KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: SADDAM'S TRIAL

UNCLAS KUWAIT 001940 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARPI, NEA/PA, NEA/AIA, NEA/PI, INR/NESA, R/MR, I/GNEA, B/BXN, B/BRN, NEA/PPD, NEA/IPA FOR ALTERMAN LONDON FOR TSOU PARIS FOR ZEYA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU SUBJECT: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: SADDAM'S TRIAL Block Quotes -------------- Monday, 29 May, 2006 -- Bandar Al-Zafiri wrote in the pro-government Arabic language daily Al-Seyassah under the title "A Long American Movie and Arabs' Hands Clapping": "The United States still depends on fooling us by wrapping its campaigns in idealist slogans such as human rights, public freedom, democracy, women's rights, children's rights, and even animal rights. American's continuation on this course goes on not only without opposition, it continues and all we can do is listen stupidly. The biggest evidence to this is the American comedy show called Saddam's trial. America wants to show us its concern for human rights and the right of the accused to defend himself before a court of law. But it did not reveal why it is so determined to continue airing this show before millions who know that this is not legally required and that the trial can continue without being broadcast." ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Visit Kuwait's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ ********************************************* * LEBARON