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03ABUDHABI3248
2003-07-13 13:05:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
MEDIA REACTION: AL KHALEEJ EDITORIAL ON IRAQ
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 03/21/2007 12:19:40 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS TELEGRAM July 13, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 3248 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: OIIP, KMDR Captions: None Subject: MEDIA REACTION: AL KHALEEJ EDITORIAL ON IRAQ Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ UNCLAS ABU DHABI 03248 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: PAO INFO: ECON POL AMB DCM Laser1: ACTION: PAO DISSEMINATION: PAO CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: ADCM:KVANDEVATE DRAFTED: PAO:AHOSHAN CLEARED: PAO:TPONCE VZCZCADI056 OO RUEHC RUENAAA RUEKJCS RUEHZM RUEHLO RUEHFR RHRMDAB RUCJACC RUCQSOC DE RUEHAD #3248 1941305 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 131305Z JUL 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0820 RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0691 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0736 RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA// RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003248
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP; NEA/PPD; NEA/RA; INR/R/MR; PA;
INR/NESA; INR/B; IIP/G/NEA-SA
WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: AL KHALEEJ EDITORIAL ON IRAQ
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003248
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP; NEA/PPD; NEA/RA; INR/R/MR; PA;
INR/NESA; INR/B; IIP/G/NEA-SA
WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: AL KHALEEJ EDITORIAL ON IRAQ
1. SUMMARY: AN EDITORIAL IN THE SHARJAH-BASED PAN-ARAB DAILY
"AL-KHALEEJ" DESCRIBED THE SITUATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ AS "A
COSTLY DILEMMA." THE EDITORIAL CLAIMED THAT THE US LAUNCHED THE
WAR BASED ON "DECEPTION, FORGERY, AND LIES" AND THAT THE U.S. HAS
"BEGUN TO HARVEST THE RESULT OF ITS DEEDS." THE EDITORIAL
FURTHER ASSERTED THAT THE UNANTICIPATED PROBLEMS IN IRAQ EXPLAIN
IS WHY THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION WANTS "TO GET OTHER NATIONS
INVOLVED IN THIS QUAGMIRE." END SUMMARY.
2. UNDER THE HEADLINE "A QUAGMIRE OF LIES," SHARJAH-BASED PAN-
ARAB DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" 7/12 EDITORIALIZED:
"THREE AMERICAN SITUATIONS IN THE LAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS CONFIRM
THAT THE U.S. IS BEGINNING TO FEEL ITS OCCUPATION OF IRAQ HAS
BECOME A COSTLY DILEMMA ... THE FIRST SITUATION WAS PRESIDENT
BUSH'S DECLARATION THAT HIS NATION IS FACING A SECURITY PROBLEM
IN IRAQ. THE SECOND SITATION WAS SECRETARY POWELL'S ANNOUNCEMENT
THAT HIS COUNTRY IS DISCUSSING WITH ITS ALLIES A ROLE THAT NATO
CAN PLAY IN IRAQ. THE THIRD SITUATION WAS THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL
BY THE U.S. SENATE OF A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE AMERICAN
ADMINISTRATION TO SEEK NATO AND UN'S ASSISTANCE TO MAINTAIN PEACE
AND SECURITY IN IRAQ ..."
"... THE AMERICAN DILEMMA HAS BEGUN TO TAKE ON A DOMESTIC
DIMENSION FOLLOWING THE REVELATION OF A SCANDAL OF LIES USED BY
U.S. ADMINISTRATION TO JUSTIFY ITS AGGRESSION AGAINST IRAQ BASED
ON CLAIMS THAT IRAQ POSSESSES WMD. ALSO, THE BAD PLANNING OF
THE WAR AND ITS CONSEQUENCES HAVE ELICITED SHARP CRITICISMS FROM
CONGRESS AND SENIOR AMERICAN OFFICIALS .... THOSE WHO LAUNCHED
THEIR WAR THROUGH DECEPTION, FORGERY, AND LIES HAVE BEGUN TO
HARVEST THE RESULT OF THEIR DEEDS. THEY ARE DROWNING IN A
QUAGMIRE OF LIES AND ARE TRYING TO GET OTHERS INVOLVED IN THIS."
WAHBA
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP; NEA/PPD; NEA/RA; INR/R/MR; PA;
INR/NESA; INR/B; IIP/G/NEA-SA
WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: AL KHALEEJ EDITORIAL ON IRAQ
1. SUMMARY: AN EDITORIAL IN THE SHARJAH-BASED PAN-ARAB DAILY
"AL-KHALEEJ" DESCRIBED THE SITUATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ AS "A
COSTLY DILEMMA." THE EDITORIAL CLAIMED THAT THE US LAUNCHED THE
WAR BASED ON "DECEPTION, FORGERY, AND LIES" AND THAT THE U.S. HAS
"BEGUN TO HARVEST THE RESULT OF ITS DEEDS." THE EDITORIAL
FURTHER ASSERTED THAT THE UNANTICIPATED PROBLEMS IN IRAQ EXPLAIN
IS WHY THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION WANTS "TO GET OTHER NATIONS
INVOLVED IN THIS QUAGMIRE." END SUMMARY.
2. UNDER THE HEADLINE "A QUAGMIRE OF LIES," SHARJAH-BASED PAN-
ARAB DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" 7/12 EDITORIALIZED:
"THREE AMERICAN SITUATIONS IN THE LAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS CONFIRM
THAT THE U.S. IS BEGINNING TO FEEL ITS OCCUPATION OF IRAQ HAS
BECOME A COSTLY DILEMMA ... THE FIRST SITUATION WAS PRESIDENT
BUSH'S DECLARATION THAT HIS NATION IS FACING A SECURITY PROBLEM
IN IRAQ. THE SECOND SITATION WAS SECRETARY POWELL'S ANNOUNCEMENT
THAT HIS COUNTRY IS DISCUSSING WITH ITS ALLIES A ROLE THAT NATO
CAN PLAY IN IRAQ. THE THIRD SITUATION WAS THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL
BY THE U.S. SENATE OF A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE AMERICAN
ADMINISTRATION TO SEEK NATO AND UN'S ASSISTANCE TO MAINTAIN PEACE
AND SECURITY IN IRAQ ..."
"... THE AMERICAN DILEMMA HAS BEGUN TO TAKE ON A DOMESTIC
DIMENSION FOLLOWING THE REVELATION OF A SCANDAL OF LIES USED BY
U.S. ADMINISTRATION TO JUSTIFY ITS AGGRESSION AGAINST IRAQ BASED
ON CLAIMS THAT IRAQ POSSESSES WMD. ALSO, THE BAD PLANNING OF
THE WAR AND ITS CONSEQUENCES HAVE ELICITED SHARP CRITICISMS FROM
CONGRESS AND SENIOR AMERICAN OFFICIALS .... THOSE WHO LAUNCHED
THEIR WAR THROUGH DECEPTION, FORGERY, AND LIES HAVE BEGUN TO
HARVEST THE RESULT OF THEIR DEEDS. THEY ARE DROWNING IN A
QUAGMIRE OF LIES AND ARE TRYING TO GET OTHERS INVOLVED IN THIS."
WAHBA