Is "OPECHANCANOUGH / MANGOPEESOMON" the same OPECHANCANOUGH that we Tidewater Virginians have always referred to as "O'Canoe", Powahatan's brother? If so, that would be rather like calling Osama bin laden a "great man". I can see why Muslim "Freedom Fighters" would admire him. "O'Canoe" was the mastermind behind the massacre of 1622 that nearly wiped out the settlement. D. F. Mills York COunty, VA ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Frederick Fausz" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:04 PM Subject: GREATEST VIRGINIAN OF THE "OLD WORLD" > Despite my earlier fawning over William Claiborne as the "Greatest Virginian > [Colonist] of the 17th Century," the recent buzz about Malick's "New World" > might make us forget that OPECHANCANOUGH / MANGOPEESOMON > deserves some consideration as the Greatest 17th-Century Figure in > Virginia's "Old World." As an innovative pioneer of terrorism tactics and a > resistance leader, he is developing something of a following among Muslim > freedom fighters. Few 17th century folks of any culture or color can claim > such contemporary relevance and continuing impact. > > Fred Fausz > St. Louis > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.22/239 - Release Date: 1/24/2006 > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html