Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Police disperse Casablanca, Tangier protests , Another week-end of pro-reform demonstrations in Morocco ended in violent clashes, injuries and arrests http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2011/05/31/feature-01

Moroccan anti-riot police broke up a series of week-end protests, drawing international criticism. The European Commission on Monday (May 30th) expressed concern at "the violence used during the demonstrations"."We call for restraint in the use of force and respect of fundamental freedoms. Freedom of assembly is a democratic right," spokesperson Natasha Butler said. "We call on Morocco to maintain its track record in allowing citizens to demonstrate peacefully."

[ALSO SEE...The U.S. Army National Guard's State Partnership Program—created to further U.S. Army interaction with African nations—selected Morocco as one of seven African nations to partner with U.S. National Guard Units. Morocco is partnered with Utah’s National Guard.[10] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_–_United_States_relations   Economically, the United States and Morocco ratified a free trade agreement in 2005 which went into effect on January 1, 2006 and eliminates most tariffs on most products. U.S. direct investment is about 7%, and U.S. aid to Morocco is about 4% of total aid given to Morocco.[27] On December 22, 2009 the United States government awarded Lockheed Martin an $841.9 million contract to complete the production of 24 F-16 aircraft for Morocco. The contract added to an initial $233 million awarded to Lockheed Martin in June 2008 to begin production of the aircraft.[28] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[US IS VIOLATING US LEAHY LAW CONTINUING AID TO MORROCCO,

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