Posted by
Dawnsblood on Sunday, September 10, 2006 6:24:13 PM
A much older
confrontation between the West and a Muslim foe (Ottoman Turkey):
The fifth anniversary of September 11th 2001 is upon us. It is fitting that the day should see both a solemn remembrance of the dead and the renewal of a cold-hearted resolve to win the war that was declared on us.
There is however, another September 11th that we should also remember, and from which we can take heart in our own struggle. It is September 11th 1565; the scene was different and so were the actors too, but the nature of the battle was all too familiar. On that day, a small force of European knights and the entire population of Malta dealt Ottoman Turkey a decisive defeat, and in doing so probably saved western civilization.
The way Bin Laden and Al Queda whine about the loss of the Caliphate and Al-Andalus, I feel the need to mention it :)