"Sir Max Hastings IS regarded as being an eminent (albeit unqualified) historian"
Read what I have written
Keith has always rejected historians, who don't agree with him no matter how "well regarded" they are, yet holds up a Daily Mail journalist to make his case - can't have it both ways Terrytoon.
From Max Hastings' own C.V.
"Sir Max Hastings is an author, journalist and broadcaster whose work has appeared in every British national newspaper."
He appears not to know the difference between journalist and columnist as he describes himself as the former - nowhere does he claim to be a historian, no matter how others regard him.
I really don't care what you "believe"; you never offer anything more than flag-waving, bar-room type wannabe-militaristic opinions anyway.
I didn't and never do base my arguments on the 'reputation' of "historians" no matter how "eminent", I base my opinions on what I have read of their work.
In the case of the Famine, I presented series of facts - ethnic cleansing, "act of God", militarily defended full warehouses, food shipped out of Ireland throughout the starvation period, half a century of mass evictions, enforced emigration, inbuilt British hatred of the Irish.... you both chose not to respond to any of them with facts of your own - in most instances you both ignored them completely in spite of my requests for you to respond.
By the way - Coogan is regarded as a distinguished historian by many, though I have never made any great claims on his qualifications
I have never quoted Mitchel in anything I have written, other than to condemn his support for slavery in the American Civil War in an album note.
I have no knowledge of his reliability as a historian, never having read anything he has written on the subject.
As far as Keith, and, as far as I can judge, you are concerned, the "eminence" of whichever historian is of little import to either of you, he persistently admits he has never read a book on the subjects he fantasises about and relies entirely on cut-'n-pastes he hastily gathered after having made his jingoistic and flag-wagging Little Englander statements: you appear to be no different.
"Dr Arieh Eldad"
Was interested to read what you wrote - not unlike the Jehovah's Witnesses who staunchly refuse essential blood for life-saving operations, without family forgiveness - wonder if this falls within your description of "barbarism"?
Funny thing religion, which is why I don't subscribe to it.
Was fascinated by your summing up Israel's stance as a holy war "against barbarism" though - puts it all in proportion.
"Jim, once again you have made......"
No Keith, you have made it about you with your fanatical Islamophobic rantings.
And once again you duck out - showing that your "experts" and "historians" are basically figments of your own imagination created to win 'glittering prizes'.
No examples of 'cultural implants' again - other than those I provided
from extremist sites expressing views similar to your own - must dig out some more; it helps put you in context.
Jim Carroll