[Mortimer Snavely]

Whenever an old history professor of mine would give a mediocre grade, he would usually console the student with "Don't feel too bad: worse has been published." Hal Lindsey is an excellent example of why that consolation is still true.

On this topic, Lindsey's assertions are essentially correct, but his style is little more than a high school senior's, who has skimmed through a number of books to research an important English paper. The article is typical of Lindsey: his basic claims are posited, rather than investigated.

He demonstrates no deep historical knowledge about that in which he claims expertise, rather, he substitutes enthusiasm and pithy sound bites for analysis. As such, he does not deserve the praise he enjoys as a fountainhead of knowledge. He is little more than a popularizer and propagandist of American Evangelical Christian Zionism.

[Mortimer Snavely]

"For instance, the Imams and Clerics in Egypt set the thinking of Egyptians much more than President Hosni Mubarak. The same think (sic) can be said of the Jordanians, Saudis, the Turks, etc. This is why these so-called ‘Moderate Muslim rulers’ cannot openly back the United States on our proposed war with Saddam Hussein. They cannot even let us use their bases. "

Here Lindsey demonstrates his real historical ignorance, particularly of Turkey. Imams and Clerics in Turkey are under constant government surveillance, and oft times find themselves in prison for attempting to gain political influence.

Unfortunately, Lindsey's mindset, and the ignorance it represents, is very influential for Americans who are concerned with Islamist terrorists and the Mid East in general.

[eleni121]

He demonstrates no deep historical knowledge about that in which he claims expertise

Lots more than your leftist history prof!

You seem to have this "thing" for Muslims for example I have seen your fascination with Muslim Turkish ideology all over this website.

BOTTOM LINE: Hal Lindsay is heads and shoulders more aware and cognizant of Muslim ideology and what it has done to Christians since it reared its ugly head than all your history profs put together!

All you have to do is read the first hand accounts of Christian victims at the bloddy hands of Muslims...