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2006-08-02 10:19:00
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Embassy Kuwait
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TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - QANA
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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 - LEBANON - QANA
Block Quotes
--------------
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
-- "The Ugly American" is Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim's comment in the
moderate Arabic daily Al-Qabas (8/2):
"For more than 50 years, armed with unwavering American support,
Israel has been persecuting the Palestinian people with complete
disregard to international laws. And because not one Gulf state was
able to say 'no' to the Americans, whether politically, financially
or through oil, they have exceeded in humiliating us. The massacres
of Der Yasin, Qana and at Abu Gharib prison in Iraq have become
memories in comparison to the present holocaust in Lebanon, where
Israel is fighting a proxy war on behalf the 'Ugly American' [1958
best seller by Lederer and Burdick]... Washington has exhausted what
little reserve it had of impartiality and good intentions vis-`-vis
Lebanon. Condoleezza Rice's arrogance can be safely interpreted as
meaning that the present war will generate a series of wars in the
region. Fifty years ago, Washington intellectuals described their
country's foreign policy as 'The Ugly American.' At the present
time, this description is too tame and polite to describe the size
of the crime they are perpetrating against Lebanon."
-- "Kuwaiti People and the American Monster" is columnist Mohammed
Al-Awadhi piece in the moderate Arabic daily Al-Rai Al-A'am (8/2):
"America is 'vile', 'dirty,' 'criminal,' 'extremist,' and a 'blood
sucker.' These are epithets uttered not by Kuwaiti youth, but by
Kuwaiti MPs at a recent parliamentary session. Such words, express
the magnitude of the psychological trauma felt by any being that
sees and hears the Ziono-American thirst for the blood of
innocents... There is a great turn-around in the Kuwaiti street
regarding the feeling toward America. Previously, the majority of
Kuwaitis were very sensitive about any criticism toward America.
However, the grave events in Lebanon have clarified the situation
wiping away the beautiful dream [goodwill toward America] that now
turns it into a nightmare of monstrous proportions."
-- "My Lebanon" is what Ghassan Al-Otaibi wrote moderate Arabic
daily Al-Qabas (8/2):
"May Condoleezza Rice rest from giving speeches that award Israel
more time and effort to kill Lebanon's children. May Mr. Bush rest
now that Edud Olmert achieved his wishes by committing massacres.
Rice said she was 'saddened' by the death of children, Blair said
this was a 'tragedy.' Cairo is recalling her ambassadors in
protests... What is killing the Lebanese children are merciless Arab
regimes because Arab blood has gone cold."
-- "If This Is Victory, Then What Is Defeat?" is Talal Al-Arab's
piece in moderate Arabic daily Al-Qabas (8/2):
"As Arabs we ask 'how can Qana be a victory?' What kind of a victory
is it when a whole country is subjected to daily massacres,
destruction and displacement? Is it victory that Hezbollah is
launching katyusha rockets at Israel? And is it a victory that
Nasrallah is still alive... Confrontation with Israel is no child's
play. Israel's response to Hezbollah's adventure has been violent
and destructive... Israel waited for an appropriate opportunity to
implement its own agenda of killing and destroying Lebanon..."
-- "Why Does America Want to Kill Us" is Dr. Abdel Muhsin Jamal's
column in the moderate Arabic daily Al-Qabas (8/2):
"The Ziono-American war is not about disarming Hezbollah. The goal
now for Olmert and his government is to save face even if it is at
the expense of the U.S. Secretary of State, who has become the
object of worldwide criticism... America will continues to give
Israel the green light to occupy large swathes of southern Lebanon
despite international laws and despite civilian deaths... This
reminds us of Zionist claims of how they suffered during the Nazi
era... In spite of America's international isolation vis-`-vis the
demands for a ceasefire, America wants to transform the Middle East
through Lebanon. However, security-wise the world is witnessing the
tragic results in Iraq and Afghanistan after American military
intervention."
-- "Qana and Its Sisters" is the title of Columnist Dr. Abdullah
Al-Shayji's piece in the moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan (8/2):
"Israel will continue with her massacres in Lenanon because cover,
support, bias and the veto are the mechanisms that give Israel the
KUWAIT 00003095 002 OF 002
green light to commit more violations without punishment or
condemnation. This in turn will increase the amount of hatred
toward Israel and her allies, not only from the Arab world, but from
the rest of the world as well. It will turn the Middle East in to a
swamp of loathing consequently damaging the American agenda toward
the Middle East."
-- "Qana: State Terrorism and a War Crime" is how Walid Bu Rabaa
commented in the moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan (8/2):
"Yes, we are all with Hezbollah because this is an Israeli war of
aggression against a brotherly state. This war was given an immoral
cover of 'legitimacy' by the disgraceful Arab silence toward the
second Qana massacre. The Rome conference was gagged by America,
and Kofi Anan's humiliating appeal after the massacre is shameful...
Lebanon is going through a war waged by America against Iran and
Syria. It is time for the UNSC to bear full responsibility as a
guardian for international peace and security, and America must
review its policy toward the region and come up with a comprehensive
packet of solutions."
-- "Underestimating the Enemy and Self-Deception" is editor in chief
Ahmad Al-Jarallah's comment in the moderate Arabic daily Al-Seyassah
(8/2):
"To insinuate the Israeli enemy failed in its violent campaign and
did not achieve a single thing is self-deceiving. After 20 days,
Lebanon's infrastructure is destroyed, its people are buried in
rubble and hundred's of Hezbollah fighters have been eliminated.
Unfortunately, we mislead our nations by weaving a web of deceit...
We want to remind Arabs that underestimating Israel led to the
destruction of Egypt, Syria and Lebanon in the past. Now Israel is
destroying Lebanon once again. Since we are aware of full American
support toward Israel, then why are we insisting on leading our
countries into uncalculated adventures? Such stunts will only add
to our long list of defeats."
-- "Whose War? Against Whom?" Ahmad Al-Dayeen wrote in the moderate
Arabic daily Al-Rai Al-A'am (8/2):
"This is an America-Israeli war against Lebanon. A war to liquidate
armed resistance, liquidate the political resistance, subdue
Lebanon, tighten the noose around the region, and complete its
subjugation to Zionist hegemony. This will be followed by the new
Middle East project; furthering the partition and division and
establishing weak mini-states according to ethnic and sectarian
affiliations... This is an Israeli war of aggression given an
American cover, and represented by the two gangs -- the neo-cons and
the Christian-Zionist right. Washington is not merely bias toward
Israel, but completely subjugated to her Zionist masters."
********************************************* *
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
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 - LEBANON - QANA
Block Quotes
--------------
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
-- "The Ugly American" is Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim's comment in the
moderate Arabic daily Al-Qabas (8/2):
"For more than 50 years, armed with unwavering American support,
Israel has been persecuting the Palestinian people with complete
disregard to international laws. And because not one Gulf state was
able to say 'no' to the Americans, whether politically, financially
or through oil, they have exceeded in humiliating us. The massacres
of Der Yasin, Qana and at Abu Gharib prison in Iraq have become
memories in comparison to the present holocaust in Lebanon, where
Israel is fighting a proxy war on behalf the 'Ugly American' [1958
best seller by Lederer and Burdick]... Washington has exhausted what
little reserve it had of impartiality and good intentions vis-`-vis
Lebanon. Condoleezza Rice's arrogance can be safely interpreted as
meaning that the present war will generate a series of wars in the
region. Fifty years ago, Washington intellectuals described their
country's foreign policy as 'The Ugly American.' At the present
time, this description is too tame and polite to describe the size
of the crime they are perpetrating against Lebanon."
-- "Kuwaiti People and the American Monster" is columnist Mohammed
Al-Awadhi piece in the moderate Arabic daily Al-Rai Al-A'am (8/2):
"America is 'vile', 'dirty,' 'criminal,' 'extremist,' and a 'blood
sucker.' These are epithets uttered not by Kuwaiti youth, but by
Kuwaiti MPs at a recent parliamentary session. Such words, express
the magnitude of the psychological trauma felt by any being that
sees and hears the Ziono-American thirst for the blood of
innocents... There is a great turn-around in the Kuwaiti street
regarding the feeling toward America. Previously, the majority of
Kuwaitis were very sensitive about any criticism toward America.
However, the grave events in Lebanon have clarified the situation
wiping away the beautiful dream [goodwill toward America] that now
turns it into a nightmare of monstrous proportions."
-- "My Lebanon" is what Ghassan Al-Otaibi wrote moderate Arabic
daily Al-Qabas (8/2):
"May Condoleezza Rice rest from giving speeches that award Israel
more time and effort to kill Lebanon's children. May Mr. Bush rest
now that Edud Olmert achieved his wishes by committing massacres.
Rice said she was 'saddened' by the death of children, Blair said
this was a 'tragedy.' Cairo is recalling her ambassadors in
protests... What is killing the Lebanese children are merciless Arab
regimes because Arab blood has gone cold."
-- "If This Is Victory, Then What Is Defeat?" is Talal Al-Arab's
piece in moderate Arabic daily Al-Qabas (8/2):
"As Arabs we ask 'how can Qana be a victory?' What kind of a victory
is it when a whole country is subjected to daily massacres,
destruction and displacement? Is it victory that Hezbollah is
launching katyusha rockets at Israel? And is it a victory that
Nasrallah is still alive... Confrontation with Israel is no child's
play. Israel's response to Hezbollah's adventure has been violent
and destructive... Israel waited for an appropriate opportunity to
implement its own agenda of killing and destroying Lebanon..."
-- "Why Does America Want to Kill Us" is Dr. Abdel Muhsin Jamal's
column in the moderate Arabic daily Al-Qabas (8/2):
"The Ziono-American war is not about disarming Hezbollah. The goal
now for Olmert and his government is to save face even if it is at
the expense of the U.S. Secretary of State, who has become the
object of worldwide criticism... America will continues to give
Israel the green light to occupy large swathes of southern Lebanon
despite international laws and despite civilian deaths... This
reminds us of Zionist claims of how they suffered during the Nazi
era... In spite of America's international isolation vis-`-vis the
demands for a ceasefire, America wants to transform the Middle East
through Lebanon. However, security-wise the world is witnessing the
tragic results in Iraq and Afghanistan after American military
intervention."
-- "Qana and Its Sisters" is the title of Columnist Dr. Abdullah
Al-Shayji's piece in the moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan (8/2):
"Israel will continue with her massacres in Lenanon because cover,
support, bias and the veto are the mechanisms that give Israel the
KUWAIT 00003095 002 OF 002
green light to commit more violations without punishment or
condemnation. This in turn will increase the amount of hatred
toward Israel and her allies, not only from the Arab world, but from
the rest of the world as well. It will turn the Middle East in to a
swamp of loathing consequently damaging the American agenda toward
the Middle East."
-- "Qana: State Terrorism and a War Crime" is how Walid Bu Rabaa
commented in the moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan (8/2):
"Yes, we are all with Hezbollah because this is an Israeli war of
aggression against a brotherly state. This war was given an immoral
cover of 'legitimacy' by the disgraceful Arab silence toward the
second Qana massacre. The Rome conference was gagged by America,
and Kofi Anan's humiliating appeal after the massacre is shameful...
Lebanon is going through a war waged by America against Iran and
Syria. It is time for the UNSC to bear full responsibility as a
guardian for international peace and security, and America must
review its policy toward the region and come up with a comprehensive
packet of solutions."
-- "Underestimating the Enemy and Self-Deception" is editor in chief
Ahmad Al-Jarallah's comment in the moderate Arabic daily Al-Seyassah
(8/2):
"To insinuate the Israeli enemy failed in its violent campaign and
did not achieve a single thing is self-deceiving. After 20 days,
Lebanon's infrastructure is destroyed, its people are buried in
rubble and hundred's of Hezbollah fighters have been eliminated.
Unfortunately, we mislead our nations by weaving a web of deceit...
We want to remind Arabs that underestimating Israel led to the
destruction of Egypt, Syria and Lebanon in the past. Now Israel is
destroying Lebanon once again. Since we are aware of full American
support toward Israel, then why are we insisting on leading our
countries into uncalculated adventures? Such stunts will only add
to our long list of defeats."
-- "Whose War? Against Whom?" Ahmad Al-Dayeen wrote in the moderate
Arabic daily Al-Rai Al-A'am (8/2):
"This is an America-Israeli war against Lebanon. A war to liquidate
armed resistance, liquidate the political resistance, subdue
Lebanon, tighten the noose around the region, and complete its
subjugation to Zionist hegemony. This will be followed by the new
Middle East project; furthering the partition and division and
establishing weak mini-states according to ethnic and sectarian
affiliations... This is an Israeli war of aggression given an
American cover, and represented by the two gangs -- the neo-cons and
the Christian-Zionist right. Washington is not merely bias toward
Israel, but completely subjugated to her Zionist masters."
********************************************* *
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