[Hennible Cobb]

Don't hold your breath till we see this in the drive-by media.

[wastedyears]

Old post

[Peach]

For the following 15 years, the American government paid the Muslims millions of dollars for the safe passage of American ships or the return of American hostages. The payments in ransom and tribute amounted to 20 percent of United States government annual revenues in 1800.

I never knew that we paid 20% of our annual revenues in 1880 to get our citizens back or for safe passage of our ships.

[timsbella]

Well written, but you won't see it on the evening news. Maybe it will be "revealed" in the next episode of "24"...hey, while we're on a roll...

[3AngelaD]

WINSTON CHURCHILL ON ISLAM - IN 1899!
"How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity.

The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities - but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome."

-Sir Winston Churchill (The River War, first edition, Vol. II, pages 248-50 (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1899).
1 November 2005 - Australia

[Mr. K]

excellent post- thank you

BTTT

[Peach]

Don't hold your breath till we see this in the drive-by media.

Well, you're right. But we could e-mail this out to our friends in the media and our e-mail groups to make sure the story at least sees the light of day.

But I understand that would necessitate freepers getting back to activism, something we used to do with good success.

These days there are far too many freepers who would rather run down all the potential GOP presidential candidates instead of actually doing something positive for the party.

[AprilfromTexas]

Great post, thanks. Just one more reason to know your history. Let's hope history repeats itself in this case.

[rock_lobsta]

osama bin ellison is a bluthering idiot. He swore on the text that Jefferson used to realize that islam is evil.

[RichardW]

Great post. Thanks. This one is a keeper.

[semaj]

In 1805, American Marines marched across the dessert from Egypt into Tripolitania, forcing the surrender of Tripoli and the freeing of all American slaves.

If memory serves, they were led by none other than the illustrious Captain, Presley O'Bannon, USMC

[Verginius Rufus]

The photo-op with the Koran was not the real swearing-in ceremony, and I think a real Koran has to be in Arabic--an English translation is not the genuine article.

[onedoug]

ping

[meg88]

From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli!

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting this again. Churchill 1899 BUMP!

[FR_addict]

Thanks for posting this interesting piece of history.

[nutmeg]

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[Saveaplant_Eatavegan]

Excellent article!

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