Tag Archives: Algeria

Deciphering Morocco’s Military Procurement Strategy

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

On May 17, 2011, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) advised congress on a possible foreign military sale (FMS) estimated at about 50 million U.S. dollars to Morocco. In a continuous effort to revamp its air force inventory, Morocco … Continue reading →

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Enough With The Mindless Chauvinism

Posted on December 16, 2009 by

To read the urgent rallying cries in the slogan riddled open letters and petitions circulated by some Moroccan associations in the U.S. against the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights for its support of Aminatou Haider, to … Continue reading →

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Voting Out Democracy

Posted on November 19, 2008 by

The drum roll did not sound; the disappearing act of democracy happened nonetheless. A vast majority of Algeria’s parliamentarians approved a ratification to the constitution that will bolster the powers of the septuagenarian current president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, over the cabinet … Continue reading →

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Behind Erraji’s Arrest

Posted on September 8, 2008 by

Mohamed Erraji, a blogger from Agadir, was arrested this past Friday for an article he published on the Moroccan e-zine Hespress.com. News of his arrest was reported by Hespress and echoed by a number of fellow bloggers, but has yet to … Continue reading →

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