Morocco’s King Mohammed today ruled out any reforms in his country, shrugging off the growing protests as “demagoguery” and insisting that effective democracy was not yet possible in the nation, but might be at some undisclosed future date after additional developments.
Officials from Morocco’s Interior Ministry say as many as 37,000 Moroccans are now protesting across dozens of cities. The biggest rallies have been in the capital of Rabat and in Casablanca.
The protesters haven’t even demanded a full replacement of the monarchy with a democratic system, either, instead just calling for him to give up some of his powers and eliminate corruption in the government.
Officials say that most of the protests have been peaceful, but that a certain number of “troublemakers” had also used the protests to commit acts of vandalism, and that at least 120 have been arrested.
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If peaceful revolution is denied, violent revolution is assured.
King Mohammed might want to ask the leadership in Libya and Bahrain about that before he goes ruling out this or that out of hand. The sad part is they're not even asking him to step down; they're just asking for reforms. He might do well to listen to what's happening on the street while he still has his job- and his head.
He reminds me of that blind fool Czar Nicholas who couldn't see the writing on the wall.
If this website calls itself antiwar, why is western Sahara in southern Morocco annexed to Algeria and spain colorwise? focus good on the map and look @ the LINE drawn between Northern Morocco and southern Morocco (western Sahara). You can also look @ the northern meditterenian part of Morocco where you have two cities (Ceuta and Melila) with the letters SP (stands for SPAIN).
moderator’s note: If we change the web site’s name, will Algeria and Spain un-annex?
Let me be brief now. What I want to say is that UNITY is a very STRATEGIC goal when Morocco is surrounded with Choking freedom limiting and rights stripping and social and human rights justice disabling MONSTERS from inside and outside Morocco.
Moroccans are NOT stupid. They know very well why they want reform and not the bring down the King. I am not defending the king ( I consider him first like an elder brother or cousin first. He's not going to be the only MAJESTY in this world. Look @ the QUEEN OF ENGLAND, Kings of HOLLAND and SPAIN etc… The current King will be watched when he makes any future promisses of reform.
Today, March 9th 2011, exactly 20 days after the first day of REFORM SEEKING PROTESTS, this YOUNG guy/king/human being, is taking "PROACTIVE STEPS" and thinking ahead. this was the perfect time, and i am sure most of Moroccans will be OK with this as long as the promises of today are kept respected by the the current government. Among the sought changes in the constitution will be the seperation of powers and the empowerment of local governments while making accountable and fighting corruption etc…..WE WILL BE WATCHING and WE WILL KEEP PROTESTING PEACEFULLY….