Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05ABUDHABI1295
2005-03-22 11:21:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
MEDIA REACTION 3/21-3/22: QATAR EXPLOSION/ ARAB SUMMIT
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 12/06/2006 03:07:37 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLAS ABU DHABI 01295 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: PAO INFO: ECON POL AMB DCM DISSEMINATION: PAO CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: PAO:HOLSIN-WINDECKER DRAFTED: PAO:AALKHATIB CLEARED: PAO:DEDGINTON VZCZCADI012 OO RUEHC RUENAAA RUEKJCS RUEHZM RUEHLO RUEHFR RHRMDAB RHMFIUU RUCQSOC DE RUEHAD #1295 0811121 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 221121Z MAR 05 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8821 RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0891 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0927 RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT RHMFIUU/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA// RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001295
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; ALSO FOR MOC
PARIS FOR ZEYA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION 3/21-3/22: QATAR EXPLOSION/ ARAB SUMMIT
IN ALGERIA
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001295
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; ALSO FOR MOC
PARIS FOR ZEYA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION 3/21-3/22: QATAR EXPLOSION/ ARAB SUMMIT
IN ALGERIA
1. SUMMARY: THE TERRORIST EXPLOSION IN QATAR AND THE
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ARAB SUMMIT IN ALGERIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN
LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD"
NOTED THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR ARAB COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION
TO ACHIEVE REFORM. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" POINTED OUT
THAT TERRORIST GROUPS SHOULD BE DRIVEN FROM THE REGION BECAUSE
THEY ARE A THREAT TO ALL COUNTRIES. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL
ITTIHAD" CONDEMNED THE EXPLOSION AND NOTED THAT TERRORISTS DID
NOT SUCCEED IN THEIR GOALS TO DE-STABILIZE THE REGION. END
SUMMARY.
2. COMMENTING ON THE OPENING OF THE ARAB SUMMIT IN ALGERIA, "AL
ITTIHAD" EDITORIALIZED 03/22: (ARABIC DAILY, ABU DHABI-BASED,
SEMI-OFFICIAL, CIRCULATION 85,000)
". THE ARABS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A SOLUTION FROM THE SUMMIT
IN ALGERIA THAT WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR REFORM THAT WILL USHER IN A
NEW ERA FOR THE ARAB WORLD, ONE THAT IS RIGHTEOUS AND HEALTHY AND
BASED ON COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION. THERE IS A NEED TO
ACHIEVE THE HOPES AND AMBITIONS OF THE ARABS, NOT JUST REPEAT
READY MADE SLOGANS AND IMPORTED TERMS AGAIN AND AGAIN. AS FOR
THE POLITICAL ISSUES, STARTING WITH THE PALESTINIAN AND IRAQI
ISSUES, THERE IS A NEED FOR ARAB COLLABORATION, STEELED BY THE
ARAB WILL, TO ENSURE INTERNATIONAL LEGITIMACY AND PROTECTION OF
ARAB RIGHTS."
3. UNDER THE HEADLINE "TERRORISM IS KNOCKING ALL DOORS," "AL
BAYAN" EDITORIALIZED 03/21: (ARABIC DAILY, DUBAI-BASED BUSINESS-
ORIENTED, CIRCULATION 95,000)
"IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR US TO STAND BY WITH OUR HANDS FOLDED
AND WATCH THESE BRUTAL KILLERS TRY TO PLAY WITH OUR REGION'S
SECURITY AND STABILITY. THIS REGION THAT HAS BEEN AN OASIS OF
SECURITY AND STABILITY. ALL GULF COUNTRIES ARE TARGETED NOW FROM
THOSE WHO WANT THE SPREAD OF IGNORANCE AND HATE THROUGHOUT THE
REGION. THERE IS NO PLACE FOR THOSE KILLERS AMONG PEACEFUL
PEOPLE, AND THERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE ON CONDEMNING STATEMENTS
AND ACCUSATIONS THAT SERVE ONLY TO DEMONSTRATE THE BRAVADO OF THE
SPEAKER. THE BEST WAY TO DEFEND THE SECURITY AND STABILITY OF
OUR REGION IS TO DRIVE TERRORISM FROM OUR LANDS. THERE MUST BE
UNITY IN FACING THIS DANGER BECAUSE IT IS KNOCKING ON ALL DOORS
AND IS FLYING IN ALL SKIES."
4. CONDEMNING THE EXPLOSION IN QATAR, "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIALIZED
03/21: (ARABIC DAILY, ABU DHABI-BASED, SEMI-OFFICIAL, CIRCULATION
85,000)
". THESE CORRUPTED GROUP HAVE SOLD THEMSELVES TO THE DEVIL AND
TO THE ILLUSION OF POWER. THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR RELIGION AND
SEEK TO SPREAD THEIR POISON IN THE REGION. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT
SUCCEED BECAUSE THE ALL PEOPLES OF THE GULF REJECT THEIR CORRUPT
AND ABNORMAL THINKING. THE CRIMINAL'S LIFE IS SHORT AND WILL NOT
SUCCEED BECAUSE THIS IS A HOLY LAND THAT IS STILL A LIGHT HOUSE
OF TOLERANCE AND MERCY AND REJECTS EXTREMISM."
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; ALSO FOR MOC
PARIS FOR ZEYA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION 3/21-3/22: QATAR EXPLOSION/ ARAB SUMMIT
IN ALGERIA
1. SUMMARY: THE TERRORIST EXPLOSION IN QATAR AND THE
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ARAB SUMMIT IN ALGERIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN
LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD"
NOTED THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR ARAB COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION
TO ACHIEVE REFORM. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" POINTED OUT
THAT TERRORIST GROUPS SHOULD BE DRIVEN FROM THE REGION BECAUSE
THEY ARE A THREAT TO ALL COUNTRIES. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL
ITTIHAD" CONDEMNED THE EXPLOSION AND NOTED THAT TERRORISTS DID
NOT SUCCEED IN THEIR GOALS TO DE-STABILIZE THE REGION. END
SUMMARY.
2. COMMENTING ON THE OPENING OF THE ARAB SUMMIT IN ALGERIA, "AL
ITTIHAD" EDITORIALIZED 03/22: (ARABIC DAILY, ABU DHABI-BASED,
SEMI-OFFICIAL, CIRCULATION 85,000)
". THE ARABS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A SOLUTION FROM THE SUMMIT
IN ALGERIA THAT WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR REFORM THAT WILL USHER IN A
NEW ERA FOR THE ARAB WORLD, ONE THAT IS RIGHTEOUS AND HEALTHY AND
BASED ON COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION. THERE IS A NEED TO
ACHIEVE THE HOPES AND AMBITIONS OF THE ARABS, NOT JUST REPEAT
READY MADE SLOGANS AND IMPORTED TERMS AGAIN AND AGAIN. AS FOR
THE POLITICAL ISSUES, STARTING WITH THE PALESTINIAN AND IRAQI
ISSUES, THERE IS A NEED FOR ARAB COLLABORATION, STEELED BY THE
ARAB WILL, TO ENSURE INTERNATIONAL LEGITIMACY AND PROTECTION OF
ARAB RIGHTS."
3. UNDER THE HEADLINE "TERRORISM IS KNOCKING ALL DOORS," "AL
BAYAN" EDITORIALIZED 03/21: (ARABIC DAILY, DUBAI-BASED BUSINESS-
ORIENTED, CIRCULATION 95,000)
"IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR US TO STAND BY WITH OUR HANDS FOLDED
AND WATCH THESE BRUTAL KILLERS TRY TO PLAY WITH OUR REGION'S
SECURITY AND STABILITY. THIS REGION THAT HAS BEEN AN OASIS OF
SECURITY AND STABILITY. ALL GULF COUNTRIES ARE TARGETED NOW FROM
THOSE WHO WANT THE SPREAD OF IGNORANCE AND HATE THROUGHOUT THE
REGION. THERE IS NO PLACE FOR THOSE KILLERS AMONG PEACEFUL
PEOPLE, AND THERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE ON CONDEMNING STATEMENTS
AND ACCUSATIONS THAT SERVE ONLY TO DEMONSTRATE THE BRAVADO OF THE
SPEAKER. THE BEST WAY TO DEFEND THE SECURITY AND STABILITY OF
OUR REGION IS TO DRIVE TERRORISM FROM OUR LANDS. THERE MUST BE
UNITY IN FACING THIS DANGER BECAUSE IT IS KNOCKING ON ALL DOORS
AND IS FLYING IN ALL SKIES."
4. CONDEMNING THE EXPLOSION IN QATAR, "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIALIZED
03/21: (ARABIC DAILY, ABU DHABI-BASED, SEMI-OFFICIAL, CIRCULATION
85,000)
". THESE CORRUPTED GROUP HAVE SOLD THEMSELVES TO THE DEVIL AND
TO THE ILLUSION OF POWER. THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR RELIGION AND
SEEK TO SPREAD THEIR POISON IN THE REGION. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT
SUCCEED BECAUSE THE ALL PEOPLES OF THE GULF REJECT THEIR CORRUPT
AND ABNORMAL THINKING. THE CRIMINAL'S LIFE IS SHORT AND WILL NOT
SUCCEED BECAUSE THIS IS A HOLY LAND THAT IS STILL A LIGHT HOUSE
OF TOLERANCE AND MERCY AND REJECTS EXTREMISM."
ALBRIGHT