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To: Snowshoe who wrote (92035)	6/30/2012 1:23:23 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218913

thank you snowshoe, it is hard to believe the miracles 'Vlad the Impaler' has done with the local populace how fairness and honesty rose to the top of the agenda, how the oppressing Ottoman Empire warriors where shaking in their boots. Unfortunate Walachia neighbors wanted nothing of the integrity and honesty Vlad introduced and like Cameron of the UK or Obama of the US wanted to continue to support the thieves and swindlers of today WS so they had Vlad arrested and demoted. We would had a wonderful world if Vlad would have survived and expanded his rule as it is told, WS and JPM like institution would know that nothing is more precious than clients and shareholder money. Unfortunate thanks to the Obama administration no one within the close circle of Jamie Dimon et- al will get impaled,(how sad) they are walking away with the loot of tens of millions and the punishment is that they cannot steal any more from JPM shareholders, after all, what is $9 billion just the yearly average compensation of a city with 600,000 to 700,000 people and well paid employees or a 1/3 of all salaries in Romania (a nation of 22 million) paid in the service sector, or an amount solving ALL the problems of the Cypriot Nation. Some people do not get it.

To: Snowshoe who wrote (92035)	6/30/2012 6:02:39 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218913

Some comments about Vlad en.wikipedia.org (then as now most Europeans are neither loyal or reliable people) When hearing about the devastation, Mehmed — who was busy besieging a fortress in Corinth — sent his grand vizier, Mahmud, with an army of 18,000 to destroy the Wallachian port of Braila. Vlad Tepes turned back and defeated the army, and according to the Italian chronicle de Lezze, only 8,000 Turks survived.[11] Vlad Tepes's campaign was celebrated among the Saxon cities of Transylvania, the Italian states and the Pope. A Venetian envoy, upon hearing about the news at the court of Corvinus on March 4, expressed great joy and said that the whole of Christianity should celebrate Vlad Tepes's successful campaign.[10] An English pilgrim to the Holy Land, William of Wey, passing through the island of Rhodes while on his way home, wrote that "the military men of Rhodes, upon hearing of Vlad Tepes's campaign, had Te Deum sung in praise and honour of God who had granted such victories....The lord mayor of Rhodes convened his brother soldiers and the whole citizenry feasted on fruit and wine." The Genoese from Caffa thanked Vlad Tepes, for his campaign had saved them from an attack of some 300 ships that the sultan planned to send against them.[12] Many Turks were now frightened of Vlad and left the European side of their empire and moved into Anatolia. Mehmed, when hearing about the events, abandoned his siege at Corinth and decided to go against Vlad Tepes himself. ....................................................................................... At least I am not alone en.wikipedia.org An Italian writer, Michael Bocignoli from Ragusa, in his writings from 1524, refers to Vlad Tepes as: It was once (in Valahia), a prince Dragul by his name, a very wise and skillful man in war.[33] (In Latin in the original text: Inter eos aliquando princeps fuit, quem voievodam appellant, Dragulus nomine, vir acer et militarium negotiorum apprime peritus.) Later in the document, Ludescu refers to the (re)crowning of Vlad as a happy event: Voievod Vlad sat on the throne and all the country came to pay respect, and brought many gifts and they went back to their houses with great joy. And Voievod Vlad with the help of God grew into much good and honor as long as he kept the reign of those just people.[35] (In Romanian in the original text: De aciia ?azu în scaun Vladul-voda ?i veni ?ara de i sa închina, ?i aduse daruri multe ?i sa întoarsera iara?i cine pre la case-?i cu mare bucurie. Iar Vladul-voda cu ajutorul lui Dumnezeu cre?tea întru mai mari bunata?i ?i în cinste pân' cât au ?inut sfatul acelui neam drept.) In 1881, *Mihai Eminescu, one of the greatest Romanian poets, in "Letter 3", popularizes Vlad's image in modern Romanian patriotism,* having him stand as a figure to contrast with presumed social decay under the Phanariotes and the political scene of the 19th century. The poem even suggests that Vlad's violent methods be applied as a cure. In the final lyrics, the poet makes a call to Vlad Tepes (i.e. Dracula) to come, to sort the contemporaries into two teams: fool and rotten and then set fire to the prison and to the fools' home.