Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KUWAIT2989
2006-07-25 09:21:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND LEBANON
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 002989
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STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/PA, NEA/AIA, NEA/PI, INR/NESA, R/MR, I/GNEA,
B/BXN, B/BRN, NEA/PPD, NEA/IPA
LONDON FOR TSOU
PARIS FOR ZEYA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
SUBJECT: TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND LEBANON
Block Quotes
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
-- "War on Lebanon Is a War on All Arabs" was written by Ambassador
Ahmed Al-Ghaith in progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas (7/25):
"The objective of the ferocious Israeli war against Lebanon is to
subjugate Arabs first to the United States and then to Israel. The
war is not being fought for two Israeli soldiers who were kidnapped
in order to negotiate the release of Lebanese prisoners. Mr. Hassan
Nasrallah has stated his readiness to negotiate with the presence of
a third party, but Israel did not heed his statement and instead
bombed the Beirut airport."
-- Progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas published "Israel's Stupidity
Requires Smart Weapons" by Mostafa Zantoot (7/25):
"The United States finally realized the level of stupidity of the
Zionist enemy. While they have the capability to target their
objectives with the utmost precision, they are still unable to
distinguish civilians from militants or civil defense and emergency
vehicles from military vehicles. The American Administration's
decision to supply the Zionist entity with smart weapons is aimed to
make up for the stupidity of this enemy."
-- Professor and columnist Ali Al-Mahaz inquired in moderate Arabic
daily Al-Rai Al-Aam in "Partner for Peace or Partner for Blood?"
(7/25):
"The question that poses itself in light of recent events is how do
the Americans expect the Arabs to accept their future role in
peace-making after they have become party to the struggle? The
current war is an American war fought by Israel. That is why some
Israeli observers have expressed their concern in a series of
articles. They noticed the strange American determination for
Israel to finish what it started in Lebanon."
-- Moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan published Badr Al-Shabib's "Who
Writes the Final Chapter?" (7/25):
"The American Secretary of State's statements are clear evidence of
what is happening in the Middle East. The most prominent of which
is that the current division according to the Sykes-Picot agreement
is outdated. The neo-conservatives have come up with a new vision
for the Middle East, which will be divided along lines that are hard
to predict."
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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/
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TUELLER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/PA, NEA/AIA, NEA/PI, INR/NESA, R/MR, I/GNEA,
B/BXN, B/BRN, NEA/PPD, NEA/IPA
LONDON FOR TSOU
PARIS FOR ZEYA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
SUBJECT: TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND LEBANON
Block Quotes
--------------
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
-- "War on Lebanon Is a War on All Arabs" was written by Ambassador
Ahmed Al-Ghaith in progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas (7/25):
"The objective of the ferocious Israeli war against Lebanon is to
subjugate Arabs first to the United States and then to Israel. The
war is not being fought for two Israeli soldiers who were kidnapped
in order to negotiate the release of Lebanese prisoners. Mr. Hassan
Nasrallah has stated his readiness to negotiate with the presence of
a third party, but Israel did not heed his statement and instead
bombed the Beirut airport."
-- Progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas published "Israel's Stupidity
Requires Smart Weapons" by Mostafa Zantoot (7/25):
"The United States finally realized the level of stupidity of the
Zionist enemy. While they have the capability to target their
objectives with the utmost precision, they are still unable to
distinguish civilians from militants or civil defense and emergency
vehicles from military vehicles. The American Administration's
decision to supply the Zionist entity with smart weapons is aimed to
make up for the stupidity of this enemy."
-- Professor and columnist Ali Al-Mahaz inquired in moderate Arabic
daily Al-Rai Al-Aam in "Partner for Peace or Partner for Blood?"
(7/25):
"The question that poses itself in light of recent events is how do
the Americans expect the Arabs to accept their future role in
peace-making after they have become party to the struggle? The
current war is an American war fought by Israel. That is why some
Israeli observers have expressed their concern in a series of
articles. They noticed the strange American determination for
Israel to finish what it started in Lebanon."
-- Moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan published Badr Al-Shabib's "Who
Writes the Final Chapter?" (7/25):
"The American Secretary of State's statements are clear evidence of
what is happening in the Middle East. The most prominent of which
is that the current division according to the Sykes-Picot agreement
is outdated. The neo-conservatives have come up with a new vision
for the Middle East, which will be divided along lines that are hard
to predict."
********************************************* *
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/
********************************************* *
TUELLER