Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KUWAIT634
2006-02-23 10:53:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAITI CONDEMNATION OF THE AL- ASKARIYA SHRINE
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 000634
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER KDEM IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAITI CONDEMNATION OF THE AL- ASKARIYA SHRINE
BOMBING
REF: STATE 28802
UNCLAS KUWAIT 000634
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER KDEM IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAITI CONDEMNATION OF THE AL- ASKARIYA SHRINE
BOMBING
REF: STATE 28802
1. The highest levels of the Kuwaiti Government have
condemned the February 22 bombing of the Al-Askariya shrine
in Samarra. According to the press, Amir Shaykh Sabah sent a
message to Iraqi President Talabani condemning the act and
asserting that the targeting of religious monuments and
murder of innocent civilians has no relation to Islam. Crown
Prince Shaykh Nawaf sent a similar message to Talabani.
Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser also condemned the attack and
offered the condolences of the Kuwaiti people in a message to
Prime Minister al-Jaafari.
2. National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, in a public
statement on February 23, said, "Who has carried out this
operation intended to sow seeds of discord and cause rifts
among the Iraqis and foment sectarianism at this critical
time in Iraq." He expressed confidence in Iraq's leaders and
predicted, "Such condemned acts done by deviant elements will
backfire on them and will lead to solidifying the unity of
the Iraqi people."
3. Approximately 3,000 Kuwaitis, primarily Shi'a, staged a
peaceful demonstration February 23 in front of a Shi'a
mosque. Religious leaders and Shi'a Members of Parliament
delivered speeches of condemnation and called for restraint.
Similar protests are planned for February 24.
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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/
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LEBARON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER KDEM IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAITI CONDEMNATION OF THE AL- ASKARIYA SHRINE
BOMBING
REF: STATE 28802
1. The highest levels of the Kuwaiti Government have
condemned the February 22 bombing of the Al-Askariya shrine
in Samarra. According to the press, Amir Shaykh Sabah sent a
message to Iraqi President Talabani condemning the act and
asserting that the targeting of religious monuments and
murder of innocent civilians has no relation to Islam. Crown
Prince Shaykh Nawaf sent a similar message to Talabani.
Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser also condemned the attack and
offered the condolences of the Kuwaiti people in a message to
Prime Minister al-Jaafari.
2. National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, in a public
statement on February 23, said, "Who has carried out this
operation intended to sow seeds of discord and cause rifts
among the Iraqis and foment sectarianism at this critical
time in Iraq." He expressed confidence in Iraq's leaders and
predicted, "Such condemned acts done by deviant elements will
backfire on them and will lead to solidifying the unity of
the Iraqi people."
3. Approximately 3,000 Kuwaitis, primarily Shi'a, staged a
peaceful demonstration February 23 in front of a Shi'a
mosque. Religious leaders and Shi'a Members of Parliament
delivered speeches of condemnation and called for restraint.
Similar protests are planned for February 24.
********************************************* *
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/
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LEBARON