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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (13328)	5/23/2002 5:16:29 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 21057

More on the Barbary Pirates and the US: By 1796 Algerian corsairs alone had captured 119 sailors from American merchantmen. They were fed near-starvation rations, beaten regularly, and put to work breaking rocks on chain gangs, or scraping barnacles off ship hulls. Some of them had been imprisoned for 12 years, waiting for their countrymen to save them. Only after the payment of $642,000 and thousands more in personal bribes, an agreement to pay an annual tribute of $21,600, and turning over a 36-gun frigate as a “gift” to the dey’s daughter was the U.S. government able to ransom them. It was too late for 31 of the hostages, who had died in captivity. americanheritage.com

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (13328)	5/24/2002 1:15:46 AM
From: D.Austin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21057

>What's your solution?< "to the shores of Tripoli" Thanx Lazarus great story: I believe citizen involvement: In a way this country has not experienced since the 1930's 40's 50's & 60's. Information from neighbors of people fitting this profile. Pictures splattered all over the T.V. newspapers,milk containers of people fitting this profile. Real door to door,door knocking on tips of people fitting this profile. Just as important: The innocent people that fit this profile will have to understand.There will be inconvenience's no doubt. We must be in this together or we will certainly die together. John Walsh announces a new segment to America's Most Wanted The Terrorists Bulletin where he shows some new pics every week of Middle Eastern students here with expired visa's. FOX network announces a new program "Profiles of Hate" complete with pictures of known terrorists. MSNBC announces a new program "The Terrorist Next Door" with pics of people that fit this profile,at the grocery store,the movies,doing laundry,(do they wash)? or even at the local watering hole.. and there is this-- mostwanted.org mostwanted.org CNN announces yet another show "Home Free" this will be the coup de grace.A place where these scum sucking pieces of dirt can get free legal services from some of the finest unAmerican ACLU attorneys,you're and my money can buy. . . . But you know what,,,,We are all so caught up in our everyday lives that shrugging off our troubles and denying that the enemy is among us,is easier. Lets let the government handle it. Lets let unlimited spending to fight terrorism bankrupt this nation. It may not be the only solution but it is a start. I was hoping Political Correctness died Sept 11 it was on hold for about 2 months