25 FEBRUARY 2006, Page 31

Rapacious Rabat

From Joseph Palley

Sir: Tom Walker (‘Render unto Dubya’, 18 February) makes no mention of Morocco’s annexation of Western Sahara. Rabat is nakedly imperialist; its war with the Polisario hurts the economy and feeds Islamic fundamentalism in Africa. African governments are beginning to speak up. But the continuing silence of Arab governments on Morocco undermines the Arab call for selfdetermination in Palestine.

Joseph Palley Richmond, Surrey