US Elections

In November the US will vote for a president. When we look at the Republican primaries and the candidates, we only see incompetent people just trying to get some ad for them. Of course, I'll vote for Obama as he is a good president, although some do not agree. But what is great with him is that he is simple and does not play someone he is not. And honestly, his balance sheet is rather good. And we'll have also elections in France in April. Not one single normal person would like to see the same president elected again. If one wants to see incompetency, arrogance and above all racism in a western government, it is here in France. So let's hope that François Hollande, the Socialist candidate, will win and bring back some normal behavior in the highest level of the state. Let's just hope.

Where is the country going?

Where does Morocco go to? The new government started working and for the moment it is doing write well. Prime Minister Benkirane has a good speech at the lower House and he got the Representatives' majority in favor of his program. That is not bad, of course. Now He needs to fulfill his promises and start real changes. Once again, the main problem is corruption. At all level corruption is present and to finish with it is a difficult task and a long one. Does anyone have a solution? In fact there are solutions and not that complicated. The problem is that someone has to implement the solutions. And someone has to start. But the main thing is that there will be no mercy to anyone who gets money or gives money to corrupt people. What some ministers proposed, to publish financial statements when a minister leaves office, is a good idea. But it would be better to have ministers and officials to publish their financial situations before, during and at the end of a position that each one holds. However there are always ways to hide money illegally earned or stolen. But those officials and ministers should also be obliged to publish their expenses during their tenure in a job within an administration. The government should create an organization that controls the administration expenses but an independent one. With people who are really honest and who are competent. It is true that one has also to change Moroccans' mentality. And that is hard but feasible. Let's see what Benkirane will really do or at least try to do.
See you soon.

Football

The African cup has started and Morocco, like his regime, has lost. The team did play a little bit during the first half but the second half, WOW. The team was more than bad. The king who is the chief of everything, and therefore of nothing, has chosen indirectly the coach of Moroccan national team. He is paid, according to some reports, around 350,000 Euros monthly. And that is the result? Not even going through the first round? Unfortunately, this time again the famous saying "Panem and Circenses", give us bread and circus, or to be more modern give us food and entertain us, will not work.
This, once again, goes back to the same problem: as long as Morocco will not be a democracy where people, competent ones, will make good decisions in all the sectors, then yes the country will go ahead like all western nations. And for the moment, the country is idle.

The regime is dying?

Well it is a little bit early to say that. But Moroccan regime has to change radically otherwise the explosion will happen. It cannot work for more time. They start realizing that the monarchy is out of the reality of the country and the people. Does it mean that Arab spring stopped already? And that the other Arab countries will not see a new regime soon?
Time is here to demand more changes and to take the streets to show their will for a new regime.
Let's see. Unfortunately Moroccans are not going to go on protesting.

New Moroccan government

January 2, 2012
Finally there is a new government in Morocco. There are plenty of new names, it is a fact. But according to what some sources say, the king vetoed some which means that he does not want a real democracy. He only wants to go on ruling the country. He did not understand that Arab people want a real democracy. The worst thing is that he only has mediocre people around him. But as he is himself mediocre, he only can have people like him surrounding him.
The problem is that there will not be any tangible results for the country. Nothing will really change the way Moroccans want.
Terrible for the country and the people. One day they will wake up and do a real revolution.

What is going on in Morocco?

Morocco has stayed quite apart in Arab world. Compared to some other countries, it is a democracy where people have a lot of freedom. There are elections regularly and parties are allowed to present candidates freely. The economy is doing well, mainly thanks to tourism and phosphate