Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07KUWAIT973
2007-06-25 07:47:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND WAR ON TERROR
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 000973
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 - IRAN AND WAR ON TERROR
Block Quotes
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Monday, June 25, 2007
-- Government-leaning liberal Ambassador Abdulla Bishara penned in
conservative Arabic daily Al-Watan under the title "Iran's
Aspirations and Its Rough Exterior" (06/25):
"Iran continues to confront the American presence in Iraq, spread
its hegemony in the Gulf, and bolster its presence in the Lebanon
and Palestine. All the while, it continues to pursue its dream --
nuclear weapons."
-- "Muslims Are Terrorists: After a While We Believe It Ourselves"
was the title of Khaled Al-Sultan's piece in conservative Arabic
daily Al-Watan in which he inquired (06/25):
"Why do Muslims accept insults and accusations without taking a
stand of any significance? Why do they not defend their dignity and
pride from those who falsely accuse them of being terrorists?"
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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 - IRAN AND WAR ON TERROR
Block Quotes
--------------
Monday, June 25, 2007
-- Government-leaning liberal Ambassador Abdulla Bishara penned in
conservative Arabic daily Al-Watan under the title "Iran's
Aspirations and Its Rough Exterior" (06/25):
"Iran continues to confront the American presence in Iraq, spread
its hegemony in the Gulf, and bolster its presence in the Lebanon
and Palestine. All the while, it continues to pursue its dream --
nuclear weapons."
-- "Muslims Are Terrorists: After a While We Believe It Ourselves"
was the title of Khaled Al-Sultan's piece in conservative Arabic
daily Al-Watan in which he inquired (06/25):
"Why do Muslims accept insults and accusations without taking a
stand of any significance? Why do they not defend their dignity and
pride from those who falsely accuse them of being terrorists?"
********************************************* *
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