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By Matthew Russell Lee, Scope, song, II, song II

UN GATE, March 3 -- On Western Sahara, Inner City Press has repeatedly asked UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, his spokesmen and now Communications chief Melissa Fleming about sexual harassment charges against his representative Colin Stewart, which it has exclusively reported as credited here and even here.

 Guterres has repeatedly refused to answer, and denied Inner City Press access to the UN he lets dozens of Moroccan state media into as he and Fleming continue the ban on Inner City Press supported by a frivolous complaint filed against Inner City Press' coverage from the UN Security Council stakeout. So, after the December 2020 developments, on SoundCloud this song, here.

  Now in March Guterres' French spokesman Stephane Dujarric has openly taken Morocco's side - so here's the call out (while Inner City Press remains banned by Guterres, 974 days and counting, opposed) "The Frente POLISARIO has taken note of the recent statements made by the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General during his daily press briefings regarding the current situation in Western Sahara resulting from Morocco’s serious breach of the 1991 ceasefire and related military agreements.  Despite the claim that the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) “continues to monitor the situation throughout the Territory, including in Guerguerat”, the ambiguous and inconsistent way in which the general situation in the Territory is described shows once again the Mission’s attempt to give the impression that “overall calm” is still prevailing in Western Sahara.  The Frente POLISARIO deplores this reductive way of describing the current situation in Western Sahara, which does not only echo some aspects of the official narrative of the Moroccan occupying state in this regard, but it is also irresponsible and unhelpful. It further undermines the already eroded credibility of the Mission and misinforms the Secretariat, the Security Council and international community about the reality of the current situation in Western Sahara.... MINURSO is expected to keep the UN Secretariat and the Security Council informed of developments in and related to Western Sahara and support regional stability. It is therefore imperative that the Mission maintain its neutrality, impartiality, and independence when reporting on the events in and related to Western Sahara.  [Good luck.] The United Nations in general and MINURSO in particular should understand that “business as usual” attitude regarding Western Sahara is a recipe for disaster in view of the current situation in the Territory"

  On December 26, amid report of abuse below, Morocco trolls comically called out not only Inner City Press, banned for questioning Guterres not only on his support for colonialism not only in Western Sahara but also Cameroon, CAR and elsewhere, but also a UN insider, "The Plant," Abdel Hamid Siyam, here.

This guy is let into every UN briefing, usually only asking about one issue, entirely silent on UN ban of Press. But the trolls don't like his questions either, though when asked what secret (or "closet") meeting it covered, they reply "We don't need to remember the facts.. Everyone knows the story."

Yeah - sounds like Melissa Fleming.

So, this: Madrid (Spain), 26 December 2020 (SPS) - The League of Sahrawi Journalists and Writers in Europe has strongly condemned the barbaric aggression against Sahrawi activists in occupied El Aiun and Boudjdour by Moroccan occupation forces, expressing its unconditional solidarity with all the victims of Morocco's machine of repression.  In a statement released on Friday, the League condemned the aggression against human rights activist Sultana Khaya in the occupied city of Boudjdour, calling on the UN through the MINURSO (UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara)." Fat chance - Fat Tony and his mission are totally corrupt

Guterres' role in orchestrating colonial lies, from Western Sahara to Cameroon, and censoring and banning independent Press and refusing its questions, is decisive. Here are just some of the Morocco state media Guterres and Melissa Fleming let in, and Steph Dujarric answers, from the UN Censorship Alliance (UNCA) --

Enhari Naoufal Moroccan News Agency (MAP) UN correspondent United Nations Secretariat Building Room S-0419 New York NY 10017 enharinaoufal@gmail.com Tel: 917-530-2673

Benyoussef Bouchra Quid.MA  Tel: (212) 758-6461 Mobile: (201) 873-5656 www.quid.ma @b.bouchra2001 -- "does not exist" (also a UN staff member - incredible)

There are more, and there will be more. Guterres should be fired.

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