[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

You're not trying to tell us you saw her on stage are you?

LOL! No, I saw a poster advertising 'Miss Billie Burke', she looked amazingly like a young lady that I had a crush on at the time (during the Goldwater campaign).

[Sam Cree]

Thanks for the feedback on the Crusades, LCS. That's a good point about the continuation of Classical civilization.

On a side note, I believe the reason the "ethnic Albanians," who look like any Europeans, are Moslem is that their ancestors were forcibly converted centuries ago. Interesting what a backwater of Europe they represent.

I think it is only in the last 30 years that the Crusades have acquired their negative reputation, I assume as part of political correctness and its attack on Western Civilization (I notice that when Western Civilization is being attacked, they don't attack the main evil that it has produced, socialism. Big surprise, as the Left is the attacker).

When I learned about the Crusades as a kid, in the 50's, they were presented in a favorable light.