waters@nddsun1.sps.mot.com (Mike Waters) (02/01/91)
In article <1167.27A6BD41@w8grt.fidonet.org> Jim.Grubs,.W8GRT@w8grt.fidonet.org (Jim Grubs, W8GRT) writes: > >Jim Grubs, W8GRT - Support OPERATION DESERT STORM - the 9th Crusade! I really hope that Jim meant this in jest! He certainly should know better if not. For the unititiated, the crusades were one of the ugliest parts of the history of Christianity. Mostly for political purposes under the guise of religion they resulted in a greast many of the problems that thw world is still struggling with today. Much of the hatred of "infidels" in the arab world today can be directly atributed to the appalling abuses on the native population by "Christians" during that era. Kept alive by some incredibly insensitive and inept politics on the part of Europeans and more recetly by the ambitions of power hungry Arab leaders. I have no sympathy for Saddam Hussein, there are a great many parallels between his actions and those of Adilf Hitler, but a "9th Crusade" is hardly a good motivation for our Arabic/Islamic allies! Nor I might add our Jewish ones. I apologize if this comes across in a heated tone, it was not intended to be a flame in any sense. I do feel strongly that the record needs setting straight however lest we get lost in a lot of pious nonsense once again. Followups via E-mail since this is not related to any of the groups I read. Mike Waters (on a new machine with no .sig - YET!)