Sept. 1, 2008
CRUSADES continued...
I gave the Council at Clermont date November 10, 1095
That was what was etched in my memory...
Maybe the 10 is simply repeated from the 1095...
It appears from some websites that only November 1095 is certain...
Regarding Pope Urban II's Speech see for example:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/urban2-5vers.html
UBAN II SPEECH (FIVE VERSIONS OF THE SPEECH)
This is a JESUIT site (FORDHAM is Jesuit...)
Try FRENCH CATHOLIC sites.
The FIRST CRUSADERS WERE FRENCH (FRANKS/FRANJ/FERINGGI)...
TMNP
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
RAMTHOUGHTS
September 01, 2008
Ramadhan THOUGHTS
When the 2008 CHINA OLYMPIC GAMES commenced & went underway, I was expecting some kind of BIG trouble a la MUNICH OLYMPICS MASSACRE... But NOTHING happened. Either Chinese MEDIA successfully blocked all negative reports or no TERRORIST ATTACK of any sort happened. The MEDIA always hints at UIGHUR separatists, TIBETANS etc etc I have an explanation: The REAL TERRORISTS (BUSH & cohorts) were all there so why should there be any terrorist attack? HAR HAR Their presence signalled the terrorists to "just hold your fire"... Meanwhile, bombings, killings & fightings continue in MUSLIM AREAS like IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN... SUDAN, in the Horn of Africa... Even in RP with the MILF attack in RANAW (Lanao del Norte) No sympathy TERRORIST ATTACK happened anywhere in this archipelago in reaction to PHIL. military counter-attack. I THOUGHT it is the MUSLIMS who are the TERRORISTS... Now, apparently, the MILF is a legitimate liberation group engaging in CONVENTIONAL WAR in the battle field... With the GRP breaking its commitment to the peace talks.
At least the events in Mindanaw should open the eyes of those ignorant to the historico-religious-political-economic realities obtaining in this archipelago & region... The REALLY SIGNIFICANT ones... IRAQ cannot be ignored - it has global/worldwide impact... It seems there was a general agreement among the powers-that-be that that area shall serve as the de facto BATTLEGROUND - POOR IRAQIS! An aspiring lawyer told me BUSH broke all known rules & laws with his attack on IRAQ. In fact, all professors/experts on INTERNATIONAL LAW should look for another job or study another AREA of EXPERTISE.
INTERNATIONAL LAW is BULL_...
So: WHO ARE THE REAL TERRORISTS?
One should really do tremendous IN-DEPTH RESEARCH to break through the BULL_ foisted by the DISINFORMERS if one wants a genuine understanding of WORLD EVENTS... Many books dated 2000+ are written not to describe REALITY but to influence/manipulate the reader's mind/thoughts by exploiting her biases etc etc
Personally, am starting out with a study of the CRUSADES. BUSH used this word.THE CRUSADES started when the Byzantine Emperor (head of the Eastern Orthodox) Alexius Comnenus appealed to other Christians for help in fighting the Muslim TURKS who were expanding north-westwards... POPE URBAN II delivered his epoch-making sermon in the Council of CLERMONT (now Clermont-Ferrand, France) on November 10, 1095 starting the FIRST CRUSADE. It was a very turbulent period with Christians fighting Chrtistians, Christians fighting Muslims and Muslims fighting Muslims! Now I have a suspicion CHESS was seriously developed during that period & became an alternative battleground. I really believe the European CRUSADERS & their TURK/SARACEN/AGARENE foes shifted the bloodletting to the gameboard, with territories, properties (& maybe even wives!) up at stake over the CHESSBOARD!!!
There were THREE ADVERSARIAL GROUPS then: BYZANTINES CHRISTIANs, FRANKISH CATHOLICS & MUSLIMS. THe MUSLIMS who belonged to different nations & tribes were also fighting among themselves...
Today - NOTHING really has changed... Humans never learn anything from HISTORY...
The two-person model of competition like CHESS, GO, G.G. is not really applicable to the CRUSADES! There are so many sides involved that maybe BRIDGE/WHIST or other multi-player game might be a better model. There would not just be competition but also cooperation, temporary alliances, etc etc etc
You can ask someone to borrow from the UP MAIN LIB SOC SCI SEC
the NEW book by Andrew Wheatcroft Infidels: A History of the Conflict Between Christendom & Islam
It should be a useful starting point for studying the CRUSADES Of course, there is the danger that one "starts on the wrong foot" so to speak... But just read it noting important personalities dates, places & events & pose your questions for further research & development & look for other books - the older the better. Then try to relate these to the PRESENT
TMNP
Ramadhan THOUGHTS
When the 2008 CHINA OLYMPIC GAMES commenced & went underway, I was expecting some kind of BIG trouble a la MUNICH OLYMPICS MASSACRE... But NOTHING happened. Either Chinese MEDIA successfully blocked all negative reports or no TERRORIST ATTACK of any sort happened. The MEDIA always hints at UIGHUR separatists, TIBETANS etc etc I have an explanation: The REAL TERRORISTS (BUSH & cohorts) were all there so why should there be any terrorist attack? HAR HAR Their presence signalled the terrorists to "just hold your fire"... Meanwhile, bombings, killings & fightings continue in MUSLIM AREAS like IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN... SUDAN, in the Horn of Africa... Even in RP with the MILF attack in RANAW (Lanao del Norte) No sympathy TERRORIST ATTACK happened anywhere in this archipelago in reaction to PHIL. military counter-attack. I THOUGHT it is the MUSLIMS who are the TERRORISTS... Now, apparently, the MILF is a legitimate liberation group engaging in CONVENTIONAL WAR in the battle field... With the GRP breaking its commitment to the peace talks.
At least the events in Mindanaw should open the eyes of those ignorant to the historico-religious-political-economic realities obtaining in this archipelago & region... The REALLY SIGNIFICANT ones... IRAQ cannot be ignored - it has global/worldwide impact... It seems there was a general agreement among the powers-that-be that that area shall serve as the de facto BATTLEGROUND - POOR IRAQIS! An aspiring lawyer told me BUSH broke all known rules & laws with his attack on IRAQ. In fact, all professors/experts on INTERNATIONAL LAW should look for another job or study another AREA of EXPERTISE.
INTERNATIONAL LAW is BULL_...
So: WHO ARE THE REAL TERRORISTS?
One should really do tremendous IN-DEPTH RESEARCH to break through the BULL_ foisted by the DISINFORMERS if one wants a genuine understanding of WORLD EVENTS... Many books dated 2000+ are written not to describe REALITY but to influence/manipulate the reader's mind/thoughts by exploiting her biases etc etc
Personally, am starting out with a study of the CRUSADES. BUSH used this word.THE CRUSADES started when the Byzantine Emperor (head of the Eastern Orthodox) Alexius Comnenus appealed to other Christians for help in fighting the Muslim TURKS who were expanding north-westwards... POPE URBAN II delivered his epoch-making sermon in the Council of CLERMONT (now Clermont-Ferrand, France) on November 10, 1095 starting the FIRST CRUSADE. It was a very turbulent period with Christians fighting Chrtistians, Christians fighting Muslims and Muslims fighting Muslims! Now I have a suspicion CHESS was seriously developed during that period & became an alternative battleground. I really believe the European CRUSADERS & their TURK/SARACEN/AGARENE foes shifted the bloodletting to the gameboard, with territories, properties (& maybe even wives!) up at stake over the CHESSBOARD!!!
There were THREE ADVERSARIAL GROUPS then: BYZANTINES CHRISTIANs, FRANKISH CATHOLICS & MUSLIMS. THe MUSLIMS who belonged to different nations & tribes were also fighting among themselves...
Today - NOTHING really has changed... Humans never learn anything from HISTORY...
The two-person model of competition like CHESS, GO, G.G. is not really applicable to the CRUSADES! There are so many sides involved that maybe BRIDGE/WHIST or other multi-player game might be a better model. There would not just be competition but also cooperation, temporary alliances, etc etc etc
You can ask someone to borrow from the UP MAIN LIB SOC SCI SEC
the NEW book by Andrew Wheatcroft Infidels: A History of the Conflict Between Christendom & Islam
It should be a useful starting point for studying the CRUSADES Of course, there is the danger that one "starts on the wrong foot" so to speak... But just read it noting important personalities dates, places & events & pose your questions for further research & development & look for other books - the older the better. Then try to relate these to the PRESENT
TMNP
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