و هذا نص مقال نشره
أحد الحقوقيين الأمريكيين
By Gare Smith
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05/23/11 09:59 AM ET
In his recent blog entry, "Mercenaries in Libya: Gadhafi's Hired Terrorists,"
long-time Moroccan lobbyist Edward Gabriel is characteristically fast
and loose with his “facts,” and seems more intent on inflaming passions
between Morocco and Algeria than promoting the kind of Maghreb unity
that the Government of Morocco publicly espouses. In his effort to fuel
the Moroccan propaganda machine, Gabriel makes a series of baseless
claims premised upon his assertion that Algeria is supporting Moammar
Gadhafi against NATO and the Libyan resistance. Such allegations cannot
go unchallenged.Gabriel’s assertions to the contrary, NATO itself
has made no statements indicating that the Government of Algeria is
backing Gadhafi against NATO and the insurgency, and I challenge him to
produce such evidence. Ironically, while on the one hand professing to
desire closer relations with its neighbors in the Maghreb, on the other
hand Morocco persists in paying lobbyists like Gabriel to “stir the pot”
by making such specious allegations. Algeria has protested against such
false claims in the past, and will continue to do so.
In accordance with its longstanding position of
non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, Algeria has
publicly stated that it does not take sides in the Libyan conflict,
that it scrupulously abides by the U.N. Security Council resolutions
pertaining to Libya, and that, like many, including NATO, it favors a
political solution to the Libyan crisis. Let’s look more closely
at the facts. Gabriel claims that Algeria voted against the Arab League
decision to support a U.N. no-fly zone over Libya. He is wrong. The
Arab League decision was adopted by consensus – by all its members.
Moreover, Algeria immediately thereafter expressed its commitment to
abide by U.N. Resolution 1973, which established a no-fly zone over
Libya, and scrupulously did so. Gabriel also alleges that 15
Algerians were caught by Libyan rebels. This might be accurate – but
even if it were, it would convey nothing about the Government of
Algeria’s stance towards Libya. Mercenaries from African countries
frequently travel across the continent to fight in other nations’ wars,
but such individual activities by no means represent their home
governments’ foreign policies. Would Gabriel maintain that a captured
Moroccan reflected Rabat’s support for Gadhafi? The crisis in
Libya is serious, and demands the attention of both the international
community and mature regional leaders. Using the crisis as a pretense
upon which to attack a neighbor that is working in good faith to address
the situation is irresponsible and raises serious questions regarding
Morocco’s true regional interests.
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/162615-is-morocco-seeking-regional-unity-or-hegemony-over-its-neighbors
موضوع: رد: أويحي: فتح الحدود مع المغرب ليس مبرمجا و أطراف في الرباط تحاول توريط الجزائر في ليبيا 
الأربعاء 1 يونيو 2011 - 12:50
