Identifier
Created
Classification
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04ABUDHABI1431
2004-05-05 13:01:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
MEDIA REACTION: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RETIRED U.S.
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 03/15/2007 02:25:45 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS TELEGRAM May 05, 2004 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1431 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: OIIP, KMDR Captions: None Subject: MEDIA REACTION: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RETIRED U.S. DIPLOMATS' LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ UNCLAS ABU DHABI 01431 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: PAO INFO: ECON POL AMB DCM Laser1: ACTION: PAO DISSEMINATION: PAO CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: PAO:HOLSIN-WINDECKER DRAFTED: PAO:AALKHATIB CLEARED: PAO:HOLSIN-WINDECKER VZCZCADI697 OO RUEHC RUENAAA RUEKJCS RUEHZM RUEHLO RUEHFR RHRMDAB RUCJACC RUCQSOC DE RUEHAD #1431 1261301 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 051301Z MAY 04 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4222 RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0795 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0830 RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA// RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001431
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; NSC
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
LONDON ALSO FOR MOC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RETIRED U.S.
DIPLOMATS' LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001431
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; NSC
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
LONDON ALSO FOR MOC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RETIRED U.S.
DIPLOMATS' LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH
¶1. SUMMARY: ALL ENGLISH AND ARABIC DAILIES CARRIED FRONT PAGE
STORIES WITH TITLE SUCH AS "EX DIPLOMATS CONDEMN BUSH POLICY ON
MIDEAST."
¶2. AN EDITORIAL ON 05/5 IN DUBAI-BASED BUSINESS-ORIENTED "AL
BAYAN" EMPHASIZED THAT THE LETTER, WHICH WAS SENT TO PRESIDENT
BUSH BY MORE THAN 50 RETIRED U.S. DIPLOMATS, CONVEYS THE ATTITUDE
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACTIVE CONSCIENCES AND EXPRESSES THEIR
CONDEMNATION OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST IN
THIS LETTER.
"IN THE U.S. AS IN MANY OF OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES, THERE ARE
VOICES THAT SAY THE TRUTH, LIVE CONSCIENCES THAT WON'T SURRENDER,
AND NOBLES WHO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL LAW. THERE ARE ALSO SOME
PEOPLE WHO CURSE THE ZIONIST COUNTRY THAT THEY THINK IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE HATRED AND ANGER TOWARDS THE U.S. THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING THESE DIPLOMATS SAID WAS THAT WITH BUSH
SUPPORTING SHARON'S PLAN HE JUST IGNORES THE RIGHTS OF 3 MILLION
PALESTINIANS. THESE VOICES THAT ARE TELLING THE TRUTH WERE NOT
AFRAID TO OPEN FIRE AGAINST THE WHITE HOUSE. WHILE SALUTING THESE
DIPLOMATS WE ASK SADLY: WHO OF OUR ARAB OFFICIALS DARES TO SEND A
SIMILAR LETTER TO THE WHITE HOUSE?"
WAHBA