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There is absolutely nothing to show that this administration didn't want justice for the bombing. They are going to insist that he be tried in civilian courts instead as an enemy combatant which his where he should be tried.
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Tamerlaine is an Anglicization of Timur i-lenk, or Timur the Lame.
He was a Tatar tribesman who successfully rebelled against Mongol overlords in the 14th-century aftermath of Genghiz Khan. He established his seat of government in Samarkand, which had the advantage of dominating significant trade routes. At the time, Asians regarded only seven rulers in the world as significant: the Mongol overlords he had already beaten, the Lord of Tatary ( which position Tamerlaine assumed), the Caliph in Baghdad, and rulers in Turkey, Egypt, India, and China. Tamerlaine conquered all the others except China.
In Turkey, his conquest had little lasting effect. The Ottoman ruler, Bayezid, had risen from among regional leaders by consolidating the rest under his control. Tamerlaine defeated him and reduced him to a regional position again, then (having established his superiority), left Bayezid to restore his position. [By the way, Bayezid, although slapped down so easily by Tamerlaine, utterly crushed the last European crusade, which was organized to try to keep him out of Europe. This might explain why Asiatics of the time regarded European powers as insignificant.]
Tamerlaine not only conquered Baghdad, he became angered at its resistance and razed the city. While doing so, he noticed an attractive and unusual dome and called his architects to make structural sketches before having it demolished. He then had versions built in Samarkand. This same style of dome, with an onion shape, is still seen in places once conquered by Tamerlaine, including the Kremlin and the Taj Mahal.
The ruler of Egypt heard about the destruction of Baghdad, and as Tamerlaine continued his march of conquest, he was met by a mission from Egypt offering submission and tribute, so he counted that as sufficient conquest of Egypt.
Tamerlaine conquered northern India, and after his death one of his sons retained control of it and founded the Mogul dynasty.
That left China. He died accompanying his army on the march to attack it.
His lasting legacies were the Mogul dynasty in India, and some cultural influence over a wide area from India into Russia.
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I'll take that as you cannot defend your position and you have nothing intelligent to add.
Thanks for playing. Did your parents have any children that lived? A horrible terrorist attack happens, and both Republicans and Democrats can't help themselves from politicizing it. That was my point, and it sickens me. Terrorists don't care what party affiliation one has, they hate all of us collectively. Further polarizing this issue accomplishes nothing. The fact that you want to read more into it is your problem, but it doesn't make it true. A massive amount of law enforcement caught these 2 in a rather short amount of time. No "conspiracy" theory BS can dispute that, all you have to do is turn on the [bleep] news... A massive amount of Law Enforcement did nothing to catch this guy. They went up and down that street all day long and couldn't find him WTF. If he had not been wounded I can guarantee he would still be loose today without a doubt.
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