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04ABUDHABI270
2004-01-26 13:36:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
MEDIA REACTION: VP CHENEY'S SPEECH
null Diana T Fritz 03/15/2007 04:03:53 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS TELEGRAM January 26, 2004 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 270 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: OIIP, KMDR Captions: None Subject: MEDIA REACTION: VP CHENEY'S SPEECH Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ UNCLAS ABU DHABI 00270 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 VZCZCADI986 OO RUEHC RUENAAA RUEKJCS RUEHZM RUEHLO RUEHFR RHRMDAB RUCJACC RUCQSOC DE RUEHAD #0270 0261336 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 261336Z JAN 04 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3118 RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0764 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0799 RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA// RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000270
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: VP CHENEY'S SPEECH
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000270
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: VP CHENEY'S SPEECH
1. SUMMARY: VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY'S SPEECH RECEIVED
PROMINENT COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT MEDIA. AN ARTICLE IN DUBAI-
BASED BUSINESS-ORIENTED "AL BAYAN" WRITTEN BY COLUMNIST HAMAD
SALMAIN NOTED THAT THE SPEECH ASSURES THE CONTINUATION OF U.S.'S
EFFORTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, CONTRARY TO
PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH, WHERE MIDDLE EAST ISSUES WERE NEVER
MENTIONED. END SUMMARY.
2. ". THIS AMERICAN ATTITUDE CAME LATE AFTER LONG YEARS OF
DEALING WITH GOVERNMENTS; THE U.S. REALIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNICATION WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE REGION, NOT ONLY THEIR
GOVERNMENTS. AS THE SLOGAN SAYS 'BETTER LATER THAN NEVER,' THIS
BROADER AMERICAN AWARENESS OF THE REGION WILL OPEN THE ROAD TO
ACHIEVE BENEFITS FOR BOTH THE U.S. AND COUNTRIES OF THE REGION.
CHENEY'S SPEECH WAS CLEAR AND BALANCED WHEN IT COMES TO
TERRORISM, IT ALSO MENTIONED MOST OF THE IMPORTANT MIDDLE EAST
ISSUES, CONTRARY TO PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH'S STATE OF THE UNION
SPEECH THAT IGNORED THE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT. BUT
CHENEY'S REMARKS REGARDING THE PEACE PROCESS AND THE PALESTINIAN
CAUSE WERE REPETITIVE AND NO DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF AMERICAN
OFFICIALS, AND THEY WERE ALSO UNFAIR REGARDING THE REFORM PROCESS
IN THE ARAB COUNTRIES, SINCE HE MENTIONED SOME COUNTRIES WITHOUT
DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THOSE WHICH HAD ALREADY IMPLEMENTED REFORM
AND THOSE WHICH HAVE MERELY STARTED TO DISCUSS REFORM."
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; 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: VP CHENEY'S SPEECH
1. SUMMARY: VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY'S SPEECH RECEIVED
PROMINENT COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT MEDIA. AN ARTICLE IN DUBAI-
BASED BUSINESS-ORIENTED "AL BAYAN" WRITTEN BY COLUMNIST HAMAD
SALMAIN NOTED THAT THE SPEECH ASSURES THE CONTINUATION OF U.S.'S
EFFORTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, CONTRARY TO
PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH, WHERE MIDDLE EAST ISSUES WERE NEVER
MENTIONED. END SUMMARY.
2. ". THIS AMERICAN ATTITUDE CAME LATE AFTER LONG YEARS OF
DEALING WITH GOVERNMENTS; THE U.S. REALIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNICATION WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE REGION, NOT ONLY THEIR
GOVERNMENTS. AS THE SLOGAN SAYS 'BETTER LATER THAN NEVER,' THIS
BROADER AMERICAN AWARENESS OF THE REGION WILL OPEN THE ROAD TO
ACHIEVE BENEFITS FOR BOTH THE U.S. AND COUNTRIES OF THE REGION.
CHENEY'S SPEECH WAS CLEAR AND BALANCED WHEN IT COMES TO
TERRORISM, IT ALSO MENTIONED MOST OF THE IMPORTANT MIDDLE EAST
ISSUES, CONTRARY TO PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH'S STATE OF THE UNION
SPEECH THAT IGNORED THE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT. BUT
CHENEY'S REMARKS REGARDING THE PEACE PROCESS AND THE PALESTINIAN
CAUSE WERE REPETITIVE AND NO DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF AMERICAN
OFFICIALS, AND THEY WERE ALSO UNFAIR REGARDING THE REFORM PROCESS
IN THE ARAB COUNTRIES, SINCE HE MENTIONED SOME COUNTRIES WITHOUT
DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THOSE WHICH HAD ALREADY IMPLEMENTED REFORM
AND THOSE WHICH HAVE MERELY STARTED TO DISCUSS REFORM."
WAHBA