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Despite the United States\u2019 denials, declassified records reveal that King Hassan\u2019s success was made possible through US intervention.<\/p>\n<p>in <em>Le Monde diplomatique<\/em> (English Language Edition), January 2006.<\/p>\n<p>en fran\u00e7ais: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arso.org\/mundy2006.htm\">http:\/\/www.arso.org\/mundy2006.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>en espa\u00f1ol: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arso.org\/MundyMondeDiplo2006es.pdf\">http:\/\/www.arso.org\/MundyMondeDiplo2006es.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last November marked the 30th anniversary of the Sahara crisis, triggered when Morocco successfully pressured Madrid out of its desert colony in autumn 1975. 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