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06KUWAIT1814
2006-05-21 04:38:00
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Embassy Kuwait
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KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
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SUBJECT: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Summary: Most of the opinion pieces in the weekend papers addressed
domestic issues, primarily the topic of redrawing Kuwait's electoral
districts. The editorial below expresses popular views on the notion
of the existence of double standards in U.S. foreign policy. While
many in Kuwait are against Iran possessing nuclear technology,
fearing environmental and/or strategic consequences, it is not
uncommon for a few to support its development of nuclear
capabilities, viewing this as a victory for the Muslim world. End
summary.
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Friday, 19 May, 2006
-- Mal Allah Yousef Mal Allah wrote in the moderate Arabic-language
daily Al-Qabas under the title "Iranian nukes and American idiocy":
"Any American attack against Iran will be political idiocy. One may
ask why all this American concern with the Iranian nuclear program
while there are nuclear programs that are closer to the hearts of
Asian countries and America, 'lady democracy.' Both America and her
spoiled child ISRAEL possess nuclear warheads that may destroy the
world at any minute. Why is Iran the only one who is forbidden from
developing nuclear technology why others are allowed to have nuclear
weapons? The truth is that despite America's control over the
current international system, it does not have the ability to impose
its will on all the people of the world, especially if it is faced
with fierce resistance, such as what happened in Vietnam and Iraq.
In conclusion, the United States does not have a choice other than
to negotiate with Iran with respect and understanding so that the
situation can be resolved peacefully."
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