To: SJackson
I dont think that is exactly true, when Pressley O'Bannon and His Marines and Sailors stormed Tripoli, they had some locals with them, it was a multinational effort...LEAD BY THE US
To: RaceBannon
Presley O'Bannon and the Marines were in Tripoli in 1805, not 1812.
To: RaceBannon
Our role was clear even then. The French move in later to open coffee houses.
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03/09/2003 12:00:09 PM PST by
SJackson
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