Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07TOKYO2
2007-01-03 02:39:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
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UNCLAS TOKYO 000002
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Wednesday's liberal Tokyo Shimbun led with
a German government decision to strengthen technical
cooperation with Tokyo for reducing emissions of
greenhouse gasses by such emerging economies as China and
India in order to reinforce the Kyoto Protocol.
UNCLAS TOKYO 000002
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Wednesday's liberal Tokyo Shimbun led with
a German government decision to strengthen technical
cooperation with Tokyo for reducing emissions of
greenhouse gasses by such emerging economies as China and
India in order to reinforce the Kyoto Protocol.
1. "Urgent Need to Draw Up Strategy for Overcoming
Crises" The top-circulation, moderate conservative
Yomiuri editorialized (1/3): "Crises are deepening across
the globe in the face of the relentless pursuit of
nuclear programs by Iran and North Korea, as well as the
stalemated situation in Iraq. How to overcome these
problems is one of paramount challenges facing the
international community. As these issues cannot be
resolved overnight, the international community must work
together patiently to create a new world order. The Bush
administration must do its utmost to address these
matters."
2. "As President Bush is set to release a new Iraq policy
shortly, the issue is whether he would be able to present
a viable plan for stabilizing Iraq. Almost four years
have elapsed since the start of the Iraq war, and the
country is on the edge of entering a civil war. With the
steady deterioration of security, the US is being forced
to maintain deployment of about 140,000 troops there.
More than 3,000 American troops have already perished...
President Bush must come up with a plan to facilitate
political reconciliation between warring factions in
Iraq, as well as promote dialogue with Syria and Iran.
There is no panacea for the Iraq problem, but Bush must
do all he can to prevent a worsening of the situation. A
US pullout from Iraq should be premised upon the creation
of a stable political foundation there. Allowing Iraq to
become a hotbed of terrorism would throw the world into
further chaos. The international community must do its
part to stabilize Iraq."
DONOVAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Wednesday's liberal Tokyo Shimbun led with
a German government decision to strengthen technical
cooperation with Tokyo for reducing emissions of
greenhouse gasses by such emerging economies as China and
India in order to reinforce the Kyoto Protocol.
1. "Urgent Need to Draw Up Strategy for Overcoming
Crises" The top-circulation, moderate conservative
Yomiuri editorialized (1/3): "Crises are deepening across
the globe in the face of the relentless pursuit of
nuclear programs by Iran and North Korea, as well as the
stalemated situation in Iraq. How to overcome these
problems is one of paramount challenges facing the
international community. As these issues cannot be
resolved overnight, the international community must work
together patiently to create a new world order. The Bush
administration must do its utmost to address these
matters."
2. "As President Bush is set to release a new Iraq policy
shortly, the issue is whether he would be able to present
a viable plan for stabilizing Iraq. Almost four years
have elapsed since the start of the Iraq war, and the
country is on the edge of entering a civil war. With the
steady deterioration of security, the US is being forced
to maintain deployment of about 140,000 troops there.
More than 3,000 American troops have already perished...
President Bush must come up with a plan to facilitate
political reconciliation between warring factions in
Iraq, as well as promote dialogue with Syria and Iran.
There is no panacea for the Iraq problem, but Bush must
do all he can to prevent a worsening of the situation. A
US pullout from Iraq should be premised upon the creation
of a stable political foundation there. Allowing Iraq to
become a hotbed of terrorism would throw the world into
further chaos. The international community must do its
part to stabilize Iraq."
DONOVAN