"The foreign ministers of Morocco and Spain have finalised a US-brokered resolution to their dispute over the Mediterranean island of Perejil."

"But some diplomats say that fact that the EU was snubbed in favour of US mediation revealed Brussels as powerless to enforce its will in difficult international matters. "

"US Secretary of State Colin Powell was quoted as saying last week that both countries were good friends to the US.

Morocco - a moderate Arab state - is viewed by Washington as an important ally in the fight against international terrorism. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2143406.stm

Maybe the BBC were wring and the US had nothing to do with it......