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‘To The Shores Of’ Which Tripoli?

By Brian on July 26, 2006 11:42 AM

…From Miles O’Brien‘s interview this morning with General Carl Jensen, who is overseeing the evacuation effort of Americans from Lebanon:

 M. O’BRIEN: Final thought here — Lebanon is a part of your anthem in the Marines, the shores of Tripoli and all…

  
The Cable Game responds: “Actually, no, Miles. There is a Tripoli, Lebanon, but there is also a Tripoli, Libya. And it was at that Tripoli, in Libya, that the Marines fought in 1805.” And that wasn’t the only mistake she noticed…

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