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Subject: Re: Not even TAN though possibly a Greek connection
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>From the Smithsonian Magazine:


In May 1904, Ion Perdicaris, a wealthy American expatriate living in Tangier, was abducted from his sumptuous villa by Ahmed er Raisuli, "the last of the Barbary pirates." His kidnapping, writes Jonathan Broder, "set in motion an extraordinary international drama that would pit the might of the U.S. Navy against the wily Riffian bandit, secure Theodore Roosevelt's nomination for the Presidency and ultimately help him retain the White House." But above all, says Broder, "the Perdicaris affair would serve as a reminder of Tangier's power to taunt and tantalize the American imagination." 
Jane Cates

In a message dated Fri, 28 Sep 2001  1:00:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Diana Wright <dgw1@nyu.edu> writes:

> I know of no one else to whom I can turn . . . 
> 
> Will someone refresh my memory with the essential narrative & winning 
> answer to "Perdicaris alive or Rasuli dead"?
> 
> DW


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