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Secrets of Assassins' Fort Unearthed
arifsali
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7-15-2007 12:21 AM
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mountains
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ismaili
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islam
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muslims
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crusade
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/dfb2b3a2-36eb-4f3c-a152-1473ef008ec0/F4A5C75E-F647-435E-B655-12757F2CE294/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://news.aol.com/story/_a/secrets-of-assassins-fort-unearthed/20070713160709990001" href="http://news.aol.com/story/_a/secrets-of-assassins-fort-unearthed/20070713160709990001" style="font-size: 11px;">news.aol.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.aol.com/story/_a/secrets-of-assassins-fort-unearthed/20070713160709990001"><DIV>MASYAF, Syria (July 14) - Nestled at the foot of Syria's coastal mountains, an ancient citadel has been put on the tourist map by restoration and excavation that revealed mysteries of the medieval Assassins sect, once based here.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.aol.com/story/_a/secrets-of-assassins-fort-unearthed/20070713160709990001"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/news.aol.com/img/A26E764F-FD09-46BF-9F06-A0CF7ABDC785" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.aol.com/story/_a/secrets-of-assassins-fort-unearthed/20070713160709990001"><DIV>Perched on a rock and overlooking a boulder-strewn plain, the castle has been restored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.aol.com/story/_a/secrets-of-assassins-fort-unearthed/20070713160709990001"><DIV>Tons of debris have been cleared from the site since 2000, allowing researchers to learn more about the citadel's secretive occupants.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.aol.com/story/_a/secrets-of-assassins-fort-unearthed/20070713160709990001"><DIV>One of the main conclusions, Hasan said, was that the Assassins were not very good at building castles, even if the site has lasted well and looks impressive to visitors today.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.aol.com/story/_a/secrets-of-assassins-fort-unearthed/20070713160709990001"><DIV>"The system of defense is very poor," he said, reviewing newly acquired knowledge about Masyaf's construction.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.aol.com/story/_a/secrets-of-assassins-fort-unearthed/20070713160709990001"><DIV>The Assassins were led by Rashid Al-Din Sinan, also known as "The Old Man of the Mountain." 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