CHARGE EDDINS CARRIES HAITI MESSAGE ON LEADING BROADCASTER

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000030 SIPDIS FOR EUR/CE, EUR/PPD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA LO SUBJECT: CHARGE EDDINS CARRIES HAITI MESSAGE ON LEADING BROADCASTER REF: STATE 6941 ¶1. (U) Leading Slovak cable news broadcaster "TA-3" broadcast an exclusive interview with Charge Eddins on Saturday, January 23, as part of their half-hour evening special on the situation in Haiti. In response to a query on speculation that the U.S. would "occupy" Haiti Charge Eddins strongly rebutted that "only the U.S. military could pull off a mission of such scope. There were over 150 flights into the Port Au Prince airport yesterday alone." TA-3 captures approximately fifteen percent of market share with its Saturday evening broadcast. Overall coverage in Slovakia on the crisis in Haiti has been positive of U.S. efforts. EDDINS