The Predator King: Plundering Morocco
Eric Laurent, Catherine GracietPreface 1
Chapter I. Mohammed VI As King Midas 3
An Economic Coup d’Etat 4
The King’s Secret Garden 6
Chapter II. When The Monarchy Lives at The Expense of Its Subjects 8
12 Royal Palaces 11
The State Underwrites and Maintains The King 13
Drops of Rain Like So Many Bars of Gold 16
Chapter III. His Father’s Son 20
“Whoever Disobeys Me, Disobeys God” 23
“A Mistake of Chromosones” 27
A Legal Absolutism 31
Chapter IV. The Monarchy of Connection and Corruption 35
The Witch-Hunt 36
The Monarchy of The Old Boys Network 39
…and The Monarchy of Rogues 43
Majidi — In Debt to The Emirs of The Gulf 46
Chapter V. From Palace to Poultry Pen 47
An Investment Strike Fabricated from The Ground up 49
El Himma’s Fit of Jealous Rage 53
Terrorism Rears Its Ugly Head 54
“They’re Forcing Us to Return to The Era of Oufkir” 56
Chapter VI. The Anti-French Conspiracy 58
“He Gave Everything to The French” 60
“They Are Astoundingly Arrogant” 63
The King Does Not Listen to Chirac 66
No Project Is Possible without The King’s Agreement 70
Chapter VII. How to Manufacture Guilt 73
Royal Favor and Disgrace 75
Any Head Appearing Higher Than The Others
Must Be Cut Down to Size 78
“Take It Back, I Don’t Want to Keep This Document!” 81
A King Who Is Close to His Money 84
The Strategy of Applying The Tourniquet 86
Chapter VIII. A Successful Stock Market Hold-Up 90
When “An Average Joe” Is A Billionaire 91
A Fortune Built on Low-Income Housing 92
The Biggest Insider Trading Scandal in Morocco’s History? 95
“I Don’t Have Any Information” 98
Chapter IX. The State Subsidizes His Majesty’s Enterprises 101
A Very Profitable Compensation Fund 103
The ONA Decides Duty Rates on Imported Milk 107
Royal Tantrums. Advisors Are Beaten 109
The Royal Domains: “Everything Is Confidential” 112
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