MEDIA REACTION POWELL EVIDENCE AGAINST IRAQ;

UNCLAS HARARE 000261 SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF/PDPA FOR DALTON, MITCHELL AND SIMS NSC FOR JENDAYI FRAZER LONDON FOR GURNEY PARIS FOR NEARY NAIROBI FOR PFLAUMER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KPAO KMDR ECPS OIIP OPRC OEXC ZI SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION POWELL EVIDENCE AGAINST IRAQ; HARARE ¶1. Secretary of State Colin Powell's February 5 presentation to the UN Security Council was barely visible in the Zimbabwean media. An AFP report published on page 4 of the government-owned "Herald" and a wire service-based report read on the government- owned Zimbabwean Broadcasting Corporation morning television news program, are the sum total of local mention of the Secretary's presentation. There is no editorial or op-ed reaction to the presentation. SULLIVAN