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Tuesday
Feb212012

King Hassan of Morocco and the Queen

I found this video fascinating, and a reminder that, far from what remains prevalent thinking of Morocco, King Hassan was neither particularly sophisticated nor charming (he could be on occasion, perhaps) and little more than a tinpot despot who enriched himself on the back of his country. Not to mention, of course, his disastrous Sahara policy, his human rights abuses, his debasement of politics, etc.

Reader Comments (4)

Hassan was no Muhammad V, that's for sure.

Feb 22, 2012 at 6:43 PM | Unregistered CommenterCocomaan

Muhammad V was his father

Feb 23, 2012 at 1:29 PM | Unregistered Commenterinfonetlive

Monarch vs. Monarch! awesome, love it.

Feb 24, 2012 at 1:26 AM | Unregistered CommenterPaul

It means that he is not as populist as his father, he was called the lead president and his son was touted as an improvement over him
just tell me why is Elizabeth still queen it is the same in Japan Old parent and the royal ship may skip a generation

Feb 25, 2012 at 11:08 PM | Unregistered Commenterilfdinar
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