Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07KUWAIT897
2007-06-10 08:18:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - SYRIA, IRAQ, IRAN, AND KUWAIT
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 000897
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 - SYRIA, IRAQ, IRAN, AND KUWAIT
Block Quotes
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Sunday, June 10, 2007
-- "Syria and Israel, is War Possible?" was the title under which
liberal Dr. Shafeeq Al-Ghabra inquired in moderate Arabic daily
Al-Rai (06/10):
"The current situation in the Arab world is not strange; neither is
the war and chaos rampant in the region. If Al-Hariri's
assassination is possible and fighting between Hamas and Fatah is
possible, and what is happening in Iraq is possible, then why is it
not possible for a Syrian-Israeli war to ignite?"
-- Under the title "The Countdown, Ambassador" Dr. Jalal Al-Rashid
commented in moderate Arabic daily Al-Rai (06/10):
"The biggest joke in the media last week was the American Ambassador
to Iraq's statement that American troop withdrawal from Iraq would
lead to the spread of chaos. My 'dear,' your government is what is
causing the chaos and infighting in that country."
-- Liberal Saleh Al-Shayji penned in moderate Arabic daily Al-Anbaa
under the title "The Valley's Neighbor" (06/10):
"Mr. Ahmadinejad, the president of 'the valley's neighbor' republic
is in his own world while the rest of the universe is in another.
He is a president without powers."
-- In the most recent addition to Kuwait press the Arabic daily
Al-Jareeda conservative Islamist Dr. Sajid Al-Abdali editorialized
under the title "We are a Free People in a Sovereign Country"
(06/10):
"I think the National Assembly should have enough courage today to
discuss this strange issue, call for the government to reveal its
details, and to take responsibility by discussing it with the
American administration. This foggy, miserable relationship with
the American administration since the liberation of Kuwait should
end. This is the most basic of our rights as a free people living
in a sovereign country."
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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/
********************************************* *
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 - SYRIA, IRAQ, IRAN, AND KUWAIT
Block Quotes
--------------
Sunday, June 10, 2007
-- "Syria and Israel, is War Possible?" was the title under which
liberal Dr. Shafeeq Al-Ghabra inquired in moderate Arabic daily
Al-Rai (06/10):
"The current situation in the Arab world is not strange; neither is
the war and chaos rampant in the region. If Al-Hariri's
assassination is possible and fighting between Hamas and Fatah is
possible, and what is happening in Iraq is possible, then why is it
not possible for a Syrian-Israeli war to ignite?"
-- Under the title "The Countdown, Ambassador" Dr. Jalal Al-Rashid
commented in moderate Arabic daily Al-Rai (06/10):
"The biggest joke in the media last week was the American Ambassador
to Iraq's statement that American troop withdrawal from Iraq would
lead to the spread of chaos. My 'dear,' your government is what is
causing the chaos and infighting in that country."
-- Liberal Saleh Al-Shayji penned in moderate Arabic daily Al-Anbaa
under the title "The Valley's Neighbor" (06/10):
"Mr. Ahmadinejad, the president of 'the valley's neighbor' republic
is in his own world while the rest of the universe is in another.
He is a president without powers."
-- In the most recent addition to Kuwait press the Arabic daily
Al-Jareeda conservative Islamist Dr. Sajid Al-Abdali editorialized
under the title "We are a Free People in a Sovereign Country"
(06/10):
"I think the National Assembly should have enough courage today to
discuss this strange issue, call for the government to reveal its
details, and to take responsibility by discussing it with the
American administration. This foggy, miserable relationship with
the American administration since the liberation of Kuwait should
end. This is the most basic of our rights as a free people living
in a sovereign country."
********************************************* *
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/
********************************************* *
LEBARON