| Press Release On Amintou Haidar |
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 The Moroccan/American community in Washington, DC was terribly disappointed to read in the press that Aminatou Haidar has once again managed to distract attention away from the real issues in the Sahara with false accusations of abuse and distortions of the real facts.Our community here in the capital of the United States has learned much from our American experience, but among the most important things that we have learned is the value of accurately communicating real facts to the American people who are often not well informed about the good relations between our two nations and the attempts by others to distort those facts for their own advantage. We were very encouraged to read in the American and international press that Secretary Hillary Clinton once again clearly affirmed while she was in Morocco recently the policy of the United States in support of Morocco's proposal to settle the Sahara problem based on Morocco's autonomy initiative. This has been the policy of the Americans since the government of President Bill Clinton. We were not surprised that the Polisario Front and their supporters like Aminatou Haidar would try to find ways to draw attention away from the real issue here with false accusations. Our community here in Washington, DC and elsewhere in the United States is very proud of the progress we have made at home on political and social reform and human rights under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohamed VI. We hope that our official representatives here in America and at home will continue to insist that the rule of law is what matters in cases like this and not propaganda. We know that our country has a strong story to tell on the progress we are making at home and we are proud to be able to help carry that message here in America. We also know that the Polisario Front and its supporters like Aminatou Haidar are desperate to keep people from hearing the truth about the Sahara and about the abuse that they are causing our Sahrawi brothers and sisters in the refugee camps in Algeria. Here in America the truth is starting to be heard. We urge all our family at home in Morocco to continue to support the noble effort of our government to bring that truth to light and pledge our continued to support to do all we can here in America to help that cause. Press Release: Washington Moroccan Club |
