KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE, IRAQ, AND IRAN

UNCLAS KUWAIT 004454 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 - PALESTINE, IRAQ, AND IRAN Block Quotes -------------- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 -- In moderate Arabic daily Al-Rai Al-Aam professor and columnist Dr. Jassem Al-Fuhaid commented under the title "Terrorist Against His Will" (11/14): "Such a negative position by the United States [veto of draft Arab UNSC resolution criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza] contributes to fuelling the so-called terror." -- Columnist Dr. Yaqoub Al-Sharrah editorialized in moderate Arabic daily Al-Rai Al-Aam under the title "The Perpetrators are Baathists" (11/14) "The Iraqi government should beg the American troops to remain until Iraq is entirely capable of running its own affairs, especially security. The presence of foreign troops is for the benefit of Iraq and the region so long as there are terrorists and gangs all over Iraq who aim to gain control of the country." -- Satirical liberal columnist Fuad Al-Hashem penned in conservative Arabic daily Al-Watan under the title "Your Only Solution Is the Toman [ancient Persian currency unit]" (11/14): "Khamenie considers the results of the recent congressional elections in the United States as a victory for Iran. Although, there is no council in the United States that says whether or not a candidate can run for office as is the case in Iran. Washington has no such practitioners. Rather it has politicians who have made their country the strongest in the world." ********************************************* * 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