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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08BEIRUT334 | Lebanon: Print Media -- Newspapers [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This cable provides information on Lebanese newspapers including political affiliations and circulation figures where available. Lebanon's print media is diverse, vibrant and often opinionated. There a [...] | 2008-03-05 08:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMDR OPRC KPAO PREF PREL KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT335 | PD PROGRAMS ATTRACT YOUTH THROUGHOUT LEBANON [...] (U) Summary: Youth from throughout Lebanon are increasingly interested in Public Diplomacy's (PD) student programs. Results from the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) and English Access Microscholarship programs indicate that PD's outreach includes students from all groups of Lebanon's diverse se [...] | 2008-03-05 13:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OEXC SCUL KPAO |
08BEIRUT347 | LEBANON: FACEBOOK: BEIRUT'S NEWEST TOOL IN YOUTH [...] Summary: Responding to the overwhelming popularity in Lebanon of an American-based social networking website, Public Diplomacy (PD) Beirut is inviting tech-savvy Lebanese youth from all walks of life to become friends...on Facebook. With a membership base of 256,000 people in Lebanon and growi [...] | 2008-03-07 10:20:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC KPAO KMPI |
08BEIRUT348 | Lebanon: Media Coverage -- USAID Projects in the South [...] Summary: Under the title "Forbidden Assistance," a Lebanese magazine "Southern Issues" (Shu'un Jannubiah) carried a ten-page report on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Lebanon's assistance to southern Lebanon, the area where Hizballah, a designated terrorist orga [...] | 2008-03-07 12:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO PREF PREL KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT365 | Lebanon: Media Reaction, March 11, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-11 09:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO PREF PREL KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT407 | LEBANON: NOMINATIONS FOR MEPI STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM [...] (U) On March 7 and 10, a four-member Embassy panel conducted interviews with short-listed applicants for this summerQs MEPI Student Leaders Program. Ten principal candidates and four alternates were selected based on their qualifications for the program and interview performance. The ten pri [...] | 2008-03-19 14:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI KPAO LE |
08BEIRUT409 | LEBANON: NOMINATIONS FOR MEPI STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM [...] (U) On March 7 and 10, a four-member Embassy panel conducted interviews with short-listed applicants for this summerQs MEPI Student Leaders Program. Ten principal candidates and four alternates were selected based on their qualifications for the program and interview performance. The ten pri [...] | 2008-03-20 09:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KPAO PREL LE |
08BEIRUT693 | LEBANON: FACEBOOK - YOUTH GO ONLINE TO OPPOSE [...] Summary: Facebook, a social networking site, is one online medium Lebanese youth have used to react to the political instability and violence plaguing the country since May 7. Many have made their opinions public by posting comments on their profiles, changing their profile pictures to patrioti [...] | 2008-05-15 12:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR OEXC SCUL AINT KPAO LE |
08BEIRUT855 | Lebanon: Media Reaction, June 6, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 10:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT897 | LEBANON: PARTICIPATION IN THE FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS [...] (SBU) The entity that represents Lebanon at the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission is the Lebanese Standards Institution, known by the acronym LIBNOR. Currently, political parties in Lebanon are negotiating formation of a new cabinet. Given that travel expenses to attend the commission me [...] | 2008-06-16 06:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
08BEIRUT914 | Lebanon: Special Media Reaction: Secretary Rice's [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 15:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BELGRADE150 | BELGRADE HOPES FOR SLOW CHANGE IN KOSOVO STATUS [...] (SBU) Kosovo Ministry officials told visiting State and Defense Department representatives on January 30 that only a compromise on Kosovo final status would lead to a durable solution. Assistant Kosovo Ministers urged "incremental" changes in Kosovo and said a "surge to independence" would de [...] | 2008-02-08 09:10:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
08BELGRADE171 | SERBIA ON THE EVE OF KOSOVO'S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) Serbia's leaders and activists are preparing for Kosovo's imminent declaration of independence and the European Union's decision to deploy a mission to Kosovo. Ruling parties plan to convene parliament to oppose both moves, while nationalist groups have announced protests calling an EU [...] | 2008-02-14 06:15:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
08BELGRADE18 | NEXT STEPS IN SOUTHERN SERBIA IN 2008 [...] The Serbian government's Coordinating Body for Southern Serbia (CB) will unveil in early 2008 its engagement and investment strategy for the next two years for the ethnic Albanian-majority Presevo Valley. While serious obstacles remain in the way of a normalized relation between Belgrade and [...] | 2008-01-04 11:37:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
08BELGRADE190 | SOUTHERN SERBIA CALM IN THE WAKE OF KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] Southern Serbia's Presevo Valley remained calm during and after Kosovo's declaration of independence on February 17. GOS officials, security forces, and local leaders of constructively engaged with the area's ethnic Albanian-majority to prevent unrest. While the possibility remains that prot [...] | 2008-02-21 13:42:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
08BELGRADE206 | SERBIA: PM CALLS TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT; NEW ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica recommended on March 8 to dissolve parliament and for new parliamentary elections be held. He said this was the best solution for ending the ongoing government gridlock over Serbia's Kosovo policy and its path to Europe. President Tadic said he would a [...] | 2008-03-10 11:25:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PBTS KPAO KV XG SR |
08BELGRADE273 | SERBIA: KOSTUNICA'S CAMPAIGN: ALL KOSOVO, ALL THE TIME [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia will try to keep national attention on Kosovo, rather than European integration, as part of its electoral strategy for Serbia's May 11 elections. The DSS campaign will seize on and prolong stories of unrest in Kosovo, such as the Mar [...] | 2008-03-21 14:27:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KV SR |
08BELGRADE279 | SERBIA: LORD, HOW THIS SANDZAK IS GIVEN TO LYING [...] (SBU) The ethnically-Muslim region of Sandzak remains a tense volatile area, prone to sporadic violence as a result of a feud between two rival Islamic associations. The May 11 parliamentary and local elections in Sandzak provide both an opportunity to vote out a particularly distasteful loca [...] | 2008-03-24 17:09:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR |
08BELGRADE297 | SERBIA: SAMARDZIC'S PROPOSAL TO UN: IT'S ALL DOMESTIC PARTY [...] (SBU) Making full use of the ambiguity surrounding a caretaker regime, Prime Minister Kostunica empowered his Kosovo Minister and chief advisor Slobodan Samardzic to offer an interim agreement with UNMIK. President Tadic's party has complained that its government ministers were not given a cha [...] | 2008-03-26 14:45:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR |
08BELGRADE309 | SERBIA: PARTIES' IDEOLOGIES GIVE WAY TO "MATHEMATICAL [...] (SBU) Leaders of Prime Minister Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia and failed presidential candidate Nikolic's Radicals are openly discussing a likely post election coalition. President Tadic's Democratic Party has apparently seeks to keep all post election options open, though increasingl [...] | 2008-03-31 10:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR |
08BELGRADE324 | SERBIA: DELIBERATIONS ON SERBIAN ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Serbia's caretaker government will meet for the first time to discuss on April 3 how to hold May 11 local and parliamentary elections in Kosovo. No decision is expected. Parties have not yet reached agreement on technical details but Serbian officials generally support holding both nati [...] | 2008-04-02 15:56:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR |
08BELGRADE367 | SERBIA: REFUGEE COORDINATOR WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL [...] (SBU) On April 10, refcord met with European Commission Delegation to Serbia's First Counselor and Head of Operations Ferenc Simon to discuss the 2007 and 2008 Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) support for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees. The EC announced on April [...] | 2008-04-11 15:37:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR |
08BELGRADE372 | SOUTHERN SERBIA COPES WITH NEW POLITICAL REALITIES [...] (SBU) In addition to the ongoing challenge of its integration with the rest of Serbia, the ethnically-mixed Presevo Valley is struggling with the impact of Kosovo independence on links across the new border. Politically, ethnic Albanian leaders are still divided between two camps: pro-integrat [...] | 2008-04-14 14:36:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR |
08BELGRADE396 | SERBIA: SOCIALISTS EAGER TO DEAL [...] (SBU) Serbia's Socialist Party appears to have enough support to win seats in the May 2008 parliamentary elections, and may even increase their parliamentary presence for the first time since the ouster from power of former party chairman and convicted war criminal Slobodan Milosevic. Party of [...] | 2008-04-18 15:09:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR |
08BELGRADE418 | SERBIA: TO BRUSSELS OR MOSCOW? SAA AND GAZPROM DEAL [...] (SBU) Serbia's leaders and media have seized on two pending agreements, the EU Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) and a bilateral energy deal with Russia, as symbols of the struggle between political allies turned adversaries to chart the country's direction. President Boris Tadic l [...] | 2008-04-23 15:57:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ECON ENRG SR |
08BELGRADE426 | SERBIA GETS SAA, DEMOCRATS WIN BACK INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) A late-breaking decision by the EU to sign the SAA with Serbia boosts President Boris Tadic's Democratic Party coalition in advance of May 11 elections. Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic plans to travel to Luxembourg to sign today (April 29). Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic benefits po [...] | 2008-04-29 13:47:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR |
08BELGRADE429 | SERBIA: ALBANIANS ON NATIONAL BALLOT [...] Ethnic Albanian parties from southern Serbia gathered enough signatures to put them on Serbia's May 11 parliamentary ballot. Albanian participation had been at risk after the Serbian authorities increased the number of signatures necessary for minority party registration from 3,000 to 10,000. [...] | 2008-04-30 12:03:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR |
08BELGRADE485 | SOUTHERN SERBIA: ALBANIANS RETURN TO PARLIAMENT, MODERATES [...] (U) Albanians in Southern Serbia's Presevo Valley voted in record numbers on May 11 to return one representative to Serbia's national parliament. In local elections, moderate Serb and Albanian parties made gains against their more radical opponents in Bujanovac and Presevo. With no outright m [...] | 2008-05-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR |
08BELGRADE50 | SERBIAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS [...] (SBU) Upcoming Serbian presidential elections pit the incumbent President Boris Tadic against Radical Party Tomislav Nikolic in a race that Tadic will likely win in the second round of voting. The Radicals are running an effective campaign, however, presenting a kinder, gentler message that m [...] | 2008-01-11 15:37:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
08BELGRADE514 | SERBIA: RESPONSE ON CUBAN SOLIDARITY DAY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU SR |
08BELGRADE569 | SERBIA: POSITIVE RESPONSE TO TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) We presented the Combating Trafficking in Persons report on Serbia to Srdjan Milkovic, North Americas Division Chief at the Foreign Ministry, on June 4. Miljkovic praised other recent human rights-related reports from the Department for their accuracy and said he was eager to read the fu [...] | 2008-06-09 18:53:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SR |
08BELGRADE587 | SERBS WILL ANSWER UN SYG BAN'S LETTER WITH A "SOFT NO" ON [...] (SBU) President Tadic will likely respond on June 15 with a "soft no" to UN SYG Ban's letter on UNMIK (UN Mission in Kosovo) reconfiguration. Prime Minister Kostunica has already responded publicly, calling the Ban proposal unacceptable for Serbia. Kosovo Minister Samardzic publicly said UN [...] | 2008-06-13 15:11:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SR KV |
08BELGRADE591 | SERBIA - KOSOVO MINISTRY WAITING CONSTITUTION AND [...] (SBU) As Kosovo prepares to enact its new constitution on June 15, Serbia's Ministry for Kosovo is cautiously watching, but not actively planning any major response to the event, and is expecting that little on the ground will change in the near term. Kosovo Minister Slobodan Samardzic will [...] | 2008-06-13 18:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SR MW KV |
08BELGRADE603 | SERBIA: PRIME MINISTER LOSES BID (FOR NOW) TO HAVE [...] (SBU) In contrast to President Tadic's "soft no" to UNSYG Ban's letter on UNMIK reconfiguration, Prime Minister Kostunica and his Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) sought a special session of Serbia's new parliament to declare Kosovo's new constitution illegal and reject the EU's plan to send a [...] | 2008-06-18 08:26:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SR KV |
08BELGRADE61 | SERBIA ADOPTS KOSOVO ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The Serbian Government on January 14 adopted a plan of official responses to a declaration of Kosovo independence. The government will not release the document to the public and no specifics of the plan are yet clear. Serbian officials, including the Foreign Minister, told us the plan [...] | 2008-01-16 06:13:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
08BELGRADE62 | SERBIA ADOPTS KOSOVO ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The Serbian Government on January 14 adopted a plan of official responses to a declaration of Kosovo independence. The government will not release the document to the public and no specifics of the plan are yet clear. Serbian officials, including the Foreign Minister, told us the plan [...] | 2008-01-16 06:13:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
08BELGRADE744 | SERBIAN PUBLIC REACTION TO KARADZIC ARREST MUTED [...] (SBU) Public reaction to the July 21 arrest of Radovan Karadzic, indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),thus far has been confined to a few small demonstrations by ultra-right groups and Radical Party members, although thousands of soccer fans cheered [...] | 2008-07-24 18:57:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO ASEC SR |
08BELGRADE800 | SOUTHERN SERBIA: HIGH EXPECTATIONS, MISSED OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) By not including Serbs in local governments, Southern Serbia's ethnic Albanian political leaders missed an opportunity to exercise political inclusiveness and set a course for stability in the multi-ethnic, economically depressed, politically volatile region. In Bujanovac and Presevo mun [...] | 2008-08-07 08:54:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR |
08BELGRADE875 | SERBIA: KOSOVO MINISTRY MEETS WITH UNMIK REP, SERBIAN [...] (SBU) Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic and UNMIK Deputy Head Nicholas Haysom on August 25 discussed the return of ethnic Serbs to judicial bodies in northern Kosovo and to the Kosovo Police Service (KPS),the third UNMIK-GOS meeting in the past six weeks. Bogdanovic reiterated tra [...] | 2008-08-28 05:25:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SR KV |
08BELMOPAN253 | BELIZE -- DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Embassy has attempted to place an op-ed with major media outlets in Belize. At this time we have not received a commitment to publish. 2. We have posted information on the Day of Solidarity on the Embassy website along with a link to solidaridadcuba.org. 3. On May 21 Embassy staff ar [...] | 2008-05-20 15:29:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO SOCI CU BH |
08BELMOPAN263 | BELIZE -- DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Embassy Belmopan distributed op-ed to major media outlets in Belize. Belize newspapers are published weekly and no confirmation of publication was received. 2. Information on the Day of Solidarity was posted on the Embassy website along with a link to solidaridadcuba.org. 3. Embassy [...] | 2008-05-22 20:08:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO SOCI CU BH |
08BERLIN1408 | (S/NF) GERMANY NONCOMMITTAL ON PALESTINIAN [...] (S/NF) DCM raised October 15 with German NSA Christoph Heusgen the possibility of Germany resettling the Palestinian Guantanamo detainee described in Ref (A). Heusgen was noncommittal; he did not rule it out but suggested that other countries (he mentioned Spain) might be more appropriate. [...] | 2008-10-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1515 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. Elections, Russia, EU [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Outcome of U.S. Elections 3. (Russia) Medvedev Address 4. (EU) Accession Report  [...] | 2008-11-06 11:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1524 | MEDIA REACTION: Indonesia, Economic, MEPP, U.S., Russia, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Indonesia) Execution Of Terrorists 3. (Economic) Financial Crisis, Chinese Economic Program 4. (MEPP) Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Aftermath Of U.S. Elections 6. (Russia) Foreign Policy, Accident On Nuclear Submarine 7. (U.S.-Spain) Relations [...] | 2008-11-10 11:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1529 | MEDIA REACTION: Financial Crisis, Economic, EU-Russia, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Economic) Financial Crisis 3. (Economic) U.S. Car Industry Problems 4. (EU-Russia) Energy Policy, Partnership Agreement 5. (U.S.-Afghanistan) Future Policy 6. (U.S.-EU) Future Cooperation 7. (Mideast) Peace Process 8. (U.S.) Obama [...] | 2008-11-12 12:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1562 | MEDIA REACTION: Somalia, Georgia, Economic, Obama [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Somalia) Hijacked Supertanker 3. (Georgia) Geneva Talks 4. (Economic) Finance Crisis 5. (U.S.) Obama Administration  [...] | 2008-11-19 11:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1566 | MEDIA REACTION: Somalia, Obama, U.S.-Iraq Latam, Congo EU [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Somalia) Pirate Activities 3. (U.S.) Obama Team 4. (U.S.-Iraq) Status of Forces Agreement 5. (Latam) China's Influence 6. (Africa) Congo 7. (EU) Economic Stimulus Package  [...] | 2008-11-20 11:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1633 | ENCOURAGING CREDIBLE VOICES TO COUNTER VIOLENT [...] (SBU) Here in Berlin, there is no question that local voices advocating tolerance and understanding are most effective. We are fortunate here in having considerable support on this issue from the Interior Ministry. There is a deep understanding of the imperative to reach vulnerable segments [...] | 2008-12-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO OPRC OIIP GM PREL |
08BERLIN1649 | MEDIA REACTION: UK-Iraq, Economic, EU Summit, Greece, [...] Lead Stories Summary Editorials focused on the controversy between the CSU and CDU on lowering taxes, on German participation in the EU mission to combat piracy, and on the government's most recent personal data protection measures. ZDF-TV's early evening newscast Heute opened with a story [...] | 2008-12-11 12:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN1671 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-Iraq, Russia, Rumsfeld, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Iraq) Bush in Baghdad 3. (Russia) New Opposition Party/Antigovernment Protests 4. (U.S.) Report on Rumsfeld Regarding Detainees 5. (U.S.) Financial Crisis 6. (U.S.) Car Industry 7. (EU) Reaction To EU Summit 8. (Germany) Reac [...] | 2008-12-15 12:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN407 | WIREC - GERMAN PLEDGES AND REACTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Many of Germany's pledges included in the Washington International Action Program (WIAP) from the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) were similar to climate and energy measures already agreed to by the German Cabinet in August 2007. Additional commitme [...] | 2008-04-01 12:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA GM |
08BERLIN475 | AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 15 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German Environment Minister Gabriel told the Ambassador that Germany recognizes the role sectoral approaches will play in supporting global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Gabriel views the Major Economies Process as the key forum for building consensus to support [...] | 2008-04-16 10:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA GM |
08BERLIN658 | CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY: MISSION GERMANY ACTIVITIES [...] (U) Per reftel B, Mission Germany plans to issue an Op-Ed under the Ambassador's by-line in recognition of the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People on May 21. The Op-Ed will appear in a national daily newspaper, The Tagesspiegel. We are working with the Chancellor's office and the Foreign [...] | 2008-05-19 16:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU GM |
08BERLIN802 | MEDIA REACTION: Mideast, Iran, France [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Mideast) Israeli-Hamas Peace Talks 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (France) White Book On Defense  [...] | 2008-06-18 11:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN829 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, IRAN, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, ZIMBABWE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Palestinian Conference in Berlin 3. EU Sanctions against Iran 4. U.S. Nuclear Weapons 5. Zimbabwe 6. Oil Price 7. Berlin Airlift Anniversary 8. French President Sarkozy in Israel  [...] | 2008-06-24 12:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BERLIN836 | MEDIA REACTION: Mideast, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, U.S.-Germany, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Mideast) Berlin Conference, Israeli Government Crisis 3. (Zimbabwe) Run-Off Elections 4. (Pakistan) Infiltration From Afghan Border Region 5. (U.S.-Germany) U.S. Nuclear Weapons In Germany 6. (Serbia) New Government 7. (U.S.) Interest Ra [...] | 2008-06-26 12:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM |
08BISHKEK1021 | Libel Suits Chill Free Speech in Kyrgyzstan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A successful libel suit by President Bakiyev's nephew against two independent newspapers has opened a veritable flood gate to additional criminal and civil suits against newspapers. The suits, which can result in awards of one million soms (over $28,000) in moral damages, are o [...] | 2008-10-06 09:32:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK1082 | EMBASSY BISHKEK NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S [...] (SBU) Gazbubu Babayarova serves as a Research Associate and Bride Kidnapping Project Coordinator within Social Research Center (SRC) at the American University in Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. A former victim of bride kidnapping or "ala kachuu", Babayarova has spent the last four years [...] | 2008-10-27 11:35:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM KG |
08BISHKEK1117 | Christian Missionary Foundation Opens New American [...] (SBU) Summary: The Mercy Christian Foundation, a legally registered Christian organization active in the northern Kyrgyz city of Tokmok, has partnered with some of the original founders of the American University of Central Asia and has opened an American Professional Institute in the city. W [...] | 2008-11-04 03:07:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL PHUM KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK1133 | Embassy Election Events a Hit with Kyrgyz Elites and [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Bishkek hosted sx public events November 5 to mark the U.S. presidential elections. The events took place at the Chief of Mission's Residence (CMR); the American Corners in Jalalabad, Kant, and Karakol; and the American Centers in Bishkek and Osh. Prominent opposition p [...] | 2008-11-06 11:02:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK1186 | RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA SCORES POINTS AT KYRGYZ STUDENT [...] (C) A conference on U.S. policy in Central Asia showed the success of Russian mass media domination in convincing Kyrgyz students that Russia is their friend and savior, and America only wants to weaken and exploit them. The conference was organized on November 13 by President Boris Yeltsin Ky [...] | 2008-11-26 05:09:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL SCUL KG |
08BISHKEK1222 | KYRGYZ TV PULLS RFE/RL OFF THE AIR, AVOIDS EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyz National Television and Radio Company (KTR) suspended broadcasting of RFE/RL radio and television programming on October 8, ostensibly due to non-payment by the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB). However, IBB has since confirmed that its electronic funds transfer r [...] | 2008-12-10 08:44:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK1254 | KYRGYZ STATE TELEVISION AND RADIO REFUSES TO [...] (C) Summary: Representatives from the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL),along with A/PAO, met December 15 with Kyrgyz officials to try to get RFE/RL's Kyrgyz-language service ("Azattyk") back on Kyrgyz State Television and Radio ("KTR"). Th [...] | 2008-12-17 10:30:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK1273 | CHARGE ENGAGES KYRGYZ WHITE HOUSE OVER RFE/RL [...] (C) Summary: During a December 18 meeting with the Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ryskulov, Charge raised concerns over the suspension of RFE/RL's Kyrgyz-language programming by Kyrgyz state television and radio (KTR). Ryskulov was somewhat optimistic that RFE/RL and KTR could reach agree [...] | 2008-12-23 02:27:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK38 | Local Kyrgyz Election Coverage Far From Fair and Balanced [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Embassy's election monitoring program, a Democracy Commission grant was awarded to a local NGO to study the use of broadcast and print media in the run-up to the December 21 parliamentary elections. The results were unsurprising. The results confirm the trend ove [...] | 2008-01-11 08:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK395 | 1540 COMMITTEE POINTS PASSED TO KYRGYZ MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP KG |
08BISHKEK422 | Kyrgyz Media Reaction on Shooting of Russian Officer Based [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Sunday, April 20th, there was an altercation between Russian servicemen and Kyrgyz traffic police outside Bishkek. As a result, Kyrgyz traffic police shot a Russian officer based at the Russian air base in Kant, who was severely injured, losing a rib and his spleen. While the [...] | 2008-04-30 10:56:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK531 | RFE/RL UZBEK-LANGUAGE BROADCASTS FROM KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post met with local Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) representatives to investigate reported shut down of RFE/RL's Uzbek-language radio broadcasts from Kyrgyzstan. Broadcasts in the UKV frequencies have apparently been stopped since April 30; local representatives specula [...] | 2008-05-23 13:00:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL KG |
08BISHKEK603 | KYRGYZ NONCOMMITTAL ON U.S. CODEX CANDIDATE [...] The Kyrgyz MFA replied to Embassy's request (based on reftel) for support of Dr. Karen Hulebak's candidacy for the Codex Alimentarius Commission by Diplomatic Note 011-11/2231 dated June 2, 2008. According to the note, the Kyrgyz side will give "due consideration" to our request and inform us [...] | 2008-06-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK608 | IIP Speaker Fierman Wins Over Kyrgyz Audience [...] (U) SUMMARY: Dr. William Fierman, Director of Indiana University's Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center and Professor of Central Asian Studies, participated in an IIP Speaker Program in Kyrgyzstan June 1 - 8, 2008. During his visit, he met with over 200 professors, students, jour [...] | 2008-06-13 07:09:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL KG |
08BISHKEK742 | Kyrgyz Visitor Group Returns from U.S. BaQTour with [...] (U) SUMMARY: Four Kyrgyz officials returned from an International Visitor Program tour of Air Force bases in the U.S. convinced that hosting a base offers benefits for a community, but eager to increase such benefits in Kyrgyzstan. In separate meetings with Embassy and Manas Airbase leadershi [...] | 2008-07-18 10:22:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL PINR KG |
08BISHKEK743 | Kyrgyz Education Roundtable Identifies Worrying Trends [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Yovanovitch participated in a roundtable discussion of education systems with Russian television host Vladimir Posner on May 28 at the American University of Central Asia. The group, which included Kyrgyz officials, did not agree on one best model for Kyrgyzstan. Some [...] | 2008-07-18 10:22:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL PINR KG |
08BISHKEK747 | Kyrgyz Media Embed in Afghanistan Counters Misinformation [...] (U) SUMMARY: Four Kyrgyz journalists were embedded June 21-27 in Afghanistan to allow them better to understand Coalition military and reconstruction efforts and the critical role of Manas Air Base in supporting those efforts. The journalists, who spent time at Bagram Air Base and a Provincia [...] | 2008-07-21 07:28:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL MARR KG |
08BISHKEK820 | TFGG01: Reactions in Kyrgyz Media to the Crisis in Georgia [...] (SBU) Summary: Most Kyrgyz newspapers continue in a sporadic summer publishing schedule, and only a few analysts have spoken out on the events in Georgia. Television media is overwhelmingly dominated by reports based on information from Russian sources. Internet forums are overflowing with mi [...] | 2008-08-12 10:51:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK930 | Environmental Specialist Plants Seeds of Consciousness in [...] (SBU) Summary: IIP Speaker Jaime Lozano, Los Angeles Environmental Specialist with over twenty years experience in solid waste management, raised awareness of the solid waste disposal challenges facing Kyrgyzstan. He met with students, academicians, NGO's, and local authorities in the capital [...] | 2008-09-12 11:01:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK948 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH KYRGYZ MINISTER OF EDUCATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 12, the Ambassador met with Kyrgyz Minister of Education Boldjurova. Boldjurova expressed pride in the steps made over the years to improve the level of education in Kyrgyzstan, but acknowledged that there should be a renewed focus on improving teacher quality. Th [...] | 2008-09-19 07:10:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK954 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FREEDOM OF SPEECH WITH KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met September 15 with Kyrgyz State Television and Radio Company (KTR) Director Eshimkanov to discuss the state of the media and the prospects for the development of public television. Eshimkanov claimed credit for recent reforms and restructuring at KTR, but expressed [...] | 2008-09-22 06:43:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK956 | OSH TRIP: SOUTHERN KYRGYZ UNIVERSITY GREETS [...] (SBU) During a September 16-17 visit to the southern city of Osh, Ambassador visited Osh State University. She found a school in good physical shape, eager for international cooperation, but tarred by allegations of corruption. First Vice-Rector Turdumamat Kadyrov gave the Ambassador a tour o [...] | 2008-09-22 10:12:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PGOV SCUL KG |
08BISHKEK963 | Kyrgyz Press and Public Opinion Still Overwhelmingly [...] (SBU) Summary: Forty days after the beginning of the Georgian conflict, opinions on the conflict in the Kyrgyz media are resoundingly pro-Russian. Reader reactions to an Embassy op-ed indicate that the U.S. version of events has little support. On the contrary, the events in Georgia appear to [...] | 2008-09-23 09:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
08BISHKEK966 | OSH TRIP: IFTAR MEETING REVEALS WORRIES ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of her trip to the southern city of Osh during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner for religious and civic leaders on September 16. The evening was intended to introduce her to the Muslim community in the south, though secular leaders an [...] | 2008-09-24 08:36:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL KIRF KG |
08BISHKEK996 | KYRGYZ ANALYST CRITICIZES USG'S MUSLIM OUTREACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A local expert on Islam, Kadyr Malikov,wrote an article sharply critical of U.S. Muslim outreach in Kyrgyzstan. Malikov charged that U.S. outreach -- educational programs, Iftar dinners, exchange visitor trips -- was designed to promote religious extremism and possibly to incite [...] | 2008-09-30 04:25:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | KG KIRF KPAO PGOV PREL |
08BOGOTA1165 | STATUS OF COLOMBIAN VOLUNTARY PLEDGE FOR WIREC 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 21:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA CO |
08BOGOTA1486 | WORLD HEALTH DAY ACTIVITIES IN COLOMBIA [...] In response to reftel Econoff contacted Luz Estella Mendez, Director of the Office of International Cooperation for the Colombian Ministry of Social Protection. Mendez said the Colombian government joined with the World Health Organization (WHO) to celebrate World Health Day in two important [...] | 2008-04-22 13:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV UNGA WHO KGHG TBIO KPAO CO |
08BOGOTA2145 | U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CHAIRPERSON FAO/WHO CODEX [...] In response to reftels B and C, FAS/Bogota delivered a letter with the talking points and bio of the U.S. candidate to members of the Colombian Committee on the Codex Alimentarius (CCC),including Ramon-Eduardo Madrinan, CCC Chairman, Javier Munuz, CCC member, and Blanca-Cristina Olarte, CCC [...] | 2008-06-13 18:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
08BOGOTA36 | BOGOTA PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Bogota proposes an agbiotech outreach program in Colombia for 2008 focused on engaging executive branch officials, legislators, and agricultural industry representatives regarding policy and regulatory issues associated with agbiotech and its benefits as a tool in poverty r [...] | 2008-01-03 17:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO PREL CO |
08BOGOTA4175 | SPORTS ENVOY BARRY LARKIN PROMOTES EDUCATION THROUGH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Retired Major League Baseball great Barry Larkin visited Bogota, Cartagena, and Barranquilla from November 5th to 12th, 2008 as part of the Sports Diplomacy Program. Joined by three other Sports Envoys - Steve Laska, Joe Logan, and Matt Krause, Larkin participated in seventeen ev [...] | 2008-11-19 20:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KJRE OEXC VE CO JO LE IS |
08BRASILIA1218 | LULA, AMORIM DISCUSS CONTINUITY, IRAN, VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary: During separate meetings with Senator Hagel, President Lula and Foreign Minister Amorim shared common views about the need for the next U.S. Administration to continue building on the remarkable progress achieved in the past several years in bringing the two countries closer. Bo [...] | 2008-09-12 13:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO ETRD PREL ECON BR |
08BRASILIA1262 | REQUEST BY U.S. MISSION BRAZIL TO PARTICIPATE IN RHYTHM [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING OBJECTIVES AND NATURE OF EVENTS: U.S. Mission Brazil is very interested in programming a Rhythm Road quartet for musical performances, workshops, and educational outreach as part of our continuing efforts to promote mutual understanding and cross-cultural awarene [...] | 2008-09-22 20:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO HO |
08BRATISLAVA117 | 2008 TV CO-OP PROPOSAL FOR SLOVAKIA [...] The proposed co-op will be directed by Brano Misik and aired by the national public broadcaster, STV, in prime time as two parts of a 15 part series. The project would cover three Embassy Bratislava priorities. First is mutual understanding, because even in this age of blogs and YouTube, much a [...] | 2008-03-17 13:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC ECPS KPAO LO |
08BRATISLAVA288 | SLOVAKIA STILL UNDECIDED ON FAO/WHO CODEX CHAIR [...] (U) Post conveyed reftel points to Eva Kolesarova, Director of Foreign Relations at the Ministry of Agriculture. Her office confirmed Slovakia will be sending official(s) to the 31st session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Geneva but is still undecided regarding the nominee they will [...] | 2008-06-18 14:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO LO |
08BRATISLAVA445 | SLOVAKIA: 2009 NATO POLICY-MAKER TOUR PROPOSAL [...] Embassy Bratislava requests a date be reserved for a policy-maker tour early in FY'09. Post will nominate 6-8 junior-level employees of the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, the Government (Prime Minister's) Office, and Slovak Parliament. Post requests a tour that includes substantive [...] | 2008-10-02 11:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO KPAO OEXC OIIP PREL LO |
08BRATISLAVA95 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON VWP NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission delivered reftel points to Director of the MFA Americas Office, Dusan Kristofik, on March 4. Kristofik expressed complete agreement with the message and appreciation for the timing of the demarche, as MFA and Interior Ministry officials were scheduled to meet that [...] | 2008-03-04 15:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | CMGT CVIS EUN KJUS KPAO PGOV PREL PTER |
08BRIDGETOWN14 | WIREC INVITATION DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, invitation letter from Secretary Rice was delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #0020, Barbados #0021, St. Kitts #0022, and St. Lucia #0023) on January 08, 2008. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post WIREC POC is [...] | 2008-01-08 18:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO OPDC XL |
08BRIDGETOWN298 | SENIOR ROUNDTABLE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, demarches on the Senior Roundtable for Women's Justice were delivered to Foreign Ministers by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua and Barbuda #0419, Barbados #0420, Dominica #0421, St. Christopher and Nevis #0422, St. Lucia #0423, St. Vincent and the Grenadine [...] | 2008-05-06 19:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM KPAO PREL XL |
08BRIDGETOWN362 | U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CHAIRPERSON FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS [...] Per reftel instructions, Sarah Hanson, Director, Caribbean Basin Agricultural Trade Office, delivered demarches on the U.S. Candidate for Chairperson FAO/WHO CODEX Alimentarius Commission, as follows: Antigua and Barbuda: delivered to Mrs. Dianne Lalla-Rodriguez, Director, Antigua and Barbu [...] | 2008-06-05 12:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO XL |
08BRIDGETOWN636 | ST. LUCIA NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Sister Anthonia David, St. Lucia, for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for 2009 (biodata at end of cable). A highly qualified registered nurse and administrator of the Holly Family Children's Home, she has become a leading advocate for deve [...] | 2008-10-24 15:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM XL |
08BRIDGETOWN637 | DOMINICA NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Angelica Pierre-Louis, of Dominica, for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for 2009 (biodata at end of cable). The president of the Dominica National Council of Women, she has become a leading advocate for developing infrastructure in Dominica [...] | 2008-10-24 15:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM XL |
08BRIDGETOWN638 | BARBADOS NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Mary Thompson, RN, of Barbados, for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for 2009 (biodata at end of cable). A highly qualified registered nurse and president of the Business and Professional Women's Club, Mary Thompson has become a leading adv [...] | 2008-10-24 15:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM XL |
08BRIDGETOWN641 | ST. VINCENT NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Nicole O.M. Sylvester, lawyer and human rights activist from St. Vincent, for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for 2009 (biodata at end of cable). Nicole is an accomplished lawyer and president of the St. Vincent Human Rights Association. I [...] | 2008-10-24 16:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM XL |
08BRIDGETOWN643 | GRENADA NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Dr. Beverly Theresa Nelson-La Qua, of Grenada, for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for 2009 (biodata at end of cable). Dr. Nelson is unique in Grenada for recognizing an unfilled need and then volunteering her time to find a solution. She [...] | 2008-10-27 18:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM XL |
08BRIDGETOWN72 | POST CANNOT CONTRIBUTE FUNDS FOR WIREC DELEGATION [...] In response to the Department's request (Reftel) for post funding for delegates to attend WIREC, post has determined that no discretionary funds are available for this purpose. Post has no reason to believe that funding presents an obstacle to Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevi [...] | 2008-02-05 15:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XL |
08BRIDGETOWN88 | WIREC INVITATION DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, invitation letters under Ambassador Oursiman's signature were delivered to Foreign Ministers by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Dominica #0120 and St. Vincent and the Grenadines #0121) on February 12, 2008. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this d [...] | 2008-02-13 19:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY DO VC XL |
08BRUSSELS1638 | EU WELCOMES US 1540 IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points and non-paper on the planned U.S. in-kind contribution for the 1540 Committee to EU Council Secretariat and European Commission counterparts on October 21 and 22. EU officials welcomed the news and said they look forward to ensuring EU and U.S. approaches a [...] | 2008-10-23 05:13:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EUE EUN KPAO PREL PTER UNSC |
08BRUSSELS1715 | IRAN: EU SEEKS TO BOLSTER PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent conversations with European Commission, Council, and Member State representatives indicate that while the will exists to expand their current Iran-related public diplomacy programming, a number of factors are slowing the EU's ability to implement such programs. The absenc [...] | 2008-11-10 06:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV SCUL IR KDEM KPAO OEXC OIIP |
08BRUSSELS1718 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING U.S.-EU DATA [...] (SBU) Following instructions in Reftel, on November 7, 2008, USEU Senior Justice Counsel spoke with Claire Rocheteau of the French Permanent Representation to the EU who serves as the chair of the EU side of the U.S.-EU High Level Contact Group (HLCG) experts. The USEU representative raised th [...] | 2008-11-10 13:29:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREL PTER EUN FR KJUS ECON KPAO KTIA |
08BUCHAREST112 | ROMANIA CONSIDERS ENACTING THE SAFEGUARD CLAUSE ON [...] (C) Prime Minister Calin-Popescu Tariceanu has asked Minister of the Environment Attila Korodi to take preliminary steps toward enacting a provisional safeguard clause to ban planting of MON 810 Bt corn, according to local agricultural biotechnology industry representatives. They speculate tha [...] | 2008-02-11 15:55:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO RO |
08BUCHAREST404 | AFTER ACTION: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] (U) The prominent news daily "Romania Libera" (circulation 316,000) May 21 carried op-ed under the Ambassador's by-line expressing solidarity with the people of Cuba. The commentary recalled similar regimes in the former communist states of Eastern Europe that were now defunct, and highlighte [...] | 2008-05-23 09:18:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU RO |
08BUCHAREST579 | ROMANIA: EMBASSY-SPONSORED FORUM PROMOTES RENEWABLES AND [...] (U) Seeking to build in a local setting on the success of the spring 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC),post co-sponsored a Renewable Energy Conference with the NGO the "Romanian Association for Energy Policies" (APER) on July 9, 2008. Expert speakers outlined [...] | 2008-07-22 12:08:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EAID SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO RO |
08BUENOSAIRES1045 | ARGENTINA: CLARIN GROUP SHARES CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) ACCORDING TO ARGENTINE MEDIA REPORTS, THE GOA INTENDS TO SEND ITS PROPOSALS FOR REFORMING PRINT, RADIO, TV AND CABLE MEDIA TO CONGRESS IN AUGUST. MANY IN THE MEDIA REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE BILL, BUT FEW, IF ANY, MORE THAN THE CLARIN MEDIA GROUP, ITS REPORTED TARGET. CLARIN GROUP EXECUT [...] | 2008-07-29 11:50:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO ECON PREL PHUM KDEM AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1088 | Argentina: President Celebrates Energy Investment in [...] (SBU) Ambassador attended the inauguration of a GE-manufactured electricity-generating turbine, where President Fernandez de Kirchner gave the keynote address, during a July 28-29 trip to the distant northwestern province of Salta. The President's message emphasized the positive impact of the [...] | 2008-08-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG KPAO PREL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES127 | ARGENTINA: DRAFT MISSION RESPONSE TO OPPOSITION [...] (U) Action Request -- para 5. 2. (SBU) Argentine opposition leader Elisa Carrio, who was the runner-up in the October 28 presidential election with 24% of the vote, publicly released a letter to the Ambassador on January 31 voicing concern about "rumors" that, in order to improve bilateral [...] | 2008-02-04 14:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CJAN KJUS KPAO AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1280 | Argentina: Ambassador Promotes Chevron Corporate Social [...] (SBU) Ambassador attended the inauguration of a newly-rebuilt high school on September 9 in Junin de los Andes, in the southwestern province of Neuquen, whose reconstruction was sponsored by Chevron Argentina. The rural school, which had been damaged in an August 2007 fire, serves many impover [...] | 2008-09-12 21:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI SENV KGLB EINV ENRG KPAO BEXP PREL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES129 | ARGENTINA PERSPECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of outreach efforts during recent friction in U.S.-Argentine relations, Ambassador held one-on-one discussions with key players on the Argentine scene. In each, he explained the U.S. perspective on discord over the Miami court case and on bilateral relations. Inte [...] | 2008-02-04 15:29:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV EPET KPAO KCOR MARR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1358 | ARGENTINA: DIGITAL TV ENDGAME [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Jose Aranda, Vice Chairman of the media conglomerate Clarin Group, told Charge on September 23 that that there is a "fighting chance" that the GOA could still choose the U.S. digital norm for DTV (ref B),and offered to work with the Embassy to promote this st [...] | 2008-10-02 13:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KMDR AMTC ECPS TSPL TINT PGOV ECON AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1362 | (C) ARGENTINE MEDIA MAGNATE ON MEDIA LAW, AND THE [...] (C) Summary. Jose Aranda, Vice Chairman of the media conglomerate Clarin Group, told Charge that the GOA's attempt to promote a new Media Law (ref B) was likely on hold for several months, given GOA's more pressing priorities and a weakened position in the GOA Congress. He cited Clarin's "sol [...] | 2008-10-02 21:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ECPS PREL KPAO KMDR EINT AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1469 | ARGENTINA DESIGNATES U.S. AMBASSADOR AS G-20 SHERPA [...] (U) In response to a diplomatic note delivered Friday, October 24, Ambassador received a call from cabinet-ranked Secretary General to the Presidency Oscar Parrilli October 27 to inform us that Argentine Ambassador the U.S. Hector Timerman has been designated the GoA Sherpa for the upcoming No [...] | 2008-10-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO EFIN ECON AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1476 | ARGENTINA: NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Summary. Argentina has a long history of courageous women leaders who have worked tirelessly to protect fundamental human rights, educate a new generation of citizens growing up in an era of democracy, and combat drug and human trafficking. This year's nominee, Nelida Borquez, is cast fr [...] | 2008-10-27 20:01:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO PHUM PREL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES15 | MEDIA REACTION; US POLICY ON LATIN AMERICA; DOHA ROUND; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international opinion pieces are related to the US policy on Latin America; and expectations over the Doha Round. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "US policy on Latin America" Business-financial "Buenos Aires Economico" (01/04) front-pages an opinion piece [...] | 2008-01-04 12:43:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
08BUENOSAIRES152 | ARGENTINA: MENDOZA GOVERNOR SEEKS CLOSER U.S. TIES [...] (U) Summary: Mendoza Governor Celso Jaque called on the Ambassador February 6, seeking increased contact and opportunities for cooperation with the Embassy and U.S. agencies on such issues as public security, counternarcotics, and public administration. Public security is a top concern for Mend [...] | 2008-02-08 17:52:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS SNAR PHUM ASEC KPAO MASS AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1542 | ARGENTINE POLITICAL CLASS WELCOMES OBAMA VICTORY; [...] (U) Summary: Argentine reaction to the victory of President-elect Obama was uniformly positive and welcoming. In a congratulatory message to President-elect Barack Obama (reftel),Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) called Obama's win "a major milestone...in the fight ag [...] | 2008-11-07 20:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO OPDC AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1544 | Embassy Election Night Event in Buenos Aires Reaches Over [...] Summary: The U.S. Embassy's election night party attracted the widest and most positive media coverage of any Embassy event held in Argentina in recent memory. Hosted by the Embassy at the American Club of Buenos Aires on the evening of November 4 and morning of November 5, the celebration o [...] | 2008-11-08 00:01:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL AR KPAO KSUM |
08BUENOSAIRES1547 | Thousands of Argentines Learn about U.S. Electoral [...] Intense Argentine interest in the U.S. election provided post with an opportunity to enhance relations with important contacts, numerous schools, and the media. Post reached over 10 million Argentines through media coverage of our election events -- the widest and most positive media coverage [...] | 2008-11-12 14:01:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL AR KPAO |
08BUENOSAIRES158 | Argentina: San Luis Governor Discusses His Province's [...] (U) Summary: San Luis Governor Jose Luis Gioja briefed the Ambassador February 7 on San Juan's infrastructure development, investment climate, and environmental protection measures. The Ambassador congratulated the Governor on San Juan's impressive export growth -- particularly in the mining a [...] | 2008-02-11 17:22:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EMIN SENV KPAO EINV AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1588 | Public Diplomacy Best Practices: Countering [...] SUMMARY. The level of anti-Americanism in Argentina is the highest in the Western Hemisphere. For the last two years, we have been working hard to reverse our negative image, making this the Mission's highest priority. We believe we have found a formula for success through substantially incre [...] | 2008-11-21 17:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO AR PGOV |
08BUENOSAIRES1618 | ARGENTINE GOVERNOR TO VISIT FORMER VICE PRESIDENT GORE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-28 13:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV PGOV KPAO SCUL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1636 | Public Diplomacy Best Practices: Focusing on Social Issues [...] SUMMARY. The United States is often criticized in Latin America for its lack of attention to social issues. To fight this perception during the last two years, the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires has led efforts to spotlight the major social issues in the city and country, bringing media attenti [...] | 2008-12-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO AR PGOV |
08BUENOSAIRES1705 | Human Rights Day Message Reaches Millions of Argentines [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Buenos Aires used the observance of Human Rights Day on December 10 to reach tens of thousands of Argentines on the importance of respecting human rights both here in Argentina and throughout the world. Post co-hosted a human rights recognition ceremony with the GOA's Na [...] | 2008-12-17 17:09:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO PGOV PREL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1706 | Argentina: Former President Nestor Kirchner Criticizes a [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner attacked Vice President Julio Cobos, the opposition, the United States, and the press in remarks to party faithful December 16. Kirchner accused Cobos of intentionally trying to hinder Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's administration and [...] | 2008-12-18 09:43:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR SNAR PHUM AR |
08BUENOSAIRES178 | ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CHIEF CABINET [...] (C) Summary: On February 12, Ambassador lunched with Argentina's Chief Cabinet Minister Alberto Fernandez (AF) in the first in a newly initiated series of monthly lunches developed to help manage U.S.-Argentine relations. Topics covered included working with A/S Shannon and others to foster [...] | 2008-02-14 17:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV EPET KPAO KCOR MARR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES198 | ARGENTINE OPPOSITION THANKS AMBASSADOR FOR [...] Per Department guidance (ref A),the Ambassador sent the leaders of Argentina's opposition Civic Coalition a letter on February 8 regarding the separation of powers in the U.S. constitution and the independence of the U.S. judiciary. The recipients must have released the Ambassador's letter, [...] | 2008-02-20 17:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CJAN KJUS KPAO SNAR ASEC AR |
08BUENOSAIRES282 | MEDIA REACTION; LATIN AMERICAN CRISIS; 03/04/08 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major local papers extensively report on and carry opinion pieces and editorials related to the three-nation crisis that threatens Latin America's stability after Venezuela and Ecuador cut diplomatic ties with Colombia and ordered troops to their borders. 2. OPINION PIEC [...] | 2008-03-05 07:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
08BUENOSAIRES283 | MEDIA REACTION; LATIN AMERICAN TENSION; 03/05/08 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local papers today carry opinion pieces and editorials that delve into the implications of the conflict between Colombia and Ecuador/Venezuela and its impact on the region. Daily-of-record "La Nacion" highlights that "the Kirchner administration seeks to coordinate a co [...] | 2008-03-05 12:34:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
08BUENOSAIRES29 | MEDIA REACTION; THWARTED COLOMBIAN HOSTAGE RESCUE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international opinion pieces are related to the thwarted Colombian hostage rescue operation; and the Argentine foreign policy. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Emmanuel and diplomatic caution" Leading "Clarin" editorializes (01/08) "The fiasco rep [...] | 2008-01-08 15:59:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
08BUENOSAIRES291 | MEDIA REACTION; LATIN AMERICAN CRISIS; SECRETARY RICE TO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local papers carry opinion pieces and editorials related to the latest developments in the confrontation between Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela; the role played by Argentine President Cristina Kirchner in the crisis; and Secretary Rice's upcoming trip to the region [...] | 2008-03-07 12:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
08BUENOSAIRES343 | ARGENTINA: MORE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESOURCES NEEDED [...] THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST: SEE PARAGRAPH 11. 2. SUMMARY: THE LEVEL OF ANTI-AMERICANISM IN ARGENTINA IS THE HIGHEST IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO REVERSE OUR NEGATIVE IMAGE. WE HAVE MADE THIS THE MISSION'S HIGHEST PRIORITY, AND WE BELIEVE WE HAVE FOUND A FORMUL [...] | 2008-03-18 15:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO OEXC SCUL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES373 | MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ AND THE US FINANCIAL CRISIS; THE IRAQ [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers carry opinion pieces and editorials linked to the relationship between the Iraq war and the current US financial crisis; press freedom in Cuba; and the FARC, negotiations for hostage release and drug trafficking. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Iraq [...] | 2008-03-25 18:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
08BUENOSAIRES395 | MEDIA REACTION; WAR IN IRAQ; CUBA; LATIN AMERICA; CHINA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The main international topics during last weekend were the role played by the US in the war in Iraq; the Cuban Government authorizing the sale of cell phones; Latin American handling of the crisis between Ecuador and Colombia; and China's contribution to world economic grow [...] | 2008-03-31 15:33:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
08BUENOSAIRES4 | MEDIA REACTION; COLOMBIAN HOSTAGE RELEASE OPERATION; THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international opinion pieces cover implications of the failed Colombian hostage release operation; and expectations over the new Argentine administration's handling of long-term strategies as well as its "dispute" with the US. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS [...] | 2008-01-02 15:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
08BUENOSAIRES486 | REPORT CRITICIZES MEDIA COVERAGE OF ARGENTINE AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: A report released by the University of Buenos Aires's School of Social Sciences on April 5 sharply criticizes the Argentine media's coverage of the recent agricultural crisis in Argentina. The timing of the report's release, however, raised serious concerns, as it coincided wit [...] | 2008-04-15 18:22:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SCUL KPAO KDEM AR |
08BUENOSAIRES519 | PRESIDENT CRISTINA KIRCHNER ON BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. In a very friendly April 10 meeting, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) indicated great pleasure at the warm reception which President Bush had given Argentina's new Ambassador and expressed support for the vision of U.S. policy in the region described by A [...] | 2008-04-22 16:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV EPET KPAO KCOR MARR VZ |
08BUENOSAIRES520 | ARGENTINE CABINET CHIEF SUPPORTS IMPROVED [...] (C) Summary. Argentine Cabinet Minister Alberto Fernandez told A/S Shannon on April 10 that he firmly supports the improvement in bilateral dialogue and cooperation, saying "we need to have good relations with the USG." Fernandez placed high priority on attracting U.S. investment and on reso [...] | 2008-04-22 16:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV EPET KPAO KCOR MARR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES522 | A/S SHANNON AND AMCHAM REPRESENTATIVES SHARE [...] (SBU) Summary. Assistant Secretary Shannon and Ambassador Wayne met with members of American Chamber (AmCham) Executive Committee to discuss the companies, observations and concerns about the Argentine business climate, market opportunities and challenges. AmCham representatives were unanim [...] | 2008-04-22 19:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EINV EPET KPAO KCOR MARR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES526 | ARGENTINA WILLING TO HELP RENEW AND STRENGTHEN THE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Emboff made reftel points April 18 to Minister Carlos Hernandez of the MFA's Office of International Security, Nuclear, and Space Affairs. Hernandez replied April 22, saying that Argentina's UN Miss [...] | 2008-04-23 11:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP AR |
08BUENOSAIRES531 | THE ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT AND THE MEDIA: BIASED [...] (C) Summary: Argentine government is continuing its crusade to pressure the media group Clarin over allegedly biased reporting, and questioning its powerful position in the print, TV, cable and radio. While others in the media share concerns about Clarin's dominant position, observers genera [...] | 2008-04-23 19:21:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV KPAO KCOR AR |
08BUENOSAIRES533 | NGO FAIR AT AMBASSADOR WAYNE4S RESIDENCE [...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR WAYNE HOSTED A VERY SUCCESSFUL NGO FAIR AT HIS RESIDENCE ON APRIL 8. MORE THAN 60 NGOS FROM ACROSS ARGENTINA GATHERED AT THE AMBASSADOR'S HOME IN BUENOS AIRES, WHERE THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM EMBASSIES, INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC COMPANIES, F [...] | 2008-04-23 20:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KSUM AR |
08BUENOSAIRES587 | MEDIA GROUPS CONCERNED AS ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT PUSHES NEW BROADCAST LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 21:21:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL PHUM AR |
08BUENOSAIRES608 | MEDIA REACTION; US ELECTION CAMPAIGN; ARGENTINA'S VOTE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local international stories are focused on new developments in the Democratic primaries; Argentina's vote against IMF initiatives; and Lula da Silva's "meddling" in the confrontation between Hugo Chavez and the US. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - Obama and [...] | 2008-05-07 20:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
08BUENOSAIRES632 | MEDIA REACTION; US ELECTION CAMPAIGN; UN ANTITERRORIST [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend newspapers carry international editorials on presidential candidate Barack Obama's chances of winning US presidential elections; the progress made under the UN's antiterrorist strategy; the chaotic situation in Lebanon; and the referendum in Bolivia. 2. OPINION P [...] | 2008-05-12 19:05:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
08BUENOSAIRES661 | MEDIA REACTION; WALL STREET ON ARGENTINA; BOLIVIA; BARACK [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories are related to Wall Street forecasts for Argentina's growth rate; latest developments in Bolivia; and Barack Obama's rebuff to US President Bush. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Wall Street forecasts a sudden brake on Argentine [...] | 2008-05-16 21:29:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
08BUENOSAIRES663 | ARGENTINA'S NEW PAPER "CRITICA" UNDER GOVERNMENT [...] (C) JORGE LANATA, ONE OF ARGENTINA'S MOST ACCOMPLISHED JOURNALISTS, CALLED ON AMBASSADOR WAYNE MAY 15 TO ASK FOR SUPPORT AS HIS RECENTLY LAUNCHED PAPER, "CRITICA," IS BEING SUBJECTED TO A GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN TO CUT OFF FINANCIAL BACKING AND IN OTHER WAYS COMPLICATE OPERATIONS UNLESS IT MODERAT [...] | 2008-05-16 22:59:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO OPRC KMDR PHUM AR |
08BUENOSAIRES73 | MEDIA REACTION; US-ARGENTINE TIES; COLOMBIAN HOSTAGE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories are related to the implications of the US-Argentine incident; the current status of the rebellion method in the aftermath of the Colombian hostage release operation; and the impact of the US sub prime crisis on Argentina's economy. 2. OPINIO [...] | 2008-01-22 13:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
08BUENOSAIRES751 | Argentina: Ambassador Promotes NGOs, U.S. Commercial [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with political, business and military leaders, NGOs, media, and Fulbright scholars during a May 22-23, 2008, visit to Argentina's southwestern province of Neuquen. Ambassador discussed the current political situation and U.S. corporate social responsibility efforts with Gov [...] | 2008-05-30 20:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG KPAO BEXP PREL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES791 | LA NACION TO AMBASSADOR WAYNE: MORE MEDIA PRESSURE [...] (C) Julio and Fernan Saguier, owner-editors of La Nacion, the most influential paper among Argentina's business and educated elite, met with Ambassador Wayne to express concerns that media pressure from the GOA is bad and growing worse. They argued that that former president Nestor Kirchner is [...] | 2008-06-09 15:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES793 | OAS REGIONAL SEMINAR ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540, [...] A regional workshop on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540, which concerns non-proliferation and export control obligations, was co-hosted by the U.S. and Argentina and held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from May 13-14, 2008. All members of the Organization of American Sta [...] | 2008-06-10 17:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP AR |
08BUENOSAIRES822 | Argentina: Important Issues at Stake in Proposed New Media [...] (SBU) Summary: Gabriel Mariotto, Director of Argentina's FCC equivalent agency COMFER, will be in Washington on June 19-20 to meet with FCC officials, Congressional leaders, and media associations. The Government of Argentina is in the final stages of drafting an ambitious new federal broadca [...] | 2008-06-17 16:57:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL ECPS KPAO OVIP KMDR PHUM TSPL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES961 | U.S. Fourth Fleet Stirs Concern in Argentina [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine government officials expressed serious concern about the U.S. Fourth Fleet last week, but were reassured by Assistant Secretary Shannon and other U.S. messages. GoA concern had been fed by assertions made by President Chavez at the Mercosur Summit held June 30-July 1 i [...] | 2008-07-14 19:18:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL KPAO AR |
08CAIRO1191 | APACHE NOMINEE FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE [...] We would like to nominate Apache Corporation, the largest U.S. investor in Egypt and Egypt's third largest oil and gas producer, for the State Department's Corporate Excellence award. In addition to achieving business excellence, Apache deserves recognition for its girls school program, suppor [...] | 2008-06-10 12:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP AMGT ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV EAID KPAO EG |
08CAIRO1793 | AL HURRA MEETS WITH MINISTER OF INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Al Hurra officials met with Information Minister Anas El Fikki to discuss options for broadcasting portions of a three-hour daily live television program from Cairo. Minister Fikki was adamant that all satellite transmissions for this program be transmitted from within Media [...] | 2008-08-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BBG KPAO EG |
08CAIRO1939 | MIN INFORMATION DENIES CANCELLING AL HURRA TAPING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-02 11:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL BBG KPAO EG |
08CAIRO2001 | EDITOR OF UNLICENSED PAPER RECEIVES ONE YEAR [...] (C) On September 10, a court sentenced Ahmed Bakr Selim, editor of the largely unknown newspaper "Al Qahira Al Yoym" ("Cairo Today") to one year in prison for publishing and distributing the paper without a license. According to Egyptian state media, the court granted Selim bail on $1,850 pen [...] | 2008-09-14 06:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM KPAO EG |
08CAIRO2262 | NOMINATION OF NEHAD ABOUL KOMSAN FOR THE 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Nehad Aboul Komsan, Embassy Cairo's nominee for the Secretary's International Women of Courage Award, deserves USG commendation for her tireless campaigning on behalf of women's rights in Egypt in an often hostile public environment. Aboul Komsan's efforts as Chair of the Boar [...] | 2008-10-27 14:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO KWMN EG |
08CAIRO2454 | GOE PREVENTS ACTIVIST FROM TRAVELING TO THE YOUTH [...] (C) On December 2, Egyptian State Security briefly detained Al-Ghad opposition party member and activist Ahmed Nassar at the Cairo airport before releasing him, and specifically banned him from traveling to the December 3-5 Alliance for Youth Movements Summit in New York. Nassar told us that [...] | 2008-12-02 16:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO EG |
08CAIRO2462 | GOE APPARENTLY ALLOWS SECOND ACTIVIST TO TRAVEL TO [...] (C) Summary and comment: April 6 Movement activist Ahmed Saleh (reftels) told us the morning of December 3 that GOE security officials allowed him to proceed to his Egypt Air flight to New York after they briefly pulled him out of the departure lounge to hold his passport and search his bags. [...] | 2008-12-03 16:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO EG |
08CAIRO2562 | UPDATE ON BABY TRAFFICKING NETWORK [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable updates ref (A) which reported ongoing investigation into child trafficking in Egypt. Another Egyptian doctor and couple have been arrested by Egyptian State Security Investigative Services (SSIS) for their involvement in the baby trafficking network uncovered by th [...] | 2008-12-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD KPAO EG AESC CASC CMGT CVIS KIRF KOCI PHUM SMIG |
08CAIRO555 | O TV: A RISING STAR IN THE ARAB MEDIA MARKET [...] (U) Summary: On March 16, A/IO met with Yasmine Abdullah Attia, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Egyptian youth entertainment channel O TV, which celebrated its one-year anniversary on January 31, 2008. In slightly more than one year, O TV has rocketed into the top 10 most watched ente [...] | 2008-03-19 13:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECPS KPAO XF EG |
08CAIRO595 | EGYPTIAN COURT CONVICTS EDITOR BUT SUSPENDS JAIL [...] (SBU) On March 26, a Cairo court convicted Ibrahim Eissa, editor of the independent newspaper Al-Dustour, of spreading false information in connection with the newspaper's August 2007 publication of stories reporting rumors then circulating that President Mubarak was in poor health. The cou [...] | 2008-03-26 15:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAO EG |
08CAIRO7 | EGYPTIAN COURT REJECTS LEGAL ATTACK ON BLOGS [...] (U) On December 29, the Cairo Administrative Judicial Court dismissed a lawsuit aimed at shutting down 51 websites belonging to Egyptian human rights organizations, opposition groups and individual bloggers. As a legal basis for its ruling, the Cairo court cited Article 19 of the Universal D [...] | 2008-01-02 16:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PHUM PGOV EG |
08CAIRO975 | SHEIKH OF AL AZHAR DISCUSSES COUNTERING EXTREMISM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 10:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KISL KPAO KIRF EG |
08CAIRO99 | FOLLOW-UP MEDIA COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Following a week of negative media coverage, from government, opposition and independent newspapers alike, in the lead up to President Bush's January 16 visit to Egypt, all Egyptian TV channels - government and satellite - carried the joint POTUS-Mubarak press conference live and provide [...] | 2008-01-22 14:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO EG |
08CANBERRA1107 | AUSTRALIA 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] Embassy Canberra is pleased to nominate June Oscar for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. In response to hard-hitting reports of abuse in Aboriginal communities in Australia, Ms. Oscar successfully campaigned for a controversial six-month ban on take-away alcohol [...] | 2008-10-31 07:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO AS |
08CANBERRA508 | MARKING MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (SBU) Further to Ref E, and as requested Ref A, U.S. Mission Australia has developed additional activities to help mark May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, as outlined in para 2, below. (We assume Ref B notification of a possible call by Deputy Assistant to the President Julie C [...] | 2008-05-19 07:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO CU AS |
08CANBERRA535 | AUSTRALIA: REPORT ON MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY [...] (U) As requested Ref B, post hereby furnishes the following report on activities undertaken by the U.S. Mission to observe May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. 2. (SBU) Parliamentary Outreach: Michael Danby, a prominent Member of Parliament, distributed the following statement [...] | 2008-05-22 07:38:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO CU AS |
08CARACAS1078 | AMBASSADOR VISITS ANZOATEGUI AND NUEVA ESPARTA [...] (C) Summary. During a July 25 - 29 visit to Anzoategui and Nueva Esparta, the Ambassador met with local political leaders and media. Almost all interlocutors were in agreement that pro-opposition Nueva Esparta Governor Morel Rodriguez was a near lock to be re-elected in November's gubernato [...] | 2008-08-01 19:51:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET ECON SNAR KPAO VE NL TD |
08CARACAS1573 | VENEZUELAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHT BENEFITS OF FOURTH FLEET [...] (U) SUMMARY: Thanks to the combined efforts of the USS Kearsarge, SouthCom, and the U.S. Embassies in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, Venezuelans received a thorough and accurate look into the humanitarian work of the Navy's newly-reactivated Fourth Fleet. Reporters from two major Venez [...] | 2008-11-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL VE |
08CHIANGMAI166 | NEW CONSULATE OPENS IN NORTHERN THAILAND [...] Consul General and five staff engaged in "soft diplomacy" while operating as "ConGen Chiang Rai" during a two-day road show to the city October 29-30. Based at the brand new Le Meridien Hotel - which is managed by the U.S. firm Starwood - CG hosted a reception and U.S. wine promotion for 80 l [...] | 2008-11-04 02:17:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL PREL BEXP OEXC |
08CHISINAU510 | MOLDOVA SEES NO PROBLEM WITH VOTING FOR HULEBAK AT THIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 09:44:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TRIO KPAO PREL MD |
08CHISINAU751 | MEDIA ABUSES INCREASE AS ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government interference with media abuse is increasing as the Spring 2009 parliamentary elections approach in Moldova. Government harassment of independent and pro- opposition journalists has been reported. Direct sponsorship of some major outlets and denial of information to o [...] | 2008-07-15 10:56:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL IIP KPAO KDEM MD |
08COLOMBO108 | FY08 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND DEPARTMENT [...] Post appreciates the opportunity to request funding for biotechnology outreach programs in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is at a turning point with respect to biotechnology. The country has regulations to label, regulate and control the import of Genetically Modified (GM) foods, as well as to regulat [...] | 2008-01-29 11:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
08COLOMBO568 | SRI LANKA: TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 09:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KPAO KWMN CEA |
08CONAKRY100 | PAO CONAKRY MEETS WITH DIRECTOR OF MEDIA [...] (U) Summary: The Public Affairs Officer (PAO) met with the new controversial director of the Commission National de la Communication (CNC),the government body that enforces press standards and guarantees press freedom in Guinea. The director talked about his vision for the CNC, his views of [...] | 2008-04-16 11:56:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO GV |
08CONAKRY292 | RFI CORRESPONDENT DISCUSSES GUINEAN MUTINY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9 PAO met the Radio France International (RFI) correspondent Mouctar Bah over breakfast to talk about some of the recent events in Guinea. Bah talked about the ongoing mutiny and rumors that the Joint Chief of Staff is implicated. He gave his opinion regarding the ap [...] | 2008-06-13 12:12:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR OIIP KPAO XA GV |
08CONAKRY385 | FEAR HINDERS MEDIA COVERAGE OF GUINEA MUTINY [...] (C) Summary: During the military mutiny of May 2007, media coverage was more notable for its absence than anything else. RTG, the state-run radio and television service, was noteworthy for its initial lack of coverage of the mutiny and inability to act without government approval, while priv [...] | 2008-07-21 05:45:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO GV |
08CONAKRY72 | Second Women's Conference Exceeds 200 Participants [...] SUMMARY: (U) The US Embassy partnered with the Club of Women of Action to host the second annual Women's Conference on March 26 and 27, 2008. This year's theme "Women of Action: Elections and the Democratic Process" drew over 200 participants to the conference. As the sessions went on, the numb [...] | 2008-04-04 06:33:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL KDEM GV |
08CONAKRY769 | TAKING ACTION AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN GUINEA [...] SUMMARY. In response to reftel A request, Embassy submits the following report on specific activities undertaken to celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and activities undertaken during the UN 16 Days of Activism Campaign Agains Gender-Based Violence. [...] | 2008-12-17 16:17:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM GV |
08CONAKRY90 | Guinea Celebrates World Health Day [...] (U) Reftel requests that post report on World Health Day activities in country. The Embassy posted on their website information on World Health Day 2008 along with links to USG climate change policy and USG activities to protect health from climate change. 2. (U) The Government of Guinea h [...] | 2008-04-14 14:16:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV UNGA WHO KGHG TBIO KPAO GV |
08COPENHAGEN290 | DENMARK: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Reinforcing DRL Assistant Secretary Kramer's May 13 call to Danish Deputy Foreign Minister Federspiel, Embassy Copenhagen demarched the Danish Foriegn Ministry's Asia and Latin America Department to encourage official Danish participation in the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. [...] | 2008-05-16 07:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU DA |
08COTONOU754 | BENIN: GPRA REPORT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 10:17:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
08COTONOU796 | BENIN GPRA REPORT: EDWARD R. MURROW PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISTS [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participant in the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, Fernand Nouwligbeto, journalist at "Agence Proximites," returned to Benin and debriefed the Acting Public Affairs Officer and the Cultural Affairs Assistant about his visit. He was very satisfied with [...] | 2008-12-22 06:37:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
08COTONOU797 | BENIN GPRA REPORT: HIV/AIDS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participant in the HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases Program, Dr. Rene Keke, Chief of the Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases at the Ministry of Health, returned to Benin and debriefed the Acting Public Affairs Officer and the Cultural Affairs Assistant a [...] | 2008-12-22 08:27:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML BN |
08COTONOU810 | COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-30 05:13:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
08DAKAR765 | SENEGAL: Journalists Beaten by Police [...] (SBU) On June 21, 2008 two sports journalists, Boubabcar Dieng and Karamoko Thioune working for local radio stations were severely beaten by police after the conclusion of a soccer match between Liberia and Senegal. According to reports the journalists were then taken into temporary on-site c [...] | 2008-06-30 16:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO PINR SG |
08DAKAR857 | SENEGALESE MEDIA BLACKS OUT [...] SUMMARY: On 21 July, private Senegalese media sources observed a news blackout as a show of solidarity in support of two Senegalese sports journalists beaten by police on 22 June (retel). Journalists are demanding the Government of Senegal (GOS) take punitive action against the officers invo [...] | 2008-07-23 16:48:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV KPAO SG |
08DAKAR95 | EMBASSY DAKAR CANNOT FUND HOST COUNTRY ATTENDANCE [...] The mission does not have any discretionary funds available to help defray the costs of the expected Senegalese delegation to the March 4-6 WIREC. We still expect that Senegal will send a delegation, headed by Minister of Renewable Energy, Christian Diatta (REF B) SMITH [...] | 2008-01-23 16:06:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KSCA EAID ENRG EPET OPDC SENV SOCI |
08DAMASCUS211 | MOST WELCOME IN SYRIA [...] [SBU] SUMMARY: PAO and CAO embarked on a three-day trip to Hama, Homs, and Lattakia, March 3-5. All three cities are in the central/coastal region of Syria. A varied array of Syrians from all ethnic and religious backgrounds -- Sunni, Shia, Alawite, Christian -- welcomed them with open arms, [...] | 2008-03-30 05:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KMPI PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL SY XF |
08DAMASCUS304 | INTERNATIONAL VISITOR EXPERIENCE LEADS TO FIRST DAMASCUS [...] [SBU] Pink balloons, ribbons, and posters festooned a high-traffic area of Damascus on Saturday, April 12 for the first-ever "March for Survival." The walk, organized by the Syrian Breast Cancer Society, inspired by the October 2007 International Visitor Program on "Breast Cancer Awareness." [...] | 2008-05-01 13:16:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL SOCI SY XF |
08DAMASCUS405 | ECA DECISION REQUESTED ON OPTIONS FOR CONTINUATION OF FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM IN SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-08 04:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO SY XF OEXC PGOV PREL |
08DAMASCUS432 | ERICKA OVETTE AND PAUL PIEPER DAZZLE SYRIANS WITH AMERICAN [...] SUMMARY: Against a backdrop of bilateral tension and violence in Lebanon, Ericka Ovette and Paul Pieper's visit to Syria brought American music back to Damascus and proved that we can promote American culture even as the SARG sabotages other Embassy events. Ovette and Pieper reached an impres [...] | 2008-06-17 14:42:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SY XF OEXC SCUL |
08DAMASCUS445 | SARG EFFORTS TO RESTRICT MEDIA COVERAGE OF UPCOMING IAEA [...] SBU SUMMARY: Journalists seeking to cover the visit by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection team to Syria June 22-24 have been given pause by media reports and rumors that the Syrian government has banned reporters from entering the country and may restrict the movements of [...] | 2008-06-22 05:31:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO SY XF PGOV PREL |
08DAMASCUS508 | IIP SPEAKER ON ENVIRONMENT MAKES CONNECTIONS IN SYRIA [...] SBU SUMMARY: IIP Speaker and climate scientist Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel of the Union of Concerned Scientists visited Syria April 21-25, 2008. Audiences in Damascus and Aleppo, from middle school students to leading scientists, responded positively and enthusiastically to her message of individual [...] | 2008-07-15 14:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO SY XF OEXC OIIP SCUL KIRC SENV PGOV PREL |
08DAMASCUS510 | IIP SPEAKER DEREK SHEARER ENGAGES SYRIAN AUDIENCES ON U.S. [...] (U)SUMMARY. IIP speaker and former U.S. Ambassador Derek Shearer engaged diverse sectors of Syrians including university students, human rights, business, and media audiences during his May 26-29 visit. Shearer shared an political insider's view of how the U.S. elections process works and pro [...] | 2008-07-16 04:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SY XF OEXC SCUL |
08DAMASCUS656 | DAMASCUS REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN THE RHYTHM ROAD AMERICAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Damascus requests participation in the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad Program during February-May 2009. A program of "urban music" will help Post reach out to youth in a country where over 50 percent of the population is under 20 and Western hip hop receives wide play. [...] | 2008-09-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SY XF OEXC SCUL |
08DAMASCUS698 | SYRIAN AL-RA,Y TV SHOWCASING COALITION AND IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: Former Al-Ra'y TV correspondent Ibrahim Al-Jabeen (protect) told us on September 28 that Syria-based Al-Ra,y TV had assumed the Iraq-based Al-Zawraa TV,s former role of showcasing Iraqi militant attacks on Coalition and Iraqi forces. Although Mish,an Al-Jaburi,s wife, Al-Usta, [...] | 2008-10-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL SY KPAO |
08DAMASCUS745 | SARG CONDEMNATION OF ALLEGED U.S. MILITARY STRIKE IN ABU [...] [SBU] As reported reftel, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Faisal Miqdad passed Charge a copy of the Ministry's press release regarding the alleged U.S. military operation in eastern Syria that purportedly killed eight Syrian civilians. An Embassy translation follows. 2. [SBU] Begin text [...] | 2008-10-27 14:05:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO PHUM PREL SA SY |
08DAMASCUS761 | SYRIAN ARTISTS DEMAND RETURN OF ARTWORK ON DISPLAY AT U.S. [...] On October 29, a letter was delivered in person to the American Cultural Center by Syrian artist AbdulJabbar Weis, with whom the mission has previously had a cordial relationship. The letter was written on behalf of five artists who have works on display at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in [...] | 2008-10-30 15:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL SY |
08DAMASCUS762 | DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 30, 2008 [...] The media storm surrounding the October 26 attack in Abu Kamal and subsequent Syrian accusations against the United States and Syrian actions against U.S. Embassy operations in Damascus continued unabated. Print media were dominated by reports of a large protest march in the town of Abu Kamal [...] | 2008-10-30 15:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO SY |
08DAMASCUS763 | CONFUSED AND ANGRY: SYRIAN PUBLIC REACTS TO ALLEGED U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Public Affairs Staff reached out to Syrian contacts and monitored online news sources to gauge public opinion following the alleged U.S. military attack in Abu Kamal on October 26. These contacts and sources offered unfiltered and candid responses. Most expressed c [...] | 2008-10-30 15:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PGOV PREL SY |
08DAMASCUS765 | DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 31, 2008 [...] Only government-owned daily al-Thawrah was published on Friday October 31. al-Thawrah gave pride of place to strident coverage of the alleged U.S. raid in Abu al-Kamal. The top half of its front page reported on the protest march organized by the Syrian government on October 30 in downtown Dama [...] | 2008-10-31 14:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO SY |
08DAMASCUS766 | DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 31, 2008 [...] Only government-owned daily al-Thawrah was published on Friday October 31. al-Thawrah gave pride of place to strident coverage of the alleged U.S. raid in Abu al-Kamal. The top half of its front page reported on the protest march organized by the Syrian government on October 30 in downtown Dama [...] | 2008-10-31 14:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO SY |
08DAMASCUS790 | DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION, NOVEMBER 9, 2008: CONFESSORS OF [...] Syrian papers reported on the broadcast confessions by the alleged perpetrators of the explosion in the al-Qazza area of Damascus on September 27. Syrian state TV on Thursday, November 7, showed 12 individuals (mostly Syrians) claiming membership in Fateh al-Islam and confessing to planning t [...] | 2008-11-09 12:53:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO SY |
08DAMASCUS791 | DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION, NOVEMBER 10, 2008: PRESIDENT [...] Syrian papers dedicated their front-page headlines and editorials to President al-Asad's November 9 speech at the opening session of the Arab Transitional Parliament. He called on the United States to pull its troops out of Iraq claiming, "The presence in Iraq of American occupation forces is [...] | 2008-11-10 13:54:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO SY |
08DAMASCUS803 | SAVING THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE CENTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2.(C) SUMMARY: On October 28, the SARG directed the Charge d,Affaires to close the American Cultural Center (ACC) and the American Language Center (ALC). The ALC is the English teaching program overseen by the ACC. In response to the SARG,s di [...] | 2008-11-13 14:33:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL SCUL SY |
08DAMASCUS828 | DAMASCUS MEDIA REACTION - THE U.S.-IRAQI SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Syrian media reported extensively on the argument between the Syrian and Iraqi Ministers of Information at the November 17 Conference for Arab Ministers of Information and Telecommunications in Damascus. Media reports stated that Syrian Information Minister Bilal re [...] | 2008-11-20 14:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PGOV PREL SY |
08DAMASCUS829 | THE SARG CAN'T KEEP US DOWN: PERSEVERING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SARG requested the closure of the American Cultural Center (ACC) and American Language Center (ALC) in Damascus on October 28. While these closures have led to a significant reduction in public programming, public diplomacy (PD) activity continues here on many levels. We ar [...] | 2008-11-20 14:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO SCUL SY |
08DAMASCUS842 | SYRIAN DISSIDENT TAKES DIM VIEW OF ORGANIZED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Civil society activist and economist XXXXXXXXXXXX, released from prison on XXXXXXXXXXXX, met with us recently to share his bleak assessment of pro-democracy and human rights movements in Syria. His appraisals differ from other civil society leaders (refs A-C),especially regarding [...] | 2008-11-25 15:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO KDEM SY |
08DAMASCUS843 | SYRIAN DISSIDENTS INDICATE GAP EXISTS BETWEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syrian dissidents Aref Dalila, Muhanad al-Hasani, and Fawaz Tello (all strictly protect) met with Poloff on November 19 for a wide-ranging discussion on the current state of civil society activism in Syria (ref A). During the meeting, the three men spoke briefly about a recent Kur [...] | 2008-11-26 08:29:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO SY |
08DAMASCUS876 | KEEPING UP THE EFFORT ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN SYRIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In spite of the Syrian government's decision to close the American Cultural Center, Embassy Damascus is pursuing all available programming tools to advance mission goals of promoting freedom of expression, the exchange and development of ideas on political and economic reform, [...] | 2008-12-07 08:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL SY XF |
08DAMASCUS886 | Special Media Reaction Report: Jimmy Carter's Visit to [...] Summary: The December 13-15 visit to Damascus by former President Jimmy Carter consumed headlines in all four Syrian dailies during the course of the visit. The tone of reporting was decidedly optimistic, particularly on the prospects for U.S.-Syrian relations and the return of a U.S. Ambassa [...] | 2008-12-16 05:29:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
08DAMASCUS890 | Syrian Coverage of Ambassador Schulte's Pan-Arab Media [...] Summary: On Friday, December 12, U.S. Ambassador to the IAEA Greg Schulte conducted a series of interviews on the nascent Syrian nuclear program and related International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) actions with the pan-Arab media based in London. As part of this, Ambassador Schulte appeared [...] | 2008-12-17 06:51:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAO OPRC SY |
08DAMASCUS909 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION REPORT: EVENTS IN GAZA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-29 11:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
08DAMASCUS920 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION REPORT: EVENTS IN GAZA [...] Summary: Syrian papers feature photos of Palestinian casualties and large impassioned demonstrations in cities throughout Syria. Papers on December 31 also carried photos of President Asad's meeting with Senator Arlen Specter. A Syrian editorialist laments the closure of Rafah crossing and urg [...] | 2008-12-31 10:05:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
08DARESSALAAM312 | PREPARATIONS AND FUNDING REQUEST FOR SULLIVAN SUMMIT IN [...] For the last 18 months, we have worked collaboratively with AF/EPS, with the organizers of the Leon Sullivan Summit, and with the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) to prepare for the Eighth Sullivan Summit - "The Summit of a Lifetime" - in Arusha, Tanzan [...] | 2008-05-21 10:41:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV KPAO TZ |
08DARESSALAAM313 | [ C O R R E C T E D C O P Y ] PREPARATIONS AND FUNDING [...] For the last 18 months, we have worked collaboratively with AF/EPS, with the organizers of the Leon Sullivan Summit, and with the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) to prepare for the Eighth Sullivan Summit - "The Summit of a Lifetime" - in Arusha, Tanzan [...] | 2008-05-21 15:00:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV KPAO TZ |
08DARESSALAAM582 | MEDIA REACTION: Corruption in Tanzania [...] The September 10, 2008, edition of two English language Tanzanian dailies "This Day" and "The Citizen" carried editorial commentaries positive of U.S. policy of denying safe haven to corrupt public officials and those private sector members who corrupt them. This follows a September 8 U.S. Mi [...] | 2008-09-10 14:13:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR KCRM KCOR TZ |
08DHAKA103 | BANGLADESH DELEGATES TO WIREC 2008 [...] Post submits two names of representatives from Bangladesh for participation in the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) 2008. USAID will be funding the travel expenses for these two delegates. The two proposed participants are: Mr. Kaisar Ahmed, Director, Renewable Ener [...] | 2008-01-22 07:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA BG |
08DHAKA1040 | WOMEN,S DEVELOPMENT POLICY BEING IMPLEMENTED [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plans to implement its Women's Development Policy quietly, according to the Adviser for the Ministries of Primary and Mass Education, Women and Children Affairs, and Cultural Affairs. Adviser Rasheda K. Chowdhury told the Ambassador on September 30 that [...] | 2008-10-06 09:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN SOCI KPAO EAID UN BG |
08DHAKA1164 | AMBASSADOR'S CHITTAGONG VISIT - MILITARY ENGAGEMENT AND A [...] (U) Ambassador Moriarty's second visit to the city of Chittagong highlighted U.S.-Bangladesh Navy cooperation and the importance of decentralization in an effective democracy. As part of a November 2-6 port call in Chittagong by the USNS SAFEGUARD, the Ambassador observed U.S. Navy divers work [...] | 2008-11-10 12:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR ECON PGOV KPAO SOCI BG |
08DHAKA1241 | MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROIST ATTACKS [...] Summary and Comment: Mainstream English and Bangla-language newspapers across the political and religious spectrum condemned the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Editorials generally focused on two issues. First, most editorials called on India to refrain from blaming neighboring countries before c [...] | 2008-12-01 10:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG |
08DHAKA1274 | MEDIA REACTION: CODEL MCCAIN VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] Summary and Comment: Mainstream English and Bangla-language newspapers across the political spectrum extensively covered the visit of Senators McCain, Lieberman and Graham to Bangladesh. (See Ref A for more details about the Codel.) At a press conference attended by more than 60 journalists, [...] | 2008-12-10 09:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OREP KPAO PGOV PREL OVIP BG |
08DHAKA311 | ITS FOUNDER JAILED IN BOMBING CAMPAIGN, A [...] (C) Summary: In a country proud of its moderate Muslim-majority heritage, a madrassa in Rajshahi is something of an outlier -- its founder is in jail on allegations of violent extremism while its students study a puritanical version of Islam foreign to most Bangladeshis. An Embassy Dhaka team [...] | 2008-03-11 10:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL EAID KPAO BG |
08DHAKA457 | Ambassador Moriarty Calls for Elections by End of Year [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Moriarty focused on the three "D's" of democracy, development and the denial of space to terrorists as the pillars of U.S.-Bangladesh relations during his first press conference in Bangladesh. Most of the questions centered on the issue of democracy. The Ambassador [...] | 2008-04-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL EAID PHUM BG |
08DHAKA659 | CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS OFFICIAL URGES REDUCTION IN [...] (C) The military and Bengali settler presence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) should be cut to ease tension with the indigenous population, the Government official responsible for the region said. Devasish Roy added that much of the 1997 peace agreement between the Government and tribal in [...] | 2008-06-18 10:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID KPAO BG |
08DILI275 | EMBASSY DILI NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE [...] (SBU) Embassy Dili is proud to nominate Sister Guilhermina Marcal as an International Woman of Courage. Sister Guilhermina is the manager of Canossa Balide camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). When Timor-Leste erupted in crisis May 2006, hundreds of residents of the Balide neighborhood [...] | 2008-10-28 03:00:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO PHUM TT |
08DJIBOUTI1035 | DJIBOUTI -- SUMMARY OF DJIBOUTI PRESS 12/28/08 [...] Djibouti-United States: Barring the Route to the Traffic of Nuclear Materials (La Nation) 2. University of Djibouti: English Books Donation (La Nation) 3. Senator Feingold in Djibouti (La Nation) 4. Diplomatic Ballet in Djibouti (La Nation) Â [...] | 2008-12-28 05:07:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR PREL PGOV DJ XA |
08DJIBOUTI309 | DJIBOUTI CONDEMNS LATEST BORREL CASE JUDGMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Djibouti has reacted with outrage to the latest judgment in the long-running series of legal battles between France and Djibouti over the 1995 death of French magistrate Bernard Borrel in Djibouti. In a March 29 communique, the GODJ strongly condemned the Versailles Correctiona [...] | 2008-04-01 13:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KJUS DJ FR |
08DJIBOUTI356 | BORREL CASE: DJIBOUTI ACCUSES FRENCH NATIONALS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten days after a French court convicted two senior Djiboutian officials on charges of witness subornation (reftel) in connection with investigations into the 1995 death of French magistrate Bernard Borrel in Djibouti, a Djiboutian court issued international arrest warrants for f [...] | 2008-04-13 16:30:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS KPAO KCRM DJ FR |
08DJIBOUTI394 | DJIBOUTI SEEKS DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION TO BORDER CRISIS [...] SUMMARY: On April 23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement in local state-run media informing the public of a growing border dispute with Eritrea near Doumeira (reftel). President Ismail Omar Geullah visited the border April 22 and urged the Djiboutian military not to "give in to [...] | 2008-04-24 04:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PBTS MOPS DJ ER |
08DJIBOUTI428 | DJIBOUTI PUBLICLY ANNOUNCES ERITREAN BORDER INCURSION [...] Embassy received via diplomatic note April 30 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a statement and chronology of events regarding the Djibouti/Eritrean border dispute (reftels). 2. BEGIN EMBASSY TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation presents its compl [...] | 2008-04-30 15:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO MOPS PBTS PHSA ET ER DJ |
08DJIBOUTI514 | DJIBOUTI FORMIN: "LONG ROAD" FOR TFG-ARS AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 10 courtesy call with CDA, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahamoud Ali Youssouf said he was pleased that Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) had reached an agreement at the close of talks in Djibouti on June [...] | 2008-06-11 17:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PBTS KPAO DJ ER SO |
08DJIBOUTI532 | WORLD REFUGEE DAY CELEBRATIONS MARRED BY SECURITY LAPSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),EmbOffs, and Camp Lemonier planned a June 18 donation of clothing, toys, and shoes to refugees in Djibouti in a show of support for United Nations World Refugee Day (WRD). The U.S. convoy, consisting of the Refugee Officer, [...] | 2008-06-18 18:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL KPAO DJ |
08DJIBOUTI544 | LOCAL PRESS WHITE-WASHES WORLD REFUGEE DAY SECURITY LAPSE [...] RTD broadcast a two-minute news segment in Somali during the June 18 evening news. The tagline stated that UNHCR gave clothing, shoes, and toys to children at the Ali-Addeh refugee camp in southwest Djibouti in preparation for the celebration of World Refugee Day. RTD reported that the donat [...] | 2008-06-23 05:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL KPAO DJ |
08DJIBOUTI545 | DJIBOUTI STARTS PLANTING FOR "GREEN REVOLUTION" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faced with rising global food prices, a near-total dependence on imported food, and resulting high levels of malnutrition and food insecurity (reftel),the GODJ has recently encouraged creative small-scale agricultural projects as part of Djibouti's overall food security strategy [...] | 2008-06-23 08:10:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID SENV PGOV SOCI KPAO DJ |
08DJIBOUTI554 | DJIBOUTI: EFFORTS TO FIGHT TERRORIST FINANCE [...] SUMMARY: During a May 28 seminar co-sponsored by Post and the Central Bank of Djibouti, over thirty participants from the Central Bank, local commercial banks, money transfer operations, and the GODJ Technical Counterterrorism Committee discussed Djibouti's progress in combating terrorist finan [...] | 2008-06-26 12:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KPAO PGOV PTER ECON EFIN ETTC DJ |
08DJIBOUTI565 | DJIIBOUTIAN NATIONAL DAY: FLYING THE FLAG AND THANKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With tensions still running high on the Djibouti-Eritrea border, the GODJ marked Djiboutian National Day on June 27 with modest celebrations, thanks to allies, and a renewed appeal for national solidarity. Although a large portion of Djibouti's armed forces are deployed near the [...] | 2008-06-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON KPAO SOCI FR ER DJ |
08DJIBOUTI604 | GODJ DISSOLVES OPPOSITION PARTY FOR "INVITING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of ongoing tensions around the Djibouti-Eritrea border, the GODJ has outlawed an opposition political party for allegedly inviting Eritrea to invade Djiboutian territory. A July 9 presidential decree dissolves the opposition party MRD (Mouvement pour le Ren [...] | 2008-07-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO DJ ET |
08DJIBOUTI815 | DJIBOUTI ON AFRICOM: WELCOME [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points on AFRICOM stand up to GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for International Organizations Mohamed Idriss Farah on October 15. 2. (C) Farah communicated Djibouti's strong positive attitude towards AFRICOM, which he characterized as "very impo [...] | 2008-10-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KPAO DJ |
08DJIBOUTI841 | DJIBOUTI'S NOMINATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF [...] Embassy Djibouti nominates Ms. Zahra Moussa Bouh for the International Woman of Courage (IWOC) Award. For nearly two decades, Ms. Bouh has played an instrumental role and has been an important leader in the promotion of women's health in Djibouti. Since 1992, she has served as a midwife, nurse [...] | 2008-10-26 17:10:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PINR DJ |
08DJIBOUTI919 | ESTA OUTREACH EFFORTS [...] SUMMARY. Djibouti has conducted two ESTA outreach efforts. The first effort, in July 2008, was through diplomatic notes to consuls and honorary consuls for Visa Waiver Program (VWP) eligible countries. The second effort was an information session open to consuls, honorary consuls, travel age [...] | 2008-11-17 14:07:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT KPAO DJ |
08DJIBOUTI953 | DJIBOUTI -- DAILY SUMMARY OF DJIBOUTI PRESS 11/30/08 [...] Djibouti delegation holds talks with President Rayaale, cabinet ministers (Turkish Weekly) 2. Urban farmers exporting fruit, vegetable to Djibouti (Walta Information Center, Ethiopia) 3. Yemen, Djibouti discuss coordinating efforts to combat piracy (Yemen News Agency) 4. Yemeni-Dji [...] | 2008-11-30 13:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR PREL PGOV DJ XA |
08DJIBOUTI992 | DJIBOUTI -- SUMMARY OF DJIBOUTI PRESS 12/04/08 [...] General Ward of Africom in Djibouti (La Nation) 2. A Donation at the Right Moment (La Nation) ARTICLES: Â [...] | 2008-12-10 05:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR PREL PGOV DJ XA |
08DOHA201 | FM Calls for GCC-Iran Nuclear Talks, Urges Attendance at [...] (U) Summary: All the Qatari local dailies and Al Jazeera provided prominent coverage for a lecture delivered by Qatar's Premier and Foreign Minister Hamad Bin Jassim A Thani (HBJ) on March 9 on Gulf security at the onclusion of the seventh Doha Cultural Festival.HBJ advocated direct talks betwee [...] | 2008-03-10 14:32:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL MNUC IR QA |
08DOHA235 | CDA CRITICIZES ARAB MEDIA CHARTER, STRIKES BACK AT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 13:16:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL EG QA ALJAZEERA |
08DOHA237 | CDA CRITICIZES ARAB MEDIA CHARTER, STRIKES BACK AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a panelist at a public event sponsored by the Brookings-Doha Center on March 17, Charge expressed the USG's position that an Arab League charter proposing to limit satellite channels not be used to restrict media freedom (reftel). Charge said that media should be regulated n [...] | 2008-03-24 11:16:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL EG QA ALJAZEERA |
08DOHA253 | Media Reaction: A/S Welch Visit to Qatar, April 1 [...] Summary: All the Qatari local dailies provided prominent coverage for the visit of NEA A/S David Welch to Qatar on April 1, 2008. The official Qatari News Agency (QNA) published that A/S Welch met with Qatar Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and discussed "bilateral relations and subjects o [...] | 2008-04-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PREL OPRC QA |
08DOHA282 | MEDIA REACTION: B-1 BOMBER LOSS AT AL-UDEID AIRBASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: All Qatari local dailies provided prominent front page coverage of an incident, in which a U.S. military B-1 aircraft was destroyed after it landed at Al Udeid Air Base (AUAB) in Doha on April 4 at 2110 local time. Al Jazeera satellite channel, which broke the story, provided ext [...] | 2008-04-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO MARR MOPS PREL QA |
08DOHA283 | DISGRUNTLEMENT AT AL JAZEERA ENGLISH; IS A NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Al Jazeera Network's English channel, less than two years out of the starting box, continues to hemorrhage middle and senior-level staff, including big names like American Dave Marash, who excoriated the station for taking on an anti-American bent. Charges that the English [...] | 2008-04-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PGOV QA |
08DOHA291 | QATAR'S PRESS FREEDOM TRIPPED UP BY HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Coverage of CDA's April 8 press conference on the Human Rights Report vividly demonstrated Qatar's continuing media freedom challenges, particularly censorship and self-censorship. English-language newspapers generally highlighted both positive and negative aspects of Qatar's h [...] | 2008-04-10 14:01:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAO QA |
08DOHA325 | EMBASSY STIRS UP HUMAN RIGHTS DEBATE REGARDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reactions to Embassy's April 8 press conference on the annual Human Rights Report continued to appear in Doha's media, including a debate on the role of a free media in democratic development. Simultaneously, Qatari authorities shut down more than 80 companies for labor violati [...] | 2008-04-22 11:10:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPAO ELAB QA |
08DOHA416 | EX-GTMO DETAINEE SAMI AL-HAJJ SEES HERO'S WELCOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj, recently released from Guantanamo, arrived in Doha with great fanfare on May 31 via a chartered Qatar Airways flight from Khartoum. Greeted by Al Jazeera Chairman Hamid bin Thamer al-Thani, members of the AJ Board of Directors, and hundr [...] | 2008-06-02 12:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC PTER KPAO SU QA |
08DOHA417 | EX-GTMO DETAINEE SAMI AL-HAJJ SEES HERO'S WELCOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj, recently released from Guantanamo, arrived in Doha with great fanfare on May 31 via a chartered Qatar Airways flight from Khartoum. Greeted by Al Jazeera Chairman Hamid bin Thamer al-Thani, members of the AJ Board of Directors, and hundr [...] | 2008-06-02 12:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC PTER KPAO SU QA |
08DOHA482 | DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES PROMOTES U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles emphasized the importance of USG human rights reporting at an event on June 12 organized by the Brookings Doha Center. After her remarks, Barks-Ruggles answered a number of questions from audie [...] | 2008-07-06 08:27:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO QA |
08DOHA515 | CABINET RESHUFFLE: POWER STRUGGLE OR GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Consequences of the July 1 Cabinet re-shuffle (reftel) continue to be unclear, but Qataris and expat observers have begun analyzing the shifts in an attempt to determine who won and who lost among Qatar,s major power brokers. On the face of it, the creation of several new minist [...] | 2008-07-22 12:11:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KPAO QA |
08DOHA527 | FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE IN QATARI CUSTODY [...] (C) Former GTMO detainee Jarallah al-Marri was transferred to Qatari custody on Sunday, July 27 at 1230 hrs local time. Legatt met the USAF aircraft on arrival at Doha International Airport and witnessed al-Marri's transfer to officials of Qatar State Security. Qatari authorities brought al-Ma [...] | 2008-07-28 10:14:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAO KAWC QA |
08DOHA545 | AMBASSADOR'S SWEARING IN AND ARRIVAL GARNER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador's swearing-in ceremony in Portland, Oregon and immediate engagement in Arabic with the Qatari press, were well covered by the Qatari media and should present a solid basis for using the long-awaited arrival of a U.S ambassador to expand the Mission's engagement with t [...] | 2008-07-31 13:32:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA |
08DOHA581 | AL-JAZEERA EXPLAINS LESSENED AL QAEDA COVERAGE [...] (C) During an August 12 office call by visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Perry Cammack, Al-Jazeera Network (AJN) Managing Director Wadah Khanfar said the network still receives tapes from Al Qaeda but doesn't bother airing them or mentioning them because "Usama bin Laden [...] | 2008-08-14 05:32:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KPAO QA |
08DOHA594 | MANY QATARIS DON,T SUPPORT EDUCATION CITY; "SYMBOL [...] (C) On August 11, Ambassador paid an introductory call on James Reardon-Anderson, Dean of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q),one of the six American universities at Education City. Characterizing Qatar as a "family-owned business," the Dean described Education City as a singular vision o [...] | 2008-08-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SCUL KPAO QA |
08DOHA595 | LNG TANKERS VULNERABLE TO TERRORISTS; TEXAS A&M [...] (C) Ambassador August 11 paid an introductory visit to Mark Weichold, the Dean of Texas A&M University in Qatar (TAMU-Q),and heard Weichold's views on the future of Qatar's energy environment. Because Iran and Qatar share the world's largest non-associated natural gas field, he explained, Q [...] | 2008-08-20 13:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON KPAO IR QA |
08DOHA625 | DOHA PRESS CONVEYS U/S GLASSMAN'S MESSAGE POSITIVELY [...] Al Raya: The "War of Ideas" Man in the U.S. Administration in a Press Conference: -- Glassman Praises Qatar's Dialogue Initiatives -- We Need a Unified Position Between the United States and the Countries in the Region Against Extremism -- Washington is Not Appreciated Enough for its Assi [...] | 2008-09-01 13:56:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA |
08DOHA633 | AL JAZEERA TELLS GLASSMAN IT'S RESTRUCTURING TO [...] (C) James Glassman, Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, began his August 26 meeting with Al Jazeera (AJ) Director General Wadah Khanfar by asking if Khanfar had a plan for AJ to become commercially independent of the Qatari Government. Khanfar affirmed that it was "the go [...] | 2008-09-04 10:22:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PGOV QA |
08DOHA647 | AL JAZEERA TO AIR 9/11 CONSPIRACY DOCUMENTARY; [...] (C) PAO telephoned Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar on September 3, requesting an explanation of a promotion aired on Al Jazeera Arabic that day for a program that will run September 10 on the Al Jazeera Documentary channel called "The Other September." According to the promotion, th [...] | 2008-09-09 05:30:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA |
08DOHA687 | AL JAZEERA: WE'LL SHOW ANOTHER 9/11 FILM FOR [...] (SBU) The USG's Open Source Centers in Amman and Doha provided the following summary of the "Zero 9/11" documentary, an Italian-produced film that aired on Al Jazeera Arabic in two parts on September 3 and 10 in prime evening time slots: -- The film casts doubt on the official U.S. Governm [...] | 2008-09-24 13:48:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA |
08DOHA777 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HINOJOSA'S NOVEMBER 13-14 [...] (U) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested meetings for you with the Amir, the Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, and the Amir,s wife, Sheikha Mozah, who heads the Qatar Foundation, the organization that oversees the six U.S. universities in Qatar. Yours will be one of th [...] | 2008-11-03 14:07:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL QA |
08DOHA792 | AL JAZEERA: MORE THAN JUST A NEWS CHANNEL [...] (SBU) For all of the competition that has sprung up from channels like Al Arabiyah, Al Hurra, BBC Arabic and others, Al Jazeera is still considered the undisputed king of Arabic broadcast media in most of the Arab world. For that reason, Al Jazeera is a vital component to the USG's strategy i [...] | 2008-11-06 14:26:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PGOV QA |
08DOHA838 | RELEASE AL-MARRI, EDITOR ASKS AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-01 11:04:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KAWC KPAO QA |
08DOHA841 | CODEL HINOJOSA DISCUSSES BRINGING MORE U.S. [...] A Codel led by Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, and comprising Representatives Henry Brown, Mazie Hirono, Grace Napolitano and Ed Pastor, visited Doha November 12 - 14, spending a day focused on U.S. universities at Education City. 2. The C [...] | 2008-12-03 10:44:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO OEXC OREP QA |
08DOHA845 | AL JAZEERA: ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS, CHANNELING [...] (C) Several Al Jazeera employees, including interview producers, assessed that the network's most formidable obstacle to providing balanced, professional broadcasts was an often unsatisfactory set of guests willing to appear. Interview producers complained that the Al Jazeera Washington burea [...] | 2008-12-04 07:34:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PGOV QA |
08DOHA853 | QATAR ASSESSMENT OF MEPI WOMEN'S SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVE [...] Qatari women own and operate 346 firms with a total capital of USD 6 billion, according to a recent study by the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The study shows that women represent 13.4 per cent of business owners in the country. Recent conversations with several local businesswomen [...] | 2008-12-09 07:03:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO ECON QA |
08DOHA862 | QATARI MEDIA WARM TO SUDAN SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (U) Responding to requests from post, Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera Arabic (two separate channels) arranged back-to-back interviews for Special Envoy Williamson on November 25. The first, a 15-minute live-to-tape interview, aired on Al Jazeera English during news bulletins in the prime 130 [...] | 2008-12-16 06:42:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAO SU QA |
08DUBAI240 | BIG-NAME AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES SET TO ESTABLISH CAMPUSES IN [...] (U) Summary: Michigan State University (MSU) and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) have formally announced plans to establish permanent campuses in Dubai. MSU currently aims to enroll 800-1000 students, while RIT plans a full-scale residential campus of up to 3000-4000 students. Bot [...] | 2008-06-25 13:14:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL PGOV AE |
08DUBLIN109 | VISA WAIVER PROGRAM NEGOTIATIONS AND THE EU - THE [...] (U) On March 4, Cons Chief met with Irish Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Ray Bassett and Joe Hackett of SIPDIS the Irish Passport Office to deliver the demarche mentioned in reftel. Bassett was pleased to receive the information presented in the demarche and stated that he believe [...] | 2008-03-05 11:02:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | CMGT CVIS EUN KJUS KPAO PGOV PREL PTER EI |
08DUBLIN167 | IRISH RESPONSE ON PLEDGES TO WIAP AND CHINA'S AND [...] On March 28, ECONOFF met with Sara White, Deputy Secretary General (and most senior energy official) in the Irish Department of Communications, Energy, and Natural Resources, to deliver reftel demarches. Regarding additional pledges to the Washington International Action Plan (WIAP) (Ref A),[...] | 2008-04-03 15:41:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG EUN IEA TRGY KPAO KSCA EI |
08DUBLIN339 | IRISH VIEWS ON FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS [...] ECONOFF delivered reftel demarche on June 9, 2008 to Richard Howell, Head of the Research, Food, and Codex Coordination Division of the Department of Agriculture. Howell said that the Irish government was still considering its position regarding the chairpersonship. He said that there has bee [...] | 2008-06-11 11:31:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO EI |
08DUBLIN340 | IRISH VIEWS ON FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS [...] (C) Ref A corrected to include classifier. 2. (C) ECONOFF delivered reftel demarche on June 9, 2008 to Richard Howell, Head of the Research, Food, and Codex Coordination Division of the Department of Agriculture. Howell said that the Irish government was still considering its position reg [...] | 2008-06-11 12:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EI |
08DUBLIN379 | IRISH JUSTICE MINISTRY ADDRESSES 2008 TRAFFICKING [...] (C) During Ambassador's June 19 meeting with newly appointed Minister of Justice, Equality and Law Reform Dermot Ahern (other issues reported septel) the Justice Department's Secretary General Sean Aylward raised the Irish Government's view of the 2008 TIP report. Aylward noted that Irish NGO [...] | 2008-06-24 12:53:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KPAO EI |
08DUSHANBE1067 | RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY FACES ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 12, CAO met with Sayfiddin Dostiev (pen name Sayofi Mizrob),a former RFE/RL employee who said he has filed a lawsuit accusing RFE/RL of violating Tajik labor law. After a follow-up conversation with RFE/RL Tajik Service Director Rod Shahidi, CAO confirmed that, contra [...] | 2008-08-13 09:42:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KDEM PHUM KPAO TI |
08DUSHANBE1107 | GEORGIA ON THEIR MIND: TAJIK MEDIA REACTS CAUTIOUSLY TO [...] (U) Summary: The Tajik media, in its coverage of Russian actions in Georgia, has mainly copied Russian media reports, or offered local opinion on the meaning of the dispute for Central Asia. As could be expected, it has not criticized Russia, and has instead focused heavily on the role of the [...] | 2008-08-28 02:20:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMDR KPAO TI |
08DUSHANBE1133 | TAJIKISTAN SCO SUMMIT MEDIA REACTION - CAREFUL BALANCE OF [...] (U) Summary: Tajikistan's political analysts expressed few expectations from the SCO summit in the weekly papers prior to the summit, except that Russia would seek support for its actions in Georgia and recognition of independence for South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Most commentators praised Russi [...] | 2008-09-10 11:21:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM PREL PHUM TI |
08DUSHANBE1246 | TAJIKISTAN: RFE/RL WINS SOME, LOSES MORE [...] (SBU) Summary. As if according to deadline, pending decisions regarding RFE/RL's re-accreditation, a series of lawsuits, and a tax audit were rendered by the end of August. On the positive side, the prosecutor threw out a legal complaint about the station's negative reporting and the Ministry [...] | 2008-10-02 09:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KPAO KDEM TI |
08DUSHANBE521 | TAJIKISTAN'S CIVIL SOCIETY AND BUSINESS LEADERS NEED RULE [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Tajikistan's business advocates and civil leaders cited corruption and the lack of coherent laws and policies as the greatest impediments to business or reforming social institutions. In separate open and free- [...] | 2008-04-15 07:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KPAO TI |
08DUSHANBE634 | TAJIKISTAN - WHY AMERICAN CORNERS MATTER [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Despite widespread academic corruption and crumbling infrastructure, Tajik students and instructors are striving to achieve, as Public Affairs Officer and visiting Information Resources Officer learned during a [...] | 2008-05-06 03:09:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KPAO TI |
08DUSHANBE680 | TAJIKISTAN - THE PRESIDENT'S MODEL GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) Summary. In Tajikistan's impoverished Shahritus District, Ambassador met local government and NGO leaders struggling to make agriculture viable despite the harsh conditions. President Rahmon has publicly held up Kulmurod Rahmonov, the district governor, as an example for other governors [...] | 2008-05-16 11:52:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KPAO TI |
08DUSHANBE691 | TAJIKISTAN - SOWING SEEDS OF DEMOCRACY IN SHAHRITUS [...] (SBU) Summary. The ambassador traveled to the Shahritus district in April to meet U.S. Government grantees who are incrementally raising the standard of living in the impoverished agricultural area. U.S. Government assistance has had a positive impact, especially in cultivating democratic deci [...] | 2008-05-21 09:41:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KPAO KDEM TI |
08DUSHANBE774 | TOURISM IN TAJIKISTAN: COME EXPERIENCE OUR BEAUTIFUL [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Tajikistan has the essential attributes to compete for international tourism, but an unfriendly visa policy and lack of international air connections shut out foreign visitors and their ready cash, according to [...] | 2008-06-11 07:26:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KPAO CVIS CASC TI |
08DUSHANBE781 | UTAH DELEGATION VISITS TAJIKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A delegation from the Utah State Senate visited Tajikistan from June 9-12 at the invitation of Tajik parliamentarians who participated in an Open World exchange program in December 2007. They received a warm welcome and several high-level meetings. This was one of the few visit [...] | 2008-06-12 08:41:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO KDEM TI |
08DUSHANBE85 | "DOES DEMOCRACY MAKE YOU GAY?" AND OTHER BURNING QUESTIONS [...] (U) Summary: Post's outreach program has provided an unprecedented opportunity for EmbOffs to reach out to Tajik youth under age 25, who comprise more than 50 percent of the population. These discussions have provided a window into the sheltered and increasingly conservative mindset of young T [...] | 2008-01-14 03:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL KPAO TI |
08DUSHANBE906 | PRESIDENT RAHMON'S "NEWS CONCEPT" -- A PUBLIC RELATIONS [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Rahmon's chief information analyst announced plans to establish an "information center to manage the image of Tajikistan" and "a Ministry of Information to manage the licensing of electronic and print [...] | 2008-07-11 08:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM TI |
08DUSHANBE909 | TAJIKISTAN'S MEDIA TO GOVERNMENT: GIVE US INFORMATION OR [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: During a June 26 roundtable to discuss government-media relations, journalists, media advocates, and spokesmen unanimously advised the government to talk to journalists to prevent the spread of rumors, such as [...] | 2008-07-11 11:55:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KDEM PHUM TI |
08DUSHANBE940 | TAJIKISTAN: RFE/RL CONTROVERSY BOILING OVER IN DUSHANBE [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: A personnel management dispute at the RFE/RL bureau headquarters in Dushanbe has spilled into the public domain and Tajik journalists are siding with the reporters. Two former employees - one was dismissed, th [...] | 2008-07-17 03:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KDEM PHUM TI |
08DUSSELDORF11 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT SETS HIGH HURDLES FOR ONLINE SEARCHES, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a long-awaited landmark February 27 decision, the German Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe declared unconstitutional parts of a law allowing online searches, introduced in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) in 2006. The court ruled that such searches interfere in an i [...] | 2008-02-29 16:32:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KISL KPAO GM |
08DUSSELDORF2 | ONLINE SEARCHES: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT LIKELY TO OVERTURN KEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Well informed sources in North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) expect the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe in early 2008 to overturn path-breaking amendments to NRW legislation allowing online searches in terrorism and other cases. The online language, which amended an earlier [...] | 2008-01-03 12:39:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KISL KPAO GM |
08DUSSELDORF4 | TRIAL ON ALLEGED ILLEGAL EXPORTS OF MILITARY GOODS TO IRAQ [...] (U) An Iraqi-born businessman from Essen, Aso Salih Koyie (47),has been charged with violating an EU arms embargo against Iraq through the 2004 delivery of 78 power generating sets formerly used by the German Army. The trial, which opened before the Essen Regional Court on January 3, continu [...] | 2008-01-11 12:35:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP PARM KJUS KISL PTER KPAO KVPR IZ GM |
08DUSSELDORF43 | LIFE IN PRISON FOR "SUITCASE BOMBER" IN LANDMARK DECISION [...] (SBU) Summary: In a landmark December 9 decision, the Duesseldorf Higher Regional Court sentenced Youssef Mohamad El-Hajdib, aka the `suitcase bomber' of Cologne, to life imprisonment for attempted murder in an undetermined number of cases in connection with a failed terrorist attack on two [...] | 2008-12-09 16:43:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KISL KPAO KVPR KCRM LE GM |
08DUSSELDORF6 | COURT FINES BUSINESSMAN FOR ILLEGAL EXPORTS OF MILITARY [...] (U) After a month-long trial (reftel),the Essen Regional Court on January 25 found Aso Salih Koyie guilty of having violated section 34 of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Law (restrictions on the export of military goods) through the 2004 delivery to Iraq of 78 power generating sets for [...] | 2008-01-28 14:17:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP PARM KJUS KISL PTER KPAO KVPR IZ GM |
08FREETOWN11 | FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR DECEMBER 2007 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's outreach in December 2007 Included articles surrounding the arrival of the Amistad and programs organized to raise awareness about it, Ambassador Perry's maiden press conference, the performances of Devin Philips and New Orleans Straight Ahead jazz ensemble in Sierra [...] | 2008-01-09 18:13:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO SL |
08FREETOWN138 | FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's outreach in Freetown included articles surrounding the commemoration of Black History Month, including a discussion hosted by Ambassador Perry and film showings at the Kissy and Fourah Bay College Libraries. Ambassador Perry also opened a seminar on resources managem [...] | 2008-03-25 14:06:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO SL |
08FREETOWN163 | CELEBRATING WOMEN,S HISTORY MONTH AND LOOKING TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: To honor Women's History Month in Freetown, post hosted a series of events and programs aimed at empowering women with knowledge and providing forums through which to share information and ideas. The recent passage of three gender bills created a foundation and focus for most of t [...] | 2008-04-03 16:39:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KWMN PHUM SL |
08FREETOWN30 | HONORING WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN SIERRA LEONE [...] Summary: Following presidential and parliamentary elections in 2007, a committee led by two NGOs -- Search for Common Ground and Enhancing Interaction and Interface Between Civil Society and the State to Improve Poor People's Lives (ENCISS) -- convened a 2-day symposium, The Honoring Women Ini [...] | 2008-01-22 15:16:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SL |
08FREETOWN344 | "COCAINE SAGA" TOPIC OF GOVERNMENT PRESS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: At a press conference on July 17, members of cabinet of the GOSL as well as top-level law enforcement officers lauded their own handling of the plane that landed July 13 at Lungi airport carrying a large quantity of cocaine. The Minister of Information confirmed the detention of 17 in [...] | 2008-07-17 16:07:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OIIP KPAO SL |
08FREETOWN414 | FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR JULY 2008 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's media outreach in July included Ambassador Perry's remarks at the 232nd anniversary of the Independence of the United States, a statement commending the people of Sierra Leone for the successful conduct of the July 5 local council elections in Sierra Leone, and a st [...] | 2008-08-25 08:17:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO SL |
08FREETOWN531 | U.S. Electoral Process Excites Sierra Leoneans [...] Summary: On the afternoon and evening of November 4, Ambassador Perry welcomed visitors to a 6-station exhibit on the United States Presidential Elections. In total, nearly 400 people joined Embassy staff to learn about the different aspects of the process and to watch televised coverage of [...] | 2008-11-07 14:03:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM SL |
08GABORONE1138 | PAS GABORONE SUPPORTS GENDER AND HIV/AIDS WORKSHOP USING [...] SUMMARY: PAS Gaborone supported a two-day workshop on gender, violence and HIV/AIDS with government social service representatives, the police and NGOs. Hosted in a northeastern Botswana mining town, the workshop had an impact on the 50 community leaders who attended and the citizens they re [...] | 2008-12-30 04:58:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KHIV KWMN PGOV PHUM BC |
08GRENADA139 | REAGAN MONUMENT REDEDICATION HIGHLIGHTS GRENADA INTERVENTION [...] (U) In a moving October 25 ceremony, the Ambassador re-dedicated the Ronald Reagan Monument in St. George's, Grenada honoring U.S. Service members who gave their lives in the 1983 U.S.-Caribbean intervention to restore democracy to Grenada. The Ambassador read a letter of appreciation from form [...] | 2008-10-30 18:47:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS KPAO PGOV XL |
08GUADALAJARA150 | PROMISE AND PROBLEMS IN RURAL GUANAJUATO [...] Summary. A visit to rural Guanajuato to see the Bajio Community Foundation's projects provided a good view of what works and what doesn't to spur local economic development. Most of these communities survive and grow on remittances, but some organizations and individuals are trying to create [...] | 2008-04-08 19:29:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG SOCI ECON KPAO MX |
08GUADALAJARA237 | EVALUATION FOR IIP SPEAKERS ANTHONY CEJA AND MONICA [...] Summary: Anthony Ceja and Monica Tinajero from San Diego's Education Department spoke to a variety of groups during their three-day program in Guadalajara and Tepic. They met with educators and public security departments, an association of rehabilitated gang members, and students to explain [...] | 2008-05-22 17:37:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MX |
08GUADALAJARA611 | THE LATEST TARGET IN MEXICO'S DRUG WARS: THE SINALOA PRESS [...] Summary: Increasing narco-violence has caused some Mexican states to become virtual open war zones. The cartels, fighting among themselves for control of territory and pressed by President Felipe Calderon's counternarcotics campaign, have resorted to blatant acts of violence - both in an effo [...] | 2008-12-22 22:54:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KPAO KCRM PHUM MX |
08GUADALAJARA94 | BILATERAL SECURITY AND COUNTERNARCOTICS DEBATED IN [...] Summary: Two days of scholarly discussions in Guadalajara on security issues and counter-narcotics challenges elaborated convergent and divergent points in our bilateral relationship. While we don't share the same world vision, the Merida Initiative may be one concrete action on which the U.S [...] | 2008-02-27 22:35:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SNAR KPAO MX |
08GUANGZHOU159 | Sharing Information to Resolve IPR Issues [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-17 08:46:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO SCUL KIPR PGOV PINR WTRO ECON CH |
08GUANGZHOU600 | Public and Experts Vote on Key Events of Thirty Years of [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The thirtieth anniversary of China's "reform and opening" policy is emerging as topic number one among south China government and media circles. Media outlets are beating the drums to stir public interest in the occasion. Two local media outlets working with governm [...] | 2008-10-17 09:05:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV KPAO CH |
08GUATEMALA1274 | TRANSLATION OF 2008 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS [...] Post has translated the 2008 International Religious Freedom Report and has posted a link on its website to both the English and Spanish versions of the report in advance of the congressionally mandated October 16 deadline. 2. There has been no government, public, or media reaction to the S [...] | 2008-10-14 22:19:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF KPAO GT |
08GUATEMALA1359 | GUATEMALA'S NOMINEE FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Embassy is pleased to nominate Norma Cruz, Director of NGO Survivors Foundation, as Guatemala's "Woman of Courage" for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage (ref A) in recognition of her exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in advocating for women's rights and [...] | 2008-10-31 01:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM KJUS GT |
08GUATEMALA633 | FOLLOW-UP FOR MAY 21 DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 15:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU GT |
08GUATEMALA684 | EMBASSY GUATEMALA FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 15:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU GT |
08GUATEMALA703 | GUATEMALA: 2008 TIP REPORT PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] On June 3, in advance of the public release of the 2008 TIP Report, poloff delivered reftel talking points and provided the text of the TIP Report narrative for Guatemala to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Embassy will place an op-ed in loca [...] | 2008-06-03 20:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO GT |
08HANOI1088 | THIRD ANNUAL JAC GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary. During the third annual Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) on Agent Orange/dioxin, JAC members reviewed U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on Agent Orange-related issues over the past year, discussed ongoing remediation and health projects, and provided recommendations for future activities, [...] | 2008-09-22 00:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM |
08HANOI1135 | CPV EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN: HANOI'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 30, CPV External Relations Commission (ERC) Chairman Tran Van Hang told the Ambassador that the Party is pleased with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's late June visit to the United States because of the substantive agreements reached. On the DPRK, the Chairman relay [...] | 2008-10-02 09:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI1166 | GVN TO PUT ANTI-CORRUPTION REPORTERS ON TRIAL [...] (C) Summary: The trial of two journalists for their reports on a major corruption scandal is slated to take place in Hanoi on October 14 and 15. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) changed the charges against the two from "abuse of power in performing official duties" to "abusing democratic freed [...] | 2008-10-10 09:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCOR KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VM |
08HANOI1185 | VIETNAMESE JOURNALISTS WHO EXPOSED CORRUPTION FOUND GUILTY [...] (SBU) Summary: After a day and a half of testimony, the Hanoi People's Court on October 15 found two reporters who exposed a major corruption scandal guilty of "abusing democratic freedoms." The court sentenced Thanh Nien newspaper's Nguyen Viet Chien to two years in prison and sentenced Tuoi [...] | 2008-10-16 10:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI1253 | THAI BINH COMMUNES: ONCE DYSFUNCTIONAL, NOW EXEMPLARS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On a recent visit to several villages in Thai Binh Province, Poloff found local officials striving to implement the "Grassroots Democracy Ordinance," which enshrines greater transparency in budgets and allows more villager participation in local decision-making. According to the [...] | 2008-11-10 03:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCOR ECON KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI1264 | AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT VIETNAM'S DRAFT PRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Information & Communications (MIC) Le Duan Hop on November 6, 2008. The Ambassador expressed concern about the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) draft press law, urged that private sector companies in Vietnam participate in the upcoming 2008 ICT [...] | 2008-11-14 05:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ECON TSPL KCOR KPAO SOCI PGOV PHUM PREL TBIO |
08HANOI133 | COVERING THE SPRATLYS; SILENCE IS OFFICIALLY GOLDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: While international media widely covered the visit of Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian to one of the disputed Spratly Islands over the weekend, Vietnamese media were largely silent. The Vietnam News Agency, the Government wire service, carried a story in which the Foreign Mini [...] | 2008-02-05 00:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OEXC SCUL PHUM PREL PGOV VM |
08HANOI1332 | AGENT ORANGE: DESPITE OBSTACLES, BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: At the first meeting of the Environmental Task Force (ETF),set up under the U.S.-Vietnam Joint Advisory Committee on Agent Orange and its contaminant dioxin (JAC) (Reftel),the United States and Vietnam made substantial progress towards developing a remediation work plan for Da [...] | 2008-12-08 11:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM |
08HANOI1350 | CZECH REPUBLIC DETAILS DIOXIN CLEANUP EFFORTS AT FORMER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 11 meeting with Emboffs, David Jarkulisch, Commercial and Development officer at the Embassy of the Czech Republic, detailed November meetings between Czech technical and development experts and their Government of Vietnam (GVN) counterparts to negotiate dioxin rem [...] | 2008-12-12 08:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM |
08HANOI147 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH US-VN DIALOGUE GROUP ON AGENT [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 1, Ambassador Michalak met with the U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange-Dioxin (Dialogue Group). Formed by the Aspen Institute, with support from the Ford Foundation, the Dialogue Group made its second visit to Vietnam to observe containment measures at the [...] | 2008-02-12 01:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM |
08HANOI152 | DEEPENING COOPERATION ON LEGAL REFORM: THE AMBASSADOR MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Judicial Affairs Committee Chairwoman Le Thi Thu Ba discussed with the Ambassador how the USG and GVN can deepen cooperation on judicial and legal reform in Vietnam. Laws on enforcement of civil and criminal court judgments must be revised so th [...] | 2008-02-12 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI159 | IMPLEMENTING GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY: THE VIEW FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam's (GVN) Ordinance on Grassroots Democracy (OGD),which took effect last April, is a small step towards participatory local government within the context of the GVN's top-down, centrally controlled government structure. In a recent visit to provinces in [...] | 2008-02-14 04:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCOR ECON KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI296 | GVN'S ANTI-CORRUPTION CZAR SAYS HANOI WANTS INCREASED [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 6, the Ambassador met the head of Vietnam's Government Inspectorate (GI) Tran Van Truyen, a key player in the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) fight against corruption and an ally of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Truyen said he welcomed cooperation with the USG, and adde [...] | 2008-03-13 07:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI369 | SCENESETTER, PART I OF III, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. It is for official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (U) Mission Vietnam very much looks forward to your visit to Vietnam in mid-April, as your personal engagement will support directly our effe [...] | 2008-03-31 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM |
08HANOI37 | FORD FOUNDATION GRANTEES HOST AGENT ORANGE DISABILITY FORUM [...] (U) Summary. On December 18, the Ford Foundation funded a national disabilities workshop focusing on Agent Orange (AO) and its contaminant dioxin. Various speakers highlighted the need for collective Government of Vietnam (GVN) and international support for the disabled suffering from war leg [...] | 2008-01-10 10:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM |
08HANOI370 | HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT: VIETNAM SCENESETTER, PART II OF III [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. It is for official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Secretary Leavitt, this cable supplements Ref A and highlights the overarching health-related challenges facing Vietnam. We are proud [...] | 2008-04-01 01:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM |
08HANOI406 | HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT, VIETNAM SCENESETTER, PART III [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Secretary Leavitt, this cable highlights the overarching health-related successes and challenges facing our work under the President's Emerge [...] | 2008-04-09 10:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM |
08HANOI414 | POLITBURO MEMBER SEEKS ANTI-CORRUPTION TRAINING FOR PARTY [...] (SBU) In an April 9 meeting with Ambassador, Politburo member Nguyen Van Chi asked for U.S. help in selecting American institutions with expertise in anti-corruption work which could cooperate with Vietnam to enhance its capacity in that regard. The Ambassador and Chi discussed Hanoi's fight a [...] | 2008-04-10 09:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI423 | HANOI DOES NOT WANT STRENGTHENED 1540 COMMITTEE RENEWAL TO [...] (SBU) On April 11, Poloff and U.K. Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Specialist Nguyen Vu Minh to deliver Ref. A points on supporting a strengthened renewal of the UNSC 1540 Committee's mandate. French Poloff was unable to participate. 2. (S [...] | 2008-04-11 10:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08HANOI482 | EXPANDING HANOI'S JURISDICTION HIGHLIGHTS VIETNAM'S [...] (SBU) The GVN's handling of the expansion of Hanoi municipality underscores the fact that, despite recent talk of decentralization, decision-making in Vietnam remains very much a top-down affair. As Hanoi's explosive growth continues, the Communist Party of Vietnam has initiated a jurisdiction [...] | 2008-04-25 09:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI508 | DHHS SECRETARY LEAVITT FOCUSES ON PRODUCT SAFETY, INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary. During his visit to Hanoi, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt successfully advocated for the United States and Vietnam to draft a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on product safety in preparation for the upcoming visit to the United States by Vietnamese Pr [...] | 2008-05-05 06:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM |
08HANOI516 | STILL LUCID AT 97: GENERAL VO NGUYEN GIAP TALKS EDUCATION [...] (SBU) On April 25, the Ambassador and General Vo Nguyen Giap discussed efforts to increase educational exchanges between the United States and Vietnam. After imploring the Ambassador to work to bring the overall relationship to an even higher level, Giap echoed the Ambassador's desire to see m [...] | 2008-05-05 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI535 | AMBASSADOR EXCHANGES VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, CHINA WITH [...] (SBU) On May 2, CPV External Relations Commission (ERC) Chairman Tran Van Hang told the Ambassador the ERC welcomes the positive developments in U.S.-Vietnam relations, especially in trade, investment and education. He appealed for Vietnam to be granted GSP and agreed that many recently opened [...] | 2008-05-08 09:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL CM VM |
08HANOI541 | POLITBURO MEMBER COMMENTS ON AMBASSADOR'S PRIORITIES AND [...] (SBU) On May 5, influential Politburo member and Standing Member of the Secretariat Truong Tan Sang met the Ambassador to discuss U.S.-Vietnam relations, the Ambassador's priorities for his tenure in Vietnam and economic issues. The "consensus" within Vietnam's governing circles is that Hanoi [...] | 2008-05-08 10:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL CM VM |
08HANOI569 | VIETNAMESE PRESS AND PUBLIC CONTINUE TO FIRE AWAY ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Widespread criticism continued in the Vietnamese press and blogosphere over the arrest of two journalists for their reporting on the PMU-18 corruption scandal and high-profile figures have offered their support to the journalists. The case is widely seen as reflecting power strug [...] | 2008-05-14 10:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI590 | VIETNAM RESPONDS POSTIVIELY TO U.S. CODEX CHAIRPERSON [...] (U) On May 15, visiting U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Charles Lambert, accompanied by AgAttache, delivered reftel points on the candidacy of Dr. Karen Hulebak for Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) to Dr. Vu Ngo [...] | 2008-05-20 08:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO VM |
08HANOI632 | CAN PROMOTING HO CHI MINH'S "MORAL EXAMPLE" CURB [...] (C) In response to "rampant corruption," GVN leaders have undertaken a national drive to convince people to follow Ho Chi Minh's "moral example." A central-level Party steering committee, which includes several Politburo members, meets regularly to assess the campaign's progress. However, CPV [...] | 2008-05-30 09:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCOR KPAO PHUM PGOV VM |
08HANOI672 | ARRESTED JOURNALISTS PAWNS IN CPV POWER STRUGGLE [...] (C) Summary: While contacts report that state-controlled media outlets have been ordered to cease reporting the story, outrage over the arrest of two journalists who broke a major corruption scandal in 2006 continues. At a Swedish Embassy-organized "Dialogue on Anti-Corruption" attended by sc [...] | 2008-06-06 09:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI783 | PROMINENT VIETNAMESE BUSINESS LEADER DISCUSSES [...] (C) In late June, Poloffs met Le Thien Thanh, who like many children of leading Vietnamese communists, is a wealthy businessman and General Director of the Thien Mien Company. Thanh's father, Le Duan, was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) for close to 30 years and is sa [...] | 2008-07-03 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI865 | GVN CLAMPDOWN ON PRESS CLAIMS MORE VICTIMS [...] (SBU) Two popular State-controlled but reformist newspapers based in Ho Chi Minh City that ran stories on corruption replaced editorial leaders and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) recently interrogated the paper's chief editors. While the dailies portrayed the moves as nothing out of the [...] | 2008-07-24 09:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI947 | PRESIDENT TRIET REPORTEDLY ILL, AGAIN; PM DUNG [...] (C) Well-placed contacts say President Nguyen Minh Triet's prostate cancer has reappeared, but they provide different accounts as to whether he offered to resign. Our contacts tell us Politburo members do not want Triet to step aside because they worry that, given recent economic problems, lac [...] | 2008-08-14 09:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON KCOR KNNP KPAO MARR MASS PGOV PHUM |
08HARARE1121 | HARARE JOURNALIST ABDUCTED, MORE POTENTIALLY TARGETED [...] (SBU) Accredited freelance Zimbabwean journalist Shadrack Andrisson Manyere was abducted from his home in Norton, a suburb of Harare, on the evening of Saturday December 13. Manyere has been a frequent critic of the Zimbabwean government and, unlike some journalists, is fully accredited by the [...] | 2008-12-15 15:00:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO ZI |
08HARARE958 | NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR [...] The following is Embassy Harare's nomination for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. NAME: Gertrude Hambira TITLE: Secretary General INSTITUTION: General Agriculture and Plantation Workers Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ) DOB: 23-NOV-1961 POB: Zimbabwe Citizenship [...] | 2008-10-23 11:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO ZW |
08HARARE988 | Education in Zimbabwe - A Quiet Implosion [...] SUMMARY: In the wake of ongoing inter-party talks, much attention has been paid to immediate crises such as the collapse of the health care system and starvation facing the rural population. Equally devastating, however, is the precipitous decline of all levels of the country's education secto [...] | 2008-10-31 10:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG ELAB KPAO ZI |
08HAVANA453 | NBA VISIT TO CUBA [...] (U) A group of 80 members of the National Bar Association (NBA),an association of black lawyers, judges and legal para-professionals, recently spent a week in Cuba as part of a humanitarian visit. USINT had two events with representatives of this group: a sit-down dinner at the COM residence [...] | 2008-06-13 22:26:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PINR PREL |
08HAVANA614 | HAVANA: INITIAL THOUGHTS ON THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C/NF) Following are some early impressions and requests from the COM's first two weeks on the ground. 2. (C/NF) Connecting with the Cuban people is extremely important, and extremely challenging. --------------------------------------------- --------- - The GOC focuses intensely on isol [...] | 2008-08-01 17:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPAO CU |
08HAVANA660 | SURFING THE NET IN HAVANA [...] (SBU) Chief of Mission and spouse (providing technical support) set forth Tuesday afternoon to cruise the internet, Havana-style. Armed with a list of internet centers supplied by the PD section's local staff, COM wanted to check what he had heard from Cuban users of USINT's internet faciliti [...] | 2008-08-14 18:09:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT TINT KDEM KPAO CU |
08HAVANA94 | CUBA'S OFFICIAL ELECTION STATISTICS: AN [...] SUMMARY: The editor of a prominent Cuban online news magazine provided an innovative analysis of last Sunday's National Assembly elections. Reynaldo Escobar used the GOC's own statistics to show how many more protest votes may have been cast than seemed at first blush. Two other Mission con [...] | 2008-01-28 21:41:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU KPAO PGOV |
08HELSINKI12 | FINLAND TO SEND A STRONG DELEGATION TO WIREC [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the formal invitation for the Washington International Conference on Renewal Energy (WIREC) to Mr. Henri Backman, Senior Advisor to the Minister in Finland's newly-created super Ministry of Employment and the Economy. A strong advocate of renewable energy sources, Mini [...] | 2008-01-10 13:06:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO |
08HELSINKI132 | FINLAND PARTICIPATES IN EU WIREC PLEDGE [...] (SBU) According to WIREC participant Henri Backman, Advisor to the Minister at the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Finland is participating in the EU's pledge to obtain 20 percent of its energy needs from renewable energy by 2020. Finland is not planning to make a separate WIR [...] | 2008-03-27 12:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA FI |
08HELSINKI185 | HIGH TECH PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN HELSINKI [...] (U) Working in a high tech country provides opportunities to explore innovative public diplomacy avenues for outreach to a tech savvy crowd. Working closely with the Public Affairs Section, the Economic Section recently created a "geocache" in downtown Helsinki to encourage people to visit th [...] | 2008-04-29 13:50:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS TSPL KPAO FI |
08HELSINKI224 | FINLAND: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 13:09:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PREL EUN KPAO SOCI CU FI |
08HELSINKI462 | FINLAND: NATO TOUR PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Helsinki proposes two NATO Tours for FY09, designed to promote greater understanding of the Alliance in the wake of the conflict in Georgia. The GOF's security policy emphasizes the importance of multilateral cooperation, including with the US, NATO and in particular th [...] | 2008-10-09 13:27:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO OEXC OIIP PREL KPAO FI |
08HELSINKI489 | FINLAND: NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] (U) Embassy Helsinki submits the following nomination for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage: Full legal name of nominee: Miranda Vuolasranta Job title/association: I. Executive Director/Fintiko Romano Forum ry (FRF) National Roma Forum of Finland II. Secre [...] | 2008-10-27 15:04:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM FI |
08HILLAH19 | NAJAF ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL TOURISM CONFERENCE, CALLS FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf Cable. 2. (U) Summary. In a February 7 meeting with PRT Najaf, the Najaf Provincial Council (PC) Tourism Committee announced that it decided to hold the three-day tourism conference April 5 - 7, in conjunction with Iraqi Tourism Week, which will begin on April 1 with [...] | 2008-02-26 18:17:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECIN ECON KPAO SOCI SCUL IZ |
08HILLAH26 | SOLID REPRESENTATION AT PRT KARBALA FIRST MEDIA CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRT Karbala hosted March 19 a media conference that was attended by 25 representatives from private and public television, radio, and newspaper outlets. The objectives of the conference included introducing Team Leader and PRToffs to the local media; expressing PRT support for [...] | 2008-03-26 19:05:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO IZ |
08HILLAH37 | REGIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES LEAD TO NAJAF TOURISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Najaf Provincial Council Tourism Committee, chaired by Sheikh Fayed al-Shimerti, reluctantly decided to postpone the April 5-6 Najaf Tourism Conference (reftel) for exactly one month in the wake of country-wide disruptions from the recent Basrah offensive. The conference i [...] | 2008-04-02 13:13:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECIN ECON KPAO SOCI SCUL IZ |
08HOCHIMINHCITY30 | 5TH HUMANITARIAN RESETTLEMENT PROCESS JOINT WORKING GROUP [...] (U) Summary: During the fifth Humanitarian Resettlement (HR) Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting on December 13, discussion centered on plans to conclude the process and was generally productive. The two sides agreed on a final round of Public Information Outreach (PIO) throughout southern Vie [...] | 2008-01-07 05:30:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL KPAO VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY998 | THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN HCMC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over two hundred professors, students, reporters, business leaders, and local officials gathered in a ballroom festooned with red white and blue balloons and featuring jumbo-sized televisions for the first large-scale election event to be held in post-war HCMC. While we did not [...] | 2008-11-07 04:32:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KPAO VM |
08HONGKONG186 | FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH AND [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 9. 2. Summary and Action Request: Hong Kong is on the brink of initiating the formal process for establishing mandatory labeling for biotech foods. This step could seriously undermine sales to this 8th-largest market for U.S. value-added agric [...] | 2008-01-29 07:41:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HK |
08ISLAMABAD1101 | PTA ON THE YOUTUBE BLOCKING INCIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to an informal request from the Department, EconCouns and Econoff met with Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Chairman Shahzad Alam Malik March 5 to discuss the February 22 blockage of YouTube. Malik explained that the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority ( [...] | 2008-03-12 12:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ECPS EINT KPAO PK |
08ISLAMABAD172 | USG MEDIA LEAKS HAVE PAKISTANI MILITARY "REVIEWING CONTINGENCIES" [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Tariq Majid separately called in Ambassador January 8 and 9 to express their concern about repeated media reports stating senior USG officials were considering unilateral action within Pakistan. Both official [...] | 2008-01-11 10:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR KPAO PK |
08ISLAMABAD1745 | DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 11:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KPAO PK |
08ISLAMABAD1746 | DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 11:25:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KPAO PK |
08ISLAMABAD2019 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 03, 2008 [...] "Blast Rocks Danish Embassy In High-Security Area: 8 Killed" "Dawn" (06/03) "A car-bomb exploded outside the Danish Embassy in Islamabad in one of the most high-security residential districts on Monday, killing eight people and injuring more than 25 others." 2. "Terrorism Remains A Real [...] | 2008-06-03 09:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD2055 | CODEL SCHIFF MEETS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER MIRZA [...] (C) Summary: Codel Schiff -- U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) -- met May 26 with Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Dr. Fehmida Mirza. She promised the new GOP would remain tough in the fight against terrorism, but requested that the USG focus more resources [...] | 2008-06-06 05:43:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PREL EAID PHUM KPAO |
08ISLAMABAD2323 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 08, 2008 [...] "Fear Grips Citizens As Seven Blasts Rock Karachi" "The News" (07/08) "A series of seven bomb blasts rocked Karachi on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 40, the state-run television reported. Intelligence sources claimed that the criminals wanted to provoke ethnic [...] | 2008-07-08 09:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD2377 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 12-14, 2008 [...] "10 U.S. Soldiers Killed In Attack On Afghan Base" "Dawn" (07/14) "A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base in the eastern Nuristan province and killed 10 American soldiers and wounded 15 on Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years." [...] | 2008-07-14 09:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD2505 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 24, 2008 [...] "Coalition Leaders Go For Talks In FATA; Parliament To Evolve Greater Consensus Against Extremism" "The News" (07/24) "Leaders of the ruling coalition in their meeting here on Wednesday resolved to pursue dialogue rather than military operation in the militancy-hit FATA, saying force would b [...] | 2008-07-24 09:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD2608 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 02-04, 2008 [...] "SAARC Accord To Curb Terror, Fight Hunger" "Dawn" (08/04) "South Asian leaders signed a legal cooperation pact on Sunday to combat terrorism and agreed to set up a food bank to fight hunger in the face of rising food prices in one of the world's poorest regions. But the South Asian Associat [...] | 2008-08-04 11:15:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3137 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 [...] "Pakistan, US Blow Hot and Cold Over Flare-Up" "Dawn" (09/26) "Security forces fired on two NATO helicopters which had intruded into Pakistan territory on Thursday, forcing them to turn back to Afghanistan, officials said. "Two helicopters from the Afghanistan side crossed into Saidgai, Ghul [...] | 2008-09-26 09:44:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3231 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 09, 2008 [...] "Military Seeks Politicians' Support to Fight Militants; Opposition Dissatisfied" "Dawn" (10/09) "The military took elected representatives of the nation into confidence on Wednesday about the worsening situation in FATA, NWFP and Balochistan and the U.S.-led 'war on terror' during a joint [...] | 2008-10-09 10:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3240 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 10, 2008 [...] "Bomber Runs Down Anti-Terror Office In Islamabad" "The News" (10/10) "At least eight people were injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the central office of anti-terrorist squad (ATS) located in the premises of Police Headquarters, Islamabad on Thursday." [...] | 2008-10-10 10:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3383 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 27, 2008 [...] "Gilani Terms U.S. Raids Disastrous" "Dawn" (10/27) "U.S. attacks in tribal areas are harming the government's efforts to isolate extremists and mobilize people against militancy, according to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Addressing a press conference after returning from Beijing on S [...] | 2008-10-27 09:37:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3538 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 10, 2008 [...] "NATO Jets Kill 8 Banned Outfit Members In Khyber" "Daily Times," "The Nation" (11/10) "NATO jets today bombed Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency, killing eight members of a banned outfit - Amar Bil Maroof - and injuring three, 'Dawn News' reported. The channel said the NATO jets targeted hideo [...] | 2008-11-10 08:27:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3640 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 19, 2008 [...] "U.S. Commander Says Pakistan Backed Raid" "Dawn" (11/19) "The U.S. military has launched a coordinated operation with Pakistani forces to put pressure on insurgents on both sides of Afghanistan's wild eastern frontier, a U.S. military commander said on Tuesday. Dubbed "Operation Lionheart," [...] | 2008-11-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3671 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 21, 2008 [...] "Suicide Attack on Mosque: Lashkar Chief Eliminated" "Dawn" (11/21) "The chief of a tribal lashkar and eight other people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in Bajaur Agency on Thursday. According to an official claim, 17 militants, including 11 foreigners, were k [...] | 2008-11-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3722 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 28, 2008 [...] "Mumbai Death Toll Rises To 125; India Blames Neighbors" "The News" (11/28) "Indian commandos killed the last three gunmen at the Taj Hotel late Thursday and were sweeping another luxury hotel in search of hostages and trapped people after militants stormed targets across Mumbai, leaving 125 [...] | 2008-12-01 02:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3744 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 02, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 09:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3811 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 06-09, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-11 11:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3822 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 12, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-12 09:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3837 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: December 15, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-15 10:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3886 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 19, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 09:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3903 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: December 22, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 10:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD443 | VOA TV PROGRAMMING STILL OFF THE AIR IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO PK |
08ISLAMABAD444 | PAKISTAN: FY 2008 BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY AND FUNDING [...] Summary: Despite playing a critical role in the original Green Revolution, Pakistan has lagged behind neighbors India and China in the development and utilization of modern agricultural biotechnology. In response, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is looking to make the leap to join the "Gene [...] | 2008-01-31 02:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO PK |
08ISLAMABAD806 | PAKISTAN AUTHORITIES BLOCK ACCESS TO "YOUTUBE" [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 13:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINT KPAO PK |
08ISLAMABAD856 | PAKISTAN BACKS DOWN FROM "YOUTUBE" BLOCKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-27 14:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECPS ECON EINT KPAO PK |
08ISTANBUL140 | BSEC SEEKS ADDITIONAL U.S. COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Environmental Working Group representatives greatly appreciated U.S. support of the September 2007 BSEC Environmental Symposium (reftel) and requested the U.S. government sponsor similar symposiums to be held in tandem with future BSEC Environmenta [...] | 2008-03-20 13:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ENIV KPAO PREL SENV TU |
08ISTANBUL344 | BSEC EXCUTIVE CALLS U.S. PROJECT AN EXEMPLAR, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-25 11:42:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ENIV KPAO PREL SENV TU |
08ISTANBUL518 | IRAN/DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANTS PROPOSAL: PROMOTING [...] (C) Summary: Per Department guidance for the Iran Democracy Small Grants program (ref a),Consulate General Istanbul and Embassy Ankara support and have forwarded to the Department for review, approval, and funding, a proposal submitted to us by an Turkish NGO that aims to develop "corporate [...] | 2008-10-06 10:50:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM ECON IR TU |
08JAKARTA1002 | INDONESIA - GLOBAL LAUNCH OF HARRISON FORD PSAS ON WILDLIFE [...] This message responds to reftel action request on the global launch of three television public service announcements (PSAs) on combating wildlife trafficking featuring actor Harrison Ford. 2. Post has been in discussions with Cinema 21, the largest Indonesian cinema network. Cinema 21 has [...] | 2008-05-21 10:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA1017 | NDI SPONSORS VISIT OF BURMESE EXILES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and local NGO's sponsored a visit by Burmese exiles to Jakarta this week. At the opening of a photo exhibit on Burma's plight, speakers--including the exiles--highlighted the regime's failure to allow humanitarian relief to reach cyclone [...] | 2008-05-23 05:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO ID BM |
08JAKARTA1114 | UPDATE ON SATELINDO BROADCASTING OF AL-MANAR TV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on meetings with Indosat and Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials, they are not inclined to stop broadcasting Al-Manar in Indonesia without a legal basis. While Indosat responded positively towards our arguments, they said they would not cancel their contract with Al-Manar unt [...] | 2008-06-06 08:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KPAO ECIP KTFN ID LE XC |
08JAKARTA1124 | HARRISON FORD WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING PSAS REACH TENS OF [...] Post has convinced seven television stations with a total estimated viewership of 72 million to run the Harrison Ford public service announcements (PSAs) on wildlife trafficking during June. Six Indonesian television stations with a total viewership of 58 million (public television TVRI, and t [...] | 2008-06-09 23:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV TPHY TRGY ID |
08JAKARTA1141 | FROM EARTH DAY TO WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, CONSULATE MEDAN [...] (U) Summary: On May 24 a total of 421 students, 2 rock bands, 3 cheerleading squads, 4 environmental NGOs and a dozen journalists flocked to Consulate Medan's first-ever Environmental Fair. At the Fair Medan unveiled 10 student-produced panels designed to promote environmental awareness, and [...] | 2008-06-11 07:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV TPHY TRGY ID |
08JAKARTA1332 | NOAA SCIENCE FELLOW TRAINS INDONESIAN MEDIA [...] Embassy Jakarta's Science Fellow conducted three media training events in Jakarta in late June to early July. Dr. Mary Baker of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used the events to teach reporters, editors, and managers about coral issues in Indonesia: what is coral, why it [...] | 2008-07-11 04:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ID |
08JAKARTA142 | COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: A large group of Indonesian activists, labor leaders, scholars and students gathered at Pol/C's residence on January 22 to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They watched a short film about Dr. King and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, and listened to [...] | 2008-01-23 10:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA1517 | CENTRAL JAVA -- MAJOR OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C visited Central Java, Indonesia's third-largest province by population, August 7-8. Representatives of the PDI-P, the main opposition party to President Yudhoyono, expressed optimism in light of recent electoral victories. Meanwhile, members of Golkar, a key party in Yudh [...] | 2008-08-11 07:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA1632 | NBA, EMBASSY JAKARTA REALIZE INDONESIA'S HOOP DREAMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Using the first-ever visit of a National Basketball Association (NBA) player to Indonesia as a platform, Embassy Jakarta reached Indonesian audiences with a combination of sports diplomacy and commercial advocacy. A gala reception at the Ambassador's residence and a basketball cli [...] | 2008-08-28 05:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL ID |
08JAKARTA1686 | WEST KALIMANTAN -- ETHNIC TENSIONS ON THE DECREASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C recently visited West Kalimantan Province in Indonesian Borneo. In a September 4 meeting, Dr. Cornelis--who took over as governor earlier this year--underscored his priorities which include improving infrastructure in the region and educational opportunities, especially f [...] | 2008-09-08 05:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA1722 | NEWS MAGAZINE LOSES LIBEL SUIT SPARKING PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A leading Indonesian news weekly was recently found guilty of defamation, fined, and ordered to print an apology to a large company. The case revolved around an investigative report reviewing claims that the company was guilty of tax evasion. The magazine says it will appeal t [...] | 2008-09-11 07:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA1786 | BANTEN PROVINCE: MUSLIM HEARTLAND PLUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission team visited Banten Province in western Java, September 18-19. Pol/C spoke about the U.S, presidential process to a group of 300 students at a new Christian university. Administrators said the school has had largely positive experiences with its Muslim neighbors. 2. [...] | 2008-09-22 05:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF KPAO KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1839 | AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR INVESTIGATING AL MANAR [...] (C) The Australian Embassy has requested assistance from the Indonesian Broadcast Commission for an ongoing investigation into the broadcast of Al-Manar to Australia by the Indonesian telecommunications company Indosat. According to contacts at the Australian Embassy, the Australian Communica [...] | 2008-09-30 00:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KPAO ECIP KTFN LE XC ID |
08JAKARTA185 | CENTRAL JAVA -- PROMOTING U.S.-INDONESIAN RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: POL Regional Security Unit Chief met security policy scholars, and spoke at a local university and Muslim boarding school in Yogjakarta, central Java, January 28-29. He highlighted positive developments in U.S.-Indonesian relations, and opportunities for further cooperation on [...] | 2008-01-30 08:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA1980 | WEST JAVA -- NEW GOVERNOR FROM ISLAMIC PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Mission team recently visited West Java, Indonesia's largest province with over 42 million residents. Contacts noted that the new Governor, representing an Islamic-oriented party, was proceeding very cautiously and had not pressed any elements of an Islamic social agenda. Vice [...] | 2008-10-27 09:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA2010 | INDONESIA SHOULD BE AWARDED MCC COMPACT STATUS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 06:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA2015 | INDONESIAN SHERPA INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 08:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA2048 | WINNING THE "WAR OF IDEAS" IN INDONESIA [...] (U) Post appreciates the opportunity to share our public diplomacy experience in Indonesia and welcomes the Under Secretary's thoughts (reftel). Indonesians, while the largest Muslim-majority population in the world, look at the world differently from the way Middle Easterners do, and we need [...] | 2008-11-05 11:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OPRC OIIP KISL KHLS ID |
08JAKARTA2178 | Top Indonesian rock band sends strong message to combat [...] (U) Summary: Top Indonesian rock band Slank and the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission chairman partnered with Embassy Jakarta on November 25 to promote youth participation in the political process, particularly combating corruption. Ambassador Hume hosted nearly 500 guests - largely [...] | 2008-11-28 10:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR KPAO ECON KJUS ID |
08JAKARTA2197 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL AND REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume met FM Wirajuda for a wide-ranging discussion of bilateral and regional issues on December 2. The Ambassador urged moving forward on a number of pending bilateral agreements that were close to completion. Wirajuda agreed, particularly in concluding as soon as p [...] | 2008-12-03 10:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA2235 | ENCOURAGING CREDIBLE VOICES TO COUNTER VIOLENT [...] (U) Thank you for the opportunity to share our views on strategic communications and PD work in culturally diverse, strategically located Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority nation and third largest democracy. Embassy's previous Ref B report "winning the 'war of ideas' in Indonesia" [...] | 2008-12-11 12:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO OPRC OIIP ID |
08JAKARTA245 | BANTEN -- OUTREACH IN KEY REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C visited Banten Province in western Java, February 4-5. Pol/C spoke about the U.S. presidential election process to a large, friendly group of university students. Pol/C also met Banten's Governor and regional police chief, the only women to hold such positions in Indones [...] | 2008-02-06 09:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO TBIO EAGR ID |
08JAKARTA339 | PROSECUTOR TRAINING AND PUBLIC OUTREACH IN [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with Consulate Medan. It is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 14-15, the Attorney General's Terrorism and Transnational Crime Task Force--the GOI's key body involved in prosecuting terrorism-related case [...] | 2008-02-21 07:28:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO PTER KJUS ID |
08JAKARTA353 | MIL-MIL RELATIONS -- U.S. NAVY VISIT REAPS GOODWILL [...] (C) SUMMARY -- A U.S. Navy Oceanographic Survey ship--the USNS Mary Sears--docked at Tanjung Priok, Jakarta's port, on February 18. The stop was part of the USG's effort to enhance cooperation between the two navies. The crew conducted a pier-side technical exchange with the Indonesian Offi [...] | 2008-02-22 10:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA513 | MALAYSIAN ELECTIONS -- INDONESIAN REACTION MUTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of Malaysia's elections, the GOI has publicly underscored that relations will remain stable and strong. Indonesian media and observers have been less restrained, however, hailing the results as an important step in Malaysia becoming a "real democracy." Indonesi [...] | 2008-03-13 07:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO ID MY |
08JAKARTA524 | EXTREMIST MEDIA GETS SOPHISTICATED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jemaah Islamiyah and other radical Islamists have had their ability to carry-out terrorist operations severely weakened in the last few years. Elements of these groups, however, still exist and they are increasingly focusing their energies on spreading radical thinking through [...] | 2008-03-14 09:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KPAO SOCI ID |
08JAKARTA54 | ISLAMIC PARTY VALUES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAMS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- please handle accordingly. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Leaders of Indonesia's largest Islamic party (PKS) told the Ambassador that separatism, climate change and transnational crime were the greatest threats to Indonesia's security. PKS officials sa [...] | 2008-01-09 10:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA548 | ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Jakarta co-hosted a reception on March 14 with National Geographic (NG) and Indonesian television network ANTV at the Ambassador's residence. More than 200 guests from the media, government, civil society, and the private sector attended. The event, titled "Celebrate Indo [...] | 2008-03-17 10:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ID |
08JAKARTA633 | WEST JAVA GOVERNOR'S RACE HEATS UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C visited Bandung, West Java, March 27-28. West Java--Indonesia's largest province in terms of population--holds its first-ever direct election for governor on April 13. With the race heating up, most observers believe the opposition candidate is gaining traction. The inc [...] | 2008-03-31 08:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO ECON ID |
08JAKARTA686 | TANGERANG OFFICIALS WELCOME AVIAN INFLUENZA ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-04 09:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA719 | C-D18-00223: INDONESIA BLOCKS YOUTUBE, MYSPACE, [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect the business sensitive information in paras 4-5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI beginning April 8 ordered internet service providers in Indonesia to block YouTube, MySpace, and a handful of other websites containing the anti-Is [...] | 2008-04-09 10:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO ECPS EINT ID |
08JAKARTA745 | AMBASSADOR'S OP-ED PIECE HIGHLIGHTS DEMOCRACY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 12, The Jakarta Post published an op-ed written by the Ambassador on democracy and human rights in Indonesia. Reactions to the piece have been positive. A key contact from the Office of the President expressed appreciation for the piece, telling the Ambassador that t [...] | 2008-04-14 08:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAO ID TT |
08JAKARTA76 | PROMOTING RELIGIOUS TOLERATION AT A KEY ISLAMIC [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff underscored the importance of religious freedom and highlighted the positive role played by Muslims in the United States during a talk at a major Islamic school in West Jakarta. Pesantren [...] | 2008-01-14 11:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO KISL ID |
08JAKARTA772 | C-D18-00223: AFTER SHARP OUTCRY, GOI RESTORES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has issued an abject public apology in lifting its order requiring that Internet service providers prevent access to YouTube and a handful of other websites. In taking the action, the GOI was responding to angry complaints from civil society advocates, business leaders [...] | 2008-04-17 09:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAO ECPS EINT ID |
08JAKARTA807 | EARTH DAY -- EMBASSY JAKARTA "GOES GREEN" [...] (U) Over 80 Indonesian children celebrated Earth Day at the Embassy with Ambassador Hume on April 19. Valerina Daniel, the Indonesian Ministry of Environment's Goodwill Ambassador, helped Ambassador Hume and the children put final touches on an environmental mural, one of seven murals displaye [...] | 2008-04-22 11:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SENV TPHY TRGY ID |
08JAKARTA869 | Public Outreach in South and East Kalimantan [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Officers conducted two public outreach events in Kalimantan during an April 22-24 reporting trip (see reftels). In Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Embassy Officers delivered a presentation and presented PAS materials on the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election. In Tarakan, East [...] | 2008-04-30 09:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PGOV ECON PREL ID |
08JAKARTA922 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON SATELINDO BROADCASTING OF AL-MANAR TV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on initial meetings with Government of Indonesia officials, it appears there are three possible routes for ending the broadcast of al-Manar television in Indonesia: 1) a formal U.S. complaint to the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (IBC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs ba [...] | 2008-05-09 09:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KPAO ECIP KTFN ID LE XC |
08JAKARTA971 | DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA--INDONESIAN RESPONSE [...] (U) The government of Indonesia does not plan to observe the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People on May 21. As far as we are aware, no Indonesian NGOs plan activities to observe the day. 2. (U) Mission is reviewing whether to take any actions in observance of the day, but has no plans [...] | 2008-05-15 08:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO ID CU |
08JEDDAH447 | US CONSULATE JEDDAH HOSTS DEBATE WATCHING EVENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Consulate Jeddah has hosted two US Presidential debate-watching events to encourage participation and engagement within the Saudi Arabian community. Both events brought together professors, media, and members of Jeddawi civil society and spurned lively and nuanced conversations re [...] | 2008-10-26 13:44:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KMPI KPAO OPRC PHUM SA SCUL SOCI XF |
08JEDDAH501 | GTIP AMBASSADOR LAGON VISITS SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Lagon, Director of GTIP, visited Riyadh and met with officials from the government's Human Rights Commission, Ministries of Labor and Interior, a government-run shelter, a meeting of labor sending-country diplomats, and a shelter run by the Filipino embassy. A comprehen [...] | 2008-12-01 05:16:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SA |
08JEDDAH538 | AGAINST THE ODDS: FIRST WOMAN IN MIDDLE EAST WITH [...] (C) Summary. Aziza Mansour, the first woman in the Middle East to receive a RE/MAX franchise, fought for recognition of her right to sell real estate for fourteen years. Appreciated and befriended by a royal benefactor when she thought her cause was lost, Ms. Mansour overcame the many barriers [...] | 2008-12-31 09:45:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB KISL KWMN SA SOCI KMPI KPAO SCUL |
08JERUSALEM1008 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/13): AN "APOLOGY" FROM BUSH TO [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial under the headline, "The status of Bush's vision" (6/12): "... Bush has six more months in the White House. Let's assume that the American President and his team have made every possible effort to make progress on the Road map, meanwhile the Israeli [...] | 2008-06-13 08:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1015 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/16): SETTLEMENTS - "AN [...] Independent Al-Ayyam carries its daily editorial under the title, "Waiting for the analysis of Rice's statement" (6/16): "Comments by Secretary Rice after hermeeting with President Abbas included statementsthat the time has come to establish a Palestinianstate, and that settlements are an obst [...] | 2008-06-16 10:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1020 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/17): THE WAY FORWARD - [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial under the title, "What surprise are we waiting for?" (17/7): "The current Palestinian situation faces two immediate and important challenges; the first challenge is related to the brave initiative that was launched by President Abu Mazin to resume n [...] | 2008-06-17 10:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1026 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/18): WILL THE HAMAS - ISRAEL [...] Independent Al-Quds carries its daily editorial under the title, "East Jerusalem was also occupied in 1967" (6/18): "The logic used JERUSALEM 00001026 002 OF 002 by Israeli officials when talking about settlements in East Jerusalem is a strange logic that makes no sense, especially whe [...] | 2008-06-18 09:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1029 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/19): CAN HAMAS ENFORCE THE [...] Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled, "Who can pressure JERUSALEM 00001029 002 OF 002 Israel?" (6/19): "Secretary Rice admitted the dangerous consequences of Jewish settlement activities in the Palestinian Territories, especially in East Jerusalem. During her last visit, she descri [...] | 2008-06-19 11:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1047 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/20): THE TRUCE - WHAT'S NEXT? [...] Al-Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "What comes next, after the first day of the truce! (6/20): "Finally, a truce was agreed upon and it has cautiously entered its first day. Everyone is watching, with many differing expectations. Hamas officials, one after the other, confirm their [...] | 2008-06-20 11:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1061 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/23): ISRAEL, SOLE BENEFICIARY [...] Independent Al-Ayyam carries its daily editorial under the title, "The truce and a slightly reduced siege"(6/23): Israel needs the rocket attacks to stop and it has achieved that [goal]. At the same time, it wants to continue its siege (albeit, a bit less restrictive) of the Gaza Strip. Hama [...] | 2008-06-23 10:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1073 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/24): "AMERICAN WHISPERING THAT [...] Independent Al-Ayyam carries its daily editorial under the title, "The truce may help to achieve unity or may deepen division"(6/24): The truce may help to make comprehensive national dialogue successful, end division and restore unity. It may also lead to a deepening and perpetuation of div [...] | 2008-06-24 11:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1085 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/25): "NO HOPE FOR PALESTINE [...] Al- Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "In order to regain Arab and world support" (6/25): Palestinian, Arab and international factors have led to a decrease in interest in the Palestinian cause compared to the support witnessed in the sixties and seventies... Internal Palestinian divi [...] | 2008-06-25 11:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1094 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/26): ARAB UNITY IMPORTANT TO [...] Al- Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "Jerusalem, the capital of the Palestinian State, not American merchandise" (6/26): We were truly shocked by [Barak Obama's] statement about Jerusalem, and by his assertion that Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel and should remain undivide [...] | 2008-06-26 10:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1103 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/27): "ARE WE ON OUR WAY TO [...] Independent Ayyam prints its daily editorial entitled, "Palestinian Visit to Damscus" (6/27): "It is clear that President Mahmud Abbas will visit the Syrian capital [in July] upon the official invitation [by] President Bashar Al-Assad... the invitation to Damascus is not only a show of appreci [...] | 2008-06-30 04:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1109 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/30): THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF [...] Al- Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "the prisoners' swap...and the negotiations trip": "...it is obvious that the [Hizbollah] prisoners' swap that Israel approved [includes] prisoners with blood on their hands... so, it is now possible to say that this major obstacle [to the prisoner [...] | 2008-06-30 10:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1135 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/01): HAMAS AT A CROSSROADS - [...] Al- Quds independent prints its daily editorial entitled, "In view of the truce...where does Hamas stand now?" (07/01): "...I think that Hamas today realizes the meaning of practicing authority... Hamas authorities must... know how to run internal Palestinian affairs in the Gaza Strip without [...] | 2008-07-01 11:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1144 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/02): THE GAZA STRIP TRUCE _ [...] In one of its main editorials, under the headline, "Will the Truce Last Long?" independent Al-Quds opines, (07/02) "...In evaluating the truce, one can conclude that it will not last long for several reasons. Mainly, because the basis of Israeli policy is not to implement a true peace with th [...] | 2008-07-02 11:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1166 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/02): RAFAH - "STOP [...] Independent Al- Quds runs its daily editorial entitled, "Rafa crossing again" (07/03): "hundreds of Palestinians tried to cross the Egyptian borders through the Rafah crossing...the problem with this sole passageway between Gaza and the world, is that it is controlled by an agreement between E [...] | 2008-07-03 08:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1179 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/07): SYRIAN BID TO HOST [...] Independent Al- Ayyam runs its daily editorial entitled, "Abbas- Assad meeting and Internal Palestinian Dialogue!!" (07/07): "... there are official declarations and... indications that the situation is not yet ripe for [meetings between Abbas and Hamas leader Mish'al], especially since Hamas [...] | 2008-07-07 12:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1188 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/08): "A COMPREHENSIVE DEAL OR [...] Independent Al-Quds prints its main, daily editorial under the title, "The Special importance of Abu Mazin's Visit to Damascus" (7/08): "...Abu Mazin met with a number of leaders from different JERUSALEM 00001188 002 OF 002 Palestinian factions, but did not meet with any Hamas leaders, [...] | 2008-07-08 09:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1200 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/09): NATIONAL DIALOGUE - TO [...] Independent Al-Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "National dialogue should be comprehensive" (7/09): "...Certainly Abu Mazen's visit to Damascus does not mean the end of... Palestinian national dialogue. [The dialogue] will not be successful unless it includes all of the factions and. [...] | 2008-07-09 10:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1208 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/10): VANISHING HOPES FOR [...] Independent Al-Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "Truce talks, dialogue, and agreement" (7/10): "...it is obvious that the possibility of an agreement... or even a meeting [between Fatah and Hamas] has almost disappeared... The truce [with Israel in the Gaza Strip] will not last long fo [...] | 2008-07-10 08:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1227 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/11): FAYYAD'S PRACTICAL IDEAS [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled: "Dr. Fayyad's ideas to end division are practical and constructive" (7/11): "...out of a feeling of deep responsibility towards his people and the cause of his homeland, [Palestinian Authority Premier] Dr. Fayyad has laid out some construc [...] | 2008-07-11 09:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1237 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/14): WHICH COMES FIRST: UNITY [...] Al-Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "Obstacles to Palestinian dialogue"(7/14): "...the overwhelming majority of [the Palestinian] people ...believe that dialogue is the solution [to internal Palestinian division]...[however]... the most dangerous obstacle in the way of dialogue is th [...] | 2008-07-14 08:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1245 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/15): THE LINK BETWEEN NATIONAL [...] Independent Al-Ayyam prints an editorial by Muhannad Abdul Hamid entitled, "All roads are closed to the [national] unity initiatives" (7/15): "...the initiative by [Palestinian Authority President] Abu Mazin [to begin a dialogue with Hamas] has gained special attention because it was presented [...] | 2008-07-15 10:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1259 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/16): "HAS THE WORLD BECOME [...] Al- Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "A call on the international community to halt Israeli actions." Everyday Israel performs acts of tyranny [against Palestinians] such as destroying houses, confiscating land or insisting on building barriers in the middle of farming villages that [...] | 2008-07-16 10:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1264 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/17): THE PRISONER RELEASE - "A [...] Al-Quds reprints an editorial without attribution to the original source (UAE paper Al-Khalil) under the title, "The naivety of betting on Obama" (7/17): "Many Arab writers and political analysts are betting on Obama's victory in the U.S. elections, thinking that if he wins, it will also cons [...] | 2008-07-17 10:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1274 | PALESTINIAN ICONS: MOST PROMINENT IMAGES/FIGURES [...] (SBU) Summary. The most prominent images that West Bank Palestinians displayed in prisoner exchange rallies and celebrations in Ramallah on July 16 were of Dalal al-Mughrabi (female terrorist who hijacked an Israeli bus in 1978),freed PLF terrorist Samir Quntar, Yasir Arafat and Hizbullah le [...] | 2008-07-17 15:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | KWBG PGOV PTER IS KMDR KPAO |
08JERUSALEM1277 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/18): PRISONER EXCHANGE - FIRST [...] Al- Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "And what about the 11,000 Palestinian Prisoners?" (7/18): "...the prisoners' exchange deal which took place a couple of days ago between Hizbollah and Israel was the successful result of difficult negotiations conducted under United Nations sponso [...] | 2008-07-18 10:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1308 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/21): WHICH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-21 11:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1309 | CORRECTED COPY - JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/21): [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-21 11:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1322 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/22): WESTERN DECLARATIONS THAT [...] Al- Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "Brown's Visit and his Positive Declarations" (7/22): "During his visit to the Palestinian lands and Israel, British Premier Gordon Brown showed positive understanding of the situation and peace demands. He talked frankly and clearly regarding the [...] | 2008-07-22 10:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1335 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/23): AMERICA HAS NO PERMANENT [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial by Rasim Ebaydat from Jerusalem, entitled, "America has no permanent enemies, when will Arab moderates learn that???" (7/23): "...America sees that engaging Iran... is better than encountering it militarily. This Iranian-American relationship shoul [...] | 2008-07-23 11:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1339 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/24): "BARAK OBAMA WILL SOLVE [...] Independent Al- Ayyam runs an editorial by Abdullah Awwad entitled, "Barak Obama will solve it" (7/24): "...the democratic candidate is here promising that he will work to solve the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, from his first moment in the White House ... Bush promised that the two-state sol [...] | 2008-07-24 12:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1349 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/25): DIFFERING VIEWS ON [...] Independent Al- Ayyam runs an editorial by Rajab Abu Sirriyyeh entitled, "Barack Obama: the journey in search of the Jewish voice" (7/25): "...Obama's attitude towards the Israeli side...has become clearer and more practical. [His visit to Sderot]...aims to portray Israel as a victim of Pales [...] | 2008-07-25 10:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1355 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/28): "Bush...seeks to achieve [...] Al-Quds runs an editorial by Faysal Abu Khadra entitled, "Obama...and the Miracle of Israel" (7/28): "It is sad to hear and read that the African-American Senator whose father is a Muslim and whose mother is a white American Christian has a tendency towards [miraculously supporting Israel] rath [...] | 2008-07-28 10:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1364 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/29): "There is worse to come if [...] Independent Al-Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "Israel destroys peace...and we destroy ourselves?!!" (7/29): "Finally the Israeli Premier, Ehud Olmert, confessed that achieving peace this year is unlikely....Israel has continued its settlement activities everywhere especially in Jerus [...] | 2008-07-29 10:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1374 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/30): Demolition of Palestinian [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled, "With what right are Palestinian houses destroyed?" (7/30): "It has become impossible to tolerate the official international, Arab and Palestinian silence regarding the Israeli Authority's actions of planned and intensive demolition operati [...] | 2008-07-30 09:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1385 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/31): Doubts that future Israeli [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its main editorial entitled, "The end of Olmert's era" (7/31): "Finally, the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced...that he is not going to run in the primary elections of the Kadima party [scheduled for September] ... What is important for the Palestinian peopl [...] | 2008-07-31 11:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1404 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/01): Strong support for [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial by Rajeh Abu Asab entitled, "Making the national dialogue successful is in the Palestinian and Arab interest" (8/01): "Abbas has announced the launch of the Palestinian-Palestinian national dialogue following his meeting with President Hosni Mubarak [...] | 2008-08-01 11:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1412 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/04): A message to those who [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled, "Enough...!!" (8/04): "The sad events in the Gaza Strip during the last three days and their results have shocked and surprised Palestinians throughout the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, in refugee camps and abroad, not only because they form a [...] | 2008-08-04 07:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1422 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/05): Desperate calls for end [...] Independent Al-Quds carries its daily editorial entitled, "How can we regain our waning confidence?" (8/05): "A lot has been said about the low level to which the Palestinian attitude has fallen due to this destructive division between the two major parties [Fatah and Hamas] in the Palestinian [...] | 2008-08-05 09:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1434 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/06): National dialogue must be [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled, "Dialogue based on attachment to Palestine" (8/06): "Although [Palestinian] parties [Fatah and Hamas] have closed their ears to the calls made by both Palestinians and the wider Arab world for a serious and effective dialogue for the sake o [...] | 2008-08-06 13:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1442 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/07): A call for public and [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 07:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1444 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/07): A call for public and [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial entitled, "Where is the role of the public...?" (8/07): "The tragic situation in which we [Palestinians] live is characterized by three signs: - The first sign is the destructive bloody conflict for authority and the preference of narrow group interests ove [...] | 2008-08-07 08:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1471 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/08): Frustration at lack of [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled, "Another Palestinian-Israeli summit but...!" (8/08): "Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas met with the Israeli Premier, Ehud Olmert, in a series of organized meetings between the two sides [on August 6]. As usual, the new mee [...] | 2008-08-08 09:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1482 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/11): Mourning over the death [...] Independent Al-Ayyam runs its daily editorial by Hamada Fara'neh entitled, "Advice for the Palestinian President" (08/11): "More than ever before, President Mahmoud Abbas needs the solidarity of the Fatah movement. The movement, as a political struggle organization, is the mother that delivere [...] | 2008-08-11 08:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1487 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/12): Who deserves [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its main editorial entitled, "Egypt... and the Palestinian Situation" (08/12): "Rafah and the other crossings were opened per international arrangements and agreement, and what actually closed them down is the takeover by force of the authority in Gaza and the continuit [...] | 2008-08-12 10:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1491 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/13): Palestinian insistence on [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-13 09:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1499 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/14): "Dangerous Signs in [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 09:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1511 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/15): The status of Palestinians [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial by Azzam Tawfiq Abu Al-Su'oud entitled, "Will there be a New Middle East?" (8/15): "Since the beginning of [Bush's] presence in the White House, we have heard about American plans for a new Middle East ... We are accustomed to the idea that the Ameri [...] | 2008-08-15 10:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1519 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/18): All talk and no action on [...] Independent Al-Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "National Dialogue...Again" (8/18): "We are getting tired of calling for [Palestinian] national unity and we request that it be achieved as quickly as possible to end the division ... Everybody is talking about the national dialogue, its [...] | 2008-08-18 09:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1529 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/19): Palestinian national [...] Independent Al-Quds carries an editorial by Walid Al-Awad, Member of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian People's Party, entitled, "the Palestinian National Dialogue Needs Palestinian Political Will and an Active Arab Role" (8/19): "Despite the increasing talks and press statements claiming [...] | 2008-08-19 10:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1534 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/20): LACK OF MOVEMENT ON [...] Independent Al-Quds runs a daily editorial entitled, "A Step in the Road to Releasing Thousands of Prisoners" (8/20): "Each Palestinian prisoner released by Israel reduces the burden and suffering of the Palestinian people in general and of the prisoner's friends and relatives in particular. . [...] | 2008-08-20 11:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1547 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/21): WHY DO PALESTINIANS INSIST [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial by the Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Abdul Rahim Mallouh, entitled, "Why?!!!" (8/21): "[T]he important lesson Palestinian decision-makers, in particular, and the Palestinian people, in general, should take [from int [...] | 2008-08-21 07:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1555 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/22): Doubt concerning Hamas' [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial entitled, "Our Cause and the Latest International Variables" (8/22): "Palestinians and Arabs need to benefit from the latest international variables and developments in order to advance the just peace process, taking into consideration that the conditions o [...] | 2008-08-22 08:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1557 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/25): IF THE SHIPS BREAK THE [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial by regular columnist Talal Al-Sharif entitled, "The Two Ships--So Breaking the Siege is not in One Direction!" (8/25): "[T]he sailing of the two ships [to the Gaza Strip] is a good step, but political [aspirations] cannot be achieved without pure national [...] | 2008-08-25 07:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1562 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/26): A First Step towards Full [...] Under the headline "Congratulations on the Prisoners' Release, What's next..!" (8/26),Independent Al-Quds opined in its main editorial: "This is a first step, and Israel should consider it as such, towards the comprehensive release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners crowding Israeli jails a [...] | 2008-08-26 06:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1596 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/27): Guarded Optimism following [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial entitled, "The Settlement Activity Should Be Condemned with Clear Cut Sentences" (8/27): "[T]he U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, talked, after her meeting with [the Palestinian Authority (PA)] President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, about the expans [...] | 2008-08-27 07:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1610 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/28): WILL CAIRO TALKS ACHIEVE A [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial entitled, "The National Dialogue as Target and not as Logo" (8/28): "[I]nternal and external factors, such as competition between the Palestinian factions and Arab and international pressure, hinder the achievement of Palestinian national unity. These fac [...] | 2008-08-28 07:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1621 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (8/29): PEACE NEGOTIATIONS - [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial entitled, "The Return and not the Permanent Resettlement" (8/29): "[T]he declarations of the [Palestinian Authority] President Mahmoud Abbas in Beirut confirm...that the Palestinian refugees object to the idea of permanent resettlement [in Lebanon]...and t [...] | 2008-08-29 08:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1627 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/02): WHITHER INTERNAL [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial by Gaza political scientist Dr. Naji Sadiq Sharab, entitled, "Whither the [Internal] Division..." (9/02): "[T]his internal division [between Fatah and Hamas]...will mean the disappearance of the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state ... it strips [...] | 2008-09-02 10:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1634 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/03): DEBATING THE ROLE OF ARAB [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial entitled, "A Dangerous Legal Precedent" (9/03): "According to news reports, an American court has issued a ruling to impose a heavy fine on the Palestinian Authority for the 1996 killing of an Israeli-American by Hamas. This has established a (new) legal p [...] | 2008-09-03 09:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1640 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/04): INTERNATIONAL CHANGES AND [...] Independent Al-Quds editorialized in "Special Damascus Summit," (9/4): "Today in Damascus a special quartet summit (which includes French President Sarkozy, President Assad of Syria, Amir of Qatar Al Thani, and Turkish PM Erdogan) is held... The convening of this summit by itself is considered [...] | 2008-09-04 06:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1651 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/05): INTERNAL PALESTINIAN [...] Wadi' Abu Nassar, Executive Director of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops in the Holy Land, opines in independent Al-Quds under the headline "An agreement to show off, not to implement" (09/05): "Recently, American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice concluded her 17th visit to the Middle East [...] | 2008-09-05 10:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1658 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/08): INTERNAL DIVISION COLORS [...] Independent Al-Quds editorialized in "We are not in Need of More Division," (9/8): "Once again, division in the Palestinian arena has resurfaced in the expression of political positions related to the teachers' strike in the Gaza Strip. This is, of course, not a political issue because the te [...] | 2008-09-08 10:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1681 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/09): CONTINUED PALESTINIAN [...] Independent Al-Quds editorializes in "The strikes..." (9/8): "We are experiencing extraordinary, catastrophic conditions in all aspects of our political, economic and daily lives. The on-going JERUSALEM 00001681 002 OF 002 strike [by teachers and health care workers] is increasing the [...] | 2008-09-09 09:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1685 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/10): ALTERNATIVES TO THE [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial by daily columnist Dr. Hasan Abdullah entitled, "The success of Cairo talks Could save our communal ship from sinking" (9/10): "[C]airo talks must lead to an agreement...the agreement should pave the way for presidential and legislative Palestinian electio [...] | 2008-09-10 10:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1692 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/11): "ENDLESS NEGOTIATIONS ARE [...] Independent Al-Ayyam runs an editorial by daily columnist Abdullah Awwad entitled, "What comes after Negotiations?!" (9/11): "[T]he conflict in Palestine since the beginning [has been a]... conflict rooted in several clashes: between an old and new history...between the geographic contours of [...] | 2008-09-11 09:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1698 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/12): Heightened Speculation [...] Under the title, "The Seventh Anniversary of September 11" (9/12),the independent Al-Quds argues in its main editorial: JERUSALEM 00001698 002 OF 002 "Against the background of the September 11 attacks, the Palestinian issue remained on the margins of developments for the first seven [...] | 2008-09-12 07:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1716 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/15): A "MULTIPOLAR" WORLD AND [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its main editorial under the title, "Partition on the Basis of International Legitimacy"(09/15): "in a statement seldom made by Israeli leaders, Premier Ehud Olmert said [on September 14] in an address to his government, that the dream of Greater Israel has ended [fore [...] | 2008-09-15 08:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1721 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/16): DISCUSSING THE LEGITIMACY [...] Under the title, "Required... Exit From Useless Debate", Al-Quds independent opines in its main editorial (09/16): "The debate over JERUSALEM 00001721 002 OF 002 President Mahmud Abbas' remaining time in office is heating up over the issue of whether it will end on January 9 or at the e [...] | 2008-09-16 10:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1729 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/17): "ONE NATIONAL VISION AND [...] Al-Quds independent writes in its main editorial entitled "Cairo Dialogue is an Opportunity Not to Be Wasted" (09/17): "Fatah and Hamas, or more precisely, the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Government in Gaza, should benefit from this [one-time] opportunity. Dialogue should place [...] | 2008-09-17 09:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1735 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/18): THE "PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 07:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1745 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/19): PREDICTIONS ABOUT LIVNI [...] The main editorial in Al-Quds independent runs under the title "The Ramifications of Livni's Win of the Leadership of Kadima" (09/19): "Palestinians have always dealt with Israeli political developments on the basis of them being an internal issue that chiefly concern Israelis only. The Pale [...] | 2008-09-19 08:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1753 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/22): THE UN, THE INTERNATIONAL [...] Al-Quds independent argues in its main editorial under the title, "International Responsibility" (09/22): [I]nternal political crises in Israel... directly impact the Palestinian issue and efforts to reach a solution [to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict]... How much longer will the internation [...] | 2008-09-22 08:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1765 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/23): "EAST JERUSALEM [...] The main editorial of Al-Quds independent argues under the title, "Judaization plans are Non-Stop As Are Efforts to Launch Dialogue?!!" (09/23): "A few days ago construction started near the Magreb Gate [Old City, Jerusalem] to build, it seems, settlement neighborhoods. There is also the iss [...] | 2008-09-23 07:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1786 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/24): PALESTINIANS SEE [...] In its main editorial, Al-Quds independent argues under the title, "The Series of 'Accidents' in Jerusalem" (09/24): "The day before yesterday, news reported an accident in West Jerusalem where a Palestinian Jerusalemite ran over a number of pedestrians on one of the city's sidewalks. The acc [...] | 2008-09-24 11:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1792 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/25): CALL FOR A MEDIA AND [...] Under the title, "A Comprehensive Truce, not an Escalation of Disputes, is a Must Before Launching Dialogue", independent Al-Quds argues in its main editorial (09/25): "The success of [internal Palestinian] dialogue does not depend on Egyptian intentions or... the increased support of the Arab [...] | 2008-09-25 08:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1802 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/26): PRESIDENT BUSH'S LEGACY [...] In its main editorial, Al-Quds independent opines under the title "Ideas Alone are not Enough" (09/26): "History will judge the presidency of George W. Bush... It was a period full of overseas wars and emergency laws to monitor terrorist suspects and a JERUSALEM 00001802 002 OF 002 re [...] | 2008-09-26 09:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1809 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (9/29): INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON [...] Under the title "So that we don't drown in shallow water," regular columnist Talal Okal opines in independent Al-Ayyam (9/29): JERUSALEM 00001809 003 OF 003 "Does Bush have the ability to make decisions in the time remaining before January of next year? Or, will he and his administrati [...] | 2008-09-29 10:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1829 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/02): BUSH-ABBAS MEETING - [...] Independent Ma'an online news agency publishes an article about the recent White House meeting between President Bush and Palestinian Authority President Abbas, written by political advisor to Abbas, Ahmad Abdul Rahman(10/02): "[I]t was just a protocol farewell meeting, nothing more, since M [...] | 2008-10-02 09:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1830 | CORRECTED COPY - JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/02): [...] Independent Ma'an online news agency publishes an article about the recent White House meeting between President Bush and Palestinian Authority President Abbas, written by political advisor to Abbas, Ahmad Abdul Rahman(10/02): "[I]t was just a protocol farewell meeting, nothing more, since M [...] | 2008-10-02 09:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1833 | CORRECTED COPY - JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/03): THE [...] Regular columnist Mohamad Yaghy opined in Al Ayyam under the title, "The peace process in the American elections" (10/03): "[T]he differences between the positions of the American presidential candidates regarding the [Palestinian-Israeli] peace process is somewhat unclear ....both of them hav [...] | 2008-10-03 11:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1845 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/06): "WHAT IS LEFT OF PEACE [...] Al Ayyam publishes an opinion piece by columnist Samih Shbib under the title, "A dialogue waiting to be clarified" (10/06): "Hamas has its own agenda [that does not include] the PA and PLO... such an agenda bets on the success of Iranian expansion and consequently, the resurgence of regional I [...] | 2008-10-06 11:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1847 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/07): PALESTINIANS NOT [...] Al Quds prints an editorial titled, "No positive signs preceding dialogue" (10/07): "If Hamas rejects the idea of a national consensus government and calls for a national government to be headed by them; and if Hamas insists that President Abbas' term ends on January 9, it is difficult to see [...] | 2008-10-07 10:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1861 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/08): "THE END OF [...] Al Ayyam independent daily prints an opinion piece written by Jawad Al Bashiti under the title, "The End to History" (10/08): "During feudal times, the church was the largest real estate owner, but during the... [end to] the history of neo-capitalism, the "Bush-Paulson" state has suddenly beco [...] | 2008-10-08 10:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1871 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/10): INTERNAL PALESTINIAN [...] Regular columnist Mohammad Yaghi opines in Al Ayyam independent daily under the title, "A dialogue to buy time" (10/10): "Many Arab countries see the controversy surrounding the Palestinian Authority Presidency as a continuation of the demise of the PLO. They are trying to avert the collapse [...] | 2008-10-10 11:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1880 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/15): AN ASSESSMENT OF [...] Al Quds editorial opines under the title, "Freezing negotiations is an Israeli strategy" (10/15): "Almost a year has elapsed since the Annapolis peace conference... an entire year that has totally failed to produce any real progress in the peace process. Reaching a peace agreement, as recomm [...] | 2008-10-15 12:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1883 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/16): 20 YEARS AFTER THE COLD [...] Hani Hurani opines in Al Ayyam under the title "An increasingly chaotic world" (10/16): "In a nutshell, the image of the Arab world, 20 years after the end of the Cold War, suggests that it has been failed to face up to the challenges of economic and political reform and realize stable societ [...] | 2008-10-16 10:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1901 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/17): "STALEMATE" IN [...] Former Palestinian Authority Minister Hasan Asfour opines in Al Ayyam under the title, "National dialogue: Interim or final solution?" (10/17): "The current situation requires that there be a comprehensive document that provides answers... [to] the issues of electoral law and mechanisms... [ [...] | 2008-10-17 12:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1911 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/20): THE GAZA CALM: "IN [...] Bilal Al Hasan opines in Al Quds under the title "Acre events: Omen for a third Palestinian intifada"(10/20): "If the impetus for the two Palestinian intifadas came from the Israeli-Arab conflict... then a [third] Palestinian intifada launched from within the state of Israel will be based on d [...] | 2008-10-20 11:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1919 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/22): THE ROAD MAP "HAS LOST [...] Al Quds editorial is titled "Palestinians embrace their olives despite settler aggression" (10/22): "No one, regardless of his barbarism and cruelty, can separate the Palestinian from his olive tree, which he considers to be one of his sons... the world and so-called international community s [...] | 2008-10-22 12:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1938 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/23): PALESTINIAN NATIONAL [...] Abdullah Awwad opines in Al Ayyam under the title, "A calm JERUSALEM 00001938 002 OF 002 discourse in a noisy moment (10/23): "All that can be said about the rift between Hamas and Fatah or between the Islamic movement and the nationalist one... is that it is a conflict between the Wes [...] | 2008-10-23 09:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1947 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/24): PALESTINIAN PESSIMISM [...] Azmi Khawaja, Palestinian National Legislative Council Member, opines in Al Ayyam under the title, "Cairo dialogues approach a decisive moment"(10/24): "We must succeed in these talks, because their failure would threaten the Palestinian cause... Successful talks would mean an end to the Gaza [...] | 2008-10-24 10:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1950 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/27): POLITICAL AND SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-27 08:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1956 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/28): PALESTINIAN CONDEMNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-28 07:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM196 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/05): SUICIDE BOMBINGS - "A [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-05 11:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1967 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/29): ARAB PEACE INITIATIVE - [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 07:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1974 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/30): IN-FIGHTING VS. FIGHTING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-30 11:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1983 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/31): BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 11:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1986 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/03): UN Obligations; US [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-03 12:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1991 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/04): "TIME FOR AMERICA TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-04 10:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM1998 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/05): PALESTINIANS ARE LEADERS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 11:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2000 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/06): SPECULATION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 12:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2004 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/07): NO PEACE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-07 06:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2008 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/10): PALESTINIAN FAMILY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-10 09:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2021 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/12): PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-12 11:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2029 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/13): UNITY - "BEFORE IT IS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 11:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2042 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/14): ARAB RELUCTANCE TO PLAY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-14 11:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2048 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/17): URGENT CALLS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-17 11:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2052 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/18): AMERICA'S HONEYMOON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-18 10:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2058 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/19): PALESTINIANS SEE NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 10:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2082 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/20): IRAQI SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-20 09:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2089 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/21): ISRAEL AND GAZA: "THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-21 11:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2103 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/24): RESISTING "SOFT" U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 12:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2114 | CONSTRUCTION RESUMES AT MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Israeli High Court of Justice decided on October 29 to allow the Simon Wiesenthal Center to resume construction of the Museum of Tolerance on the site of the Mamilla Muslim cemetery. The ruling, plus the rapid appearance of construction equipment at the site, has already sp [...] | 2008-11-24 15:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2117 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/25): "A NATIONAL UNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 15:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2128 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/26): "GLOATING OVER AMERICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-26 08:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2164 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/28): POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-28 09:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2169 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/01): PALESTINIANS SEE NO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-01 11:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2175 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/02): ADMIRING THE U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 09:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2183 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/03): "EUROPE TO ACTIVATE ITS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-03 10:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2194 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/04): PALESTINIANS: ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-04 10:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2196 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/05): HAMAS "WALKING INTO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 10:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2210 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/09): THE OTHER ENEMY: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-09 11:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2233 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/12): "GAZA SIEGE - PRELUDE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-12 08:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2238 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/15): EXPECTATIONS AND FEARS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-15 11:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2244 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/16): "EXTENDING ANNAPOLIS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 10:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2252 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/17): RUMORS OF A "MILITARY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 11:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2258 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/18): "ACTION - NOT JUST LIP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 10:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2266 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/19): THE TRUCE ENDS, WHAT [...] Al Quds, in its main editorial entitled: "Iran ... a reconsideration of several stands is required" remarks that "It is time for the Arabs and Palestinians, with all their factions and movements, to realize that Iran has its own interests, including a special interest in avoiding an attack on i [...] | 2008-12-19 07:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2278 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/22): OBSTACLES TO PEACE [...] The main editorial in Al Quds, "Prisoners once again," opines: "It is time for the Palestinian side to reject the Israeli position that deals with prisoners of freedom as criminal prisoners...it is time for European mediators, who always demand the release of [abducted Israeli soldier Gilad] Sh [...] | 2008-12-22 09:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2284 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/23): BRIEF TRUCE IN GAZA [...] Mohamad Al Mubarak opines in Al Quds under the title "Will Rumsfeld escape or disappear?": "It is regrettable that the courts have so far not considered the war crimes committed by Rumsfeld, which led to the killing and displacement of millions of innocents and violated international laws and n [...] | 2008-12-23 09:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2289 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/24): REPORTS ON ABBAS' [...] Al Quds editorial "The complicated crisis in Gaza" opines: "The worst scenario that could happen [in Gaza], is the use of military force, especially the Israeli one, in an attempt to topple the Hamas movement, because such an attempt is a definite prescription for bloodshed, extreme loss of li [...] | 2008-12-24 11:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2293 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/29): "Massacre" in Gaza [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-29 09:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2294 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/29): "Massacre" in Gaza [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-29 10:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2301 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/30): Calls for national unity [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-30 09:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM2318 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/31): "Gaza is dying...what are [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-31 08:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM286 | WIREC 2008: INVITATION DELIVERED TO PA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 09:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAL KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV |
08JERUSALEM641 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/14): OLMERT: CHECKPOINTS ARE [...] Independent Al-Quds opens its editorial page with, "Boycotting Carter and opening doors for Livni!" (04/14): "On her way to Qatar to address the Democracy Forum held in Doha, Israeli Foreign Minister Livni called upon Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel in order to encourage Pale [...] | 2008-04-14 10:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM647 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/15): PALESTINIAN GRATITUDE TO [...] Al-Quds independent carries an op-ed entitled, "Egypt's security, its control and authority over its territory is a red line [non-negotiable] for Palestinians" by Palestinian National Council Member Hatem Abu Shaban (4/15): Lately, we have been hearing strange noises from Palestinian groups c [...] | 2008-04-15 10:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM654 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/16): NO IMPACT EXPECTED FROM [...] Independent Al-Quds opens its editorial page with, "Abbas's tour and international efforts" (04/16): "the tour which President Abbas started [April 15] after meeting with Israeli Premier Olmert to discuss vital issues, will include Jordan, Moscow and Washington. The most important issues to di [...] | 2008-04-16 08:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM674 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/17): THE IMPORTANCE OF [...] Independent Al-Ayyam carries an op-ed by veteran columnist Talal Okal entitled, "There is only one exit... (04/17): "It is clear to everyone that the situation in Gaza is miserable. It has spiraled down into the heart of catastrophe where life has become unbearable... two years have passed si [...] | 2008-04-17 09:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM678 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/18): NO MILITARY SOLUTION TO [...] Independent Al-Quds carries an op-ed by Dr. Naji Sharab, a political science teacher in Gaza, entitled, "What does the world expect from Palestinians? (04/18):"... the Palestinian question is the only one that enjoys the support of international declarations about its rights, including the righ [...] | 2008-04-18 10:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM685 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/21): ISRAELI INITIATIVES IN [...] Independent Al-Quds, in its daily editorial entitled, "The truce... the ball is in the Israeli court," opined : "It is very clear from the statement of Hamas leader Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahhar that Hamas is more likely going to positively interact with the Egyptian suggestions for reaching a truce wi [...] | 2008-04-21 11:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM694 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/22): DOUBTS ABOUT [...] Independent Al-Quds carries an op-ed by PLO executive committee member Tayseer Khaled entitled: "Annapolis conference launched problematic negotiations and ongoing settlements" that read in part: "... While it is true that Annapolis brought the two sides, Palestinians and Israelis, back to nego [...] | 2008-04-22 08:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM713 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/24): ABBAS DEMANDS THAT USG [...] Independent Al-Ayyam carries an op-ed by regular columnist Talal Okal entitled "There is only one way out" (4/24): "The outcome of the visit of former US president [Carter] does not deserve the media uproar that it created regarding its possible effects and consequences ... Carter asked Hamas t [...] | 2008-04-24 09:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM716 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/25): POTENTIAL FOR PALESTINIAN [...] Al-Quds carried an op-ed by Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zahri entitled "The American role in the Palestinian-Palestinian talks" (4/25) that stated: "Ending the Palestinian internal conflict is a dream for each and every honest Palestinian and Arab. Therefore it is not strange to see ongoing cal [...] | 2008-04-25 07:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM721 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/28): "WHAT IF BUSH LEAVES [...] Al-Ayyam carries an op-ed by veteran columnist Jawad Al-Bashiti entitled, "What if Bush leaves and takes with him the promise and vision and the map?" (4/28): "...President Bush did not show President Abbas anything during their latest meeting at the White House that gives Abbas optimism about [...] | 2008-04-28 10:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM726 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/29): VIOLENCE IN GAZA AND [...] In its main editorial entitled, "Why are women and children being killed?", independent Al-Quds opined (4/29): "The Palestinian public may have its own criticisms of Hamas, but the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and West Bank alike make one wonder about the Israeli logic. Israel not [...] | 2008-04-29 09:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM734 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/30): "DISAPPOINTMENT AND [...] Official daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida carries an op-ed entitled, "Resistance and the Evolution of Peace ideas" (4/30): "... lately, [there has been] disappointment and pessimism expressed over the outcomes of the meeting between [Palestinian] President Abbas and the President of the U.S. George Bus [...] | 2008-04-30 10:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM739 | MEDIA ANALYSIS: Palestinian Media Downplays Role of [...] SUMMARY: Reporting on Palestinian-Israeli violence in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian media typically relegates any provocative action by Palestinian militant factions to the background, focusing instead on Israeli actions and Palestinian deaths and injuries. The resulting coverage downplays I [...] | 2008-04-30 15:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO KINR |
08JERUSALEM740 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/01): PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF [...] Independent Al-Quds ran its daily editorial entitled "Which map?!" (5/01): "Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni... presented the Palestinian negotiation team... an Israeli vision of a final JERUSALEM 00000740 002 OF 002 agreement [as] a serious, official position presented through the [...] | 2008-05-01 08:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM747 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/02): IN PRAISE OF FAYYAD'S [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled "Palestinian workers on their day" (5/02): "It is important during the celebration of international workers' day to recommit to the importance of development projects for industry, agriculture, tourism and infrastructure that allow our peo [...] | 2008-05-02 09:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM751 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/05): [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled "What is wanted is core Israeli changes on the ground" (5/05): "Once again, Secretary Rice returned to the region and we heard her say... [the] SIPDIS exact same comments that we heard her say during her many previous visits. She talke [...] | 2008-05-05 10:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM754 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/06): GUESSING AT WHAT PROGRESS [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled "Negotiations... lost time" (5/06): "After meeting with Abu Mazen [Abbas] and heads of the Palestinian and Israeli negotiation teams, Secretary Rice extended her visit to the region in order to continue talks with the Israeli side. We hav [...] | 2008-05-06 09:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM759 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/07): PREDICTING THE NEXT 60 [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled "They are ignoring our catastrophe" (5/07): "... upon the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Israel, we should remember that negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis have reached a dead end. This is because of extensive settle [...] | 2008-05-07 07:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM768 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/09): CALLS FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled "Total support for the security forces"(5/08): "We all know that Palestinian security forces have started a gradual deployment to several West Bank cities that faces great difficulty. We also know that Israeli forces act... as though the [...] | 2008-05-09 09:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM789 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/12): LEBANON - IRANIAN EFFORTS [...] Al-Quds independent carries an op-ed by veteran columnist Faisal Abu-Khadra entitled, "Sixty years after the catastrophe... Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are at a stand-still" (5/12): "Almost fifteen years have passed since the Palestinian-Israeli agreement [Oslo] and Israel is still the on [...] | 2008-05-12 09:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM810 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/13): BUSH WILL FIND THE REGION [...] Independent Al-Quds carries an op-ed by Tayseer Khaled, member of the PLO Executive Committee and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine entitled, "The commemoration of the catastrophe is the wrong time to visit" (5/13): "President Bush is on his way to the region, which is exper [...] | 2008-05-13 09:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM820 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/14): CONTRASTING ISRAELI [...] Independent Al-Quds ran its daily editorial entitled "We suggest that Bush visit a refugee camp" (5/14): "Bush will arrive in Israel today to participate in the celebration of its founding... Other leaders and European presidents will follow him to the same JERUSALEM 00000820 002 OF 002 [...] | 2008-05-14 08:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM835 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/15): "SETTLEMENTS: THE NEW [...] Independent Al-Quds runs an editorial by columnist Sulaiman Al-Wari entitled, "Settlements are the new Palestinian catastrophe" (5/15): "On the sixtieth anniversary of the catastrophe, Israel remains the only occupying country [power] in this modern time. It has not assumed its responsibilit [...] | 2008-05-15 11:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM840 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/16): IGNORING THE NAKBA [...] Independent Al-Quds runs its daily editorial entitled, "Bias even towards the significance of the catastrophe" (5/16): "... while Israeli and international media are full of news about the JERUSALEM 00000840 002 OF 002 Israeli celebration of its 60th independence anniversary, the Pale [...] | 2008-05-16 10:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM845 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/19): PALESTINIANS: BUSH [...] Independent Al-Quds carried its daily editorial entitled "Important dots above many words!" (5/19): "...The American President repeated in his speech [May 18], in Sharm Al-Sheikh that a solution is possible before the end of the year. He called upon Israel to ease the suffering of Palestinians [...] | 2008-05-19 08:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM857 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/20): CRITICISM OF BUSH KNESSET [...] Independent Al-Ayyam runs an editorial entitled, "Bush made the life of moderate Arabs difficult... even impossible" (5/20): "May God help the moderate Arabs who were frustrated by Bush's speech before the Israeli Knesset that ignored the suffering of Palestinians and the peace process, as wel [...] | 2008-05-20 09:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM869 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/21): "THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION: [...] Independent Al-Ayyam runs an editorial entitled, "The Torah speech of Bush at the Knesset and the secularism of the American State," by Muhammad Shaker Abdullah (5/21): "The United States was established... by groups who were escaping religious persecution in Europe in the seventeenth century. [...] | 2008-05-21 10:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM889 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/22): "PALESTINE INVESTMENT [...] In its main editorial, independent daily Al-Quds opined under the title, "Investment Conference... between reality and expectation" (05/22): "There is no doubt that having the Palestinian Investment Conference happen is a success in itself, and that is not a stretch of the truth or exaggerati [...] | 2008-05-22 09:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM907 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/23): "UNLIKELY BUT NECESSARY [...] Regular columnist of independent Al-Ayyam, Mohammed Yaghi, argues under the headline, "Quick Notes on an Unsuccessful Policy" (05/23/08); "This [Bush] Administration is completely different from all of its predecessors. It has considerably damaged the international standing of the United Stat [...] | 2008-05-23 10:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM909 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/27): The Peace Process - a [...] Under the headline, "Carter's Statements" (05/27),the daily editorial in the independent Al-Quds opined, "Former U.S. President JERUSALEM 00000909 002 OF 002 Jimmy Carter will be remembered in history as the Godfather of the first Arab-Israeli peace process, for which he won a Nobel Pea [...] | 2008-05-27 10:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM910 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/28): THE FAILURE OF FATAH's [...] Veteran columnist Hani Habib opines in independent Al-Ayyam under the title, "Revolutionary Council... and Fayyad's Government" (05/28): "The 25th Fatah [party] convention that just concluded could have been the most important and critical convention of all, since it was held in troubled times [...] | 2008-05-28 08:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM911 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/29): WAITING ON AMERICAN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-29 11:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM915 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (5/30): WHO WILL BE THE NEXT US [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 11:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM923 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/05): ISRAELI AND US ELECTIONS [...] Independent daily Al-Ayyam runs an op-ed by veteran columnist Talal Okal entitled, "After Barak... Olmert loses his chance" (6/02): "...Olmert cannot go to Washington and ask for its support in the middle of his current crisis unless he achieves some progress in his meeting with Palestinian A [...] | 2008-06-02 10:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM932 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/03): PALESTINIAN PESSIMISM IN [...] Independent daily Al-Ayyam runs an op-ed by veteran columnist Muhannid Abd-Alhamid entitled, "Do we have other options?" (6/03): "After the American and Israeli performance, who dares be optimistic about reaching a political solution that will end the Israeli occupation and bring international [...] | 2008-06-03 11:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM938 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/04): A CALL FOR A ONE-STATE [...] Independent daily Al-Ayyam runs an op-ed by veteran columnist Hani Habib, entitled "Routine or rescue?" (6/04): "As always, when [Palestinian] President Abbas meets with [Israeli Premier] Olmert, we hear, read and see comments, criticism and repeated statements that contain nothing new... End [...] | 2008-06-04 10:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM945 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/05): 41ST ANNIVERSARY OF 1967 [...] Veteran columnist Talal 'Ukal comments in independent Al-Ayyam under the headline, "Not Much Time Is Left," (6/5): "It is safe to say that [Israeli Prime Minister] Olmert has achieved the goals of his [Washington] visit. I I think those goals can be summarized in the following two points: The [...] | 2008-06-05 11:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM977 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/06): UNITY TALKS CANNOT [...] Veteran columnist Mohammad Yaghi comments in independent Al-Ayyam under the headline, "Dialogue is primarily about the political agenda" (6/6): "President Abbas' invitation to start a national dialogue and end the state of division is very timely. There is a belief in Ramallah that Israel is [...] | 2008-06-06 11:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM983 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/10): DIALOGUE - ONLY WAY OUT [...] Ali Abu Hilal, member of the Palestinian National Council, commented in independent Al-Quds under the headline, "In Order to End Internal Division and Achieve National Unity," (6/10): "It is important to point out that real national unity... is one that is based on a shared Qatform of policy an [...] | 2008-06-10 09:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM993 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/11): POSITIVE REACTION TO [...] Al-Ayyam carries an op-ed by veteran columnist Hamada Faranah entitled, "Abu Mazen [Abbas] will stay his course" (6/11): "...The power of Abu Mazen lies in the clarity of his positions regarding what he considers to be in the true interest of his people. Therefore, he did not hesitate to state [...] | 2008-06-11 09:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08JERUSALEM998 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (6/12): THE DIFFICULTY OF [...] Al-Ayyam independent daily carries an op-ed by columnist Talal Okal entitled, "We need a change in thinking" (6/12): "In the midst of current events related to the Palestinian situation and its relation to the external world and the Israeli policy of aggression, and the severe consequences of c [...] | 2008-06-12 06:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
08KABUL104 | POSSIBLE UN ENVOY ASHDOWN THREATENED IN AFGHAN NEWSPAPER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-09 02:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL AF |
08KABUL1410 | FLOTUS VISIT HIGHLIGHTS AFGHAN PROGRESS [...] (U) The June 8 visit of First Lady Laura Bush to Afghanistan highlighted themes of critical interest to both Afghans and Americans. Mrs. Bush's visit to Kabul and to the province of Bamyan illustrates our assessment that important progress is being made in many parts of the country. In thos [...] | 2008-06-10 06:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL PHUM AF |
08KABUL143 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S [...] (C) Your visit to Kabul takes place as parliament reconvenes to work on the election calendar and law and to reconsider the media law which President Karzai recently sent to parliament with questions. You will see Karzai's new governance initiatives beginning to show results. Your visit pre [...] | 2008-01-15 14:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON PTER SNAR KPAO PREF EAID AF |
08KABUL2978 | DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES: U.S. COMMITTED TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: In October 15-16 meetings with visiting DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, representatives from media outlets, Ministry of Women's Affairs (MOWA),Parliament, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC),Equal Access, Afghan Landmine Survivors' Organization (ALSO),and The As [...] | 2008-11-11 14:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAO AFIN |
08KABUL464 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL [...] As reported Ref (B),seven attendees from Afghanistan will attend WIREC. The Afghan delegation will be headed by the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Washington D.C., the Honorable Said Tayab Jawad. Ambassador Jawad will be accompanied by six officials resident in Kabul, [...] | 2008-02-25 06:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY |
08KABUL620 | AFGHANS, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MARK WOMEN'S DAY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-11 13:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL PHUM AF |
08KABUL71 | 2007 IN REVIEW [...] (SBU) 2007 was a year of important progress, but also continued challenge. The good news was on the battlefield, the economy, and strengthened local and national institutions. The bad news was increased terrorism, increased drug cultivation, and corruption. Afghanistan already is seeing leade [...] | 2008-01-07 08:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID SNAR ECON KPAO PREF AF |
08KABUL769 | AFGHAN PLEDGE TO 2008 WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (U) The Embassy EPA Environmental Advisor discussed WIREC 2008 (reftel) with Dad Mohammad Bahir, Deputy Executive Director General (Technical) of the Afghanistan National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) on March 23, 2008. Congratulating Afghanistan for making a WIREC pledge on renewabl [...] | 2008-03-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA AF |
08KAMPALA1462 | UGANDANS ATTEND ALL-NIGHT ELECTION EVENT - AND MANY OTHERS [...] Summary: Mission Kampala's all-night Election Event on November 4th and 5th marked a high point in a robust series of election-themed programs. Guests from government, politics, civil society, academia, the media, business and the diplomatic community gathered in a festive atmosphere at The Sh [...] | 2008-11-06 13:29:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM UG |
08KATHMANDU1149 | NEPAL: NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Post is pleased to nominate Ramila Acharya for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Full Name: Ramila Acharya Job Title/Association: Clinic Assistant/Maiti Nepal Date of Birth: July 4, 1989 Country of Birth: Nepal Citizenship: Nepali Address: c/o Maiti Nepal, Kathmand [...] | 2008-10-27 08:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM NP |
08KATHMANDU659 | NEPAL: MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS RELEASE OF 2008 TIP [...] (U) In meetings on June 4 with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MWCSW),Emboff delivered the full text of the Nepal chapter of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, recognizing the new law that criminalizes all forms of traf [...] | 2008-06-10 09:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG NP |
08KATHMANDU682 | NEPAL TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CODEX [...] (U) On June 2, per reftel Post sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with copies to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoAC),requesting the Government of Nepal's (GON's) support for the U.S. nominee to chair the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex),Dr. Karen [...] | 2008-06-16 10:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO NP |
08KHARTOUM1173 | Unrestrained Bashir Defies ICC Before Friendly Audience [...] Summary: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir's defiant speech against the International Criminal Court (ICC) received widespread and prominent coverage in the local press on August 4. Papers from across the political spectrum carried reports of the speech on the front page, complete with photos [...] | 2008-08-04 13:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO OIIP SU |
08KHARTOUM1205 | NEWSPAPER HOSTS AN ICC DEBATE: SAME STUFF, DIFFERENT WAY [...] (U) On August 6, the Khartoum-based Sudan Vision newspaper hosted an event regarding the recent actions by the International Criminal Court (ICC) entitled "Ocampo's Allegations: International Justice or Colonial Agendas." While the event seemed to promise a forum that would explore multiple pe [...] | 2008-08-08 10:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO KPAO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
08KHARTOUM1393 | MY MY, IS THAT AN OCAMPO YOU'RE WEARING? [...] SUMMARY: The latest fashion craze for Sudanese women is a toup (traditional Sudanese sari-like dress) named after International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo. The "Ocampo" toup is a glittering, sequin-heavy design of chiffon. Its title continues a trend of naming clothing [...] | 2008-09-14 09:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV PREL KPAO KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
08KHARTOUM1523 | TURABI LOVES THE ICC, HATES NCP'S DARFUR PLANS [...] SUMMARY: On October 14, Hassan al-Turabi held a press conference at the Popular Congress Party (PCP)'s Khartoum headquarters and formally announced that the PCP will boycott participation in th Sudan People's Initiative plan for peace in Darfur. END SUMMARY. 2. With his characteristic zeal, [...] | 2008-10-15 08:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV PREL KPAO KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
08KHARTOUM1627 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Pro-government and independent press here featured front-page photos of the president-elect and reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs'(MFA) statement congratulating the United States on Senator Obama's election, with Foreign Minister (FM) Deng Alor hoping for "positive contrib [...] | 2008-11-07 10:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC MCAP KPAO SU |
08KHARTOUM1629 | Media Reaction: Sudanese Journalists Strike Against [...] U) SUMMARY: Sudanese dailies Ajras Al Hurriya and Rai Al Shaab, in a show of solidarity with 46 modern-minded "democratic" columnists, took up a protest on November 4 against increasing censorship by state security organs, which have censored the editorial content of the publications. The dail [...] | 2008-11-08 09:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI AU UNSC MCAP KPAO OIIP SU |
08KHARTOUM1676 | JOURNALISTS ORGANIZE CENSORSHIP PROTEST, KHARTOUM HAMMERS [...] SUMMARY: On November 17, Sudanese authorities arrested more than 60 protesters (many of them local journalists) outside parliament in Khartoum. The demonstrators were rallying against the systematic censorship that forces papers to consult with government security personnel on the content of [...] | 2008-11-17 13:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV PREL KPAO KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
08KHARTOUM1735 | NEWSPAPER CENSORSHIP IN KHARTOUM - A CASE STUDY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the beginning of the year, censorship of Khartoum-based newspapers has increased dramatically. Below is the account of Suleiman Al-Amin, a popular columnist with "Al-Sudani," a publication that has seen its share of harassment and censorship recently. Al-Amin described [...] | 2008-12-02 10:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL KPAO KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
08KHARTOUM1791 | IVLP COUNTRY ALLOCATON FOR SUDAN: REQUEST INCREASE [...] (SBU) Summary: By geographic area, Sudan is the largest country in Africa. It has a population of over 40 million, and due to the terrible humanitarian and political crises in Darfur plus the importance of reaping peace dividends through implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreeme [...] | 2008-12-16 09:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO SCUL OEXC ASIG SU |
08KHARTOUM1828 | SUDAN: 2008 Country Report on Terrorism [...] (SBU) Sudan remains a cooperative partner in the Global War on Terror (GWOT),and the outlook for continued cooperation is positive. During the past year, the Sudanese government continued to pursue terrorist operations directly involving threats to U.S. interests and personnel in Sudan. Suda [...] | 2008-12-22 13:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR SU |
08KHARTOUM271 | MEDIA REACTION: DAWN OF SE WILLIAMSON'S VISIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: There has been a storm of media interest in the run-up to Special Envoy Williamson's visit to Sudan. Some papers echo the cautiously optimistic attitude of the Sudanese government that a positive outcome may result of the visit, while others cast the trip as "more business as usua [...] | 2008-02-25 11:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO OIIP SU |
08KHARTOUM297 | S/E WILLIAMSON'S SECOND MEETING WITH NAFIE ALI [...] (C) President Bush has an "intense interest" in alleviating humanitarian suffering and bringing stability to Sudan, S/E Williamson told Presidential Assistant Nafie Ali Nafie and other senior Sudanese officials on February 29. He informed Nafie that the U.S. has decided to respond to Presiden [...] | 2008-02-29 16:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO PTER SU CD |
08KHARTOUM301 | MEDIA REACTION: SPECIAL ENVOY WILLIAMSON IN SUDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The media reaction to Special Envoy Williamson's visit to Sudan was a rollercoaster ride, swinging wildly up and down but ultimately ending up where it began. Mirroring the GOS's hopes for the trip, the press coverage began as cautiously optimistic. After the first day's impromp [...] | 2008-03-02 12:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO OIIP SU |
08KHARTOUM578 | U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR CT -- PROPOSAL FOR KHARTOUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Below is Embassy Khartoum's submission for the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Counterterrorism. The proposed project would take place at the Spring Youth Center in Omdurman, the historic capital and working-class hub of the Khartoum metropolitan area. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) BACKG [...] | 2008-04-15 07:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR SU |
08KHARTOUM846 | MEDIA REACTION: WHAT'S NEXT FOR U.S.-SUDAN TALKS? [...] Several local newspaper commentators added their voices to the debate surrounding the U.S. role in trying to help the Sudanese political class resolve the country's internal conflicts - Darfur and the North/South dispute over the oil-rich Abyei region. Meanwhile, the local press increasingly tu [...] | 2008-06-05 14:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OIIP SU |
08KIGALI323 | RWANDA UNDERCUTS WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY BY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Rwandan Ministry of Information hosted a widely attended program of lectures in honor of World Press Freedom Day on May 2. The government expelled three independent journalists midway through the proceedings, claiming they had not been invited. Following the expulsions, t [...] | 2008-05-06 08:18:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO RW |
08KIGALI365 | RWANDA RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD [...] (U) Summary: Rwanda is a net importer of staple foods and supports initiatives aimed at improving agricultural productivity, increasing access to science and technology and removing barriers to trade in staple foods. The government of Rwanda (GOR) does not impose any official export restrict [...] | 2008-05-23 10:31:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO KPAO |
08KINGSTON387 | JAMAICA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] Post believes that, in Jamaica, an objective, factual Op-ed outlining human rights violations, detentions of political prisoners, and the lack of a genuine democratic process in Cuba would be the most effective means of expressing solidarity with the Cuban people on May 21. 2. Post requests [...] | 2008-05-05 19:46:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN KPAO CU JM XL |
08KINGSTON414 | JAMAICA/CUBA: PM GOLDING'S VISIT TO HAVANA; BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP EIND SOCI SNAR KPAO JM CU XL |
08KINGSTON454 | JAMAICA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] Post confirms the following activities in observance of Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People: * Linking to Solidarity Day websites on post's website; * Providing op-ed to three major Jamaican newspapers and to radio stations; * Inviting Jamaican journalists to view interactive DVC with A/S [...] | 2008-05-20 19:07:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU JM XL |
08KINSHASA1050 | UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE GREAT LAKES OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary: UN Great Lakes Envoy Olusegun Obasanjo briefed Kinshasa-based diplomats November 15 on his meetings with Angolan President dos Santos and with senior DRC officials, including President Kabila. Dos Santos told Obasanjo that there were no Angolan troops in the DRC, except for a f [...] | 2008-11-26 07:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KPAO |
08KINSHASA1074 | RADIO JOURNALIST KILLED IN EASTERN DRC [...] (SBU) Summary: Didace Namujimbo, a Radio Okapi journalist, was killed November 21 by an unidentified armed man in Bukavu, South Kivu province. This is the second Radio Okapi journalist assassinated in this town in the past eighteen months. Two other journalists were victims of violence in Ki [...] | 2008-12-04 15:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAO CG |
08KINSHASA1075 | CONGOLESE NATIONAL TV NETWORK SUSPENDS JOURNALISTS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 2, executives of the government-owned "Radio Television Nationale Congolaise" (RTNC) suspended twelve journalists for broadcasting footage of a protest march that purportedly highlighted seditious content. This decision is not a departure from RTNC's long history o [...] | 2008-12-04 15:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAO CG |
08KINSHASA1125 | DRC: TAKING ACTION AGAINST GENDER- [...] (SBU) Summary: During the UN 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence, embassy personnel participated in several events. USAID Social Protection Officer spoke at the Protestant University of Congo and CALI (Congolese-American Language Institute) English clubs about Sexual an [...] | 2008-12-17 14:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KPAO SOCI CG |
08KINSHASA469 | DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post requests deployment of a military information support team (MIST) to plan, conduct and execute special information programs and training in coordination with appropriate Embassy sections, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC),and the UN Observer [...] | 2008-05-28 11:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | MARR MASS PGOV PK PREL KPAO |
08KINSHASA716 | PODCASTING HITS THE CONGO [...] Summary: Embassy Kinshasa introduced a dozen radio journalists to the concept of podcasting, focusing on IIP's French website (http://www.America.gov/fr). Media representatives made a number of useful suggestions about how this multimedia tool can be used in the Congo and were clearly intere [...] | 2008-08-29 11:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPAO CG UNESCO |
08KINSHASA767 | DRC PRESS MINISTER BANS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 10, 2008 Press Minister Emile Bongeli signed a decree shutting down five Kinshasa TV stations for allegedly running afoul of national media laws. A local human rights group depicts the ban as unsubstantiated and an attack on freedom of speech targeting opposition [...] | 2008-09-16 10:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO CG UNESCO |
08KOLKATA289 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH'S TAWANG DISTRICT: FEELING VULNERABLE ON [...] (SBU) Summary. During a visit to Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng and Tawang Districts, Kolkata PAO spoke with students and faculty at area colleges about the U.S. election process, as well as opportunities to study in the U.S. Conversations with local leaders and ordinary citizens in both di [...] | 2008-10-10 09:49:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM KIRF SOCI IN |
08KOROR24 | KOROR: CONFIRMATION OF WIREC INVITATION DELIVERY [...] Per para 1 of reftel post confirms delivery of WIREC invitation letter to host government. 2. Post's WIREC POC is POL/ECON Assistant Mona Carlson, contact info as follows: Tel: 680-488-2920, Fax: 680-488-2911, Email: HYPERLINK "mailto:CarlsonMM@state.gov"CarlsonMM@state.g ov BRENT [...] | 2008-02-06 23:31:00 | Embassy Koror | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY PS |
08KUALALUMPUR355 | UNPRECEDENTED SEDITION CHARGES AGAINST BLOGGER [...] (C) Summary. For the first time, Malaysian authorities have resorted to a colonial-era law to bring sedition charges against a blogger and the author of a comment on an internet web site. Blogger and veteran anti-government activist Raja Petra Kamaruddin touched a sensitive nerve in implying [...] | 2008-05-08 08:32:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KPAO MY |
08KUALALUMPUR825 | ANOTHER OPPOSITION BLOGGER DETAINED, BUT NOT UNDER [...] (U) Another opposition internet blogger, Syed Azidi Syed Aziz, was detained on September 17 under the Sedition Act for encouraging other Malaysians to fly the national flag upside-down during national day celebrations. Aziz first made his comments on August 3, stating that this action would s [...] | 2008-09-18 23:38:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO MY |
08KUALALUMPUR935 | THE SUMMER 2008 OLYMPICS THROUGH MALAYSIAN EYES [...] (U) This is Embassy Kuala Lumpur's response to action request in reftel. 2. (SBU) Summary: Interviews with media professionals and comments from other contacts in Kuala Lumpur confirmed that the opulent pageantry and success of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing enjoyed a short-lived posit [...] | 2008-10-23 01:13:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL PGOV MY |
08KUALALUMPUR942 | NOMINATION FOR INT'L WOMAN OF COURAGE - AMBIGA [...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur nominates Ambiga Sreenevasan, Malaysian Bar Council President, for the Woman of Courage award for her active involvement in protecting human rights, promoting the rights of woman, and promoting the rule of law through judicial reform. Ambiga's efforts, such as the unprec [...] | 2008-10-24 09:47:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO MY |
08KUALALUMPUR979 | INITIAL MALAYSIAN REACTION TO U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) The U.S. presidential election result attracted major attention and immediate reactions in Malaysia on November 5. Foreign Minister Rais promptly issued a Malay language statement noting that Senator Obama's victory brings new possibilities in the bilateral relationship, and expressed hop [...] | 2008-11-05 11:06:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON KDEM KPAO MY |
08KUWAIT1102 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary and Comment. On the day of the American presidential elections, many of the Arabic language Kuwaiti print dailies ran editorials that speculated as to who would win the election, as well as the possible consequences for Kuwait. While one liberal Kuwaiti daily, Al-Rai, predicted D [...] | 2008-11-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT1116 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - [...] (U) On Thursday, November 6, all Kuwaiti Arabic language dailies ran front-page headlines about the U.S. election results. All headlines characterized the election of Democratic candidate Barack Obama to the presidency as being positive or historic, while others offered congratulations to the [...] | 2008-11-06 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT1174 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] (U) On Sunday, November 30 and Monday, December 1, a considerable number of Kuwaiti Arabic language dailies ran opinions and editorials about the terrorist attacks that occurred last week in Mumbai, India. At least eight Kuwaiti citizens were trapped during the attacks and the multi-day siege [...] | 2008-12-01 14:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT1211 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] (U) On Sunday, November 30 and Monday, December 1, a considerable number of Kuwaiti Arabic language dailies ran opinions and editorials about the terrorist attacks that occurred last week in Mumbai, India. At least eight Kuwaiti citizens were trapped during the attacks and the multi-day siege [...] | 2008-12-21 11:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT1247 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- MEDIA SPECULATES ON GOK DEAL WITH [...] (U) Summary and Comment. As of late Sunday, December 28, Al-Rai and Al-Watan T.V. reported that the Council of Ministers had arrived at a negative decision in regards to the Government of Kuwait (GOK) deal with Dow Chemical. This media reaction cable covers the lead-up to the Council's decis [...] | 2008-12-28 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINO EPET OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT1253 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- KUWAITI MEDIA COVERAGE OF VIOLENCE [...] (U) Summary and Comment. As of Tuesday, December 30, all Kuwaiti Arabic and English language print dailies continued to publish headlines and pictures related to the ongoing situation in Gaza. In addition to the continued front page news updates, a number of Editors-in-Chief offered editoria [...] | 2008-12-30 11:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINO EPET OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT216 | CULTURAL ENVOY, GINA LORING, INSPIRES SOCIAL ACTIVISM [...] Summary: The Gina Loring Cultural Envoy program from January 26 to February 5, 2008 supported the MSP goal of promotion of democracy in Kuwait by teaching high school students how to write and perform drama that raises societal awareness of civil issues. The students' final project, a play pr [...] | 2008-02-24 13:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL ZR |
08KUWAIT312 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - GOK CABINET RESIGNATION [...] (U) Following the late afternoon resignation of the Kuwaiti cabinet on March 17 (Reftel),the Kuwaiti press the next morning focused on what the event might mean for the country's short-term political future. In banner headlines, the ten Arabic-language and three English-language daily newspap [...] | 2008-03-18 10:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PGOV XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT334 | U.S. SPEAKER DR. BRENDA FLANAGAN INSPIRES KUWAITI WOMEN [...] Dr. Brenda Flanagan, American Afro-Caribbean author and professor of literature at Davidson College, North Carolina, conducted another well-received U.S. Speaker Program in Kuwait from March 1-4, 2008. Capitalizing on her name recognition following a successful visit to Kuwait in 2006, Post tim [...] | 2008-03-25 10:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU |
08KUWAIT360 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - THE ARAB SUMMIT IN DAMASCUS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-01 13:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT499 | CORRECTED COPY - KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - KUWAITI AND FORMER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-07 04:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT500 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - A THIRD KUWAITI NATIONAL, BADR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-07 04:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT501 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - U.S. SOLDIERS ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-07 10:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT502 | SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS -- U.S. SOLDIERS ALLEGEDLY [...] (U) Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti English language newspaper Arab Times and two other local Arabic-language papers reported an incident today that happened approximately 24 hours ago concerning a traffic altercation between U.S. military personnel and Kuwaiti nationals (Reftel). Post prop [...] | 2008-05-07 10:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT525 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- COLUMNISTS DENOUNCE RECENT MOSUL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 04:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT542 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- REACTION TO THE DEATH OF THE [...] Summary and comment: On the evening of Tuesday, May 13, 2008, the Amiri Diwan announced the death of the "Father Amir" Shaykh Saad Abdullah al-Sabah. Shaykh Saad enjoyed heroic stature in Kuwait due to his long service as Crown Prince, including high-profile leadership during the 1990-91 Iraq [...] | 2008-05-15 06:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT566 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- Kuwait Parliamentary Elections [...] Summary: As expected, the front page headlines of all Kuwaiti dailies covered the success of Islamist candidates in the Saturday, May 17 Kuwaiti Parliamentary elections. All newspapers also addressed the fact that no female candidates were elected to Parliament. Additionally, almost all of t [...] | 2008-05-20 03:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU KWMN MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT581 | IIP TRAVELING SPEAKER PROGRAM WITH MS. ZAINAB AL-SUWEIJ [...] Summary: Ms. Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director of the American Islamic Congress, came to Kuwait for four days as an IIP Arabic Supplemental-funded traveling speaker and discussed with Kuwaitis Western-Muslim perceptions of each other, civil society and women rights, democracy-building in Ira [...] | 2008-05-21 12:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU |
08KUWAIT627 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR FAO/WHO [...] Post delivered reftel demarche with CV of Dr. Karen Hulebak on May 19. We will report any substantive response septel. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Visit Kuwait's Classified [...] | 2008-06-02 06:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO KU |
08KUWAIT666 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- TIP and GCC Foreign Ministers' [...] (U) Summary and Comment. A limited amount of press coverage immediately followed the U.S Department of State's June 4 release of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. However, there since has been a plethora of articles, editorials, and op-eds responding to the report's contents. A [...] | 2008-06-12 03:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU KWMN MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT700 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- Update: U.S. Designation of [...] (U) Summary and Comment. The June 13 U.S. designation of Kuwait-based Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) as a charity that provides financial and material support to al-Qaeda and its affiliates continues receive heavy coverage in the Kuwaiti press. Although the vast majority of publish [...] | 2008-06-19 03:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU KWMN MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT73 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-17 09:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT768 | U.S. SPEAKER DR. JEFFREY ADDICOTT'S PROGRAM IN KUWAIT; [...] Dr. Jeffrey Addicott, Professor and Chairman of the Center for Terrorism Law, St. Mary's University, St. Antonio, Texas, visited Kuwait as a U.S. Speaker, June 22-24, 2008 and spoke to audiences comprised of youth, faculty members, lawyers and legislators about the new field of terrorism law in [...] | 2008-07-08 06:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU |
08KUWAIT769 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GENDER SEGREGATION WITH U/S [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 2 meeting with Undersecretary (U/S) for Higher Education Dr. Rasha Al Sabah, the Ambassador raised the issue of gender segregation and its potential impact on mixed-gender programs, such as the State Department-sponsored and AMIDEAST-administered ACCESS English La [...] | 2008-07-08 09:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT KPAO KU |
08KUWAIT772 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - Update: TIP Report Coverage in [...] (U) Summary. The TIP report's June 4 release triggered a plethora of articles, editorials, and op-eds responding to the report's contents. Initially, articles harshly challenged the report's content; some articles continued to cover the Government of Kuwait's (GOK) refutation of the report's [...] | 2008-07-09 03:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU TIP MEDIA REACTION |
08KUWAIT804 | EDUCATION MINISTER: SLOW ROLLING GENDER [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 13 meeting with Minister of Education Nouriya Al-Sabeeh, the Ambassador raised the issue of gender segregation and its potential impact on mixed-gender programs in Kuwait, such as the State Department-sponsored and AMIDEAST-administered ACCESS English Language Mi [...] | 2008-07-16 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EINT KPAO KU PREL PGOV |
08KUWAIT942 | KUWAIT REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN THE RHYTHM ROAD AMERICAN [...] (U): Embassy Kuwait requests participation in the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad Program during the winter of 2009, preferably at the end of January. This year, we would like to host a Country and Western, or Bluegrass quartet, for a total of three programming days. Our audience will consi [...] | 2008-09-04 05:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO KU |
08KUWAIT966 | PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-08 FOREIGN PRESS CENTER WORKING [...] (U) SUMMARY: In late June and early July, a Kuwaiti journalist participated in the Foreign Press Center (FPC) supported tour, "U.S. 2008 Elections: U.S. Political System and Practices." The intent of this tour was to introduce a Kuwaiti journalist to the American electoral process, as well a [...] | 2008-09-10 12:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO OPRC OEXC SCUL |
08KUWAIT99 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - VISIT OF KUWAIT FM TO TEHRAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwaiti media coverage of Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah's January 16, 2008, press conference in Tehran focused almost exclusively on issues discussed and, in all but two English-language newspapers, did not contain any reference to the FM's comment on Kuwaiti-Iran [...] | 2008-01-25 13:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF IR KU MEDIA REACTION |
08KYIV2354 | UKRAINE'S MEDIA MONITORS DECRY CURRENT STATE OF MEDIA IN [...] Summary: At a November 20 luncheon hosted by Ambassador Taylor, ten Ukrainian media monitors and observers shared their views on the current state of media in Ukraine. Participants agreed that, despite great expectations, Ukraine's media development had been disappointingly slow in the years s [...] | 2008-12-02 05:22:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS PINR PINS PNAT PGOV KPAI KPAO RS UP |
08KYIV333 | SUBJECT: UKRAINE: DELIVERY CONFIRMATION -- FORMAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 10:15:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI |
08KYIV335 | UKRAINE: WIREC INVITATION DELIVERED [...] Post delivered WIREC invitation letter on February 13 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Volodymyr Ohryzko, with copies to the Ministries of Fuel and Energy, Environmental Protection and Economy. 2. Econoff spoke with Dmitry Shevchenko of the MFA Americas Desk regarding the conference. Shev [...] | 2008-02-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI |
08LAPAZ1671 | HOW THE BOLIVIAN MEDIA REPORTED A/S SHANNON'S VISIT [...] (U) Summary: A/S Shannon's visit to Bolivia got widespread front page attention. Most media reported the visit as a positive effort to calm tensions in bilateral relations. Media mocked Bolivian President Evo Morales, attempt to show the upper hand with the A/S by setting his meeting at fiv [...] | 2008-08-04 19:24:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC BL EAID KPAO PGOV PREL PTER |
08LAPAZ1921 | BOLIVIA: AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO SUCRE [...] (C) Summary: On September 4, Ambassador Goldberg traveled to Bolivia's constitutional capital of Sucre to participate in the official launch of the Sucre Virtual Presence Post (VPP) and to meet newly-elected Prefect Savina Cuellar. While in Sucre, the Ambassador also visited two USAID projects [...] | 2008-09-08 22:08:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID PTER SNAR BL KPAO |
08LAPAZ2623 | BOLIVIA: MORALES MANIPULATES MEDIA OWNERS [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales continues on the offensive against the media, part of a long-running campaign against the Bolivian media. Through verbal and financial assaults, the Bolivian Government is attempting to manipulate the way news is reported in this country. The GOB uses fin [...] | 2008-12-22 15:02:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ODIP OIIP KPAO EAID BL |
08LAPAZ717 | SANTA CRUZ: MAY 4 AS A PANACEA [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 26-28 visit to Santa Cruz, American Presence Post officer found the city surprisingly calm and optimistic, although individual Santa Cruz citizens are outraged. They cite an increasingly long list of grievances and complaints against the central government, and the [...] | 2008-04-02 15:58:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KPAO BL |
08LAPAZ999 | SANTA CRUZ AUTONOMY VOTE: PLANS FOR A "BIG PARTY" [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 24-27 visit to Santa Cruz (including the capital city and the rural towns of San Javier and Concepcion),American Presence Post officer's (APP) interlocutors downplayed fears of violent confrontation and predicted the May 4 autonomy referendum would be a "big part [...] | 2008-04-30 18:30:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KPAO ASEC BL |
08LIBREVILLE152 | GABON: RITUAL CRIME ON THE RISE [...] (U) The number of suspected ritual killings in Gabon is on the rise ahead of scheduled April 27 local elections. Members of civil society and some religious leaders have denounced this practice. Government has had little to say on the subject, however. There has been extensive coverage of th [...] | 2008-04-01 10:06:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KPAO KCRM GB |
08LIBREVILLE19 | GABON: AFRICOM COMMANDER'S SUCCESSFUL VISIT [...] (C) AFRICOM General William Ward's December 4-6 visit to Libreville found officials from both the Government of Gabon and the Economic Community of Central African States pressing for information on when and where AFRICOM will establish a headquarters or other facilities on the continent. Ga [...] | 2008-01-11 15:33:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MASS KPAO GB |
08LIBREVILLE248 | GABON: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 15:29:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO SOCI CU |
08LILONGWE422 | DEMOCRACY VIDEO CHALLENGE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-21 13:19:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP OPRC OEXC ECON MI |
08LIMA133 | POST DOES NOT HAVE FUNDS TO SUPPORT GOP ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-24 21:56:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAID EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI |
08LIMA226 | PERU REQUEST FOR EEB FY08 BIOTECH FUNDS [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-7. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Post appreciates the opportunity to request funding for agricultural biotech initiatives. Peru is a high priority country (reftels) and our newest free trade agreement partner. Peru allows the import of agbiotech [...] | 2008-02-07 14:13:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG SENV ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO PE |
08LIMA47 | PERU: WIREC 2008 INVITE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel, Embassy delivered Secretary Rice's invitation to attend the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) to Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde under cover of a diplomatic note on January 9. Post also shared copies with the Mining and Energy Min [...] | 2008-01-09 21:43:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO |
08LIMA908 | FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (SBU/NF) Post took the following actions to support the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People: a. Placed IIP-provided editorial in El Comercio edition of May 20, under the by-line of the Ambassador. El Comercio (center-right, circulation of 90,000) is Peru's "paper of record" and the op-e [...] | 2008-05-22 22:20:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | CU KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI |
08LISBON222 | PORTUGAL: ECONOMY MINISTER TO HEAD WIREC 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-25 17:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO |
08LISBON2616 | PORTUGAL'S REPLY TO CALL FOR THE 2009 SECRETARY'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-02 09:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL |
08LISBON2635 | PORTUGAL ON PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM PO |
08LISBON584 | PORTUGAL WAITING FOR EU GUIDANCE ON VISA WAIVER [...] (SBU) On March 5, 2008, Embassy Lisbon's Consul General delivered reftel points to representatives at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, top officials indicated that Portugal 'fully shares' the EU Commission's view that visa [...] | 2008-03-07 12:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS KPAO CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL PTER PO |
08LJUBLJANA216 | SLOVENIA AND THE DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] (U) In support of the Day of Solidarity With the Cuban People May 21 event, post will place the Washington-drafted op-ed in Vecer, one of Slovenia's largest dailies. We expect the op-ed will also be picked up by the national wire service and other national papers. From May 20 to 23, the Embassy [...] | 2008-05-20 08:39:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL EUN CU SI |
08LJUBLJANA22 | US UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE ENGAGES SLOVENES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 16 - 17, U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna Ambassador Gregory Schulte visited Slovenia to engage the GOS and the media regarding U.S. positions and policy on nuclear weapons proliferation, focusing on Iran. The Ambassador also gave a well-attended s [...] | 2008-01-17 13:39:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA MNUC PARM PREL KPAO IR SI |
08LJUBLJANA227 | SLOVENE RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CHAIRPERSON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 10:44:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO SI |
08LJUBLJANA562 | SLOVENIA: NEW JUSTICE MINISTER LOOKS TO U.S. FOR JUDICIAL [...] (U) Summary: (U) In the Ambassador's first official meeting with the new Minister of Justice Ales Zalar, the Minister pledged to look into pending U.S. denationalization and property restitution cases which remain bogged down in Slovenian courts. Zalar also reiterated his great interest in co [...] | 2008-12-24 07:51:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OIIP OEXC KCOR KNAR PHUM SI |
08LONDON1163 | IRAN: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANTS PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED [...] (C/NF) Summary: Per Department guidance for the Iran Democracy Small Grants program (refs a and b),Embassy London supports and forwards for Department review, and approval and funding, six project proposals submitted to Iran Watcher (Poloff) by Iranian contacts in the UK. Per Department guidan [...] | 2008-04-24 14:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM IR UK |
08LONDON677 | UK COUNSELS PATIENCE ON VISA WAIVER PROGRAM [...] (c) Summary. HMG recognizes the issue of legal competency between the EU Commission and member states in the area of visa policy is "complicated," but London supports extension of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to other EU members and wants to complete its own bilateral visa MOU with USG [...] | 2008-03-06 17:43:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAO CMGT CVIS PREL PTER UK |
08LUANDA854 | IT'S NOT JUST LUANDA: DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROVINCES [...] Summary. A recent series of Embassy visits to the interior of Angola show that the reconstruction and growth so prominent in the capital are evident in other parts of the country as well. The cities of Lobito and Benguela are experiencing significant building booms, with an emphasis on major [...] | 2008-10-29 16:34:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO PHUM AO |
08MADRID1280 | SPAIN: ALLEGED DETAINEE FLIGHTS ISSUE BLOWS UP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A hot issue in the Spanish press since 2005, the detainee transfer flights that allegedly transited Spain from 2002 until 2006 have once again hit the headlines. The most recent flurry of reporting began November 30 when El Pais, Spain's leading newspaper, printed several stories bas [...] | 2008-12-04 13:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREF PGOV PTER KPAO SP |
08MADRID215 | SPANISH GOVERNMENT DELEGATION CONFIRMED FOR WIREC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-27 08:39:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY KGHG |
08MADRID564 | DEMARCHED DELIVERD ON U.S.CANDIDATE FOR FAO/WHO [...] (U) AgCouns delivered on 5/20/08 reftel demarche to Minister of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs Chief of Staff Manuel Rossi. Rossi expressed interest in Dr. Karen Hulebak's qualifications but had no information at this time on who Spain will vote for. Aguirre [...] | 2008-05-22 16:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO SP |
08MANAGUA123 | NICARAGUA: FY 2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Managua submits the following proposal for FY2008 Biotechnology Outreach Funding. Purpose ------- 2. (U) The purpose of our proposal is to promote the benefits of biotechnology and biofuels technologies to Nicaraguan decision makers, academics, and agri [...] | 2008-01-31 17:09:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ENRG EAGR ETRD SENS ECON KPAO NU |
08MANAGUA1329 | HURRICANE FELIX - ONE YEAR LATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 4, 2007 Hurricane Felix made landfall in one of the poorest regions of Nicaragua, the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). The devastation by this Category 5 hurricane in Nicaragua was horrific; the government estimates 102 people died, and the storm destroyed t [...] | 2008-10-31 19:55:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV MOPS AEMR CASC KPAO NU |
08MANAGUA1415 | Media Reaction: Nicaraguan Municipal Elections [...] SUMMARY: The current political unrest in Nicaragua, arising from disputed municipal election results (REFTELS),is dominating all forms of domestic media. Amidst the clamor, foreign press articles and editorials regarding the situation have been well covered by local press as have State Depa [...] | 2008-11-24 17:45:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC KPAO KDEM KIRF NU |
08MANAGUA1430 | Media Reaction: Nicaraguan Municipal Elections [...] SUMMARY: The current political unrest in Nicaragua, arising from disputed municipal election results (REFTELS),is dominating all forms of domestic media. Amidst the clamor, foreign press articles and editorials regarding the situation have been well covered by local press as have State Depa [...] | 2008-12-01 13:19:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ASEC KPAO KDEM KIRF NU |
08MANAGUA1463 | BASEBALL LEGEND CAL RIPKEN JR SPREADS GOODWILL IN NICARAGUA THROUGH SPORTS [...] SUMMARY: State Department Public Diplomacy Envoy Cal Ripken, Jr. traveled to Nicaragua with fellow ex-Oriole and Nicaraguan native Dennis Martinez November 13-18 to share the Ripken Baseball brand of instruction with 300 lucky Nicaraguan kids and 60 youth league coaches. The Bureau of Educational a [...] | 2008-12-09 15:00:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO NU |
08MANAGUA490 | NICARAGUA: WIREC WRAP-UP AND PLEDGE REMINDER [...] (U) On April 2 the Nicaraguan Minister of Energy, Emilio Rappaccioli, wrote a letter to the Ambassador to inform us of Nicaragua's WIREC pledges for years 2008 to 2011. The pledges include expanding the percentage of electricity generated from renewable sources from a 2008 base of 27% to 38% b [...] | 2008-04-21 21:36:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA NU |
08MANAGUA57 | REQUEST FOR U.S. SPEAKER (STRATEGIC SPEAKER INITATIVE) ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-16 21:38:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO EINV ECON PGOV |
08MANAGUA693 | Situation Report 1: Tropical Storm Alma [...] SUMMARY: According to the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER),Tropical Storm Alma exited Nicaragua at approximately 8:00 pm on May 29, 2008. A preliminary damage assessment in Leon, Chinandega, Managua, Carazo and Rivas departments carried out by the Nicaraguan National Disaster A [...] | 2008-05-30 23:04:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU |
08MANAGUA697 | SITREP 2: Tropical Storm Alma [...] SUMMARY: On May 30, an OFDA team traveled to Leon and Chinandega to assess damage from Tropical Storm Alma. In collaboration with Nicaragua's Civil Defense and the GON's Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Agency (SINAPRED),OFDA identified roof reconstruction as the most urgent need. On June 1, 200 [...] | 2008-06-02 23:17:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU |
08MANAMA305 | SUPPORTING THE DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 13:39:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO CU BA |
08MANAMA519 | NEW RELO FOR THE GULF [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Manama announces the arrival of Regional English Language Officer (RELO) Fife MacDuff. Fife is replacing Rebecca Smoak, covering Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE. The RELO is available for consultations and to support English language programming that assists pos [...] | 2008-08-03 13:50:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO KU MU QA AE BA |
08MANAMA641 | Manama Requests Participation in the 2009 Rhythm Road [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Manama requests participation in the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad Program. Preferred dates are between mid-March to early-April 2009, to coincide with the annual cultural festival hosted by the Bahraini Directorate of Culture and National Heritage. Preferred music [...] | 2008-09-18 13:19:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO BA |
08MANAMA651 | Bahrain charges U.S. teacher with insulting Prophet [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides background on the case of a teacher at a local U.S. university charged with insulting the Prophet Mohammed. This case originally surfaced in the Arabic-language press approximately three months ago and has now been picked up by the international media. Th [...] | 2008-09-22 04:22:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF KPAO BA |
08MANAMA675 | CONTRACT DISPUTE THREATENS TO DISRUPT RADIO SAWA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and Bahrain's Information Ministry (MinInfo) have been unable to agree on a new contract for Radio Sawa broadcasts. Broadcasts for Bahrain could be suspended September 30. End summary. 2. (SBU) Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Med [...] | 2008-09-29 16:46:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL BA |
08MANILA1701 | STRONG PAST, PRESENT TIES IN THE "CITY OF GENTLE PEOPLE" [...] SUMMARY. The Ambassador underscored the positive effect of dedicated U.S. Government assistance to the province of Negros Oriental in the Philippine's central Visayas region, during a trip to Dumaguete City, the "City of Gentle People." Beginning the visit with a speech to Silliman University [...] | 2008-07-18 07:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP EAID |
08MANILA1722 | PHILIPPINE RESPONSE TO WOMEN LEADERS WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) Though there is no final confirmation yet, President Arroyo will most likely attend the 2008 UN General Assembly (UNGA),and therefore Malacanang Palace will give full consideration to her participation in the Women Leaders Working Group, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) [...] | 2008-07-21 09:15:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN UNGA PHUM KPAO RP |
08MANILA1764 | BUILDING CONFIDENCE FOR PEACE IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES [...] SUMMARY. The Ambassador continued to focus attention on U.S. assistance in conflict-affected areas in the Southern Philippines during a visit to Zamboanga City and Basilan Province to observe U.S.-funded development projects and meet with local Basilan business leaders. Recently-appointed Pr [...] | 2008-07-24 07:55:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP EAID |
08MANILA1780 | BUILDING CONFIDENCE FOR PEACE IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador continued to focus attention on U.S. assistance in conflict-affected areas in the Southern Philippines during a visit to Zamboanga City and Basilan Province to observe U.S.-funded development projects and meet with local Basilan business leaders. Recently-appointed [...] | 2008-07-25 08:45:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
08MANILA1788 | PRESIDENT FOCUSES ON ECONOMY IN STATE OF THE [...] (U) In her penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA),Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo highlighted her administration's efforts to improve the country's economy and help the poor cope with rising food and fuel costs. The President called for legislation to implement a peace a [...] | 2008-07-28 11:46:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS PINR SOCI PTER ECON KPAO ASEC |
08MANILA1800 | SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL WEIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Manila warmly welcomes Staffdel Weil to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fightin [...] | 2008-07-29 23:06:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL KPAO RP |
08MANILA1801 | SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL WEIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Manila warmly welcomes Staffdel Weil to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fightin [...] | 2008-07-29 23:06:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL KPAO RP |
08MANILA197 | MANILA HAS NO FUNDS TO SUPPORT DELEGATES TO ATTEND WIREC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-24 08:25:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO |
08MANILA2074 | "Mindanao still open for business" [...] (U) SUMMARY. Signifying the USG's continuing commitment to economic prosperity and stability for Mindanao, the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (A/DCM) visited the Mindanao province of Zamboanga del Norte where he: delivered the keynote address at the annual Mindanao Business Conference; formal [...] | 2008-09-05 09:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP EAID |
08MANILA2386 | HIGHLIGHTING U.S. SUPPORT FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY IN [...] Summary. During an October 14 visit to the terrorist-affiliated Southern Philippines island of Jolo, Sulu Province, the Ambassador expressed solidarity with the people of Mindanao and emphasized the United States government's continued support for peace and prosperity in Mindanao. Groundbreak [...] | 2008-10-22 08:04:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID |
08MANILA2425 | DCM REAFFIRMS U.S.-PHILIPPINE TIES AT ANNIVERSARY OF WWII [...] (U) SUMMARY. During an October 20 visit to the provincial capital city of Tacloban, Leyte Province, in the Eastern Visayas, the Deputy Chief of Mission recognized past U.S.-Philippine partnerships and sacrifices as the foundation for present cooperation and projects. The DCM and Naval Attache [...] | 2008-10-28 09:02:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
08MANILA2435 | NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE: [...] (SBU) This cable responds to the action request of reftel, paragraph 11. Post is pleased to nominate lawyer, author, journalist, and activist Ms. Katrina Legarda for the Secretary's 2009 Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). FULL NAME OF NOMINEE: Attorney Katrina Legarda, a.k.a. M [...] | 2008-10-29 07:00:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM RP |
08MANILA2559 | VISIT TO PROVINCIAL CAPITAL SHOWCASES U.S. ROLE IN A [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador Kenney's November 7 visit to Bacolod, the provincial capital of Negros Occidental, showcased the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the Philippines. The Ambassador presided at the swearing-in ceremony of 65 new Peace Corps Volunteers, visi [...] | 2008-11-14 09:24:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
08MANILA2587 | AMBASSADOR HONORS U.S. AND FILIPINO VETERANS [...] SUMMARY: During a dignified ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery on November 11 commemorating Veterans Day, the Ambassador paid tribute to the service of U.S. and Filipino veterans praising their patriotism and sacrifice. During her remarks, the Ambassador expressed thanks for the vete [...] | 2008-11-21 07:48:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
08MANILA2674 | PHILIPPINE "CREDIBLE VOICES" AGAINST VIOLENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Manila officers and staff interact regularly with influential members of the Philippine government and civil society to communicate USG messages and to encourage the further dissemination of those messages to the broader Philippine public. Our top Mission strategic goa [...] | 2008-12-09 06:02:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | RP KPAO OPRC OIIP |
08MANILA2726 | VISIT TO SUBIC BAY HIGHLIGHTS U.S. IMPORTANCE IN REGION [...] SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission's December 4 visit to the port of Subic Bay, site of the former U.S. naval base, highlighted the continuing importance of the region to U.S. business and the American citizen community, as the Ambassador and DCM have done on previous visits. The DCM recogni [...] | 2008-12-16 05:42:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
08MANILA651 | AMBASSADOR FORGES KEY RELATIONSHIPS IN ISLAMIC CITY OF [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 1, the Ambassador returned to Marawi City, the heart of Muslim Mindanao, accompanied by EAP DAS Scot Marciel. The strategic timing of the visit, near the end of the annual joint military Balikatan exercises, was intended to promote goodwill with the city's somewhat skept [...] | 2008-03-13 09:16:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP EAID |
08MANILA83 | MANILA: WIREC 2008 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 09:33:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO |
08MANILA850 | AMBASSADOR AND PHILIPPINE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 31, the Ambassador made her third visit to the province of Tawi-Tawi. She was accompanied by Secretary of Agriculture Arthur Yap, the Chairman of the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCO),Virgilio Leyretana, and the USAID/Philippines Mission Director. The vis [...] | 2008-04-08 10:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP EAID |
08MAPUTO1085 | U.S. ELECTION NIGHT CELEBRATION DRAWS RECORD CROWDS [...] SUMMARY: In the final weeks of the 2008 U.S. Election, Mozambicans remained captivated, and Public Affairs Maputo responded with a number of programs, culminating in a grand elections night bash with close to 600 people at the national conference center. The November 4 celebration is not the [...] | 2008-11-17 12:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ |
08MAPUTO636 | U.S. ELECTIONS: MOZ ASKS "WHAT'S IN IT FOR US?" [...] SUMMARY: The Charge spoke on July 1 to an audience of 60 including members of civil society, the diplomatic community, several minority party leaders and press about the U.S. elections in a panel-debate hosted by the Center for Mozambican and International Studies (CEMO). Audience members f [...] | 2008-07-09 15:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO MZ |
08MAPUTO637 | U.S. ELECTIONS: MOZ ASKS "WHAT'S IN IT FOR US?" [...] SUMMARY: The Charge spoke on July 1 to an audience of 60 including members of civil society, the diplomatic community, several minority party leaders and press about the U.S. elections in a panel-debate hosted by the Center for Mozambican and International Studies (CEMO). Audience members f [...] | 2008-07-10 06:22:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO MZ |
08MAPUTO669 | MOZAMBICAN MEDIA FAULTS WEAK CIVIL SOCIETY FOR LACK OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge hosted a lunch on July 17 for six top independent media editors, at which discussion of Zimbabwe dominated. The editors expressed disappointment with the Government of Mozambique's (GRM) silence on the issue, in part a symptom of weak civil society organizations in [...] | 2008-07-21 12:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KMDR PREL PGOV MZ ZI |
08MAPUTO782 | U.S. ELECTIONS INSPIRE INTROSPECTION IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Responding to the great public demand here for information and insight on the U.S. elections, Public Affairs hosted Mozambican university students for a pair of programs on July 31 and August 5. In learning more about democracy in the United States, the students, who are looking [...] | 2008-08-15 10:00:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ |
08MAPUTO963 | U.S. ELECTIONS PROGRAMS A BIG DRAW IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] SUMMARY: Responding to the enthusiastic Mozambican interest in the U.S. Presidential race, Public Affairs Maputo continues to organize successful elections-related events, with several more planned in the final month of campaigning. These events have been excellent opportunities to engage ke [...] | 2008-10-08 13:26:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ |
08MASERU157 | MASERU: SUPPLEMENTAL REPRESENTATIONAL FUNDING REQUEST [...] Embassy Maseru respectfully requests a supplemental allocation of $2,500 in representational funds in order to support post's official Fourth of July celebration as well as additional events designed to advance implementation of two Presidential initiatives (a nascent MCA Compact and an expand [...] | 2008-05-28 15:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN AMGT OPRC KPAO LT |
08MASERU175 | LESOTHO: REBIRTH OF EXCHANGE PROGRAM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION [...] SUMMARY: On April 11, Ambassador Nolan hosted 30 members of the U.S. Exchange Programs Alumni Association at the Chief of Mission residence in Maseru. The Public Affairs Section (PAS) gathered the association, established three years ago but generally inactive, in order to reinvigorate the g [...] | 2008-06-16 12:55:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL LT |
08MASERU43 | LESOTHO: ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY EVENT WELL RECEIVED [...] SUMMARY: On January 22, U.S. Embassy Maseru held a highly successful event commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Ambassador Rob Nolan addressed some 125 participants, including Lesotho's First Lady and numerous community leaders, with a message on the relevance of [...] | 2008-02-13 14:56:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO PREL LT |
08MASERU83 | LESOTHO: SPEAKER REQUEST ON BECOMING AN AGOA EXPORTER [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Embassy Maseru requests a speaker to address how small, non-apparel manufacturers can export to the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to build upon Lesotho's success as a textile and apparel exporter under AGOA. This program will directly s [...] | 2008-03-19 11:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO SCUL OEXC LT |
08MASERU84 | LESOTHO: SPEAKER REQUEST ON THE HISTORY OF HIP HOP [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Embassy Maseru requests a speaker to capitalize on the growing influence of hip hop music and associated poetry among youth in Lesotho. In connection with Embassy Maseru's MSP goal of "Promoting Mutual Understanding and Support for Foreign Policy," post requests a speaker [...] | 2008-03-19 11:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO SCUL OEXC LT |
08MASERU85 | LESOTHO: SPEAKER REQUEST ON YOUTH HIV/AIDS ISSUES [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Embassy Maseru requests a strong speaker who can effectively reach youth audiences on issues of HIV/AIDS including the culturally sensitive topic of male circumcision. This speaker will support the Lesotho Government and PEPFAR's continuing fight against the devastation c [...] | 2008-03-19 11:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO SCUL OEXC LT |
08MBABANE358 | SWAZIS REACT TO U.S. ELECTION RESULTS [...] SUMMARY: On November 5, approximately 140 people attended the Embassy's "Election Breakfast." High-ranking government officials, academicians, political organizations, and religious, labor and civil society members attended the event. The event took place about a month and a half after Swazi [...] | 2008-11-19 14:38:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO WZ |
08MINSK101 | HEFTY LIBEL JUDGMENT UPHELD FOR INDEPENDENT PAPER [...] (SBU) A three judge appeal panel of Minsk's City Court upheld the December 20, 2007 verdict of libel against the independent newspaper "Novy Chas" (reftel). The panel left in place a BYR 50 million (USD 23,245) judgment against the paper and a BYR 1 million (USD 465) judgment against journali [...] | 2008-02-12 15:31:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR KPAO BO |
08MINSK221 | BKGB MAKES UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK ON FREE PRESS [...] (SBU) Independent media report a massive nationwide crackdown against the independent media in Belarus. According to one press source, the BKGB are searching the offices of representatives of foreign-based media outlets including USAID-funded European Radio for Belarus (ERB),Radio Racija, an [...] | 2008-03-27 13:53:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | BO KPAO PHUM PINR PREL |
08MINSK261 | BELARUS: TWO INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS REGISTERED AND [...] (SBU) PAO met with Editor-in-Chief of Narodnaya Volya (NV) Yosif Seredich December 11 to discuss the independent newspaper's experience since receiving permission November 27 to be distributed via the state-owned distribution network, Belsayuzdruk. According to Seredich and other evidence, bo [...] | 2008-12-19 13:43:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO BO |
08MINSK44 | REGIME FREES SECOND POLITICAL PRISONER [...] (C) Political prisoner and Malady Front Chair Dmitriy Dashkevich was freed late January 23. Dashkevich, who was originally incarcerated in 2006 for participation in an unregistered organization, is the second of Belarus' internationally recognized political prisoners to be freed in less than [...] | 2008-01-24 15:19:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO BO |
08MINSK61 | AMBASSADOR BRIEFS OPPOSITION ON RELEASE OF [...] (SBU) Participants: Belarusian Opposition --------------------- --Yuriy Gubarevich, Deputy Chair, For Freedom Movement (FF) --Sergey Kalyakin, Chair, Belarusian Party of Communists (BPC) --Viktor Korniyenko, Deputy Chair, For Freedom Movement (FF) --Anatoliy Lebedko, Chair, United Civic [...] | 2008-01-29 16:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO BO |
08MONROVIA417 | LIBERIA: HOME USE ONLY CD-ROM FOR LES [...] This is to confirm that there are no local laws or regulations restricting the importation and distribution of anti-virus software to LES. 2. Information requested in para 7 of reftel is detailed below: DCM Brooks Robinson Economic-Commercial Officer Lucy Abbott IMO Lloyd Cammel Numb [...] | 2008-05-27 14:15:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVIR AADP ACOA ASEC AMGT OIIP KRIM KPAO KSEP LI |
08MONTERREY496 | MONTERREY CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS WHA POSITIVE AGENDA [...] Summary: On October 15-17, a conference in Monterrey entitled, `Philanthropy and the Non-Profit Sector - The Road to Developing Multinational Strategic Alliances,' highlighted the USG positive agenda for Latin America. WHA PDAS Kelly, the keynote speaker, outlined USG efforts to strengthen civ [...] | 2008-11-04 17:12:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV SOCI ECON MX |
08MONTEVIDEO289 | URUGUAY: FOLLOW-UP ON PROGRAM FOR DAY OF [...] Embassy Montevideo has arranged for Amherst College Professor and Cuban Affairs expert Javier Corrales to discuss the situation on the island live via telephone in a ten-minute radio interview with Radio Monte Carlo. The program is scheduled for the afternoon of May 21st. Radio Monte Carlo re [...] | 2008-05-16 17:25:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU UY |
08MOSCOW1052 | RUSSIANS EXPLAIN VIEWS ON UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary. Together with UK and French colleagues, we delivered reftel demarche April 16 to Aleksandr Deyneko, Senior Counselor in the MFA Department of Disarmament and Security Issues, responsible for UNSCR 1540 issues. Deyneko stressed that, as a co-sponsor of UNSCR 1540, Russia was very [...] | 2008-04-16 13:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC UK FR RS |
08MOSCOW1124 | MOSCOW TABLOID SHUT DOWN BY OWNER AFTER BREAKING [...] (C) Summary. The Moscow-based tabloid Moskovskiy Korrespondent suspended its operations on April 18 at the request of its owner after being the first Russian newspaper to report the rumor on April 11 that Putin had divorced in February and planned to marry 24-year old rhythmic gymnast and Duma memb [...] | 2008-04-23 10:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM KPAO PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW3241 | POST NOMINATION FOR THE 2009 "WOMAN OF COURAGE AWARD" [...] NOMINATION In accordance with a call for nominations for the Secretary of State's 2009 Award for International Women of Courage, post nominates Veronika Marchenko, head of the "Mother's Right" Foundation, for her exceptional dedication to exposing human rights abuses in the armed forces. [...] | 2008-11-05 13:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO RS |
08MOSCOW564 | MEDVEDEV - AND PUTIN - DOMINATE MEDIA LEADING TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 10:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM KPAO RS |
08MOSCOW64 | RUSSIA: WIREC INVITATION DELIVERED TO MINISTRY OF FOREIGN [...] On January 9, 2008 post delivered reftel invitation from Secretary Rice for a Russian delegation to attend WIREC 2008 to the SIPDIS Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov. Invitation was sent through Mr. Igor Neverov, Director of the North America Department at the Ministry of Foreign A [...] | 2008-01-14 10:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO RS |
08MOSCOW785 | UNSCR 1540 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-21 14:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EU KPAO PREL PTER UNSC JA |
08MOSCOW804 | RUSSIAN MEDIA NOT CONCERNED ABOUT BEING LABELED A [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Dan Russell for reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Summary: The Russian Duma approved the second reading of the Strategic Sector draft law regulating foreign investment in 42 so-called "strategic sectors" -- including much of the media -- on March 21. If passe [...] | 2008-03-24 15:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM KPAO RS |
08MUSCAT104 | MEDIA REACTION: GAZA UNDER TWO SEIGES; OMAN JOURNALIST [...] SUMMARY: The editorial in private Arabic daily "Al Zaman" commented that Fatah leader Abbas is pressuring Hamas for a truce. Private youth-oriented Arabic daily "Al Shabiba" praised an Omani journalist working for Al Hurra TV, saying that Omani journalists can demonstrate their true talent in f [...] | 2008-02-06 11:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT129 | MEDIA REACTION: ISRAELI BLOCKADE OF GAZA [...] SUMMARY: The editorials in private Arabic daily "Al-Watan" and government-owned "Oman" commented on the need to save Palestinians from Israeli attacks on the basis of moral and legal concerns and human rights. END SUMMARY. ------------------------ MORAL AND LEGAL COLLAPSE ------------------ [...] | 2008-02-12 13:25:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT145 | MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL DENIES PEACE; ISRAEL'S DIPLOMATIC [...] SUMMARY: Editorials in government-owned "Oman" called for Palestinian unity and a more active Arab role in the peace process. "Oman" also called on Lebanon's political parties to stop inciting Lebanese youth to violence. Private Arabic daily "Al-Watan" called on Palestinians and other Arabs to [...] | 2008-02-18 13:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT169 | OMANI WOMEN SPEAK OUT ON U.S. POLICIES AND OTHER [...] (C) A group of Omani women in a small-group discussion with the Ambassador shared their concern over the U.S. visa issuance process and misperceptions among Americans about the Middle East. While disagreeing with some U.S. policies, the women stressed their positive views about the American p [...] | 2008-02-27 11:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO KWMN CVIS MU |
08MUSCAT173 | MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRATS ABANDON IRAQ; MOUSSA POSTPONEMENT [...] SUMMARY: Editorials in government-owned "Oman" said that America has failed to keep its promise to Iraq, evident by escalating violence and pursuit of an exit strategy. Private "Al Watan" described the challenges facing Amr Moussa in bringing the different parties closer. It also hailed Presid [...] | 2008-02-27 13:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT195 | OMAN MEDIA CALLS FOR ARAB (AND PALESTINIAN) UNITY [...] In response to the recent escalation of conflict in Gaza, Omani media outlets have called for renewed Arab unity in support of the Palestinians. Under the March 2 headline, "So that Silence Is Not Consent," private Arabic-language daily "al-Watan" urged uniform condemnation not only of Israeli [...] | 2008-03-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KPAL PBTS KPAO MU |
08MUSCAT281 | Oman Media Reaction: Gaza Blockade; Anniversary of Iraqi [...] SUMMARY: State daily "Oman" continues to focus on Israel's blockade of Gaza and on Palestinian suffering, calling for dialogue between Hamas and Fatah. It also condemned not only the Israeli collective punishment against Palestinian civilians, but also condemned the silence of the internationa [...] | 2008-04-15 10:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT298 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINIAN FACTS, IRAQI REALITY AND [...] SUMMARY: private Arabic daily "Al-Watan" continues to opine on the conundrum of Israeli settlement expansion even as its leaders negotiate. State Arabic daily "Oman" wrote that the only solution to the Iraq dilemma is that its people unify to end sectarianism and end American presence there. [...] | 2008-04-22 03:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT328 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: THE SYRIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM, REJECTION [...] SUMMARY: Private Arabic daily "Al-Watan" writes that America is falling into another Israeli trap over the allegations of Syria's nuclear program, warning against blind support for Israel. State Arabic daily "Oman" criticized Israel for rejecting the Hamas peace proposal. "Al-Watan" also call [...] | 2008-04-29 13:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT34 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT'S TOUR TO THE REGION. [...] SUMMARY: President Bush's tour to the region is garnering extensive local media coverage in Oman. The media described his tour as "controversial" because of his remarks in support of Israel, in local eyes contradicting the purpose of the visit. Both private and government dailies expressed the [...] | 2008-01-14 10:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT351 | FOLLOW UP ON OUTREACH TO ACTIVISTS: OMAN [...] (U) This cable provides updated information on Post's actions to engage with democracy and human rights activists and promote democratic reform in support of the President's Freedom Agenda in Oman. - - - - - - - - - - - - Meeting with Activists - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (C) There are v [...] | 2008-05-12 11:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO MU |
08MUSCAT352 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] SUMMARY: Private Arabic daily "Al-Watan" lamented the Lebanese violence, morbidly predicting unalterable changes to Lebanon's very nature. State-owned Arabic daily "Oman" on May 11 called on Arab nations to play positive, unbiased roles, then, on May 12, backed the Lebanese Army and Suleiman [...] | 2008-05-12 12:10:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT374 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PEACE EFFORTS, DOHA DIALGOUE AND [...] SUMMARY: State-owned Arabic daily "Oman" recognized the Bush administration's peace efforts, but accused Israel of hindering real progress. "Oman" also signaled its hope for a positive outcome from the Doha dialogue, noting strong international support as the key. In a criticism of the Presid [...] | 2008-05-19 12:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT379 | SULTAN QABOOS GRANTS RARE PRESS INTERVIEW [...] (C) A rare interview given by Sultan Qaboos to a Kuwaiti newspaper painted a predictably rosy picture of the Sultanate that pushed, if not exceeded, the bounds of credibility. According to the Sultan, who was treated to fawning praise by the interviewer (also the paper's chief editor and, rep [...] | 2008-05-21 13:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM KPAO MU |
08MUSCAT385 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: NEW LEBANESE PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: News of the Doha Agreement and the election of General Michel Suleiman as Lebanese president preoccupied both the State-owned Arabic daily "Oman" and private Arabic daily "Al-Watan", with editorials describing it as new chapter after lengthy political disturbance, which threatened the [...] | 2008-05-26 12:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT404 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: ISRAELI CHALLENGE TO PEACE IN THE [...] SUMMARY: Commentaries this week focused on the scandal surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Olmert, presenting it as a diversion, likely intentionally created, to stall peace talks and progress on a Golan deal. State Arabic daily "Oman" called on Israel to initiate a prisoner exchange with Hamas [...] | 2008-06-02 12:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT418 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: Trafficking in Persons Report [...] SUMMARY: While the number of Omani papers responding to date to the release of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is to date limited (to wire service material in on English private daily and more targeted coverage in a pair of Arabic and English sister papers),one paper has made the [...] | 2008-06-09 04:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT430 | AMBASSADOR CONDUCTS BROAD OUTREACH IN SALALAH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the southern Omani city of Salalah and the surrounding governorate of Dhofar May 26-28. His trip included a meeting with the Deputy Governor of Dhofar, a tour of the operations of an expanding U.S.-based company, a discussion with university students ab [...] | 2008-06-11 11:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD ENRG SENV KPAO MU |
08MUSCAT434 | SPECIAL OMAN MEDIA REACTION: BLASTING THE TRAFFICKING [...] SUMMARY: Omani media, public and private alike and in all outlets, highlighted the strong official response to the 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report (Refs A, B),as made public in comments on June 10 by Foreign Ministry Secretary General Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi via a text released by the offici [...] | 2008-06-14 10:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM OIIP SMIG KPAO ELAB KCRM KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT437 | MISSION EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE GREATER OMANI [...] Over the past two years, Embassy Muscat's Public Affairs and Consular Sections, with strong and consistent Front Office guidance and broader Mission support, have collaborated on a range of efforts aimed at demystifying the consular process, dispelling myths about U.S. visas, and reducing stil [...] | 2008-06-15 02:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV MU CVIS |
08MUSCAT443 | FUELED BY MEDIA, POPULAR RESENTMENT GROWS OVER TIP [...] (SBU) Local media have stepped up coverage of the Omani government's strong reaction to the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, with an increasing number of government officials and offices publicly adding their statements to those made initially by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). [...] | 2008-06-15 12:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO OIIP SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT454 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: Ongoing Trafficking Coverage [...] SUMMARY: Negative coverage of the TIP report continued to dominate news articles, editorials, and commentaries through the weekend and into Monday. After recent statements to the press from the Majlis A'Shura (reftel Muscat 444) and other government officials, Foreign Ministry Secretary Genera [...] | 2008-06-16 11:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT469 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: MORE PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON TIP; [...] SUMMARY: Press coverage of TIP continued at the same elevated level reported in reftel, with over a dozen articles appearing in English and Arabic since Monday, June 16. On Tuesday, June 17, the Oman Journalist Association (OJA) issued a statement, carried in all dailies, in line with other of [...] | 2008-06-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT476 | OMANI OFFICIALS CLAIM USG READY TO REVISE TIP [...] (C) Sources indicate that there has been discussion within the Omani government that the USG ultimately will revise the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, resulting in Oman's removal from Tier 3. The Director General (DG) of Royal Oman Police (ROP) Customs told poloff June 23 that he e [...] | 2008-06-23 12:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO OIIP SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT477 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: MORE OFFICIALS COMMENT ON TIP [...] SUMMARY: After a one day respite on June 22, Omani media took up arms again against the TIP report on June 23. Sayyid Badr al Busaidy, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that Oman has "protested in the strongest terms," and "the report is unjustified," in a Reuters a [...] | 2008-06-23 13:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT480 | NEGATIVE TIP COVERAGE SHOWS SIGNS OF A COORDINATED [...] (C) Summary: Coverage in both the Arabic and English-language local press of Oman's Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has gone through several distinct stages, with an increasing number of official and civil society actors criticizing the report and the USG. Conta [...] | 2008-06-24 09:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO OIIP SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT493 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: MORE TIP COVERAGE [...] SUMMARY: TIP media coverage has abated slightly, but still remains a focus of media attention. Last week saw only one additional formal statement by an Omani official or institution, the State Council, whose statement did not mention TIP directly. A news report by Arabic daily "As Shabiba" l [...] | 2008-07-01 09:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT513 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: GULF IGNORED OVER IRAN ISSUE [...] SUMMARY: Omani press focused this week on the nuclear tensions between Israel and Iran, pushing TIP further to the background. Arabic daily "Al Watan" criticized the U.S. administration for ignoring the Gulf in its Iran strategy. An online discussion forum asking about Oman's reaction to a po [...] | 2008-07-07 12:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT528 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Commentaries this week focused on Oman's and the Gulf's relationship to U.S. in the context of the Iran situation. "As Shabiba" reported on the Omani Foreign Ministry's decision not to send an ambassador to Baghdad and criticized the U.S. for allowing Iranian influence in Iraq to gro [...] | 2008-07-14 13:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT537 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Local papers focused heavily on International Criminal Court (ICC) action against the Sudanese president, with government-owned daily "Oman" calling it a plot by superpowers to rob Sudan. "Oman" expressed optimism over U.S. participation in the Geneva talks on the Iranian nuclear iss [...] | 2008-07-21 13:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT550 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Government-daily "Oman" praised the Arab League's support for Sudan's proposal to form special human rights courts, calling for more strong action by Arabs in Sudan's defense against the ICC. Private daily "Al Watan" said that U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's statements sh [...] | 2008-07-28 12:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT558 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Editorials and commentaries in Oman's dailies focused on the negative effect of Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's resignation and the U.S. elections on the peace process, and on violence between Palestinian groups. Articles in private daily "Al Watan" called Israel's negotiations with [...] | 2008-08-04 12:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT583 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Editorials over the past week have primarily focused on visits by Sultan Qaboos to Libya, Egypt, and Jordan, and have stuck safely to standard language and praise. On regional issues, private daily "AL-Watan" noted that Palestinians should expect little from the visit of the U.S. Se [...] | 2008-08-18 12:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT599 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: State daily "Oman" commented on the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners, it was surprising that there were Palestinian personalities revealed their identities and ideological belonging. "Oman" also stressed the importance of Iraqi stability for the region. Private daily "Al-Watan" h [...] | 2008-08-25 12:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT626 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: While the state daily "Oman" praised U.S. efforts toward Israeli-Palestinian peace, private daily "Al-Watan" accused the American administration of a week stand on the issue, decrying a lack of firmness toward Israel. "Al-Watan" also suggested that the Israeli Prime Minister's proposa [...] | 2008-09-03 06:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT640 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Daily "Al-Watan" urged GCC countries and Iran to quickly settle the territorial dispute with the United Arab Emirates. On September 5, "Al Watan" attacked Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's description of the Iraq war as divine action. State daily "Oman" hailed Syria's progre [...] | 2008-09-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT661 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Arabic daily "Al Watan" wrote twice on the crisis in Darfur, calling for the establishment of an Arab mechanism for conflict resolution and praising the Arab Foreign Ministers' intent to seize initiative. Government daily "Oman" blamed conspirators for creating regional instability w [...] | 2008-09-15 12:25:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT681 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: State Arabic daily "Oman" criticized corrupt Omani businessmen for their role in Oman's Tier 3 Trafficking in Persons rating. Private daily "Al Shabiba" warned that a lack of true freedom of expression was causing a backsliding to tribalism. Another "Al Shabiba" editorial accused sen [...] | 2008-09-23 11:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT696 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Government daily "Oman" praised recent agreements in Lebanon to remove antagonistic party slogans from the streets. "Oman" also called on all Gulf countries to protect themselves from the American economic crisis, calling for "appropriate precautionary measures". Private daily "Al-Wa [...] | 2008-09-30 05:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT70 | MEDIA REACTION: GAZA STRIP; LEBANON; ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] SUMMARY: Editorials in private daily "al Watan" call the U.S. veto of the UNSC draft resolution on Gaza "typical discriminatory policy". Another "al Watan" editorial states that Arab foreign ministers find themselves at a difficult crossroad at the Arab Leagues meeting on Lebanon. State daily " [...] | 2008-01-29 12:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT708 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: This week, Omani dailies continued to comment on the global financial crisis and the Middle East peace process. Government Arabic daily "Oman" sounded another call for governments to act with fiscal responsibility. "Oman" also predicted a stagnation of the Middle East peace process a [...] | 2008-10-06 13:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT709 | INTERIOR RESIDENTS EXPRESS VIEWS ON U.S. FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: In his 'Eid al Fitr calls on senior sheikhs and majlis members in Oman's interior Sharqia governorate, the Ambassador heard diverse and sometimes surprising views about the U.S. and on Omani government policies. Omanis expressed considerable interest in the ongoing financial c [...] | 2008-10-06 13:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ECON EFIN KPAO MU |
08MUSCAT721 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Omani dailies continued writing on the global financial crisis. Private daily "Al Watan" predicted the rise of a multi-polar world as a result of economic shifts. Private daily "Al Shabiba" said the economic crisis is another failure of the U.S. administration, causing allies to ree [...] | 2008-10-14 12:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT747 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SPELLINGS TRIP TO OMAN [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Embassy Muscat, my wife and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic"),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "T [...] | 2008-10-29 13:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OEXC OVIP KPAO MU |
08MUSCAT748 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SPELLINGS TRIP TO OMAN [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Embassy Muscat, my wife and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic"),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "T [...] | 2008-10-29 13:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OEXC OVIP KPAO MU |
08MUSCAT772 | OMAN REACTS TO THE U.S. ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY: As the November 4 presidential election approached, on Election Day, and in the immediate wake of the election results being announced, Omanis at all levels have been remarkably focused on events as they unfolded. In the media, online, and in person at a range of recent events, we ha [...] | 2008-11-12 10:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT843 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Omani dailies focused this week on the Mumbai attacks and transition of administrations. Government daily "Oman" signaled that the Mumbai attacks require a united, international response to the evolving threat of terrorism. Private Arabic daily "Al Watan" commented that American pol [...] | 2008-12-14 05:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08MUSCAT850 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: This week, Omani dailies continued commentary on the Mumbai attacks, repeating calls for calm and cooperation. Government Arabic daily "Oman" called the Iraq-U.S. SOFA an "achievement" for the Iraqi people, and private Arabic "Al Watan" claimed that Israel's lies have "flourished" ov [...] | 2008-12-16 13:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
08NAIROBI1 | U.S. Government Statement on Kenyan Elections [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-01 07:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL KE |
08NAIROBI10 | KENYA ELECTIONS: COMMONWEALTH OBSERVER GROUP PRESS RELEASE [...] The Commonwealth Observer Group issued the following Statement by Chairperson of teh Commonwealth Observer Group on December 31, 2007. Begin text: Commonwealth Observer Group Kenya General Elections, 27 December 2007 News Release Statement by HE Dr Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, former President [...] | 2008-01-02 15:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE |
08NAIROBI136 | KENYA ELECTIONS: EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY OBSERVATION MISSION [...] On Saturday, January 12 the East African Community Observer Mission issued the following report on the Kenyan General Elections. Begin text: THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY OBSERVER MISSION REPORT KENYA GENERAL ELECTIONS DECEMBER 2007 INTRODUCTION ------------ The following is the East [...] | 2008-01-15 08:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE |
08NAIROBI209 | KENYA ELECTIONS: COMMONWEALTH OBSERVATION GROUP REPORT [...] On January 17, the Commonwealth Observation Group issued its report on the 2007 Kenyan General Elections. To follow is an excerpt of the report containing the group's conclusions. The complete text of the report is available (ref). Begin text: CONCLUSIONS ----------- The December 27 e [...] | 2008-01-18 09:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO KE |
08NAIROBI2164 | Somalia - Youth Enrichment Program on the Border [...] Following on the success of the inaugural Somalia Youth Enrichment Program (YEP) in April (reftel),the Somalia Unit, including the embedded MIST team, conducted a second YEP in the border town of Mandera from August 25-28. Forty-five mostly Marehan clan Somali youth came across the border to [...] | 2008-09-12 13:26:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO SO |
08NAIROBI2312 | Somalia: TFG Clarifies South Ossetia, Abkhazia Stance [...] (SBU) Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Jama said in an October 7 press conference that the TFG had no plans to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Jama stated that the Somali Ambassador to Moscow had been recalled to Somalia to explain any statements that were [...] | 2008-10-07 14:11:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO |
08NAIROBI2319 | Somalia - Journalist Detained in Baidoa [...] (SBU) In an apparent instance of media harassment, a Somali journalist was arrested in Baidoa on October 4, apparently for reporting on two recent events in Baidoa. He was held for approximately twenty-four hours in reportedly dismal conditions and has since been released on bail, but was inst [...] | 2008-10-08 09:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO |
08NAIROBI2562 | SOMALIA - REACTION TO OBAMA WIN [...] Somali contacts expressed deep admiration for the United States in the aftermath of the November 5 U.S. election. A wide range of Somalia Unit contacts called and wrote to congratulate the United States on a peaceful and historic election. Contacts' comments ranged from statements of esteem [...] | 2008-11-10 15:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO PINS SO |
08NAIROBI2588 | U.S. ELECTION DAY IN KENYA [...] Summary. Kenyans see President-elect Barack Obama as their "favorite son," and are delighted by his election. The Ambassador hosted an early morning November 5 event attended by over 2,000 Kenyans to watch the results, and issued a statement highlighting the transparent and peaceful nature of [...] | 2008-11-13 12:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM PGOV KE |
08NAIROBI2614 | EU THREATENS TO WITHHOLD AID [...] (C) At a press conference November 17 on the occasion of "European Development Days," French Ambassador Elisabeth Barbier and EC Head of Delegation Eric van der Linden were questioned on European views with regard to implementation of the Waki Commission recommendations. Headlined the followin [...] | 2008-11-19 08:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PGOV KE |
08NAIROBI2690 | SOMALIA - Harassment of Two Media Outlets [...] (SBU) The week of November 24 witnessed two incidents of apparent media harassment in Somalia. Early in the week, the Director of Warsan Radio was arrested by Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces for "giving out misleading information about the TFG." The charges appear to stem from co [...] | 2008-12-01 16:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO |
08NAIROBI2740 | Kenyan Prime Minister says "Mugabe Must Go" [...] Speaking at an international press conference on December 7 in Nairobi, Prime Minister Raila Odinga called Robert Mugabe's government a "vile dictatorship" that must be stopped. Odinga urged the African Union to send troops to end the humanitarian crisis, or allow the UN to do so. "The inter [...] | 2008-12-09 06:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPAO KE |
08NAIROBI2850 | PROTESTS OVER RESTRICTIVE MEDIA BILL [...] Parliament passed a Media Bill on December 10 which, if signed by President Mwai Kibaki, would potentially subject the independent media to intrusive government interference. The Media Bill was presented to Parliament and the public as a series of amendments to the Communications Act of 1998. [...] | 2008-12-19 13:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO KE |
08NAIROBI2892 | Somalia - Two Recent Media Outlet Closures [...] (SBU) Islamists allegedly forced the closure of two radio stations in Somalia in mid-December, both reportedly for playing music of which they did not approve. Radio Markabley was closed from December 10 for two days. HornAfrik's Kismayo office was closed on December 13 and remains closed as [...] | 2008-12-30 16:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO |
08NAIROBI59 | KENYA ELECTIONS: TEXT OF PRESIDENT KIBAKI?S SPEECH ON [...] The following is the text of the speech Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki read in English to journalists at Nairobi's State House by Kenyan privately-owned TV station NTV on 3 January. Begin text. Fellow Kenyans, I am deeply disturbed by the senseless violence instigated by some leaders in purs [...] | 2008-01-04 09:15:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE |
08NAIROBI6 | KENYA ELECTIONS: GOK PRESS STATEMENT ON SUSPENSION OF LIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-02 14:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE |
08NAIROBI794 | International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on Gender [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various [...] | 2008-03-20 11:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE |
08NAIROBI813 | International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various walk [...] | 2008-03-25 13:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE |
08NAIROBI817 | International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on Gender [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various [...] | 2008-03-26 06:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE |
08NAIROBI9 | KENYA ELECTIONS: KENYAN DOMESTIC OBSERVERS FORUM PRESS [...] Deployment 2. Polling 3. Counting 4. Tallying at constituency centers 5. Announcement of results 6. Delivery of Constituency results by Returning Officers to the ECK Headquarters at KICC 7. National tallying of Presidential Results from all the 210 constituencies Deployment ----- [...] | 2008-01-02 15:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE |
08NASSAU776 | BAHAMAS APPLAUDS HISTORIC US ELECTION RESULT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Bahamian public, press and government greeted the U.S. presidential election outcome with joy and satisfaction at the historic success of an African-American candidate and admiration for the U.S. and the American democratic process. Optimism marked the view of the potential [...] | 2008-11-06 15:09:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PROG PREL BF |
08NEWDELHI1944 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, MIDDLE [...] "NO MORE DELAY," editorial in the July 14 independent Kolkata Bengali daily, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA. "At the end of his rule, the Prime Minister has taken the first bold step on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal by prioritizing national interests and ignoring nonsense opposition by the Leftists... If th [...] | 2008-07-14 11:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2126 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, [...] "A BIG SUCCESS," editorial in August 3 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "India's government and its diplomats should be given credit for the green signal given to the India- specific safeguards agreement by the IAEA board of governors. The next step is to secure the vital 45-member NSG's approval, w [...] | 2008-08-04 10:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2447 | PRC DEMARCHE ON TIBETAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: [...] (SBU) On September 11, Chinese Political Counselor Hu Zhaoming delivered a demarche to PolCouns regarding Chinese annoyance and disapproval of the USG's Tibetan Scholarship Program (TSP). Hu further expressed the PRC's displeasure with the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs' consulting [...] | 2008-09-11 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | IN CH PHUM PREF KPAO SCUL |
08NEWDELHI2613 | MEDIA REACTION: INDO-U.S. NUCLEAR DEAL, U.S. [...] "JUST A STEP AWAY," editorial in the September 29 AMAR UJLA Hindi daily: "The U.S.-India nuclear deal is just a step away from its conclusion after the approval by the U.S. House of Representatives. Now there will be a discussion on the deal in the senate. The U.S. Congress' clearance is just [...] | 2008-09-30 12:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2629 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, IRAN: [...] "NUCLEAR AGREEMENT: WHAT TO LOSE, WHAT TO GAIN?" editorial in the September 30 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "As desired by Manmohan Singh, the final seal on the Indo-U.S. Nuclear Agreement is just a matter of formality now. Very soon, the agreement would see the light of day [...] | 2008-10-01 11:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN SIPDIS |
08NEWDELHI2643 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, GLOBAL [...] "INDIA DID IT" editorial in October 3 Kolkata Bengali independent ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA. "... As if ridiculing those of his allies...who regard the agreement as America's imperialist design, Manmohan Singh signed a nuclear deal with the French President... That Manmohan could come back with a d [...] | 2008-10-03 12:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2653 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, U.S. [...] "AMERICAN SENATE APPROVES DEAL", editorial in theM October 4 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "At last, the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal has been given the green signal by the American Senate by a huge margin. It was an extremely vital stage of the entire process, concluding in the de [...] | 2008-10-06 11:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2664 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - INDIAN MEDIA OPINION ON [...] Begin summary: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's October 4 visit to New Delhi was widely labeled by the Indian media as her victory lap, with expectations that the 123 Agreement would be inked. The October 5 coverage was generally straightforward, reflecting a clear sense of disapp [...] | 2008-10-07 05:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2665 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, INDIA- [...] "AFTER THE NUCLEAR DEAL," editorial in the October 5 centrist DAINIK BHASKAR Hindi daily: "The US-India civil nuclear agreement has ensured that India's emergence as a global power has now been formally certified. The U.S.- India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Ac [...] | 2008-10-07 09:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2678 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, INDIA- [...] NUCLEAR DEAL A TRIBUTE TO INDIA'S INTERNATIONAL STATURE," op-ed in the October 7 centrist DAINIK HINDUSTAN Hindi daily by foreign affairs writer Pranay Sharma: "The nuclear deal with the U.S. is a big triumph for the UPA government, although it may not translate into votes for the Congress par [...] | 2008-10-08 10:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2692 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, U.S. [...] "ONE-SIDED LAW," op-ed in the October 9 right-of- center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist Brahma Chellaney: "The U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement lacks even the basic elements. India has no assured fuel-supply guarantee. It is certain that if the U.S. disrupts its nu [...] | 2008-10-10 10:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2709 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, GLOBAL [...] "GEORGE BUSH'S GIFT," op-ed in the October 11 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by political commentator and Congress party leader Rajiv Shukla: "President Bush's gesture of signing the nuclear agreement on the Indian Dasshera festival day is significant in that it is a unique and unprecedented agreem [...] | 2008-10-14 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2713 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, [...] "PRANAB'S REQUEST," editorial in the October 14 RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "After signing the India- U.S. civilian nuclear agreement with the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee's remarks in Washington were significant. He urged Pakistan not to be app [...] | 2008-10-15 10:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2721 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY / FINANCIAL [...] "SELF-CREATED CRISIS", editorial in the October 15 right-of-center Urdu daily "HAMARA SAMAJ", New Delhi: "The President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, termed the present world financial crisis as man-made "catastrophe". His statement needs no comment. Need not to explain the reason behind [...] | 2008-10-16 11:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2736 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "ZARDARI REKINDLES HOPES," op-ed in October 16 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by former diplomat and parliamentarian Kuldip Nayar: "Asif Ali Zardari was never taken seriously in India. People either knew him as Benazir Bhutto's husband or Mr. 10 per cent. But his pronouncements after assuming charg [...] | 2008-10-17 11:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2749 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, U.S. [...] "AMERICAN ATTACK ON PAKISTAN", editorial in October 18 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "For the last few months, Pakistan is paying the price of friendship and cooperation with America. America sought no permission from Pakistan for air attacks within its territory. Either Amer [...] | 2008-10-21 03:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2759 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S-INDIA NUCLEAR AGREEMENT, [...] "GOVERNMENT OF HOLLOW PROMISES," op-ed in October 20 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic analyst Brahma Chellaney: "After concluding the flawed nuclear deal with the US, PM Manmohan Singh should now be reminded of his assurance to allow a parliamentary probe into the deal. Not only has the [...] | 2008-10-21 11:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2768 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] THIS YEARS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN AMERICA, editorial-page article in the October 22, 2008 CPI (M) Organ GANASHAKTI Bengali daily, Kolkata by senior columnist Dr. Dilip Ghosh Roy. Those who take interests on the issues of social justice and equality will certainly understand the significance [...] | 2008-10-22 10:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2780 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S. [...] "EASY SOLUTION TO ECONOMIC CRISIS," op-ed in October 22 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by former diplomat and parliamentarian Kuldip Nayar: "When you are hard up you reach for the money you have hidden. India or, for that matter, the entire South Asia, is facing the crisis of liquid [...] | 2008-10-23 10:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2786 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; NEW DELHI. [...] "PAKISTAN BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE," op-ed in the October 23 AMAR UJALA Hindi daily by senior journalist Kuldip Talwar: "Pakistan is facing a serious threat to its security and sovereignty. The army is struggling with the Taliban in Swat and Bajaur areas. On the other hand, U.S. forces [...] | 2008-10-24 10:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2800 | MEDIA REACTION: US-INDIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION, [...] "BRIGHT PROSPECTS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY TRADE," commentary in October 24 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily by Jayantilal Bhandari: "The picture of nuclear energy, which has emerged in India after the conclusion of the U.S.-India civilian nuclear deal, promotes new possibilities for economic [...] | 2008-10-27 08:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2808 | EYE INSTITUTE SEES FUTURE IN ADVANCED RESEARCH, EXPANSION, [...] Summary. Hyderabad-based L. V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) showcases a successful model for high-quality screening and treatment that benefits underserved populations of Andhra Pradesh. International and national collaborations on ground breaking vision research result in effective bench-to- [...] | 2008-10-30 06:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV AMED KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV TSPL KPAO |
08NEWDELHI2812 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S. [...] "PM's STRAIGHT TALK," editorial in the October 28 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "When markets fail, governments must act. At the Asia-Europe summit in Beijing, India's Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh minced no words. He said the international financial crisis has resulted because [...] | 2008-10-30 10:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2824 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S. [...] "MANMOHAN ON RECESSION," editorial in the October 27 AMAR UJALA Hindi daily: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clearly said in the 7th Beijing Asia-Europe summit that this economic crisis is a result of developed countries' economic policies and the developing countries are paying the price. He s [...] | 2008-10-31 10:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2835 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "U.S. ELECTIONS: THE COLOR OF CHANGE" op-ed article by Delhi-based foreign affairs columnist Ravi Amle in the November 3, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "While the opinion polls indicate a definite nationwide preference for Barack Obama, there is still a fear that Obama [...] | 2008-11-03 10:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2849 | MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S. [...] "U.S. PREDICTION," editorial in the November 4 RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Western countries, which dominate the world, have started showing signs of collapsing. According to the U.S. intelligence report if the current trend continues, China will emerge as the world's largest economy and to [...] | 2008-11-05 11:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2852 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] "YES, HE CAN," editorial in the November 6 centrist THE TIMES OF INDIA. "Obama campaigned consistently as the candidate for change by handing a landslide victory to its first ever African-American president, America already is a different country ... With Obama's election America has come cl [...] | 2008-11-06 11:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2860 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR [...] Begin summary: The India media gave unprecedented attention to the U.S. elections this year. Only India's own national elections aftermath could have surpassed Senator Barack Obama's election victory in sheer volume of coverage. In reporting and commentary, there was widespread admiration fo [...] | 2008-11-06 13:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2878 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] "SOMETHING THAT WON'T CHANGE," editorial in the November 7 nationalist English daily HINDUSTAN TIMES (Circulation: 1.6 million). "Does the departure of Mr. Bush change the amplitude of India-U.S. ties? The answer is a resounding no for two significant reasons. Mr. Obama is a man who is clear a [...] | 2008-11-07 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2888 | ELECTION DAY [...] The American Mission in India celebrated the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election around the country with colorful and festive events attended by enthusiastic friends and contacts. Mission India's election programs superbly highlighted American democracy and the strong and growing relationship bet [...] | 2008-11-07 13:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL IN |
08NEWDELHI2889 | INDIANS EXCITED, GOI CAUTIOUS ABOUT OBAMA VICTORY [...] (U) Summary: The Indian public and the media heralded Barack Obama's presidential victory with joy, amazement and admiration. Indians from all social strata had followed the election with more interest than any previous U.S. presidential election. Many of the national dailies devoted several [...] | 2008-11-07 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC |
08NEWDELHI2895 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; NEW [...] "CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR OBAMA" Sunday supplement special article in the November 9, 2008, Mumbai edition of left- of-center Marathi daily LOKSATTA. "The American media which is going gaga over Barack Obama's electoral victory is soon going to show its true colors. It will shower praises on Obam [...] | 2008-11-10 12:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2904 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE," editorial in November 10 centrist HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "Iranian President Ahmedinejad's congratulatory message to US President- elect Barack Obama makes it evident that Obama's victory has raised optimism in the Muslim world, including Iran... The message indicates [...] | 2008-11-12 10:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2918 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION- [...] "OBAMA AND INDIA: OBAMA'S NAIVE VIEW ON KASHMIR" op-ed article by guest columnist and retired air vice marshall P.L. Purohit in the November 13, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "Unfortunately, Barack Obama's understanding of the Kashmir issue is based on some half-truths [...] | 2008-11-14 12:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2930 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S.- [...] "FIGHT AGAINST RECESSION," editorial in the November 16 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The situation calls for such a global regulatory system, which warns the world in advance of a crisis. The two renowned U.S.-led financial institutions-- IMF and the World Bank --should realize that their negli [...] | 2008-11-17 10:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2941 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL WARMING / ENVIRONMENT, G-20 [...] "CLOUDS OF DANGER," editorial in November 17 right-of- center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "With the winters' starting in the Asian countries the air turns into a thick layer of pollution. This atmospheric brown cloud hanging over major Asian cities is a serious threat to the environment. These [...] | 2008-11-18 10:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2953 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS / G-20 [...] "INDIA'S CONVICTION," editorial in November 18 centrist HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "The tables have turned as the G-20 summit on the financial crisis concluded in Washington. This time, it is the developed countries that are under the scanner, while countries like India, China and Brazil have the [...] | 2008-11-19 10:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2961 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, G- [...] "WILL HISTORY HELP RADIATE A NEW GLOW ON AMERICA, WITHIN AND WITHOUT?" editorial-page article in November 20 Kolkata pro-BJP Bengali daily BARTAMAN by Nashville- based columnist Subhankar Mukherjee. "Obama used a refreshing slogan during his campaign, 'Change we need.' He altered this soon af [...] | 2008-11-20 10:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2970 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ELECTIONS/OBAMA PRESIDENCY, [...] "OBAMA'S NEW ECONOMICS!" op-ed article by columnist Girish Jakhotia in the November 21, 2008, Mumbai edition of left-of-center Marathi daily MAHARASHTRA TIMES. "President-elect Obama should realize that America's economic woes stem from many of its own counterproductive and self-serving polici [...] | 2008-11-21 10:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2983 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ELECTIONS/OBAMA PRESIDENCY, [...] "HOW BENEFICIAL IS THE OBAMA WIN TO THE ISLAMIC WORLD?" editorial in the November 24, 2008, Mumbai edition of right-of-center Marathi daily SAAMNA. "The world knows that neither the U.S. Presidential elections nor the elections to the House of Representatives make any difference to the U.S. p [...] | 2008-11-24 10:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI2993 | MEDIA REACTION: US-INDIA RELATIONS, WORLD [...] "HURDLES OF EMERGING NATION," editorial in the November 24 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The U.S. Directorate of National Intelligence assessment is in line with the expectations of many Indians that India will emerge as a major world power by 2025. Hopefully, this U.S. assessment will inspire t [...] | 2008-11-25 11:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3000 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "HOW SERIOUSLY CAN WE TAKE ZARDARI'S COMMENT?" op-ed article in November 25 centrist DAINIK BHASKAR Hindi daily by foreign affairs writer Ved Pratap Vaidik: "What's the similarity between Rajiv Gandhi (former Indian prime minister) and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari? Both got the PM's thr [...] | 2008-11-26 09:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3013 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS [...] "IT'S WAR," editorial in the November 28 centrist English Daily THE TIMES OF INDIA (Circulation: 2.1 million). "This nation is under attack ... India is effectively at war and it has deadly enemies in its midst ... The government should immediately work on an internal security doctrine that de [...] | 2008-11-28 11:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3035 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (CONTINUED): MUMBAI [...] "GO TO THE SOURCE," editorial in the December 1 centrist English Daily THE TIMES OF INDIA (Circulation: 2.1 million). "It's also time for New Delhi to work together with the US, the UK and other concerned governments to evolve a common approach towards Pakistan, which is the world's central t [...] | 2008-12-02 01:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3041 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (CONTINUED): MUMBAI [...] "DEALING WITH THE NEIGHBOR," editorial in the December 2 nationalist English Daily THE HINDUSTAN TIMES (Circulation: 1.6 million). "There is little doubt that the origins of the Mumbai terror attack lie within the borders of Pakistan. India could consider severing the peace process and rolling [...] | 2008-12-02 11:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3050 | MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS; NEW [...] "THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION," editorial in the December 2 NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "Terrorist organizations have miserably failed to play the Islam card and influence India's Muslims. Terrorists have tried many times, but each time they failed. A sign if this is that Muslims in Kashmir def [...] | 2008-12-03 09:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3059 | MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS; NEW [...] "LET PAKISTAN BE DECLARED A TERRORIST STATE," editorial in the November 29 Leftist Agartala (Tripura) Bengali daily, TRIPURA DARPAN. "Pakistan should immediately be declared a terrorist state. All sorts of relations should be snapped with this country. Merely pointing fingers toward Pakistan [...] | 2008-12-04 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3064 | SPECIAL REPORT: MEDIA COVERAGE OF SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT [...] SUMMARY: The highly positive media coverage of Secretary Condoleezza Rice's visit to New Delhi on December 3 has left behind the lasting image of America being India's First Friend in the time of need. In creating that image, the Secretary's visit was supplemented by other significant American [...] | 2008-12-04 13:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3065 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - INDIA'S MUSLIMS STAND UP AGAINST [...] SUMMARY: In an unprecedented show of solidarity against terrorism, Muslims from Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and several other leading cities across India, have condemned the Mumbai terror attack and are gearing up to oppose all those who spread terror in the name of Islam. Unequivocally condemning t [...] | 2008-12-04 13:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3068 | SPECIAL REPORT: MEDIA COVERAGE OF SECRETARY [...] SUMMARY: For the second day today, the focus of the Indian media stayed on Secretary RiceQs South Asia visit. Her visit to Islamabad and her meetings with the Pakistani leadership received extensive play in the print and electronic media. The mediaQs interpretation of the outcome of her India- [...] | 2008-12-05 09:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3071 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE VISIT TO INDIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3084 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN [...] "PAKISTAN'S HYPOCRISY," editorial in the December 7 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's asking for concrete evidence of Pakistani involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks is nothing but a ploy to distract India. Pakistan always declares the eviden [...] | 2008-12-08 10:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3088 | SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - INDIAN MUSLIMS CONDEMN [...] SUMMARY: Prior to the Eid-ul-Zuha holiday (December 9),Muslims across the country demonstrated or spoke out in condemnation of terrorism, asserting that it has no place in Islam. Thousands demonstrated in the streets of Mumbai. Celebrities joined other Muslim community members in denouncing [...] | 2008-12-08 11:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3113 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS IN WAKE [...] "THE ACTION AGAINST LASHKAR-E-TOIBA," editorial in the December 9, 2008, Mumbai edition of left-of-center Marathi daily MAHARASHTRA TIMES. "Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari who until recently maintained that Pakistan had no connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, has suddenly woken up t [...] | 2008-12-10 11:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3123 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS IN WAKE [...] "PAKISTAN'S HELPLESSNESS," editorial in the December 10 HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "Pakistan, for the first time, has really acted against terrorists, but under pressure. If the Pakistani rulers really want to eradicate terrorism their actions should match their words. They should stop the diploma [...] | 2008-12-11 10:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3125 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) India is grappling with its worst crisis of political confidence in recent memory. The Mumbai terrorist attacks deeply demoralized and angered the Indian public. Indians have directed their fury at the political establishment, which they feel failed to protect them and responded in a hap [...] | 2008-12-11 12:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC |
08NEWDELHI3127 | INDIA SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY [...] (C) Senator Kerry, as you know your visit comes at a time of new tensions between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks. The U.S. has encouraged the GOI to pursue a measured action. Both Secretary Rice and Deputy Secretary Negroponte have traveled to the region to meet with leaders in [...] | 2008-12-11 13:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC |
08NEWDELHI3144 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE," editorial in December 11 HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "The Pakistan government is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. If it defends Jamaat-ud-Dawa it will have to face an even stronger global opposition. At the same time, it is incapable of acting tough against [...] | 2008-12-12 10:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3152 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "PAKISTAN AT ITS DECEIVING BEST," op-ed article in December 14 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by security affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "In the name of action, Pakistan has rounded up a handful of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists. This is out of fear that U.S. may declare Pakistan terrorist-sponso [...] | 2008-12-15 11:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3161 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "ZARDARI'S EXCUSES," editorial in December 15 right- of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Pakistan is refusing to hand over the terrorists wanted by India and denying that the sole terrorist captured in the Mumbai terror attacks is a Pakistani national. Despite the international pressure, it [...] | 2008-12-16 10:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3175 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, IRAQ, [...] "PAKISTAN'S STALEMATE" editorial in the December 17, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT. "For the first time in recent history, the international community has taken strong open cognizance of the presence of terrorist outfits in Pakistan. In this context, the Mumbai terror [...] | 2008-12-17 12:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3181 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, IRAQ, [...] "LETS RID OURSELVES OF THE FEAR PSYCHOSIS OVER PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR ARMS" op-ed article by retired air marshal P L Purohit in the December 18, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "Pakistan is acting under international pressure as of now. But once the pressure recedes, the no [...] | 2008-12-18 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3191 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 10:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3204 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "PAKISTAN UP TO ITS GAMES," op-ed article in the December 21 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic columnist K. Subrahmanyam: "With its statements, Pakistan is trying hard to provoke India to take military action. Its objective is to blackmail the U.S. Pakistan wants to use it [...] | 2008-12-22 10:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3224 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "BEATING OF WAR DRUMS" editorial in the December 23, 2008, multi-edition right-of-center Gujarati daily GUJARAT SAMACHAR. "It seems that war beats have gathered momentum. A feeling rather than a sense of belief is running deep in the nerves of the people of India that Pakistan needs to be t [...] | 2008-12-23 10:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3234 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "IT IS BETTER TO EVADE WAR", editorial in the December 22, 2008 right-of-center Urdu daily "URDU TIMES", Mumbai: "The most worrisome aspect of Indo-Pak imbroglio is that both countries are nuclear states. Both of them will be destroyed in the event of a nuclear war. India's economy was growin [...] | 2008-12-24 07:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3242 | December [...] "STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE PATH OF U.S.," op-ed in December 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "What Pakistan is doing is nothing but a ploy to make the U.S. continue the struggle on Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a long time. U.S. troop [...] | 2008-12-29 10:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3244 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE PATH OF U.S.," op-ed in December 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "What Pakistan is doing is nothing but a ploy to make the U.S. continue the struggle on Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a long time. U.S. troop [...] | 2008-12-29 10:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3253 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "WHO WANTS WAR?" op-ed article by columnist Anant Bagaitkar in the December 29, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "As tempers ran high after the Mumbai terror attacks, almost everyone was putting forth the idea of a conventional war with Pakistan, the notorious neighbor w [...] | 2008-12-30 10:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NEWDELHI3259 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "INDIA IN SEARCH OF A STANCE VIS-A-VIS PAKISTAN" editorial in the December 31, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT. "China's Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei's visit to Pakistan seems to have eased considerable tension between India and Pakistan. If Pakistan's mellowed politica [...] | 2008-12-31 08:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
08NIAMEY1001 | Embassy Iftaar Series Generates Substantial Goodwill During [...] As part of post's Islamic outreach initiatives, Embassy Niamey sponsored a series of Iftaar dinners during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Four separate Iftaars were hosted by the Ambassador, the Charge d'Affaires, the PAO and the Public Affairs Section (PAS). 2. On September 10, Ambass [...] | 2008-10-02 09:12:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KISL NG |
08NIAMEY1007 | Charges Stick, but Kaka Granted Provisional Release [...] (U) On October 7, the Nigerien High Court of Appeals affirmed new charges against RFI affiliate director Moussa Kaka at the request of state prosecutors, but granted him "immediate, provisional release" from prison. No trial date has been set. 2. (U) Kaka was arrested on September 20, 2007, [...] | 2008-10-07 13:48:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY1062 | NIGER: WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINEE HADIJATOU MANI [...] Embassy Niamey enthusiastically nominates Ms. Hadijatou Mani, a 24-year old woman born into caste-based servitude (an inherited status from her mother),who challenged the vestiges of a long-standing affront to humanity, the institution of slavery. On October 27, 2008, she won an historic, pr [...] | 2008-10-30 16:43:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SOCI SCUL NG |
08NIAMEY1069 | Another Journalist Arrested in Niger [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 29, Nigerien journalist Alzouma Zakari was arrested by Nigerien Judicial Police after alleging inappropriate involvement by Minister of Interior Albade Abouba in a government contract to provide airline transportation during the 2008 Hajj. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Zakar [...] | 2008-11-05 04:47:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY1092 | Nigerien Journalist Convicted, Released [...] On November 11, a local court convicted Nigerien journalist Alzouma Zakari under Niger's criminal libel statute. The court sentenced him to three months imprisonment (sentence suspended),fined him 100,000 F CFA (approximately $200),and released him. He must also pay symbolic damages in the [...] | 2008-11-14 05:23:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY1095 | More Arrests Under Niger's Criminal Libel Laws [...] On November 12, Nigerien authorities arrested Moussa Aksar, publication director for independent weekly newspaper "L'Evenement" and his assistant Sani Aboubacar following a complaint by Ibrahim Foukori, director of power company NIGELEC. 2. Foukori filed a criminal libel complaint against th [...] | 2008-11-17 04:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY115 | NIGER: TUAREG MINISTER'S VIEWS ON CURRENT EVENTS [...] (C) In a January 28 meeting with the Embassy Development Coordinator, Environment Minister Mohamed Akotey offered the following observations on recent developments. 2. (C) Akotey said that it is definitely NOT the MNJ which is laying mines in urban areas. He said that "they" are laying min [...] | 2008-01-29 11:24:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MOPS SNAR ASEC KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY1167 | Embassy Niamey Confronts Gender-Based Violence in Niger [...] SUMMARY: Between November 26 - December 10, 2008, Embassy Niamey took advantage of the U.N.-sponsored "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence" (reftel) to raise awareness successfully on issues of domestic violence and women's rights in Niger. Niamey's Public Affairs Section (PAS) [...] | 2008-12-18 06:22:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KISL KWMN NG |
08NIAMEY196 | Update on press freedom in Niger [...] Journalist Ibrahim Manzo Diallo was granted provisional release from prison on February 6. Diallo is the director of Agadez-based newspaper Air Info. He was arrested in October 2007 and held in pre-trial detention on charges of conspiring with the MNJ (ref a). Although released, Diallo still [...] | 2008-02-14 14:22:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY318 | RFI broadcast suspended in Niger [...] On March 12, 2008 the Conseil Superior de la Communication (CSC),Niger's media regulatory body, announced a decision suspending Radio France International's (RFI) FM broadcast in Niger for 3 months. 2. The decision was reportedly based on the airing of a March 10 talk show in support of Mou [...] | 2008-03-14 06:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY453 | GON closes second radio station [...] (U) Summary: On April 22, 2008, the Conseil Superieur de la Communication (CSC),Niger's media regulatory body, ordered the indefinite closure of Agadez-based radio station Sahara FM. In its official report, the CSC indicates that this decision was made "without ruling out possible criminal cha [...] | 2008-04-29 15:03:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY623 | RFI correspondent in Niger released [...] Journalist Moussa Kaka was granted provisional release from prison on June 23, 2008. Kaka is the director of the private radio Saraounia and RFI correspondent in Niger. He was arrested on September 20, 2007 and later charged under Niger's national security statute for alleged collaboration wi [...] | 2008-06-23 14:43:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY639 | Private Television Station Warned [...] On June 26 the private radio and television station Dounia broadcast footage of a demonstration which occurred at Niger's High Court of Justice as police forces took former Prime Minister Hama Amadou from the courthouse to prison (Reftel). The video showed police using teargas and batons to dis [...] | 2008-06-30 13:42:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY641 | GON CLOSES PROFESSIONAL MEDIA CENTER [...] On June 30 the Ministry of Communication closed Niger's "Maison de la Presse," a professional media center located in Niamey. 2. In 2005, Nigerien President Mamadou Tandja instructed the Ministry of Communication to donate to Nigerien journalists a media center that had been constructed for [...] | 2008-07-02 13:25:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY737 | GON appeals dismissal of Kaka case [...] On July 23, 2008 the investigating judge dismissed the criminal case against jailed Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka and ordered him freed from prison. Nigerien law grants prosecutors 48 hours to appeal such rulings, so Kaka was not immediately released. 2. On July 25, the state prosecutor a [...] | 2008-07-28 14:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY809 | NIGER: RADIO AND TV DOUNIA SUSPENDED FOR ONE [...] High Council for Communication (CSC) Director Daouda Diallo notified Radio and TV Dounia that its operation has been suspended for one month. The official reason given for RTV Dounia's suspension was "failure to meet the specifications for which it is authorized." CSC is the Government of Ni [...] | 2008-08-20 05:29:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY93 | GON releases jailed French Journalists [...] On January 18, the GON released two French journalists from pre-trial detention on bail of 10 million FCFA each (exchange rate currently 448 FCFA = 1$US). Their bond was paid that same day and the two flew to Paris later that evening. 2. Journalists Thomas Dandois and Pierre Creisson of Eur [...] | 2008-01-23 15:05:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NIAMEY964 | Court of Appeals Hears Arguments on Case of Moussa Kaka; [...] On September 16, the State Prosecutor asked the Court of Appeals to permit a reclassification of the charges against jailed Nigerien Radio France International (RFI) affiliate director Moussa Kaka from "conspiracy against national security," which is subject to life imprisonment, to committing [...] | 2008-09-16 14:33:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NICOSIA309 | EMBASSY NICOSIA PLANS UNCHANGED FOR COMMEMORATING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-16 14:24:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CY CU |
08NICOSIA450 | CYPRIOT REACTIONS MIXED TO RELEASE OF TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reactions to the June 4 release of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons report were mixed in Cyprus, with GOC officials voicing frustration over the Tier 2 Watch List ranking while media and NGOs praised the report for highlighting the severity of the island's TIP problem. Interior [...] | 2008-06-13 13:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV CY SMIG KPAO |
08NICOSIA841 | CYPRUS NOMINEE FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Per ref tel. action request, Embassy Nicosia nominates anti-TIP activist Ms. Mine Yucel for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. For further information regarding this nominee, please contact Embassy's Bicommunal Program Coordinator Juliette Dickstein, dicksteinja@state.go [...] | 2008-10-27 15:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO CY |
08NOUAKCHOTT135 | MAURITANIAN MEDIA REACTION (MARCH 1-10),GAZA CRISIS: RICE [...] SUMMARY: Throughout the past two weeks the Mauritanian media has been closely following events in Gaza and Israel. Almost all coverage has followed mid east wires and other sources from the region with a generally condemnatory tone towards Israel. Comment has been limited. However, a number [...] | 2008-03-11 17:55:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KWBG KPAO IS |
08NOUAKCHOTT686 | MAKING IT PERSONAL [...] (U) Anticipating the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) November 1Oth 2008 release of country indicators, Nouakchott issued a release noting that Mauritanian advances outlined in the report had been made during the democratic Abdallahi administration. Mission wished to forestall attempts [...] | 2008-11-20 08:00:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KMCA MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT696 | PRESIDENT BQALAHI ADDRESSES THE NATION FOO [...] (SBU) On November 21, President Abdallahi delivered his first address to the nation since the August 6 coup. Because the official state-run news outlets are tightly controlled by the military junta, the address was broadcast on the pan-Arab Al Arabiyasatellite channel which reaches most of M [...] | 2008-11-24 13:26:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT707 | GENERAL AZIZ ADDRESSES THE NATION, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: General Aziz made a televised speech to the nation on Mauritanian National Day (November 28),but he offered no new proposals or changes in the High State Council's policy. Meanwhile, President Abdallahi was reportedly forbidden from meeting with journalists in his native villag [...] | 2008-11-30 17:21:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT710 | NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT BUSH GARNERS [...] (U) Charge hand-delivered message from President Bush to President Abdallahi (Reftel) on November 30 to FNDD co-leader in charge of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Ould Maouloud. Local media picked up the story December 1, resulting in several calls to the PAO section asking for confirmation that the [...] | 2008-12-03 14:43:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT711 | PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI'S UNDELIVERED MAURITANIAN NATIONAL DAY [...] (U) President Abdallahi was supposed to deliver an address to the nation on Mauritanian National Day (November 28). However, he was prevented from doing so by security forces that arrived and banned journalists from entering his village (Ref A). A text of the speech was released by the FNDD [...] | 2008-12-04 09:08:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KDEM MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT715 | PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI'S UNDELIVERED MAURITANIAN NATIONAL DAY [...] (U) President Abdallahi was supposed to deliver an address to the nation on Mauritanian National Day (November 28). However, he was prevented from doing so by security forces that arrived and banned journalists from entering his village (Ref A). A text of the speech was released by the FNDD [...] | 2008-12-04 12:15:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KDEM MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT716 | SPEAKER VISIT FURTHERS QUIET DIPLOMACY [...] IIP Speaker Mohammed Bashar Arafat visited Nouakchott from November 23 until November 26 2008. During this time, he gave presentations on Islam In America to two universities in Nouakchott, the University of Nouakchott (11/24) and the Islamic Institute, ISERI (11/25) reaching over 600 students [...] | 2008-12-04 12:16:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KMDR PREL MR PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08NOUAKCHOTT718 | MEDIA FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION TAKES A STEP BACKWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: After a "honeymoon" period of press freedom during the democratic transition of 2005-2007 and President Abdallahi's time in office, a marked decline has occurred since the August 6 coup led by General Aziz. State-run media is as tightly controlled as ever, and online web sites [...] | 2008-12-04 14:22:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO KDEM PROP MR |
08NOUAKCHOTT759 | SPIES LIKE US: THE MEDIA'S TENDENCY TO SEE U.S. [...] (C) Summary: A December 14th allegation of spying on the part of the US Embassy brought to light an increasing tendency in the local media towards personal attacks, sensationalism and an erosian in journalistic integrity. Since the August 6th coup it has become commonplace to use bold titles [...] | 2008-12-21 16:17:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PROP MR |
08OSLO654 | TURNING THE TIDE ON EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE: [...] Summary: Faced with a dramatic decline in student numbers over the past 15 years, Embassy Oslo made student mobility and the promotion of U.S. education a top Mission-wide priority. By building partnerships with interested organizations; outreach efforts to alumni, advisors, teachers and stud [...] | 2008-12-08 12:57:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC PREL NO |
08OTTAWA1315 | NO CHANGE IN CANADIAN VIEWS OF CHINA FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Many Canadians viewed the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics through the prism of Canadian preparations for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and were deeply impressed by the smooth success of the sporting events in China, as well as by the dramatic new sporting venues. The Beijing Olympic [...] | 2008-10-10 15:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO CH CA |
08OTTAWA136 | PRIMETIME IMAGES OF US-CANADA BORDER PAINT U.S. IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has long gone to great pains to highlight the distinction between Americans and Canadians in its programming, generally at our expense. However, the level of anti-American melodrama has been given a huge boost in the current television [...] | 2008-01-25 23:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO CA |
08OTTAWA1546 | MISSION CANADA PROMOTES AWARENESS OF GENDER-BASED [...] (U) Summary: Mission Canada marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a November 25 digital video conference (DVC) that included an exchange of best practices among leading American, Canadian, and Portuguese governmental, NGO, and law enforcement experts. [...] | 2008-12-11 21:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM CA |
08OTTAWA389 | MP PRAISES U.S. VIRTUAL PRESENCE POST [...] (SBU) Member of Parliament for the Yukon Larry Bagnell, in a meeting in Ottawa with poloffs on March 13, praised the U.S. Virtual Presence Post in the Yukon, and said that he and his constituents had found it "extremely useful." He commented that public awareness of the website in the Yukon w [...] | 2008-03-18 13:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO CA |
08OTTAWA404 | CANADA AGREES WITH U.S. CALL FOR COMMON APPROACH [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para three. 2. (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for Non-proliferation and Disarmament Michael Blackmore confirmed on March 20 that Canada is in "full agreement" with reftel points. In particular [...] | 2008-03-20 16:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EU CA |
08OTTAWA694 | DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA IN CANADA [...] (U) Following Embassy outreach to the Prime Minister's Office and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (reftels) to encourage Canadian actions in support of the Day of Solidarity with Cuba, Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier issued the following statement "in recognition of [...] | 2008-05-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO CU CA |
08OTTAWA990 | PUBLIC OPINION STABLE IN WAKE OF OMAR KHADR DVD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 21:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL KPAO AF CA |
08OUAGADOUGOU827 | BURKINA FASO: HOPE AND CHALLENGES NEAR THE COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Officials in Western Burkina Faso are depending on the successful implementation of the Ouagadougou Peace Accords for their region's economic survival and long-term stability. The flashpoint of the February food price riots, Bobo-Dioulasso, still bears the scars seven months lat [...] | 2008-09-22 11:40:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON SCUL KPAO PHUM CASC UV |
08OUAGADOUGOU963 | ARS Speaker Dr. Ekovich Educates Burkina on U.S. [...] Summary: August 29 -September 6, 2008 ARS Speaker Dr. Steven Ekovich presented a series of lectures to Burkinabe audiences from academia, media, government, military and students. The topic themes revolved around the U.S. political system, the electoral process, and especially the upcoming P [...] | 2008-10-15 16:29:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPAO PHUM UV |
08PARAMARIBO190 | EVALUATION OF PARTICIPATION OF RABINDRE PARMESSAR IN FY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Mr. Rabindre Parmessar, opposition Member of Parliament from Suriname, participated as an international visitor in the FY 2008 Multi-Regional program "U.S Foreign Policy" from February 28 to March 20, 2008. Parmessar was overwhelmingly positive upon his return, and said visitin [...] | 2008-05-07 22:21:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OEXC SCUL NS |
08PARAMARIBO210 | UPDATE REGARDING "DAY OF SOLIDARITY" ACTIVITIES IN [...] (U) In response to ref A, as per ref B, Post confirms that it intends to show the movie Bananas as its May "American Movie Night" offering. Unfortunately, shipping in and out of Suriname can be unpredictable, and Post has not yet received the express-ordered copy of the movie. Legal copies [...] | 2008-05-19 20:02:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO CU NS |
08PARAMARIBO216 | REQUEST FOR FUNDS FOR GLOBAL LAUNCH OF HARRISON FORD [...] (U) Post is interested in hosting a Harrison Ford PSA Launch Event. Post requests OES funding in support of the PSA. Post participation in the PSA launch and broadcasting of the PSAs is desirable because Suriname is a known source country of trafficked wildlife. Paragraph 7 contains an actio [...] | 2008-05-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KPAO NS |
08PARAMARIBO220 | AFTER-ACTION: "DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (U) In solidarity with the people of Cuba, Post placed an explanatory text with a link to solidaridadcuba.org on its website. 2. (U) Given longstanding bilateral ties between Suriname and Cuba, Post faces an uphill battle in sensitizing the Government of Suriname to the plight of ordinary C [...] | 2008-05-23 20:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO CU NS |
08PARAMARIBO252 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CHAIRPERSON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO NS |
08PARAMARIBO407 | EVALUATION OF PARTICIPATION OF JANE SMITH IN FY 2008 [...] (U) Overview and positives: Jane Smith, Director of Libraries at Anton de Kom University, participated as an International Visitor in the FY 2008 Multi-Regional Program "U.S. Libraries" from June 19 to July 10, 2008. As the library system in Suriname is based on the European (Dutch) model, S [...] | 2008-09-24 19:21:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL NS |
08PARAMARIBO408 | Suriname: Rhythm Road New Season Priorities [...] (U) Building and strengthening Mutual US/Suriname appreciation and respect is Post's number one Mission Strategic Goal. Rhythm Road (RR) programming was a key part of fulfilling this goal in 2007 and 2008, and Post looks forward to welcoming Rhythm Road to Suriname in 2009. The following is [...] | 2008-09-24 19:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO NS |
08PARAMARIBO419 | PARAMARIBO NOMINATION FOR THE 2009 U.S. BASED TRAINING [...] (U) Embassy Paramaribo is pleased to nominate the following U.S. Embassy Business and Education Resource Center coordinator to attend the U.S. based Training Program (USBT) for EducationUSA Advisors. A: Center website address: suriname.usembassy.gov. Post confirms that the EducationUSA site [...] | 2008-10-02 19:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OEXC SCUL KPAO NS |
08PARAMARIBO425 | NOMINATION FY-09 STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE ON [...] (U) Post is pleased to nominate the following candidate for participation in the SUSI National Security course. A. Nominee's full name as it appears on passport; Last name: Veira First name: Danielle Middle names: Reana Karin B.Date of birth (Month, Day, Year): 11/11/1970 C. City of b [...] | 2008-10-08 11:54:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO NS |
08PARAMARIBO439 | Request for Traveling Speaker on Political, Economic and [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post seeks a traveling speaker to present a 12-page paper on the subject of "Political, Economic and Diplomatic Engagement of the United States in the Latin American and Caribbean Region." END SUMMARY. 2. (U) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Anton de Kom University is the sole universi [...] | 2008-10-17 12:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO NS |
08PARAMARIBO443 | SURINAME NOMINATION 09 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Post is pleased to nominate Juanita Altenberg-Dest, Director of the Maxi Linder Foundation, for the Secretary of State's 2009 Award for International Women of Courage. 2. (U) Biographical Information and justification for award selection: Full legal name of nominee: Juanita Augusta Ru [...] | 2008-10-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM NS |
08PARAMARIBO489 | Request for DVC Speaker during Black History Month 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post seeks a digital video conference speaker during Black History Month 2009. Post programming that takes into account ethnic/cultural themes have drawn comparatively high attendance. Post plans to build on past successes by continuing our ethnic/cultural programming during Bl [...] | 2008-12-08 20:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO NS |
08PARAMARIBO59 | SUSI ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: PARAMARIBO, SURINAME [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit the following information for the candidate nomination. A. Nominee's full name as it appears on passport; Last name: Rudge First name: Eric Middle name: Patrick B. Date of birth (Month, Day, Year): November 16, 1960 C. City of birth: Paramaribo [...] | 2008-02-14 18:24:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OEXC SCUL KPAO NS |
08PARIS1545 | UPCOMING CHANGES IN FRENCH INTERNATIONAL MEDIA IDENTITY [...] (SBU) Changes President Sarkozy has set in motion to revitalize the public television industry will likely have a significant impact on France's international media presence. Reforms will consolidate France's internationally broadcast public networks under a new holding company modeled after t [...] | 2008-08-11 08:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO OPRC FR |
08PARIS2016 | S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met with French MFA officials on October 27 to discuss possible resettlement of Guantanamo Bay detainees in France. Williamson noted there are approximately 25 detainees considered low-threat whom the U.S. wants to release but cannot return to their [...] | 2008-11-04 13:06:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO FR |
08PARIS2328 | FRANCE AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] Economic Minister-Counselor, Agricultural Minister-Counselor, Public Affairs Minister-Counselor and Science Counselor present this joint request for support from EEB FY 2009 biotech outreach funds for critical public outreach in France. France remains an influential country both in the EU and [...] | 2008-12-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON TBIO ETRD KPAO FR |
08PARIS235 | FRANCE AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] (U) Economic Minister-Counselor, Agricultural Minister-Counselor, Public Affairs Minister-Counselor and Science Counselor present this joint request for support from EEB FY 2008 biotech outreach funds for critical public outreach in France. In the wake of late 2007 GOF broad-based environmenta [...] | 2008-02-11 11:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON TBIO ETRD KPAO FR |
08PARIS78 | FRANCE TO INVOKE SAFEGUARD CLAUSE AGAINST MON 810 [...] (SBU) On the evening of January 11 the office of the Prime Minister issued a press release initiating the safeguard clause against MON 810 in France until a reevaluation of this variety occurs at the European level. The GOF justified this action by applying the precautionary principle, which i [...] | 2008-01-14 17:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV ECON ETRD KPAO EU FR |
08PARIS889 | UNESCO - Internationalized Domain Names [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNESCO held a May 6, 2008 Information Meeting on Internationalized Domain Names (IDN),entitled "Using Your Script to Access the Internet." Assistant Director General (ADG) for Communication and Information (CI) Abdul Waheed Khan (India) hosted, with the Latvian Ambassador to U [...] | 2008-05-09 11:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO KPAO EAID EINT ETRD |
08PHNOMPENH499 | THREAT TO SAM RAINSY'S PARLIAMENTARY IMMUNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A bid by the prosecution in the Sam Rainsy defamation/disinformation case to lift Sam Rainsy's parliamentary immunity has been rejected in yet another rebuff to a court seemingly out of control. The court's request submitted June 16 through the Ministry of Justice to National [...] | 2008-06-18 12:36:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KPAO CB |
08PHNOMPENH786 | EMBASSY IFTAR REACHES CHAM COMMUNITY, ANSWERS QUESTION, [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy hosted a successful Iftar for over 130 guests, mainly from the Cham Islamic minority in Cambodia. At the end of the event, while looking over the Muslim Life in America paper show that PA translated into Khmer, a teenage guest asked an Embassy staffer "are there really Mu [...] | 2008-09-19 09:42:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KIRF EAID CB |
08PHNOMPENH861 | EMBASSY PHNOM PENH'S NOMINATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WOMAN [...] Embassy Phnom Penh is proud to nominate Sam Sreymom for the International Woman of Courage Award. Charge d'Affaires Piper Campbell oversaw the nomination process which proved to be difficult this year considering the number of Cambodian activists that have received regional and international a [...] | 2008-10-27 05:55:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO PREL PHUM ELAB |
08PODGORICA154 | DJUKANOVIC WINS LIBEL JUDGMENT AGAINST MONTENEGRO DAILY [...] SUMMARY: (U) On May 19, Podgorica's Basic Court found Zeljko Ivanovic, director of the daily paper Vijesti, and "Daily Press," Vijesti's publisher, guilty of defaming PM Milo Djukanovic and fined them 20,000 euros. Djukanovic had sued, asking for one million euros compensation for his "damag [...] | 2008-05-23 10:47:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO MW |
08PODGORICA166 | DISPLEASED BY TIP RANKING, GOM BITES BACK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 06:29:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MW |
08PORTAUPRINCE949 | HAITI SUPPORT FOR U.S FAO/WHO CODEX CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 18:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HA |
08PORTLOUIS388 | PORT LOUIS: U.S. ELECTION PROGRAMS BOOST MISSION'S [...] Nearly 11,000 miles separate Mauritius from the United States, but distance did not dampen the fascination of Mauritians with U.S. Elections 2008. Responding to the keen interest of its contacts and the Mauritian population at large in the U.S. Presidential Elections, Mission Port Louis organi [...] | 2008-11-10 11:04:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR SCUL PGOV PREL MP |
08PORTOFSPAIN110 | VPP FOR TOBAGO LAUNCHED [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy launched its first Virtual Presence Post, VPP Tobago, on February 19 in a ceremony attended by Tobago House of Assembly (THA) officials as well as key members of that island's artistic, education, and religious communities. After the formal launch, representatives from va [...] | 2008-03-05 12:15:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO OEXC TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN535 | AMBASSADORS TO THE CARIBBEAN DISCUSS HIV/AIDS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Seventh Annual Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, eight U.S. Ambassadors discussed the future of U.S. regional assistance in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Focusing on the Partnership Compacts envisaged under PEPFAR II legislation, the Ambassadors as [...] | 2008-11-24 17:24:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV EAID PREL OVIP TBIO KPAO TD XL |
08PORTOFSPAIN71 | SIXTH ANNUAL SONG AND VERSE CONTEST FOCUSES ON DISASTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Education and Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) joined forces with Post to co-sponsor the sixth annual "Ambassador's Song and Verse Contest." Spotlighting ODPM's public awareness campaign ("Disaster Preparedness Begins with Yo [...] | 2008-02-08 16:18:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SCUL SENV KCIP KPAO TD |
08PRAGUE239 | PRAGUE - INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY [...] Approximately 50 people including Embassy Political Officer attended an art exhibition held in Prague on April 8 to commemorate International Roma Day (Ref. A). The outdoor exhibit was sponsored by the Dzeno Group, a Czech-based Roma organization with regional presence. The exhibit featured [...] | 2008-04-15 13:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO APER PHUM PGOV PREL EZ |
08PRAGUE689 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:49:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM EZ |
08PRAIA147 | CAPE VERDE RESPONSE TO DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 15:32:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU CV |