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| Africa: North |
| New Friends in North Africa |
| 2005-07-05 |
| July 5, 2005: Seeing American land and naval forces in the nations of North Africa is becoming more common. All of these nation, even Libya, are eager to get American aid in fighting local Islamic terrorists. Morocco has, in effect, allowed American warships to base themselves in Moroccan ports. Other countries have American military trainers and advisors coming and going regularly. It is assumed that American intelligence organizations are working closely with those in North African nations as well. This effort is apparently having an impact, as terrorist incidents in North Africa are declining, and known North African Islamic terrorists are showing up in other parts of the worlds, particularly Europe and Iraq. Libya is still thought to harbor some senior officials who want to assist Islamic terrorists. Officially, Libya is against Islamic terrorism, but the situation there is murky. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #11 "apprentice to the obtuse" Lol! You must be apprenticing to Ship. If you mean me, then you're a fucking idiot - no one is more plain spoken hereabouts than me. Here's your smiley so you'll know I'm all sweetness and light. :-) |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-05 20:39 |
| #10 hey i do both, i'm bookmarking all .com links and learning how to dissemble ships! |
| Posted by: apprentice to the obtuse 2005-07-05 18:26 |
| #9 LOL! Man you beeen in a mood! Okay PD nailed it. You're ahead 11-0. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-05 16:22 |
| #8 I was wondering if you would eschew dissembling. All you had to do was say, "Yep, PD nailed it". Sigh. Oh well, my work here is done. I'm taking my book and leaving. Barb was the bestest. I miss her. *sniff* Um, get yer foot off my cape. Away! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-05 16:16 |
| #7 In other words the Dutch Republic was the first to recognize the US by actions if not treaty. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-05 16:05 |
| #6 That was a salute to the flag .com. Which I guess was defacto recognition of status quo. The governor was brought back to the Netherlands to explains his action tho.... he said dough. The proprietors general said Ray Me. :) The act did help in dragging the Dutch Republic into the war and the mere sight of St. Estasius (?) acted like red meat in front of olde Admiral Rodney. But I digress..... |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-05 16:03 |
| #5 According to the State Department, "Moroccans recognized the Government of the United States in 1777. Formal U.S. relations with Morocco date from 1787, when the two nations negotiated a Treaty of Peace and Friendship. Renegotiated in 1836, the treaty is still in force, constituting the longest unbroken treaty relationship in U.S. history." So I was thinking of the treaty relationship. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-07-05 13:08 |
| #4 Earlier than Nov 16, 1776? I don't think so. First Salute. Tuchman. Rocks. We've been here before, Ship, lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-05 12:56 |
| #3 Hadn't thought of it that way, Ship, but it was the 'shores of Tripoli' - that's Tunisa.... |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-07-05 12:43 |
| #2 Gotta figure Morocco recognized not only the US, but that the US was no longer under the protection of the British fleet. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-05 12:23 |
| #1 Morocco is probably still proud about being the first to recognize the new county of the U.S. of A. and having the longest diplomatic relations - or something like that. Fairly progressive - when I was there in 1978 about half the women in Rabat wore the veils, the other (generally younger) half wore jeans. The Casablana airport was an old B-52 base. In Rabat, the French-built airport's runway pointed right at the King's palace, and was closed - probably the day the Frogs left! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-07-05 11:35 |