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The Moroccan press, in a wave of near‑triumphal euphoria, loudly hailed the message sent by former U.S. President Donald Trump to King Mohammed VI on the occasion of the Throne Day celebrations. In this letter, the former occupant of the White House reaffirmed U.S. recognition of Morocco’s so‑called sovereignty over Western Sahara, first announced in December 2020. For Rabat, this reiteration was presented as yet another step toward the definitive normalization of its annexation and a sign of international validation. Yet behind this media and diplomatic commotion lies an inescapable truth: this message, however symbolic, alters nothing in the legal status of Western Sahara. The reality of international law—enshrined in United Nations resolutions and confirmed by the International Court of Justice—remains unchanged: Western Sahara is a non‑self‑governing territory, still awaiting the completion of its decolonization process. The illusion of sufficient recognition If recognition by a me...

Morocco proudly announces to the world its greatest “military achievement” yet: the promotion of Crown Prince Moulay Hassan to the rank of Colonel Staff Officer, before he has even blown out the candles on his twenty-second birthday. In armies that respect themselves, such a rank is earned only after half a lifetime of sweat, blood, and hard-earned experience. But in the King’s army, the process is much simpler: all one needs is to be heir to the throne, and the years are swept aside, the road shortened, and the gates of command thrown open—before one’s hands have even been dirtied by the dust of battle. 📜 In Professional Armies… A Colonel Staff Officer is Not Born, But Forged In France, the United States, Britain, Algeria, and elsewhere, the rank of Colonel Staff Officer is not gifted—it is seized after a long and arduous journey: The officer begins young as a lieutenant, learning how to read a map in the rain and how to sleep to the sound of gunfire. He becomes a captain after years...