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Created
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06KUWAIT3306
2006-08-15 07:53:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AFTER THE WAR
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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 AFTER THE WAR
Block Quotes
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
-- "Return of the Occupiers to the South" was the title of
Editor-in-chief Ahmed Al-Jarallah's article on the front page of the
pro-government Arabic-language daily Al-Seyassah, (8/15):
"Instead of serving the national interests of Lebanon, Hezbollah's
excuses are aimed at helping Iran to achieve its goals. The
short-term goal of Hezbollah is to give Tehran an opportunity to
escape the pressure of the international community, which has given
Iran time until the end of August to end its uranium enrichment
program and comply with the regulations of the IAEA."
-- Liberal writer Mr. Abdul Latif Al-Duaij stated in progressive
Arabic daily Al-Qabas under the title "Why Lebanon?" (8/15):
"Because Lebanon is the most democratic and free of the Arab
regimes. Because Lebanon has the most educated and cultured of Arab
peoples. Because Lebanon is the fastest growing and most developed
Arab country. Because Lebanon is a real life example of
self-development. Because Lebanon is a threat to its neighbors; its
Christianity is dangerous, its democracy is dangerous, its press is
dangerous, its satellite channels are dangerous, and its industry
and tourism are dangerous."
-- "Moment of Test" was the title of the opening piece on the front
page of moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan in which the staff
editorialized (8/15):
"It is the moment of test for Hezbollah in Lebanon and its
sympathizers in all countries, and among them Kuwait. Yesterday,
Hassan Nasrallah announced that he would help refugees and those who
were harmed, as we can only hope he does. But, he called for a
delay of the discussion of disarming Hezbollah and tied it to the
Shebaa farms, which has originally been a Syrian claim. If
Nasrallah continues with his demands, we will continue in the same
vicious circle."
-- In "Nasrallah and the Arab Street's Victory" Abdul Mohsen Mohamed
Al-Hussainy commented in moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan (8/15):
"What we are seeing today in Lebanon is not much different from what
we saw during the Kuwait and Iraq liberation wars. In the beginning
Saddam would deliver an enthusiastic speech threatening and
promising to annihilate the invaders and return them to their
countries in coffins. We all saw how the Saddam who promised and
threatened was found in a lowly hole in the ground."
-- "The More Important Question" is what Dina Al-Issa posed in
moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan (8/15):
"If Israel was to carry out a military act against us, what would we
do? Do we remain helpless and watch the violations, murders, and
displacement. Do we turn the other cheek so as to win America's
sympathy and say to them, please stop them from harming us and
pillaging our countries?"
-- In Khalid Al-Obysan's "Master of Arab Resistance" in
pro-government daily Al-Seyassah, he wrote that (8/15):
"If Mr. Hassan Nasrallah was Jesus himself, the prophet of peace, or
the last of the prophets [note: meaning Muhammad], that would not
have stopped those who accepted the position of disgrace and
desertion, and who rallied public opinion against the master of Arab
resistance, from turning him over to the Zionists to crucify him."
-- "Israel's Quagmire, Netanyahu is coming" was the title of Dr.
Khalid Ayed Al-Jinfawy's piece in pro-government Arabic daily
Al-Seyassah where he remarked (8/15):
"What is to come for the region during the next weeks and months may
be worse and harsher than before. Israel's loss in its barbaric war
against Hezbollah and its destruction of Lebanon will make it the
laughing stock of the Middle East. This will not be accepted by
Israeli voters and most political leaders who will begin sharpening
their knives for Olmert who is seen by many as hesitant."
********************************************* *
For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s
KUWAIT 00003306 002 OF 002
Visit Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
********************************************* *
LEBARON
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 AFTER THE WAR
Block Quotes
--------------
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
-- "Return of the Occupiers to the South" was the title of
Editor-in-chief Ahmed Al-Jarallah's article on the front page of the
pro-government Arabic-language daily Al-Seyassah, (8/15):
"Instead of serving the national interests of Lebanon, Hezbollah's
excuses are aimed at helping Iran to achieve its goals. The
short-term goal of Hezbollah is to give Tehran an opportunity to
escape the pressure of the international community, which has given
Iran time until the end of August to end its uranium enrichment
program and comply with the regulations of the IAEA."
-- Liberal writer Mr. Abdul Latif Al-Duaij stated in progressive
Arabic daily Al-Qabas under the title "Why Lebanon?" (8/15):
"Because Lebanon is the most democratic and free of the Arab
regimes. Because Lebanon has the most educated and cultured of Arab
peoples. Because Lebanon is the fastest growing and most developed
Arab country. Because Lebanon is a real life example of
self-development. Because Lebanon is a threat to its neighbors; its
Christianity is dangerous, its democracy is dangerous, its press is
dangerous, its satellite channels are dangerous, and its industry
and tourism are dangerous."
-- "Moment of Test" was the title of the opening piece on the front
page of moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan in which the staff
editorialized (8/15):
"It is the moment of test for Hezbollah in Lebanon and its
sympathizers in all countries, and among them Kuwait. Yesterday,
Hassan Nasrallah announced that he would help refugees and those who
were harmed, as we can only hope he does. But, he called for a
delay of the discussion of disarming Hezbollah and tied it to the
Shebaa farms, which has originally been a Syrian claim. If
Nasrallah continues with his demands, we will continue in the same
vicious circle."
-- In "Nasrallah and the Arab Street's Victory" Abdul Mohsen Mohamed
Al-Hussainy commented in moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan (8/15):
"What we are seeing today in Lebanon is not much different from what
we saw during the Kuwait and Iraq liberation wars. In the beginning
Saddam would deliver an enthusiastic speech threatening and
promising to annihilate the invaders and return them to their
countries in coffins. We all saw how the Saddam who promised and
threatened was found in a lowly hole in the ground."
-- "The More Important Question" is what Dina Al-Issa posed in
moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan (8/15):
"If Israel was to carry out a military act against us, what would we
do? Do we remain helpless and watch the violations, murders, and
displacement. Do we turn the other cheek so as to win America's
sympathy and say to them, please stop them from harming us and
pillaging our countries?"
-- In Khalid Al-Obysan's "Master of Arab Resistance" in
pro-government daily Al-Seyassah, he wrote that (8/15):
"If Mr. Hassan Nasrallah was Jesus himself, the prophet of peace, or
the last of the prophets [note: meaning Muhammad], that would not
have stopped those who accepted the position of disgrace and
desertion, and who rallied public opinion against the master of Arab
resistance, from turning him over to the Zionists to crucify him."
-- "Israel's Quagmire, Netanyahu is coming" was the title of Dr.
Khalid Ayed Al-Jinfawy's piece in pro-government Arabic daily
Al-Seyassah where he remarked (8/15):
"What is to come for the region during the next weeks and months may
be worse and harsher than before. Israel's loss in its barbaric war
against Hezbollah and its destruction of Lebanon will make it the
laughing stock of the Middle East. This will not be accepted by
Israeli voters and most political leaders who will begin sharpening
their knives for Olmert who is seen by many as hesitant."
********************************************* *
For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s
KUWAIT 00003306 002 OF 002
Visit Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
********************************************* *
LEBARON