Identifier
Created
Classification
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04ABUDHABI2059
2004-06-22 12:48:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/TERRORIST ATTACKS
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 02/06/2007 05:34:43 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS TELEGRAM June 22, 2004 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 2059 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: OIIP, KMDR Captions: None Subject: MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/TERRORIST ATTACKS Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ UNCLAS ABU DHABI 02059 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: PAO INFO: DCM POL ECON AMB Laser1: ACTION: PAO DISSEMINATION: PAO CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: PAO:HOLSIN-WINDECKER DRAFTED: PAO:AALKHATIB CLEARED: NONE VZCZCADI517 OO RUEHC RUENAAA RUEKJCS RUEHZM RUEHLO RUEHFR RHRMDAB RUCJACC RUCQSOC DE RUEHAD #2059 1741248 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 221248Z JUN 04 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4822 RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0809 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0849 RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA// RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 002059
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 ZEYA
LONDON ALSO FOR MOC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/TERRORIST ATTACKS
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 002059
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 ZEYA
LONDON ALSO FOR MOC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/TERRORIST ATTACKS
1. SUMMARY: THE SECURITY SITUATION AND THE KILLING OF THE
AMERICAN HOSTAGE IN SAUDI ARABIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL
PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AYSHA SULTAN NOTED IN "AL BAYAN"
THAT HATRED TOWARDS THE U.S. IS INCREASING AMONG THE YOUNGER
GENERATION. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT ALL THESE
TERRORIST ACTIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA ARE AGAINST ISLAM AND ARABS.
END SUMMARY.
2. UAE COLUMNIST AYSHA SULTAN WROTE AN ARTICLE UNDER THE
HEADLINE "THE U.S. SHOULD WATCH OUT" IN DUBAI-BASED BUSINESS-
ORIENTED "AL BAYAN" EDITORIALIZED 06/22:(CIRCULATION 30,000)
"WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HATE THE U.S., WE ALSO HAVE CHILDREN
WHO CONVEY THEIR HATRED TOWARDS IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS, SO WHO IS
INCREASING THE HATRED TOWARDS THE U.S. AND ITS POLICY, IS IT THE
ABSENCE OF DEMOCRACY OR IS IT THE ABSENCE OF JUSTICE IN DEALING
WITH ISSUES OF THE REGION?. THE TREND OF HATRED AGAINST U.S.
POLICY IS INCREASING AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION, AND THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT ARABS HOLD THE U.S. RESPONSIBLE FOR BECAUSE OF ITS
ATTITUDE TOWARDS ISRAEL AND SHARON'S POLICY AGAINST THE
PALESTINIANS, IN ADDITION TO HUMILIATING THE IRAQIS BY OCCUPYING
IRAQ FOR NO REASON. THE U.S. IS MAKING OUR CHILDREN DEAL WITH THE
WEST NEGATIVELY AND WITH HOSTILITY."
3. NOTING THAT IF THE SECURITY SITUATION REMAINS AS IS IN IRAQ
AFTER HANDING OVER SOVEREIGNTY ON JUNE 30, THEN THINGS WILL GET
WORSE, ABU DHABI-BASED SEMI-GOVERNMENT "AL ITTIHAD"
EDITORIALIZED 06/21:(CIRCULATION 100,000)
". FOR THE SITUATION TO REMAIN AS IS IN IRAQ AFTER HANDING OVER
IRAQ TO THE IRAQIS ON JUNE 30, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
SECURITY ISSUES, THIS MEANS THAT A LOT OF DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO
THE DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION THAT THE TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT
ALREADY STARTED."
4. COMMENTING ON THE KILLING AND MAIMING OF THE AMERICAN HOSTAGE
IN SAUDI ARABIA, "AL BAYAN" EDITORIALIZED 06/20:(CIRCULATION
30,000)
".WHAT THOSE KILLERS DID IS NOT AGAINST THE U.S. BUT IT IS
AGAINST ISLAM AND HUMANITY, AS JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH SAID. WE
REQUEST THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, THROUGH ALL ITS
ORGANIZATIONS, FACE THE TERRORISM THAT IS THREATENING THE PEACE
AND SECURITY OF THE WORLD AS A WHOLE NOT ONLY ONE REGION. SILENCE
TOWARDS THIS PHENOMENON WILL THREATEN THE SECURITY OF ALL
HUMANITY."
5. UNDER THE HEADLINE "CONDEMNED TERRORISM," SHARJAH-BASED
ARABIC DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" EDITORIALIZED 06/20:(CIRCULATION
95,000)
". THESE THINGS HAPPENING IN IRAQ AND SAUDI ARABIA ARE CONDEMNED
AND SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED BECAUSE THIS IS PART OF THE TERRORISM
THAT THE U.S. AND ISRAEL ARE TRYING TO ASSOCIATE WITH ARABS AND
MUSLIMS IN ORDER TO JUSTIFY THEIR ATTACKS AGAINST OUR NATION AND
TO JUSTIFY THEIR PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES."
ALBRIGHT
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 ZEYA
LONDON ALSO FOR MOC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/TERRORIST ATTACKS
1. SUMMARY: THE SECURITY SITUATION AND THE KILLING OF THE
AMERICAN HOSTAGE IN SAUDI ARABIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL
PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AYSHA SULTAN NOTED IN "AL BAYAN"
THAT HATRED TOWARDS THE U.S. IS INCREASING AMONG THE YOUNGER
GENERATION. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT ALL THESE
TERRORIST ACTIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA ARE AGAINST ISLAM AND ARABS.
END SUMMARY.
2. UAE COLUMNIST AYSHA SULTAN WROTE AN ARTICLE UNDER THE
HEADLINE "THE U.S. SHOULD WATCH OUT" IN DUBAI-BASED BUSINESS-
ORIENTED "AL BAYAN" EDITORIALIZED 06/22:(CIRCULATION 30,000)
"WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HATE THE U.S., WE ALSO HAVE CHILDREN
WHO CONVEY THEIR HATRED TOWARDS IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS, SO WHO IS
INCREASING THE HATRED TOWARDS THE U.S. AND ITS POLICY, IS IT THE
ABSENCE OF DEMOCRACY OR IS IT THE ABSENCE OF JUSTICE IN DEALING
WITH ISSUES OF THE REGION?. THE TREND OF HATRED AGAINST U.S.
POLICY IS INCREASING AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION, AND THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT ARABS HOLD THE U.S. RESPONSIBLE FOR BECAUSE OF ITS
ATTITUDE TOWARDS ISRAEL AND SHARON'S POLICY AGAINST THE
PALESTINIANS, IN ADDITION TO HUMILIATING THE IRAQIS BY OCCUPYING
IRAQ FOR NO REASON. THE U.S. IS MAKING OUR CHILDREN DEAL WITH THE
WEST NEGATIVELY AND WITH HOSTILITY."
3. NOTING THAT IF THE SECURITY SITUATION REMAINS AS IS IN IRAQ
AFTER HANDING OVER SOVEREIGNTY ON JUNE 30, THEN THINGS WILL GET
WORSE, ABU DHABI-BASED SEMI-GOVERNMENT "AL ITTIHAD"
EDITORIALIZED 06/21:(CIRCULATION 100,000)
". FOR THE SITUATION TO REMAIN AS IS IN IRAQ AFTER HANDING OVER
IRAQ TO THE IRAQIS ON JUNE 30, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
SECURITY ISSUES, THIS MEANS THAT A LOT OF DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO
THE DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION THAT THE TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT
ALREADY STARTED."
4. COMMENTING ON THE KILLING AND MAIMING OF THE AMERICAN HOSTAGE
IN SAUDI ARABIA, "AL BAYAN" EDITORIALIZED 06/20:(CIRCULATION
30,000)
".WHAT THOSE KILLERS DID IS NOT AGAINST THE U.S. BUT IT IS
AGAINST ISLAM AND HUMANITY, AS JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH SAID. WE
REQUEST THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, THROUGH ALL ITS
ORGANIZATIONS, FACE THE TERRORISM THAT IS THREATENING THE PEACE
AND SECURITY OF THE WORLD AS A WHOLE NOT ONLY ONE REGION. SILENCE
TOWARDS THIS PHENOMENON WILL THREATEN THE SECURITY OF ALL
HUMANITY."
5. UNDER THE HEADLINE "CONDEMNED TERRORISM," SHARJAH-BASED
ARABIC DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" EDITORIALIZED 06/20:(CIRCULATION
95,000)
". THESE THINGS HAPPENING IN IRAQ AND SAUDI ARABIA ARE CONDEMNED
AND SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED BECAUSE THIS IS PART OF THE TERRORISM
THAT THE U.S. AND ISRAEL ARE TRYING TO ASSOCIATE WITH ARABS AND
MUSLIMS IN ORDER TO JUSTIFY THEIR ATTACKS AGAINST OUR NATION AND
TO JUSTIFY THEIR PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES."
ALBRIGHT