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Morocco's Secret Prisons

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The Moroccan Economy

Moroccan King Hassan stayed with the West during Cold War. Pan Am was about to buy an old military barracks that belonged to the French and build a luxury hotel. Unfortunately, this really angered people in the army when they discovered that most of the money from the sale would consist of a bung to King Hassan and his entourage.

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