Identifier
Created
Classification
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06KUWAIT3205
2006-08-09 08:44:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON
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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: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON
Block Quotes
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006
-- "A Devilish Game" was the title of Talal Abdul Karim Al-Arab's
piece in progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas (8/9):
"As Prince Saoud Al-Faisal said, there is a devilish game being
played against Arabs. This conspiracy is being directed by a
devilish alliance between the Syrian and Iranian regimes. There is
an Arab regime calling for revolt until victory and that claims that
no voice is louder than that of the battle. We have not seen a
battle, not even a scuffle."
-- In "Lebanon Is the Arab's Dignity" Hussein Mohamed Bahbahani
penned in progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas (8/9):
"There is Lebanon experiencing daily massacres against it by the
Zionist army on behalf of the American administration. Sadly, Arab
silence has given a green light to the silencing of the voice of
righteousness, the voice of the heroic Islamic resistance defending
what remains of the Arab nation's dignity... He who defends his
land has become a terrorist while the innocent are killed by
American-made missiles and jet fuel. God knows who is supplying
Israel with it."
-- Ultra conservative columnist and Kuwait University Professor Dr.
Tariq Al-Tawari inquired in moderate Arabic daily Al-Rai Al-Aam
under the title "Quiet" (8/9):
"Is it Lebanese betrayal with Arab blessings, American support, and
an Israeli hand to destroy Hezbollah? Or, is it Arabs turning their
backs on Lebanon and racing to please America? Or, is it a mistake
in the political game between Hezbollah and Israel? Or is it a new
Middle East map that started in Iraq, moved to Lebanon, and will go
to Syria?"
-- In "A Late Surrender for Hassan Nasrallah" Editor-in-chief of the
pro-government Arabic-language daily Al-Seyassah Ahmed Al-Jarallah
editorialized on the front page (8/9):
"It is good that Arab leaders did not follow the mistakes of
Hezbollah. They did not fill the streets with false optimism, they
did not promise the people a battle for which they were not
prepared, and did they commit premature rash acts. We confidently
say that the sun of fundamentalism is setting."
-- "They Caused the Qana Massacre for Iran's Eyes" was the title
under which Mishal Al-Nami commented (8/9):
"Al-Hurra TV aired footage of a white truck driving into a house,
and later a rocket was fired from the very same house. The next
shot showed an Israeli airplane bombing the house. Later it was
revealed that there were more than 60 civilians in the house most of
whom were children. The incident was named Qana 2. It became
apparent that Israel bombs civilian houses from which rockets are
fired, and all this for Iran's eyes."
-- "Whose Responsibility Is It to Rebuild Lebanon?" was Dr. Khalid
Ayed Al-Jinfawy in pro-government daily Al-Seyassah (8/9):
"Those responsible for inflaming the situation in the Middle East
should pay the bill for rebuilding Lebanon after the conclusion of
the war. Some Arabs, non-Arab, and Israel all contributed to the
prolonging of the tragic situation. It is they who must pay to
rebuild Lebanon, not the Gulf countries."
********************************************* *
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: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON
Block Quotes
--------------
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
-- "A Devilish Game" was the title of Talal Abdul Karim Al-Arab's
piece in progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas (8/9):
"As Prince Saoud Al-Faisal said, there is a devilish game being
played against Arabs. This conspiracy is being directed by a
devilish alliance between the Syrian and Iranian regimes. There is
an Arab regime calling for revolt until victory and that claims that
no voice is louder than that of the battle. We have not seen a
battle, not even a scuffle."
-- In "Lebanon Is the Arab's Dignity" Hussein Mohamed Bahbahani
penned in progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas (8/9):
"There is Lebanon experiencing daily massacres against it by the
Zionist army on behalf of the American administration. Sadly, Arab
silence has given a green light to the silencing of the voice of
righteousness, the voice of the heroic Islamic resistance defending
what remains of the Arab nation's dignity... He who defends his
land has become a terrorist while the innocent are killed by
American-made missiles and jet fuel. God knows who is supplying
Israel with it."
-- Ultra conservative columnist and Kuwait University Professor Dr.
Tariq Al-Tawari inquired in moderate Arabic daily Al-Rai Al-Aam
under the title "Quiet" (8/9):
"Is it Lebanese betrayal with Arab blessings, American support, and
an Israeli hand to destroy Hezbollah? Or, is it Arabs turning their
backs on Lebanon and racing to please America? Or, is it a mistake
in the political game between Hezbollah and Israel? Or is it a new
Middle East map that started in Iraq, moved to Lebanon, and will go
to Syria?"
-- In "A Late Surrender for Hassan Nasrallah" Editor-in-chief of the
pro-government Arabic-language daily Al-Seyassah Ahmed Al-Jarallah
editorialized on the front page (8/9):
"It is good that Arab leaders did not follow the mistakes of
Hezbollah. They did not fill the streets with false optimism, they
did not promise the people a battle for which they were not
prepared, and did they commit premature rash acts. We confidently
say that the sun of fundamentalism is setting."
-- "They Caused the Qana Massacre for Iran's Eyes" was the title
under which Mishal Al-Nami commented (8/9):
"Al-Hurra TV aired footage of a white truck driving into a house,
and later a rocket was fired from the very same house. The next
shot showed an Israeli airplane bombing the house. Later it was
revealed that there were more than 60 civilians in the house most of
whom were children. The incident was named Qana 2. It became
apparent that Israel bombs civilian houses from which rockets are
fired, and all this for Iran's eyes."
-- "Whose Responsibility Is It to Rebuild Lebanon?" was Dr. Khalid
Ayed Al-Jinfawy in pro-government daily Al-Seyassah (8/9):
"Those responsible for inflaming the situation in the Middle East
should pay the bill for rebuilding Lebanon after the conclusion of
the war. Some Arabs, non-Arab, and Israel all contributed to the
prolonging of the tragic situation. It is they who must pay to
rebuild Lebanon, not the Gulf countries."
********************************************* *
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