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Bakers Bargain

In Morocco, Reagan-era official wants to ignore international law

By Ian Urbina

With all eyes on Israel and the occupied territories, a similar conflict is heating up in North Africa—and the United States is taking the wrong side. Reversing years of U.S. policy, former Secretary of State James Baker III is currently pressuring the United Nations to recognize the Moroccan annexation of Western Sahara. This is a dangerous shift, rewarding aggression while… return to article

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