
Joined: Sat Nov 28, 1998 6:01 am
Location: MARSHFIELD, MA. USA
Contact:

Good Point

Post by JOHN THURSTON »

Good Point.

Perhaps our view of him (or my view) is distorted.

He appears to have been more realistic about accepting the Latin presence in the Holy Land.

Perhaps a study of his rise to leadership is in order.

His treaty with Richard II of England apparently guaranteed the rights of all pilgrims.

I'll do some digging.

JT
"All Enlightenment Gratefully Accepted"
wes tasker

Post by wes tasker »

Perhaps our view of him (or my view) is distorted.
Please don't take my post as being overly critical of Salah ad-Din. I admire alot about him - but historicaly speaking he did unite through force at times. An interesting source is Baha' ad-Din Ibn Shaddad's biography on Salah ad-Din. And there are some good histories written by Ibn al-Athir and the book "al-Kitab Ithnaan Bustaan" by Abu Shama which has many of Salah ad-Din's letters and missives. There's a third that's not very trustworthy by 'Imad ad-Din al-Asfahani.

-wes tasker
JOHN THURSTON
Posts: 2445
Joined: Sat Nov 28, 1998 6:01 am
Location: MARSHFIELD, MA. USA
Contact:

Thanks

Post by JOHN THURSTON »

Wes:

Thank you for your input on an important historical personality.

Salah ed din, if I recall correctly, was Kurdish ethnically. I am trying to find a good overview of his life in my own library before resorting to the Web. Please note that I have nothing against web research.

I would also like to know more of the physical makeup of the Arab Armies of the time and at the time of the period of the Arab expansions.

Light cavalry appears to have been their 'arm of decision'.

The books i have on the Crusades (I have lost harold lamb's Trilogy on the Crusades) yield little tactical information about these armies.

More in a bit.
"All Enlightenment Gratefully Accepted"
JOHN THURSTON
Posts: 2445
Joined: Sat Nov 28, 1998 6:01 am
Location: MARSHFIELD, MA. USA
Contact:

Iran

Post by JOHN THURSTON »

Iran apparently has hosted a conference of 'holocaust deniers; and vows that Israel will be destroyed one day.

How sad is that.

jt
"All Enlightenment Gratefully Accepted"
Post Reply

Return to “Western Martial Arts & History”