Identifier
Created
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06TRIPOLI438
2006-08-25 17:21:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Embassy Tripoli
Cable title:
AL MANAR: REQUEST FOR POST INPUT ON NEXT STEPS
how-tonull Brooke F Adams 08/27/2006 08:23:44 AM From DB/Inbox: Brooke F Adams Cable Text: S E C R E T TRIPOLI 00438 SIPDIS CXCAIRO: ACTION: ECON INFO: PA POL IPS FCS FAS DCM AMB AID MGT DISSEMINATION: ECON CHARGE: PROG VZCZCCRO352 RR RUEHEG DE RUEHTRO #0438 2371721 ZNY SSSSS ZZH R 251721Z AUG 06 FM AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1131 INFO RUEHAS/AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 0297 RUEHAD/AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI 0005 RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN 0013 RUEHLB/AMEMBASSY BEIRUT 0006 RUEHEG/AMEMBASSY CAIRO 0385 RUEHDO/AMEMBASSY DOHA 0001 RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT 0007 RUEHRH/AMEMBASSY RIYADH 0015 RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 0038 RUEHJM/AMCONSUL JERUSALEM 0040 RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI 1275
S E C R E T TRIPOLI 000438
SIPDIS
NOFORN
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/MAG, NEA/RA FOR DANIELLE MONOSSON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 8/25/2016
TAGS: ECPS ETTC KPAO PREL PTER XF LY
SUBJECT: AL MANAR: REQUEST FOR POST INPUT ON NEXT STEPS
REF: STATE 136056
CLASSIFIED BY: Elizabeth Fritschle, Pol/Econ Chief, United
States Embassy Tripoli, Libya, DOS.
REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
(S) This is in response to the request in reftel. Libya has
traditionally had few contacts with Hizballah because of
friction over the Imam Musa Sadr issue. While Qadhafi and the
rest of the senior Libyan leadership would probably not be eager
to add to that friction by taking on al-Manar, our best argument
would be any examples of al-Manar broadcasts calling into
question the validity of the Libyan Jamahiriya. The Libyans
have no use for the idea of private militias operating outside
government control, and they are concerned about radical
religious movements that would create instability. If USG
demarches could include specific examples of al-Manar reporting
that denounced or threatened Libyan or other North African
governments, our request to have the Libyans take action to
remove the channel from Arabsat might have more traction.
However, we do not believe that, even then, Libya would sign on
to any such effort, given the broad popular support in Libya for
Hizballah's supposed "victory" in its confrontation with Israel,
as well as Nasrallah's popular appeal.
BERRY