[johnb838]

Because they CAN'T do so much history because it's opposed to their agenda. About the fall of Soviet Communism? Not interesting, I guess, because there hasn't been so much as a miniseries about it. The Gulags? Ha! Never!

[Srirangan]

"did you read the article? you are kidding, I hope. Saladin was ruthless and sadistic."

He prolly was just as ruthless as the other warriors of that time. You cannot judge him by modern day 'Geneva' standards. And still him giving passage to the christians in Jerusalem is fact. All I'm saying, don't make a generalization or invalid assumption.