Morocco invades Spain!

[Bereta_Eder]

*raises from the wheelchair*...

IT IS ALIVE

[Winston]

According to article 5 of the NATO treaty, an attack on one member state can be deemed to constitute an attack on the entire alliance - as seen in the aftermath of September 11. So... maybe we shall all soon have cheap figs and oranges.

Wait, they're already cheap.

[DanS]

Is this a scrum for drilling rights?

[Bereta_Eder]

I am actually suprised at the reserved responce of the spanish government.


Maroco occupied a part of its land and Spain just expresses its discomfort...

I will be following this case very closely.

[Winston]

I think it's a decoy.

In reality, they're secretly staging an amphibious assault on Switzerland.

[chequita guevara]

More likely they are sick of having Spain still hold a peice of Moroccan territory, especially so close to their mainland. If Spain can demand Gibraltar back, the Moroccans can take this little rock back.

[Bereta_Eder]

I find it sick, sick, sick if even one human life is lost over this.

[Winston]

Quite a turnaround there paiktis. I thought you said they should reclaim it as soon as possible.

But after all these are Moroccans, not Turks, so they'll of course have to be gentle.

[chequita guevara]

I can agree with you there. It's a rock the size of a football field.

[Bereta_Eder]

Well Winston, things are not simple.

In the Aegean case Greece had to pull whatever military weight has had because there were far more fareaching implications than the little islet.

If the Turks claimed it, that would mean they could begin claim hundrends of other islets all over the teritorial water with Turkey. (which Turkey does not recognise but it has to be made to respect it).

So it would certaintly have been war if Turkey didnt leave the islet alone. (dont forget Cyprus also, she's proven to be capable of deciding to try and capture other countries' territories by force)


In the case of Spain, if this is only about this one small islet without any other territorial claims or dangers then yes I think it would be sick to have even one human being die for it.

But I dont know all the facts about the case of Spain/Maroco.

[- Groucho -]

200 m from Morrocco's coast? Did the troops wade out to it or was a boat actually necessary?

[Ecthy]

I think they had a boat.

Spanish coast guard was sent away.

chegitz - the thread title is a laugh

[Lemmy]

Spanish coast guard was sent away.

oh boy, that won't look good on his resume,
"July 2002: Lost small island to Morrocco"

[Ecthy]

not like that

They sent a boat there, some coast guard boat. The officer politely asked the intruders to leave, and the Moroccan officer threatened to take use of weapons. The coast guard left and alarmed the military.

[- Groucho -]

I'm pretty sure the Spanish military was alarmed when they were told they were defeated by the Morroccans without a shot fired.

Can you imagine the conversation? "But they had a gun, sir! I think they were serious about using it, too!" The generals must be chewing on their medals thinking about it.