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N8KDV wrote:


"Up Against Fanaticism" By Phil Lucas, Executive Editor, Panama
City

New Herald


He don't know much history, do he? This is a crock..


Prove him wrong dummy! YOU are the crock. YOU are in denial. YOU need to
get
a clue.



Sure..it's easy:

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There is a real problem with this web site. It has to be read in it's
entirety. It may take you a while, but it's recommended reading.
It leaves out the part where Richard beheaded two or three thousand Arab
prisoners because the ransom money was late in coming.

http://www.crisismagazine.com/april2002/cover.htm
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From the above link:

So what is the truth about the Crusades? Scholars are still working some of
that out. But much can already be said with certainty. For starters, the
Crusades to the East were in every way defensive wars. They were a direct
response to Muslim aggression-an attempt to turn back or defend against
Muslim conquests of Christian lands.