Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07KUWAIT972
2007-06-24 10:27:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRANIAN REGIONAL INFLUENCE AND
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 000972
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 - IRANIAN REGIONAL INFLUENCE AND
PALESTINIAN VIOLENCE
Block Quotes
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Sunday, June 24, 2007
-- Under the title "Message Received" Qais Al-Osta penned in
progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas about a Kuwaiti diplomat who was
attacked and beaten last week outside the Kuwaiti Embassy in
Tehran(06/24):
"I think that the aggression on the Kuwaiti diplomat is a message to
the Kuwaiti media and in particular to its columnists. This is
because the Kuwaiti press has exposed the regime in Tehran for what
it is and has inflicted losses on the Mullahs' regime, especially in
the battle for Beirut."
-- "The Policy of Hesitation and the Policy-Makers' Hesitation" was
the title of Saud Al-Asfour's piece in moderate Arabic daily Al-Rai
in which he contended (06/24):
"For Iranian military forces to attack a Kuwaiti diplomat in Tehran
and cordon off his embassy for hours only points to the confidence
of those who gave the order. They were also obviously confident
that Kuwait's reaction would be nothing more than condemnation."
-- Mfarrej Al-Dosari commented in conservative Arabic daily Al-Watan
under the title "Iran Embarrasses Its Friends and Its
Representatives" (06/24):
"The assault on the Kuwaiti diplomat and the cordoning off of his
residence are messages to Kuwait that we must understand. The
Persian government is telling us that this incident is but a taste
of the price we will pay in the future."
-- Under the title "The Real Face of the Brotherhood" Yousef
Al-Mubaraki editorialized in progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas
(06/24):
"The situation in the Palestinian territories demonstrates to all
Arab countries that we are not safe. Such groups are but sleeper
cells waiting for the right time to pounce and take over the
regime."
-- Moderate Islamist Dr. Ibrahim Al-Hadban wrote in moderate Arabic
daily Al-Wasat under the title "Jimmy Carter Is Part of Hamas: Ban
Him from Entering Your Territories" (06/24):
"Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter knows the game and understands
that the Bush Administration, which violates human rights, was
mistaken when it penalized the Palestinian people and supported
Fatah against Hamas."
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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
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 - IRANIAN REGIONAL INFLUENCE AND
PALESTINIAN VIOLENCE
Block Quotes
--------------
Sunday, June 24, 2007
-- Under the title "Message Received" Qais Al-Osta penned in
progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas about a Kuwaiti diplomat who was
attacked and beaten last week outside the Kuwaiti Embassy in
Tehran(06/24):
"I think that the aggression on the Kuwaiti diplomat is a message to
the Kuwaiti media and in particular to its columnists. This is
because the Kuwaiti press has exposed the regime in Tehran for what
it is and has inflicted losses on the Mullahs' regime, especially in
the battle for Beirut."
-- "The Policy of Hesitation and the Policy-Makers' Hesitation" was
the title of Saud Al-Asfour's piece in moderate Arabic daily Al-Rai
in which he contended (06/24):
"For Iranian military forces to attack a Kuwaiti diplomat in Tehran
and cordon off his embassy for hours only points to the confidence
of those who gave the order. They were also obviously confident
that Kuwait's reaction would be nothing more than condemnation."
-- Mfarrej Al-Dosari commented in conservative Arabic daily Al-Watan
under the title "Iran Embarrasses Its Friends and Its
Representatives" (06/24):
"The assault on the Kuwaiti diplomat and the cordoning off of his
residence are messages to Kuwait that we must understand. The
Persian government is telling us that this incident is but a taste
of the price we will pay in the future."
-- Under the title "The Real Face of the Brotherhood" Yousef
Al-Mubaraki editorialized in progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas
(06/24):
"The situation in the Palestinian territories demonstrates to all
Arab countries that we are not safe. Such groups are but sleeper
cells waiting for the right time to pounce and take over the
regime."
-- Moderate Islamist Dr. Ibrahim Al-Hadban wrote in moderate Arabic
daily Al-Wasat under the title "Jimmy Carter Is Part of Hamas: Ban
Him from Entering Your Territories" (06/24):
"Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter knows the game and understands
that the Bush Administration, which violates human rights, was
mistaken when it penalized the Palestinian people and supported
Fatah against Hamas."
********************************************* *
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