[Telepathic Intruder]

To the shores of Tripoli. America’s first encounter with Islam was a war which they started. They started by capturing our peaceful merchant ships off the Barbary coast, killing or enslaving their crews, every man woman and child. When asked, they said their religion compelled them.

[USCG SimTech]

To the shores of Tripoli. America’s first encounter with Islam was a war which they started. They started by capturing our peaceful merchant ships off the Barbary coast, killing or enslaving their crews, every man woman and child. When asked, they said their religion compelled them.

That whole Barbary Coast war thing was a significant conflict in our early history. Islam