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Orbis is a publication of the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI).
This is a magazine I grew up with. I always liked its warm inspiring articles about life in Israel. Usually it has excellent photography, and its articles are colorful.
It is a magazine which for years has been read with pleasure in thousands of Jewish homes.
History is universal, but the English language isn't.
The fact that this magazine is written in French should not be a deterrent, it should be an incentive to learn another language, especially for those who have a thirst for knowledge and delight in things medieval. Many sources regarding European history are not written in English. Frustrating at times, I agree. However, I believe the effort of translation is it's own reward, but that's me. *wink*
Even if you cannot read French, Moyen Age has high visual value. This magazine is lavishly illustrated and contains beautiful color photos. It cites historical sources, and sometimes exposes readers to images and concepts that they have never seen before due to their obscurity.
I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in the Middle Ages.
I wish this magazine had been around when I was a kid. One might think an archaeology magazine would be a little boring... but that's not the case at all! One of my favorite issues of the magazine is called "Disaster!" (February 2007). It explores how archaeologists worked at Ground Zero after Sept. 11 and in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina--pretty fascinating stuff.
There are lots of high-quality photos, and sidebars and boxes add even more information than the well-written articles already provide. This magazine is worth getting for any child who has any curiosity about the world around him or her.
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PLAYING MIND GAMES WITH TERRORISTS
By
Jim Brunner
"Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it."
The Spanish-American War is history, with links to today's problems with terrorists.
There was a Muslim uprising then, in the Philippines, while U.S. troops were occupying the country prior to elections of a republican government.
Question 1. Why and when did the Army change from the .38 revolver to the .45 Colt? Answer: The Muslims, egged on by their priests, tanked up on hashish and charged Army officers with a sword (kris). The officers drew their .38's and shot, but the crazed Muslim kept coming although hit several times. So the Army changed to the.45 which has tremendous knock-down power and that solved that problem.
Question 2.How did they solve the problem of the priests?
Answer: They played mind games with the faithful.
(a)The pig is an unclean animal to the Muslims. (b)To gain Paradise killing infidels, one must be killed and then immediately be buried wearing the clothes in which he died. Otherwise, no 72 houris whose virginity is renewed monthly.
So General "Blackjack" Pershing decided on mind games to counteract this raging desire for sex after death.
He gathered up a bunch of terrorists and priests noted for terrorist speeches and tied them to posts. A large grave was dug. A dozen hogs were driven in. The hogs were killed, gutted and skinned. The hearts were saved, the other innards dumped into the grave. The firing squad ceremoniously dipped their bullets in hog lard. The terrorists were shot. Their garments were removed and burned on a nearby fire. A piece of hog heart was placed in their dead mouths. Each body was wrapped in a pigskin and tossed into the pit with the hog offal. The pit was covered over.
There was not one terrorist attack by Muslims for some 25 years following this.
Fast forward to today.
There seem to be two problems: (1) the priests who issue orders to kill unbelievers and promise paradise to those who die killing. (2) The second is that Saudi Arabian money guarantees a princely sum to the family of a martyr.
The first problem can be solved by rumors that Blackjack's solution has been repeated. All we have to do is to publish stories that it did happen in several remote area of Iraq. The mainstream media will go ape and the networks will follow, so much publicity will flow. No reporter will follow up to see if it really happened; that would kill the story.
The second problem would be solved by tracking the money to the sender and ask him if he wants to be buried in a pigskin. That should shut off that source. Again, this needn't really happen. Just a rumor here and there that it did happen. Wasn't Goebbles a genius?
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