The US Navy's Long History with Libya
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"Burning of the Frigate Philadelphia in the Harbor of Tripoli," depicting a U.S. Marine mission during the First Barbary War.
( Artist Edward Moran / Wikipedia Commons )
( Artist Edward Moran / Wikipedia Commons )
Produced by Noel King and David Smethurst