On October 9, 2010 residents of Laayoune, Morocco began setting up a protest site in the desert east of the city. The protests were for additional housing and job opportunities to accommodate the growing population. Pro-Polisario provocateurs soon infiltrated the demonstration site to "hijack" the protest. The protest had nothing to do with Polisario demands for independence. Once the provocateurs began intimidate and threaten the peaceful protesters, Moroccan authorities decided to dismantle the protest site before the circumstances deteriorated further. In the early morning of November 8, 2010, Moroccan police authorities, carrying only non-lethal weapons, sought to peacefully dismantle the protest site. This video contains images of the police intervention from cameras carried by Moroccan authorities and a confiscated camera phone. The images are extremely graphic and gruesome.



Thursday, July 14, 2011

Congress Ignorning Western Sahara Issue

Despite last year 54 US Senators sending a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking her to make the resolution of the Western Sahara conflict a top North African priority, no further action has been taken by Congress since to help find a solution to the conflict. The letter pointed out that the region's struggling economy plus the restless youth population were contributing to instability. The Senators expressed concern for terrorism, an issue of immense importance. The Senators even supported the autonomy plan, calling it "serious and credible".However, it seems as Congress has put this issue on the back burner.

Now, with Congress having focused on the deficit, the recent deteriorations with Pakistan, and the war on terror, the Western Sahara issue has seemingly been ignored.

What do you think can be done to draw attention to this important issue?

Leave your ideas in the comment section below.
Posted by western sahara today at 11:09 AM

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