Algeria states its case for Western Sahara

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Algiers - Algeria accused Morocco on Monday of intensifying a war of words between the two countries as tensions mount over the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

"All we can do it express our very strong disappointment in the escalation of speeches by Morocco," Foreign Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem told state radio.

"Even if we disagree on the question of Western Sahara it should not be used to abuse us too much because the Algerian people only wants the good for the Moroccan people," he said.

Relations have worsened since South Africa last month decided to establish full diplomatic ties with the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), dealing a blow to Rabat's claim over the territory.

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1. Wow -- That's an In-Your-Face Move by SoAfr

I didn't even know there was a shadow government in Western Sahara.

As moderate as Morocco is on many issues, they are extremely insistent on the takeover of Western Sahara, having flooded it with emigrants from Morocco to control the electoral process. They have persisted despite repeated UN actions. I don't look for anything short of military action to dissuade them.