jOe, our ex-intelligence analyst Larry Clown apparently hasn't heard the news yet about the series of Muslim suicide bombings in 2003 in Casablanca, or the series of Muslim suicide bombings in Casablanca in April and May of 2007. In my opinion, poor Larry Clown is either woefully uninformed, just plain dumb, or too dishonest to tell you about the nationality of the Islamic terrorist who was responsible for the 2017 Barcelona, Spain terrorist attack. He was Moroccan-born Younes Abouyaaqoub.
Then there was the April 2011 suicide attack that blew apart a well-known tourist cafe in the Moroccan city of Marrakech killing at least 15 people, including 11 tourists, and injuring at least 20 more.
Real intelligence analysts who actually exhibit some intelligence and who apparently aren't so committed to concealing the threat of Islamic terror in Morocco say it is very likely that there will be more attacks in Morocco. A quick search can provide you with multiple instances of other attacks in Morocco, and attacks that were thwarted before the Islamists could kill again. It is well known that there are active ISIS and Al Qaeda cells operating in Morocco.
My, my. Anything more recent than 7 years ago, Keith? If you want to keep track on a year by year basis, the State Dept issues annual country terrorist reports. The report on Morocco for 2016 (2017 not available yet):
"While no terrorist incidents occurred in Morocco in 2016, Morocco's counterterrorism efforts and cooperation with international partners led to numerous disruptions of alleged terrorist cells and prosecutions of associated individuals . . . " Followed by a list of said disruptions.
You see, Keith . . . and I know I have to explain all of this to you, lacking as you are in either military or intelligence experience . . . those earlier terrorist incidents you cited energized the government of Morocco to take more PROACTIVE steps against terrorists. ("Proactive" = disruption, arrest, etc BEFORE the attack occurs. Rather than simply REACTING after it happens.) When we do similar things in this country, that's considered a "win" for counterterrorism. Same standard applies in Morocco.
Let's see . . . likely that there will be more attacks in Morocco, when Keith can't come up with any since 2011. Sure, doesn't mean they should let down their guard. But it does mean that they're doing a pretty good job. After all, when's the last year that we haven't had any Islamist terrorist attacks in THIS country? And compared to Europe in general, we're doing pretty well in that area. But not--interestingly enough--compared to Morocco. They're doing better than we are. And it's a Muslim country. Compare to other places in North Africa, like pretty much everywhere other than Morocco. They're #1 in the region when it comes to dealing with terrorism. That's what a real analyst would observe . . . based on the most current information.
Now, back to ignore for Keith . . . since he tends to post only fake news.
