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Spain's African 'colonies' revolting?

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halcombe

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Aug 15, 2002, 1:34:15 PM8/15/02
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After the farce of the Moroccan 'invasion' of Perejil (or 'Parsley
Island', as gleeful British journos called it), there's more trouble
in Spain's African empire.

Demonstrations in Melilla, supposedly involving Islamic
fundamentalists, may lead Spain to close the frontier, thus leading to
major economic disruption, both for the 'colony' itself and the
neighbouring city of Nador which dwarfs it in population.

Schadenfreude in Gibraltar and Britain would, of course, be thoroughly
morally reprehensible and simply not cricket, but....


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Jueves, 15 de agosto de 2002

Los musulmanes de Melilla pidieron la suspensión de las marchas porque
irían integristas

EFE | Melilla

La Asociación y la Comunidad Musulmana de Melilla negociaron con el
Partido Marroquí Liberal (PML) la suspensión de las marchas a esta
ciudad española porque tenían constancia de la participación de
integristas y temían que originasen una convulsión social en la ciudad
fronteriza de Nador.

Así lo afirmó ayer el secretario general de la Asociación Musulmana de
Melilla, Abderraman Benyahya, quien en conferencia de prensa defendió
la mediación de las entidades religiosas melillenses frente a las
críticas de Coalición por Melilla (CM), el Partido Independiente de
Melilla (PIM) y la Asociación Islámica Badr. Benyahya explicó que
actuaron 'asumiendo un riesgo calculado', porque empresarios
melillenses reclamaron su mediación para 'evitar perjuicios a sus
negocios', ya que buena parte de ellos se mantienen de las compras de
marroquíes.

Por ello, expusieron al PML que unas marchas que hubieran causado el
cierre de la frontera supondrían un 'perjuicio' para el modo de
sustento de numerosas familias que viven del comercio y especialmente
de los 300.000 habitantes de Nador, cuyos únicos ingresos proceden de
la venta en Marruecos de mercancías que compran a diario más baratas
en Melilla.

En una provincia 'sin infraestructura y sin otros medios de vida', el
cierre de la frontera hubiera originado, según Benyahya, una
'verdadera convulsión social' que perjudicaría a España, Marruecos,
Melilla y Nador. Además, reveló que tenían información de que en la
marcha a Melilla prevista para ayer iba a participar 'un grupo de
fundamentalistas'.


© DIARIO EL PAÍS, S.L.

pedro

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Aug 17, 2002, 6:00:57 AM8/17/02
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Ceuta and Melilla are spanish 1800 years ago.
First with Roman emperator, Dioclesiano in the III century.
(Hispania Nova Tingitana in North Africa)
More late, are spanish with the Spanish Visigodo Kingdom of Toledo.
Too are spanish with the mooslim invasion with Al Andalus.
ALWAYS this two cities are link with the Iberian Peninsula.
NEVER with Morocco.

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Michael W. Lancaster

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Aug 17, 2002, 2:58:32 PM8/17/02
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> "pedro" <simeq...@escribirdejalo.es> wrote

> Ceuta and Melilla are spanish 1800 years ago.
> First with Roman emperator, Dioclesiano in the III
century.
> (Hispania Nova Tingitana in North Africa)
> More late, are spanish with the Spanish Visigodo Kingdom
of Toledo.
> Too are spanish with the mooslim invasion with Al Andalus.
> ALWAYS this two cities are link with the Iberian
Peninsula.
> NEVER with Morocco.

Muchas gracias, Pedro. Well said. Now just for the Brits
to get out of their imperialist colony of Gibraltar and all
will be well.

Michael


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Heretic

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Aug 17, 2002, 6:50:40 PM8/17/02
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"Michael W. Lancaster" <lanc...@deadspam.com> wrote in message
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> > "pedro" <simeq...@escribirdejalo.es> wrote
> > Ceuta and Melilla are spanish 1800 years ago.
> > First with Roman emperator, Dioclesiano in the III
> century.
> > (Hispania Nova Tingitana in North Africa)
> > More late, are spanish with the Spanish Visigodo Kingdom
> of Toledo.
> > Too are spanish with the mooslim invasion with Al Andalus.
> > ALWAYS this two cities are link with the Iberian
> Peninsula.
> > NEVER with Morocco.
>
> Muchas gracias, Pedro. Well said. Now just for the Brits
> to get out of their imperialist colony of Gibraltar and all
> will be well.
>
> Michael
>
>
And so Spain will be returning Florida to British control then ?


Robert Matson

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Aug 18, 2002, 7:04:02 AM8/18/02
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"pedro" <simeq...@escribirdejalo.es> wrote in message news:<ajl6l6$dei$1...@nsnmpen2-gest.nuria.telefonica-data.net>...

> Ceuta and Melilla are spanish 1800 years ago.
> First with Roman emperator, Dioclesiano in the III century.
> (Hispania Nova Tingitana in North Africa)
> More late, are spanish with the Spanish Visigodo Kingdom of Toledo.
> Too are spanish with the mooslim invasion with Al Andalus.
> ALWAYS this two cities are link with the Iberian Peninsula.
> NEVER with Morocco.
>

The Gibraltarians only link with Spain is that some of them are
refugees from that country ....

Michael W. Lancaster

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Aug 19, 2002, 8:08:14 AM8/19/02
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> "Heretic" <no...@nowhere.com> wrote

>>
>> Muchas gracias, Pedro. Well said. Now just
>> for the Brits to get out of their imperialist
>> colony of Gibraltar and all will be well.
>
> And so Spain will be returning Florida to
> British control then ?

Florida, USA? That's not for Spain to give to anyone.

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