Members of the Moroccan Community in the USA were angered by the following false news published on the Middle East Newsline site: U.S. Ends Commitment To W. Sahara Autonomy . July 09, 2009 WASHINGTON [MENL] -- President Barack Obama has ended U.S. support for a Moroccan plan to establish autonomy for Western Sahara. Diplomatic sources said the Obama administration has disassociated itself from a Moroccan plan for autonomy for the disputed Western Sahara. They said the White House no longer sees itself as committed to the endorsement by then-President George Bush of Western Sahara autonomy. The Source of the news came from this link http://menewsline.com/article-1173,4001-U-S-Ends-Commitment-To-W-Sahara.aspx . The Middle East Newsline Contact information on the site is: Elli Rodan, Editor Middle East Newsline POB 523, Woodridge, N.Y., 12789. USA Phone: 1-202-609-7959 Email: [email protected] The MACC has taken the following actions against this propaganda and the operators of the Middle East Newsline site: > MACC ACTION #1: Report filed with the Office of the Inspector General > MACC ACTION #2: Warning to the Middle East Newsline web site > MACC ACTION #3: Vendor Dispute and Investigation Filing with PayPal > MACC ACTION #4: Report filed with The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) > MACC ACTION #5: Report filed with The Federal Trade Commission We urge the Moroccan community to stay alert to these Anti-Moroccan media blasts and report misleading information and fraud to the US Authorities. Please distribute to all your contacts and join us by signing this Unity Petition. The Moroccan American Community Center http://www.moroccancommunitycenter.net