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06KUWAIT4617
2006-12-11 09:40:00
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Embassy Kuwait
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KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - TERROR FUNDING, IRAN, IRAQ, AND

Tags:  OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION 
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TAGS: OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION

SUBJECT: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - TERROR FUNDING, IRAN, IRAQ, AND
NATO

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Monday, December 11, 2006

-- Liberal Imad Al-Saif commented in progressive Arabic daily
Al-Qabas under the title "In their Homes" (12/11):

"I concur with what the Kuwaiti citizen Jaber Al-Jalahma said that
he should file a law suit against the U.S. Secretary of Treasury in
response to the claim that Al-Jalahma and others support terrorist
activities.... I hope Jaber will follow his words through with
actions and that his other brothers Hamed Al-Ali and Mubarak
Al-Bathali will follow his lead. Facing such claims in Washington
itself in such a respectable and civilized manner may slightly
improve the image of the Arabs and Muslims in the world."

-- Under the title "Iranian Politics" Ghassan Suliman Al-Otaibi
penned in progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas (12/11):

"The situation in the region is worsening and deteriorating day by
day. Iranian policies worry everyone in such a way that will lead
the United States to use the Israeli military power against
Tehran."

-- Radical Shiite anti-U.S. former MP Dr. Abdul Mohsen Yousef Jamal
inquired in progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas under the title "And,
from Her People, a Witness" (12/11):

"At last, righteousness has prevailed and the dawn of truth has
risen. The political confusion led by President Bush and his team
of extremist right-wing Zionists is now clear.... Will President
Bush comprehend the recommendations of the Baker Committee? Will he
have the courage to change his policy after claiming that God sent
him to serve humanity and attack the evils of the world?"

-- Liberal Kuwait University Political Science Professor, Dr.
Shamlan Yousef Al-Issa inquired in pro-government Al-Seyassah under
the title "Gulf States and NATO" (12/11):

"The question that everyone is asking is why do we need security
cooperation with NATO when we, in the Gulf, have security agreements
with the major powers, particularly the United States which is
currently hegemonic and controls NATO?"

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