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05ABUDHABI330
2005-01-23 13:02:00
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Embassy Abu Dhabi
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MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURATION

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UNCLAS ABU DHABI 00330

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UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000330 

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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 AND MOC
PARIS FOR ZEYA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURATION

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000330

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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 AND MOC
PARIS FOR ZEYA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURATION


1. SUMMARY: LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA COVERED PRESIDENT BUSH'S
INAUGURATION EXTENSIVELY AND EXCERPTS FROM HIS SPEECH WERE
CARRIED IN ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. AL ARABIYAH AND AL JAZEERA
BROADCAST THE INAUGURATION LIVE WITH SIMULTANEOUS ARABIC
TRANSLATION, ABU DHABI TV AND DUBAI TV ALSO REPORTED THE SPEECH.
EDITORIALS IN THE ARABIC PRESS WERE CRITICAL OF THE SPEECH. "AL
KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL NOTED THAT PRESIDENT BUSH STILL HAS WAR ON HIS
AGENDA FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN"
POINTED OUT THAT THE FREEDOM THAT PRESIDENT BUSH PROMISED IN HIS
SPEECH IS ONLY A PROMISE THAT HE WILL USE MORE POWER TO ACHIEVE
HIS GOALS. EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" COMMENTED ON PRESIDENT
BUSH'S SPEECH IN A VERY POSITIVE ATTITUDE, NOTING THAT THIS
COMING PERIOD IS A NEW BEGINNING FOR THE ARAB - AMERICAN
RELATIONSHIP. END SUMMARY.


2. UNDER THE HEADLINE "WAR ON TYRANNY," "AL BAYAN" EDITORIALIZED
01/22: (ARABIC DAILY, DUBAI-BASED BUSINESS-ORIENTED, CIRCULATION
40,000)

". THIS NEW SLOGAN IS VERY BROAD BECAUSE IT GIVES THE AMERICAN
ADMINISTRATION MANY OPTIONS, STARTING WITH POLITICAL AND
DIPLOMATIC PRESSURES AND ENDING WITH MILITARY ACTIONS; THIS MAY
CONCLUDE WITH MANY DANGEROUS RESULTS THAT CAN'T BE PREDICTED.
PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE OF THIS REGION, WOULD
LIKE TO SEE A NEW AMERICAN APPROACH THAT IS BASED ON REJECTING
THE DOUBLE STANDARD, ESPECIALLY IN THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT. WE
REALLY THINK THAT THE U.S. SHOULD NOT WASTE ANOTHER 4 YEARS
TRYING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION OF `WHY DO THEY HATE US?' AND
SHOULD TRY TO PUT OUT THE FIRES THAT ARE SPREADING IN THE WORLD
INSTEAD OF CAUSING WARS ON TYRANNY."


3. UNDER THE HEADLINE "THE PROMISED FREEDOM", "AL KHALEEJ"
CRITICIZED PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURAL SPEECH IN ITS EDITORIAL
01/22: (ARABIC DAILY, SHARJAH-BASED, SEMI-OFFICIAL, CIRCULATION
85,000)

" PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURAL MISSIONARY SPEECH WAS FILLED WITH
RELIGIOUS ADVICE AND WHOEVER HEARS THE SPEECH EXPECTS THAT THIS
PRESIDENT IS SENT TO SPREAD FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY AND THROUGH HIS
HANDS THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD WILL LIVE IN JUSTICE, SECURITY AND
EQUALITY. `FREEDOM' FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE REGION AND THE WORLD
IS PRESIDENT BUSH'S ONLY AGENDA IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS (THIS IS
WHAT A PERSON UNDERSTANDS FROM HIS SPEECH),BUT THIS FREEDOM,
THAT HAS BEEN TRIED IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ, IS NOT THE FREEDOM
THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD AND REGION ARE SEEKING. BUSH WANTS
DEMOCRACY, BUT IT IS THE DEMOCRACY THAT SERVES HIS GOAL OF
DOMINATING THE WORLD BY AN AMERICAN EMPIRE, AND THIS DEMOCRACY
HAS SPECIAL FEATURES THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE FEATURES THAT
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN USED TO SINCE THE FIRST GREEK DEMOCRACY. WE
SHOULD NOT FORGET TO MENTION THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE
ISRAELI ATTACKS AGAINST JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS. WE
SPEAK LOUDLY TO WARN AGAINST BELIEVING THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM BY
PRESIDENT BUSH IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS; THIS IS A PROMISE OF USING
POWER AGAINST ARAB RIGHTS AND SOVEREIGNTY AND MAYBE AGAINST THE
LAST ARAB PERSON EXISTING."


4. POINTING OUT THAT PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURAL SPEECH NOTES
THAT HIS NEXT FOUR YEARS SHOULD BE A NEW BEGINNING IN THE ARAB -
AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP, "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIALIZED 01/21: (ARABIC
DAILY, ABU DHABI-BASED, SEMI-OFFICIAL, CIRCULATION 75,000)

".WHAT IS CONFIRMED IS THAT U.S. FOREIGN POLICY OVER THE NEXT
FOUR YEARS WILL WITNESS IMPORTANT POSITIVE CHANGES, AND THIS IS A
RESULT OF NOT FACING ANY ELECTION PRESSURES THAT ANY U.S.
ADMINISTRATION FACES IN ITS FIRST PRESIDENTIAL PERIOD, AND ALSO
AS A RESULT OF THE EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL
PERIOD. WHAT IS REQUESTED FROM US IS TO BENEFIT FROM ALL THIS,
WHICH WILL NOT BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT TRUE WILL, HONEST COOPERATION,
AND A REAL INTEREST BY CONCERNED ARAB COUNTRIES. IT IS TIME NOW
TO OPEN A NEW PAGE IN THE ARAB - AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP, BUT WHAT
THIS PAGE INCLUDES DEPENDS ON WHAT WE(ARABS) GIVE TO OURSELVES
FIRST."
SISON