As epics go, this was pretty epic...

[angelman]

STAB might be a (misplaced) derogatory reference to the Territorial Army. Stupid TA Bas*ard. Would also tie in with the weekend bit.

[alycidond9009]

I think he was refering to sombody at a railway station.

007 was very angry about somthing though.

[alycidond9009]

When was all the children of your village primary school last blown to bits by a lazer guided bomb dropped by a Brown skinned invader from the east and the south ?

Probably the same number of times as your village....

[alycidond9009]

Quit while you are ..... behind !! LOL !

What have the Islamics ever done fer US?

Islam

[faceless faithless]

STAB might be a (misplaced) derogatory reference to the Territorial Army. Stupid TA Bas*ard. Would also tie in with the weekend bit.

Thankyou.

Still can't understand 007's beef.

[Yorkshireforward]

Thankyou.

Still can't understand 007's beef.

He's a very angry person.
Rather full of himself by the look of it.

[Traditionalist]

What, in that it presented two sides to the story?

It presents a pro-islamic and liberal view only.
The strongmen among the Europeans are presented as evil and the peacemakers and pro-muslim types as the good guys.
The exact opposite of historic fact.

[Traditionalist]

There is no fast tracking in the army.
It is completely resistant and free from political correctness !!
The last bastion of meritorious employment in the uk!!

Maybe in the 80's not today.
I know at least 10 people serving now and dozens who have left and they all mention what political correctness is going on with ethnic soldiers fast tracked and put on all sorts of courses not open to the rest.

[Northumbrian]

It presents a pro-islamic and liberal view only.
The strongmen among the Europeans are presented as evil and the peacemakers and pro-muslim types as the good guys.
The exact opposite of historic fact.

Eh, like the guy who was killed in Saladin's tent, or all of the bodies of Christians lying slaughtered? The only good guy bit was at the end was when the Christians were allowed to evacuate Jerusalem. Don't know if that was true or not, but Crusaders massacred people in Jerusalem in 1099. Good and bad on both sides.

[BCG Jason]

We watched a film last night called 'Kingdom of Heaven' I wasn't all that interested until Mrs Rackham pointed out it was an historical drama about the first crusade, hey I thought to meself lets give it a go. OK it was a film not a documentary but even so it was very watchable with a good cast. War in those days was very up-close and eye to eye.

A good film.

I was disappointed, good visuals but the story and characters lacked emotional impact and Orlando Bloom seemed miscast.

I preferred the gory mini-series Spartacus Blood and Sand, in 'googling' I was surprised to discover that Any Whitfield was born in Wales, and shocked and sad to discover he died just a couple of weeks back with non-hodkins lymphoma.


'Kill Them All' was one of the series buzz words which is sometimes how I feel about politicians when I reflect on the sacrifices of our long lost relatives and what is going on in society and the demise of our democracy.

RIP Andy Whitfield.