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The story about this picture is that a tailor in the town of Otranto, Antonio Primaldo, was the first one to be beheaded...while standing up. Despite the muzzies best efforts to knock him over, he remained standing until the last of the 800 to be martyred that day were murdered.

1 posted on 05/12/2013 6:07:40 AM PDT by markomalley
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He will be criticized for it. The leftist/media complex has been silent about him. Now they think they have found something and will dump on him for not respecting the bearded savages.


2 posted on 05/12/2013 6:11:03 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Pi$$ed off yet?)
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To: markomalley

Francis akbar


3 posted on 05/12/2013 6:14:15 AM PDT by gasport (I ain't got no guns.)
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...highlighting the Otranto massacre must be viewed within the context of still fragile ties between the West and Islam.

That's like saying "Highlighting the sore on someone's face must be viewed within the context of still fragile ties between that person and melanoma".

4 posted on 05/12/2013 6:21:04 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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In a move that may annoy some in the Muslim world,

Well, that's not really very hard to do...

I hope the muzzies take this for what it is....a slap in their bearded face....

5 posted on 05/12/2013 6:21:19 AM PDT by Popman (Godlessness is always the first step to the concentration camp.)
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>murder all men above the age of 15 for refusing their demands to convert to Islam

A better plan may have been to humor the islamosickos and then hook up with an army to wipe out these muslim scum. The effort to eliminate islam terror should have been sustained until it completed the mission.


6 posted on 05/12/2013 6:22:21 AM PDT by soycd
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Pope is sending message to the Muslims that “Islamofasim” is FUTLE.


7 posted on 05/12/2013 6:28:55 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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The siege of Otranto, launched by Sultan Mohammed II of Turkey, was eventually stopped by the forces of the King of Naples. Mohammed’s forces, who had already captured Constantinople (present day Istanbul), failed to reach their next intended target, Rome.

Not really accurate. The Ottomans actually captured Otranto, and the King of Naples and allies eventually recaptured it, though with the Turks surrendering on terms they were allowed to sail away.

The Otranto attack was a very small affair compared to the full weight of Ottoman resources. There is little or no evidence that the attack on Otranto was the intended start of a full-scale formal invasion of Italy.

Though conquest of Italy was obviously a long-term objective of the Turks.

9 posted on 05/12/2013 6:35:25 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
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10 posted on 05/12/2013 6:41:57 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
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What about 1.2 million Armenians killed by The Turk? They were killed the old fashioned way, starvation and the sabre. The Turk didn’t even use guns because guns were expensive and unnecessary, as the Armenians had already been subjected to rigorous gun control measures.


11 posted on 05/12/2013 6:52:36 AM PDT by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept?)
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On a practical note, the Vatican should organize, and provide lesser diplomatic credentials to an advisory organization that would travel to oppressed Christian groups around the world, teaching them how to protect themselves from their oppressors.

They would give them common sense advice and counsel, help to redesign their towns and buildings to make attacks much harder, teach unarmed self defense and techniques to avoid conflict. They could also provide secretly some emergency communications equipment, so that they can call for international help, including evacuation, if the situation really gets out of control.

Much of this would be semi-covert, with a cover story of some economic development and medical care, both of which would be included as secondary support.

Even in the short term, this could save thousands of lives, as well as precious religious artifacts, and be a huge boost to the morale of the oppressed peoples.


17 posted on 05/12/2013 7:39:35 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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Pope Francis has sent a message to to the Muslims and the left in that, try as they do, the MORE Christian martyrs you make, the more Christians you have!


28 posted on 05/12/2013 11:04:08 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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This was announced by Pope Benedict before he announced his retirement. I’m glad that Pope Francis is carrying through with it (I assume he could have called it off if he had wanted to).


31 posted on 05/12/2013 11:23:40 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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In a move that may annoy some in the Muslim world, Pope Francis plans to canonize 800 Italian laymen who were massacred by Ottoman Turkish soldiers

I'm not catholic, but cudos to the Pope for annoying the cultist bastards.

43 posted on 05/12/2013 7:26:04 PM PDT by Lakeshark (!)
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I've been to Otranto several times, it is very close to the former USAF base I was stationed at, San Vito de Normanni AB. Otranto it is one of the most beautiful places; a castle and medieval city on the coast where the Adriatic meets the Mediterranean sea.

The Cathedral there is actually made up of the bones of those 800 martyrs!


56 posted on 05/13/2013 3:43:34 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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