RABAT, April 19 (ISlamOnline.net) - As the U.S. forces pushed into the heart of Baghdad after more than two weeks of blistering aggression, feelings of suspicion and hatred mingled to reverberate across Morocco for what the people widely see as a brazen occupation.

Glued to TV sets to follow the rapid developments since the U.S. forces fired the first missile on Baghdad on Thursday, March 20, Moroccans came to realize the genuine intentions of the U.S., namely, maintaining a grip control over the Arab country’s oil rich sources and razing a civilization dating back to 10,000 years.

“The Americans seeking a regime change in Iraq have a hidden strategy to target Islamic vigilance, change school syllabi, undermine potentials of resistance, install pro-west regime and realize full normalization with the Zionist enemy” Mustafa el-Khalfy, a journalist, said.

Israel’s role in the U.S. war against Iraq left Khalfy infuriated at a country occupying Arab territories for more than 50 years now and pressing its close ally to move next to attack Iraq’s neighbor Syria.

Many voiced their dissatisfaction with the scenes of looting and plundering in the Iraqi areas directly after the occupation began.

“The anarchy and chaos, which were encouraged by the U.S. forces, clearly demonstrate the real intentions of the Americans,” charged Amr Mizwara, a Faculty of Arts student.

“It is a well-contrived plan whose real objective is to have a tight hand on the oil wells and to begin a new era of occupation,” opined another university student.

He wondered why the U.S. marines encircled the Oil Ministry to turn away looters while at the same time they left other institutions, including the Iraqi National Museum, open to a free-for-all pillaging and thievery.

He echoed the same fears spelt by 30 archaeology experts who met in UNESCO headquarters in Geneva.

They concluded that the plundering of the irreplaceable artifacts in the Museum were carried out by organized gangs of thieves and looters.

For deposed Saddam Hussein, Moroccans generally felt relieved at his removal from power but still worried about 25 millions no longer under his rule.

“We could not trust the Americans; look how their generals and politicians dealt with Iraqi civilians, they killed children and innocent people with as silly justification as that they were mistakes,” said Nizha Amrir, a teacher.

“Washington is the one that set up Saddam in power in Baghdad and then encouraged him to attack his neighbors. Now, they suspiciously hide him to justify staying in Iraq allegedly as peacekeeping forces,” she charged.

Washington vaguely insisted that the U.S. forces would leave Iraq as soon as peace and stability is restored and Iraqis could rule themselves freely.

But many Arab peoples feel suspcicious, as Washington wants to install pro-Israel former U.S. Army general Jay Garner, at the helm of the predominantly Muslim country to be followed by Pentagon favorite Ahmed Chalabi who did not enjoy a large base of support among the Iraqis.

But feelings of resilience were still as high among many people here, including intellectuals.

“Baghdad had fallen, but the nation has not and should not,” said journalist Khalfy.

“We have to stand against feelings of submission and calls for surrender touted by the U.S. media and psychological war institutions,” he added, noting that sights should be now set on how to face the challenges posed by the ferocious aggression against Iraq.

“We have no choice but to stand in unison with the Iraqis who put up honorable resistance,” during the war, said Morroccan Culture Minister Mohamed El-Asha’ri.

Sensing anti-American sentiments, the producers of Mecca Cola, the fizzy drink with a message on every bottle to "drink committed" to the Muslim cause and launched to rival U.S.-produced world leader in the fizzy beverages' sector Coca-Cola, were due to inaugurate a bottling plant in Morocco.