The US Navy's Long History with Libya Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email "Burning of the Frigate Philadelphia in the Harbor of Tripoli," depicting a U.S. Marine mission during the First Barbary War. ( Artist Edward Moran / Wikipedia Commons ) Produced by Noel King and David Smethurst Produced by PRI and WNYC