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Created
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09TOKYO211
2009-01-29 02:05:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN AND IRAQ
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UNCLAS TOKYO 000211
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: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN AND IRAQ
UNCLAS TOKYO 000211
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: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN AND IRAQ
1. LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning
included the successful development by Japanese
researchers of a new vaccine that appears to be
effective in animal tests against all types of
influenza.
2. "Dark Clouds Hanging over Obama-led War on Terror"
The liberal Tokyo Shimbun's correspondent reported from
Bangkok (1/29): "U.S. forces in Afghanistan have
continued cross-border missile attacks against Taliban
operatives in Pakistan, unleashing strong resentment
among local residents against the Obama administration.
If such strikes continue, the civilian government in
Islamabad would have little choice but to become
critical of the U.S. in the face of mounting pressure
by domestic Islamic fundamentalists. It is possible
that President Obama' policy of winning the war on
terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan will hit a snag
within only months of assuming the presidency."
3. "Political Landscape in Iraq to Change after Local
Elections" On upcoming nationwide local elections in
Iraq on Saturday, a Baghdad-based reporter for the top-
circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (1/29): "The
nationwide polls, a prelude to the parliamentary
elections scheduled for December, will be a litmus test
of domestic stability, as well as of President Obama's
announced commitment to pulling U.S. troops out of
Iraq.... The elections will offer a glimpse of who will
have a big say in a post 'U.S.-occupation' Iraq. As
most of the major local parties have their own
militias, there is the possibility that violence will
erupt among them over the election results, which in
turn may affect the timetable for U.S. military
withdrawal."
ZUMWALT
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: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN AND IRAQ
1. LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning
included the successful development by Japanese
researchers of a new vaccine that appears to be
effective in animal tests against all types of
influenza.
2. "Dark Clouds Hanging over Obama-led War on Terror"
The liberal Tokyo Shimbun's correspondent reported from
Bangkok (1/29): "U.S. forces in Afghanistan have
continued cross-border missile attacks against Taliban
operatives in Pakistan, unleashing strong resentment
among local residents against the Obama administration.
If such strikes continue, the civilian government in
Islamabad would have little choice but to become
critical of the U.S. in the face of mounting pressure
by domestic Islamic fundamentalists. It is possible
that President Obama' policy of winning the war on
terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan will hit a snag
within only months of assuming the presidency."
3. "Political Landscape in Iraq to Change after Local
Elections" On upcoming nationwide local elections in
Iraq on Saturday, a Baghdad-based reporter for the top-
circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (1/29): "The
nationwide polls, a prelude to the parliamentary
elections scheduled for December, will be a litmus test
of domestic stability, as well as of President Obama's
announced commitment to pulling U.S. troops out of
Iraq.... The elections will offer a glimpse of who will
have a big say in a post 'U.S.-occupation' Iraq. As
most of the major local parties have their own
militias, there is the possibility that violence will
erupt among them over the election results, which in
turn may affect the timetable for U.S. military
withdrawal."
ZUMWALT