Well, If They Are Trying To Kill

The Great Chinese Classics Have Always Said That It's Better Not To Fight; That The Clever Man Achieves His Ends Without Violence; That A Battle Delayed Is Better Than A Battle Fought.

The Islam Of The 18th, 19th And First Half Of The 20th Century Was A Poor Thing. Nobody Bothered About It. Islam Was That Funny Sort Of Pure System Of Beliefs That Depressed People In The Middle East Held As Their Religion.

The Revival Of Islam Dates From The Early Years Of The 20th Century. It Was Brought About By Their Humiliation, By Their Sense Of How Low They'd Fallen Compared With The West.

I Think To Be Shot In A Mountain Valley Somewhere Or Other Is Altogether Less Glorious Than Crashing An Airliner Into A Skyscraper.

Visually Agincourt Is A Pre-raphaelite, Perhaps Better A Medici Gallery Print Battle - A Composition Of Strong Verticals And Horizontals And A Conflict Of Rich Dark Reds And Lincoln Greens Against Fishscale Greys And Arctic Blues.