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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Eaton_(soldier)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Derna

So, WI Eaton & Hamet Karamanli hadn't been betrayed by the US consuls' treaty & the bey of Tripoli ? WI Eaton had been allowed to proceed to take Tripoli with his Marines & mercenaries, as he'd planned ?

Also, there was to be a movie of this story made & released over the last cpl yrs- with Keanu Reeves in the lead role- what impact could such a movie have re the current war on terror & parallels with the Barbary Wars ?
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