[Seeking the truth]

Here's a great book I just read on subject:

The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, The First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 (Hardcover) by Richard Zacks (Author)

Eaton, a great patriot & hand picked leader of the first covert mission of our country was sold out by the State Department in that Treaty of Tripoli.

Jefferson also sold out Eaton when he finally returned home after his efforts against the Tripoli pirates.

[sageb1]

Thank you very much for the recommendation. I’ll check it out.

[rawcatslyentist]

Thanks for the book recommendation!

[pleikumud]

I read the same book by Zacks and it is very good. The new government of the U.S. tried to bribe the Muslim pirates (terrorists) but they just kept demanding more money and goods. It wasn’t until the U.S. built a Navy and attacked the terrorist pirates where they lived, that they stopped attacking American merchant ships and enslaving our men.

Another good book to read is “Power, Faith, and Fantasy - America in the Middle East 1776 to the Present”, by Michael B. Oren. This can be purchased at amazon.com. The local library had a long waiting list to check it out.