Middle East Revolt Express: Next Stop Morocco

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Ahhh Morocco, it has been too long...

Every time I look at that Berber rug on my floor I remember what I went through to get it. I will also never forget the filth and poverty that was in juxtaposition to the new fancy resorts that were being built on the highway to Tetouan. I remember a border in which the Spanish side of Cueta was clean and the Moroccan side was strewn with trash. I recall what looked a mountain of dirty diapers piled up on the side of the road and continuing, like a jetty out to the beach below. Maybe it is time for Moroccans to start taking control of their own destiny and taking pride in what could be a very beautiful country.

Morocco is just the latest in the wave of revolt in the Middle East and although it is the only Arab state I have visited, I'm sure the poverty and filth are the same or worse in the other revolting nations. It is time to get out and make a change...a change from the inside for once. I know that scares the shit out of Western policy makers, but hey, that's the reality of democracy.

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