U.S. plans for a military command based in Africa have met a new setback. The Guardian of London reports a State Department delegation was rebuffed in several meetings with African nations earlier this month. Morocco — the Bush administration’s closest northern African ally — indicated it would reject a permanent U.S. presence on its soil. A State Department official said the U.S. has a “a big image problem [in Africa],” adding: “Public opinion is really against getting into bed with the U.S.”