did you read the article? you are kidding, I hope. Saladin was ruthless and sadistic.
"Saladin was ruthless and sadistic."
No moreso than the phony "Christian" leaders who used religion as a disguise for their real desire for wealth and land. I'm not referring to the common soldiers who were motivated by a defense of their faith, but the holier-than-thou hypocrites who led them or called the Crusades in the first place.
For instance, from an above post:
"Saladin:
Personally beheaded many of the Crusaders living in and around Jerusalem, and watched while his soldiers cut the bodies to pieces to satisfy their lust for revenge;"
Well, what made them have a 'lust for revenge'? Was it seeing an invading Christian army slaughter their wives and children?
Both Muslims and Christians are equally guilty of horrible atrocities during the Crusades.