Article

2006-11-07 Africa North

Morocco says Sahara state would be "terrorist den"

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2006-11-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The same certainly applies to any so-called "palestinian" state, isn't it?

Posted by Matt K. 2006-11-07 01:10|| 2006-11-07 01:10|| Front Page Top

#2 "Dirty Den of ..." > IOW, NOTHING WILL CHANGE???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-11-07 02:46|| 2006-11-07 02:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, the King of Morocco is not an Islamist but the Polisario Front has Islamist links. The Front is an odd mixture of Marxism, Arab romanticism, and Islamism - at least that is what it has become. It started out as a pretty hardcore Marxist front but over time, the other elements crept in with the money being provided by various assorted groups. So while Morocco is not the garden spot of the Middle East, it is not the sewer that the Western Sahara will become under the Polisario Front.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-11-07 03:14|| 2006-11-07 03:14|| Front Page Top

#4 The king of Morocco doesn't have to be an Islamist. The family line traces directly back to Mohammed (or his heir, anyway -- I seem to recall that the Prophet (PTUI) produced no sons).

Posted by trailing wife 2006-11-07 09:54|| 2006-11-07 09:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Several goats have other opinions on the matter.

Posted by wxjames 2006-11-07 12:26|| 2006-11-07 12:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Where would the Terrorist Family Room be? In the basement?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-11-07 14:01|| 2006-11-07 14:01|| Front Page Top

#7 "This dreadful hypothesis would transform the (North African) region into a dirty marsh and den of terrorist gangs and criminal bandits smuggling human beings and arms.

Dirty marsh?!? Exactly how is what the old Kingy Thingy predicting at variance with what already exists? Other than him not having absolute control over it, that is.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-11-07 16:33|| 2006-11-07 16:33|| Front Page Top

#8 But that is the point, TW : exploit the King's alleged direct descent for OUR purposes. Sort of like what we did with the Japanese Emperor - could have executed him as a war criminal after WWII {he signed off on several of the Japanese atrocities and it is documented}. But what we did is use him as an anchor and got an unsinkable aircraft carrier in Japan and Okinawa to confront the Soviets with. Same concept for the ME : direct descendant of the "Prophet" signs off on US involvement and it takes some of the steam out of the Islamists.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-11-07 17:13|| 2006-11-07 17:13|| Front Page Top

#9 That sounds like a plan to me, Shieldwolf. Make it so. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-11-07 23:13|| 2006-11-07 23:13|| Front Page Top

18:03 colored voter
16:20 Angavins
16:04 A Democratic Vote
15:59 Vote! Support our troops!
15:53 A Democratic Vote
15:52 DEMOCRATS TO VICTORY!
15:40 ****VOTE****
15:39 *DEMOCRAT*
15:40 *************
15:32 Glealet Flaviting8567
15:29 Photh Ebbutle2361
15:27 Hibjobol Abjub
15:15 Hibjobol Abjub
14:57 Hibjobol Abjub
14:10 Hibjobol Abjub
23:59 Lancasters Over Dresden
23:58 OldSpook
23:57 Lancasters Over Dresden
23:56 Lancasters Over Dresden
23:52 Lancasters Over Dresden
23:50 Kalle (kafir forever)
23:50 Lancasters Over Dresden
23:46 anonymous2u
23:46 Rex Mundi