[Max in Utah]

I believe old Vlad was cruel only toward the Muslim invaders.

If you don't Count the story of the beggars he invited to a banquet in a big wooden building, where he had his soldiers nail the doors shut and set the place on fire.

Vlad said this new government program was intended to eliminate poverty.

[what's up]

Is this truth or is this in the tradition of stories like how Pres. Bush hates the handicapped so will not allow stem cell research to go forward?

It's my understanding that earlier on were Vlad was hailed as a hero in Romania, Hungary, and even Poland for holding back the tide of Ottoman expansion; later on there was much embellishment about his cruelty toward just about everyone.

Have not done much reading on this so do not know which is the more correct picture of the man.

However, I'm pretty sure he didn't sleep in a coffin at night.