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Politics : Bush-The Mastermind behind 9/11? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_urchin who wrote (7918)	8/24/2004 3:39:57 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20039

Re: Transjordan, the territory of the present Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ... had, moreover, been liberated from the Turks with the help of Jewish forces. Liberated from the Turks! LOL... Indeed! Like Algeria liberated by the French: 1827, April 29 The fly-whisk incident. Negotiations dragged on over the French grain debt to Algeria incurred by Napoleon (1793–8). In heated discussion, the French consul was struck by Husayn Dey with a fly swatter. The French began a naval blockade in June and utilized the incident as provocation for the eventual occupation of Algiers. 1830, July 5 FRENCH OCCUPATION OF ALGIERS. Algiers was captured by a French force of 37,000 troops, and the last dey capitulated. The invasion put an end to the rule of the deys of Algeria who had reigned as virtually autonomous representatives of the Ottoman Empire since 1711. The French established a governor-general as head of their administration in July 1834. Subjugation of the interior continued until 1890. The French occupation lasted until 1962. bartleby.com