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Crans Montana: King counts his real friends at Dakhla

The results were decidedly mixed at the big Crans Montana political-business jamboree staged by Jean-Paul Carteron in Dakhla (Western Sahara) between March 12-14, As reported by Maghreb Confidential (MC 1130), the operation carried out by the Swiss lobbyist on behalf [...] (544 words)

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