@JTAlexander@raven_brah too much make up for a 21st century slavic female; would go for a caucasus Armenian/Assyrian/Kurdish 'str8 up rob your wallet' typa lady with primitive make up game.
This is *the* problem with the film Kingdom of Heaven.
All the set pieces, actors, soundtrack, and interesting characters can barely hold up the fact that it’s a film made deliberately to convince White people that they “started it” after 9/11.
In addition to the poor writing choice to kill off all of the most interesting characters by the midway point, the film also commits gross character assassination of Bishop Heraclius, Guy de Lusignan, and Raynald de Chatillon. In reality, the films villains were, of course, actually heroes.
Heraclius co-led the defense of Jerusalem with Balian, insisted upon Balian being put in charge, sold all of his Church’s property to pay the ransom of the citizens Saladin enslaved, and along with Balian offered himself as a hostage to buy the freedom of other residents of Jerusalem.
(Oh, yes, Saladin enslaved a huge portion of the city’s population. They didn’t put that part in the movie…)
Raynald was guilty of the crime of seeing that Saladin was uniting the Muslim world specifically to invade Jerusalem and trying to stop him before it was too late. You might compare him in the modern day to Pat Buchanan.
It’s such a well made propaganda piece. It makes me very happy to see how much of it has been repurposed to tell the truth now two decades later.
U.S. began strikes against key Iranian facilities such as ammunition depots, command and control nodes and warehouses, according to U.S. officials. - CBS News
US airforce is targeting Iranian naval bases along its coastline likely to destroy remaining gunboats which have been meaning right of passage in the Strait of Hormuz and laying mines.
Vice President JD Vance says Israel and the United States may have diverging interests on Iran, telling Fox News that Washington’s main goal is to ensure Tehran does not obtain a nuclear weapon.
“Israel may not like it, but we think this is what’s good for America,” Vance said.
ISKP Boasts January Bombing of Chinese Nationals; Threatens, Alongside Pro-IS Groups, to Increase Attacks Avenging Uyghur Persecution - by @LucasADWebber
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