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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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05TAIPEI4368 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan dailies October 27 focused on legislative amendments regarding pensions for Taiwan farmers that will be passed in the Legislative Yuan before the year- end elections (December 3),and Taiwan's reaction to Senegal's resumption of diplomatic ties with China. Taiwan's Foreign Mi [...] | 2005-10-27 08:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4387 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan dailies October 28 focused on the latest development of a local scandal: local prosecutors reportedly will summon today former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Chen Che-nan to further investigate his role in the Kaohsiung MRT scandal. 2. Editorials and Commenta [...] | 2005-10-28 08:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4413 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN-TAIWAN STRATEGIC [...] SUMMARY: Taiwan dailies on November 1 focused on President Chen Shui-bian's comments during a National Security Council meeting on October 31 that urged the international community to monitor the transparency of bird flu control in China. Taiwan dailies also focused on the battle between th [...] | 2005-11-01 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4433 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies on November 2 continued to provide extensive coverage on the row between the Government Information Office (GIO) and a local cable station, TVBS, over whether or not the station complies with local laws governing foreign ownership of media outlets [...] | 2005-11-02 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI445 | "TAIWAN DAILY" COMMENTARY GENTLY CRITICIZES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-03 05:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4479 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN IDENTITY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-04 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4501 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN, KOIZUMI CABINET [...] Summary: As major Chinese-language Taipei dailies continued November 5-7 to dig up more scandals related to the shady recruitment practices regarding the Kaohsiung mass rapid transit system, coverage also focused on the year-end 3-in-1 elections, the Government Information Office's row with TV [...] | 2005-11-07 23:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4517 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, AVIAN FLU [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage November 8 on the arrest of a famous poet who threatened Premier Frank Hsieh by phone last week, local scandals, and Taiwan's financial assistance to Senegal, which severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in late October. Almost [...] | 2005-11-08 23:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4529 | MEDIA REACTION: SIX-PARTY TALKS, U.S. ARMS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies centered their reporting November 9 on the Government Information Office's announcement Tuesday that it would fine TVBS, a local cable TV station, NT$1 million dollars for its illegal ownership structure that has violated the Satellite Broadcast L [...] | 2005-11-09 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4571 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language newspapers focused their coverage November 11-14 on Taiwan's upcoming 3-in-1 elections; the Presidential Office's probe into its former Deputy Secretary-General Chen Che-nan's misconduct; the Examination Yuan's decision to reduce pension payments to civil servan [...] | 2005-11-14 23:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4585 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S TRIP TO ASIA [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taipei dailies focused their coverage November 15 on the upcoming 3-in-1 elections, local scandals, and a Council of Agriculture announcement Monday that H7N3, a highly pathogenic strain of avian flu, was found in southern Taiwan. Both the centrist "China Times [...] | 2005-11-15 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4601 | MEDIA REACTION: SUICIDE BOMBINGS IN JORDAN [...] Summary: As major Chinese-language Taipei dailies continued to report November 16 on the upcoming 3-in-1 elections and local scandals, coverage also focused on a Reuters report which quoted the British Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as saying more than 50 birds imported from [...] | 2005-11-16 23:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4609 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S KYOTO SPEECH, APEC, BIRD FLU [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies gave considerable front or second page coverage on November 17 to U.S. President George W. Bush's speech delivered in Kyoto on Wednesday, in which he lauded Taiwan as a model of freedom for China. Coverage also focused on the pan-Blue legislators' move to slash the Mai [...] | 2005-11-17 23:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH |
05TAIPEI4614 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S KYOTO SPEECH [...] Summary: As major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies on November 18 continued to report on local scandals, campaigns for the upcoming 3-in-1 elections, and a planned merger between two local banks to form Taiwan's largest bank, coverage also focused on the APEC meetings in Pusan and U.S. Presiden [...] | 2005-11-18 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4646 | KMT SPOKESWOMAN OUTLINES PARTY'S PRE AND POST [...] (SBU) AIT's Public Affairs Section (PAS) is looking at media strategies and public platforms of Taiwan's main political parties in the run-up to the December 3 elections. This is the first in a series and will be followed by a snapshot of the DPP. During a November 18 meeting with AIT at oppo [...] | 2005-11-21 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4652 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S ASIA TRIP [...] Summary: The Taiwan dailies gave extensive reporting and editorial coverage November 19-21 to the APEC summit in Pusan and U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to Beijing, with a special emphasis on Bush's summit with Chinese President Hu Jintao Sunday. Coverage also focused on the campaigns [...] | 2005-11-21 23:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4655 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S ASIA TRIP [...] Summary: The front-page headline story for almost all major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies November 22 was the indictment of 18 Taiwan officials, businessmen and 4 Thai laborers in the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corp scandal, among who, most notably, is former Presidential Office Deputy Secretar [...] | 2005-11-22 08:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4667 | KMT SPOKESWOMAN OUTLINES PARTY'S PRE AND POST [...] (SBU) AIT's Public Affairs Section (PAS) is looking at media strategies and public platforms of Taiwan's main political parties in the run-up to the December 3 elections. This is the first in a series and will be followed by a snapshot of the DPP. During a November 18 meeting with AIT at oppo [...] | 2005-11-23 01:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4715 | DPP SPOKESMAN: DPP STILL HAS PUBLIC SUPPORT, BACK [...] (SBU) AIT's Public Affairs Section (PAS) is looking at media strategies and public platforms of Taiwan's main political parties in the run-up to the December 3 elections. This is the second in a series and follows an earlier report on a meeting with the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) spokeswoman [...] | 2005-11-25 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL TW |
05TAIPEI4743 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-29 07:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4747 | PFP SPOKESMAN SAYS PARTY'S FUTURE UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: This is our third cable looking at media strategies and public platforms of Taiwan's main political parties in the run-up to the December 3 elections. The opposition People First Party (PFP) is competing in 4 out of 23 races in the upcoming elections, but their inability to co [...] | 2005-11-29 08:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL PINR TW |
05TAIPEI4774 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies continued to give their full attention December 1 to covering the campaigns and mud-slinging for Saturday's 3-in-1 elections. All newspapers reported in their front or second pages President Chen Shui-bian's campaign remarks in I-lan city Wednesda [...] | 2005-12-01 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI479 | SUMMARY OF PREMIER FRANK HSIEH'S OP-ED IN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-03 23:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4798 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S 3-IN-1 ELECTIONS, U.S.- [...] Summary: Major Taiwan dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage December 3-5 to Taiwan's 3-in-1 local elections Saturday, in which the KMT won a landslide victory, and the impact of the elections on the future prospects of the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps. The pro- unification [...] | 2005-12-05 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4813 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage December 7 on the possible personnel reshuffle in the DPP and Cabinet and the possible merger between the KMT and the PFP in the wake of last Saturday's elections. The centrist "China Times" ran an exclusive news story on i [...] | 2005-12-07 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4839 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENTS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies continued to focus their coverage December 9 on the personnel reshuffle in the DPP and Cabinet, the planned merger between the KMT and the PFP, and other local issues. The pro- independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's biggest daily, ran a banner he [...] | 2005-12-09 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4872 | MEDIA REACTION: WTO AND EAST ASIA SUMMIT, U.S.- [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage December 13 on local political issues such as Vice President Annette Lu's unexpected announcement Monday evening that she was resigning as acting DPP chairperson (after just five days in the position); and a meeting between [...] | 2005-12-13 22:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4899 | INPR PRESIDENT TIEN HUNG-MAO ON 1992 CONSENSUS AND [...] Summary: The centrist, pro-status quo, Chinese-language daily "China Times" [circulation: 400,000] reported Friday that Tien Hung-mao, former Foreign Minister and a long-time Taiwan independence advocate, suggested the DPP should consider accepting the 1992 Consensus in dealing with cross- Str [...] | 2005-12-16 03:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4901 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S. [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage December 16 on local political issues such as the planned Cabinet reshuffle and the race for DPP chairmanship in January 2006. The centrist "China Times" and pro-unification "United Daily News" each carried in their inside [...] | 2005-12-18 23:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4913 | MEDIA REACTION: ASEAN/EAS AFTERMATH, U.S. ARMS [...] Summary: As major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies continued December 17-19 to report and speculate on the possible candidates for the next premier and the race of the DPP chairmanship, coverage also focused on the U.S. arms procurement bill. The centrist "China Times" ran a banner headline on [...] | 2005-12-19 08:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4929 | MEDIA REACTION: WTO [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage December 20 on local political issues such as possible candidates for the DPP chairmanship; the suspension of Taitung County magistrate-elect for his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal; and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou [...] | 2005-12-20 23:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4930 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENT BILL [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies (12/21) focused on the unexpected passage of the U.S. arms procurement bill in the Legislative Yuan's Procedure Committee and former Chunghua County Magistrate Wong Chin- chu's decision to run for DPP Chairperson. The pro- independence "Liberty [...] | 2005-12-21 02:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4950 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENT BILL [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies (12/22) focused on the Taipei District Court's verdict that President Chen Shui-bian must compensate former KMT Chairman Lien and PFP Chairman James Soong in the "soft coup" case with a payment of NT$1 each and issue public apologies through adve [...] | 2005-12-22 07:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4965 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-26 22:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI4980 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage December 24-27 on moves by pan-Blue legislators to reject review of the long-stalled U.S. arms procurement bill, the meeting between KMT Legislative Yuan President Wang Jin-pyng and PFP Chairman James Soong, the passing away [...] | 2005-12-27 22:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI5 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-03 07:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI5035 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU FORGING A NEW [...] The following cable is an analysis of public opinion written by one of AIT's senior local employees in the Press Section. She wrote it based on several weeks of monitoring talk shows, newspapers and conversations among her contacts and friends. Rather than edit it into a traditional reporti [...] | 2005-12-30 00:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI54 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-07 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI553 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, CROSS-STRAIT [...] North Korea "[Taiwan] Must Not Overlook the Impact [Created] by Pyongyang Declaring That It Possesses Nuclear Weapons" The centrist, pro-status quo "China Times" commented in an editorial (2/14): ". Pyongyang's declaration [that it possess nuclear weapons], without doubt, indicates that [...] | 2005-02-14 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI578 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-15 23:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI661 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-17 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI68 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-10 08:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI694 | MEDIA REACTION: Taiwan Strait Security in U.S.- [...] Summary: The Taipei dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage February 19 - 21 to a joint statement issued by the United States and Japan in Washington Saturday, reporting that the two allies had for the first time included easing tensions in the Taiwan Strait as part of their [...] | 2005-02-22 07:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI699 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN STRAIT SECURITY IN U.S.- [...] Summary: The focus of Tuesday's Taipei dailies shifted from the coverage of the joint statement of the U.S.-Japan Consultative Committee to local politics. On straight news coverage, only the largest Taiwan daily, the pro-independence "Liberty Times" reported on page two that Taiwan's Nationa [...] | 2005-02-22 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI727 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN STRAIT SECURITY IN U.S.- [...] Summary: Only the two limited circulation English- language newspapers in Taiwan continued to editorialize about the joint statement of the U.S.-Japan Consultative Committee, while almost all Taipei dailies focused their coverage on local politics. The centrist "China Times" carried on its fr [...] | 2005-02-23 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI821 | MEDIA REACTION: CHEN-SOONG MEETING AND CROSS- [...] Summary: The Taipei dailies gave considerable reporting February 25 of the meeting between President Chen Shui-bian and People First Party Chairman James Soong, which took place Thursday. The meeting was treated as a local political issue, though the 10-point joint statement issued by Chen a [...] | 2005-03-01 00:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI859 | MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] Summary: Four major Chinese-language dailies and two limited-circulation English-language newspapers in Taiwan reported March 2 on the "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for the Year 2004," which was released by the State Department Monday. These reports, all straight news coverage ca [...] | 2005-03-02 06:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW TIP |
05TAIPEI872 | MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-03 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW TIP |
05TAIPEI88 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-11 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TAIPEI988 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S "ANTI-SECESSION LAW" [...] Summary: The focus of Taipei's dailies has shifted March 8 from China's "anti-secession law" to the identification of the shooter of the pre-election shootings of President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu on March 19, 2004. Extensive coverage of the March 19 shootings was provide [...] | 2005-03-08 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
05TBILISI2937 | GEORGIAN TV CREWS COVER KATRINA IN LOUISIANNA [...] SUMMARY: Georgian media gave intensive coverage to Hurricane Katrina in prime time newscasts and lead newspaper stories. However, the coverage was based on international wire and news agency reports, such as AP and Reuters. The exceptions were Rustavi-2 and Imedi TV. Both television station [...] | 2005-11-10 03:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC OIIP |
05TEGUCIGALPA1009 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 11, 2005 [...] On 05/10 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Lobby." "The presidents of the Central American region and Dominican Republic started their tour to promote CAFTA. Their first stop was Miami, where they met with Jeb Bush." "The countries whose congr [...] | 2005-05-12 19:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1039 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 16, 2005 [...] On 05/16 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Gautama Fonseca entitled "Our productive capacity and CAFTA." "A lot of people don't know about the Central American Economic Integration because it has been handled behind closed doors, the same reason why only t [...] | 2005-05-16 20:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1091 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 20, 2005 [...] Op-ed in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 5/20 by Tulio Mariano Gonzalez, entitled "With or without CAFTA, Honduras lives." "The Caribbean Basin Initiative is a preliminary step in the long road towards CAFTA-DR, characterized essentially as a space for free investment, which [...] | 2005-05-20 19:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1179 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 01, 2005 [...] On 06/01 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" ran an op-ed by Walter Astie-Burgos, Mexican Ambassador in Honduras, entitled "CAFTA-DR's opposition." "In the last weeks, CAFTA-DR's opposition in the U.S. Congress has intensified. In a certain way history repeats itself because the [...] | 2005-06-02 14:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1180 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 31, 2005 [...] On 05/31 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Carlos Aguiluz Umana entitled "Doubts about CAFTA." "Economic globalization is an irreversible fact, but it will bring consequences to the national economy, some negative and others positive, with the hope th [...] | 2005-06-02 14:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1181 | MEDIA REACTION ON JOINT U.S.-HONDURAN MILITARY BASE [...] On 05/29 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Habencio Varela Montoya entitled "Important for Hondurans." "Brothers in pain and misery, to take decisions at the national level must be our alternative in light of the precarious economic situation in our countr [...] | 2005-06-02 16:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAIR EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1185 | MEDIA REACTION ON OAS, JUNE 02, 2005 [...] On 6/02, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Pedro A. Brizuela entitled "Where the OAS is heading." "In the OAS Secretary General election we have witnessed events that haven't happened in the past. For the first time Latin America made a proposition to the U.S. [...] | 2005-06-02 21:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1203 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 06, 2005 [...] On 06/06, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Pedro A. Brizuela entitled "Another link in the Latin American Chain Broken." "Lucio's ouster from Ecuador evidences the failure of the traditional governments in Latin America and the systematic crisis is so `sharp [...] | 2005-06-06 20:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1204 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 06, 2005 [...] On 06/04 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Grace period." "President Bush asked the U.S. Congress for CAFTA-DR's ratification as a measure to give the U.S economy and regional democracy a major boost." "Congresses in Costa Rica, Dominican Repu [...] | 2005-06-06 20:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1213 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 07, 2005 [...] On 06/07, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled, "Abysses." "Nicaragua is facing a deep political crisis. Congress' refusal to ratify the State of Economic Emergency Decree that suspend several constitutional guarantees and the general discontent that [...] | 2005-06-07 18:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1215 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 06, 2005 [...] On 06/04 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Rigoberto Espinal Irias entitled "Mysterious opposition to CAFTA." "Has there ever been solidarity among workers in the world?" "CAFTA-DR's approval has generated a mysterious alliance against the commercial ins [...] | 2005-06-07 22:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1227 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, VISA REVOCATION AND [...] On 06/07, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled, "Another one falls." "We had already anticipated where Bolivia's chaotic situation would lead. A profound political and social crisis pushes it towards ungovernability." "Everything happens in front [...] | 2005-06-09 16:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1247 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 09, 2005 [...] On 06/09, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled, "Funeral March" "As seen in Bolivia, once you enter a crisis it can set of a chain reaction in several directions with unpredictable results. Today this country is on the verge of a civil war because th [...] | 2005-06-10 16:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1274 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS AND BOLIVIA, JUNE 13, [...] On 6/11, the Tegucigalpa-based moderate paper "El Heraldo" published an editorial entitled "Bolivia: Limits to Patience." "The fact that Bolivia will have its 3rd president in 3 years, without breaking constitutional order, demonstrates the crisis created by a political and economic model that [...] | 2005-06-14 21:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1290 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 16, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/16, titled "North-South." "In the North American view, Latin America is actually divided into two blocks, with different objectives and point of views concerning the continental future and also a different political conceptualizati [...] | 2005-06-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1291 | MEDIA REACTION ON MCC, BOLIVIA AND ECUADOR, JUNE [...] On 06/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The fringe of risk." "We've been insisting that if we do not take care of the roots of these ungovernability crises in these countries. The hemisphere's democracy will experience serious backslidings suc [...] | 2005-06-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1292 | MEDIA REACTION ON MCC, JUNE 15, 2005 [...] The San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "Compensation?" "New reports have been flooding in and reactions towards them have multiplied, bringing about an optimistic ambience that could deviate attention on fundamental problems and wrap us up in an ill [...] | 2005-06-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1309 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 17, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Melvin Martinez in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/17, titled "The Necessary Latin Americanism." "The greatest Latin American thinkers and statesmen clearly understood that the integration of the Latin American countries was a fundamental precondition for the develop [...] | 2005-06-20 19:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1310 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 20, 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-20 19:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1311 | MEDIA REACTION ON MCC AND G-8, JUNE 17, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Tulio Mariano Gonzales Garcia in San Pedro Sula- based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/17, entitled "From Debt Relief to Development." "The verbal campaign for relieving the suffering of the poor moves forward while, at the same time, achieving the goal of the Millennium to reduce extreme [...] | 2005-06-20 20:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1326 | MEDIA REACTION ON G-8 DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 21, [...] On 6/21 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "Politicians and Debt Forgiveness." "The debt forgiveness issue has already entered political campaigns." "The two candidates of the traditional parties have already talked about multilateral organiza [...] | 2005-06-21 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1327 | MEDIA REACTION ON MCC AND G-8, JUNE 20, 2005 [...] On 06/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Mendingo entitled "The true external debt." "It's a good thing that our government got debt forgiveness from Paris Club and now from the G-8, composed of the most powerful nations of the world." "From what [...] | 2005-06-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1331 | MEDIA REACTION ON OAS AND NICARAGUA, JUNE 21, 2005 [...] Op-ed in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/21, titled "OAS in Nicaragua." "The Secretary General of the OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza, returned to Washington from Managua without being able to do anything special to resolve the conflict between the executive and the judicial branches [...] | 2005-06-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1332 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 22, 2005 [...] On 6/21 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "External debt forgiveness." "In the last few days the country has accomplished a great triumph. The annual payments that the country had with international organizations and countries will substantiall [...] | 2005-06-22 19:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1343 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 23, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based moderate paper "El Heraldo" published an editorial entitled "Bad Politicians and Underdevelopment" "The partisan manipulation of institutions upon which depends the good management of political, social, and economic issues of a country is, unfortunately, a characteristic [...] | 2005-06-23 17:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1371 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 27, 2005 [...] On 06/25 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Final Round." "Once Bush sent CAFTA-DR for legislative ratification the two North American chambers of Congress have 90 days to approve or reject it." "The approval requires a simple majority in both [...] | 2005-06-28 15:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1372 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 27, 2005 [...] On 6/27 an op-ed by Mario R. Alvarado in Tegucigalpa- based moderate daily "El Heraldo," titled "Debt Forgiveness." "Putting into practice the partial and generous debt forgiveness of the heavily indebted poor countries means a sure loss of our state's businesses and our natural resources tha [...] | 2005-06-28 15:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1379 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 28, 2005 [...] On 06/28 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Teeth." "Surely unemployment, gang growth, Pueblo-Panama Plan and immigration issues will be the main subjects of the Central American Summit and will also have the participation of the presidents of Me [...] | 2005-06-28 23:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1380 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 28, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Ramon Martinez entitled "Debt Forgiveness and Wealth Creation." "Debt forgiveness is a governmental and legislative success but has been received by some in a strange way." "It was during Carlos Roberto Reina's gove [...] | 2005-06-29 14:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1384 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JUNE 29, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Rene Duron Escoto entitled "Debt Forgiveness or Condemnation." "When the agricultural workers and farmers talked about the government's debt forgiveness I warned many of them that DEBT FORGIVENESS is a CONDEMNATION and it [...] | 2005-06-29 18:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1421 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JULY 06, 2005 [...] On 07/06 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The Most Important Decision of the Summit." "This Summit was similar to many others. It was more noise than anything else. The leaders agreed upon million dollar figures for investment in projects. Some [...] | 2005-07-06 17:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1423 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS AND IMF, JULY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-06 20:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1447 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 11, 2005 [...] On 07/09 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an editorial entitled "Successful Summit." "The shadow of the terrorist attacks in London couldn't dull the historical results of the G-8 summit in which the debt forgiveness was ratified and $50 million in aid was promised to [...] | 2005-07-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1470 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, ENEE AND MCC, [...] On 07/14 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an editorial entitled "Reactions on Debt Forgiveness." "Even though there is still a lot to clarify about real amounts, terms and new debts, the external debt forgiveness has brought hope again to the country and gave it the b [...] | 2005-07-15 14:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1472 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 13, 2005 [...] On 07/13 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Amilcar Santamaria, educational and diplomatic journalist, entitled "The Debt Forgiveness Party." "While the citizenry is anguished by the announcement of a new increase in transport prices and the poor begin to l [...] | 2005-07-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1473 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, NICARAGUA AND [...] On 07/12 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Gaspar Vallecillo Molina entitled "Debt Forgiveness and Poverty." "Since an important debt forgiveness has been talked about an infinity of opinions arose." "If we don't have enough to pay off the debt how are we [...] | 2005-07-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1498 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 15, 2005 [...] On 07/15, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" published an editorial entitled "Consultation." "President Maduro has begun a consultative process to find out how the 4 billion Lempiras received through the cancellation of our multilateral debt will be used next year. It's already b [...] | 2005-07-19 14:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1499 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 18, 2005 [...] On 7/17 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Anibal Delgado entitled "Debt Forgiveness Funds." "To use debt forgiveness' freed funds correctly is a great challenge for Hondurans. Among all the accumulated problems of the last 50 years, which should be taken [...] | 2005-07-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA151 | MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURATION, JANUARY [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 1/21, titled "Bush Once Again." "Even though President Bush said yesterday during his second inauguration that he will continue with his `utmost goal to end tyranny in our world,' the strong demonstrations against him and the polls [...] | 2005-01-24 12:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1521 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 21, 2005 [...] On 07/21 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Beginning When?" "Because some government people are taking all the credit for debt forgiveness and also have an attitude that denies past governments' recognition on the matter and blaming it for `brea [...] | 2005-07-22 22:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1525 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 25, 2005 [...] On 07/25 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Oscar Lanza Rosales entitled "Debt Relief needs to benefit the Poorest of the Poor" "The rich countries that make up the G-8 have forgiven the debt of Honduras, approximately 60% of the foreign debt and equivale [...] | 2005-07-26 19:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA154 | MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURATION, JANUARY [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 1/22, entitled "Bush: Part II." "Last Thursday, on the second inauguration of President George W. Bush, amidst the applause of his followers and the distant protests of his repressed opponents, we saw another manifestation of the di [...] | 2005-01-24 20:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1553 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 27, 2005 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" entitled "At Stake." For the Bush administration, more than a commercial treaty that will have little immediate effect on the North American economy, what is at stake [in the vote on CAFTA] is the President's image in Latin American na [...] | 2005-07-29 14:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1554 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 26, 2005 [...] On 07/26 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Orlando Henriquez entitled "Funds." "According to newspapers and President Maduro `the electoral period presents a danger to the funds available under debt relief.' The newspapers are concerned that much of the [...] | 2005-07-29 14:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1555 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 27, 2005 [...] On 07/27 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar, former UNAH professor and member of AUNA (Unity for our America Association) entitled "Debt Forgiveness and the Fight against Poverty." "Only recently, and with the help of the World Bank [...] | 2005-07-29 14:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1556 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 26, 2005 [...] On 07/26 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Orlando Henriquez entitled "Funds." "According to newspapers and President Maduro `the electoral period presents a danger to the funds available under debt relief.' The newspapers are concerned that much of the [...] | 2005-07-29 14:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1563 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 25, 2005 [...] On 07/25 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Oscar Lanza Rosales entitled "Debt Relief Needs to Benefit the Poorest of the Poor." "The rich countries that make up the G-8 have forgiven the debt of Honduras, approximately 60% of the foreign debt, equivalent [...] | 2005-07-29 17:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1564 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, JULY 28, 2005 [...] On 07/28 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Dr. Nicolas Odeh-Nasrala entitled "Debt Forgiveness and Poverty Reduction." "In a television forum on the use of debt relief funds, the president of BCH (Honduran Central Bank),Gustavo Alfaro, representatives of F [...] | 2005-07-29 17:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1565 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 28, 2005 [...] On 07/28 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Segisfredo Infante entitled "Lack of Productivity versus FTA." "The Economic capacity of Honduras is so small that it runs the risk of appearing ridiculous when compared to the growing possibilities of an intens [...] | 2005-07-29 17:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1566 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 25, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 7/23, titled "Reforms." "Despite President Bush's renewed efforts to obtain CAFTA-DR approval the picture is still not clear and the possibility of a set-back exists for the North American president." "A similar situation seems to [...] | 2005-07-29 17:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1577 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 29, 2005 [...] On 07/29 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Tight." "In a tight vote, 217 vs. 215, the United States House of Representatives approved the Free Trade Agreement for Central America and the Dominican Republic. The Bush administration barely succ [...] | 2005-08-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1580 | ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AND MURDER OF DEA AGENT [...] Summary. On July 27, 2005, at approximately 1100 hours local time, DEA Agent Timothy Markey, vacationing in Honduras, was shot and killed while visiting the Suyapa Cathedral in Tegucigalpa. Two individuals now in custody appear to be responsible for the shooting/death of Agent Markey. Local au [...] | 2005-08-01 20:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSAC ASEC CASC KCRM PREL PGOV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1631 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 3, 2005 [...] On 08/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "There's No Turning Back." "In a White House ceremony attended by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States and various ambassadors, U.S. President George W. Bush signed the Free Trade [...] | 2005-08-04 22:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1632 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, AUGUST 1JULY [...] On 08/01 The San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" published an op-ed by Eduardo David Ardon entitled "How to Utilize Debt Relief." "President Ricardo Maduro, industrialists, labor organizations, political parties, and all of Honduran society continue to express their opinions on the wa [...] | 2005-08-04 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1640 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 4, 2005 [...] On 08/04, the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" published an editorial titled "CAFTA: A Turning Point." "There's no doubt that when it enters into force January of next year, the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement with the United States will be a turning point [...] | 2005-08-05 21:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1684 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, AUGUST 9, 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-12 17:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1685 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 10, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Pablo Rodas-Martini in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 8/10, entitled "Rebel Countries against CAFTA-DR." "There has been a lot of commotion these days about the split decision made by the House of Representatives on CAFTA-DR, approved by hardly a two-vote difference. [...] | 2005-08-12 18:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1743 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 19, 2005 [...] On 8/19, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Ramon Martinez entitled "CAFTA and Future Vision." "Since Hurricane Mitch Honduras has become more dependent on external countries and doesn't trust in its own strengths." "The recently signed treaty has to [...] | 2005-08-22 23:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1744 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 22, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Ilsa Diaz Zelaya in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 8/15, entitled "CAFTA-DR Shouldn't Be Feared." "In 1983 the U.S. government decided to benefit Central American and Caribbean agricultural workers and exporters through an initiative that has allowed the free trade of [...] | 2005-08-22 23:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1746 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, AUGUST 22, 2005 [...] On 08/22 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" ran an op-ed by Juan Carlos Elvir, mayor of Santa Rosa de Copan, entitled "Keys for the Future of Honduras." "There is no doubt that the subject of the moment is the external debt relief which creates a lot of expectations about our fu [...] | 2005-08-22 23:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1773 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, AUGUST 23, 2005 [...] On 07/26 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Oscar Antonio Oyuela entitled "I Can't!" "We are an undeveloped country because we have a `negativism syndrome' and prejudices such as: `I'm embarrassed to do that' or `I can't.' If we don't change our mentalit [...] | 2005-08-25 22:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1774 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 25, 2005 [...] On 8/25 San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Fausto Leonardo Henriquez entitled "CAFTA Central America-Dominican Republic-U.S.A." "The economic agreement of July 28, 2005 has created several debates, discussions, and protests all over; the final phase in the No [...] | 2005-08-25 22:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1792 | MEDIA REACTION ON CUBAN BRIGADES, AUGUST 29, 2005 [...] On 08/28 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" owned by a Liberal Party opposition congressman carried an op-ed by Silvia Ayala Figueroa entitled "Hondurans don't want Cuban doctors to leave the country." "Through several media outlets President Maduro has expressed his intention t [...] | 2005-08-30 22:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1847 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, SEPTEMBER 06, 2005 [...] On 09/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Victor Narvaez Bonilla entitled "The Well-known CAFTA." "For the first time we will talk about the Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Central America, and Dominican Republic, the well-known CAFTA; we will see [...] | 2005-09-08 21:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1874 | MEDIA REACTION ON SEPTEMBER 11, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 [...] On 09/12, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Billy Pena entitled "One more year." "Yesterday we commemorated one more year of the terrorist attack committed by the Islamic fundamentalists against the majestic twin towers of the World Trade Center in New Yor [...] | 2005-09-12 22:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PTER PREL PGOV IZ HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1878 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 [...] On 09/11, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by J. E. Mejia Ucles entitled "Reflections on CAFTA." "CAFTA-DR's ratification is still pending. This commercial mechanism has a false perception of opportunities and challenges. This perception has caused some sec [...] | 2005-09-13 16:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA1940 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE UN, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 [...] On 9/21 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Roger Martinez Miralda entitled "UN's difficulties." "Although my points of convergence with the Venezuelan president are few and his way of making his expositions be taken seriously do not seem the most suitable [...] | 2005-09-21 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL AORC KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA1948 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE UN, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 [...] On 9/18 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "Poor results." "The few results of the UN's General Assembly in its sixtieth anniversary is an obvious example of the disagreements, product of complex organization, to which we can apply the contradict [...] | 2005-09-21 21:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL AORC KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2009 | MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE RITA AND OIL PRICES, [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 9/28 titled "Boogeyman." "Hurricane Rita wasn't as violent or as harmful as Katrina, but has had some negative impact in the communities in the southern U.S., and has also affected some oil refineries. However, that hasn't provoked [...] | 2005-09-28 22:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV EPET KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2054 | MEDIA REACTION ON DHS' RESPONSE TO HURRICANE [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 10/3 entitled "Nerve-wracking." "Crescencio Arcos, Director of International Affairs of the Department of Internal Security of the United States, known as `Homeland Security,' has offered a statement to the national press in regard [...] | 2005-10-05 16:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP SMIG PREL PGOV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2059 | MEDIA REACTION ON BUSH ADMINISTRATION, OCTOBER 4, [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 10/3 titled "The Bush Government." "Now that President Bush has successfully had his nominee for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, approved by Congress, he stands before the growing ocean of difficulties he is going [...] | 2005-10-05 18:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV PREL KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2109 | MEDIA REACTION ON SEPTEMBER 11, TERRORISM, AND [...] On 10/12 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Roger Martinez Miralda entitled "Clash of Civilizations." "The threat of terrorist attacks on the New York subway system last weekend, be they real or not, is a reminder that following the terrible attacks that [...] | 2005-10-12 21:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PTER PREL PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2121 | MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE KATRINA AND TERRORISM, [...] On 10/13 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Sergio Ramirez entitled "Obscure Waters." "In his splendor days, Henry Kissinger was once asked if the United States should be compared to Rome. He responded that it should be comparable to Carthage, a distant empire, dif [...] | 2005-10-14 19:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV SENV PTER KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2155 | MEDIA REACTION ON SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEETING WITH [...] On 10/14 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an editorial entitled "Regional Security." "The Secretaries of Defense and Security of Central America met SIPDIS in Key Biscayne, Florida, with the Secretary of Defense of the United States, Donald Rumsfeld, with the main objecti [...] | 2005-10-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO MOPS PREL PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2174 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, OCTOBER 21, 2005 [...] On 10/21 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Reciprocity." "Who knows what happened to the Nicaraguan government, which, after all the support that the Hondurans have given to Mr. Enrique during the entire political crisis, it seems sometimes that [...] | 2005-10-21 21:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2191 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, OCTOBER 26, 2005 [...] On 10/21 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Thunder and lightning." "The subjects that will cause disagreements in the Summit of Americas, which will take place in the first week of November of this year, are the agricultural subsidies and the Fre [...] | 2005-10-27 14:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2209 | MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE KATRINA AND GLOBAL [...] On 10/13 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Mimi Diaz Lozano entitled "What to do?" "Many who suffered the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina are putting themselves at risk returning to New Orleans in search of their belongings after the terrible nightm [...] | 2005-10-28 20:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV SENV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2210 | MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE WILMA AND OTHER [...] On 09/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Nature Inflamed." "This has been one of the most active hurricane seasons in a long time. Wilma has not yet exhausted all her power with the destruction she has yielded against dozens of coastal communit [...] | 2005-10-28 20:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV SENV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2219 | MEDIA REACTION ON TROPICAL STORM BETA, OCTOBER 31, [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 10/28 entitled "Beta." "When we thought that `Wilma' was the last hurricane of the season we found out that another tropical storm is coming with possibilities of becoming a hurricane. `Beta' is on the verge of becoming a category 1 [...] | 2005-10-31 22:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV SENV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2229 | MEDIA REACTION ON TROPICAL STORM BETA, OCTOBER 31, [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 10/28 entitled "Beta." "When we thought that `Wilma' was the last hurricane of the season we found out that another tropical storm is coming with possibilities of becoming a hurricane. `Beta' is on the verge of becoming a category 1 [...] | 2005-10-31 23:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV SENV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2242 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEPORTATIONS AND NEW ORLEANS, [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-02 15:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2243 | MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND FTAA, NOVEMBER [...] On 10/21 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Mar De Plata." "The presidents who will meet at the Summit of the Americas will discuss Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA),the subject that will steal all the attention, unemployment and poverty. Th [...] | 2005-11-02 16:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2285 | MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND PRESIDENT BUSH, [...] On 11/03 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Billy Pena entitled "Condemned." "We have realized that the President of the United Stated is being universally condemned and we wonder how must he feel when he is rejected in his own country and in the rest of the world. [...] | 2005-11-07 16:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2291 | MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA, NOVEMBER 07, 2005 [...] On 11/05 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The Train." "The long awaited Summit of Mar del Plata is taking place, however despite attempts to reach an agreement about FTAA, they may decide to delay document issuance by 30 or 60 days because of t [...] | 2005-11-07 22:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD KSUM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2306 | MEDIA REACTION ON DRUGS, GANGS AND TERRORISM, [...] On 09/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Bottleneck." "In one of the Latin television channels in the U.S. a series of reports about gangs in Honduras and Central America was transmitted, linking them to the group of terrorists from the Middle [...] | 2005-11-10 19:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO SNAR PTER KCRM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2309 | MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND CENTRAL AMERICAN [...] On 11/10 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Tulio Mariano Gonzales entitled "Honduras and the Possibility of a Central American Refinery." "The Central American Integration System (SICA) is duplicating efforts by negotiating with Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia to [...] | 2005-11-10 22:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD ENRG KSUM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2332 | MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND FTA, NOVEMBER [...] On 11/16 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Jorge Valladares Valladares entitled, "Mercosur said no to FTAA." "In the Fourth Summit of the Americas, the most fruitful exchanges took place in the negotiation rooms after the official presidential speeches. [...] | 2005-11-17 13:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD ENRG KSUM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2400 | MEDIA REACTION ON FTAA AND ALBA, NOVEMBER 28, 2005 [...] On 11/27 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Rigoberto Gomez Madrid, PhD in social sciences, entitled "FTAA versus ALBA: An Ideological Polarization?" "Mr. Eduardo Galeano, who received a PhD `honoris causa' from the National Pedagogic University, declared t [...] | 2005-11-29 13:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2401 | MEDIA REACTION ON QUARANTINE NOVEMBER 14, 2005 [...] On 11/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Quarantine." "We have said recently that we need to worry about the large number of deportees from the United States that have been returned to Central American countries. This is especially true fo [...] | 2005-11-29 13:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2404 | MEDIA REACTION ON QUARANTINE NOVEMBER 14, 2005 [...] On 11/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Quarantine." "We have said recently that we need to worry about the large number of deportees from the United States that have returned to Central American countries. Especially Honduras, with 14,905 [...] | 2005-11-29 17:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2405 | MEDIA REACTION ON CARTOONS NOVEMBER 12 AND 13, 2005 [...] On 11/13 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an untitled cartoon where a ragged man with holes in his clothes and disheveled hair appears saying "Let's see . . . now don't tell me, let me guess. You brought me new treats?" To the man's right appears only the enlarged leg [...] | 2005-11-29 17:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL PGOV KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2430 | VIRTUAL CONSULATE SAN PEDRO SULA [...] Per the reference and in accordance with 2 FAM 131, Post has initiated planning efforts to establish a Virtual Presence Post, to be called United States Virtual Consulate San Pedro Sula (VC SPS). It is anticipated that in February 2006, the Chief of Mission will formally launch VC SPS as par [...] | 2005-12-01 20:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | AINF AINT AMGT CMGT OIIP KRIM KGIT APER PREL AFSI KWWW KPAO AADP HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2433 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA AND USAID, NOVEMBER 28, [...] On 12/01, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Raul Reina Cleaves entitled "No More Studies." "The majority of donations, aid and loans that Honduras receives include an elaboration of studies of which the majority are not needed. The country is a Highly In [...] | 2005-12-02 13:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2495 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, DECEMBER 13, [...] On 12/13 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Hernando Carcamo entitled "Debt Forgiveness." "Something that our leaders should be clear on is that if we got debt forgiveness it was to relieve the burden of annual payments. It is necessary to make decisions [...] | 2005-12-13 20:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2505 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, DECEMBER 14, 2005 [...] On 12/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Bomb Race." "After congressmen took a break to dedicate their time to the political campaign, the legislative session began with a great number of delayed legislations that weren't discussed before elec [...] | 2005-12-14 20:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2542 | MEDIA REACTION ON BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT ELECT, [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" titled "Bolivian Irony." "The electoral triumph of the socialist Evo Morales is a hard hit for the traditional groups of power and also for U.S. influences in Latin America." "This doesn't mean that the coca leader will have a easy [...] | 2005-12-20 22:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2544 | MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND VENEZUELA, [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-20 22:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD KSUM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2568 | MEDIA REACTION ON CSI, DECEMBER 19, 2005 [...] On 1/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Secure Port." "Honduras and the U.S. just signed a `Container Security' agreement to employ security measures on containers exported from Puerto Cortes to the U.S. and other countries." "Ambassador Char [...] | 2005-12-22 14:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV PREL KPAO KHLS ASEC EWWT HO UNTERR |
05TEGUCIGALPA2575 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, DECEMBER 22, [...] On 12/22 an editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo," titled "Debt Forgiveness and our Future." "The main success of the outgoing government is the forgiveness of our external debt as a result of the great sacrifices made by the majority of the people to achieve an agreement [...] | 2005-12-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2585 | MEDIA REACTION ON DEBT FORGIVENESS, DECEMBER 27, [...] On 12/27 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "Debt Forgiveness." "Debt relief is forgiving, it isn't a synonym for repatriating money, having more loans, or for the government to use it freely." "In this debt forgiveness lottery we are not inclu [...] | 2005-12-27 21:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA2604 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, DECEMBER 30, 2005 [...] On 12/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Predicament." "The Minister of Industry announced that CAFTA wouldn't be implemented on January 1, 2006, as expected, because we aren't ready for it. The official said that the process suffered several [...] | 2005-12-30 17:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA278 | MEDIA REACTION ON ELECTIONS IN IRAQ, FEBRUARY 7, [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 2/6, titled "The Day After." "Last weekend's elections in Iraq represented a great relief for the international community, especially for the U.S. government, whose president counted on the free will of the Iraqi people despite t [...] | 2005-02-08 15:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA291 | MEDIA REACTION ON ELECTIONS IN IRAQ, FEBRUARY 7, [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 2/6, titled "The Day After." "Last weekend's elections in Iraq represented a great relief for the international community, especially for the U.S. government, whose president counted on the free will of the Iraqi people despite t [...] | 2005-02-09 19:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA45 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA AND TPS, JANUARY 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 1/3, entitled "CAFTA with the U.S." "The year we have just begun brings several challenges for all Hondurans, and one of them is the ratification of CAFTA, an agreement with the biggest world power and our most important trading pa [...] | 2005-01-07 18:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA459 | MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO EUROPE, MARCH [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 2/27, titled "George W. Bush and `Old Europe'." "U.S. President George W. Bush, still euphoric after his second inauguration and trying to focus the world's attention on the democratic front that the January 30 elections pretended t [...] | 2005-03-01 20:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA460 | MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 1, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried a full-page article titled "Private security behind executions" with the subheading "According to a State Department report, there is collusion among public and private security corps to organize death squads to execute young people." I [...] | 2005-03-01 20:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA463 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE KYOTO PROTOCOL, MARCH 1, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 2/27, entitled "The Kyoto Protocol." "The implementation of the Kyoto Protocol has forced thirty four countries that have ratified it to reduce the emission of greenhouse effect gases by 2012. This has been an important first ste [...] | 2005-03-01 20:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL SENV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA476 | MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 2, 2005 [...] On 3/1, the evening television newscast "Hoy Mismo" on Channel 3 broadcast a statements by: - President Ricardo Maduro: "For the first time in history, we did a report on the execution of minors and we created a special commission which has brought to justice many policemen who have been accus [...] | 2005-03-02 20:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA48 | MEDIA REACTION ON U.S. TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORTS, [...] Op-ed by Carlos A. Medina in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 1/6, titled "The U.S. needs friends." "The world has come together to assist our fellow people in Asia, which has represented a commendable gesture of human solidarity." "Right after the tsunami, President Bush offe [...] | 2005-01-07 20:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL EAID PGOV MARR KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA482 | MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 3, 2005 [...] On 3/2, the evening television newscast "Abriendo Brecha" on Channel 7 broadcast a statement by Aida Romero, Human Rights Attorney, who said she would ask the U.S. Embassy for the results of its investigation on summary executions, and she complained her office didn't have the assistance of a s [...] | 2005-03-03 20:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA483 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 3, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/3, entitled "CAFTA CA-USA." "Congress is about to discuss and approve CAFTA next week, despite the strong opposition of some organizations part of the Popular Block (Bloque Popular),as well as other peasant and civil society organi [...] | 2005-03-03 20:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA497 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...] | 2005-03-07 13:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA498 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...] | 2005-03-07 13:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA499 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...] | 2005-03-07 13:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA500 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...] | 2005-03-07 13:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA510 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] On 3/5, the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried a half-page article entitled "Commended in anti-drug fight by U.S. report" with the subheading "Minister Oscar Alvarez says these results have cost blood, sweat and tears." It also ran a statement by Minister of Public Security [...] | 2005-03-07 17:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP SNAR PREL KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA513 | MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 7, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/7, titled "The Magnificent." "Of course, we're not talking about the TV show "The A-Team" [known in Spanish as `Los Magnificos'] but about the serious accusation by Commissioner Maria Luisa Borjas, former director of Internal Affair [...] | 2005-03-07 19:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA536 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 9, 2005 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 3/7, titled "Getting Ready To Compete." "CAFTA, which was approved by Congress last Thursday, may not be the panacea that will solve all Honduras' economic problems, as it has been presented by its boldest promoters, but it cannot b [...] | 2005-03-09 20:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA74 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JANUARY 11, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 1/11, entitled "CAFTA cannot wait" "Such an important issue as the ratification of CAFTA has been put off by Congress until after the primary elections of February 20. According to President Maduro, the textile maquila industry, t [...] | 2005-01-12 19:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA757 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, APRIL 6, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 4/6, titled "CAFTA CA-USA-DR." "In Central America, the ratification of CAFTA by the region's congresses seems to be certain, despite the tenacious opposition of some popular sectors, especially labor unions. El Salvador, Honduras an [...] | 2005-04-08 13:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD ELAB HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA808 | MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On 4/14, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs titled "Honduras will vote against Cuba." The San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an article entitled "Honduras supports the U.S. in resolution against Cuba." [...] | 2005-04-15 22:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR |
05TEGUCIGALPA843 | MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] The Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Mario Alvarado on 4/16 entitled "Global View: Cuba and the UNCHR." "Each year, it's getting more difficult for the U.S. to find an accomplice to present a resolution against Cuba. This time, the Bush administration had to [...] | 2005-04-21 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR |
05TEGUCIGALPA844 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS SEC GEN ELECTION, APRIL [...] On 4/16, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Tulio Mariano Gonzalez entitled "OAS: New Winds." "The OAS candidate backed by the U.S had to resign due to a lack of necessary votes to survive. The attempt to unify the votes of former Salvadoran president Francis [...] | 2005-04-21 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA845 | MEDIA REACTION REMOVAL OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, [...] On 4/21, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The Bed:" "There are no more `coup d'etats' in Latin America. Popular discontent begins with protests and demonstrations, a political crisis is produced, the country becomes ungovernable, and from that [...] | 2005-04-21 21:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM EC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA875 | MEDIA REACTION REMOVAL OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, [...] On 4/22 an editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo", titled "Ecuadorian Lesson." "The fall of Lucio Gutierrez in Ecuador is another example that many Latin Americans are not willing to respect presidential terms if the governors are incapable to fulfill their promises and act [...] | 2005-04-26 16:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM EC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA887 | MEDIA REACTION REMOVAL OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, [...] On 4/22 an editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo", titled "Ecuadorian Lesson." "The fall of Lucio Gutierrez in Ecuador is another example that many Latin Americans are not willing to respect presidential terms if the governors are incapable to fulfill their promises and act [...] | 2005-04-26 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM EC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA948 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 03, 2005 [...] On 5/03, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Moral." "A few hours before the Salvadoran president met with Condoleeza Rice, he announced that Central American presidents would meet with Bush in Washington to negotiate the approval of CAFTA." "It [...] | 2005-05-05 17:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA950 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, APRIL 30, 2005 [...] On 4/30 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled Big Leagues." "Central America was excluded from the decisions in the OAS's Secretary General election." SIPDIS "The U.S. wouldn't risk a rupture in the hemisphere, even less so when the purpose of R [...] | 2005-05-05 17:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA951 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, MAY 03, 2005 [...] On 5/03 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate paper "El Heraldo" published an editorial entitled "New era for the OAS." "With yesterday's election of the socialist Insulza as Secretary General, the OAS begins a new era, after being SIPDIS without a Secretary General for more than a year due to the [...] | 2005-05-05 17:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA957 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 05, 2005 [...] On 05/03 the evening television newscast "Hoy Mismo" on Channel 3 broadcast a statement by Melvin Redondo, CAFTA negotiator who said, "Central American and Dominican Republic presidents will visit certain U.S. communities in which there is still some opposition to CAFTA." "With the non-appro [...] | 2005-05-05 20:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA990 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 09, 2005 [...] On 05/07 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Gautama Fonseca entitled "Customs Union and CAFTA." "Juan Manuel Villasuso, Costa Rican economist, published in the newspaper `La Republica' the following: `Last's week Central American Customs Union is clearly a [...] | 2005-05-09 22:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA994 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 10, 2005 [...] On 05/10 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Gautama Fonseca entitled "The Decision." "The presidents of Central America decided to travel to the U.S. to beg Congress to approve CAFTA as quickly as possible." "Never in history of mankind was there a higher [...] | 2005-05-10 21:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA996 | MEDIA REACTION ON JOINT U.S.-HONDURAN MILITARY BASE [...] On 05/09, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an editorial entitled "Palmerola." "For many years Comayagua's agricultural workers have asked the government to use the military airport of Palmerola for transporting their goods to the U.S. and other markets, in order to save [...] | 2005-05-11 13:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAIR EAID HO |
05TELAVIV3539 | A Political Map of the Orthodox Movement in [...] (U) Summary: The Jewish Orthodox sector in Israel today is composed of an increasingly complex fabric, from ultra-orthodox to "modern" or "liberal" orthodox. Religious strands are represented by political parties in the Knesset -- from Shas and Agudat Yisrael to the National Religious Party (N [...] | 2005-06-08 12:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF KPAO IS ISRAELI SOCIETY |
05TELAVIV4766 | Gaza's moderate Islamists muse on "after [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A trio of Islamic scholars from Al Azhar University, like many Gazan interlocutors, on 28 July cited freedom of movement for Gazans and their goods as the test of disengagement. Recently returned from an International Visitors program, the leaders also spoke favorably of relig [...] | 2005-08-02 09:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | GZ PREL KPAO OEXC SCUL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
05TELAVIV498 | (C) RELIGIOUS LEADERS WEIGH MEASURES TO GENERATE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with and cleared by ConGen Jerusalem. 2. (C) Summary: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious leaders of the Permanent Follow-up Committee for the Implementation of the Alexandria Declaration ("the Alexandria Group") met in East Jerusalem January 24 to revi [...] | 2005-01-28 09:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF KPAO EAID IS KPAL ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
05TELAVIV5072 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH DELIVERS MESSAGE [...] Summary. President Bush granted an exclusive interview to a national Israeli television station on August 11. Using the interview to convey a strong message to the Israeli public, President Bush emphasized U.S. support for Sharon's disengagement plan, spoke about Abbas's handling to date of t [...] | 2005-08-16 13:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KMDR KPAO MEDIA REACTION REPORT |
05TELAVIV5307 | Through Israeli Eyes Only: Gaza journalists on the media [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate conversations with EMBOFF on 25 August, three Gaza journalists gave similar reasons for what they described as the "Israeli-only" media coverage of disengagement. Fear of kidnapping, as in the case of the French journalist seized on 15 August and freed on 22 August, k [...] | 2005-08-29 13:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | GZ IS KWBG KPAO OPRC GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI SOCIETY |
05TELAVIV5849 | GAZA: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Gaza, the stronghold of the radical Islamist terrorist organization HAMAS, presents exceptional challenges for USG efforts to combat violent extremism. Our strategic approach is to promote Palestinian democracy, strengthen the rule of law, reform the security sector, offer economic alter [...] | 2005-09-27 08:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM |
05TELAVIV6266 | AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR CELEBRATES RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jones hosted over 80 Muslim, Christian and Jewish guests for an interfaith Iftar dinner on October 27 to break the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Iftar brought together Israeli-Arab leaders from the political, business and social-action arenas. At [...] | 2005-11-01 15:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KDEM KMPI KPAO IS ISRAELI SOCIETY |
05TELAVIV6717 | Chief Justice Lauds Post's Judiciary Programs, [...] (U) Summary: At a program planning meeting November 29, 2005 in his chambers, Israel's Supreme Court Chief Justice Aharon Barak and National Court Administration President Judge Boaz Okun told the PAO, American Center Director, and PD rule of law program specialist that he places a high value [...] | 2005-12-01 09:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SCUL OEXC OIIP KPAO IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS |
05THEHAGUE1176 | SUSTAINING PRESSURE ON SYRIA: DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. [...] (C) On April 28, Post conveyed ref A points to Angelique Eijpe, Policy Officer for Syria, Directorate for North Africa and Middle East Affairs, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Post followed up the next day with Eijpe, who said that the GONL shares the U.S. view on the need to maintain pres [...] | 2005-05-02 08:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO LE SY NL |
05THEHAGUE2157 | NETHERLANDS/GUANTANAMO: DUTCH REMAIN TROUBLED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch remain concerned about the lack of access by UN special rapporteurs to Guantanamo. According to the senior Dutch MFA official dealing with Human Rights, the issue has become a "political problem" in the Netherlands and could complicate efforts to cooperate with the EU o [...] | 2005-08-05 09:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KISL KPAO NL |
05THEHAGUE2452 | IRAQI CONSTITUTION--GETTING THE WORD OUT [...] (SBU) Post has shared the Iraqi constitution information contained in reftel with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, think- tank, and media contacts. In discussions with government contacts embassy officers stressed the importance of establishing a positive political environment for the constitutio [...] | 2005-09-09 11:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO NL IZ |
05THEHAGUE2515 | STATUS OF BEMBE EXTRADITION [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not taken a formal position on the Bembe extradition case but is clearly uncomfortable with several aspects of it. A senior MFA official told Charge September 14 the ministry's role to date has been limited to providing factual information to [...] | 2005-09-15 10:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL XA AO NL KPAO |
05THEHAGUE2556 | BEMBE EXTRADITION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Summary: According to Renee Jones-Bos, Director General for Regional and Consular Affairs at the Dutch MFA, the MFA expects to limit its role in the Bembe extradition to responding to specific questions posed by the court during Bembe's September 13 hearing and will not take a political p [...] | 2005-09-20 16:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO AO NL PBTS XA PREL |
05THEHAGUE2599 | THE DUTCH MUSLIM COMMUNITY: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Muslim community in the Netherlands is the second largest in Europe as a percentage of total population (5.8 percent). It is also one of the least-well integrated and most alienated, and according to polls looks less favorably on the United States than Muslim communities elsewher [...] | 2005-09-27 08:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO |
05THEHAGUE2693 | NETHERLANDS/ANGOLA: COURT SEEKS MORE INFORMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Hague District court adjourned the extradition hearings for Antonio Bento Bembe until November 14 and asked the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to provide additional clarification of the circumstances under which Bembe came to the Hague. If the court finds that the [...] | 2005-10-06 10:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PBTS XA PREL AO NL |
05THEHAGUE2870 | MISSION HOSTS FIRST IFTAR DINNER [...] On October 20, 2005, Embassy The Hague Charge d'Affaires Blakeman hosted a well-received Iftar dinner at the Charge's residence, the first ever by the Mission. Forty-five key contacts attended, including many Dutch Muslim leaders. The Charge read President Bush's Ramadan message to the gathe [...] | 2005-10-24 05:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL NL |
05THEHAGUE2897 | PUSHING THE DUTCH TO HELP ON WTO/AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) On October 24, Charge called Helen van Dongen, Deputy Director of WTO Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA),to urge continued Dutch activism within the EU for an improved market access offer ahead of the October 27 Five Interested Parties (FIPs) meeting in Geneva. Van Dongen sai [...] | 2005-10-25 15:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD NL WTRO EUN KPAO |
05THEHAGUE2913 | US VISIT BY CROWN PRINCE OF THE NETHERLANDS [...] (U) On October 25, 2005, the Dutch press reported that FM Bot announced during October 24 meetings in Washington that Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander (aka Prince of Orange) planned to visit Washington D.C. on November 8, 2005. According to the press reports, the Crown Prince intends to mee [...] | 2005-10-26 16:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV KPAO NL |
05THEHAGUE3008 | NETHERLANDS/EXTREMISM: MOHAMMAD B'S NEIGHBORHOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-04 10:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO |
05THEHAGUE3009 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) On November 1, POLCOUNS delivered reftel points and Secretary Rice's statement on the results of the SIPDIS Constitutional Referendum in Iraq to Willemijn Kallenberg (Iraq Desk Officer, Dutch MFA). In response to POLCOUNS' questions, Kallenberg said she was not aware of any "official [...] | 2005-11-04 10:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KDEM IZ NL EUN |
05THEHAGUE3064 | NETHERLANDS/PARIS RIOTS: COULD IT HAPPEN HERE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are concerned that riots similar to those in France are unlikely, but could erupt in the Netherlands given a dramatic trigger event, especially between police and Muslim youth. Embassy contacts emphasized that differences between the French and Dutch immigrant communities and [...] | 2005-11-10 14:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL NL PHUM PINR PREL PTER SCUL SOCI KPAO |
05THEHAGUE3069 | ONE YEAR AFTER MURDER OF THEO VAN GOGH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first anniversary of the murder of Theo van Gogh passed with lightly attended memorial events, but the most durable memorial is a heated and constant discussion in the government, the press and on the streets about integration, Islam, immigrants, and terrorism. END SUMMARY. 2. [...] | 2005-11-10 15:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO |
05THEHAGUE3128 | MISSION OUTREACH DURING RAMADAN [...] (U) Summary: Embassy staff participated in 19 outreach events during Ramadan this year, including hosting mission's first-ever Iftar dinner, attending small Iftar gatherings hosted by Muslim families in Amsterdam, participating in the country's first nationwide Ramadan festival, and hosting an inte [...] | 2005-11-21 08:12:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL OEXC SCUL SOCI NL |
05THEHAGUE3291 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch are supporting the December 15 Iraqi elections by providing voting facilities in the Netherlands and will send six election monitors to Iraq. The Dutch MFA is actively engaged in the training of Iraqi jurists and diplomats, and will shortly revise its travel advisory [...] | 2005-12-09 14:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KPAO MARR MOPS IZ NL PROV |
05THEHAGUE3325 | NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: COALITION/NATO SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-14 12:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROV KDEM KPAO MARR MOPS IZ NL |
05THEHAGUE3340 | KEY MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Muslim community in the Netherlands boasts an array of organizations claiming to represent Muslim interests. The Dutch media and government frequently look to spokesmen from these groups to express "Muslim" views on integration initiatives and other matters. Some post con [...] | 2005-12-16 15:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL KPAO |
05TORONTO2614 | 16 Dead in Toronto "Mystery" Flu Illness [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, the reported death count in a "mystery" flu-like virus outbreak in a Toronto-area nursing home climbed to 16, making it the city's worst respiratory outbreak since SARS killed 44 Canadians in the spring of 2003. Public health officials emphasize that they have ru [...] | 2005-10-06 17:40:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA KPAO |
05TORONTO2615 | Toronto "Mystery" Flu Illness Identified as [...] On October 6 late in the afternoon Ontario public officials announced that the mystery illness in Toronto that has attracted international media attention and killed 16 seniors in a nursing home had just been identified as a particular strain of Legionnaire's disease that could only be detect [...] | 2005-10-07 12:47:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CA CASC KPAO |
05TORONTO2631 | Throne Speech To Be Overshadowed by Finance [...] (U) A widely anticipated self-congratulatory provincial Liberal government throne speech today (October 12) to mark Premier McGuinty's mid-term and set the tone for the next election in October 2007 will likely be overshadowed by the resignation, announced last night, of Ontario Finance Minis [...] | 2005-10-12 14:13:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO CA |
05TORONTO2680 | Sorbara's Resignation Trumps Lackluster [...] (SBU) The 23-page October 12 throne speech delivered in an hour-long monotone by Ontario's Lieutenant Governor James Bartleman contained only a few new initiatives: a money-back guarantee to provide birth certificates within 15 days for on-line requestors; and raising the age of mandatory edu [...] | 2005-10-13 14:56:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO CA |
05TORONTO2697 | The Canadian Financial Sector: U.S. Life [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see paragraph 9. 2. (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtable [...] | 2005-10-14 11:08:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PREL KPAO CA US |
05TORONTO2770 | Ontario's Minister of Colleges and [...] Summary: Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities, Christopher Bentley, discussed the province's headline- grabbing high school drop out rate following recent curriculum reform, education funding, and tighter regulations for private colleges during a meeting October 17 with Co [...] | 2005-10-20 12:01:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV KPAO PHUM SOCI CA |
05TORONTO2838 | Bringing Order to the Border: The Niagara [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a ConGen Toronto-hosted October 13, 2005, dinner meeting in Toronto, border and law enforcement officials from the Buffalo/Niagara region expressed pride in the continued effectiveness of cross- border cooperation in combating transnational crime. The guests, which also incl [...] | 2005-10-31 08:46:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PBTS PTER PINR KPAO PREL CA |
05TORONTO2967 | Ontario Experts Discuss Environmental Politics and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In preparation for the upcoming COP-11 meeting in Montreal, Ambassador Wilkins participated in a November 14 PA-organized meeting at the University of Toronto with leaders of environmental NGOs and academics concerned with environmental issues. Among the topics discussed were t [...] | 2005-11-17 15:54:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV KPAO PREL CA |
05TORONTO2968 | Dominion Institute Project on American Myths [...] This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. On November 12, under an $80,000 grant from the Canadian Donner Foundation, the Dominion Institute, the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute and the National Post jointly launched the first of a five-part series multi-media projec [...] | 2005-11-17 16:15:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PINR KMDR OIIP PREL CA |
05TORONTO3133 | Ontario Environment Minister Traveling to Montreal [...] (U) See action request in para 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario Environment Minister Broten asked ConGen Toronto to help her set up meetings with U.S. environmental officials at the COP-11 meetings in Montreal next week. Post believes it would be useful for a U.S. official to meet with Brote [...] | 2005-12-01 12:41:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV KPAO PREL CA |
05TORONTO3250 | Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention [...] (U) See para 8 for action request. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A large convention for Islamic youth will take place in Toronto December 23 to 26. Organizers expect about 12,000 to 15,000 people to attend - about 1,000 people will likely travel to Canada from the U.S. Since the convention is occu [...] | 2005-12-14 15:20:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KISL KPAO PREL CA |
05TUNIS1045 | TUNISIA - DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Tunisia has a lot of things going for it as a country, but the speedy clip of political liberalization is not one of them. The good news about Tunisia is that there is no organized extremist opposition that we know of. The bad news is that there is no organized opposition of any kind. Al [...] | 2005-05-12 11:43:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI ECON PGOV KPAO AMGT TS WSIS |
05TUNIS1085 | TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS DIVIDED OVER ASSOCIATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-23 15:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PHUM PGOV KDEM TS KMEPI |
05TUNIS1091 | Embassy Engages Tunisian Journalists on World Press [...] (SBU) Summary: On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Embassy, with financial and logistical support from Internews, provided training for over 70 Tunisian journalists on the issue of on-line journalism. On May 3, the Embassy hosted a small hands-on workshop, led by American expert [...] | 2005-05-24 13:25:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO SOCI KMPI TS ECIP |
05TUNIS1092 | Mixed Tunisian reactions to Foreign Policy [...] SUMMARY: While both of the Tunisian participants in the April 2005 Foreign Policy IV program were favorably impressed by American society, their impressions of the content of the program were quite varied. Ahlem ben Ali, a Tunisian journalist, related that she had learned many interesting a [...] | 2005-05-25 06:37:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL TS |
05TUNIS1093 | Media IV Program Positively Effects Tunisian [...] SUMMARY: Abderraouf Mkadmi, an editor at the most widely-read and anti-American Tunisian daily newspaper, returned from the March "Role of the Media" program with profound respect for the American people. Mkadmi noted that, upon his return to Tunisia, he was struck at the negative ramificat [...] | 2005-05-25 06:37:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL TS |
05TUNIS1203 | Tunis Weekly Public Diplomacy Outreach Report, June [...] On June 2, 40 high schoolers and two of their English teachers from Kelibia, a small fishing port one and a half hours from Tunis, visited the American Center as part of an educational field trip during which they spent half a day at the Embassy, touring the IRC, surfing the net and admiring t [...] | 2005-06-06 13:52:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC TS |
05TUNIS1235 | TUNISIA HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS: 05/25 - 06/08 [...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes significant human rights developments during the previous two week period. Topics covered are: -- Case of Mohamed Abbou -- Arab Institute of Human Rights Funding Problems -- Formation of "Committee for the Defense of Victims of Terrorism Law" -- Amnesty Int [...] | 2005-06-09 15:17:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPAO KMPI TS |
05TUNIS1282 | ABBOU APPEAL TRIAL: SENTENCE UPHELD, DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 10, the Court of Appeal in Tunis upheld the three and a half year sentence of lawyer/activist Mohamed Abbou (ref a). The trial was disorderly, and at times chaotic, with over 120 lawyers attempting to defend Abbou. Embassy human rights officer attended the trial along [...] | 2005-06-13 14:56:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPAO KMPI TS |
05TUNIS1379 | MEETING WITH SAMIA ABBOU [...] (C) Summary: Abbou supporters continue to seek USG intervention in the case of jailed lawyer/activist Mohamed Abbou (ref A). According to his wife, Abbou refused to bring his case before the Supreme Court because it would be giving too much legitimacy to what he and his supporters believe is [...] | 2005-06-23 09:13:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO KMPI KDEM TS |
05TUNIS1915 | TUNISIAN JOURALISTS REACT NEGATIVELY TO NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-31 05:56:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OIIP TS KPAO PHUM |
05TUNIS2353 | GOT SPINS FM ABDALLAH'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-21 13:31:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS |
05TUNIS2418 | CONTINUED GLOWING TUNISIAN PRESS COVERAGE OF FM [...] The glowing Tunisian press coverage of FM Aballah's visit to the US (detailed in reftel) continued with placements of another article on FM Abdallah's activities in the US in all but one daily newspapers on the weekend of October 22-23. While headlines differed slightly, the text of the accomp [...] | 2005-10-31 15:15:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV ECON TS |
05VANCOUVER1310 | FY 2005 IVLP EVALUATION: JOHNNY HLIBCHUK; JANUARY 6-27; MRP [...] (U) SUMMARY: Program evaluation for FY2005 Vancouver Voluntary Visitor Program grantee Johnny Hlibchuk follows. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) DATE OF PROGRAM, FISCAL YEAR AND QUARTER: January 6-27, FY 2005, First Quarter 3. (U) MPP THEME ADDRESSED: Combating Terrorism and International Crime [...] | 2005-10-06 15:33:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV |
05VATICAN511 | GUANTANAMO: POINTS PASSED TO VATICAN [...] (C) Per reftel, Charge raised issue of Guantanamo and detainees during an August 9 introductory call on Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin and provided a copy of points in ref para 4. Parolin indicated that he would review the issue and provide a response later. 2. (C) Embas [...] | 2005-08-12 17:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL VT |
05VIENNA1461 | SYRIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1559: AUSTRIAN [...] (C) Embassy Vienna conveyed reftel demarche on April 29 to MFA A/S-equivalent for the Middle East and Africa Ralph Scheide. EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief followed up with Scheide on May 3. Scheide reported discussing the matter of the EU-Syria Association Agreement with his German [...] | 2005-05-04 12:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO LE SY AU EUN |
05VIENNA2662 | ENGAGING AUSTRIA ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (SBU) Embassy Vienna has provided a non-paper based on reftel points to Austrian MFA State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister-equivalent) Hans Winkler. The Public Affairs Section will post this information to Embassy's public website. Charge will also present the material to Chancellor Schu [...] | 2005-08-08 14:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL AU |
05VIENNA3085 | REDESIGNED U.S. $10 NOTES: EMBASSY VIENNA POC [...] Embassy Vienna point-of-contact for issues relating to the redesigned U.S. $10 notes is Econ Unit Chief Phillip Nelson; phone (43)-1-31339-2299; fax (43)-1-31339-2916; email nelsonpr@state.gov. Brown [...] | 2005-09-15 15:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EFIN KPAO AU |
05VIENNA3314 | COMBATING EXTREMISM: EMBASSY EFFORTS IN AUSTRIA [...] (SBU) The Austrian political leadership is generally satisfied that radicalized Muslims do not pose an imminent threat to security in Austria. Austrian media have shared that confidence and have rarely demanded more be done to root out extremism. Austria counts around 340,000 Musl [...] | 2005-10-06 14:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM PGOV KMPI AU EIAD |
05VIENNA3488 | IRAQ: AUSTRIAN STATEMENT SUPPORTING [...] (U) EconPolCouns and visiting EUR/ERA Director Chase discussed reftel points on October 28 with Austrian MFA Political Director Thomas Mayr-Harting and with Austrian MFA Middle East Director Ralph Scheide. 2. (SBU) Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik issued a statement notin [...] | 2005-10-28 16:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ AU |
05VIENNA3786 | DEFENSE MINISTER REJECTS ALLEGATIONS OF CIA [...] At the request of the opposition Social Democrats (SPO) and Greens, the Austrian National Security Council met November 30 regarding allegations that a U.S. overflight of Austria on January 21, 2003 may have been a CIA flight to transport prisoners. Afterwards, Austrian Defense Minister Plat [...] | 2005-12-01 13:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR EAIR KPAO AU EUN |
05VIENNA3923 | Austria: 2005 Country Report on Terrorism [...] Austria has been a constructive ally in the fight against terrorism. Austria has shown leadership in regional anti-terrorism initiatives and in ongoing efforts to tighten controls on suspected terrorism financing. 2. Austria is forthcoming and diligent in implementing asset freeze decis [...] | 2005-12-20 12:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM KHLS EFIN KPAO AU |
05VIENNA764 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH 09, 2005 [...] The current struggles within the government coalition party FPOe continue, all Austrian media report. Carinthian Governor Joerg Haider insists the Freedom Party is to be "re- launched" in the wake of a continuing decline in voter support. It is not clear what changes are being planned, but Hai [...] | 2005-03-10 07:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
05VIENNA855 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH 15, 2005 [...] reads the front-page headline in mass-circulation provincial daily "Kleine Zeitung." After Sunday's district council elections in Styria, the SPOe is allegedly speculating that the OeVP-FPOe coalition government will fall apart, the daily says. For SPOe floor leader Josef Cap, whose party all [...] | 2005-03-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
05VILNIUS1029 | LITHUANIA: EXTREMISM IS CONTAINED, BUT INTOLERANCE [...] SUMMARY. (U) Manifestations of extremism in Lithuania are infrequent, mostly localized, and rarely virulent. Extremists exist, but their political clout here is minute. Expressions of intolerance, including anti-Semitism, are more common than acts of violence or vandalism, although infrequent [...] | 2005-09-28 13:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI LH |
05VILNIUS1049 | TERRORIST FINANCING: LITHUANIA ACCEPTS EU COURT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Acting Head of the MFA's Threat Analysis Division told us on September 28 that Lithuania continues to support dialogue to ensure effective sanctions against terrorist financing. Stonys said that the GOL is pleased that the European Court of First Instance (ECI) decided the [...] | 2005-10-03 14:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER LH |
05VILNIUS1223 | LITHUANIAN DAILY ATTACKS OPEN SOCIETY FUND, CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) A weeklong, continuing series of articles in Lithuania's second leading daily "Respublika" has attacked several Western- oriented NGO leaders whose organizations have received funding from George Soros's Open Society Fund (OSF). The attacks impugn the intentions of the NGOs and tar weste [...] | 2005-11-18 15:30:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON KPAO KNAR LH |
05VILNIUS1226 | CONSULAR PUBLIC OUTREACH ON VISA WAIVER AND ACS [...] SUMMARY: We take the Department's message about the relationship between active public diplomacy and good consular work (ref a) seriously in Vilnius. This post has an active consular public outreach program, with particular emphasis on public diplomacy aspects of Lithuania's Visa Waiver Roadm [...] | 2005-11-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS KPAO CASC LH |
05VILNIUS1287 | AMBASSADOR COUNTERS ATTACKS ON LITHUANIA'S NGO [...] (C) Respublika Group media outlets and Lithuanian politicians continue to attack legitimate non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in a seemingly coordinated campaign that began November 8 (reftel). Ambassador Mull, responding publicly to an inquiry from the Labor Party, defended USG support f [...] | 2005-12-08 13:53:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PGOV ECON KPAO KNAR LH |
05VILNIUS1328 | LITHUANIA: REINVIGORATING PD CULTURAL AND SPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-22 15:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL LH |
05VILNIUS317 | LITHUANIAN STAKEHOLDERS TARGET STANDARDS AND [...] Lithuanians identified differing standards and regulations as the greatest impediments to transatlantic trade in two recent Embassy-sponsored stakeholders' roundtables. The Lithuanian Free Market Institute, reporting on the events, encouraged elimination of U.S.-EU tariff barriers and mutual [...] | 2005-03-24 14:53:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL ECON BEXP KPAO LH |
05VILNIUS647 | REQUEST FOR SPEAKER TO DISCUSS ETHICS, EDUCATION [...] PROGRAM OVERVIEW: The Embassy would like to invite Dr. Peter Greer to discuss short- and long-term strategies for the introduction and implementation of ethics education programs at the local and national levels. Dr. Greer would conduct a seminar on the importance of ethics integration into t [...] | 2005-06-21 11:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO LH |
05VILNIUS714 | VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: INAUGURAL MEETING OF CONSULAR [...] SUMMARY: Embassy and MFA officials discussed next steps to accomplish the items listed in Lithuania's roadmap for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) at the inaugural meeting of the Consular Working Group (CWG). We discussed Lithuanian progress on meeting the requirements for sharing lost/stolen pas [...] | 2005-07-08 14:37:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL KPAO LH |
05VILNIUS718 | VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: INAUGURAL MEETING OF CONSULAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy and MFA officials discussed next steps to accomplish the items listed in Lithuania's roadmap for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) at the inaugural meeting of the Consular Working Group (CWG). We discussed Lithuanian progress on meeting the requirements for sharing lost/sto [...] | 2005-07-11 10:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL KPAO LH |
05VILNIUS767 | WORK ON LITHUANIA'S ROADMAP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We have begun taking concrete steps to implement Lithuania's Visa Waiver roadmap. Since the first meeting of our Consular Working Group (CWG) on June 29 (reftel),Consul discussed visa issues on a national radio program with an MFA rep as part of our joint Public Diplomacy camp [...] | 2005-07-25 07:11:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL KPAO LH |
05VILNIUS90 | Minister of Education and Science Pledges Support in Signin [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-27 11:27:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SENV TSPL KPAO LH |
05VILNIUS93 | Minister of Health Looks to U.S. for Continued [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-27 15:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TBIO SENV TSPL KPAO LH |
05VILNIUS950 | TFUS01: LITHUANIA: KATRINA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] Summary: Lithuanian print media is actively covering hurricane "Katrina", echoing official U.S. statements in news reports and reprinting information provided by both international and national news services in all Lithuanian daily newspapers. Recent attention has shifted to Lithuania's possi [...] | 2005-09-12 04:17:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV LH |
05VILNIUS959 | PRESIDENT ATTENDS 9/11 INTERFAITH COMMEMORATION [...] The Embassy helped to organize an interfaith commemoration for the victims of terrorism at a Lutheran church in Vilnius on September 11. The event represented the first large-scale interfaith service ever held in Lithuania, and was covered by all major national media. Leaders from five fait [...] | 2005-09-13 08:11:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL LH |
05VILNIUS972 | WHY DO SO MANY LITHUANIANS COMMIT SUICIDE? [...] (U) Lithuania, a dramatic success story in so many ways, is the suicide capital of Europe, with 40 suicides per 100,000 residents each year. Teens and middle-aged men are most at risk. The bustling economy and expanded social protections have failed to lower the suicide rate, which has been [...] | 2005-09-16 09:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KPAO LH |
05WARSAW3469 | POLAND: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (U) Summary: Muslim extremism is not perceived to be an issue of concern in Poland; the Muslim community is very small and the population is 96 percent Roman Catholic. However, the Embassy and ConGen Krakow closely monitor the media for any indications of rising extremist threats. Given the co [...] | 2005-09-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI PL |
05WARSAW3642 | POLAND/CUBA: MFA SENIOR OFFICIAL MEETS ONLY WITH [...] (C) This is an action request for WHA/CCA and USINT Havana. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: MFA Director for the Americas Henryk Szlajfer gave PolCouns a read-out on his recent visit to Cuba, where he met only with opposition figures, and was completely boycotted by the government. H [...] | 2005-10-20 08:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO OIIP PL CU |
05WARSAW4079 | PIS MAKES PLAY FOR PUBLIC MEDIA [...] (U) On December 16th Law and Justice (PIS) moved to change the National Broadcasting law and effectively seize political and, consequently, editorial control of Polish Public Television (TVP) and Radio (PR). The amendment was fast-tracked through Parliament (same day reading and voting with n [...] | 2005-12-20 14:50:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS KPAO PGOV PREL PL |
05WELLINGTON261 | RESPONSE TO CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST FOR STATE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-30 01:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON KPAO NZ |
05WELLINGTON513 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONDS TO SECRETARY'S MESSAGE ON [...] (SBU) Embassy passed reftel message and talking points to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Disarmament Division on April 26, 2005. Dell Higgie, Director of MFAT's Security Policy Division and Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism responded in a letter that the embassy recei [...] | 2005-07-05 03:36:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP GG KPAO OIIP NZ |
05WELLINGTON619 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UNSCR 1617 IMPLEMENTATION [...] Summary: The New Zealand government announced August 12 that a FATF evaluation confirmed the need for more regulation of the country's financial sector to safeguard against money laundering and terrorist financing. Post issued a news release welcoming that announcement, as part of our action [...] | 2005-08-15 03:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KPAO OIIP NZ |
05WELLINGTON671 | AMENDED NOMINATION REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY VISITOR [...] POST AMENDS ORIGINAL CABLE AND NOW REQUESTS AN EIGHT-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM FOR DEBORAH MCCORMICK (DIRECTOR) AND A SIX-DAY PROGRAM FOR ADRIENNE STEWART (TRUSTEE) OF THE ART AND INDUSTRY BIENNIAL TRUST. 2. POST REQUESTS FUNDING FOR ACCOMMODATIONS AND DAILY PER DIEM AND DOMESTIC TRAVEL [...] | 2005-09-01 06:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ |
05WELLINGTON717 | NOMINATION REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM [...] POST REQUESTS A SEVEN-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM TO ASSIST VICE CHANCELLOR STUART MCCUTCHEON OF AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY (PLUS A FOUR-MEMBER DELEGATION) FOR MEETINGS WITH LEADING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY AND FUNDING AGENCIES. 2. POST REQUESTS A PROGRAM OF MEETINGS AND ADVIC [...] | 2005-09-18 23:50:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ |
05WELLINGTON772 | NOMINATION: FY-06 STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-06 04:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL |
05WELLINGTON811 | MEDIA PLAY: NEW NZ FOREIGN MINISTER PLACES HIGH [...] SUMMARY: For the second day in a row newly-appointed Foreign Minister Winston Peters has publicly indicated that he places high priority on "rebuilding New Zealand's relationships with the United States." END SUMMARY 2. On the second day of the new Foreign Minister's term, the front-page o [...] | 2005-10-18 22:13:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO NZ |
05WELLINGTON837 | FORMER NEW ZEALAND IV TO LEAD US - NZ BUSINESS [...] Former participant on the IVLP program Mr. Stephen Jacobi (grantee from June 2003) has been appointed Executive Director of the New Zealand United States Council. The Council is an influential lobby group that enjoys the ear of NZ officals. Within days of his appointment, Jacobi wrote a news [...] | 2005-10-26 18:34:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ |
05WELLINGTON957 | NEW ZEALAND: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following is Embassy Wellington's submission for the 2005 Country Terrorism Report on New Zealand: New Zealand New Zealand has a strong capacity to develop and implement counter-terrorism policies, and further strengthened its role in the global war on terror in 2005 through domestic [...] | 2005-12-13 00:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO NZ |
05YEREVAN1091 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO DVC WITH AMBASSADOR [...] SUMMARY: On June 17, 2005 U.S. Embassy Yerevan held a digital video conference (DVC) on the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report with Ambassador John Miller, director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Media coverage of the conference was widespr [...] | 2005-06-23 02:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO AM KTIP |
05YEREVAN1722 | ARMENIA: NOT MUCH EXTREMISM HERE [...] (S) With 98 percent of the population ethnically Armenian and at least nominally Christian, extremism, and particularly Islamic extremism, is not perceived to be a serious problem in Armenia. The vast majority of Armenians belong to the Apostolic Church, an Eastern Christian denomination which [...] | 2005-09-26 12:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI AM |
05YEREVAN1886 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO A/S FRIED'S VISIT [...] SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried, accompanied by U.S. Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and Eurasian Conflicts Steven Mann, visited Armenia on October 18. The visit, which included a short press availability, highlighted A/S Fried's st [...] | 2005-10-24 03:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO AM |
05YEREVAN1939 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO PRESS CONFERENCE ON [...] SUMMARY: On October 27, Ambassador Evans and USAID Mission Director Robin Phillips held a press conference on U.S. democracy assistance programs. The press conference focused on planned U.S. assistance to help Armenia hold free and fair parliamentary elections in 2007 and presidential electio [...] | 2005-11-02 13:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO AM |
05YEREVAN2094 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO U.S. RESPONSE TO [...] U.S. Embassy Yerevan posted a response to Armenia's November 27 constitutional referendum on its website based upon cleared press guidance from the Department. The response received extensive coverage in the Armenian press. Reports varied, with some outlets presenting the response as question [...] | 2005-12-01 09:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO AM |
05YEREVAN2109 | RFE/RL BROADCASTS DISRUPTED IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcasts were periodically inaudible for three days in Armenia beginning on November 27, the day of the country's constitutional referendum. Armenia's state-run Public Radio claimed in a statement that the disruptions were due to technical prob [...] | 2005-12-06 04:13:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PGOV AM |
05YEREVAN2113 | ARMENIAN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS: [...] "It is better for a child to die in Armenia than to be adopted abroad." While international adoptions are legal in Armenia, this pervasive negative attitude makes legislators and government officials nervous, giving rise to a lack of transparency in the process which in turn creates an enviro [...] | 2005-12-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI OIIP SCUL KPAO AM PHUM |
05YEREVAN2183 | ARMENIAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL IRAQI [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Armenian MFA Americas' Desk Head Lilit Toutkhalian who told us she was not aware of GOAM plans to issue a statement commending Iraqi success on the December 15 Council of Representatives elections. Toutkhalian speculated that, because Foreign Minister Vartan O [...] | 2005-12-16 13:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ AM |
05YEREVAN2192 | ARMENIAN MFA: IRAQ ENTERS NEW PHASE FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Despite early indications that the GOAM may avoid public statements congratulating Iraqi authorities on successful Council of Representatives elections (ref B),MFA Spokesman Hamlet Gasparyan released a December 17 press statement commending the elections as "an important step in buildin [...] | 2005-12-20 13:34:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ AM |
05YEREVAN2201 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO MCC ANNOUNCEMENT [...] On December 19, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board announced that it had approved a five-year, USD 235.65 million compact with Armenia. Media coverage of the announcement was extensive, with all major television stations and newspapers reporting on it. Some outlets focused on t [...] | 2005-12-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO AM |
05YEREVAN279 | ARMENIA FRETS IN PRESS OVER POSSIBLE U.S. [...] Armed conflict between Iran and the U.S. is seen as a very real possibility in Armenia, Iran's northern neighbor. While GOAM officials cite Secretary Rice's statements and are not claiming that a military strike is imminent, they have been publicly voicing concern about what would happen if [...] | 2005-02-17 12:11:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO IR AM |
05YEREVAN348 | ARMENIA PRESS REACTION: VISIT OF RUSSIAN [...] Although Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's 22-hour visit to Yerevan February 16-17 was standard fare, it generated intense press interest. Oppositionist media used the FM's presence to decry Armenia's dependence on Russia, while official and pro-government press praised Armenia's close ties w [...] | 2005-03-01 09:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AM KMDR OPRC PREL RU |
05YEREVAN420 | ARMENIA PRESS REACTION: RELEASE OF HUMAN [...] Public reaction to the release of the 2004 Human Rights Report was muted. According to most Armenian press, the report was "as expected," which explains the limited editorial response. Oppositionist press anticipated a Human Rights Report that would let the GOAM off easy, and characterized t [...] | 2005-03-09 11:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AM KMDR OPRC PREL |
05YEREVAN554 | CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST FOR "HARM REDUCTION" [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post has conducted a comprehensive search of documents related to "harm reduction," drug legalization and programs co-funded with the Soros Foundation and affiliated organizations. 2. (SBU) The Embassy's search has not uncovered a single document that fits the [...] | 2005-03-29 12:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KPAO |
05YEREVAN585 | ARMENIA PRESS REACTION: KYRGYZSTAN [...] Colored by Russian President Putin's concurrent visit (March 24-25),public comments in Armenia about the situation in Kyrgyzstan reject speculation that a similar situation exists in Armenia. Some politicians chalked up the change in Bishkek to "Western interference." Even the opposition, [...] | 2005-04-04 12:11:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OPRC PREL KG AM RU |
05YEREVAN761 | ARMENIA PRESS REACTION: WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT [...] As they did last year, the Armenian media expressed disappointment that President Bush did not use the term "genocide" in his April 24 "Armenian Remembrance Day" statement. Several newspapers focused on the President's "failure, once again" to honor an alleged promise made while campaigning [...] | 2005-04-27 13:01:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OPRC PREL TU AM |
05YEREVAN989 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO CODEL HAGEL [...] SUMMARY: On June 3, Senator Hagel led a delegation to Armenia which met with President Robert Kocharian and Minister of Defense Serzh Sargsyan, and which reviewed Armenia's peacekeeping battalion. Following these meetings, Senator Hagel held a press conference with more than 20 media outlets. [...] | 2005-06-07 08:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KCFE OPRC PREL KPAO ZJ AM RU |
05ZAGREB1303 | REACTION TO GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] (C) As requested, Ambassador delivered talking points on Guantanamo Bay to the State Secretary of the MFA, Hidajet Biscevic, who accepted them without comment. Post also delivered points to Deputy Director of the Human Rights Department at the MFA, Romana Oluic. Ms. Oluic appreciated the add [...] | 2005-08-09 10:09:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL |
06ABUDHABI1044 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY [...] SUMMARY: A COLUMNIST IN "AL-KHALEEJ" DESCRIBED THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES REPORT AS A REPORT THAT CONSISTS OF EVERYTHING EXCEPT A STRATEGY. AN "AL-KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL NOTED THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES REPORT FOLLOWS THE NEW CONSERVATIVES' DISASTROUS IDEOLOGIES AND WONDERED WHY [...] | 2006-03-18 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI1119 | MEDIA REACTION: TEHRAN AND WASHINGTON [...] SUMMARY: A SAUDI COLUMNIST IN "AL-ITTIHAD" WONDERS WHY WASHINGTON HAD TO RESORT TO ITS ENEMY IRAN AND NOT TO ITS ARAB ALLIES TO RESOLVE IRAQ'S ISSUES. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL- ITTIHAD" CLAIMS PRESIDENT BUSH'S RECENT SPEECH SHOWS THAT ZIONIST INFLUENCE CONTROLS THE WHITE HOUSE. A UAE COLUMNIST I [...] | 2006-03-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC |
06ABUDHABI1120 | DESIGNATION OF AL-MANAR, LEBANESE MEDIA GROUP, AND AL-NOUR [...] (C) Ambassador met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi March 22 to inform him of the USG´s intent to designate domestically al-Manar Television, the Lebanese Media Group, and al-Nour Radio as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under Executive Order 13224. Ambassador noted that the designa [...] | 2006-03-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC ETTC KPAO AE |
06ABUDHABI1232 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF NEA A/S DAVID [...] SUMMARY: The March 27-29 visit of David Welch, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, to the UAE received prominent coverage in all UAE Arabic and English dailies. Abu Dhabi TV carried a 7-minute interview on the daily program News of the Day with A/S Welch commenting on S [...] | 2006-03-30 16:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO OVIP |
06ABUDHABI1327 | UAE REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY PROGRESS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Since the January 2 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref A),there have been additional developments. During the period January 1-March 31, the UAEG created a Cabinet-level Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs that its new minis [...] | 2006-04-04 13:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KDEM KMPI AE |
06ABUDHABI1416 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH [...] SUMMARY: A UAE columnist in "Al-Khaleej" calls a recent report on labor rights in the UAE from Human Rights Watch a credible report that should not be ignored or misinterpreted. He calls on the UAE authorities to open a dialogue with the organization and tackle problems related to labor issu [...] | 2006-04-11 13:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC |
06ABUDHABI1538 | MEDIA REACTION: US, ISRAEL AND PALESTINE/IRAN [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" states that the support and patronage of the United States supports Israel's campaigns against the Palestinians. "Al-Bayan" complains about the biased support the U.S. gives to Israel. An op-ed in "Al-Bayan" renounces the double-standard of U.S. nuclear [...] | 2006-04-18 06:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI1573 | MEDIA REACTION: ARABS AND HUMAN RIGHTS/ [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" explains why Arabs usually fail human right's assessments stating that their culture does not carry such values. A female columnist in Al-Bayan comments on Iran's nuclear capabilities stating that Iran, instead of focusing on nuclear technology, should wo [...] | 2006-04-19 10:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC |
06ABUDHABI16 | UAE REFORM STRATEGY: THIRD QUARTERLY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Since the September 30 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref A),there have been several positive developments in our reform strategy (ref B). Most notably, on December 1, President Khalifa announced that a form of limited elections will be held f [...] | 2006-01-02 14:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV KPAO KMPI AE |
06ABUDHABI1637 | MEDIA REACTION: DUBAI PORTS/IRAQ [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Khaleej" comments on the oppressive way the Dubai Ports deal was handled by the American media and politicians. He concludes that despite of all these failures, globalization will continue. "Al- Khaleej" asserts that the American occupation of Iraq is the pro [...] | 2006-04-23 14:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI1716 | UAE FM EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (U) Speaking at a press conference in Kuwait April 25, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan expressed concern about Iran's nuclear program, while urging a peaceful resolution, as reported today by the Arabic dailies "Al Khaleej" and the semi-official "Al Ittihad," as well a [...] | 2006-04-26 11:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO KU AE IR |
06ABUDHABI1790 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN/IRAQ [...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" explains why the U.S. will not strike Iran. "Al-Khaleej" blames the occupation for Iraq's growing problems and feels the end of the occupation will bring an end to the militias. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" described the Gulf countries' rising concern with t [...] | 2006-05-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI1835 | UAE LEADERS RECEIVE IRAN'S ALI LARIJANI [...] (C) UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Vice President/Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum separately received Secretary General of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani May 3. According to local press reports, President Khalifa ur [...] | 2006-05-03 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KPAO IR AE |
06ABUDHABI19 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS/PALESTINE [...] SUMMARY: Arab columnists are critical of U.S. public diplomacy efforts. Al-Khaleej urges Palestinian authorities to take stronger control of the resistance and not just make statements condemning resistance groups. End Summary. 2. Under the headline "Brainwash", Jafar Mohamed Ahmed, a col [...] | 2006-01-02 14:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI1994 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN/PALESTINE/UAE FTA/REFORM IN THE [...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" cautions the use of military force against Iran. An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" says it is disgraceful for the U.S. to provide Israel with Weapons of Mass Destruction while preventing the Arabs from providing the Palestinians with basic support. A UAE colum [...] | 2006-05-15 09:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI2077 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: KIDNAPPING OF UAE DIPLOMAT [...] Summary: The kidnapping of the UAE diplomat in Baghdad generated extensive coverage in the UAE print and electronic media. Regional media "Al-Arabiya" satellite channel, and the London-based "Al-Sharq Al-Awsat" and "Al-Hayat" dailies also featured the story. Editorials urged the perpetrator [...] | 2006-05-18 11:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI209 | SOME PREACHERS CRITICAL OF UAEG-APPROVED SERMONS [...] (U) Summary: The Friday sermons drafted by a committee of scholars and Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Endowments officials usually do not provoke public reaction. However, the sermons containing a more political flavor, like those we have seen in recent months with condemnations of [...] | 2006-01-24 13:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KDEM PGOV KPAO AE |
06ABUDHABI2119 | MEDIA REACTION: APPEAL FOR THE RELEASE OF UAE [...] SUMMARY: Three daily Arab newspapers appealed for the release of the kidnapped UAE diplomat. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" warns Arabs against counting on America because its policies have always served Israeli interests. An editorial in English daily "Gulf News" rejects the concept of a regio [...] | 2006-05-22 10:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI2169 | UAE RELIGIOUS ADVISOR DEFENDS ISLAM AND CALLS FOR [...] (U) On May 23, Sheikh Sayyed Ali al-Hashimi, the Judicial and Religious Affairs Advisor to UAE Presidential Court, paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador following attendance at a reception hosted by al-Hashimi the previous night in honor of a delegation from the Washington-based Council on Ame [...] | 2006-05-24 12:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL PREL KPAO PHUM AE |
06ABUDHABI2175 | UAE RESPONSE TO IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) On May 24, DCM delivered points (ref A) to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi who noted FonMin Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ)'s congratulatory phone call to the Iraqi FonMin. On the task before the new government in Iraq, al-Nuaimi expressed the hope that "they will get their act [...] | 2006-05-24 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO IZ AE |
06ABUDHABI2199 | MEDIA REACTION: OMLMERT VISIT/PALESTINE/ISLAM AND THE [...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" describes the warm welcome Olmert received from members of Congress as hypocritical. "Al-Khaleej" advises the Hamas-led government to translate their words into actions by starting a plan based on the roadmap in order to give the Palestinian people some h [...] | 2006-05-29 13:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI2240 | MEDIA REACTION: ARABS AND U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] SUMMARY: An Egyptian columnist in "Akhbar Al-Arab" concludes that America's efforts to win the minds and hearts of the Arabs has failed. A UAE female professor in "Al-Bayan" wonders whether U.S. public diplomacy efforts will succeed in light of the decades of hostile policies, misery and ba [...] | 2006-05-31 13:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI2253 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RICE SPEECH ON IRAN [...] Summary: UAE's Arabic dailies all featured Secretary Rice's remarks on Iran. UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah Bin Zayed, told the UAE official News Agency (WAM) that the UAEG welcomes the American proposal to hold direct talks with Iran over Tehran's nuclear program, describing it as [...] | 2006-06-03 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI2374 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: DEATH OF ZARQAWI [...] Summary: All UAE Arabic and English dailies featured Al- Zarqawi's death. An unsigned editorial in Abu Dhabi-based Arabic daily "Al-Ittihad" 6/10 described Zarqawi's death as the beginning of the end if Iraqis would all unite together against those targeting their security. "Al-Khaleej" laid [...] | 2006-06-10 13:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI2423 | MEDIA REACTION: ZARQAWI'S DEATH [...] Summary: An unsigned editorial in Abu Dhabi-based Arabic daily "Al-Ittihad" strongly criticizes Arab Muslims for not condemning the Muslim Brotherhood for presenting their condolences on Zarqawi's death. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" wonders how the official reaction to Zarqawi's death is happine [...] | 2006-06-12 12:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI2464 | MEDIA REACTION: ZARQAWI'S DEATH/GUANTANAMO [...] Summary: A female columnist in "Al-Bayan" describes Iraq as another faction-divided Lebanon under UK-US custody. A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" criticizes those who sympathize with Al- Zarqawi's death. Another columnist in "Al-Ittihad" criticizes Hamas for considering Al-Zarqawi a symbol of [...] | 2006-06-14 12:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI2572 | MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S POLICIES; ISLAMOPHOBIA; NATIONAL [...] Summary: Al-Bayan criticizes Bush administration policies, and describes the decline of the President's popularity both at home and abroad. A UAE columnist in Al-Khaleej is skeptical of the UAEG's intention to engage in political reform, due to continued delays in scheduling the dates for ele [...] | 2006-06-21 14:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI2627 | UAEG AGREES TO IMPLEMENT FULBRIGHT PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary: On June 24, Ambassador, PAO and Econoff met with Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak al-Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, to discuss implementing a Fulbright Visiting Student Program in the UAE. Sheikh Nahyan was enthusiastic about the program and agreed to sign [...] | 2006-06-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OEXC SOCI AE |
06ABUDHABI303 | MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINIANS AND DEMOCRACY [...] SUMMARY: "AL-KHALEEJ" WONDERED WHY THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE INSIST ON PUNISHING ALL THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE WHEN ALL THEY DID WAS PRACTICING DEMOCRACY. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL-BAYAN" CALLED ON PALESTINIANS TO LOOK FORWARD TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE AND FORGET THEIR POLITICAL DIFFERENCES. END SUM [...] | 2006-01-30 14:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI319 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ANGER AT DANISH CARTOON [...] SUMMARY: "AL-KHALEEJ" CALLED UPON MUSLIMS AND ARABS TO REACT AGAINST ENTITIES TARGETING THEIR SACRED SYMBOLS. A UAE COLUMNIST SAYS THE DANISH MOCKERY OF THE PROPHET MOHAMMED HAS AWAKENED THE MUSLIMS' SENSE OF IDENTITY AND UNIFIED THEM TOGETHER. END SUMMARY. 2. Under the headline "Attac [...] | 2006-01-31 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC |
06ABUDHABI335 | EX-BAGHDAD MAYOR EYEING FUTURE ROLE IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: During a February 2 meeting in Abu Dhabi, former Baghdad Mayor Alaa al-Tamimi told Polchief that Iraq "desperately" needs secular personalities and technocrats )- like him -- to run the government's ministries. Al-Tamimi, in Abu Dhabi in search of employment, recounted how he was [...] | 2006-02-04 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KPAO IZ AE |
06ABUDHABI3364 | UAE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF AUGUST 20 [...] (C) On August 19, CDA delivered demarche in advance of August 20 Arab League Ministerial to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Mohammad Abdul Rahim SIPDIS Abdul Jalil. (UAE Foreign Minister and Under Secretary are already in Cairo.) Ambassador Abdul Jalil said tha [...] | 2006-08-19 14:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL TC |
06ABUDHABI3404 | AL MANAR NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO ECPS ETTC PREL PTER AE |
06ABUDHABI3463 | UAE FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL REFORM: RESHAPING CIVICS [...] (C) Summary: The UAEG is taking steps in the direction of educational reform. The Ministry of Education (MOE) has made substantial changes to its curriculum, including civics and Islamic studies programs, and is placing greater emphasis on critical thinking and active learning. The highest [...] | 2006-08-29 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO OEXC SOCI AE |
06ABUDHABI3687 | UAEG "REGRETS" POPE'S REMARKS ON ISLAM, ADDING [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI's reported remarks on Islam have received a modest degree of coverage in UAE printed media since the story broke, with front-page mention of the incident and associated reactions in the Muslim world, as well as inside-page editorial emphasizing the potential damage done [...] | 2006-09-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMDR KPAO VT AE |
06ABUDHABI371 | RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS TACKLE CARTOON CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE Government ushered in the Islamic New Year February 1 with an evening of preaching that emphasized religious tolerance and moderation. However, the UAE's unified Friday sermon that preachers delivered two days later castigated the Danish media for publishing a cartoon of [...] | 2006-02-06 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KDEM PREL KPAO ETRD AE |
06ABUDHABI374 | MEDIA REACTION: US PUBLIC DIPLOMACY; IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" advised the State Department's Public Diplomacy Bureau not to waste its time enhancing their country's image, as US policies make their mission doomed to failure. "Akhbar Al-Khaleej" warned of confrontations between Iran and the United Nations following Ira [...] | 2006-02-06 12:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI427 | APPROACHING GOVERNMENTS OF MUSLIM COUNTRIES TO [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani February 12. Ambassador left the points as a non-paper. Al-Hosani will brief the MFA under secretary and the new Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. 2. (U) In the wake of the ca [...] | 2006-02-14 18:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO AE |
06ABUDHABI58 | MEDIA REACTION: SYRIA-LEBANON/THE ROADMAP [...] SUMMARY: "Al-Khaleej" advised the Arab nation to take decisive and collaborative actions to contain the worsening situation in Syria and Lebanon. "Al-Bayan" cites some of the problems in the Middle East and stresses that such issues must be resolved before it becomes too late. "Al-Khaleej" c [...] | 2006-01-04 13:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC |
06ABUDHABI74 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ VIOLENCE/SHARON [...] Summary: An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" states that those responsible for the killings in Iraq do not represent a legitimate reistance. An editorial in "Gulf News" says the insurgency in Iraq is a exercise in futility. "Al-Ittihad" called on Palestinians and Arab to prepare themselves for a ne [...] | 2006-01-08 10:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI782 | NEW UAE MINISTER OF EDUCATION SETS OBJECTIVES [...] (U) Summary: PAO's call on new UAE Minister of Education, Dr. Hanif Hassan, elicited teacher training and English language preparation as priorities of the ministry. In parallel development, the perceived need for "stricter controls of private schools" has prompted the Ministry of Education' [...] | 2006-03-01 14:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO AE |
06ABUDHABI783 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: FTA; P&O DUBAI PORTS [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Khaleej" expresses that the UAE people never expected the P&O business deal to create a political storm, and examines some lessons to learn about this. He urged the UAE authorities to slow down in their efforts to reach an FTA agreement with the U.S. Another [...] | 2006-03-01 14:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI862 | MEDIA REACTION: US PRESSURE/DUBAI PORTS [...] SUMMARY: AN EDITORIAL IN "AL-KHALEEJ" URGED ARAB COUNTRIES TO STAND THIER GROUND DURING THE COMING ARAB SUMMIT TO FOIL ANY AMERICAN PRESSURE AIMED AT STOPPING ARAB SUPPORT FOR HAMAS. AN OP-ED IN "AL-KHALEEJ" CONTRASTS OPPOSITION TO THE DUBAI PORTS DEAL WITH U.S. SUPPORT FOR FREE TRADE. AN END [...] | 2006-03-07 12:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUDHABI942 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: P&O PORTS DEAL [...] SUMMARY: A COLUMNIST IN "AL-ITTIHAD" IS SKEPTICAL OF U.S. OFFICIALS' NEGATIVE STANDPOINT AGAINST P&O DEAL AND WONDERS WHY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION DID NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS IN FAVOR OF THE DEAL. "AL-KHALEEJ" RAN AN UNSIGNED FRONT-PAGE EDITORIAL IN WHICH IT CONVEYED A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF [...] | 2006-03-12 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO |
06ABUDHABI955 | MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: AN EDITORIAL IN "AL-KHALEEJ" STRONGLY CRITICIZED THE LATEST STATE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT AND ACCUSES THE U.S. USING A DOUBLE-STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. TWO UAE COLUMNISTS IN DUBAI-BASED ARABIC DAILY "EMIRATES TODAY" WERE SKEPTICAL OF THE US [...] | 2006-03-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC |
06ABUJA236 | TV CO-OP PROPOSAL FOR NIGERIA [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Mission to Nigeria would like to propose a TV co-op on "Democratic Elections: Lessons from 2006 US Mid-Term Elections." This co-op will be done by four persons Independent Radio and Television crew of Lagos- based Africa Independent Television (AIT),and Kano-based Freedom R [...] | 2006-02-01 15:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC OIIP CVIS |
06ABUJA2891 | RAMADAN OUTREACH REVEALS CRITICISM, COMMENDATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the month of Ramadan (September 24-October 23),Embassy Abuja organized several public-speaking engagements, media outreach, and Iftar events to discuss U.S. policy toward the Muslim world and Muslim life in America. Local media outlets reported favorably and widely the [...] | 2006-11-03 12:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL KPAO KIRF NI KWMN KDEM |
06ACCRA143 | FIRST LADY VISITS GHANA [...] Summary: First Lady Laura Bush visited Ghana on January 15-17 in what will be remembered as a highlight in U.S.-Ghana relations. Accompanied by daughter Barbara, she launched the Africa Education Initiative Textbooks and Learning Materials Program in Africa, visited an HIV/AIDS clinic in a l [...] | 2006-01-18 17:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID GH KPAO OVIP PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI |
06ACCRA839 | AMBASSADOR EMPHASIZES US-GHANAIAN PARTNERSHIPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 26-29, Ambassador traveled to Ghana's Western Region to meet the Regional Minister, visit USAID-funded projects, observe Peace Corp programs, highlight USG and GOG maritime partnerships, and discuss refugee, Amcit, economic, and political issues with local contacts. Th [...] | 2006-04-11 15:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF KPAO GH |
06ADDISABABA738 | DARFUR - AMIS MEDIA STRATEGY NEEDS HELP [...] (SBU) Summary/Action Request: The African Union (AU) recognizes that its mission in Darfur, Sudan (AMIS) requires a more proactive public outreach approach, especially in light of the March 10 AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) decision to approve transition of AMIS to a UN operation. AU Sp [...] | 2006-03-14 14:01:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO SU KPAO AU |
06AITTAIPEI1026 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 25-27 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's U.S. trip; the DPP's decision to cancel its proposed "Grand Debate" on the party's policy toward China; the Ministry of Transportation and Communications' announcement Saturday reg [...] | 2006-03-27 22:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1039 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 28 on a controversial civil lawsuit filed by a local manpower company against Thai laborers for causing a riot at a Kaohsiung mass rapid transit construction site; KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's U.S. trip; and other poli [...] | 2006-03-28 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1120 | MEDIA REACTION: DPP PARTY REFORM CONFERENCE [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies March 31 focused on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's meeting with President Chen Shui-bian slated for April 3, and junior DPP legislators' plan to hold a conference to discuss party reforms. 2. The editorials March 31 all commented on DPP legislators' call for a party ref [...] | 2006-03-31 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1122 | TAIWAN PUBLIC OPINION AFTER KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S [...] Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou just concluded a ten-day, five-city whirlwind tour to the United States, which has garnered extensive media coverage in Taiwan. A horde of Taiwan media accompanied Ma on the trip and glamorized Washington's views of him as a promising candidate for Taiwan's p [...] | 2006-03-31 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TA KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1156 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S PANDA OFFER [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies April 1-3 focused much of their coverage on the construction of Taiwan's fourth nuclear-power plant, and reports that its budget will be exhausted this May because of lack of further action by Taiwan's Executive Yuan; Taiwan's Council of Agriculture's announcement that [...] | 2006-04-03 08:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1165 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S MEETING WITH KMT [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies April 4 focused much of their coverage on the Monday meeting between President Chen Shui-bian and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou. Nearly all Taiwan dailies ran a banner headline along the lines of: "President Chen Shui-bian said if China's President Hu Jintao announces tha [...] | 2006-04-04 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1251 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage April 8-10 on the upcoming economic forum between the KMT and the Chinese Communist Party, in which former KMT Chairman Lien Chan will meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao again; the corruption scandal surrounding former P [...] | 2006-04-10 08:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1303 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage April 13 on the corruption scandals surrounding former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Chen Che-nan; the opposition parties' veto of President Chen Shui-bian's nomination of Hsieh Wen-ting as the state public p [...] | 2006-04-13 08:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1311 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT-CCP ECONOMIC FORUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's papers gave significant coverage April 14 of President Chen Shui-bian's remarks Thursday that he would step down if any of the first family had improperly accepted gift vouchers to the SOGO Department Store. Coverage also focused on the KMT-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Econo [...] | 2006-04-14 08:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1333 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT-CCP ECONOMIC FORUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage April 15-17 to the KMT-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Economic Forum held in Beijing over the weekend, and the meeting between KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan and Chinese President Hu Jintao Sunday. Coverage also focused [...] | 2006-04-17 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1346 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA SUMMIT, KMT-CCP ECONOMIC FORUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage April 18 on the controversial battle over the ownership of the Sogo Department Store, in which First Lady Wu Shu-chen was allegedly involved; the aftermath of last weekend's KMT-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Econ [...] | 2006-04-18 07:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1371 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA SUMMIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive coverage April 19 on the controversial battle over the ownership of the Sogo Department Store, in which First Lady Wu Shu-chen was allegedly involved; the local oil price hike; and the aftermaths of last weekend's KMT- [...] | 2006-04-19 08:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1383 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA SUMMIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give significant coverage April 20 to the alleged bribery scandal involving former Presidential Office deputy secretary-general Chen Che-nan, while Chinese President Hu Jintao's U.S. trip and his scheduled meeting with U.S. President [...] | 2006-04-20 08:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1406 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA SUMMIT [...] Summary: While Taiwan's dailies gave significant coverage April 21 to the meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao Thursday, coverage also focused on the controversial battle over the ownership of the Sogo Department Store, which First Lady Wu Shu-chen is al [...] | 2006-04-21 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1413 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA SUMMIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's leading Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage April 22-24 on Chinese President Hu Jintao's U.S. trip and his meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush last Thursday; the controversial battle over the ownership of the Sogo Department Store, in which First Lady Wu Shu [...] | 2006-04-24 08:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1452 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to center their reporting April 27 on four main stories: the corruption scandal surrounding former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Chen Che-nan, the scandal concerning the SIPDIS construction of Taiwan's high-speed railw [...] | 2006-04-27 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1510 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S TRANSITS IN THE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage May 2 on the details of President Chen Shui-bian's transit in the U.S., legislators' proposed constitutional amendments, the corruption scandals involving First Lady Wu Shu-chen, and the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayora [...] | 2006-05-02 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1525 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S TRANSITS IN THE [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage May 3 to the details of President Chen Shui-bian's transits in the United States. With the exception of the mass-circulation "Apple Daily," all papers reported on their front page that Chen may postpone his departure f [...] | 2006-05-03 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1545 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S TRANSITS IN THE [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies continued significant coverage May 4 of transit plans for President Chen Shui-bian, who planned to depart on a trip to Paraguay and Costa Rica Thursday morning. Two prominent Taiwan papers, the pro-unification "United Daily News" and Taiwan's biggest daily, the pro-in [...] | 2006-05-04 12:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1552 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S OVERSEAS TRIP [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies gave significant coverage May 5 to President Chen Shui-bian turning down Washington's stopover offer and making instead a transit of Abu Dhabi Thursday. The pro-unification "United Daily News" front-page banner-headlined: "[Taiwan Foreign Minster] James Huang Strongl [...] | 2006-05-05 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1560 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: President Chen Shui-bian's transits en route to and from Paraguay and Costa Rica stayed in Taiwan's media spotlight May 6-8, while newspaper coverage alsofocused on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races and other local issues. The pro-status quo "China Times" ran a banner he [...] | 2006-05-08 08:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1580 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As President Chen Shui-bian's visit in Paraguay and his transit plan continued to stay in Taiwan's media spotlight May 9, newspaper coverage also focused on the Legislative Yuan's vote on a cross-Strait direct transportation bill, scheduled for May 12; the Taiwan government's policy r [...] | 2006-05-09 08:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1606 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Amid extensive reporting May 10 that a KMT hopeful will drop out of the party primary for the year-end Taipei mayoral race, Taiwan newspaper coverage also focused on President Chen Shui-bian's press briefing in Costa Rica Tuesday, his transit plans, exchanges of greeting with U.S. Fir [...] | 2006-05-10 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1624 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan dailies continued to center their reporting May 11 on President Chen Shui-bian's surprise stopover in Libya, coverage also focused on an ammunition depot blast in Taipei County Wednesday and local political issues. All major Chinese-language papers, with the exception of th [...] | 2006-05-11 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1636 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies focused their coverage May 12 on U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick's remarks at a congressional hearing Wednesday, President Chen Shui-bian's return trip, AIT Taipei Director Stephen Young's speech at an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday, and th [...] | 2006-05-12 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1662 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage May 13-15 on the conclusion of President Chen Shui-bian's nine-day overseas trip; Premier Su Tseng-chang's decision to suspend the chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission, who was released on bail after questioning [...] | 2006-05-15 22:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1671 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage May 16 on alleged involvement by President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law in insider trading, a press conference called by the suspended chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission in an attempt to clear his name, and ot [...] | 2006-05-16 07:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1691 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S OVERSEAS TRIP, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage May 17 on alleged involvement by President Chen's son-in-law in insider trading, the pan-Green camp's successful attempt to block passage of the cross-Strait direct transportation amendments by the Legislative Yuan; the ye [...] | 2006-05-17 07:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1733 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY REPORT, [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to center their reporting May 19 on alleged involvement in insider trading by President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law, who withdrew from the DPP Thursday, coverage also focused on Chen's approval of the island's first-ever National Se [...] | 2006-05-19 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1743 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY REPORT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage May 20-22 on President Chen Shui-bian's apology for the First Family's involvement in the recent insider trading scandal; alleged involvement by Chen's son-in-law in the snowballing insider trading scandal; Taiwan's first [...] | 2006-05-22 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1754 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As the insider trading scandal allegedly involving President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law continued in Taiwan's media spotlight May 23, newspaper coverage also focused on Taiwan's failure to obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly and on the year-end Kaohsiung mayoral race. [...] | 2006-05-23 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1776 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies all gave significant reporting and editorial coverage May 24 to alleged involvement by President Chen Shui-bian's in-laws in the snowballing insider trading and lobbying scandals. Coverage also focused on other local corruption scandals and the DPP's disputed nomination [...] | 2006-05-24 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1791 | MEDIA REACTION: PENTAGON REPORT ON CHINA'S MILITARY POWER [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies all gave front-page coverage May 25 to the prosecutors' questioning of President Chen Shui-bian's in-laws Wednesday and the detention of Chen's son-in-law Thursday morning for his alleged role in a snowballing insider trading scandal. Coverage also focused on the U.S. [...] | 2006-05-25 08:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1842 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies gave significant news and editorial coverage May 27-30 to alleged involvement in the snowballing insider trading scandal by President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law, who was detained last Thursday, and to the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' reactions to these developments. [...] | 2006-05-31 16:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1857 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN ANNOUNCES HE WILL [...] Summary: All Taiwan dailies front-paged June 1 President Chen Shui-bian's announcement late Wednesday night that he would relinquish all of his governmental and party authority, other than that which is granted to the president by the Constitution, and delegate his powers to Premier Su Tseng-c [...] | 2006-06-01 22:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1898 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN CEDING POWERS [...] Summary: All Taiwan dailies June 2 front-paged President Chen Shui-bian's approval of the resignation of two close aides Thursday, following Chen's relinquishing some of his responsibilities. News coverage also focused on Premier Su Tseng-chang's becoming the virtual chief of the administrati [...] | 2006-06-02 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1916 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN CEDING POWERS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 3-5 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's last-minute decision to show up at a PFP-held demonstration Saturday, calling on President Chen Shui-bian to step down; the aftermath of Chen's announcement he will relinquish some p [...] | 2006-06-05 22:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1929 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN CEDING POWERS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 6 on the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' moves in the wake of President Chen Shui-bian's announcement last Wednesday to relinquish some of his powers; the plunge of Taiwan's stock market Monday; and the investigations i [...] | 2006-06-06 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1943 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN CEDING POWERS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 7 on the former Financial Supervisory Commission Examination Bureau Director, Lee Chin-cheng, who was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in jail for graft and insider trading; the indictment of Straits Exchange Foundation [...] | 2006-06-07 22:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1959 | MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF PRESIDENT CHEN'S CESSION OF [...] Summary: As the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' moves in the wake of President Chen Shui-bian's decision to relinquish some of his powers continued in Taiwan's media spotlight June 8, news coverage also focused on the investigations into President Chen's son-in-law's insider trading scandal and [...] | 2006-06-08 22:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI1986 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 9 on the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' moves in the wake of President Chen Shui-bian's decision to relinquish some of his powers; AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit to Taiwan; the Taiwan stock market's dive on Thu [...] | 2006-06-10 04:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2005 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused coverage June 10-12 on the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' discussion Monday of the agenda for an extra legislative session; the pan-Blue camp's rally in Taipei Saturday calling for President Chen Shui-bian to step down; AIT Chairman Raymo [...] | 2006-06-12 22:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2014 | MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 13 on the Legislative Yuan's efforts to recall President Chen Shui-bian Tuesday; further investigations into the kickback and murder scandal involving Taiwan's purchase of Lafayette-class frigates; and investigations [...] | 2006-06-13 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2038 | MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: As the Legislative Yuan's efforts to recall President Chen Shui-bian stayed in the Taiwan media's spotlight June 14, news coverage also focused on further investigations into the kickback and murder scandal involving Taiwan's purchase of Lafayette-class frigates; investigations into P [...] | 2006-06-14 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2052 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS, RECALL OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 15 on the new arrangements for cross-Strait charter flights; President Chen Shui-bian's remarks in response to the recall motion; investigations into President Chen's son-in-law's insider trading scandal and First Lad [...] | 2006-06-16 00:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2079 | MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 16 on further investigations into President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law's role in an insider trading scandal and the roles of First Lady Wu Shu-chen and President Chen Shui-bian's close aides in the Sogo Department St [...] | 2006-06-16 08:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2099 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 17-19 on the rallies held by the pan-Green and pan-Blue camps over the weekend to show their support for and opposition to President Chen Shui-bian; inauguration of the Taipei-Ilan Hseuhshan Tunnel; the crash of an F5 [...] | 2006-06-19 22:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2110 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, RECALL OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 20 on President Chen Shui-bian's decision to deliver a televised speech Tuesday evening in response to the recall motion; the pan-Blue camp's moves to bring Chen down; further investigations into the alleged role of F [...] | 2006-06-20 07:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2127 | MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: President Chen Shui-bian's two-hour televised "report to the people" Tuesday evening was the front-page headline story of all major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies June 21. All papers also devoted their first few pages to detailing Chen's refutations of the accusations that led to th [...] | 2006-06-21 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2164 | MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused coverage June 22 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's speech Wednesday evening in response to President Chen Shui-bian's "report to the people" the previous day; the KMT's and PFP's plans to bring Chen down; further investigations into the alle [...] | 2006-06-22 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2178 | MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies continued to center their reporting June 23 on the KMT's and PFP's plans to oust President Chen Shui-bian, and further investigations into the alleged role of First Lady Wu Shu-chen in the Sogo Department Store ownership case and an earlier politi [...] | 2006-06-23 08:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2203 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MILITARY EXERCISES IN GUAM, RECALL OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 24-26 on the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' continued wrestling prior to the Legislative Yuan's scheduled vote July 27 on the presidential recall motion; Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh's statement Sunday blast [...] | 2006-06-26 22:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2216 | MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: All major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage to the Legislative Yuan's (LY) vote on the presidential recall motion June 27, and on possible conflicts between pan-Blue and pan-Green supporters outside the Legislative Yuan. All papers fron [...] | 2006-06-27 21:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2224 | MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: President Chen Shui-bian's survived the recall motion in the Legislative Yuan Tuesday and stayed in the Taiwan media spotlight June 28. Almost all papers front-paged the failure of the recall motion and Chen's apology to the public. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's big [...] | 2006-06-28 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2245 | MEDIA REACTION: AFTAERMATH OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RECALL [...] Summary: As the presidential recall attempt came to an end, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies began to shift their focus June 29 to possible discord between President Chen Shui-bian (DPP) and former President Lee Teng-hui (Taiwan Solidarity Union) and between the KMT and the PFP, as well [...] | 2006-06-30 00:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2264 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, AFTERMATH OF THE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 30 on the Cabinet's unexpected announcement Thursday night that incumbent Finance Minister Joseph Lyu had been replaced by National Taiwan University professor Ho Chih-chin; the predicted indictment of President Chen S [...] | 2006-06-30 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2278 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 1 -3 on the investigation into the alleged role of the First Family's personal physician in First Lady Wu Shu-chen's involvement in the Sogo Department Store gift certificates scandal; the rumored discord between Presi [...] | 2006-07-04 21:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2290 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, U.S.-JAPAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 4-5 on the Academia Sinica Biennial Convocation, which kicked off Monday; investigation into the alleged role of First Lady Wu Shu-chen in the Sogo Department Store gift certificates scandal; and the rumored rift betw [...] | 2006-07-05 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2294 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TEST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 6 on North Korea's test-firing of seven missiles, including a long-range Taepodong-2, toward Japan on Tuesday morning. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, editorials in both the pro-independence "Liberty [...] | 2006-07-06 03:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2338 | MEDIA REACTION: FIRST FAMILY'S ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 8-10 on various issues, such as the recommendation by the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office of 12 years in prison for former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Chen Che-nan for insider trading and influen [...] | 2006-07-10 07:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2353 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, MA YING-JEOU'S TRIP TO JAPAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage July 12 to Taipei prosecutors' secret questioning of First Lady Wu Shu-chen Sunday concerning her alleged role in the fight over the ownership of the Sogo Department Store; and the release on bail of President Chen Shui [...] | 2006-07-12 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2375 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S TRIP TO JAPAN [...] Summary: The investigation into First Lady Wu Shu-chen's alleged role in the ownership fight for the Sogo Department Store and the release on bail of President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law remained in the Taiwan media spotlight July 13. News coverage also focused on a plan by some pro-Green sc [...] | 2006-07-13 08:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2401 | MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RECALL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 14 on the confiscation of a record number of state-of-the-art illegal weapons in Pingtung Thursday morning; a planned declaration by pro-Green scholars calling for President Chen Shui-bian's resignation; Tropical Storm [...] | 2006-07-14 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2413 | MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RECALL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage July 15-17 on a declaration by some pro-Green scholars on Saturday, calling for President Chen Shui-bian's resignation, and Chen's vow to stay on. News coverage also focused on the damage Tropical Storm Bilis d [...] | 2006-07-17 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2424 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S TRIP TO JAPAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 18 on President Chen Shui-bian's meeting with high-ranking DPP officials Monday regarding whether he should step down, and the cancellation of his planned meeting that evening with legislators; the Taiwan High Court's [...] | 2006-07-18 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2439 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 19 on the new "collective leadership" decision-making style proposed by the DPP; First Lady Wu Shu-chen's alleged involvement in the Presidential Office's allowance for state affairs; and investigation into the Lafaye [...] | 2006-07-19 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2448 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA'S JAPAN TRIP, MIDDLE EAST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 20 on Vice Minister of Interior Yen Wan-chin, who with five other officials was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion that of taking kickbacks in a cable car construction project; First Lady Wu Shu-chen's alleged [...] | 2006-07-20 07:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2469 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 21 on the decision by the Taipei District Court Thursday to continue President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law's release on a higher bail of NT$17 million; the detention of Vice Minister of Interior Yen Wan-chin for alleg [...] | 2006-07-21 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2481 | MEDIA REACTION: DPP PARTY CONGRESS, MIDDLE EAST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 22-24 on the DPP party congress, in which the DPP decided to return to collective leadership and to dissolve party factions; and the Grand Justices' ruling last Friday on the constitutionality of the National Communic [...] | 2006-07-24 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2492 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage July 25 to a decision by National Communications Commission (NCC) members Monday to remain in their positions until January 2008, following the Grand Justices' ruling that the way the commissioners are selected is unconst [...] | 2006-07-25 07:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2512 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.- TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 26 on the Cabinet-sponsored Sustainable Economic Development Conference; follow-up moves to oust President Chen Shui-bian; Typhoon Kaemi, which swept over Taiwan Tuesday; and investigations into the Taipei City Governm [...] | 2006-07-26 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2530 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage July 27 on the Cabinet-sponsored Taiwan Sustainable Economic Development Conference, which kicked off today; pro-Green scholars' follow-up moves to call for President Chen Shui-bian's resignation; Taiwan's decli [...] | 2006-07-27 08:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2554 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage July 28 to a Ministry of Audit report Thursday concerning "possible irregularities" in the Presidential Office's allowance for state affairs. News coverage also focused on the Taiwan Sustainable Economic Development Co [...] | 2006-07-31 01:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2561 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 29-31 on the investigation into "possible irregularities" in the Presidential Office's special state affairs expenditures account; the conclusion of the Taiwan Sustainable Economic Development Conference last Friday a [...] | 2006-07-31 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2572 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage August 1 on the investigations into "possible irregularities" in the Presidential Office's special state affairs expensure account and the Sogo Department Store gift certificate case; the salary of a housekeeper [...] | 2006-08-01 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2585 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, MIDDLE EAST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage August 2 to a Presidential Office press release Tuesday which said that President Chen Shui-bian has accepted the resignation of a housekeeper who works for his daughter but has been paid out of public funds, adding that [...] | 2006-08-02 07:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2615 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN FTA, [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their reporting August 3 on President Chen Shui-bian's efforts to clarify the details of the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account and his alleged improper use of taxpayers' money to pay for domestic he [...] | 2006-08-03 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2626 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TRADE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage August 4 to a Supreme Administrative Court ruling Thursday, which voided a controversial partnership between the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and a local company on the operation of the highway electroni [...] | 2006-08-04 07:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2642 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 5-7 on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' sudden announcement Saturday night, just before Premier Su Tseng-chang was to leave on his planned trip to Chad, that Taiwan had severed ties with that country after learning [...] | 2006-08-07 08:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2674 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 8 on the sudden announcement by the Minister of Transportation and Communications Monday afternoon of her resignation over the controversial highway electronic toll collection system; President Chen Shui-bian's alle [...] | 2006-08-08 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2696 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: On August 9, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage on the sudden resignation Monday of the Minister of Transportation and Communications, and on the controversial highway electronic toll collection system; the aftermath of Taiwan's break in diplomatic ties with [...] | 2006-08-09 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2729 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage August 10 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian; investigations into the details of the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account; the resignation of t [...] | 2006-08-10 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2778 | MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL-/HEZBOLLAH COMBAT, GWOT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage August 15 to the investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account; former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; and the KMT's plan to detail its handlin [...] | 2006-08-15 22:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2785 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian and investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account stayed in the Taiwan media's spotlight today. News coverage also focused on a scandal allegedly involving the director- [...] | 2006-08-16 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2845 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN FTA, TAIWAN POLITICAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage August 17 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian, and investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account. The mass-circulation "Apple Dai [...] | 2006-08-17 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2870 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage August 18 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian, and investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account. The pro-status quo "China Time [...] | 2006-08-18 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2889 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, GWOT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 19-21 on the multiple efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian, investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account, and the KMT's plan to release a party assets report on Wednesday. [...] | 2006-08-21 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2895 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, ASEAN [...] Summary: As the multiple efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian and investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account stayed in the Taiwan media's spotlight August 22, news coverage also focused on President Chen's planned trip to Palau in early September, a [...] | 2006-08-22 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2914 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave considerable coverage August 23 to an announcement by former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh Tuesday that he has reached his target of collecting NT$100 million [approximately US$3.1 million] in donations in support of his campaign to oust Presid [...] | 2006-08-23 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2946 | MEDIA REACTION: MOVEMENTS TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 24 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; the many attacks against Shih's planned movement and against him personally; and the KMT's first-ever party assets report, which w [...] | 2006-08-24 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2957 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage August 25 on the DPP's personal attacks against former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh; the investigations into the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account; a scuffle on a live TV talk show Thursd [...] | 2006-08-25 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2974 | MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 26-28 on the multiple efforts to oust President Chen Shui-bian; the rally held by pro-Chen supporters in Taipei Saturday; and the Mainland Affairs Council's announcement Friday of the "Taiwan Strait Tourism and Trav [...] | 2006-08-28 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2982 | MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's formal announcement Monday that the sit-in rally to oust President Chen Shui-bian will kick off September 9 stayed in the Taiwan's media spotlight August 29. News coverage also focused on the possibility of a visit by China's Taiwan Affairs Office [...] | 2006-08-29 23:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI2993 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 30 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian, President Chen's planned overseas trip in early September, the 2006 National Defense Report released by the Ministry of National D [...] | 2006-08-30 22:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3011 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION [...] Summary: Amid the extensive reporting on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan's news coverage August 31 also focused on President Chen's planned overseas trip. The pro-status quo "China Times" ran a banner headline on page four that read "U.S. [...] | 2006-08-31 22:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3028 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S UPCOMING TRIP TO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage September 1 to President Chen Shui-bian's upcoming overseas trip, which is slated for September 3; former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen, of which some warm-up activities will kick off this e [...] | 2006-09-02 05:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3041 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S OVERSEAS TRIP, CAMPAIGN TO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 2-5 on moves to oust President Chen Shui-bian; Chen's trip to the South Pacific aboard Air Force One; and the renaming of Chiang Kai-shek International Airport. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's big [...] | 2006-09-05 21:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3061 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 6 to a press conference hosted by President Chen Shui-bian in Palau Tuesday, in which he talked about former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust him, the controversial special state affairs expense a [...] | 2006-09-06 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3098 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 7 on President Chen Shui-bian's transit of Guam and return to Taiwan Wednesday; former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to unseat President Chen; the KMT's plan to push legislation of anti-graft laws; a loca [...] | 2006-09-07 07:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3120 | MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN, U.S. ARMS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 8 to the prosecutors' secret questioning of President Chen Shui-bian and First Lady Wu Shu-chen in August, and former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen, which will kick off tomorrow. [...] | 2006-09-08 23:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3140 | MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage September 9-11 to former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's sit-in rally to oust President Chen Shui-bian, which kicked off Saturday. All the major Chinese-language papers carried a half-page paid ann [...] | 2006-09-11 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3141 | AIT DIRECTOR EXCHANGES VIEWS ON DEMOCRACY, DEFENSE WITH [...] Summary: AIT Director Stephen M. Young hosted a luncheon Sept. 7 at his residence arranged by PAS for senior news executives of Taiwan's six leading cable television news channels. The luncheon was held to introduce Deputy Director Robert S. Wang and to exchange views on major issues. The dis [...] | 2006-09-11 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3158 | MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give significant coverage September 12 to former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's sit-in rally to oust President Chen Shui-bian, and to a possible general strike to try to force Chen to step down. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," [...] | 2006-09-12 10:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3178 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CAMPAIGN TO OUST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give significant coverage September 13 to former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-tech's sit-in rally to oust President Chen Shui-bian -- in some cases, nearly half of their front sections were devoted to the "Oust Chen" campaign. The pro-in [...] | 2006-09-13 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3187 | MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN, [...] Summary: As former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's sit-in to oust President Chen Shui-bian continued to stay in the Taiwan media's spotlight September 14, news coverage also focused on a mass "Formosa Sunrise" rally planned by the Taiwan Society on September 16 on Ketagalan Boulevard; President C [...] | 2006-09-14 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3198 | MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 15 to the planned high-profile parade launched by the "Oust Bian" campaign to "besiege" the Presidential Office and Residence Friday evening; and a mass "Formosa Sunrise" rally planned by the Taiwan Society on S [...] | 2006-09-15 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3231 | MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 16-18 to a peaceful high-profile parade launched by the "Oust Bian" campaign to "besiege" the Presidential Office and Residence last Friday evening; and to a mass "Formosa Sunrise" rally initiated by the Taiwa [...] | 2006-09-18 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3242 | MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN, [...] Summary: As the campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian stayed in the Taiwan media's spotlight September 19, news coverage also focused on the new legislative session, which began today; clashes that broke out between pro-Chen and anti-Chen protesters in Kaohsiung Monday; and the imported fre [...] | 2006-09-19 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3259 | MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 20 on the ongoing and follow-on movements to former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; on the violent clashes that erupted between the pro-Chen and anti-Chen protesters in Tai [...] | 2006-09-20 08:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3274 | MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage September 21 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; on the violent clashes that erupted between the pro-Chen and anti-Chen protesters in southern Taiwan Wednesday; and on [...] | 2006-09-21 21:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3289 | MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 22 on former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; on the violent clashes that erupted between the pro-Chen and anti-Chen protesters in southern Taiwan Thursday; on the possible so [...] | 2006-09-22 23:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3309 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S CONSTITUTIONAL [...] Summary: Taiwan major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 23-25 on the ongoing and follow-on movements of former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; on possible solutions to the current political stand-off in Taiwan; and on President Ch [...] | 2006-09-25 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3322 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S CONSTITUTIONAL [...] Summary: Taiwan major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 26 on Premier Su Tseng-chang's plan to confer with major political party leaders for a settlement of the current political stand-off; on the follow-on movements of former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to ou [...] | 2006-09-26 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3337 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S CONSTITUTIONAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to center their September 27 reporting on Premier Su Tseng-chang's plan to confer with major political party leaders for a settlement of the current political stand-off; and on the follow-on movements of former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-t [...] | 2006-09-27 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3361 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 28 on the planned meeting between Premier Su Tseng-chang and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou; on the DPP's twentieth SIPDIS anniversary; on the follow-on movements of former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to [...] | 2006-09-28 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3379 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S COMMENTS ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 29 to New York Yankees pitcher Chien-ming Wang who broke the Major League "Asian" record by with his 19th win in New York's Yankee Stadium Thursday. News coverage also focused on the twentieth anniversary of [...] | 2006-09-29 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3391 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S COMMENT ON [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage September 30 - October 2 on the ongoing and follow-on movements of former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen Shui-bian; on a big rally held in Kaohsiung Saturday celebrating the DPP's twentieth bi [...] | 2006-10-02 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3395 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, PRESIDENT CHEN [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies (October 3) focused on the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office decision to close the Sogo Department Store Ownership case on Monday without indicting First Lady Wu Shu-chen. Taiwan dailies also focused on the casualties suffered by mainland Chinese tourists when their [...] | 2006-10-03 06:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3431 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S CONSITUTIONAL REFORM AND [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies (October 4) focused on U.S. worries about Taiwan's constitutional reform. The pro-status quo "China Times" front-paged that "The United States has urged President Chen Shui-bian through three channels not to touch the 'red line' in constitutional reform." 2. In ter [...] | 2006-10-04 05:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3453 | MEDIA REACTION: DPP'S DRAFT CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies on October 5 printed special cover pages or reported on the front page the victory of Taiwan-born New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming in a major league playoff opening game. On the political side, most major dailies highlighted criticism b [...] | 2006-10-05 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3474 | MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 6-11 on the high-profile parade and siege of the Presidential Office launched by former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's "Oust Bian" campaign on the Double Ten National Day; on North Korea's nuclear test Monday; and on [...] | 2006-10-11 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3488 | MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus on October 12 on the role of Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou in dealing with the high-profile parade and siege of the Presidential Office on Double Ten National Day, which was launched by former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's "Oust Bi [...] | 2006-10-12 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3509 | MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, CAMPAIGN TO OUST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 13 on a Taipei City Police Department decision Thursday to revoke permission for the "Oust Bian" campaign to assemble in front of the Presidential Office starting this coming Saturday; on the vote in the Legislativ [...] | 2006-10-13 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3536 | MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 14-16 on President Chen Shui-bian's call to consider writing a constitution for a "Second Republic" Sunday; and on the UN Security Council's decision to impose sanctions on North Korea. News also focused on Presid [...] | 2006-10-16 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3549 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S "SECOND [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies put their focus October 17 on President Chen Shui-bian's idea of writing a constitution for a "Second Republic;" on the KMT's decision Monday to pull back its support for a People First Party proposal on a no-confidence vote against Premier Su T [...] | 2006-10-17 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3564 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies shifted their focus October 18 from covering all political issues to a business scandal involving a major holding company; the KMT-CCP Cross-Strait Agricultural Forum held in Boao October 17-18; and the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral race [...] | 2006-10-18 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3585 | MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, PRESIDENT CHEN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage October 19 to Taipei prosecutors' raid of the Chinatrust Financial Holding Company on Wednesday and the detention of two senior officers in charge of financial and legal affairs. News coverage also focused on the year-e [...] | 2006-10-19 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3602 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused coverage October 20 on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; and on National Taiwan University Hospital's decision Thursday to turn down a request from President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law to resume his duties as a physician [...] | 2006-10-20 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3614 | MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, TAIWAN'S "SECOND [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 21-23 on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; on the split between the KMT and the People First Party (PFP) leadership over December's Taipei mayoral election; on the follow-on movements of the "Oust Bi [...] | 2006-10-23 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3628 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies put their focus October 24 on the follow-on movements of the "Oust Bian" campaign; on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; on the Center for Disease Control's decision Monday to suspend the use of flu vaccines from a French company f [...] | 2006-10-24 10:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3636 | MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, KMT CHAIRMAN MA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage October 25 to the Legislative Yuan session Tuesday, in which the U.S. arms procurement bill was blocked again, but a long-stalled bill to liquidate ill-gotten assets obtained by political parties was successfully placed [...] | 2006-10-25 09:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3656 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 26 on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; on the controversial party assets bill, which will be discussed in the Legislative Yuan on Friday; and on the decision by Chinatrust Financial Holding Company [...] | 2006-10-26 22:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3669 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant news coverage to AIT Taipei Director Stephen Young's press conference Thursday, which focused on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. Coverage also focused on the investigation results of the Presidential allowance for state affairs case [...] | 2006-10-27 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3682 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give significant reporting and editorial coverage October 28-30 to AIT Taipei Director Stephen Young's press conference last Thursday; to the reactions by Taiwan's ruling and opposition parties to Young's remarks on arms procurement [...] | 2006-10-30 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3706 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage October 31 to a Financial Supervisory Commission member who was taken to a marathon questioning session Monday on suspicion of corruption. Coverage also focused on the review of the National Defense Budget for fiscal 20 [...] | 2006-10-31 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3709 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage October 31 to a Financial Supervisory Commission member who was taken to a marathon questioning session Monday on suspicion of corruption. Coverage also focused on the review of the National Defense Budget for fiscal 20 [...] | 2006-10-31 23:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3726 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus November 1 on the prosecutors' request Tuesday to detain a Financial Supervisory Commission member for his alleged involvement in corruption. News coverage also focused on the arms procurement bill, which was again blocked by [...] | 2006-11-01 22:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3739 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies November 2continued to put their focus on the prosecutors' decision Wednesday to detain a Financial Supervisory Commission member on the charge of violating the Securities Transaction Law. News coverage also focused on the Legislative Yuan's re [...] | 2006-11-02 08:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3754 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, TAIWAN'S NEW [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage November 3 on the kidnap of a local baseball pitching coach; on the investigation of the presidential allowance for state affairs case; and on President Chen Shui-bian's interview with the "Financial Times" Wednesday, in w [...] | 2006-11-03 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3778 | MEDIA REACTION: INDICTMENT OF FIRST LADY WU SHU-CHEN [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage November 4-7 to the indictments of First Lady Wu Shu-chen and three presidential aides last Friday, and President Chen Shui-bian's televised address to the Taiwan people Sunday evening. All the major Chinese-language [...] | 2006-11-06 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3799 | MEDIA REACTION: INDICTMENT OF FIRST LADY WU SHU-CHEN, U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage November 7 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's televised address to the Taiwan people Sunday evening with regard to the indictments of First Lady Wu Shu-chen and three presidential aides. News covera [...] | 2006-11-07 22:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3805 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, INDICTMENT OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to put their focus November 8 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's televised address to the Taiwan people Sunday evening on the subject of the indictments of First Lady Wu Shu-chen and three presidential aides; and on the thi [...] | 2006-11-08 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3821 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage November 9 to the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's televised address to the Taiwan people Sunday evening on the subject of the indictments of First Lady Wu Shu-chen; and to the Democrats' triumph in the U.S. mid-te [...] | 2006-11-09 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3834 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage November 10-13 on the aftermath of the prosecutor's indictments of First Lady Wu Shu-chen and three Presidential aides in early November; on the first televised debates among the Taipei mayoral candidates Sunday; and on fo [...] | 2006-11-13 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3840 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage November 14 to two DPP legislators who decided to resign effective this week in protest of the party's handling of the corruption scandal implicating President Chen Shui-bian and his wife. News coverage also focused on [...] | 2006-11-14 08:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3871 | MEDIA REACTION: APEC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3876 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIPEI MAYOR MA YING-JEOU [...] Summary: Taiwan's major dailies all gave significant reporting and editorial coverage November 16 to Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou, who apologized Wednesday for his office's administrative defects in handling the special mayoral allowance. Most papers front-paged Ma's apology and devoted several [...] | 2006-11-16 08:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3886 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, APEC [...] Summary: Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's admission of his office's administrative defects in handling the special mayoral allowance stayed in the spotlight of the Taiwan media November 17. News coverage also focused on a near mid-air collision in South Korean airspace, and the surprise victory of [...] | 2006-11-17 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3896 | MEDIA REACTION: APEC, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies (November 18-20) focused on two issues: A traffic accident on Saturday that injured Taichung Mayor Jason Hu and especially his wife, who was still in critical condition as of November 20; and Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's decision on Friday to donate NT$15 million [US$46 [...] | 2006-11-20 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3921 | MEDIA REACTION: APEC [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage November 21 on Taichung Mayor Jason Hu's wife, who is in a critical condition following a serious car accident last Saturday. News coverage also focused on Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's alleged misuse of the spec [...] | 2006-11-21 22:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3938 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage November 22 on Taichung Mayor Jason Hu's wife, who remains in a critical condition following a serious car accident last Saturday; on Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's alleged misuse of the special mayoral allowance; on the upco [...] | 2006-11-22 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3957 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT THREE LINKS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3968 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S FUTURE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-27 07:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3979 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3988 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-29 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI3991 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-29 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4005 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4027 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4046 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S., CHINA AND TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4056 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-05 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4061 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4073 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: As the upcoming Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections stayed in the spotlight of the Taiwan media, news coverage on December 7 also focused on Taiwan's winning two gold medals in soft tennis in the Asian Games in Doha Wednesday. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial i [...] | 2006-12-07 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4084 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL SITUATION, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage December 8 on Taiwan's winning the third gold medal in the Asian Games in Doha Thursday; and on the Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections, which are slated for Saturday, December 9. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," [...] | 2006-12-08 09:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4094 | TERRORISM FINANCE: TALKING POINTS AND Q & AS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-11 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EFIN ETTC PREL PTER |
06AITTAIPEI4103 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN MAYORAL ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus its coverage December 12 on the aftermath of Saturday's Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections, their impact on each political party's future development and on the 2008 presidential elections. The pro-independence "Liberty Ti [...] | 2006-12-12 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4111 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT, TAIWAN'S MAYORAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage December 13 on the aftermath of Saturday's Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections, and on alleged vote-buying in Kaohsiung. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a commentary in the mass-circulation "Apple D [...] | 2006-12-13 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4121 | TRANSLATION OF 2006 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] AIT opts for a local translation of the individual Taiwan portion of the 2006 Human Rights Report. YOUNG [...] | 2006-12-14 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM APER KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4125 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S MAYORAL ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-14 22:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4135 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage December 15 on First Lady Wu Shu-chen, who will stand trial today for her involvement in the Presidential Office Allowance for State Affairs case; on the Green camp's request for a constitutional interpretation on the lega [...] | 2006-12-15 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4141 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S FUTURE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage December 16-18 on First Lady Wu Shu-chen's trial on corruption charges in the Taipei District Court Friday where she faint during the proceedings; a possible cooperation between the KMT nativist faction of Taipei city coun [...] | 2006-12-18 08:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4146 | MEDIA REACTION: DPRK [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage December 19 on Taiwan's new regulations on international air tickets. The issue is that abbreviations, codes, and information regarding weight allowances on international tickets are hard to understand. Taiwan's Civil Ae [...] | 2006-12-19 01:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4162 | MEDIA REACTION: SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-20 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4174 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-22 04:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4183 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-26 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4193 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, TAIWAN'S ECONOMY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage December 27 on the strong earthquake and aftershocks that rocked southern Taiwan Tuesday evening, and on Taiwan's high-speed rail system, which will formally start its trial run next week. Most papers also reported on insi [...] | 2006-12-27 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4202 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-28 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI4216 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-29 20:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI521 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued February 17 to report on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's Lunar New Year's Day proposal to abolish the National Unification Council, and the controversy sparked by a KMT advertisement Tuesday which for the first time the par [...] | 2006-02-20 23:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI536 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued February 18-21 to report on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's Lunar New Year's Day proposal to abolish the National Unification Council, and the controversy sparked by a KMT advertisement Tuesday in which (for the first time) [...] | 2006-02-22 00:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI549 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S PROPOSAL TO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage February 22 on U.S. National Security Council Senior Acting Director for Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder's visit to Taiwan February 13-17 to persuade President Chen Shui-bian to abandon his plan to abolish the National Unifica [...] | 2006-02-22 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI556 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S PROPOSAL TO [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies continued to focus their coverage February 23 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's announced proposal to abolish the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG). In addition, U.S. arms procurements, a B [...] | 2006-02-23 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI579 | MEDIA REACTION: WASHINGTON-BEIJING-TAIPEI RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage February 24 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's announced proposal to abolish the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG); a BBC interview with KMT Chairman Ma Yin [...] | 2006-02-26 22:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI595 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S PLAN TO ABOLISH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to provide extensive reporting February 25-27 on Chen's plan to abolish the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG),but coverage also focused on a controversy over the new electronic toll collectio [...] | 2006-02-27 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI600 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF [...] Summary: On the February 28 Incident Memorial Day, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave prominent reporting and editorial coverage to President Chen's announcement Monday that the National Unification Council (NUC) will "cease to function" and the National Unification Guidelines (NUG) [...] | 2006-03-01 01:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI644 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 1 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's announcement Monday that the National Unification Council (NUC) will "cease to function" and the National Unification Guidelines (NUG) will "cease to apply"; and memor [...] | 2006-03-01 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI680 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF [...] Summary: Coverage of Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies March 3 focused on a Taiwan towel-makers' rally Thursday to protest China's alleged economic dumping of the product, a possible corruption scandal related to the freeway electronic toll collection system, and other local issues. The [...] | 2006-03-05 22:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI704 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT CHEN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave prominent reporting and editorial coverage March 4-6 to the U.S. State Department's statement last Friday urging Taiwan to unambiguously affirm that its February 27 announcement did not abolish the National Unification Council (NUC); Presid [...] | 2006-03-06 23:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI707 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT CHEN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies shifted the focus of their coverage March 7 from the uproar caused by President Chen Shui-bian's announcement regarding the cession of the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG) to Taiwan-born filmmaker Ang [...] | 2006-03-07 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI725 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies centered their coverage March 8 on the government's investment in Taiwan's high-speed rail project, the interpellation at the Legislative Yuan, the 27th anniversary of the death of Taiwan democracy pioneer Lei Chen, and other political issues. [...] | 2006-03-08 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI744 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S "NEW DISCOURSE" ON [...] Summary: This cable is the first of two reports looking at local media and commentators' take on Taiwan's current political environment. This one looks at Ma Ying-jeou's recent public discourse; the second will focus on Chen Shui-bian. This analysis was drafted by one of AIT's senior local [...] | 2006-03-09 08:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TA KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI761 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan'smajor Chinese-language dailies centered their reporting March 9 on the government's management of state-run property, Taiwan's foreign relations, and other local issues, coverage also focused on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's announcement of the cessation of th [...] | 2006-03-09 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI790 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies shifted the focus of their coverage March 10 to local issues such as the arrest of members of a large local money-laundering ring, the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, and Taiwan's foreign relations. All papers also reported in [...] | 2006-03-10 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI808 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, 2005 HUMAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies centered their coverage March 11-13 on a major railway accident in Hualien; the KMT's victory in the Chiayi City legislative by-election Saturday; a KMT rally in Taipei Sunday to "Save Taiwan"; and the call for a new investigation into the 319 s [...] | 2006-03-13 23:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI843 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: On the day marking the first anniversary of China's passage of its "Anti-Secession Law," Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage on the call for a new investigation into the 319 shooting incident, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Taiwan Daily" ran a [...] | 2006-03-15 06:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI848 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to center their reporting March 15 on the call for a new investigation into the 319 shooting incident, a third U.S. BSE case, and other local issues; coverage also focused on President Chen Shui-bian's interviews with the international [...] | 2006-03-15 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI868 | MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 16 on Premier Su Tseng-chang's Wednesday remarks on improving Taiwan's public order; the freeway electronic collection system scandal; the call for a new investigation into the 319 shooting incident; the rally planned [...] | 2006-03-16 07:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI884 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] | 2006-03-17 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI888 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] | 2006-03-17 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI889 | CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S STRATEGY AND THE NUC/NUG [...] Summary: This cable is one of two looking at the local media and commentators' take on Taiwan's current political environment. This one focuses on reactions to Chen's announcement in his January 29 Lunar New Year's Day speech that he "is seriously considering [the options] to abolish the Natio [...] | 2006-03-17 09:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TA KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI890 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] | 2006-03-17 09:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI891 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] | 2006-03-17 09:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI893 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] | 2006-03-17 09:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI896 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] | 2006-03-17 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI904 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 17 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, the year-end Taipei mayoral race, the rally planned by the DPP for March 18, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwa [...] | 2006-03-19 22:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI917 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 18-20 on a railway accident in Pingtung; the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal; the DPP and PFP rallies in Taipei March 18 and March 19, respectively; and the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral race [...] | 2006-03-20 23:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI934 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued March 21 to report on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal, coverage also focused on the Taiwan High Court's investigation of the alleged 2004 "Soft Coup"; the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; KMT Chairma [...] | 2006-03-21 07:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI952 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 22 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's U.S. trip; new AIT Taipei Director Stephen Young's meeting with President Chen Shui-bian; the investigation of the alleged 2004 "Soft Coup"; the freeway electronic toll collection sys [...] | 2006-03-22 08:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI982 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage March 23 on the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal; the Mainland Affair Council's announcement Wednesday of new measures concerning cross-Strait trade; KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's U.S. trip; and ot [...] | 2006-03-23 22:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06AITTAIPEI997 | MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage March 23 to the suicide of a suspect allegedly involved in a recent train derailment; the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal; and other local issues. KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's U.S. trip also received a [...] | 2006-03-24 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
06ALGIERS2087 | HOW FREE IS ALGERIA'S PRINTED PRESS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Algerian government exerts pressure on Algeria's independent printed media with the aim of encouraging self-censorship. Government tactics have included using the state advertising agency to reward or punish papers financially; miring journalists in lengthy legal proceedings [...] | 2006-12-09 06:08:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO AG |
06ALMATY1144 | KAZAKHSTAN: UNUSUAL PUBLIC DEBATE ON SARSENBAIULY MURDER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-31 09:55:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ |
06ALMATY1153 | CORRUPTION, KAZAKHSTANI STYLE: "ROTTING FROM THE HEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption is rife in Kazakhstan, affecting all sectors from education to health care. Kazakhstani perceptions of the impact and acceptability of the various forms of corruption are nuanced. While they are decidedly critical of the large- scale corruption found at the top levels [...] | 2006-04-03 01:43:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON KDEM EINV KPAO PGOV KZ |
06ALMATY1161 | SPRING THAW BRINGS CONSULAR OUTREACH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 06:57:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI PREL PGOV CASC CVIS KPAO KZ |
06ALMATY1415 | KAZAKHSTAN ADOPTIONS: ALLEDGED ABUSE OF ADOPTED [...] SUMMARY. The first-ever reported allegation of sexual abuse of an adopted Kazakhstani child in the United States has ignited a firestorm of anti-adoption criticism in the Kazakhstani parliament and provoked widespread hand wringing among adoption providers and pro-adoption advocates. With co [...] | 2006-04-18 09:35:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI PREL PHUM PGOV CASC CVIS KPAO KZ |
06ALMATY1750 | KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMATION MINISTER REPLACES MANAGERS AT NATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-17 10:17:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ |
06ALMATY2007 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW OWNER OF POPULAR WEEKLY CEDES CONTROL TO EDITOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 04:22:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ |
06ALMATY2074 | KAZAKHSTAN: DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO MEDIA LAW RAISE CONCERNS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 08:43:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ |
06ALMATY2532 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT SIGNS AMENDMENTS TO MEDIA LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan has taken a step backward on media freedom, but the step turned out to be much smaller than originally feared. On July 5, President Nazarbayev signed a package of controversial and hastily-considered media law amendments into law. Advocates, including the Informatio [...] | 2006-07-13 03:10:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO KZ PGOV PHUM |
06ALMATY264 | KAZAKHSTANIS BREAK DOWN DOORS TO GET INTO U.S. FILM [...] Summary: Embassy Almaty's first American film festival in November, featuring five films from U.S. producer Michael Fitzgerald, was widely viewed as the cultural event of the season, with audience attendance exceeding expectations. Combining the film screenings with a program of master classe [...] | 2006-01-24 11:14:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO SCUL OEXC KZ POLITICAL |
06ALMATY2890 | KAZAKHSTANI GOVERNMENT SETS ITS SIGHTS ON ROADSIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to reduce low-level corruption, the Ministry of Internal Affairs introduced new controls on the activities of the notoriously bribe-happy traffic police. Post considers these measures, while not a cure-all, a clear step in the right direction. End summary. ----- [...] | 2006-08-12 03:33:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON KDEM EINV KPAO PGOV KZ |
06ALMATY379 | KAZAKHSTAN: JANUARY 27 MEDIA ROUNDUP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-01 12:15:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ |
06ALMATY485 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW INFORMATION MINISTER APPOINTED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 11:14:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ |
06ALMATY49 | KAZAKHSTAN: SUIT AGAINST ZHUMA TIMES BEGINS [...] SUMMARY. The trial to close the opposition newspaper Zhuma Times began January 6 and was immediately put on hold pending a request to move the case to another jurisdiction. Lawyer Sergey Utkin asked that the case be transferred from Almaty's inter-district economic court to the Auezovskiy di [...] | 2006-01-05 12:49:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ POLITICAL |
06ALMATY575 | KAZAKHSTAN: REACTION TO CARTOON CONTROVERSY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-13 13:36:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ |
06ALMATY756 | KAZAKHSTAN: WHITHER IN 2006 [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-Kazakhstan relationship is broad and deep, built on a number of significant points of congruence. The GOK is a potential ally and partner on a whole range of issues that are critically important to the U.S., including diversifying Eurasian gas supplies and routes to w [...] | 2006-02-24 14:00:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EINV KDEM PHUM PARM KPAO KZ POLITICAL |
06ALMATY925 | ALMATY AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy Almaty Emergency Action Committee Pandemic Influenza (PI) Subcommittee has re- convened to discuss and execute the "Preparedness Checklist" (Ref C). Participants in the PI Subcommittee include the DCM and representatives from MED, CDC, ADM, PAS, RSO, Principal Offic [...] | 2006-03-13 05:09:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT AEMR AMED KPAO KFLU KZ ECONOMIC |
06AMMAN1035 | BOOK TRANSLATION PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT FOR [...] Summary: Embassy Amman's Arabic Book Program translated and published nine titles by American authors in Arabic during FY-05. We sent out over 10,000 books to libraries and American Corners. Through the program, the publishers we work with printed a total of 22,500 copies of those titles and [...] | 2006-02-13 13:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP OPRC JO |
06AMMAN1852 | PAS AMMAN BRINGS HIP HOP TO JORDAN [...] SUMMARY: PAS Amman organized a highly successful musical program with the American hip hop jazz ensemble Opus Akoben February 27-March 1, 2006. The group performed live at three venues in Irbid and Amman, and also conducted three master classes. More than 550 young people from a broad range [...] | 2006-03-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL JO |
06AMMAN1957 | Entry-Level Initiative to Celebrate African-American [...] (U) SUMMARY: In celebration of African-American History Month, Embassy Amman scheduled a series of events for Jordanian and American audiences. The Embassy honored African-Americans through art exhibitions, film showings, discussion, concerts, and a formal ball. Each event shared an aspect [...] | 2006-03-19 06:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO APER JO |
06AMMAN2163 | BOOK TRANSLATION PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT FOR [...] Summary: Embassy Amman's Arabic Book Program translated and published nine titles by American authors in Arabic during FY-05. The copyright permission for all these titles was obtained by the post and agreements were signed between U.S. and local publishers. We sent out over 10,000 books to l [...] | 2006-03-26 08:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP OPRC JO |
06AMMAN277 | REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CULTURAL AND [...] Amman strongly endorses Washington's wish to support more cultural and sports programs. These are bridges of communication that are extremely effective notwithstanding the nature of political relations or perceptions. Because of its popular appeal, basketball has opened doors for the U.S. in [...] | 2006-01-17 07:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL JO |
06AMMAN7051 | EMBASSY AMMAN COMMEMORATES SEPTEMBER 11 [...] (U) Post marked the fifth anniversary of the attacks of September 11 with a memorial ceremony at the Ambassador's residence, a DVC between NEA/PPD's Alberto Fernandez and a dozen leading Jordanian columnists, and the electronic distribution to 900 Embassy contacts of the August 2006 IIP e-jour [...] | 2006-09-13 05:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO JO |
06AMMAN8725 | CONTESTING TERRORIST USE OF THE INTERNET [...] (U) Reftel asked for post's estimate of the most popular websites for Jordanians. According to the Alexa Internet service provider the top ten websites visited by Jordanians are: Yahoo (yahoo.com),Google (google.jo),Microsoft Network (msn.com),Google (google.com),Maktoob.com Inc (maktoob. [...] | 2006-12-05 15:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL KPAO OIIP JO |
06AMMAN9101 | ARABSAT/NILESAT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Afram Jamil, Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Information on December 27. Jamil explained that Jordan no longer sits on the Arabsat board, due to Jordan's small stake in the company (4 per cent) and its limited content contribution and usa [...] | 2006-12-27 14:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC KPAL KPAO PTER JO XF |
06AMSTERDAM160 | NETHERLANDS/MUSLIM OUTREACH: AMSTERDAM MOSQUE HOSTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Nearly 300 Dutch-Moroccan women crowded a hall at Amsterdam's Al Kabir Mosque on February 19 to hear spokeswomen from four political parties in advance of March 7 local elections. The meeting was indicative of growing minority interest in the upcoming polls. Long-term residen [...] | 2006-02-28 12:35:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL KISL PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL KPAO NL |
06ANKARA104 | Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 6 [...] Summary. As of mid-day January 6 there are three confirmed deaths resulting from bird flu. The third death has not confirmed as H5N1, however the three positive cases yesterday have now been confirmed as H5N1. European Union and WHO teams arrived in Turkey January 5 and travelled to the affe [...] | 2006-01-06 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA1103 | RETHINKING ELIMINATION OF THE VOA TURKISH SERVICE [...] Summary: The proposed elimination of the VOA Turkish Service in FY-07 has unleashed an outpouring of protest in this country, particularly from those who are long-time friends of the United States. Over the last two years, listenership and usage of VOA radio, television, and Internet servic [...] | 2006-03-03 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO TU |
06ANKARA118 | Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 7 [...] Summary. As of mid-day January 7 there are no new deaths or additional confirmations of human cases. Nine or ten sub- provinces are under animal quarantine. Though there are multiple reports of dead birds in other regions, none have been confirmed as AI, with the possible exception of two wi [...] | 2006-01-09 09:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA120 | Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 8 [...] Summary. There are 14 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases has broadened to central Anatolia. 17 provinces have had outbreaks in birds with animal qua [...] | 2006-01-10 08:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA121 | Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 9 [...] Summary. There are 14 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases has broadened to central Anatolia. 17 provinces have had outbreaks in birds with animal qua [...] | 2006-01-10 08:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA130 | Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 12 [...] Summary. There are 18 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases continues to broaden with the two new cases in southeastern Turkey. Official sources now pu [...] | 2006-01-13 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA133 | Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 12 [...] Summary. There are 18 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases continues to broaden with the two new cases in southeastern Turkey. Official sources now pu [...] | 2006-01-13 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA137 | TURKISH AGRICULTURE MINISTER ON AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Eker, in a meeting with Ambassador January 13, reported on the progress made in responding to the recent outbreak of Avian Influenza in Turkey and agreed to a proposed US assessment team visit the week of January 16. He appealed for U [...] | 2006-01-14 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA1524 | AI Continues to Plague Turkish Poultry Sector [...] (U) Summary. The AI outbreak continues to plague the poultry sector in Turkey albeit at a reduced pace. AI has been confirmed in 151 locations in 28 provinces throughout Turkey, according to the most recent report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Poultry consumption remain [...] | 2006-03-23 10:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON |
06ANKARA1741 | PROPOSED ELIMINATION OF THE VOA TURKISH SERVICE [...] Post continues to hear comments from influential Turks alarmed by the possible elimination of the VOA Turkish Service. VOA serves as a compass for many journalists working in Turkey's free but irresponsible media. Elimination of the VOA Turkish service (while the Kurdish service continues) wo [...] | 2006-03-31 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO TU VOA |
06ANKARA20 | Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey - No Human Cases [...] Summary. On December 31, 2005, and January 1, 2006, a total of seven people, five of which were children, from the Eastern part of Turkey were hospitalized with bird flu-like symptoms. One child died late in the evening of January 1, 2006. On January 2, test results showed that the child d [...] | 2006-01-03 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON |
06ANKARA2113 | TURKISH AGR MINISTER ON AI AND WTO RICE CASE [...] Summary. Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mehmet Eker, in a meeting with Ambassador April 17, reported that bird flu had been essentially eliminated in Turkey and thanked the United States for its financial support in dealing with AI. Eker also reported that with the next fe [...] | 2006-04-18 12:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA2620 | TURKEY NOMINEES FOR FY 07 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR [...] Huseyin Aygun, Attorney 2. Seyhmus Diken, Advisor to the Mayor of Diyarbakir 3. Sait Kilic, Vice Chairman, Gaziantep Youth Group of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) SCP on "Rule of Law" Project Dates: TBD 4. Kemal Derin, Attorney 5. Tahir Elci, Vice President, Diyarbakir [...] | 2006-05-10 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL TU |
06ANKARA263 | TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: AMBASSADOR'S JAN 19 [...] SUMMARY: In his first meeting with the GOT Minister of Health, Ambassador focused on the Avian Influenza (AI) situation, expressing U.S. sympathy, commitment to provide support, and admiration for Turkey's response, transparency, and collaboration. The Minister stressed that AI was a global [...] | 2006-01-24 05:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA3124 | EVALUATION: Voluntary Visitor Project for the [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-30 12:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL TU |
06ANKARA3209 | REVISED: TURKEY NOMINEES FOR FY-07 INTERNATIONAL [...] Huseyin Aygun, Attorney 2. Seyhmus Diken, Advisor to the Mayor of Diyarbakir 3. Sait Kilic, Vice Chairman, Gaziantep Youth Group of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) SCP on "Rule of LKWQx%n7Q6Pmc]Q.Q[[~and Development Party (AKP) Bursa Deputy 12. Mehmet Eraslan, True Path Party [...] | 2006-06-02 11:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL TU |
06ANKARA341 | TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AS MODEL FOR REGION [...] SUMMARY: The USG AI Delegation that recently visited Turkey, as well as international organizations on the scene, applaud Turkey's robust and transparent response to recent AI animal and human outbreaks, including good cooperation with international actors. They cite Turkey's response as a r [...] | 2006-01-30 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU KFLU |
06ANKARA3505 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SOUTHEAST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 11:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO ADANA PKK |
06ANKARA3636 | BUSINESS SEMINARS SET FOR FIVE TURKISH CITIES [...] (SBU) U.S. Chamber of Commerce officials visited Turkey June 12-16 to settle the final details of a five-city series of trade outreach seminars aimed at small and medium-sized Turkish firms. The Chamber will implement the one-day long seminars jointly with Turkey's leading business associatio [...] | 2006-06-20 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD KPAO TU |
06ANKARA404 | PROPOSAL FOR SUBREGIONAL PROJECT ON WATER [...] (U) Embassy Ankara and Embassy Baghdad propose the creation of a special sub-regional project for working-level officials on water policy. The goal of the project would be to bring together Iraqi and Turkish officials responsible for water policy for a look at US water issues in the hope that [...] | 2006-02-02 08:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL SENV IZ SY TU |
06ANKARA4726 | TURKISH MFA STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF UNSC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC KPAO LE TU |
06ANKARA4748 | TURKISH PRIME MINISTRY STATEMENT WELCOMING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC KPAO LE TU |
06ANKARA5018 | SUPER MASONIC PUPPIES AND OTHER INSULTS: ANKARA'S [...] Summary: During the course of the July-August conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, there was a noticeable change in the nature of comments and questions coming into Embassy Ankara's "Ask the Ambassador" website feature. Before the conflict, most of the approximately 30 messages received pe [...] | 2006-08-31 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PREL KPAO TU IS LE |
06ANKARA5223 | UPDATED VERSION: U.S. MISSION TO TURKEY [...] Summary: The U.S. Mission to Turkey commemorated the 5th anniversary with events in Ankara, Istanbul, and Adana. The post activities connected the 9/11 terrorist attacks to terrorist attacks on Turkey and other nations, in order to reinforce a theme of common determination to confront and de [...] | 2006-09-11 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OIIP PTER TU |
06ANKARA5437 | EMBASSY ANKARA'S DELIVERY OF 2006 INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On Saturday, September 16, Embassy Ankara's Human Rights Officer gave an oral summary of the 2006 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Department Head Hasan Ulusoy. We delivered a hard copy to Ulusoy on Monday, September 18. Ulusoy expr [...] | 2006-09-18 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRF KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL OPRC TU |
06ANKARA55 | TURKEY: AVIAN INFLUENZA CAUSES TWO HUMAN DEATHS [...] Summary. Turkey's Ministry of Health has confirmed two human deaths from H5 Avian Influenza. N Sub-type has not been determined, but H5N1 is suspected. It appears that the victims caught AI from handling sick birds. There is no indication of human to human transmission. The GOT continues [...] | 2006-01-05 10:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU |
06ANKARA5525 | TURKISH NGO LEADER RETURNS EMBASSY 9/11 [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 11, 2006 Embassy Ankara presented a grant to a Turkish NGO as part of post's 9/11 anniversary commemoration. The event received positive coverage in the mainstream broadcast and print media, but two extremist newspapers characterized the donation as "blood money" [...] | 2006-09-21 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO OEXC TU |
06ANKARA5669 | Turkish Culture Wars Heat Up [...] (SBU) Summary: Starting with a front page article in the liberal newspaper "Radikal", secular media outlets in Turkey raised alarms over a set of translated children's classics that allegedly feature "Islamist influence". The works were approved by the Ministry of Education, which prompted e [...] | 2006-09-28 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KISL SCUL TU |
06ANKARA5673 | BIG PAY-OFF FROM SMALL BUSINESS PROJECT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-29 04:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL KPAO CVIS BEXP TU |
06ANKARA5850 | POST WRAP-UP REPORT ON NTV'S TV CO-OP [...] Summary: A TV co-op program with Turkish all-news TV station NTV resulted in five original documentary programs covering US-Turkey trade relations, US-Turkey defense relations, Cyprus policy, the fourth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and western US history and culture. In addition, t [...] | 2006-10-06 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO TU |
06ANKARA6064 | Mission Turkey's 2006 Ramadan Programming: Bridging the [...] The US mission to Turkey carried out a slate of activities during the month of Ramazan (as it is known in Turkey),to demonstrate our respect for religious faith and social traditions while enhancing and increasing our contacts with religious leaders, key figures in various segments of Turkish [...] | 2006-10-20 11:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO TU |
06ANKARA6078 | Mission Turkey Public Diplomacy Strategy for FY-07 ZFR ZFR ZFR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OIIP OEXC SCUL TU |
06ANKARA6118 | Mission Turkey Public Diplomacy Strategy for FY-07 [...] (U) Summary: Public Diplomacy is a critically important component of our diplomatic efforts in Turkey. In this cable, I describe our current public diplomacy environment, offer our strategy for FY-2007, and provide a list of top program priorities under this strategy for enhanced support and [...] | 2006-10-26 13:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OIIP OEXC SCUL TU |
06ANKARA619 | TURKEY: QUELLING VIOLENT REACTIONS TO OFFENSIVE [...] (C) We delivered ref A demarche to Turkish MFA Americas Deputy Director Murat Esenli February 9. We discussed GoT reactions which have, to date, urged calm and made clear that violence, even if in response to the offensive cartoons, is unacceptable (ref b). Esenli stated that the GoT would [...] | 2006-02-10 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO TU |
06ANKARA6612 | TURKEY: CONTESTING TERRORIST USE OF THE INTERNET [...] (SBU) Summary. There are very few websites in Turkey that fit the criteria outlined in reftel for use by the Digital Outreach Team. Overall, Internet usage in Turkey is relatively small. Arabic websites are not used in Turkey at all, as the lingua franca of Turkey is Turkish. English websit [...] | 2006-12-07 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OIIP KISL KPAO PTER |
06ASHGABAT1012 | ASHGABAT'S NEWEST SCHOOL: A HIGH-TECH EXTRAVAGANZA FOR [...] (SBU) Ashgabat's newest school, named in honor of President Saparmurat Niyazov's grandfather, is a lavish facility for 800 students that includes all the modern amenities and a large computer lab full of Dell computers, but with no internet connection. Nearby stands a luxurious kindergarten f [...] | 2006-09-28 11:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO ECON SCUL TX |
06ASHGABAT1072 | TURKMENISTAN: INTL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT POSTED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 08:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO ODIP PREL ELAB KDEM KSPR TX |
06ASHGABAT1088 | SEPTEMBER TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE OMITS MYRADOVA, [...] (U) Local media coverage of mission events in September featured the embassy's ceremony announcing the 2006-2007 Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation grant winners. While generally positive and colorful, the coverage failed to mention the U.S. Government's substantial financial investm [...] | 2006-10-16 12:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX |
06ASHGABAT1094 | FORCED GAIETY AND DOG-EARED ENGLISH BOOKS IN MARY WELAYAT [...] (U) Emboff and P/E Assistant traveled to Mary Welayat (province) September 21-22 as part of mission trips to Turkmenistan's welayats to learn about education and cotton. The short, host government-structured trip consisted of visits to School #1, School #15 and to Mary's Agricultural Joint-St [...] | 2006-10-20 11:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON |
06ASHGABAT1095 | A PRIMER ON THE WRECKING POWER OF THE RUHNAMA [...] (U) Modern Turkmenistan has come to be defined by President Saparmurat Niyazov's first major book, the Ruhnama or "Book of the Soul," published in 2001. The first of two volumes, Ruhnama Volume I combines philosophical ruminations and moral dictates within a pseudo-historical narrative. Whil [...] | 2006-10-20 11:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SCUL SOCI TU TX |
06ASHGABAT1154 | TWO SIDES TO THE STORY - EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA IN BALKAN [...] (SBU) PAO Andrew Paul and P/E Assistant Murad Ovez-Mamedov visited Education Department officials and schools in Turkmenbashy and Balkanabat cities in Balkan Welayat September 18 and 19. Discussions with officials and teachers reflected a strict "party-line" on school curricula and English lan [...] | 2006-11-07 13:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD TX KPAO ECON |
06ASHGABAT1194 | A HORRIBLE HALLOWEEN AT THE TURKMENABAT AMERICAN CORNER [...] (U) Post received its second protest dipnote on November 13, part of a series of complaints from the host government about a children's Halloween party that the American Corner attempted to host in the city of Turkmenabat on October 30. While successful Halloween events took place at other Am [...] | 2006-11-17 11:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SCUL SOCI TU TX |
06ASHGABAT1195 | OCTOBER TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE POSITIVE AND ACCURATE [...] (U) State media coverage of mission events in October featured President George Bush's congratulatory messages on occasions of Oraza Bayram and Turkmenistan's Independence Day. However, BBC Monitoring Central Asia newswire mistranslated key parts of President Bush's message back into English. [...] | 2006-11-21 04:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV TX |
06ASHGABAT1210 | STAGE ONE OF TURKMENISTAN'S NEW ETRAP ELECTIONS [...] (U) The initial stages of Turkmenistan's first ever etrap and city halk maslahaty (peoples council) elections suggest a process that, while perhaps more a theatrical exercise than a substantive political process, is progressive in tone and provides a snapshot of grassroots level political expe [...] | 2006-11-24 03:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON |
06ASHGABAT1220 | TURKMENISTAN'S UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS AN EXERCISE IN [...] (U) Since 1991 the number of students studying at higher educational institutions of Turkmenistan has decreased dramatically. In line with a 2006 presidential decree, only 3,175 students were accepted to Turkmenistan's universities for the session beginning September 2006, in comparison with a [...] | 2006-11-29 13:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SCUL SOCI TU TX |
06ASHGABAT1250 | TURKMENISTAN MEDIA IGNORES ALL MAJOR POST NEWS IN NOVEMBER [...] (U) Turkmenistan's state media coverage of post events in November included uncharacteristic omission of three significant news items: the November 10 opening of the Altyn Asyr border crossing checkpoint, a change in U.S. non-immigrant visa application policy and the November 21 Peace Corps d [...] | 2006-12-08 08:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX |
06ASHGABAT1285 | GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S FLEX OBSTRUCTION MORE [...] (U) This year Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) recruitment has encountered an unprecedented level of interference and disinformation from the Ministry of Education (MOE),despite official approval of the program and host government rhetoric that the problems will be resolved. As in past years, [...] | 2006-12-19 12:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL TX US |
06ASHGABAT1288 | ADDITIONAL TESTING FOR FLEX: A BREAKTHROUGH? [...] (U) In response to Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher's letter to President Niyazov regarding problems with FLEX recruitment and testing, Serdar Bashimov, head of the American Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),requested a meeting December 20 with A/DCM and PAO. Mr. Bashimo [...] | 2006-12-20 12:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL TX US |
06ASHGABAT1311 | A/S BOUCHER DELIVERS MESSAGE OF A NEW BEGINNING IN [...] (U) Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher's December 24 visit to Turkmenistan generated a high level of international news coverage, which was mostly accurate except for some reports claiming that Boucher had an official meeting with Interim President Gurbanguly Berdimukhammedov. Turkmenistan'S [...] | 2006-12-27 11:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX |
06ASHGABAT1322 | NEW GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN REBUKES RUSSIA FOR [...] (U) Turkmenistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs on December 28 publicly denounced the Russian media for assertions that the recently announced February 11 election was a farce and that state services have broken down because of a power vacuum following Niyazov's death. Local media continues to [...] | 2006-12-29 13:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX |
06ASHGABAT171 | NIYAZOV FORMALIZES DOWNGRADING OF THEORETICAL [...] (SBU) Upon his return from a rare trip to Moscow, Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov convened meetings in which he reshuffled the heads of major Turkmen educational institutions, appointed a new Minister of Education with little relevant experience, and issued pronouncements that threaten t [...] | 2006-02-03 10:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV SOCI PHUM EAGR ELAB KPAO TX |
06ASHGABAT210 | TURKMENISTAN MEDIA REACTION ON GOTX POSITION ON [...] (U) On February 9, 2006, one week later than most Islamic countries, the GOTX expressed its opinion regarding the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Per reftel, the MFA issued a press release on the only government sponsored website, turkmenistan.ru, as well as in major print dailies "Turkmen [...] | 2006-02-17 11:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX |
06ASHGABAT447 | TURKMENISTAN POSTS TRANSLATED HRR 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-27 11:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO ODIP PREL ELAB KDEM KSPR TX |
06ASHGABAT477 | TURKMENISTAN POSTS TRANSLATED SHRD 2005-2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 09:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PQM KPAO ODIP PREL ELAB KDEM KSPR TX |
06ASHGABAT704 | TURKMENISTAN AND PAKISTAN: PROBLEMS ABOUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with Pakistani Deputy Chief of Mission in Turkmenistan, Dr. Ali Ahmad Arian on June 30 and talked about the bilateral relationship between Turkmenistan and Pakistan, including their declining trade relations, Trans-Afghan Pipeline feasibility, educational exchanges, an [...] | 2006-07-05 12:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PK TX KPAO ETRD EPET ZK PGOV |
06ASHGABAT883 | TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE JULY 2006 [...] (U) Turkmenistan state media provided relatively positive coverage of and adequate support for mission events in July. Turkmenistan state television was active and positive in its coverage of ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson's statement on U.S. Independence Day, her farewell meeting with Preside [...] | 2006-08-18 10:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX |
06ASHGABAT904 | TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Turkmenistan's state media coverage of the August 13-15 visit to Turkmenistan of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Steven R. Mann included misinformation about the content of his meeting with President Niyazov and downplayed Mann's emphasis on the need for transparency and comp [...] | 2006-08-24 12:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX |
06ASMARA355 | INFORMATION MINISTER FIRES LATEST SALVO IN GSE ANTI-USG [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. THE UNITED STATES IS "DEMONIZING" PRESIDENT ISAIAS AFWERKI AND TRYING TO DESTABILIZE ERITREA, THE ERITREAN MINISTER FOR INFORMATION ALI ABDU TOLD THE ACTING PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER DURING RARE MEETING WITH AN AMERICAN OFFICIAL. THE MINISTER RULED OUT COOPERATION ON ANY PUB [...] | 2006-04-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL ER |
06ASMARA967 | CONTAINERS ARE A LUXURY: ERITREA RESPONDS TO CPC [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director General for the Americas Girma Asmerom on November 16, 2006. In an expected reponse, Girma decried the designation of Eritrea as a Country of Particular Concern for severe religious freedom violations. Declaring that the USG,s decision [...] | 2006-11-21 05:51:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KPAO OPRC ER |
06ASTANA283 | KAZAKHSTAN A WORTHY STRATEGIC PARTNER - MEDIA COVERAGE ON NAZARBAYEV VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-24 08:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ |
06ASTANA901 | KAZAKHSTAN: COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Included is Post's submission for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report for Kazakhstan, as well as point of contact information as requested in reftel. 2. Embassy point of contact is: Douglas Monk +7(3172) 70-24-79 monkd@state.gov 3. Note: Post requests that the term "Kazakhstani" not b [...] | 2006-12-21 01:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KRCM EFIN KHLS KPAO KZ |
06ASUNCION1255 | PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO TRANSLATION GUIDANCE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-20 19:36:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM APER KPAO PA |
06ASUNCION629 | PARAGUAY: RENEWAL OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1540 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 20:48:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER PA |
06ASUNCION971 | PARAGUAY ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-21 19:51:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MUNC WMD KPAO PTER KN KS PA |
06ATHENS1524 | GREECE: GOG AND MEDIA CALL 2006 TIP REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The Greek government and press responded positively to the release of the 2006 TIP report, calling Greece's advancement to Tier 2 from Tier 2 Watch List (T2WL) "encouraging." News articles relied on post's press release, press conference, and the report narrative for straightforwar [...] | 2006-06-14 11:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO GR TIP |
06ATHENS1648 | AMNESTY INT'L PROTEST OVER DETAINEES TURNS INTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two representatives from Amnesty International Greece (AI) met with poloffs June 26 to deliver 1000 petitions addressed to President Bush which call for the closure of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. After poloff delivered reftel talking points in response to criticisms [...] | 2006-06-27 13:27:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO GR HRIGHTS |
06ATHENS1805 | HOW TO READ THE GREEK PRESS: A GUIDE FOR THE UNINITIATED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At first glance, the Greek media may resemble the media in the U.S., with a mixture of broadsheets and tabloids, national and local television and radio stations, and constitutional guarantees guarding the freedom of the press. Closer inspection reveals a Greek media industry [...] | 2006-07-13 06:50:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KMDR PREL OIIP OPRC GR |
06ATHENS431 | TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT MEDIA REACTION FOCUSES ON [...] SUMMARY: Post held an on-the-record February 2 press conference for the TIP Interim Assessment release, which resulted in eight TIP articles published February 2 through February 11. The event not only provided post the opportunity to discuss TIP and the Assessment with journalists, but also [...] | 2006-02-15 12:17:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO GR TIP |
06ATHENS533 | GREECE: RESPONSE TO AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-24 10:52:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER GR |
06ATHENS784 | GREEK REACTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The release of the 2005 Human Rights Report (HRR) received wide coverage in most major Greek media and a range of reactions from post's human rights contacts. More than fourteen print articles factually conveyed the report's account of human rights abuses occurring in Greece, but sa [...] | 2006-03-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KPAO GR HRIGHTS |
06AUCKLAND4 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANNE GRIMES TO AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND [...] AMCONGEN Auckland welcomes EAP/PD Country Co-ordinator Anne Grimes to Auckland, 02-03 March 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct public diplomacy consultations. 2. Post understands Embassy Wellington has reserved accommodation at the Duxton Hotel in Auckland. 3. Point of contact [...] | 2006-01-31 23:07:00 | Consulate Auckland | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NZ KPAO |
06BAGHDAD15 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-02 17:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
06BAGHDAD17 | BAGHDAD PD RESULTS (09/01/05 - 12/24/05) [...] Summary. Embassy Baghdad PAS programming (09/01/05- 12/24/05) addressed post's MPP themes of Democracy, Stability, Prosperity, and Mutual Understanding. This programming produced positive results from exchange alumni, distribution of books to target audiences in Baghdad and beyond, and a mee [...] | 2006-01-03 05:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OPRC OIIP KPAO IZ |
06BAGHDAD36 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-05 03:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
06BAGHDAD375 | ECONOMIC-REFORM PUBLIC EDUCATION: PUSHING FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The joint Economic-Reform Public Education Working Group (PWG) agreed February 5 that final messages and delivery strategies for a short-term public-education campaign on economic reform and anti-corruption efforts -- to include fuel price increases -- must be complete by Febr [...] | 2006-02-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET KPAO PGOV IZ |
06BAGHDAD403 | IRAQI MINISTRIES AGREE -- AD REF -- ON [...] (SBU) Embassy Media Development Officer attended a February 6 meeting convened by Mohammed al-Asadi, director of the Government Communications Directorate (GCD),to continue discussions of a public "message" for government reductions in fuel subsidies. (Note: Messages would eventually encom [...] | 2006-02-10 08:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EFIN ECON KCOR KPAO OPRC IZ |
06BAGHDAD4231 | PRT TIKRIT: GOI CENSURES TV STATION IN SALAH AD DIN [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Following the November 5 verdict announcement in the first Saddam Hussein trial, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) at the direction of the Prime Minister directed Salah ad Din (SaD) Governor Hamad Hamoud al Shakti to close the Coali [...] | 2006-11-14 10:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECPS KPAO IZ |
06BAGHDAD45 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-05 16:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
06BAGHDAD4504 | NINEWA: UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL APPROACHES PRT [...] (C) Ninewa PRT IPAO and PRT Elections Officer joined a meeting between Provincial Council Chair Salim Issa and 20 professors of the University of Mosul at Ninewa's Provincial Council hall 27 November. The University faculty had requested the meeting to lobby for increased research funding a [...] | 2006-12-10 12:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL KPAO IZ |
06BAGHDAD4515 | NINEWA: ENGAGING THE LOCAL PRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-11 07:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO IZ |
06BAGHDAD475 | GOI, EMBASSY AND DFID EXPECTING BIDS FOR [...] (SBU) On February 12, Embassy ECON and PAS, together with the Iraqi Government Communications Directorate (GCD) and the UK's Department for International Development (DFID),met with two Iraqi production companies to present our request for proposals for TV and radio ads. All said they had t [...] | 2006-02-15 17:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EFIN PGOV ECON KCOR KPAO OPRC IZ |
06BAGHDAD4758 | Media Reaction: Barzani Says Americans Will Not Stay [...] (U) SUMMARY: Speaking in everyday language directly to the Kurdish people, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani made a statement to a special session of the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) on December 26 in which he downplayed the significance of the Iraq Study Gro [...] | 2006-12-29 21:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER EPET KPAO KMDR US IZ |
06BAGHDAD4778 | IRAQI KURDISTAN MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Human Rights, Yousif Mohammad Aziz, admitted an imperfect human rights record in a meeting with Regional Coordinator and RRTOffs on December 18. Minister Aziz acknowledged physical abuse in prisons, failure to release prisoners af [...] | 2006-12-30 01:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINS KJUS KPAO US IZ |
06BAGHDAD549 | MUQTADA SADR DEBUTS ON AL-JAZEERA WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Influential Iraqi politician Moqtada al- Sadr has emerged from relative media obscurity into the regional limelight with extensive travels and a remarkable interview on al-Jazeera on February 18. During a regional procession that included Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Syria and [...] | 2006-02-21 18:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO KISL OPRC IZ |
06BAGHDAD59 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-09 03:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
06BAGHDAD80 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-10 03:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
06BAGHDAD825 | ECONOMIC-REFORM PUBLIC EDUCATION UPDATE [...] From the $2 million recently allocated by the Department (reftel),we have hired two Iraqi media companies to produce television spots (one per company) on fuel-subsidy reform. These spots will briefly explain the reasoning behind the December price increases and tie higher fuel prices to inc [...] | 2006-03-15 05:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET KCOR KPAO PGOV IZ |
06BAKU1215 | IRANIAN AMBASSADOR SPEAKS OUT ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (U) In recent statements - notably on widely watched independent ANS Television - outspoken Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Afshar Suleymani repeatedly accused Israel of using excessive force and criticized the United States for its support of this "injustice" in the conflict between Israel a [...] | 2006-08-17 10:52:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV KDEM PINR IR AJ PREL IS LE KPAO |
06BAKU1272 | FIRST LADY MEHRIBAN ALIYEVA PLANS U.S. VISIT THIS [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 4. 2. (SBU) During an August 28 lunch meeting with the Ambassador, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva said that neither she nor President Aliyev will travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly. She said that President Aliyev has other commi [...] | 2006-08-29 03:29:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KPAO SCUL AJ |
06BAKU1343 | AZERBAIJAN: FIRST LADY MEHRIBAN ALIYEVA REQUESTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister (and former Azerbaijan Ambassador to the U.S.) Hafiz Pashayev, who is assisting First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva in planning her trip to the U.S. this fall/winter, told the Ambassador that the trip will have [...] | 2006-09-13 09:01:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KPAO SCUL AJ |
06BAKU1523 | OSCE MEDIA FREEDOM REPRESENTATIVE ADDRESSES MEDIA [...] (C) Summary: OSCE Special Representative for Media Freedom Miklos Haraszti visited Baku October 8 to 11 in response to the international community's concern over the deteriorating state of media freedom in Azerbaijan. At a October 9 briefing for OSCE member states, Haraszti reported that Presid [...] | 2006-10-19 05:57:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO OPRC AJ |
06BAKU154 | AZERBAIJAN: MINISTRIES OF CULTURE AND SPORTS, YOUTH, [...] (U) On January 30, President Aliyev issued a decree to establish two new ministries out of two established ministries. The Ministry of Sports, Youth, and Tourism has now become simply the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The Ministry of Culture is now the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT). [...] | 2006-02-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM SCUL KPAO RU AJ |
06BAKU170 | MINOR PROTESTS MARK MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS VISIT AS [...] (SBU) The Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO) once again was up to its usual tactics during the visit of the three OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs January 31-February 1. Ambassador Steven Mann, US Special Negotiator for the conflict and Minsk Group Co-Chair, was met at the airport by two noisy a [...] | 2006-02-06 07:27:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM ASEC KPAO PREL PGOV AJ |
06BAKU1708 | GOAJ QUERIES ON USG STATEMENT REGARDING DECEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Several senior GOAJ officials - most recently Prosecutor General Zakir Garalov -- have asked us whether the U.S. intends to issue a statement rejecting the constitutional referendum scheduled to be held December 10 in the so- [...] | 2006-11-24 13:09:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS KPAO AM AJ |
06BAKU1719 | POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AZERBAIJAN'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 30 - November 1 trip to Azerbaijan's southern regions, the Ambassador met with a broad range of contacts, including representatives from local government, civil society, and a variety of businesses. The southern regions are experiencing some growth and investmen [...] | 2006-11-28 06:16:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO ECON ETRD AJ |
06BAKU1762 | "FONTLINE: SEX SLAVES" SCREENING: EVENT [...] On December 2, Poloff screened the documentary film "Frontline: Sex Slaves" with a group of approximately 35 members of the American Alumni Association, an organization comprised of Azerbaijani youth, mostly in their twenties and thirties, who have studied in the U.S. 2. After viewing the f [...] | 2006-12-04 14:09:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO OIIP PRE PHUM SOCI SCUL KWMN KCRM |
06BAKU1811 | ANS TV AND RADIO RESUME BROADCASTS [...] (C) At a December 11 press conference, National TV and Radio Council (NTRC) Chair Nushiravan Maharramli announced that independent media group ANS would be allowed to resume television and radio broadcasts on December 12. (ANS broadcasts had been suspended on November 24, when the NTRC decid [...] | 2006-12-12 13:08:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO AJ |
06BAKU1842 | AZERBAIJAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Summary: Cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States on counterterrorism predates the September 11, 2001 attacks and the waiver of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act in January 2002. Over the past five years, the GOAJ has continued to step up its efforts to combat terrorist fina [...] | 2006-12-21 10:51:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR AJ KAPO |
06BAKU277 | AZERBAIJANI PUBLIC DISMISSES N-K TALKS AS "TOILET [...] (SBU) Public reaction following the unsuccessful presidential talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict February 10-11 in Rambouillet, France, has been predictable. While the international press had billed the talks as having the possibility for a break-through, most Azerbaijanis remained cynica [...] | 2006-02-22 09:25:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMDR KPAO PREL PGOV AJ |
06BAKU293 | AZERBAIJAN'S MFA AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONDEMN [...] (U) Per reftel, PAO and Pol/Econ Chief separately shared texts of statements by President Bush and Ambassador Khalilzad regarding the destruction of the Al-Askariya shrine with Azerbaijani MFA Spokesperson and Americas Desk on February 23. MFA Spokesperson Tahir Tagizade subsequently issued [...] | 2006-02-24 13:54:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO KISL PTER IZ AJ |
06BAKU754 | DELIVERY OF U.S. STRATEGY FOR NATIONAL AVIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 09:13:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV AJ |
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN606 | PROMOTING U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION IN BRUNEI. [...] A Bruneian student's achievement of a perfect 2400 score on the SAT Reasoning Test has provided evidence that post efforts to promote U.S. higher education in cooperation with the Government of Brunei (GOB) are having some effect, and also given us an opportunity to further publicize U.S. educ [...] | 2006-11-28 08:21:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KISL PREL BX |
06BANGKOK1747 | TELEVISION IN THAILAND: WHO HOLDS THE LEASH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The RTG has traditionally maintained tight control over the information presented to the public over the airwaves. The RTG owns all of the country's six television licenses, although three are licenses to commercial operators. Reform of broadcast media, though mandated by the [...] | 2006-03-22 07:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH |
06BANGKOK2856 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN BANGKOK - THAILAND'S CONTAINMENT [...] Summary: Thailand experienced 22 cases of human H5N1 avian influenza in 2004 and 2005, 14 of which were fatal. It has also reported more than 1000 separate outbreaks of avian influenza in poultry, most of them occurring in 2004. Since November 2005, however, Thailand has not detected a singl [...] | 2006-05-15 09:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SOCI PGOV EAID EAGR KPAO XE |
06BANGKOK4254 | ETHNIC-CHINESE THAI IN THE FAR SOUTH: US, CHINA, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. As a southern province with a minority of Muslim Thai, Songkhla is a relative safe-haven for ethnic-Chinese Thai families living in the deep South. But the southern unrest has taken a toll on Hat Yai, the trade capital of Songkhla, where tourism has declined by over fifty pe [...] | 2006-07-18 03:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KPAO TH CH |
06BANGKOK4446 | PSI: ENCOURAGING THAI ENDORSEMENT [...] (C) Summary: MFA American Division Director General Nongnuth Phetcharatana said that Foreign Minister Kantathi would discuss the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) with the Indonesian and Malaysian Foreign Ministers at the ASEAN Regional Forum in Kuala Lumpur. She suggested that Thailan [...] | 2006-07-24 09:22:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP KPAO TH |
06BANGKOK4480 | CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Chinese television dramas and the prospects for better-paying jobs for Chinese speakers increase, Chinese language learning programs have taken off in the southern Songkhla Province. Along with for-profit cram schools, various Chinese associations there have opened their own [...] | 2006-07-25 07:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO PTER TH CH TW |
06BANGKOK4530 | AVIAN INFLUENZA RE-SURFACES IN THAILAND; ONE HUMAN DEATH [...] (U) Summary: Numerous die-offs of poultry have occurred in Thailand over the past month, concentrated mostly in the central and north-central provinces. Despite testing of samples taken from the dead birds over the month-long period, government veterinary laboratories failed to detect the vir [...] | 2006-07-27 02:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU SOCI PGOV EAID EAGR KPAO XE |
06BANGKOK4917 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: VISIT TO PROMINENT ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: As part of our public affairs outreach program, Embassy Bangkok officers visited the Attarkiah Islamiah School in Narathiwat and the Thammawittahya School in Yala, two of the largest, and in the case of Thammawittahya, most controversial private Islamic schools in far southern Tha [...] | 2006-08-11 06:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KPAO TH |
06BANGKOK5249 | SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: TEACHERS AND EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: Schools have been the focus of increased attention in the far south because of violence against teachers and reports of teacher transfers. Attacks on government teachers, traditionally honored in Thai society, are deeply symbolic because they are viewed as representatives of the [...] | 2006-08-28 07:49:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KPAO TH |
06BANGKOK5456 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSCR 1695 [...] (U) On September 6, 2006 post delivered Reftel A demarche to Phasporn Sangasubana, Director of the Administrative Affairs Division, International Organization Bureau, of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Phasporn acknowledged receipt of the talking points, but informed Poloff that no [...] | 2006-09-06 08:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
06BANGKOK5837 | The Coup and the Media: TV Censorship and Print Freedom [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai army troops continue to occupy almost all Thai TV network studios, and are monitoring their broadcasts. Thailand's major cable network has stopped blacking out broadcasts from CNN and BBC whenever Thaksin's name is mentioned or image shown. Commercial radio stations are op [...] | 2006-09-22 00:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK5866 | SNAPSHOTS OF YOUTH REACTION TO COUP [...] SUMMARY: Public Affairs officers and PA local staff spoke with 22 Thai high school and university students throughout the country to gage their reaction to recent events; the majority expressed support for the military coup. All were grateful that no blood was shed. While most reasoned that it [...] | 2006-09-22 09:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PHUM TH |
06BANGKOK6773 | RAMADAN IN BANGKOK: DEVOTION AND DIVISION WITHIN [...] (C) Summary: PAO celebrated a Ramadan evening with the Secretary General of the Thailand Central Islamic Committee SIPDIS Pichet Sathirachaval and his family at the Bangkok Central Mosque, providing a glimpse into Thai Muslim life in Bangkok during this religious festival. Pichet told PAO [...] | 2006-11-09 03:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM TH KPAO |
06BANJUL137 | THE GAMBIA: CHRISTIAN COUNCIL ADDRESSES CARTOON [...] (U) The Gambia Christian Council (GCC),representing the various churches serving The Gambia's tiny Christian community, has issued a statement in reaction to the controversy generated by the recent publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohamed in a Danish newspaper. As reported by the loca [...] | 2006-03-04 13:01:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO XF GA |
06BANJUL168 | THE GAMBIA: ANTI-U.S. PROPAGANDA EFFORT BY CUBAN [...] (C) Embassy protested effort by Cuban Embassy to enlist Gambian public support for an anti-USG "declaration," and senior Foreign Ministry official undertook to tell the Cubans to cease and desist. The GOTG is far from being a mouthpiece for the Cuban regime, although it is an important donor [...] | 2006-03-18 13:17:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO UN GA CU |
06BANJUL20 | THE GAMBIA: DESMOND TUTU'S OP ED ON UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador made reftel demarche January 10 to Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Ebou Taal, providing text of Desmond Tutu's op-ed and conveying points. Ambassador reviewed elements of the U.S. position on the proposed UN Human Rights Council and asked that GOTG's UN delegation be inst [...] | 2006-01-11 12:22:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO XY GA |
06BASRAH100 | BASRAH LEADERS DECLARE A "STATE OF PEACE" FOR THE WORLD CUP [...] Summary. On June 8, the Regional Embassy Office (REO) organized an event at the Basrah Business Center (BBC) for the political, religious and tribal leaders of Basrah to publicly sign a declaration of peace for the period of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, June 9 - July 9. The event also [...] | 2006-06-09 06:39:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH31 | BASRAH UNITED - SOCCER BRINGS THE SHIA, SUNNIS, CHRISTIANS [...] Summary. On March 5, the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Basrah organized a local outreach event that brought together religious leaders and children from all the communities in Basrah to celebrate religious tolerance. The event was held at the largest mosque in Basrah and included the [...] | 2006-03-06 14:00:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV IZ |
06BASRAH37 | SUB-ZERO EDUCATION - THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN BASRAH [...] Summary: On March 16, the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Mr. Qahtani Al-Musawi, the Director General of Education for Basrah. He provided a frank, but bleak assessment of the current public education system in Basrah. Unless there is a strong infusion of money into the syste [...] | 2006-03-20 05:53:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO IZ |
06BASRAH39 | MAKING A DIFFERENCE - REO BASRAH HOSTS LOCAL ORPHANS FOR [...] Summary. On March 23, the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Basrah hosted 25 children from a local orphanage for a visit to the REO Fire Station. The children learned about fire safety and prevention while also watching a demonstration on the use of fire extinguishers. Local and internat [...] | 2006-03-24 07:53:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV IZ |
06BEIJING10971 | MOLSS Mulls Management of 31 Billion RMB in Rural [...] (U) Summary: China's Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MOLSS) is working to establish a pension system for rural and migrant workers that will require low contributions, be portable and have broad coverage, according to the Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Ministry's Rural Pensions [...] | 2006-06-02 03:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN KPAO PHUM PGOV CH |
06BEIJING12650 | TRIAL OF NEW YORK TIMES EMPLOYEE ADJOURNS WITHOUT [...] (C) The trial of New York Times researcher Zhao Yan on charges of leaking "state secrets" and fraud adjourned without result on June 16. A verdict should issue within 30 days, according to Chinese law. 2. (C) The proceeding in Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court was closed to the public, mean [...] | 2006-06-16 10:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPAO CH |
06BEIJING20678 | XINHUA REBUFFS CRITICISM, STANDS BY REGULATIONS [...] (C) New regulations restricting foreign wire services' distribution of news and financial data in China aim to create a healthy media climate, state-run Xinhua News Agency staffer Wang Hongyu told Emboffs September 27. Wang said Xinhua had three motives in introducing the rules, namely a) st [...] | 2006-09-27 11:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON ETRD KPAO CH |
06BEIJING20974 | INTERAGENCY INSIGHTS FROM NDRC FINANCE DIRECTOR [...] (S) The recently-promoted National Development Reform Commission (NDRC) Director General in charge of financial affairs (protect) offered candid and even critical comments about the Ministry of Finance (MOF),the People's Bank of China (PBOC),and the internal workings of the NDRC itself. He f [...] | 2006-09-29 08:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV KPAO CH |
06BEIJING21330 | OBJECTION! SCHOLARS, JOURNALISTS CRITICIZE NEW [...] (C) New rules imposing stricter controls on dissemination of information about court cases has touched off sharp debate in Chinese legal circles and among journalists. The Supreme People's court has introduced a new system of court spokespersons who will be solely responsible for releasing n [...] | 2006-10-10 11:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPAO CH |
06BEIJING24029 | XINHUA TO PRESS AHEAD WITH RULES RESTRICTING [...] (C) The Xinhua News Agency plans to move ahead with State Council-mandated regulations restricting foreign wire services' distribution of news and financial data in China, Xinhua Foreign Affairs Office Deputy Director General Zhou Zongmin told Emboffs November 22. The Foreign Information Adm [...] | 2006-11-24 06:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN KPAO CH |
06BEIJING3388 | CHINA: DEMARCHE REQUESTING STATEMENT CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 10:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ CH |
06BEIJING4955 | PRC INFORMED OF RELEASE OF THE PRESIDENT'S 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 10:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPAO CH |
06BEIRUT1147 | MGLE01: QUARTERLY REPORT ON FREEDOM AGENDA [...] (C) This is post's progress report for the second quarter of FY-06 on the Lebanon country strategy for democratic reform. Refs A and B identified three outcomes for our country strategy: -- a new electoral law, -- competent, effective, transparent government, and -- reform of the judi [...] | 2006-04-13 09:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO KDEM KMPI PREL ECON LE |
06BEIRUT1746 | MGLE01: SINIORA SEES SYRIAN AND PALESTINIAN [...] (S) In a 6/1 meeting, Prime Minister Siniora told the Ambassador he suspects Syrian and Palestinian agents were behind a violent 5/28 exchange with Israel. He also said it was impossible for the attacks to have been carried out without Hizballah's knowledge, and expressed concern that Hizbal [...] | 2006-06-02 12:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET | PTER KDEM MOPS KPAL KPAO LE IS SY |
06BEIRUT1808 | MGLE01: A STRATEGY TO SUPPORT ELECTORAL REFORM [...] (C) Reform of the electoral law is the bellwether of the Lebanese government's overall reform plan, and U.S. support for it is in entirely keeping with the President's Freedom Agenda. While there is widespread popular support for replacing the electoral law currently in effect -- associated [...] | 2006-06-07 12:53:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI EAID KPAO LE |
06BEIRUT305 | MGLE01: DAILY "AN-NAHAR" REELING FROM PUBLISHER'S [...] (C) The December 12, 2005 assassination of "an-Nahar" publisher (and member of Parliament) Gebran Tueni was also an attack on one of Lebanon's two newspapers of record. It removed "an-Nahar"'s leadership and triggered a scramble for control among several of Tueni's heirs: his father Ghassan, [...] | 2006-02-02 17:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KPAO KDEM PTER KMPI SCUL SY LE |
06BEIRUT608 | MGLE01: QUARTERLY REPORT ON FREEDOM AGENDA IN [...] (C) This is post's progress report for the first quarter of FY-06 on the country strategy for democratic reform. Refs A and B identified three outcomes for our country strategy: -- a new electoral law, -- competent, effective, transparent government, and -- reform of the judiciary. [...] | 2006-03-01 13:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KMPI PGOV KPAO EAID PREL LE |
06BEIRUT891 | MGLE01: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON [...] (S/NF) On March 21, the Ambassador and econoff delivered reftel demarche to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and advisers Mohammad Chattah and Roula Noureddine (other topics reported septel). Siniora listened carefully and stoically as the Ambassador presented the demarche. Siniora was not ent [...] | 2006-03-21 14:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC ETTC IS KPAO LE PREL PTER |
06BEIRUT897 | MGLEB01: New TV's Criticism of Judiciary Crosses [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An episode on Arabic-nationalist, independent New Television's (New TV) weekly 90-minute call- in program "Al Fasad" (Corruption) 3/10 strongly criticized Lebanon's judiciary, naming judges -- both Syrian appointee holdovers and friends of March 14 leaders -- it alleged were co [...] | 2006-03-21 15:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PHUM KMPI KDEM OEXC SCUL LE |
06BEIRUT922 | MGLEB01: POLITICAL ORGANIZING ON CAMPUS: A MIRROR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Student politics in Lebanon mirror the country's national political scene in intensity, organization and confessional breakdown. Highly structured partisan organizations with motivated and dedicated student members compete in time-consuming university elections to demonstrate [...] | 2006-03-23 13:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO KDEM KMPI SOCI SCUL LE |
06BELGRADE1147 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: JUNE 2006 [...] Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia, the current members of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA),announced that they expect that Montenegro, together with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Macedonia, and Serbia, will join CEFTA by the end of the year. Draft Law on Optical Dis [...] | 2006-07-18 15:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW |
06BELGRADE1492 | SERBIAN REPSONSE TO U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (U) On September 12, 2006, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA to deliver reftel points on USG views on UNSC Resolution 1695 on North Korea's missile programs. Serbia said that as a member of the U.N. they fully support this resolution and will fulfill their commitment. Any ad [...] | 2006-09-15 12:57:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
06BELGRADE1502 | Serbia: New Poll Indicates Softening Support for Radical [...] SUMMARY: The latest poll (conducted in early September) by a well-respected electoral/political NGO in Serbia, records a significant softening in the popularity of the Radical Party and an improvement for PM Kostunica's DSS party. The results continue to show sky-high rates of abstention and [...] | 2006-09-16 12:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KPAO SR |
06BELGRADE1747 | KOSOVO SERB DELEGATION ADVOCATES COOPERATION WITH [...] (U) Summary: In a 20 October meeting with the Ambassador, a delegation of four Kosovo Serbs led by the Belgrade-based NGO 'Fractal' outlined how they see the basic needs for Serbs living in the enclaves: (1) support for returns, (2) economic development, (3) improved media, and (4) infrastruct [...] | 2006-10-25 12:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO SR YI |
06BELGRADE1749 | AMB POLT HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL IFTAAR DINNER [...] Celebrating the customs of Ramadan as well as cooperation between members of different religious traditions, the Ambassador played host to Embassy Belgrade's 3rd annual Iftaar dinner this week (10/19). Over a meal which included both traditional Arab dishes and American favorites such as pump [...] | 2006-10-25 12:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM SR YI KPAO |
06BELGRADE1752 | SERBIA AND KOSOVO: WISNER VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (C) Frank, Serbian politics have gone into high gear since your last visit to Belgrade in late July, and every politician is now in election mode. Although Prime Minister Kostunica and President Tadic have both improved their poll numbers by appearing to work together, it is the Prime Ministe [...] | 2006-10-25 15:31:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS KPAO YI SR |
06BELGRADE1842 | SERBIA'S SANDZAK -- DEMOCRATIC STANDARDS DROP AS [...] SUMMARY: A recent visit to the largest city in Serbia's Sandzak area, the home of Serbia's largest Bosniak minority community, shows the local political machine of Sulejman Ugljanin, a close ally of PM Kostunica, firmly in control. A murky election-day shoot-out during a Belgrade-backed recal [...] | 2006-11-13 06:36:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO KIRF PREL PHUM SR |
06BELGRADE1934 | SERBIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON [...] (u) The USG has an overall excellent working relationship with Serbia on counter- terrorism issues. Both policy-level and operational-level interlocutors have been eager to cooperate with the USG on a wide range of issues including border security, information sharing, antiterrorism finan [...] | 2006-11-28 16:22:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO SR |
06BELGRADE2007 | ENGAGING SERBIA'S MUSLIMS [...] (sbu) The Republic of Serbia is a multiethnic, multi-religious state. There are two significant indigenous Muslim communities: Bosniak Muslims, who are ethnic Slavs and have extensive ties to the Bosniak community in Bosnia, and Albanian Muslims, who are ethnic Albanians and have extensive t [...] | 2006-12-14 14:07:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SR |
06BELGRADE31 | SAM: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM V2 [...] (u) General Assessment/Cooperation: The USG has an overall excellent working relationship with Serbia and Montenegro (SaM) on counter-terrorism issues. Both policy-level and operational-level interlocutors have been eager to cooperate with the USG on a wide range of issues including border [...] | 2006-01-11 12:46:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO SR |
06BELGRADE321 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: FEBRUARY 2006 [...] (U) The Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) in Vienna projects the GDP growth in Montenegro will reach 5.0 percent. GDP growth was 4.0 percent in 2004 and 3.7 percent in 2005. WIIW expects unemployment to plateau at the current level, and inflation to rise slightly to 3.0 perc [...] | 2006-03-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR |
06BELGRADE568 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: MARCH 2006 [...] (U) Public debt rose 4.5 percent in 2005, to Euros 704.4 million. As a share of GDP, public declined from 45.7 percent in 2004 to 42.7 percent. Seventy-seven percent of the debt was inherited from the former Yugoslavia. For 2006, the Finance Ministry plans to repay Euros 151.6 million of the [...] | 2006-04-12 09:41:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR |
06BELGRADE610 | SANDZAK SCUFFLE LAST STRAW FOR LJAJIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Serbian government decision to dissolve the democratically-elected assembly in Novi Pazar, the de facto capital of the primarily Bosniac area of Serbian Sandzak, has sparked low level violence in the city. The move was a blow to the progressive Human and Minority Rights Mini [...] | 2006-04-19 09:04:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KPAO KIRF SCUL PREL SR |
06BELGRADE711 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: APRIL 2006 [...] Montenegro's public debt at the end of 2005 amounted to Euros 700 million or 43 percent of gross domestic product (GDP),which according to the Ministry of Finance is below the maximum allowed level in the EU. In 2002, public debt was 88 percent of GDP. According to Maastricht criteria, the to [...] | 2006-05-08 07:11:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR |
06BELGRADE904 | MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: MAY 2006 [...] On June 3, the Parliament of Montenegro adopted a Declaration of Independence, following the May 21 referendum on independence from Serbia. The two economies were already distinct, stemming from Montenegro's adoption of the deutsche mark in 1999, and later the Euro. The distinction is reflecte [...] | 2006-06-07 08:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW |
06BELIZE472 | BELIZE: DEMARCHE SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 16:00:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV BH |
06BISHKEK1262 | SADYKJAN KAMALOV SPEAKS OUT ON HIS LATE BROTHER [...] (SBU) Former Mufti of Kyrgyzstan Sadykjan Kamalov broke his silence on the death of his brother Muhammadrafiq Kamalov during an interview on August 23 with a reporter from RFE/RL's local affiliate Radio Azattyk. Kamalov emphasized his brother's belief in supporting the government and public [...] | 2006-08-28 10:42:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TERR KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1303 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT ATTENDS SEPTEMBER 11 CEREMOPNY AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Bakiyev led the Kyrgyz Government delegation to the September 11 ceremony at the Manas Air Base. Bakiyev said that it was symbolic that his first visit to the Base should come on such a momentous day, and he re-affirmed Kyrgyzstan's commitment to the war on terrorism [...] | 2006-09-11 11:43:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1311 | PRESS COVERAGE OF 9/11 EVENTS [...] (U) Local press provided wide coverage of the ceremony at Manas Air Base commemorating the 5th anniversary of the September 11 attacks (see reftel). Because of the participation of President Bakiyev, Prime Minister Kulov, Speaker of Parliament Sulanov, and Azreti Mufti Jumanov coverage of th [...] | 2006-09-13 02:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1407 | Local Media Reaction to Incident at Manas Airport [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reaction to the September 26 incident involving a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker and a Kyrgyz Airlines TU-135 has largely been restrained, by local standards. Some outlets have played up the fact that the Kyrgyz plane involved in the accident occasionally transports Presi [...] | 2006-10-03 07:51:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1416 | KYRGYZ MEDIA MOGUL ALEXANDER KIM ON THE CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: On September 27, Alexander Kim, Kyrgyzstan's leading pro-government media mogul, spoke with the Ambassador on Kyrgyzstan's political leadership, recent scandals, and the state of relations with the United States. Kim described President Bakiyev as a leader easily influenced by pre [...] | 2006-10-05 10:50:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1450 | BISHKEK SCENESETTER FOR SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] SUMMARY: Your visit offers an opportunity to move our democracy and civil society agenda forward. Following the downturn in our relations this summer, and building on A/S Boucher's August visit, the Kyrgyz are now indicating they may have gone too far, and want to repair relations. Moving a [...] | 2006-10-13 11:02:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1490 | SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S MEETING WITH AUCA IN BISHKEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Feigenbaum and the Ambassador met with American University of Central Asia (AUCA) President Hurwitz and Vice President Beshimov on October 18 to discuss the state of AUCA and relations between the University and the Minister of Education. Though the disagreement regarding [...] | 2006-10-23 08:40:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1496 | SCA DAS Feigenbaum Visit to Kyrgyzstan: Muslim [...] (U) SCA DAS Feigenbaum and the Ambassador welcomed the Chief Mufti of Kyrgyzstan, his deputy, the Human Rights Ombudsman, and a group of 40 representatives of civil and religious society to the October 17 dinner in Bishkek. This year, Embassy Bishkek held two Iftaar dinners, one in the north [...] | 2006-10-25 02:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1565 | MEDIA COVERAGE OF KYRGYZ PROTESTS PREDICTABLE, [...] (C) Summary: The majority of media outlets in Kyrgyzstan are either government-owned or pro-government in content. News coverage of the protests have largely painted the protesters in a negative light. However, one new, small independent TV station has sided with the opposition and is providi [...] | 2006-11-06 11:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1644 | Off the Record, Journalists Predict Political Games to [...] (SBU) Summary: In an off the record session with four of the most well-connected journalists in Bishkek, the Ambassador had a wide-ranging discussion on the state of post-protest Kyrgyzstan. The general opinion was that while the new constitution had provided both sides a face-saving compromise [...] | 2006-11-21 06:12:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1737 | KYRGYZ MEDIA: WHO'S PULLING THE STRINGS AND WHY [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering Internet news agencies, broadcast media, National TV and overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The Kyrgyz media and political scene have become closely intertwined [...] | 2006-12-11 04:35:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1742 | WEB-BASED NEWS MEDIA IN KYRGYZSTAN: KYRGYZ NEWS IN [...] (U) This is the second in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering broadcast media, National TV and overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From the far corners of the republic, an increasing number of Kyrgyz citizens have access to ne [...] | 2006-12-12 05:04:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1752 | KYRGYZ BROADCAST MEDIA: THE INFLUENTIAL AIRWAVES [...] (U) This is the third in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering Kyrgyz National TV (KTR) and an overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Clearly all parties in the political spectrum of Kyrgyzstan see broadcast media as the most powe [...] | 2006-12-13 10:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1763 | KYRGYZ STATE TV: LURING THE DINOSAUR TOWARD [...] (U) This is the fourth in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with the final cable offering an overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With access to the nearly every household in Kyrgyzstan, the State Television and Radio Company (KTR) is by far the dominant m [...] | 2006-12-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SCUL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1783 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT ON LIVE TV: REVOKE IMMUNITY FOR [...] (C) Responding to a question during a live call-in show on national television December 18, President Bakiyev said that the diplomatic status accorded U.S. soldiers at the Manas Air Base should be revoked. Referring to the December 6 security incident at Manas Air Base in which a U.S. servicem [...] | 2006-12-19 09:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1789 | KYRGYZ MEDIA: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL [...] (U) This is the last in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Many consider the Kyrgyz media to be the freest and liveliest in Central Asia, and there is no doubt that this is true. There are many options for news coverage and opinion, especially in th [...] | 2006-12-21 02:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SCUL PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1790 | KYRGYZ MEDIA: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL [...] (U) This is the last in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Many consider the Kyrgyz media to be the freest and liveliest in Central Asia, and there is no doubt that this is true. There are many options for news coverage and opinion, especially in th [...] | 2006-12-21 02:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SCUL PREL KPAO KG |
06BOGOTA900 | EXTRADITION: PARAS TRY TO SHIFT PUBLIC PERCEPTION [...] (SBU) On January 21, a large advertisement appeared in Bogota daily El Tiempo purporting to be from concerned families of people detained in Combita (a maximum security prison in Boyaca department, and popularly known as the "waiting room" before extradition to the United States). The cost of [...] | 2006-01-31 21:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KCRM SNAR PGOV PREL KPAO CO |
06BRASILIA1235 | PK 334 FSN SECRETARIAL SEMINAR NOMINATION FOR DAISY COSTA [...] Mission Brasilia is nominating Daisy Costa to participate in FSI's PK 334 Secretarial Training Seminar. Daisy is a veteran employee of the Embassy in Brasilia where she has been working for the past 21 years. Over that time she has proven herself a valuable resource to the Science and Technol [...] | 2006-06-21 13:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AFSN AFSA AMGT KPAO BR |
06BRASILIA1256 | PK 334 FSN SECRETARIAL SEMINAR NOMINATION FOR DAISY COSTA [...] Mission Brasilia is nominating Daisy Costa to participate in FSI's PK 334 Secretarial Training Seminar. Daisy is a veteran employee of the Embassy in Brasilia where she has been working for the past 21 years. Over that time she has proven herself a valuable resource to the Science and Technol [...] | 2006-06-22 16:12:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AFSN AFSA AMGT KPAO BR |
06BRASILIA1680 | DEMARCHE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION [...] (SBU) Poloff met on August 14 with Marcia Adorno, head of the Division of Human Rights, who said that, in Brazil's view, the Human Rights Council could not fail to address the situation in Lebanon (ref). Brazil voted in favor of the resolution text but did not consider it balanced, Adorno sa [...] | 2006-08-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KPAO BR |
06BRASILIA593 | NO BRAZILIAN BROADCASTS OF AL-MANAR [...] (S) Post delivered Ref A, paragraph 3 talking points to the Maria Luiza Lopes da Silva, the Foreign Ministry Deputy Coordinator for the Combat Against Illicit Transnational Activities, in a March 22 conversation. Silva had no substantive response. 2. (S) Alberto Milgewitz of the local Jewi [...] | 2006-03-23 17:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | PTER ASEC ETTC KPAO BR |
06BRASILIA814 | BSC Chiefs of Mission Propose BSC Youth Ambassadors Program [...] SUMMARY: Recently the Counselors for Public Affairs from our five BSC embassies met for consultations in Santiago, Chile, to discuss common issues and to exchange best practices. All of us were impressed by reports on the success of Brazil's Youth Ambassador Program -- a one-country youth exch [...] | 2006-04-26 18:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL BR |
06BRATISLAVA111 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY 10, 2006 [...] (C) The departure of KDH from the ruling coalition (refs B-D),which resulted in the resignation of three cabinet Ministers and the Chairman of Parliament, has also affected our working-level contacts. The spokesman for former parliament Chairman Pavol Hrusovsky sounded shell-shocked as he [...] | 2006-02-10 16:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO BO LO |
06BRATISLAVA167 | SLOVAK POLICE WORRIED ABOUT NEW INTERIOR [...] (S) Poloff spent February 23 participating in weapons training at the invitation of Pavol Draxler (protect),the Ministry of the Interior's National Coordinator for the Fight Against Trafficking in Persons. Draxler, an up-and-coming policy-maker at the Ministry of the Interior (MOI),spent t [...] | 2006-03-03 08:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KPAO PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA360 | SLOVAKIA WANTS TO TAKE IT SLOWER IN KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo was frank in discussions with the Slovak MFA on Kosovo that the impasse must come to an end soon and that independence is the only real option for Kosovo. MFA Director for CIS and the Balkans Stefan Rozkopal told her Slovakia agrees in general, but believ [...] | 2006-05-05 13:52:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KPAO PGOV YI LO |
06BRATISLAVA373 | ROMA UPDATE: MAYOR TRIES TO DEPORT FAMILIES, NDI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Embassy continues to be heavily involved in promoting human rights and integration among Slovakia's minority communities, the Roma in particular. In the past month, the Emboffs have: -- Visited a northern village in which the mayor is seeking to move 35-40 Roma to a smal [...] | 2006-05-11 08:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA410 | SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on Iraq,s formation of a national government on May 23. The original text is available in Slovak at www.mzv.sk: BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Government of the Slov [...] | 2006-05-25 14:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ KDEM KPAO LO PGOV PREL |
06BRATISLAVA434 | SMER RELEASES CAMPAIGN STATEMENT QUESTIONING SLOVAK [...] (U) Opposition party Smer-SD ("Direction - Social Democracy") released a statement on June 2 (translated below) blasting the war in Iraq, the deployment of Slovak troops there, and pledging that it will begin deliberations on the possible withdrawal of Slovak troops from Iraq if the party fo [...] | 2006-06-02 15:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO PINR PREL SOCI IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA461 | EDUCATION, EU FUNDS, AND ELECTIONS [...] Summary. Education has been a quiet issue in this campaign, but will be a primary target for post-election reform and spending initiatives. The GOS has prioritized education and the "knowledge-based economy" both in its 2006 budget and its recently approved 2007-2013 plan for over 11 billion [...] | 2006-06-12 10:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON KPAO SCUL LO |
06BRATISLAVA481 | HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS TRANSLATIONS COMPLETED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 14:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO KSPR LO |
06BRATISLAVA532 | SMER-SNS-HZDS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? [...] (C) Summary: The "worst case scenario" government of Smer-SNS-HZDS is now a certainty. We can expect many more challenges in advocating U.S. policy goals under a Fico-led government than during Mikulas Dzurinda's tenure, particularly on controversial issues such as the war in Iraq or support [...] | 2006-06-29 18:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KPAO EAID LO |
06BRATISLAVA550 | PARLIAMENTARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN THINKS [...] (C) We pass along the following not as a definitive state of play in the Fico government's thinking on a withdrawal from Iraq (which is not clear yet--),but as an indication of the internal debate that has been joined since he took power (reftel). Ruling Smer Party MP and newly-appointed Chai [...] | 2006-07-07 14:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS KPAO MOPS IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA586 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JULY 17 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO PINR SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA592 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PM DZURINDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the Ambassador's first meeting with the former PM Mikulas Dzurinda since the June 17 elections, the former PM was confident that his party SDKU would gain strength in the opposition. SDKU plans to play on conflicts between new PM Robert Fico and coalition partner Vladimir M [...] | 2006-07-18 13:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KPAO LO |
06BRATISLAVA609 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PM [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 24, Ambassador paid an introductory call on new Deputy Prime Minister for the Knowledge Based Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities Dusan Caplovic of the Smer ("Direction") party. Caplovic listed his own priorities in office as (1) developing the knowle [...] | 2006-07-26 16:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TSPL PREL KPAO PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA704 | REACTION OF SLOVAKIA'S ETHNIC HUNGARIANS TO NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Slovak PM Robert Fico's decision to form a ruling coalition with the Slovak National Party (SNS) following the June 17 parliamentary elections elicited a strong negative reaction from the country's sizeable Hungarian minority. SNS leader Jan Slota is notorious for anti-minori [...] | 2006-08-21 06:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO LO |
06BRATISLAVA823 | EU FUNDS: SMER STRENGTHENS ITS POSITION VERSUS SNS [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, the GOS cabinet announced its distribution plan for EU funds from 2007-2013. The new government's basic funding priorities appear to remain consistent with EU fund priorities proposed by the previous government, but authority over more than 1.7 billion Euros in "k [...] | 2006-10-11 14:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EU KPAO LO PGOV |
06BRATISLAVA928 | SLOVAK MFA WELCOMES PRESIDENT?S VWP ANNOUNCEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 17:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL KPAO LO |
06BRIDGETOWN1132 | SCHOLARSHIPS FROM MALAYSIA AND GREECE ENHANCE [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 4. 2. (U) In early June the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) announced the availability of seventeen scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study abroad. Fifteen scholarships are being offered in partnership with the government of [...] | 2006-07-03 13:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO AC GR MY XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1542 | ST. LUCIA'S DISCONNECTED PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Kramer and MLO Aboyagye traveled to St. Lucia August 3 to dedicate two SOUTHCOM-constructed projects and meet informally with St. Lucia Prime Minister Anthony. While both ceremonies created positive public impressions of U.S.-St. Lucia cooperation, Ambassador Kramer [...] | 2006-09-01 21:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KPAO PINR UNGA ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1556 | BARBADOS: OP-ED RILES LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 26, a leading daily newspaper ran a half-page op-ed piece in its weekly "As A Matter Of Fact" column, which offended Barbados' Jewish community. Intended as criticism of the armed conflict in Lebanon, the article degenerated into the propaganda of intolerance. The pap [...] | 2006-09-06 13:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ASEC OPRC KPAO SCUL BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1687 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and reports were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1276, Barbados #1277, Dominica #1278, St. Kitts #1279, St. Lucia #1280, St. Vincent #1281, and Grenada #1282) on September 20, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on [...] | 2006-09-21 18:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT PGOV PREL KPAO KCSY KHLS XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1897 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL TOUR: ST. VINCENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, Ambassador Kramer paid farewell courtsey calls on the Foreign Minister, Prime Minister, and Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In her meeting with the Foreign Minister, he candidly admitted that the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOS [...] | 2006-10-27 17:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAIR ETRD UNSC KPAO VE VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1899 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER FAREWELL TOUR: ST. LUCIA [...] (SBU) On October 13, Ambassador Kramer traveled to St. Lucia for farewell meetings with Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony, Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy and Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Victor Philip La Corbiniere. The Ambassador used the meetings to gauge St. Luc [...] | 2006-10-27 17:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KPAO PINR UNGA ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2028 | UNSC AFTERMATH: CARICOM HAPPY WITH PANAMA, UPSET [...] (U) On November 3, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states unanimously supported the compromise nomination of Panama as the candidate to the United Nations Security Council from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC). However, Ambassadors to the UN from CARICOM countrie [...] | 2006-11-17 21:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC KPAO EC PM VE GT DO XM |
06BRIDGETOWN392 | LIAT PILOTS' SURPRISE SICKOUT LEAVES HUNDREDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Without advance warning, Leeward Islands Air Transit (LIAT) cockpit crews staged a sickout beginning 4:00 a.m. March 1. This industrial action left hundreds of passengers stranded, including the Principal Officer in Grenada and an Embassy-sponsored jazz group. LIAT is vital [...] | 2006-03-02 17:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELAB PREL PGOV KPAO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN611 | DS/ATA TRAINED BOMB TECHNICIANS RESPOND TO [...] According to Barbados daily "The Nation" on 04/06/2006, members of the Royal Barbados Police Force's (RBPF) explosive countermeasures unit responded to a suspicious device discovered in a Barbados residential neighborhood. These RBPF officers received and completed DS/ATA sponsored Explosive [...] | 2006-04-07 19:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KPAO BB |
06BRIDGETOWN654 | ST. KITTS SUGAR TRANSITION - JOBS AVAILABLE, [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the St. Kitts Sugar Transition Team, there are around 700 former sugar workers still unemployed and about 600 available hotel jobs. (Note: St. Kitts ended its centuries-old sugar industry in 2005, after decades of financial losses at the state-run sugar company. [...] | 2006-04-19 14:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELAB ECON PREL PGOV KPAO SC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN777 | AMBASSADOR MAISTO PETITIONS CARIBBEAN FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS),Ambassador John F. Maisto, visited Bridgetown, Barbados, April 26-28 to attend the U.K.-CARICOM Forum. His primary goal was to meet with CARICOM Foreign Ministers to discuss the June OAS General Assembly [...] | 2006-05-05 19:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECIN ETRD KFPC KPAO OAS BB BF |
06BRIDGETOWN816 | DELIVERED: U.S. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the U.S. National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza by fax to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs for the governments of Antigua and Barbuda (diplomatic note 0547),Barbados (diplomatic note 0548),Dominica (diplomatic note 0549),St. Kitts and Nevi [...] | 2006-05-11 20:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV KPAO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN979 | FREEDOM OF THE PRESS THREATENED IN THE EASTERN [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Freedom of the press is threatened in the Eastern Caribbean by governments that are increasingly intolerant of criticism. Government officials in several countries have threatened to impose legal standards upon what they complain is an unrestrained media that engages in li [...] | 2006-06-08 18:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN998 | BARBADOS RESCUE SERVICES PREPARE FOR CRICKET [...] According to a June 9 article in the Barbados daily newspaper, The Nation, on June 6, 2006, members of the National Conservation Commission (NCC),Barbados Police Force, Ambulance Service, and Coast Guard, under the direction of the national disaster preparedness agency, participated in a sea [...] | 2006-06-12 12:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KPAO BB |
06BRUSSELS3039 | BELGIAN VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 12:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP KPAO PARM PREL MNUC PTER BE |
06BUENOSAIRES1024 | ARGENTINE CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] (C) DCM, accompanied by POLCOUNS and POLOFF, met May 5 with the MFA's Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Luis Cappagli. Among the issues they discussed were reftel points regarding contingency planning for avian flu. DCM explained the steps being taken by U.S. authorities domestically an [...] | 2006-05-05 21:05:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1037 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN LATIN AMERICA CHAVEZ US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover the probable crash between the US and Iran; Latin America's regional situation after Bolivia's nationalization of hydrocarbons; Brazilian fears of a regional 'cold war;' the US "praising Argentine and Brazilian efforts to contain Bolivia;" the alleged [...] | 2006-05-08 19:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1038 | MEDIA REACTION US-URUGUAYAN FTA THE PRE- [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local papers lead with the meeting held between US President George W. Bush and Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez; Argentine and Brazilian presidents' promise to respect "potentially explosive" Bolivia's nationalization of its natural gas sector; the Argentine ann [...] | 2006-05-08 19:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1050 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN MERCOSUR LATIN AMERICAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local papers lead with Iran attempting to approach the US; China warning about triggering a war like that of Iraq; the implications of Bolivia's nationalization of the energy sector; the crisis of Mercosur; and the Latin American chair at the UN Security Council. [...] | 2006-05-09 20:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1059 | MEDIA REACTION BOLIVIAN AGRARIAN REFORM US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the prevailing fear in Bolivia due to the Government's planned agrarian reform; the US canceling Ollanta Humala's US visa; Brazilian President Lula's irritation with Venezuelan President Chavez's interventionism in the region; the [...] | 2006-05-10 19:21:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1069 | MEDIA REACTION VENEZUELAN/BRAZILIAN CLASH [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the clash between Venezuela and Brazil over the Bolivian gas crisis; the implications of Bolivian nationalization of the energy sector; the aftermath of the war in Iraq; the statements made by nominee for US Ambassador to Argentina [...] | 2006-05-11 18:05:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1087 | MEDIA REACTION EU-LATIN AMERICAN SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include Bolivian President Morales ruling out compensation for nationalizing foreign oil and gas subsidiaries; the EU's belief Venezuelan President Chavez is a hurdle in reaching a deal between the EU and Mercosur; and statement [...] | 2006-05-12 19:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1102 | MEDIA REACTION US TROOPS TO MEXICAN BORDER EU- [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include the US Pentagon drawing up plans for troops on the Mexican border; European and Latin American leaders' pledge to bolster ties in "bi- regional strategic relationship;" Argentine deputy Carlos Kunkel rejecting the statements of nominee for US ambass [...] | 2006-05-15 19:02:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1119 | MEDIA REACTION US SANCTION ON VENEZUELA [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with the US imposing a ban on arms sales to Venezuela because of a lack of support by President Chavez's government for counterterrorism efforts; the USG decision to send troops to the US- Mexican border; the alleged confrontation of the US and China in I [...] | 2006-05-16 18:28:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1131 | MEDIA REACTION US MILITARIZATION OF US- [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the US and Mexican reaction to the USG decision to send troops to the US-Mexican border; Venezuela's reaction to the US ban on arms sales to the country; and the Kirchner administration's handling of Argentine economic affairs. Le [...] | 2006-05-17 18:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1144 | MEDIA REACTION US SENATE VOTING A FENCE ON [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with the US Senate voting to construct a fence on the US-Mexican border and supporting citizenship of undocumented US immigrants; Venezuelan President Chavez and Bolivian President Morales creating a bi-national mining corporation; the legality of Bolivia [...] | 2006-05-18 19:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1156 | MEDIA REACTION US IMMIGRATION BILL; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include US President George W. Bush requesting additional funds from the US Congress for the construction of fences and temporary troop deployment on the US-Mexican border; Venezuela's scam invasion of the US, intended to train its mil [...] | 2006-05-22 16:52:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1188 | MEDIA REACTION EUROPEAN ANTI-MISSILE SHIELD; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the USG planning a European anti-missile 'shield;' US President Bush expressing public concern about 'eroded democracies' in Venezuela and Bolivia; the USG's skepticism of the Argentine projected conciliation policy; the [...] | 2006-05-24 19:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1189 | MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; UN AND GUANTANAMO; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover an interview with journalist Robert Fisk on the war in Iraq; the UN asking the US to close the Guantanamo prison; the US/Latin American ties in the opinion of Argentine President Nestor Kirchner; the impact of the USG decision to militarize the US/Mexi [...] | 2006-05-24 20:09:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1191 | ARGENTINA: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] (SBU) DCM, accompanied by PolCouns, delivered reftel points seeking public GoA support of the Iraqi political process to Argentina MFA acting Undersecretary for Foreign Policy Luis Cappagli on May 23. 2. (SBU) Cappagli concurred that the government formation process represented an "import [...] | 2006-05-24 21:01:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1204 | MEDIA REACTION ANTHONY WAYNE'S NOMINATION AS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include a reported delay in the US Senate's approval of Mr. Anthony Wayne's nomination as US Ambassador to Argentina; Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana's meeting with US Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon, and the alleged [...] | 2006-05-30 15:50:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1210 | MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; COLOMBIAN ELECTIONS; UN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include the current situation in Iraq; the outcome of Colombian elections; the imminent voting at the UN Security Council to remove five of its non-permanent members; the implications of the Enron case; the status of the US immigration draft bill; the arriv [...] | 2006-05-31 15:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1216 | MEDIA REACTION NEW US TREASURY SECRETARY IRAQ [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local papers report on the appointment of Henry Paulson as the new US Treasury Secretary in replacement of John Snow; the mobilization of some US troops from Kuwait to Southern Iraq; Argentina and Brazil's efforts to obtain greater integration among Latin American [...] | 2006-05-31 20:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1229 | MEDIA REACTION HADITHA INVESTIGATION; US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's stories include the current status of Haditha Investigation; the shift in US policy in Iran; and the opinion of Argentina's ambassador to the US on the bilateral relationship. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES "... Bush promises a punishment for the 24 civil [...] | 2006-06-02 11:50:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1239 | MEDIA REACTION US IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local papers report on the US debate on the US immigration legislation; the status of negotiations with Iran on the suspension of its enriched uranium program; the IMF delegation's visit to Argentina; and the upcoming presidential elections in Peru. 2. OPINION P [...] | 2006-06-02 14:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1246 | MEDIA REACTION US IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION IRAN IMF [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local papers report on the US debate on the US immigration legislation; the status of negotiations with Iran on the suspension of its uranium enrichment program; the IMF delegation's visit to Argentina; and the upcoming presidential elections in Peru. 2. OPINION [...] | 2006-06-05 11:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1251 | MEDIA REACTION WAR IN IRAQ HADITHA FTAA- [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover the alleged murder of Iraqi civilians in Haditha by a group of US troops; the consequences of the war in Iraq; the US/Latin American relationship; FTAA/Mercosur ties; a group of Canadian residents that were arrested for planning to blow up targets in [...] | 2006-06-05 17:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1273 | MEDIA REACTION OUTCOME OF PERUVIAN ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the implications of the Peruvian elections; the possibility of US-Uruguayan and US-Paraguayan FTAs; the US 2006 trafficking in Persons Report; and Venezuela's alleged entry into Mercosur. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STO [...] | 2006-06-06 19:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1283 | MEDIA REACTION PERUVIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT ALAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the implications of Peruvian elections; the USG proposal to Iran; the World Bank granting new loans to Argentina; Brazilian military's geopolitical concerns; and hundreds of landless farm workers invading Brazilian Congress to dema [...] | 2006-06-07 20:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1297 | MEDIA REACTION US ANTI-CRIME TECHNOLOGY IRAQ [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the US new anti-crime "technological arsenal;" the war in Iraq; the current status of the US-Venezuelan relationship; and post-election Ollanta Humala's statements. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "The US prepares anti-cri [...] | 2006-06-08 19:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES13 | MEDIA REACTION US ANTI-IMMIGRATION LAW THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include: the controversy unleashed by US anti-illegal immigration legislation; the Bush administration's legacy; negotiations related to global farm subsidies; Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales' first trip abroad; the Kirchner administratio [...] | 2006-01-04 14:49:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1323 | MEDIA REACTION ZARQAWI'S DEATH; IRAN; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers lead with the implications of Al- Zarqawi's death; the chances for a diplomatic solution on Iran; the ties between the Chilean and Bolivian administrations; "what to do" with the Chavez administration; and the Darfur genocide. Leading "Clarin" carries an e [...] | 2006-06-12 20:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1340 | MEDIA REACTION AL ZARQAWI'S DEATH US-CUBAN TIES FARM [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the implications of Al Zarqawi's death; an escalation in the US-Cuban confrontation; agricultural liberalization as the main demand of developing countries; the progress made by the International Criminal Court; internati [...] | 2006-06-13 20:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1349 | MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH TO IRAQ; ISLAMIC ACTIVITIES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include US President Bush's trip to Baghdad; and the US House of Representatives passing a resolution calling on the Latin American countries to 'intensify their efforts' against Islamic groups. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORI [...] | 2006-06-15 11:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1364 | MEDIA REACTION IRAQ IMF-ARGENTINA MIDDLE EAST FTAA-MERCOSUR [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the US Senate allegedly limiting US President Bush's war power in Iraq; the report of external auditors on the IMF performance in handling the 2001 Argentine crisis and the Independent Evaluation Office's review; the situ [...] | 2006-06-16 19:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1388 | MEDIA REACTION US-NORTH KOREA; FUTURE US AMBASSADOR TO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend newspapers cover the escalation of tension between the US and North Korea; the future US Ambassador to Argentina, Earl Anthony Wayne; the resignation of DEPSEC Robert Zoellick; Bolivian President Morales' alleged willingness to sign an FTA with the US; Chacho Alvare [...] | 2006-06-22 19:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1389 | MEDIA REACTION NORTH KOREA; US-LATIN AMERICA; GUANTANAMO; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's papers lead with the current tension between the US and North Korea; the US concern over Latin American democracy; the EU pressuring US President Bush over the closure of Guantanamo prison; US President Bush leading world trade negotiations; the nature of Latin Amer [...] | 2006-06-22 19:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1391 | MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE EU; US ANTI-MISSILE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include US President Bush's trip to the EU; the US activating its anti-missile defense system in an escalation of tension with North Korea; a report from the US Energy Information Administration stating that Brazil, Colombia and Argenti [...] | 2006-06-22 19:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1414 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA; KIRCHNER IN SPAIN; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include North Korea warning Washington about a possible military confrontation between the two countries; the alleged US campaign to avoid Venezuela's entry into the UN Security Council; the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee's resumptio [...] | 2006-06-23 20:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1433 | IRAQ; ALLEGED US ESPIONAGE; HUMAN RIGHTS; EVO MORALES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the alleged preparation for US troop withdrawal from Iraq; former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's statement that US President Bush will ask for his help in fighting the insurgency in Iraq; a new espionage scandal in the US; the rela [...] | 2006-06-26 17:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1441 | THE US AND THE MEXICAN ELECTIONS; WTO DOHA ROUND; MIDDLE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the main points of the US-Mexican bilateral agenda vis-`-vis upcoming Mexican presidential elections; the main issues that need to be tackled in the upcoming WTO Doha Round; the impact of the Israeli soldier's kidnapping [...] | 2006-06-27 17:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1454 | ALLEGED US BANKING ESPIONAGE; MIDDLE EAST; COLOMBIAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include allegations of USG banking espionage; the situation in the Middle East; the implications of Colombian President Uribe's re-election; the summit to be held between Argentine President Nestor Kirchner and Bolivian President Evo Morale [...] | 2006-06-28 20:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1465 | USG-THE NEW YORK TIMES; MIDDLE EAST; US-PERUVIAN FTA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the confrontation between the USG and The New York Times newspaper over the newspaper's disclosure of the USG's alleged banking espionage; US supporting the Israeli offensive against the Palestinian territories aimed at rescuing an [...] | 2006-06-29 18:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1476 | US SUPREME COURT RULING ON GUANTANAMO; US-PERUVIAN FTA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with the US Supreme Court declaring that military tribunals created after the September 11 attacks violated the Geneva Convention; US Congressional ratification of the Peru FTA; and the US Senate's alleged confirmation of Earl Anthony Wayne as Ambassador t [...] | 2006-06-30 18:53:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1487 | RULING ON GUANTANAMO; MEXICAN ELECTIONS; WTO; KIRCHNER TO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the US media reaction to the US Supreme Court's ruling on Guantanamo; the implications of the Mexican election; Argentine President Kirchner's trip to Venezuela; the US-Peruvian FTA; US-Indian ties; alleged USG surveillance of banks in [...] | 2006-07-03 20:38:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1515 | NORTH KOREA; THE CARACAS SUMMIT; VENEZUELA'S ENTRY INTO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local media report on Argentine President Nestor Kirchner's address to the Venezuelan National Assembly, in which he strengthened his alliance with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and added that Venezuela "is a full democracy fighting for justice." Papers speculate on [...] | 2006-07-07 12:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1516 | INTERVIEW WITH US AMBASSADOR LINO GUTIERREZ; VENEZUELA'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major papers cover extensively the Fourth of July reception held in the Ambassador's residence in Buenos Aires. Liberal, English-language "Buenos Aires Herald" carries an interview with US Ambassador Lino Gutierrez who underscores that "US-Argentina ties are stronger regard [...] | 2006-07-07 12:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1535 | INTERVIEW WITH US AMBASSADOR TO BUENOS AIRES LINO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Daily-of-record "La Nacion" and leading "Clarin" conducted an interview with US Ambassador Lino Gutirrez. Those interviews were reported, thus far, by liberal, English-language "Buenos Aires Herald," wire service agencies Agence France Presse and TELAM, populist "Cronica," [...] | 2006-07-10 20:33:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1548 | MUMBAI BLITZ; GUANTANAMO 07/12/06;BUENOS AIRES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include the bomb blitz in Mumbai killing more than 160 in India's worst terrorist attack since 1993; and the USG's alleged announcement that the Geneva Convention will apply to the Guantanamo prison. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES [...] | 2006-07-12 18:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES155 | MEDIA REACTION BRASILIA SUMMIT STRATEGIC [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Bin Laden's warning that he is preparing new attacks in the US; French President Chirac's warning that nuclear weapons could be used as a response to a state terrorist attack; French Defense Minister offering Argentina five sup [...] | 2006-01-20 16:38:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES158 | MEDIA REACTION US AMBASSADOR TO BUENOS AIRES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include: Michele Bachelet winning Chilean presidential elections and considering relations with Argentina "strategic" for Chile; US President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel's joint statement to put mutual pressure on Iran [...] | 2006-01-20 20:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1584 | MIDDLE EAST; THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS ON NORTH [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with the escalation of the Middle East violence; disagreement at the UN Security Council regarding a call for ceasefire; UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea; the status of Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne's confirmation as US Ambassador to Argen [...] | 2006-07-17 20:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1586 | US PRESIDENT BUSH ON ISRAELI OFFENSIVE AGAINST LEBANON; USG [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with US President George W. Bush supporting Israeli offensive against Lebanon after the Hezbollah militia captured two Israeli soldiers on Wednesday; the USG accusing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of promoting terrorism; and Ambassador Wayne's confirmed [...] | 2006-07-18 10:54:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1587 | JAPAN DRAFT RESOLUTION AGAINST NORTH KOREA; MIDDLE EAST; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Japan asking for Argentina's support in a draft resolution it submitted to the UN, which requests sanctions against North Korea for its missile tests; the US blames Syria and Iran for the escalation of violence in the Middle East; for [...] | 2006-07-18 13:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES159 | MEDIA REACTION A/S SHANNON STATEMENTS ON [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include A/S Shannon's statements on populist governments; the Human Rights Watch annual report; the Brazilian and Argentine presidents' pledge to discuss issues raised by Uruguay and Paraguay; and Uruguayan President Tabare Vazq [...] | 2006-01-20 20:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1593 | MIDDLE EAST; TRIPLE BORDER; WTO DOHA ROUND; US-ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the war in the Middle East; the US Senate's attempt to pass a resolution intended to create an antiterrorist task force on the Triple Border between Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil; and the US-Argentine deal to fight money launderi [...] | 2006-07-18 20:56:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1617 | MIDDLE EAST; FIDEL CASTRO; MERCOSUR AND VENEZUELA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the war in the Middle East; Fidel Castro's probable visit to Argentina and the Cuban political transition; and Venezuela's incorporation into Mercosur. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "The US agrees with Israel [...] | 2006-07-21 12:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES163 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN ALLEGED A/S SHANNON'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include Argentina's alignment with the US against Iran and promotion of the peaceful use of nuclear energy; the Latin American intervention in Haiti; Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales' visit to Argentina and his announcement [...] | 2006-01-20 22:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1643 | MIDDLE EAST; MERCOSUR AND FIDEL CASTRO; US-ARGENTINE TIES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover the situation in the Middle East; US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to the region; and the outcome and implications of the Mercosur summit in Cordoba. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "The US asks for more pressure against Hezbollah" [...] | 2006-07-24 20:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1678 | WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST; US SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL; AL QAEDA [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with the US support for Israel; Al Qaeda entering the confrontation; ties between Hezbollah and the Arab countries; the Russian-Venezuelan relationship; the "dangerous" implications of Venezuela's incorporation into Mercosur; an alleged US-Uruguayan FTA; a [...] | 2006-07-28 17:50:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1679 | WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST; ROME CONFERENCE; USJ ROLE IN LATIN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international leading stories include the status of the war in the Middle East; the outcome of the Rome Conference; the US reconsidering its role in Latin America; the threat posed by North Korea; the upcoming encounter between US and Brazilian authorities on farm s [...] | 2006-07-28 17:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES168 | MEDIA REACTION EVO MORALES PRESIDENTIAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales' inauguration ceremony and the progress of indigenous movements in Latin America; the US attitude toward Morales; the US-Argentine relationship; the possible nomination of US Assistant Secretary Earl Anthony Wayne [...] | 2006-01-23 19:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1681 | SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE MIDDLE EAST; TRI-BORDER; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to the Middle East; the US proposal to deepen its monitoring of the Tri-Border; the US urging Russia not to sell military equipment to Venezuela; the need for an update in Argentine legislation on terroris [...] | 2006-07-28 18:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1682 | WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST; SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the situation in the Middle East; US Secretary of State Condoleezza's rice to the region; the Argentine Government's position vis-`-vis the war in Lebanon and Israel; Venezuelan President Chavez's trip to Bielo-Russia and Russia; an [...] | 2006-07-28 18:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1705 | WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST; US-PERUVIAN FTA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local newspapers report on diplomatic negotiations to find a solution to the war in the Middle East; Peruvian president-elect Alan Garcia and the US-Peru FTA; ties between Mercosur and Venezuela; and failed WTO negotiations. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "The US [...] | 2006-08-01 16:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1707 | WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST; THE US ROLE; GUANTANAMO; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover the war in the Middle East; the UN Human Rights Committee notifying the US that it should close all its secret centers of detention; the confirmation of Ambassador Wayne as US Ambassador to Argentina; and Argentine President Kirchner's isolationism. [...] | 2006-08-01 18:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1743 | WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST; CUBAN TRANSITION; AMBASSADOR WAYNE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the war in the Middle East and the need for putting an end to the escalation in violence; Fidel Castro's transferring power to his brother; and US Ambassador to Argentina, Earl Anthony Wayne, having to deal with local political lead [...] | 2006-08-04 13:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1744 | MIDDLE EAST WAR; CUBA; IDB LOAN FOR ARGENTINA; VENEZUELAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the implications of the war in the Middle East; US foreign policy; the situation in Cuba; the danger posed by Venezuelan President Chavez to Mercosur and the world; and expectations about the Alan Garcia administration. 2. OPINIO [...] | 2006-08-04 13:05:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1765 | MIDLE EAST AND A DEAL FOR A CEASE FIRE; AMBASSADOR WAYNE; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers heavily cover the implications of the war in the Middle East and a US-French deal for a cease fire at the UN; a likely FTA between the US and Uruguay; current ties between the US and Latin America; the situation in Cuba; alleged support for terrorism at the T [...] | 2006-08-07 19:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1766 | USG FOREIGN POLICY ON THE MIDDLE EAST; US PRESIDENT BUSH [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the USG's policy towards the Middle East; US President Bush urging Cubans to undertake democratic change on the island; the trouble met by foreign journalists in reaching Cuba; friction between the Argentine Government and the IMF; [...] | 2006-08-07 19:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1786 | MIDDLE EAST; GSP; CUBA; TRI-BORDER; 08/09/06 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 18:54:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1787 | GPS UNDER REVIEW; MIDDLE EAST; 08/08/06 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international story include USTR Susan Schwab's announcement that the Bush administration will analyze whether it will limit, suspend or remove commercial advantages granted to the country under the GSP; and US President George W. Bush urging the UN t [...] | 2006-08-09 18:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1803 | ARGENTINA SUPPORTS HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON LEBANON [...] (U) Summary: PolCouns and PolOff met August 10 with Federico Villegas, MFA Director for Human Rights, to deliver reftel talking points. Villegas noted that the MFA is still looking at the text of the resolution but that Argentina had supported holding the special session of the Human Rights [...] | 2006-08-10 20:59:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPAO UNRCR |
06BUENOSAIRES1809 | MIDDLE EAST; US CHARGE MICHAEL MATERA'S STATEMENTS IN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the situation in the Middle East and the status of the US-French draft resolution; US Charge Matera's comments on Venezuela and Argentina during a seminar on US history in Buenos Aires; the status of US-Argentine ties; th [...] | 2006-08-11 19:53:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1825 | US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP; TERRORISM; WAR IN THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international stories include the status of the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; the failed terrorist plot to blow up a number of civilian airplanes heading for the US; the war in the Middle East; the US-Uruguayan FTA; the implications of the GSP review in Argen [...] | 2006-08-14 15:29:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1827 | MIDDLE EAST WAR; THE UN; US-CUBA; US NATIONAL SECURITY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international stories include the situation in the Middle East, the UN's role; US-Cuba ties; US national security; the war on terrorism; the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; and Colombia's influence on Latin America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "Th [...] | 2006-08-14 20:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES183 | MEDIA REACTION EVO MORALES, US-ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers carry speculation about a second possible candidate for Ambassador to Buenos Aires; the aftermath and repercussions of Evo Morales' inauguration and the appointment of his new Cabinet, and the possible advantage of Brazil's 'war industry' as major supplier of weapon [...] | 2006-01-24 20:38:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1842 | US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP; ARGENTINA'S DECISION [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Argentina's decision not to send troops to the border between Israel and Lebanon, and its impact on the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; the GSP review in relation to Argentina; Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay's decision to c [...] | 2006-08-17 11:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1843 | MIDDLE EAST WAR; THE UN; US-CUBA; US NATIONAL SECURITY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international stories include the situation in the Middle East, the UN's role; US-Cuba ties; US national security; the war on terrorism; the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; and Colombia's influence on Latin America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "Th [...] | 2006-08-17 18:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1848 | US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL RELATIONS; ARGENTINA'S DECISION NOT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading stories include yesterday's Assistant Secretary Shannon's digital video conference with Argentine journalists on Cuba and U.S.-Argentine relations; the U.S. denial that it was pressuring Argentina to send troops to the Israeli-Lebanese border and an assessme [...] | 2006-08-17 18:30:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1869 | GOA'S DECISION NOT TO SEND TROOPS TO LEBANON; FUNDING OF [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading stories examine the Argentine government's rejection of the UNSC request to send troops to Lebanon; confirmation by a Hezbollah leader that some of its funding is sourced in Argentina; and an editorial about the terrorist threat highlighted by the plot uncov [...] | 2006-08-18 20:28:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1871 | US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP; ARGENTINA'S DECISION [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Argentina's decision not to send troops to the border between Israel and Lebanon, and its impact on the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; the SGP review in relation to Argentina; Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay's decision to c [...] | 2006-08-22 12:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1873 | US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL RELATIONS; ARGENTINA'S DECISION NOT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading stories include yesterday's Assistant Secretary Shannon's digital video conference with Argentine journalists on Cuba and U.S.-Argentine relations; the U.S. denial that it was pressuring Argentina to send troops to the Israeli-Lebanese border and an assessme [...] | 2006-08-22 18:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES188 | MEDIA REACTION PALESTINE ELECTIONS BILATERAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include White House expectations regarding Palestinian elections; speculation about the next US ambassador to Buenos Aires; the continued back and forth on alleged US- Uruguayan free trade discussions; the benefits of free trade agreem [...] | 2006-01-25 19:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1886 | MIDDLE EAST: IRAN; HEZBOLLAH F}"/fqEcQ funding; security coordination [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 16:00:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES19 | MEDIA REACTION US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories focus on the Bush administration terming the US-Argentine bilateral relationship 'positive,' as opposed to 'excellent' only three months ago; the alleged anti-US feeling in Latin America; Argentina canceling its 9.5 billion- dollar debt to [...] | 2006-01-04 17:59:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1910 | IRAN; CUBA; ARGENTINE NUCLEAR PROGRAM; US-URUGUAYAN FTA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include the USG rejection of the Iranian government's proposal to resume multilateral nuclear talks without suspending its nuclear program; US Assistant Secretary for Latin American Affairs Thomas Shannon's statements about Cuba's transit [...] | 2006-08-25 14:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1929 | WAR IN LEBANON; WAR ON TERRORISM; ARGENTINE NUCLEAR PLANS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include the implications of the war in Lebanon; the ongoing war on terrorism; USG's support for Argentina's nuclear program; and USTR Susan Schwab's statement that the US does not believe it should revive global commercial talks through a [...] | 2006-08-25 20:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1969 | FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA; U.S. SUPPORT OF [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local dailies lead with the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina; Hurricane Ernesto; the US Government's amicus curiae filing supporting Argentina's claim against two venture capital funds seeking to opt out of the terms under the GOA's debt swap deal; and Argenti [...] | 2006-08-31 19:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1970 | US OPTIONS IN IRAN; CHAVEZ IN SYRIA; BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT EVO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include the USG's options in Iran; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' visit to Syria; the situation in Bolivia; and the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "Bush's three options" Hugo Alconada Mo [...] | 2006-08-31 19:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1983 | US PRESIDENT BUSH'S POPULARITY RATING; WAR IN LEBANON; IRAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include US President George W. Bush's popularity rating; the status of the war in Lebanon; the nuclear threat posed by Iran; the role the UN should play in international conflicts; the US policy on Cuba; the US-Uruguayan FTA; the US-Asean [...] | 2006-09-01 19:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES1994 | SEPTEMBER 11 ANNIVERSARY; IRAN; US ECONOMY; US-URUGUAYAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks; the USG's alleged use of the war in Iraq for upcoming US legislative elections; the positions of the US, EU and Russia vis-`-vis the imminent sanctions on Iran; the US-Uruguayan FTA; the condition of t [...] | 2006-09-06 10:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2001 | US-IRAN; VISIT OF CARLOS VALDERRAMA, EXPERT ON INVESTMENT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad disregarding UN ultimatum and maintaining he will further his nuclear plans; US President Bush's reaction to Iran's challenging response; and Argentine First Lady Cristina Kirchner's praising [...] | 2006-09-06 13:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2033 | THE US AND IRAN; THE US VOTE ON AN IDB LOAN FOR ARGENTINA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local international stories include US President Bush's statements about Iran; the US allegedly opposing the approval of an IDB loan for Argentina; the World Bank's 2007 Doing Business Report on Argentina; Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon; US Democrats' statement tha [...] | 2006-09-07 20:02:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2037 | PRESIDENT BUSH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CIA PRISONS; DVC WITH US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local international stories include US President George W. Bush acknowledging the existence of previously secret CIA prisons around the world; a DVC with US Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Gregory Schulte on the diplomatic challenge posed by Iran's nucl [...] | 2006-09-08 10:02:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2040 | PRESIDENT BUSH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CIA PRISONS; DVC WITH US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local international stories include US President George W. Bush acknowledging the existence of previously secret CIA prisons around the world; a DVC with US Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Gregory Schulte on the diplomatic challenge posed by Iran's nucl [...] | 2006-09-08 14:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2060 | FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11; ARGENTINE PUBLIC SERVICE RATES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks and their connection to the invasion of Iraq and the current situation in Iran; the disapproval of European leaders vis-`-vis US President Bush's acknowledgement of CIA secret pr [...] | 2006-09-11 10:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2070 | FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11; GSP REVIEW; ARGENTINE PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend local papers' special supplements cover the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Other international stories include the impact of the GSP review on Argentina; Argentine President Kirchner's upcoming trip to New York; the situation in Bolivia and its impac [...] | 2006-09-12 10:33:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2073 | FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11; LATIN AMERICAN ISSUES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international story is US President George W. Bush's speech on the fifth anniversary of 9/11. Other international stories include Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez's attempt to gather support from his Mercosur counterparts for his negotiations to rea [...] | 2006-09-12 17:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2091 | ATTACK ON US EMBASSY IN SYRIA; THE US AND THE WAR IN IRAQ; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local newspapers report on the criminal attack on the US Embassy in Damascus. Other international stories include Democrats' assertions that US President Bush used a day of mourning to defend the war in Iraq; Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera's negotiations i [...] | 2006-09-13 20:21:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2100 | FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9/11; NON ALIGNED COUNTRIES' [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the world's view of the USG on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks; the upcoming Non Aligned Countries' summit; the allegedly increasing disagreement between the US and the EU vis-`-vis the Iranian case; and [...] | 2006-09-15 11:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES211 | MEDIA REACTION VISIT OF US DEFENSE DEPUTY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the visit of US Defense Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger Pardo-Maurer to Buenos Aires; the sweeping victory of the Islamic militant group Hamas in Palestinian parliamentary polls; and Latin America's [...] | 2006-01-27 20:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2117 | US GENERAL CRADDOCK'S STATEMENTS AT TENTH CONFERENCE OF THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include US General John Craddock's statements at the Tenth Conference of the Americas; the US Senate Armed Services Committee passing a bill aimed at protecting the rights of foreign terrorism suspects; and the US Lower House pas [...] | 2006-09-18 10:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES212 | MEDIA REACTION EVO MORALES-U.S.-ARGENTINA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key stories today focus on the strong U.S. interest in Bolivia and President Kirchner's alleged decision to play a regional role in moderating Evo Morales; election outcomes for Hamas and implications for the Middle East peace process, and the World Social Forum organized [...] | 2006-01-27 20:59:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2129 | NON ALIGNED MOVEMENT SUMMIT; THE USG AND THE GWOT; [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-19 16:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2136 | IRAN; MICELI/PAULSON MEETING; REGIONAL FORUM ON [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major local dailies cover extensively the Regional Forum on International Security and Organized Crime, held yesterday at the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange. They also report statements from Theo Van Lingen, Policy Advisor for the Western Hemisphere, US Treasury. Daily-of-reco [...] | 2006-09-19 18:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2149 | IRAN; IMF ANNUAL MEETING; US-BOLIVIAN TIES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include the exchange of accusations between the US and Iran at the UN General Assembly; the IMF Annual Meeting; Bolivian President Evo Morales rejecting a US report on the outcome of the struggle against drug trafficking; Morales' ackno [...] | 2006-09-20 18:28:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2165 | MEETING BETWEEN ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON AND ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major papers report on the meeting between Assistant Secretary Shannon and Argentine Government officials. Leading SIPDIS "Clarin" highlights that "the US Department of State is following with much interest the Argentine Government's initiative aimed at convincin [...] | 2006-09-22 12:05:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2169 | PRESIDENT KIRCHNER'S TRIP TO NEW YORK AND MEETING WITH [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major papers "Clarin" and "La Nacion" reported on President Nestor Kirchner's trip to New York and his meeting with US Ambassador to Argentina, Tony Wayne, and US Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs Thomas Shannon. Daily-of-record "La Nacion" carries [...] | 2006-09-22 19:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2183 | IRAQ; CIA SECRET PRISONS; US-VENEZUELA; PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers report on a confidential intelligence report about the impact of the US global war on terrorism; the CIA secret prisons; a diplomatic incident between the US and Venezuela; President Nestor Kirchner's trip to the US and its impact on the US-Argentine bilatera [...] | 2006-09-26 17:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2196 | VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY; ARGENTINE ANTI-TERRORIST [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include US reproach Argentina for its support for Venezuela's candidacy for a seat at the UN Security Council; former Argentine Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna supporting Uruguay as a "natural candidate" to replace Argentina at the UN Se [...] | 2006-09-26 19:30:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2242 | A/S SHANNON STATEMENTS ON THE US-Argentina BILATERAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include US Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's statements on the US-Argentina bilateral relationship; Venezuela's candidacy for a seat at the UN Security Council; Argentina's vote in favor of Venezuela's candidacy; a Watergate reporter's [...] | 2006-10-03 11:28:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2248 | A/S THOMAS SHANNON STATEMENTS ON LATIN AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include A/S Thomas Shannon's statements on Latin American "democratic" and "authoritarian" leaders; the outcome of Brazilian elections; commercial talks between the US and Uruguay; and Paraguay removing immunity from US troops and contracto [...] | 2006-10-04 13:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2264 | AUSTR EVERETT EISSENSTAT IN BUENOS AIRES; US/MEXICAN BORDER [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include yesterday's press round table with AUSTR Everett Eissenstat in the US Embassy in Buenos Aires. Business-financial "El Cronista" front-pages "US message - 'Game rules should be honored to improve the business climate.'" Other inter [...] | 2006-10-06 19:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2274 | NORTH KOREA AND THE US; MIAMI HERALD EDITOR; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include North Korea's announcement that it will test its nuclear technology for military purposes and the USG's reaction to this announcement; the resignation of The Miami Herald editor due to Cuban Americans' pressure; a Latino-Coalition s [...] | 2006-10-06 19:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2281 | RICE IN IRAQ; US-BOLIVIAN TIES; AZNAR'S STATEMENTS ON [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include US Secretary Rice's trip to Iraq; Bolivian President Evo Morales' put on a secret list to prevent his entry into the US by plane; former Spanish President Aznar's statements that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez poses a t [...] | 2006-10-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2286 | NORTH KOREA; US LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS; US TROOP IMMUNITY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover world reaction to North Korea's first nuclear test, underscoring that every country termed it an act of provocation, and that superpowers have asked for sanctions that could include a military action against Pyongyang. According to some local dailies, U [...] | 2006-10-11 15:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2293 | NORTH KOREA; ALAN GARCIA IN THE US; 10/11/06;BUENOS AIRES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local dailies report on the world's reaction to North Korea's nuclear challenge. 2. OPINION PIECES - "New North Korean challenge" Daily-of-record "La Nacion" reports (10/11) "One day after the North Korean nuclear test, which shocked the world, a North Korea [...] | 2006-10-12 11:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2329 | NORTH KOREA; VENEZUELA'S CANDIDACY TO THE UN SECURITY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover China's sanctions on Pyongyang; Venezuela's efforts to win a seat at the UN Security Council; and alleged racism of Bolivian President Morales' opponents; and the UK and Spain's success in solving a long history of diplomatic differences through dialogu [...] | 2006-10-17 20:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2341 | VENEZUELA'S CANDIDACY TO A UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT; GLOBAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Venezuela's bid to the UN Security Council; and US President George W. Bush signing "controversial" legislation related to the US Global War on Terrorism. Business-financial, center-right "INFOBAE" published a full-page inter [...] | 2006-10-18 20:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2388 | WAR IN IRAQ & ITS IMPACT ON NOVEMBER 7 LEGISLATIVE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers carry opinion pieces on the war in Iraq and on the finding of human remains at Ground Zero and their probable impact on the November 7 legislative elections; the Nicaraguan upcoming elections; US Senator Lugar's report on Non proliferation; Venezuelan Preside [...] | 2006-10-24 09:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2389 | US PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENTS ON IRAQ; GLOBAL WAR ON [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include US President George W. Bush's statement about a possible parallel between the rise in violence in Iraq and the 1968 Communist Tet offensive; an Argentine-Bolivian gas deal worth 17 billion dollars; the role to be played by the 'Coalit [...] | 2006-10-24 09:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2390 | VENEZUELA'S CANDICACY TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL; US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the standstill in the vote to determine who will succeed Argentina at the UN Security Council; the implications of the new US National Space Policy; the international community vis-`-vis North Korean nuclear tests; and th [...] | 2006-10-24 09:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2423 | AMIA BOMBING - REQUEST FOR AN INTERNATIONAL ARREST ORDER [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local papers widely report on the AMIA bombing prosecutor's request that an international arrest order be issued against former Iranian president Ali-Akbar Hashem Rafsanjani and seven other former Iranian government officials. The U.S.'s strong support for the investig [...] | 2006-10-27 09:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2435 | US FENCE BILL; THE AMIA CASE; AMBASSADOR EARL ANTHONY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 18:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2441 | 1994 AMIA BOMBING; US-MEXICAN BORDER WALL; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Last weekend's key international stories include the implications of Argentine Prosecutor Nisman's request for an international arrest order against former Iranian government officials for the 1994 AMIA bombing case; the probable impact of upcoming US legislative elections [...] | 2006-10-30 18:52:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2456 | UPCOMING US ELECTIONS; US AMBASSADOR TO ARGENTINA EARL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the upcoming US legislative elections; and a radio interview with Argentine Ambassador Jose Octavio Bordon about US Ambassador to Argentina Earl Anthony Wayne. Leading "Clarin" carries an op-ed page by Francis Fukuyama, profess [...] | 2006-11-02 12:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2458 | US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP; US ELECTIONS; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the state of the US-Argentine relationship based on a report from the US Department of State about Argentina and what kind of cooperation the US expects from Argentina; the upcoming US elections; and the outcome of Brazilian elections [...] | 2006-11-02 12:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2488 | US-MEXICAN BORDER FENCE; US LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories include the US-Mexican fence; the upcoming US legislative elections; the implications of Ortega's potential victory in Nicaraguan elections; and the investigation into the AMIA bombing case. 2. OPINION PIECES - "Argentina supports Ibero-A [...] | 2006-11-06 09:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2499 | AMBASSADOR WAYNE; US LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS; NICARAGUAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers report on the arrival of Ambassador Wayne to Argentina; the upcoming US legislative elections; Nicaraguan presidential elections; an alleged White House's Website containing detailed information on how to manufacture a nuclear bomb; Saddam Hussein sentenced t [...] | 2006-11-07 09:05:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES250 | MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION, IRAN-IAEA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with the State of the Union message, in which President Bush defends his foreign policy, warns Iran and Hamas that the U.S. will fight tyranny in the world, urges them to set aside terrorism; refers to Iraq saying that if the U.S. leaves, 'then Bin Laden will r [...] | 2006-02-01 20:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2513 | AMBASSADOR WAYNE TO ARGENTINA; US LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All major papers report on the arrival of US Ambassador to Argentina, Earl Anthony Wayne, and his presentation of credentials to Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana. Other international stories include today's US legislative elections; the outcome of Nicaraguan presiden [...] | 2006-11-08 19:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2538 | AMBASSADOR WAYNE MEETING WITH ARGENTINE MINISTER OF [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador met November 8 with Minister of Education Daniel Filmus to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation on education and to expand academic exchange opportunities. The Ambassador briefed the Minister on two new Embassy program initiatives - the Southern Cone Youth Am [...] | 2006-11-13 19:54:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCHUL SOCI AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2541 | WAR IN IRAQ; IRAN; AMIA BOMBING CASE; AFTERMATH OF US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories during the weekend and today include the status of the war in Iraq and the USG's alleged withdrawal plans; the reasons pointed out by the media for the Republicans' defeat in US legislative elections; the Argentine judicial decision on the AMIA bom [...] | 2006-11-14 13:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES255 | MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION, IRAN-IAEA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key stories focus on the State of the Union message, noting that Latin America is hardly mentioned; the complicated international scenario posed by President Ahmadinejad's challenges to the UNSC and the Western world; speculation about a possible truce between Hama [...] | 2006-02-03 12:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2558 | IRAQ; IRAN; THE AMIA BOMBING CASE; AMBASSADOR WAYNE; CHINA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include US strategy in Iraq and Iran; mounting tension between Argentina and Iran on the AMIA bombing probe; the US commitment to cooperation with the GOA and Interpol authorities to arrest those suspected of having organized and carrie [...] | 2006-11-16 15:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2559 | PRESIDENT BUSH'S ASIAN TOUR; AMBASSADOR WAYNE; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include President Bush's Asian tour; the status of Argentine-Iranian ties following the latest developments in the AMIA bombing probe; the situation in Central America in the aftermath of Daniel Ortega's election as the new president of [...] | 2006-11-16 15:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2567 | US DEMOCRATIC PARTY; US-MEXICAN BORDER FENCE; US-ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the alleged profound disagreement within the US Democratic Party about how to handle sensitive issues such as the war in Iraq; the Church's opinion about the US-Mexican border fence; the Kirchner administration's alleged closer ti [...] | 2006-11-16 20:05:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2595 | IRAQ; THE AMIA CASE; SOUTH AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers focus on the USG's possible shift on its strategy on Iraq; the AMIA case probe and its possible use by the USG to urge the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran; Brazil's plans to unite South American military forces; and Ambassador Earl Anthony Way [...] | 2006-11-20 19:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2620 | IRAQ; WORLD BANK'S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT KIRCHNER; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international leading stories include US President Bush's decision not to travel to Baghdad on Thanksgiving Day; the World Bank's response to President Kirchner's letter over the pulp mills; Venezuelan President Chavez's reported decision to remove his Ambassador to [...] | 2006-11-27 09:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2651 | AMBASSADOR WAYNE'S MEETING WITH NICHOLAS NEGROPONTE ON "ONE [...] Ambassador Wayne met November 22 with Nicholas Negroponte of MIT to discuss how the U.S. Embassy can assist the "One Laptop per Child" (OLPC) program, about to be launched in Argentina. Negroponte underlined his interest in working with the State Department and said he intended to incorporate a [...] | 2006-11-29 16:27:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC PREL AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2691 | CHAVEZ; CUBA; MEXICO; ARGENTINA-IRAN; 12/04/06 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's papers report on the outcome of Venezuelan elections. Weekend papers cover Cuban Raul Castro's proposal of a negotiation with the US; the swearing-in of Mexican President Calderon; and the state of Argentina's ties with Iran following Judge Canicoba Corral's decisi [...] | 2006-12-05 19:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2692 | FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN THE US; CHAVEZ; US AMBASSADOR BOLTON'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the implications of Venezuelan President Chavez' re-election; the resignation of US Ambassador Bolton; freedom of speech in the US; the WTO's ruling on Techint; and climate change. 2. OPINION PIECES - "Freedom without taboos" [...] | 2006-12-05 19:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2694 | CHAVEZ; CUBA; MEXICO; ARGENTINA-IRAN; 12/04/06; BUENOS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's papers report on the outcome of Venezuelan elections. Weekend papers cover Cuban Raul Castro's proposal of a negotiation with the US; the swearing-in of Mexican President Calderon; and the state of Argentina's ties with Iran following Judge Canicoba Corral's decisi [...] | 2006-12-05 21:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2705 | IRAQ; CHAVEZ; ECUADOR; MYLES FRECHETTE IN BUENOS AIRES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the US Pentagon's director Robert Gates' statements regarding the war in Iraq; the aftermath of Venezuelan President Chavez' re-election; and the outcome of Ecuadorian elections. Conservative "La Prensa", business-financial "InfoBae [...] | 2006-12-07 09:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2710 | AMBASSADOR WAYNE'S MEETING WITH NICHOLAS NEGROPONTE ON "ONE [...] Ambassador Wayne met November 22 with Nicholas Negroponte of MIT to discuss how the U.S. Embassy can assist the "One Laptop per Child" (OLPC) program, about to be launched in Argentina. Negroponte underlined his interest in working with the State Department and said he intended to incorporate a [...] | 2006-12-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC PREL AR |
06BUENOSAIRES2747 | US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL TIES; AMIA BOMBING CASE AND IRAN; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Tom Shannon's statement that the US is working 'fantastically' with the Argentine Government; the current state of the Argentine-Iranian ties following an Argentine co [...] | 2006-12-14 18:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2753 | DEATH OF PINOCHET; DIGITAL TV STANDARD COMPETITION IN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the implications of the death of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet; the debate over Argentina's upcoming decision on digital TV standard; US Assistant Secretary Shannon's statements about US ties with Latin America; SIPDIS [...] | 2006-12-15 09:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2754 | IRAQ-IRAN-SYRIA; TRI-BORDER AREA; GSP; ARGENTINE-VENEZUELAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories focus on the USG's reaction to the report from the Iraq Study Group; the follow up on the US Treasury Department's designation of individuals and entities supporting Hezbollah in the Tri-Border area; the status of Argentine-Venezuelan ties; and US Ambassador [...] | 2006-12-15 09:49:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2755 | DEATH OF PINOCHET; FATF AND ARGENTINA; AMIA BOMBING CASE; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the implications of General Pinochet's death and the USG reaction to it; a probable FATF sanction on Argentina for its lack of stricter anti-terrorist legislation; and the current state of Argentine-Iranian ties after an Argentine [...] | 2006-12-15 09:49:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES278 | MEDIA REACTION HAMAS-ARGENTINA, IRAN-IAEA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Main stories today refer to Hamas' declarations to a Brazilian daily announcing its trip to South American countries in search of political and financial support, with the FMA saying they haven't received any request for a visit or interviews; Argentina's possible vote on [...] | 2006-02-07 10:55:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2783 | IRAQ; US AMBASSADOR WAYNE; MIDDLE EAST; THE UN NEW STAGE; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover the implications of Robert Gates' taking office as head of the Pentagon; the style of new US Ambassador to Argentina, Earl Anthony Wayne; confrontations in the Middle East; and the new scenario at the UN. Business-financials "El Cronista" and "Ambito [...] | 2006-12-19 19:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2784 | US TIES WITH CUBA AND VENEZUELA; RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's main international stories include the US relations with Cuba and Venezuela; the public image of Russian President Putin in the aftermath of the murder of former spy Litvinenko; and Iran's move to promote a "historical revision" of the Holocaust. All local newspap [...] | 2006-12-19 19:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2785 | NORTH KOREA; ROBERT GATES HEAD OF THE US PENTAGON; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's newspapers carry opinion pieces on the Six-party talks to address North Korea's nuclear program; Robert Gates taking office as the new head of the Pentagon; Colombia's conflict with Ecuador; and Iran's move to question the Holocaust. 2. OPINION PIECES - "A dis [...] | 2006-12-19 19:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2828 | US-LATIN AMERICAN TIES; AMIA-RIO TERCERO BLAST; ARGENTINA'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include US Senator Joseph Biden's statement that, once the US Congress is controlled by the Democratic Party, it will pay "much more attention" to Latin American issues; an interview with Brazilian sociologist Helio Jaguaribe, wh [...] | 2006-12-28 11:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2842 | SADDAM HUSSEIN; CUBA AND CHINA; ISRAEL; MERKEL; CRIMES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the upcoming execution of Saddam Hussein; Cuba looking to the 'Chinese model;' the US Department of State criticizing Israel's plans to establish a new settlement in the West Bank; a new declassification of USG documents; Angela Merke [...] | 2006-12-29 16:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES2847 | HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY IN ARGENTINA; ECUADOR; 12/29/06 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Most local papers extensively report on Argentine President Nestor Kirchner coordinating a manhunt for a human rights witness, who went missing on Wednesday after accusing last year former police officer Luis Patti of torturing him in 1972. Local dailies highlight that auth [...] | 2006-12-29 18:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES308 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN-IAEA-ARGENTINA, GLOBAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers continue to lead with the Iran case at the IAEA, with France and Russia seeking to stop the escalation against Tehran, and Argentina's public stance on the up-coming vote at the UNSC; the growing violence between the Muslim world and the West, following the publicat [...] | 2006-02-08 19:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES344 | MEDIA REACTION GLOBAL OUTRAGE OVER MUHAMMAD [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Main story today is the global escalation of violence over Muhammad's cartoons, and its unpredictable consequences. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "Freedom and Common Sense" Pablo Ceron, centrist, leading "Clarin" international columnist, opines (02/09) "Freed [...] | 2006-02-13 14:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES345 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN, GLOBAL OUTRAGE OVER [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The Iranian crisis and its global repercussions continue to garner media attention, followed by the international 'furor' over Muhammad's cartoons, which may 'snowball' and the hectic elections in Haiti, marred by violent incidents and disorganization. 2. OPINION PIECES [...] | 2006-02-13 14:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES396 | MEDIA REACTION NEW AMBASSADOR IN ARGENTINA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with the quick approval of Ambassador Wayne's 'agrement', underscoring that he's a good choice to iron out the differences following the Summit of the Americas, and that the move is another sign of both countries' interest in improving bilateral relations. The [...] | 2006-02-17 19:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES398 | MEDIA REACTION ABU GHRAIB, IRAN, HAITI; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with the new scandal following the broadcast by an Australian TV station of previously unpublished images of apparent abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Bush's request of funds to 'democratize' Iran and the growing allegations of fraud in Haiti which could lead [...] | 2006-02-17 19:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES41 | MEDIA REACTION A/S THOMAS SHANNON UPCOMING [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover: the upcoming visit of A/S Thomas Shannon to Buenos Aires; Uruguay denying that it may be negotiating a free trade deal with the US; the upcoming elections in Haiti; the Argentine- Bolivian relationship; US Republican Tom De Lay quitting US Congress m [...] | 2006-01-09 19:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES428 | MEDIA REACTION NEW AMBASSADOR IN ARGENTINA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major stories today refer to Ambassador Wayne's designation, its positive repercussions in Argentina and the possible topics he will be addressing; Hamas' difficult relationship with Israel; the aftermath of Haiti's elections and the global concern posed by the avian flu a [...] | 2006-02-23 14:22:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES439 | MEDIA REACTION US CANCELLATION OF BOLIVIAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include the US canceling Bolivian Senator Zurita's visa; the discovery of an anthrax case in New York; the US enabling Argentine meat (except that from a province that was affected by a recent foot-and-mouth bout) to enter US markets; an [...] | 2006-02-24 14:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES469 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN-RUSSIA IRAQ US-BOLIVIA US- [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover Iran and Russia agreeing to establish a joint uranium enrichment venture; the danger of civil war in Iraq; Palestinian PM-designate Haniyeh's statement that Hamas would establish "peace in stages" if Israel were to withdraw to the borders it held befor [...] | 2006-02-28 12:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES477 | MEDIA REACTION US, COLOMBIA SIGN FREE TRADE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include a free trade agreement reached between the US and Colombia; a US Embassy press release asking for a fast solution of the dispute between the Argentine Government and Monsanto corporation; implications of the nuclear agreement b [...] | 2006-02-28 20:56:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES500 | MEDIA REACTION US PRESIDENT BUSH TO INDIA [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include US President Bush's trip to India; the IDB granting a loan to Argentina "in spite of US objections;" Argentina's supporting the strengthening of Haiti's Congress; and President Kirchner urging a 90-day halt to the construction of [...] | 2006-03-03 16:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES505 | MEDIA REACTION US-INDIAN NUCLEAR DEAL A/S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the implications of the nuclear cooperation deal reached between the US and India; the press conference with Eric M. Bost, US Assistant Secretary for Food, Nutrition and consumer Service, US Department of Agriculture; and Argentina [...] | 2006-03-03 19:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES524 | MEDIA REACTION US PRESIDENT BUSH TO INDIA AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include US President Bush praising Pakistan as crucial ally in the war on terrorism; the implications of a nuclear deal between the US and India; the civil war in Iraq; the confrontation between the US and Iran on the latter's nuclear prog [...] | 2006-03-06 20:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES534 | MEDIA REACTION US-BOLIVIA US-CUBA US-INDIAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include Bolivian President Evo Morales accusing the USG of "blackmail" for withdrawing anti-terrorism funding for his country; India's new strategic role in the current geopolitical scenario; the recent expulsion of the Cuban delegation [...] | 2006-03-08 20:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES535 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN MIDDLE EAST US-BOLIVIA [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include US President Bush's speech on the International Women's Day; US Vice President Dick Cheney's threats to Iran if it does not suspend its enriched uranium-related activities; the US and Russia rejecting Iran's proposal to enrich ur [...] | 2006-03-08 20:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES538 | KIRCHNER TAKES ON TWO INFLUENTIAL DAILIES [...] President Kirchner recently took his contentious relationship with the Argentine press to a new level, publicly and directly attacking Argentina's two most influential daily newspapers -- Clarin and La Nacion. Although La Nacion is accustomed to being targeted by Kirchner, Clarin has enjoyed a [...] | 2006-03-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL PHUM AR |
06BUENOSAIRES572 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN US HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT US- [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include Iran warning the US that it could inflict "harm and pain" to match whatever punishment Washington persuaded the UN Security Council to dole out for Tehran's refusal to halt atomic research; the 2006 US State Department Human Righ [...] | 2006-03-10 20:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES573 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN IRAQ VISIT OF A/S OF THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All major local newspapers cover the press conference with Patrick O'Brien, US Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Terrorist Financing, at the US Embassy in Buenos Aires as well as his meetings with members of the Argentine government. Papers highlight that, in spite of th [...] | 2006-03-10 20:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES579 | MEDIA REACTION US PRESIDENT BUSH'S POPULARITY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories from the weekend cover socialist pediatrician Michelle Bachelet's swearing in as the nation's first female president; the US President's popularity rating; the presidents of Argentina and Uruguay reaching an agreement to suspend construction of [...] | 2006-03-13 19:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES595 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN CHILE US-BOLIVIAN TIES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today cover US President George W. Bush's alleged plan to destabilize Iran; the possible impact of a hypothetical pre-emptive attack against Iran; Argentine President Nestor Kirchner receiving Haitian president-elect Rene Garcia Preval, who thanke [...] | 2006-03-14 16:18:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES623 | MEDIA REACTION UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL US- [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major local newspapers lead with the creation of the UN Human Rights Council to replace "the discredited UN Human Rights Commission." Based on an article from the New York "Forward" magazine, business- financial, center-right "InfoBae's" Website reports that "The B [...] | 2006-03-17 13:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES628 | MEDIA REACTION US NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the US Operation Swarmer, its largest air assault against Baghdad; the US National Security Strategy Report, in which US President George W. Bush reaffirmed his strike-first policy against terrorists and enemy nations an [...] | 2006-03-20 11:28:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES649 | MEDIA REACTION THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend newspapers lead with the third anniversary of the war on Iraq; anti-war demonstrations in different countries of the world; half a million protesters taking to the streets across France to demand the scrapping of a new law that could erode job security; Al Fatah le [...] | 2006-03-20 19:36:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES65 | MEDIA REACTION VISIT OF US SENATORS UPCOMING [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana's meetings with a delegation of US Republican senators; tomorrow's visit of A/S Shannon (business-financial papers highlight the "US and Argentina's renewed intention to resume talks afte [...] | 2006-01-11 18:18:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES665 | MEDIA REACTION US AMBASSADOR LINO GUTIERREZ'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include US President Bush's warning that he will use "military force" against Iran if Tehran attempts to attack Israel; the implications of the US Human Rights Report; and the WTO supporting Argentine Siderca corporation in its [...] | 2006-03-21 17:53:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES688 | MEDIA REACTION USG TRIES MAIN COLOMBIAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's papers lead with the Basque separatist group ETA declaring a permanent ceasefire after almost four decades of attacks in Spain; Bolivian President Evo Morales blaming the USG for two criminal assaults launched against La Paz; the US Embassy in Sao Paulo's statement [...] | 2006-03-23 17:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES689 | MEDIA REACTION US-IRAN IRAQ US-SOUTH AMERICAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's meeting with President Nestor Kirchner in Buenos Aires during the first state visit of her presidency; the US State Department charging Iran with having ties with Al Qaeda; US President Bush' [...] | 2006-03-23 17:18:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES718 | MEDIA REACTION US NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers lead with the US National Security Strategy; immigration demonstration drawing 500,000 in Los Angeles; US Secretary of State Rice's alleged statement that the US could withdraw a significant number of its troops in Iraq; the US Embassy in La Paz's response t [...] | 2006-03-28 15:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES737 | MEDIA REACTION US CHIEF OF STAFF ANDREW CARD [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include US President Bush announcing the resignation of his chief of staff and his replacement with budget director Joshua Bolten; acting PM Ehud Olmert declaring victory in Israeli elections and their impact on the Middle East conflict; [...] | 2006-03-30 19:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES738 | MEDIA REACTION MOUSSAOUI STATEMENTS ISRAELI [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include Al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testifying that he and would-be 'shoebomber' Richard Reid were supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on September 11, 2001 and fly into the White House; Brazilian Finance Minister Antonio Pal [...] | 2006-03-30 19:59:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES754 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN US-INDIAN NUCLEAR DEAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today cover Iran rejecting UN ultimatum; a US reporter being set free by Iraqi kidnappers; the Financial Action Task Force asking Argentine legislators to label terrorism as a crime; the US "criticizing Argentina's suspension of meat exports;" the [...] | 2006-04-03 12:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES759 | MEDIA REACTION IRAQ IRAN US IMMIGRATION [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledging US "mistakes" in Iraq; the implications of the war in Iraq and the threat posed by Iran; US immigration policies and their impact on upcoming US legislative elections; the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui [...] | 2006-04-03 19:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES771 | MEDIA REACTION ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include a US federal jury finding conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui eligible for the death penalty; a debate in the US Senate on undocumented immigrants and the impact of the issue on November legislative elections; Peruvian presidential ca [...] | 2006-04-04 20:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES782 | MEDIA REACTION TIES BETWEEN TRI-BORDER AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the alleged ties between the Tri-Border and terrorist organizations through a New York bank account; US President Bush favoring a US law including temporary work permits; and the nomination of Earl Anthony Wayne as new US Ambassador [...] | 2006-04-06 18:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES785 | MEDIA REACTION TIES BETWEEN TRI-BORDER AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the alleged ties between the Tri-Border and terrorist organizations through a New York bank account; US President Bush favoring a US law including temporary work permits; and the nomination of Earl Anthony Wayne as new US Ambassador [...] | 2006-04-06 20:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES786 | MEDIA REACTION US IMMIGRATION POLICY US- [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Latin immigrants preparing a large demonstration in the US for May 1; and Uruguayan Economy Minister Danilo Astori's statement that his government has not dismissed an eventual FTA with the US. Daily-of-record "La Nacion," leading [...] | 2006-04-06 20:33:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES813 | MEDIA REACTION US CONCERN OVER HUMALA CHAVEZ [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the outcome of Peruvian elections; USG concern over Humala Ollanta; suicide bombers blasting worshippers as they left a Shiite mosque killing at least 79 people and wounding more than 160 in the deadliest attack in Iraq this year; and [...] | 2006-04-10 20:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES822 | MEDIA REACTION US-CHINA-LATIN AMERICA US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include US Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's upcoming trip to Beijing; SIPDIS immigrants' demonstrations throughout the US; nationalist Ollanta Humala leading the count for Sunday's presidential election; conservative Silvio Berlusco [...] | 2006-04-11 17:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES850 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN US-PERUVIAN FTA US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the USG asking for "tough measures" against Iran, which has announced plans to obtain industrial-scale enriched uranium; and the signature of an FTA between the US and Peru despite Humala's opposition. Conservative "La P [...] | 2006-04-13 18:53:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES866 | MEDIA REACTION IRAN SIX US GENERALS AGAINST [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover six US retired military allegedly asking for US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's resignation; US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urging the UN to adopt a resolution on Iran; the implications of the US immigration policy; the US policy on the Mi [...] | 2006-04-17 19:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES876 | MEDIA REACTION ARGENTINE MINISTER DE VIDO'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Argentine Planning Minister Julio De Vido's upcoming trip to the US; the US immigration policy and its implications; the IMF spring meetings; the Peruvian presidential candidate Ollanta Humala; and the upcoming visit of the hea [...] | 2006-04-18 19:19:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES894 | MEDIA REACTION THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT UNCLEARED BY AN AMERICAN OFFICER UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS PROG 04/20/06 PAO:RBANKS PRESS:GVEGA IO:MTEKACH PAS AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES SECSTATE WASHDC, IMMEDIATE INFO CDR USSOCOM MACDILL AFB FL//SCJ2// USCOMSOLANT STATE FOR INR/R/MR, I/GWHA, WHA, WHA/PDA, WHA/BSC, [...] | 2006-04-20 20:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES908 | MEDIA REACTION US IMMIGRATION POLICY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the wave of arrests of illegal immigrants in the US; US President Bush's tour to China; Venezuela leaving the Andean Community of Nations to join Mercosur; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's statement that there are 'imperialistic fo [...] | 2006-04-21 20:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES915 | MEDIA REACTION GLOBAL TORTURE CHINESE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Osama bin Laden issuing new threats in an audiotape broadcast on Arab TV accusing average Westerners of supporting "a Zionist, crusaders' war on Islam" and urging his followers to go to Sudan to fight a proposed UN peace force; criti [...] | 2006-04-24 20:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES925 | MEDIA REACTION US IMMIGRATION POLICY BLOW TO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include terrorist bombs hitting the Egyptian resort of Dahab killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 60; US President George W. Bush's trip to California and defense of his proposal to grant a temporary work permit to immigrant [...] | 2006-04-25 19:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES940 | MEDIA REACTION CHAVEZ' INFLUENCE ON LATIN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include President Bush's investigation into oil price abuses; Presidents Lula and Kirchner's reaction to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's increasing influence in Latin America; the increasing amount of Bolivian cocaine entering Argentina [...] | 2006-04-26 20:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES956 | MEDIA REACTION IRANIAN LEADER'S THREAT TO THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei's serious war threat to the US; the US reinforcing its espionage operations in Latin America; the implications of the complaints by several US military retirees against US Defense Secretary Don [...] | 2006-04-27 20:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06BUENOSAIRES964 | MEDIA REACTION AMBASSADOR LINO GUTIERREZ'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All major local papers extensively report on statements made by US Ambassador Lino Gutierrez as the keynote speaker of a diplomatic and business lunch at Club de la Union Nacional. Ambassador Gutierrez is reported to have said that his country "never backed the violation o [...] | 2006-04-28 17:55:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION |
06CAIRO1307 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, FEBRUARY 12-25. [...] Summary: Due to the visit of Secretary Rice to Egypt last week, this weeks media summary covers the period of February 12-25. During the first week of the reporting period (February 12-18),while 50 percent of commentaries focused on domestic issues, 18 percent contemplated tolerance of Isl [...] | 2006-03-02 09:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG DA XZ IS XF |
06CAIRO1309 | Egyptian Media Coverage of Secretary Rices [...] Summary. Secretary Rices visit to Egypt and the region garnered widespread media attention, from straightforward news reporting to significant television and print commentary. Between February 22 and 25, of the pro-government, opposition and independent papers monitored by Embassy Cairo, co [...] | 2006-03-02 09:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG DA XZ IS XFNEA PPD |
06CAIRO1318 | IRAQ: EGYPT AND ARAB LEAGUE UNLIKELY TO RECEIVE [...] (C) MFA Spokesman and Deputy Assistant Minister Alaa Hadidi told Poloff March 1 that Egypt had no plans to welcome Muqtada Sadr to Egypt, nor had Sadr sought an invitation to visit the country (reftel). Hadidi shared that the GOE had been troubled by Sadr's recent visit to Jordan where he was [...] | 2006-03-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KPAO EG IZ |
06CAIRO1409 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 4: IRAQ; [...] Summary. The past week saw strong reactions to the news of the violence in Iraq and to the one-year prison term meted out to a journalist from independent daily, Al-Masry Al-Yom, for publishing a story criticizing a former government minister (although the article was later subsequently retrac [...] | 2006-03-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG DA XZ IS XF IZ |
06CAIRO1653 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, MARCH 6-12, 2006: [...] Summary: Throughout the week, all papers highlighted President Mu and European trip, and commentators analyzed his role and message to importance as a counter-balance to the U.S. While simultaneously arg Egypt as a regional power-broker, columnists turned inward to demand momentum on domestic [...] | 2006-03-16 11:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG DA XZ IS XF IZ |
06CAIRO2186 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, April 2-9. [...] Summary: The fallout from the bloody clashes between Wafd party factions at the party headquarters on April 1 took center stage in Egyptian media coverage over the last week. While some commentators sought merely to assign blame for the violence, others took a more profound look at the Wafd [...] | 2006-04-11 12:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG |
06CAIRO2332 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, April 10-17. [...] Summary: Several stories received extensive coverage and commentary in the Egyptian media this week. President Mubaraks provocative comments in his Al-Arabiya TV interview of April 8 provided a source of debate for pundits to assess the situation in Iraq. Similarly, commentators used the re [...] | 2006-04-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG |
06CAIRO2473 | EGYPTIAN SECURITY DETAINS AL-JAZEERAH BUREAU [...] (SBU) The GOE detained Al-Jazeerah's Cairo bureau chief, Hussain Abdel Ghani, in Dahab on April 26, where he was reporting on the recent Sinai terror bombings, on charges of disturbing the peace and spreading false information. (As of 1430 on April 27, Abdul Ghani remained under detention.) [...] | 2006-04-27 12:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PHUM KPAO EG |
06CAIRO2968 | EGYPT: U.S. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU KPAO TBIO SENV EG |
06CAIRO3759 | MUBARAK REACTS TO PRESS SPECULATION ON POLICY [...] (C) Presidential Advisor Soliman Awaad phoned Ambassador June 15 to convey President Mubarak's personal disavowal of an unattributed accusation reported that day in the influential weekly magazine al-Musawwar. The article (text below) reports last month's visit to the U.S. by the Egyptian Co [...] | 2006-06-17 09:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OPRC PREL PGOV KPAO PTER IZ EG |
06CAIRO4140 | MEDIA CONTROVERSY OVER PROPOSED DRAFT OF NEW [...] (C) Summary: The Cabinet has approved a new Press Law and referred it to the Shura Council. The new draft law would substitute fines for imprisonment for journalists convicted of libel, but preserve jail time as an option for those who publish a newspaper illegally or who cast aspersions on t [...] | 2006-07-05 11:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR OPRC EG AL AG |
06CAIRO4355 | MUBARAK INTERVENES: NO JAIL FOR JOURNALISTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Journalists expressed relief after President Mubarak,s last-minute intercession with the People,s Assembly on June 11 to strike prison sentences for reporters who expose corruption from proposed legislation. But the amendments to the penal code raise fines for defaming public f [...] | 2006-07-13 11:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR OPRC UK AL AG EG |
06CAIRO4604 | EGYPT MEDIA TRENDS FOR JULY 25, 2006 [...] Summary. Today,s Egyptian major developing story in Egyptian media was President Mubarak,s statement before departing for Saudi Arabia during which he declared the current situation in Lebanon as "destructive chaos." Headlines continued to be strongly negative toward perceived US involvem [...] | 2006-07-27 12:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV PTER UK AG EG AL |
06CAIRO4605 | EGYPT MEDIA TRENDS FOR JULY 26, 2006 [...] Summary: As we have witnessed repeatedly since the outbreak of the current Israel-Lebanon crisis the Egyptian opposition and independent press demonstrated once again today, through words and photos, strong bias against Secretary Rice and her efforts thus far to achieve a cease-fire. Com [...] | 2006-07-27 12:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV PTER AG AL EG IZ |
06CAIRO4608 | Egypt Media trends for July 27, 2006 [...] Summary. The past week internal disagreement over Hezbollah as right or wrong has been replaced by unified calls for an immediate ceasefire. The US has been characterized as frustrating any opportunity to end the days of bloodshed splashed on front pages and captured on Egyptian and regio [...] | 2006-07-27 13:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR OPRC UK AL AG IS SA IR EG |
06CAIRO4646 | EGYPT MEDIA TRENDS: JULY 30, 2006-07-30 [...] Summary. Egyptian media continue to focus almost exclusively on the Israel-Lebanon crisis, with an occasional turn to domestic issues, namely, the hike in gas prices. Columnists expressed what we believe to be widespread frustration with the government due to these two issues, and a resultant [...] | 2006-07-30 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL IS LE EG |
06CAIRO465 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, January 17-23. [...] Summary: Media focus this past week was mainly on domestic issues. A visit by Vice President Cheney prompted discussion of issues that have already been controversial in the press, including the U.S.s intentions toward the region and Iranian nuclear proliferation. Reports in the U.S. media [...] | 2006-01-26 13:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG |
06CAIRO4675 | REVENGE, REVENGE, REVENGE! EXPEL THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR! [...] Summary. Egyptian media was overwhelmingly focused on the July 30 Qana bombing. Most headlines, television talk shows and commentaries expressed rage toward the US for the deaths of women and children, perceiving the US as, having planned the military campaign with Israel in order to pursue i [...] | 2006-07-31 14:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL IS LE EG |