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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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07KUALALUMPUR705 | HONEY, I CONVERTED THE KIDS: MALAYSIA'S APPEALS [...] (C) In the latest high-profile legal battle between a Muslim and non-Muslim involving civil law, Malaysia's secular Court of Appeal reached a decision that supports Shari'a court jurisdiction over a non-Muslim. On March 13, the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court ruling that would allow a Mus [...] | 2007-04-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR758 | IRAQ: MALAYSIA WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO COALITION, [...] (C) Summary: Although Malaysia clearly would reject any approach to provide military resources to support the Iraq Coalition, it might consider a request by the Iraqi government for modest civilian assistance if this were made directly to the GOM by the Iraqi government itself. End Summary. [...] | 2007-04-25 09:20:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR MASS MOPS EAID KISL IZ MY |
07KUALALUMPUR811 | IRAQ: MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT BAGHDAD [...] (C) Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar plans to visit Baghdad on May 12. FM Hamid has requested meetings with Iraq's senior political leaders during his 12-hour stop. The Iraqi embassy in Kuala Lumpur is not aware of any Malaysian deliverables; however, FM Hamid's visit represents [...] | 2007-05-04 11:01:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS EAID KISL IZ MY |
07KUALALUMPUR812 | AFGHANISTAN: MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi plans to visit Kabul on June 3-4 at the invitation of the Aga Khan to attend an Enabling Environment Conference on Enhancing Private Investment and Development. Abdullah is expected to spend one over-night in Kabul on his 36 hour visit. A delegat [...] | 2007-05-07 09:11:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS EAID KISL AF MY |
07KUALALUMPUR818 | IRAQ: MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT CANCELED [...] (SBU) Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) West Asia desk advised us on May 7 that Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar has canceled his planned May 12 trip to Baghdad which we previously reported in ref A. Foreign Ministry officials commented that although the intent was to postpone th [...] | 2007-05-08 08:42:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS EAID KISL IZ MY |
07KUALALUMPUR867 | PM ABDULLAH'S AIDE ON ANWAR, ELECTIONS AND NAJIB [...] (S) Wan Farid (protect throughout),a political aide to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, argued in a May 15 meeting with polchief that opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim's strategy of addressing national issues in the recent Ijok by-election backfired as voters demonstrated that they care most about l [...] | 2007-05-16 11:33:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR902 | PROSECUTING TERRORISTS IN MALAYSIA: LOOKING BEYOND [...] (S) Assisting Malaysia to develop the capacity to successfully investigate and prosecute terrorists would support key U.S. law enforcement and political objectives in this strategic Muslim-majority country. Malaysia has used an intelligence approach and the Internal Security Act (ISA),inclu [...] | 2007-05-22 02:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV PINR KISL KJUS ASEC MY |
07KUALALUMPUR905 | ANWAR IBRAHIM TAKES CENTER STAGE AT PAS DEDICATION [...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was the center of attention at the grand opening and dedication ceremony for the new party headquarters building for the Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS). Despite the attendance of all the party's senior leadership, both the media and PA [...] | 2007-05-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR949 | MALAYSIA'S HIGHEST COURT RULES AGAINST APOSTATE [...] (C) Malaysia's apex court ruled on May 30 that Muslims who seek to apostatize may not do so outside the Shari'a court system. In a 2-1 decision in the case of apostate Lina Joy, the Federal Court ruled that the National Registration Department (NRD) may only change a Malaysian Muslim's offici [...] | 2007-05-31 10:48:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN SOCI KISL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR950 | ANWAR'S RECENT STRUGGLES FOR RELEVANCE [...] (C) Leaders throughout the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) heralded the results of the Ijok by-election in late April as a personal defeat for Anwar Ibrahim and declared him irrelevant in Malaysian politics. Anwar, on the other hand, touted the local Ijok contest as a moral victory [...] | 2007-05-31 10:49:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY |
07KUALALUMPUR984 | PM ABDULLAH URGES NEW APPROACH TO DARFUR, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, in a June 4 meeting with visiting General Peter Pace, described his "new approach" to Darfur focused on returning IDPs to their homes with security guarantees from Khartoum. Abdullah has asked wealthy OIC countries to contribute to a new [...] | 2007-06-06 12:14:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF MARR KISL UN SU MY |
07KUWAIT1107 | KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERS ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Senior leaders in or close to the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, have said in recent meetings that the U.S. has made a major tactical error in refusing to deal with Hamas. Citing their close ties to Hamas leader K [...] | 2007-07-11 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL EG IS KU |
07KUWAIT113 | NEXT STEPS FOR THE FREEDOM AGENDA IN KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Over the last year, Kuwait has implemented two of the three key elements of the Freedom Agenda strategy that we described in May 2005 (05 Kuwait 2091). These were: women's registration for and participation in national elections and the passage of a new press and publications [...] | 2007-01-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
07KUWAIT146 | KUWAITI SHIA MARK ASHOURA PEACEFULLY THOUGH [...] (SBU) Kuwaiti Shia celebrated Ashoura on January 30 and 31 in Shia neighborhoods and at husseiniyas (Shia diwaniyyas) around Kuwait City. The celebrations included chanting and self-flagellation and gatherings at husseiniyas where clerics gave sermons focusing on the martyrdom of Imam Hussein [...] | 2007-01-31 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KISL KIRF KU |
07KUWAIT1760 | PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS CONTINUES - ASSEMBLY WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 24, Islamist MP Saad Al-Shraye filed a motion to "grill" Minister of Education (and the only remaining female minister) Nouriya Al-Sabeeh. The grilling comes in response to a well-publicized sexual assault at a Kuwaiti primary school, but is more accurately a reflectio [...] | 2007-12-27 15:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI KISL KWMN KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
07KUWAIT195 | PARLIAMENT UNLIKELY TO PASS NO CONFIDENCE MOTION [...] (C) Summary: Islamist MP Khudair Al-Enezi told Poloffs that a no confidence motion on the Minister of Health was likely to be submitted after his February 19 grilling, but was unlikely to pass. Al-Enezi said that while he personally opposed the grilling, he would support it in Parliament as [...] | 2007-02-13 10:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KPAL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
07KUWAIT221 | KUWAIT'S EFFORT TO APPEASE BIDOON WITH DRIVER'S [...] (C) Summary: After months of vague promises to ease their plight, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) on January 6 began issuing driver's licenses to Kuwaiti Bidoon (stateless residents) for the first time on a broad scale in many years. The intended goodwill gesture soon gave way to disenchant [...] | 2007-02-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KISL KU BIDOON |
07KUWAIT256 | DEMARCHE TO ARAB LEAGUE ON PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) In a February 19 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, Charge noted U.S. caution toward the Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) and urged Kuwait to avoid taking any especially high-level steps to engage with the NUG until the NUG had endorsed t [...] | 2007-02-20 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL KPAL KWPG IS KU |
07KUWAIT257 | UPDATE ON SHI'A-SUNNI RELATIONS IN KUWAIT: STABLE, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite a recent surge in sectarian rhetoric, the majority of our contacts insist there is no near-term threat to Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. Most Kuwaitis describe the overall relations between the two communities as "very good," and say leaders on both sides and the Go [...] | 2007-02-20 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KISL SOCI IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
07KUWAIT277 | STUDENT UNION DEFENDS MINISTER OF HEALTH GRILLING [...] (SBU) In a February 17 statement, the President of the Kuwait branch of the National Union of Kuwait Students (NUKS),Maath Al-Duwaila, said that questioning Ministers, commonly referred to here as "grillings," is a right guaranteed by the Constitution and a means for reform. Al-Duwaila defen [...] | 2007-02-24 11:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
07KUWAIT291 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MFA U/S SAYS GCC FOREIGN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: ON FEBRUARY 28 CDA DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 3 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL TO MFA UNDERSECRETARY KHALED AL-JARALLAH. AL-JARALLAH EXPRESSED OPTIMISM THAT THE MECCA AGREEMENT AND RECENT EFFORTS BY THE QUARTET WERE REINVIGORATING THE PEACE PROCESS. THE CHAR [...] | 2007-02-28 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL KPAL KWPG IS IZ LE SO SU IR |
07KUWAIT360 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAIT CONSIDERING ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Salah Ghazali, the head of the Kuwait Transparency Society (KTS),reported on March 10 that the Amiri Diwan had prepared a decree establishing a government anti-corruption watchdog agency that would rank government institutions according to their corruption levels. According [...] | 2007-03-11 14:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
07KUWAIT366 | TRIBAL ISLAMISTS FORM NEW GROUPING WITHIN [...] (U) Six tribal Islamist parliamentarians announced March 11 the formation of a new grouping within the 17-member Islamic Bloc. Abdullah Akkash, the Coordinator of the still unnamed grouping, said it would operate in a manner similar to the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM) and the Salafi [...] | 2007-03-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
07KUWAIT430 | NEW CABINET FORMED: SIX NEW MINISTERS, TWO WOMEN, [...] (C) Summary and comment: After three weeks of consultations, the Prime Minister announced March 25 the formation of a new Cabinet, which includes six new ministers and, for the first time in Kuwait's history, two women. The Cabinet reshuffle is unlikely to affect significantly any key U.S.-K [...] | 2007-03-26 13:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
07KUWAIT446 | KUWAIT BRINGS TOGETHER IRANIAN AND ARAB SHI'A, [...] (C/NF) Summary: Kuwait hosted March 26-27 a conference that brought together Shi'a Awqaf officials from around the region. The discussion highlighted what some Shi'a, especially in the Gulf, see as a disconnect between centralized, distant Awqaf authorities and ordinary Shi'a donors. Some [...] | 2007-03-28 14:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL PTER KTFN IR IZ LE BA SA KU SHI |
07KUWAIT473 | CABINET SWORN IN DESPITE ISLAMISTS' OBJECTIONS TO [...] (SBU) Members of the new Cabinet were sworn in before Parliament April 2 despite two tribal Islamists' objections to Nouriyah Al-Sabih, the new Education Minister and a liberal, appearing in the Assembly hall without a head scarf. When Al-Sabih began to take the parliamentary oath of office, [...] | 2007-04-03 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KISL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ISLAMISTS |
07KUWAIT522 | ISLAMIST MPS' GRILLING REQUESTS REKINDLE [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: While many opposition MPs appeared willing to give the new government a chance to show it can perform, two tribal Islamist MPs have kept the political heat on, calling for parliamentary grillings of the Finance and Islamic Affairs Ministers. Most politicians and [...] | 2007-04-10 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KDEM KU ISLAMISTS |
07KUWAIT775 | BANNING OF SAUDI SALAFI BOOKS AT BROTHERHOOD BOOK [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Salafi MPs and their supporters have stepped up their threats to subject Dr. Abdullah Al-Ma'touq, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to a parliamentary grilling. The proximate cause was the banning of several books by former Saudi Grand Muftis Abdulaziz Bin Baz and Mu [...] | 2007-05-16 09:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KISL SA KU ISLAMISTS |
07KUWAIT804 | KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ESTABLISHES WOMEN'S [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: The Islamic Constitutional Movement (the political wing of Kuwait's Muslim Brotherhood) officially launched a women's office in early May with the goal of enhancing its outreach to women voters. Though the KMB's social wing has a history of successful women's pr [...] | 2007-05-21 12:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KWMN KISL KU |
07KUWAIT875 | KUWAIT'S ISLAMIC MODERATION INITIATIVE UNDER THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Kuwait recently launched a public relations campaign to further its "moderation" initiative, which seeks to foster tolerance and moderation among Muslims and to convey a moderate image of Islam to non-Muslims. The materials used in the campaign are of high quality [...] | 2007-06-05 08:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER KISL EG MR SU KU ISLAMISTS |
07KUWAIT919 | PARLIAMENT FORCES OIL MINISTER TO TESTIFY ON [...] (U) Three opposition MPs formally submitted on June 10 a request to "grill" Kuwait's Oil Minister, Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah. The grilling will require Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah to go before parliament on June 25 to answer questions related to accusations of financial and administrative impr [...] | 2007-06-13 13:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
07LAPAZ505 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAMAS FATAH GOVERNANCE PACT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-26 13:52:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAL KWBG PREL IS XX BL |
07LILONGWE114 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - HAMAS AND FATAH AGREE IN [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on February 9. Chiunguzeni thanked Poloff for the information, and said he would pass it along. Any further response will be delivered septel. EASTHAM [...] | 2007-02-14 07:01:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAL KWBG PREL |
07LONDON2596 | GROWING UK ISLAMIC FINANCE IS GOOD POLITICS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY The UK government has a high priority goal to make London a center of Islamic finance to both assimilate the indigenous Muslim UK community(ies) and capture a niche market of high net worth Muslims internationally. The world market for Islamic finance grew from about $150 billion in [...] | 2007-07-06 15:45:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KISL UK |
07LONDON4045 | EUR SENIOR ADVISOR PANDITH AND S/P ADVISOR COHEN’S [...] (C) Summary. EUR Senior Advisor for Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith and S/P Member Jared Cohen met with a wide range of UK government leaders, community activists, think tanks, artists, and Muslim youth during their October 9-14 visit to the UK. Government officials stressed that the UK's problem w [...] | 2007-10-25 16:38:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL PTER SCUL UK |
07LONDON4189 | FINSBURY PARK MOSQUE -- AFTER THE STORM [...] (C) Summary. A visit to the Finsbury Park Mosque -- once the home of the notorious extremist Imam Abu Hamza al-Masri and formerly exhibit A in the case for the threat from "homegrown" British radicalization -- found the Mosque apparently cleansed of its extremist past and working hard to counter ra [...] | 2007-11-08 17:24:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SCUL KISL PGOV UK |
07MADRID1795 | SPANISH MUSLIM LEADER'S 9-11 MESSAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-17 11:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KISL PGOV SP |
07MADRID2238 | SPAIN/ISLAM: GOS SURVEY FINDS MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Spain released its second annual survey of first generation immigrants of Muslim faith on December 11. The results, which generally described a tolerant and fairly content Muslim population in Spain, closely corresponded with those of the 2006 survey. Eighty-t [...] | 2007-12-14 12:39:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF KPLS SP |
07MADRID2239 | SPAIN WELCOMES PROPOSED NWC FIELD STUDIES ON ISLAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Mission Spain warmly welcomes the May 2008 proposed thematic trip on Islam in the West and is pleased to comment on the feasibility of such a program in Spain. Home to nearly one million Muslims, most of them immigrants, Spain is an ideal destination for subject study tou [...] | 2007-12-14 12:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL MARR MOPS SP |
07MADRID225 | SPAIN ON HAMAS-FATAH AGREEMENT ON NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) POLOFFS RELAYED REFTEL POINTS TO MFA SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST ALBERTO MORENO AND TO MFA SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR FOREIGN POLICY CARLOS FERNANDEZ ARIAS (IN THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR FOREIGN POLICY RAFAEL DEZCALLAR) ON THE USG'S DESIRE TO COORDINATE ON A RESPONSE PRIOR [...] | 2007-02-09 17:23:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL KWBG PREL SP |
07MADRID382 | SCENESETTER FOR MUSLIM OUTREACH COORDINATOR FARAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Madrid is a welcome opportunity to broaden our knowledge of and relations with the Islamic community in Spain. In your meetings with community leaders, private citizens, and government officials, we believe you will take away an impression that the large and growi [...] | 2007-03-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV SCUL OVIP OPRC SP |
07MADRID383 | SPAIN HOSTS MINISTERIAL WITH ARAB NATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Director General for Middle East Affairs briefed PolCouns February 26 on events surrounding the February 23 Spain-Arab Nations Ministerial in Madrid to inaugurate Spain's newest cultural/international center, "Casa Arabe." Approximately 14 Arab Foreign Ministers attended t [...] | 2007-03-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KISL SP |
07MADRID482 | PROGRESS MINGLED WITH COMPLACENCY: MUSLIM [...] (U) Senior Advisor to A/S Fried Farah Pandith did not have the opportunity to clear this message. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In her March 4-7 visit to Madrid, Senior Advisor to A/S Fried for Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith met with a broad variety of concerned parties, including represe [...] | 2007-03-14 17:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PGOV SP |
07MADRID635 | DCM OBSERVES MUHAMMAD'S BIRTHDAY AT MARBELLA MOSQUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to the Costa del Sol in Andalucia, the DCM toured Marbella's beautiful Rey Abdelaziz Al-Saud Mosque and, at the prompting of Imam Alla Bachar, gave impromptu remarks to the assembled congregation of approximately 50 believers on March 31. Alla Bachar gave a sermon [...] | 2007-04-04 16:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL PGOV SP |
07MADRID838 | MUSLIM INTEGRATION IN BARCELONA AND ANDALUCIA [...] (U) Senior Advisor to A/S Fried, Farah Pandith, cleared this message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On her second visit to Spain, Senior Advisor to A/S Fried for Muslim Engagement, Farah Pandith, traveled to Barcelona, the Andalucian cities of Cordoba and Sevilla and Madrid from April 19-24, meeting [...] | 2007-05-07 07:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PGOV SP |
07MANAMA1046 | TACTICAL ALLIANCE BETWEEN SUNNIS AND SHI'A IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 13:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL BA |
07MANAMA1052 | TERRORIST CELL TRIAL CONTINUES [...] (U) The trial of five suspects charged under Bahrain's 2006 counter-terrorism law (reftels) resumed November 20 in Manama's High Criminal Court. The prosecution and defense presented opening arguments, and the court adjourned until December 12. 2. (U) Defense attorneys told media that the [...] | 2007-11-21 17:31:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KISL ASEC BA |
07MANAMA1112 | STREET PROTESTS SUBSIDE FOLLOWING INTERVENTION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: After renewed clashes between police and Shi'a youths December 18, there were no further disturbances and the streets remained quiet as of mid-afternoon December 20. The intervention of Shi'a community leaders helped defuse the situation. End summary. 2. (SBU) Following clashes Dec [...] | 2007-12-20 11:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA |
07MANAMA1113 | CLASHES BETWEEN SHI'A YOUTH AND POLICE: UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-21 15:02:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA |
07MANAMA1118 | BAHRAINI STREET VIOLENCE: SHI'A POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-27 13:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM KISL BA |
07MANAMA147 | BAHRAIN: PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (C) THE DCM DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE FEBRUARY 14 REGARDING PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT TO MFA ASSISTANT UNDERSECRETARY FOR COORDINATION AND FOLLOW UP SHAIKH ABDUL AZIZ BIN MUBARAK AL KHALIFA. AFTER LISTENING CAREFULLY TO THE POINTS, SHAIKH ABDUL AZIZ [...] | 2007-02-15 13:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KISL KWBG BA IS REGION |
07MANAMA198 | RELEASE OF TWO DETAINEES RESTORES CLM TO SHIA [...] (C) ing Hamad February 25 ordered the release of twoShia detainees who had been tried, convicted, and imprisoned for distributing illegal literature durng the fall 2006 election campaign season. Thei release ended some ten days of sometimes violen demonstrations in and around their two neigh [...] | 2007-03-02 06:56:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC KISL BAPOL |
07MANAMA225 | AL WIFAQ LEADER OUTLINES CONCERNS ABOUT OVERCOMING [...] (C) Secretary General of Shia political society Al Wifaq and MP Shaikh Ali Salman told the Ambassador March 5 that there was "nothing encouraging" about the current parliamentary session, which opened in mid-December 2006. He complained that although Shias represent 75 percent of the elector [...] | 2007-03-08 10:58:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL BA POL |
07MANAMA265 | "SPRING OF CULTURE" IGNITES RHETORICAL BATTLE [...] (C) The elected lower house Council of Representatives (COR),which is dominated by Islamist deputies, voted overwhelmingly March 20 to form a committee to investigate the "Spring of Culture," a six-week cultural festival, which they complained included a performance that was "immoral and aga [...] | 2007-03-23 09:05:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL KISL BA POL |
07MANAMA503 | ISLAND OF PLEASURE? TOURISM CLAMPS TARGET LOW END [...] (SBU) Two Ministry of Information Tourism Directorate circulars closing low-end nightclubs and restricting the sale of alcohol in certain locations entered into force recently, impacting 85 two- and three-star hotels. Critics complain that the clubs primarily served as a front for organized [...] | 2007-06-04 07:23:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KISL BA ECTRD POL |
07MANAMA575 | EXTREMISTS ACCUSE HIGH-PROFILE SALAFI OF BEING AN [...] (U) The previously unknown Supporters of the Caliphate group has accused Salafi leader and prominent member of parliament Adel Al Moawada of being an infidel. In early June, Al Moawada had publicly warned against the spread of "takfeer" ideology, the belief of some extremist Sunnis who consi [...] | 2007-06-20 14:04:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PTER BA POL |
07MANAMA829 | NORTHERN CITY: BAHRAIN'S NEXT SECTARIAN [...] (SBU) Many in Bahrain's Shi'a community are watching the Northern City land reclamation and public housing project closely amidst rumors that the government intends to populate the development with Sunnis. GOB officials deny the charges, but are convincing few Shi'a. End summary. --------- [...] | 2007-08-30 10:16:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL BA |
07MANAMA876 | DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF SUNNI EXTREMISTS FALLS [...] (SBU) Summary: A demonstration outside Manama's Grand Mosque in support of extremists rounded up in August (reftels) drew little support. Only 50-60 people attended, most of them families of the detainees. By comparison, recent protests over power cuts, fishing rights, and teachers' salary d [...] | 2007-09-14 13:00:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL ASEC BA |
07MANAMA899 | PM SACKS TWO MINISTERS; SCORE ONE FOR PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's parliament, dominated by Shi'a and Sunni conservatives, has scored a victory with the dismissal of two ministers who refused to cooperate with parliamentary oversight committees. End summary. 2. (U) A royal decree issued in the name of King Hamad September 24 appoin [...] | 2007-09-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KWMN PHUM PINR BA |
07MANAMA93 | SHIA COMMEMORATE ASHURA WITH LARGE, ORDERLY CROWDS [...] (C) An estimated 100-150,000 people crowded into downtown Manama the evening of January 29 to participate in or observe processions commemorating the Shia holiday of Ashura. By all accounts, events were peaceful and orderly. Sermons and speakers in the run-up to the holiday called for the un [...] | 2007-02-01 16:17:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM KIRF BA POL |
07MANAMA932 | TERRORIST CELL SUSPECTS FORMALLY CHARGED; JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: The Minister of Justice confirmed that the prosecutor presented to a judge his case against five extremist defendants October 1, and that their trial will begin on October 23. While cautioning that the defendants may challenge the constitutionality of the new counter-terrorism la [...] | 2007-10-10 14:10:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL ASEC KPAO BA |
07MANAMA967 | TERRORIST CELL TRIAL BEGINS [...] (U) The trial of five suspects charged under Bahrain's 2006 counter-terrorism law (reftels) began October 23 in Manama's High Criminal Court. The three present entered pleas of "not guilty"; two others remain at large and are being tried in absentia. The court denied a defense request for ba [...] | 2007-10-24 14:10:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL ASEC BA |
07MANILA1187 | ROGUE MNLF COMMANDER ON THE RUN [...] (C) Summary. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) raided and occupied several rogue Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) camps on Jolo Island on April 15 after a rogue MNLF commander launched mortar attacks and ground assaults that killed two Marines and one civilian. MNLF Commander H [...] | 2007-04-16 09:25:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP |
07MANILA1206 | UPDATE ON FIGHTING IN JOLO [...] (C) Summary. Rogue elements of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) under Commander Habier Malik continue to clash with government security forces on Jolo. Among the casualties during heavy fighting on April 17 reportedly were Malik's brother and cousin. The Philippine National Red Cr [...] | 2007-04-17 09:00:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP |
07MANILA1231 | BOUNTY FOR ROGUE MNLF COMMANDER; NO OIC MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary. The Armed Forces of the Philippines has offered a 1-million peso reward for the capture of rogue Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Commander Habier Malik. Sporadic fighting continues between Malik's followers and government security forces on Jolo. A total of seven men, inc [...] | 2007-04-18 11:03:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP |
07MANILA1243 | MILF PEACE TALKS MAY RESUME BEFORE MAY 14 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Exploratory talks between the Government of the Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will likely resume in Kuala Lumpur on May 1. At the top of the agenda will be the MILF's latest proposal to include territory from only three provinces -- Sultan Kudarat, North [...] | 2007-04-19 02:41:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP MY |
07MANILA1285 | ASG BEHEADS SEVEN HOSTAGES ON JOLO [...] (SBU) Summary. The Abu Sayyaf Group has reportedly beheaded seven Philippine hostages on Jolo. Rogue MNLF Commander Habier Malik remains on the run, but defiant. The AFP has reiterated it is only after him and his lawless followers, not the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). MNLF Vice- [...] | 2007-04-20 09:34:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP |
07MANILA1298 | PHILIPPINE MUSLIM LEADERS DENOUNCE ASG BEHEADINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. Government security forces on Jolo have recovered the headless bodies of seven workers, whom elements of the Abu Sayyaf Group had recently decapitated. Muslim political and religious leaders in Mindanao, including the Moro National Liberation Front, are strongly denouncing the [...] | 2007-04-23 08:48:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS KISL RP |
07MANILA1337 | PHILIPPINE CABINET POSTPONES MILF PEACE TALKS [...] (C) According to Philippine Government Peace Negotiations Panel Executive Director Ryan Sullivan, the Philippine Cabinet had recently postponed the next round of exploratory peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),originally due to begin o/a May 1 in Malaysia, until after t [...] | 2007-04-26 08:29:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA1543 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON PEACE AND SECURITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process Dureza told the Ambassador and DCM May 9 that he expected security on Jolo island, the scene of recent fighting and location of terrorists and U.S. Special Forces, to remain manageable through the May 14 elections, but political violence [...] | 2007-05-11 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL MY RP |
07MANILA1771 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Hill and Ambassador underscored U.S. interest in a successful peace process in Mindanao in a May 25 meeting with key Philippine contacts involved in Mindanao and in peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Malaysian-sponsored talks will resume [...] | 2007-05-30 09:37:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL MY RP |
07MANILA1939 | AFP-MILF MEET TO SEEK SUPPORT FOR MINDANAO PEACE [...] (SBU) Summary: Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) officers exchanged views on the peace process and cease-fire mechanisms during an unprecedented roundtable discussion on June 9. Participants cited the MILF's expeditious rescue and turnover of four [...] | 2007-06-12 08:16:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PTER MOPS KISL MY RP |
07MANILA281 | PEACE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has radically downsized its territorial claims in response to the government's November 2006 offer of self-determination, according to the government's chief negotiator. The negotiator was optimistic that remaining territorial issues cou [...] | 2007-01-25 07:02:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL MY RP |
07MANILA2838 | GOVERNMENT PANEL POSTPONES MILF PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Summary. The head of the Philippine government's peace negotiation panel has postponed for two weeks planned exploratory talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front scheduled for August 22 in Malaysia. The postponement was necessitated by the Cabinet's inability to reach a consensus on [...] | 2007-08-21 10:45:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA2852 | GOVERNMENT AND MILF TO HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION ON [...] (C) Summary: In a step to keep an important Mindanao peace process alive, a key Muslim insurgent group today accepted the Philippine government's decision to postpone negotiations slated to start August 22 in Kuala Lumpur, and proposed extending by three months the mandate of the Malaysian-le [...] | 2007-08-22 09:30:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA3050 | CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ON PEACE TALKS RESUMPTION [...] (C) Summary: In a September 4 meeting with the DCM, the Philippines' chief negotiator with Muslim insurgents expressed cautious optimism that stalled peace talks could begin to make progress on key issues like territory and governance for a Muslim political entity in Mindanao. Peace Panel cha [...] | 2007-09-10 10:04:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA3193 | MUSLIM INSURGENTS MULL GOVERNMENT TERRITORIAL OFFER [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine government hopes to end the impasse in peace talks with Muslim insurgents by offering a territorial compromise that tracks closely with the areas that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) had hoped to include in a new Muslim political entity. The presidential [...] | 2007-09-20 10:05:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA3317 | GOVERNMENT AND MILF NARROW DIFFERENCES ON [...] (C) Summary: Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators narrowed their differences over territory during a September 26 executive session in Kuala Lumpur. Nonetheless, key issues remain to be tackled, including the economic development of MILF communities out [...] | 2007-10-04 09:34:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA3392 | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VIEWS WAY FORWARD IN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and DCM pressed National Security Advisor Gonzales to maintain momentum toward closing peace negotiations with Muslim insurgents over breakfast October 5. Gonzales described President Arroyo's impatience for reaching a deal, but said that recent strains within the [...] | 2007-10-11 10:19:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA3471 | GOVERNMENT AND MUSLIM INSURGENTS LARGELY AGREE ON [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have largely settled their differences over territory and revenue sharing for a new Muslim political entity, while leaving governance issues for future negotiations. Presidential Peace Advisor Dureza expressed o [...] | 2007-10-22 10:06:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA3509 | GOVERNMENT AND MILF BREAK IMPASSE ON TERRITORIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front announced October 25 that they had achieved a significant breakthrough on territory for a new Muslim political entity during their latest executive session in Kuala Lumpur. Peace talks are expected to resume by mid-Nov [...] | 2007-10-25 08:31:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA3728 | MINDANAO PEACE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. The Philippine government has made important progress on each side of its dual-track peace discussions with Muslim groups in Mindanao, increasing the likelihood that both sets of talks will return to formal negotiations early in the new year. During preparatory talks in Kuala L [...] | 2007-11-20 09:09:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA3852 | METHODICAL PROGRESS IN MINDANAO PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Summary: The government continues to ake important progress in peace talks with Muslis on Mindanao, according to government officialsclose to the twin negotiation tracks. In recentdiscussions with the DCM, chief government negotiator Rodolfo Garcia expressed strong optimism that he gover [...] | 2007-12-06 07:52:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA3909 | DCM VISIT HIGHLIGHTS U.S. COMMITMENT TO PEACE IN MINDANAO [...] (SBU) Summary. Visiting Muslim Mindanao's cultural and religious hub in Marawi City, DCM spoke at Peace Week opening ceremonies, highlighting the American people's commitment to the ongoing peace process and U.S. interest in helping Mindanao achieve a peaceful and prosperous future. He reiterat [...] | 2007-12-13 02:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MASS EAID KISL RP |
07MANILA4016 | SNAG IN MILF PEACE TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of postponed peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Kuala Lumpur last weekend, the Ambassador spoke with key Cabinet officials December 20-21 to underscore USG support for the Mindanao peace process an [...] | 2007-12-21 10:03:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA782 | LAND DISPUTE TRIGGERS MILF-GRP ARMED CLASHES [...] (C) Summary: The International Monitoring Team, GRP-MILF Coordinating Committee for the Cessation of Hostilities, and the NGO Bantay Ceasefire played key roles in restoring order following March 5-6 armed skirmishes in North Cotabato between elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and th [...] | 2007-03-09 08:27:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA828 | ARROYO DIRECTS MILITARY TO ADVANCE MILF PEACE [...] (C) Summary. President Arroyo on March 12 directed closer cooperation between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and established peace process mechanisms with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This new directive, which followed months of sporadic skirmishing between AFP and M [...] | 2007-03-14 00:46:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA923 | MISUARI REGISTERS CANDIDACY FOR SULU GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: Jailed Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari personally registered his candidacy in Jolo on March 20 for the Sulu Gubernatorial election. Misuari, who has become increasingly desperate to gain his freedom, entered the race against well financed traditional [...] | 2007-03-21 07:22:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MANILA952 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON PEACE IN MINDANAO [...] (S) Summary: Presidential Peace Process Advisor Dureza told Charge that he welcomed increased Embassy engagement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),local and national leaders in support of the peace process. Separately, chief government negotiator Afable said the Cabinet would co [...] | 2007-03-23 06:49:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PREL PINS KISL RP |
07MAPUTO1301 | REACHING OUT TO NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE'S MUSLIM [...] During a recent visit to Nampula, Mozambique's most populous province, the Charge hosted a meeting with eight Muslim leaders representing key Muslim groupings in the province: the Islamic Council of Mozambique, one of the most representative Muslim organizations in the country with more than [...] | 2007-11-08 08:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL PHUM EAID MZ |
07MILAN95 | MUSLIM OUTREACH STRATEGY - THE NEXT LEVEL [...] (SBU) Summary. Italy represents an opportunity for U.S. interests in promoting the integration of moderate Muslims in a Western European democracy. The level of immigration, particularly Muslim immigration, has risen steeply in recent years, and both Italy and resident Muslims are still evol [...] | 2007-04-11 07:45:00 | Consulate Milan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI KISL PHUM SMIG IT |
07MOSCOW2733 | IRAN: INFORMATION ON MISSING AMCIT PASSED TO MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-08 08:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL KISL KJUS PTER RS |
07MUMBAI38 | MUMBAI GOES TO THE POLLS ON FEBRUARY 1 [...] (SBU) Residents of Mumbai and several other cities in Maharashtra will go to the polls on Feb. 1 to elect the 277 members of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC),the city's main municipal body. As in the past, the urban poor, swayed by opportunistic politicians who deliver the pork sh [...] | 2007-01-23 05:53:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR PTER KDEM KISL IN |
07MUMBAI39 | BJP, SHIV SENA FACE TROUBLES HEADING INTO MUMBAI ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Since 1992 a "saffron alliance" of Shiv Sena and the BJP has controlled the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC),Mumbai's main municipal body. By all accounts, both parties will struggle to maintain power in the BMC in the elections scheduled for February 1 (ref A). The Shiv Sena w [...] | 2007-01-23 07:09:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR PTER KDEM KISL IN |
07MUMBAI81 | SHIV SENA/BJP DEFY EXPECTATIONS, RETAIN CONTROL OF MUMBAI [...] (SBU) Defying nay-sayers, the Shiv Sena/BJP alliance retained control of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation in the February 1 elections (ref A). The alliance will return to power with a smaller majority, however. The result cemented Uddhav Thackeray's claim to succeed his aging father and Shiv [...] | 2007-02-08 11:19:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR PTER KDEM KISL IN |
07MUNICH218 | BECKSTEIN LEADS BAVARIA'S GET-TOUGH APPROACH TO ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) Guenther Beckstein, Germany's longest-serving state Interior Minister and presumptive future Bavarian Minister President (REF A),has for years identified Islamic terrorism as the greatest risk to domestic security in Germany. According to Beckstein, about 50 people living in Bavaria ha [...] | 2007-04-11 09:34:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER KCRM KISL GM |
07MUNICH325 | MUNICH G-8 JUSTICE AND INTERIOR MINISTERS MEETING [...] The below text is the concluding declaration from the G-8 Justice and Interior Ministers Meeting held in Munich May 23-25. The U.S. was represented at the meeting by Attorney General Gonzales and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Jackson. 2. Begin text: During our meeting in Munich on [...] | 2007-05-25 15:24:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER KCRM KISL GM |
07MUNICH409 | ANSAR AL-ISLAM MEMBERS CONVICTED BY BAVARIAN COURT [...] (SBU) The Bavarian Supreme Court sentenced Ansar al-Islam member Farhad Kanabi Ahmad to five years and six months in prison on July 9 following the sentencing of Dieman Abdulkadir Izzat to three years and three months in prison on June 25. Prosecutors had asked for sentences of six years for [...] | 2007-07-11 07:54:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC ETTC PGOV PREL KCRM KISL KVPR GM |
07MUNICH646 | PROPOSED BAVARIAN ISLAMIC ACADEMY HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) A controversial proposal for an Islamic academy in Munich illustrates some of the challenges of balancing integration and security concerns in a conservative German state. The academy, to be funded by the UAE, would be a first-of-its-kind proposal by IVLP grantee Imam Benjamin Idriz of t [...] | 2007-12-18 11:18:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | GE KCRM KISL PGOV PREL PTER SOCI |
07MUSCAT232 | CHAIRMAN OF MUSCAT MUNICIPALITY NAMED OMAN'S [...] (SBU) A Royal Decree issued on March 4, 2007, granted the current Chairman of the Muscat Municipality, Abdullah bin Abbas bin Ahmad, the rank of minister. With the addition of Abbas, there are now approximately 50 individuals with ministerial rank in Oman, although only 30 of them have forma [...] | 2007-03-07 13:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KISL MU |
07MUSCAT28 | ENGAGING OMANI AUDIENCES ONLINE [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, Embassy Oman provides the following information on trends and patterns in Internet usage in Oman. In the general absence of reliable official statistics on the subjects requested, the information is based on extensive surfing by Embassy staff and on information gat [...] | 2007-01-09 11:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | ECPS KPAO KISL OIIP PTER MU |
07MUSCAT504 | CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL WILLIAM J. FALLON [...] (C) Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin-Said met May 12 with Admiral William Fallon, commander of U.S. CENTCOM. On Iraq, the Sultan spoke positively about Prime Minister Maliki, but noted that Maliki and his ministers needed to do more to govern for "all Iraqis." He also indirectly criticized the atti [...] | 2007-05-20 12:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL IR IZ MU |
07MUSCAT545 | RARE OMANI CANDOR: AMBASSADOR HEARS LOCAL VIEWS OF [...] (SBU) From May 16-22, the Ambassador traveled overland from Muscat to Salalah and on to the Yemeni border - a trip of more than 1,300 kilometers - meeting with tribal sheikhs and other local officials along the way. The trip provided a unique opportunity to reach out to Omanis at the grassroot [...] | 2007-05-30 12:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL KPAO KISL IR IS IZ MU |
07NAIROBI1150 | COASTAL MUSLIM LEADERSHIP VIEWS: SHEIKH DOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Sheikh Dor, a vocal leader of Kenya's coastal Muslim community, harangues the USG and GoK, cites some legitimate grievances concerning biased treatment of his community by the GoK, praises the American people and threatens to disrupt the World Cross Country Championship in Momb [...] | 2007-03-12 12:26:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KE KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM |
07NAIROBI1639 | MUSLIM LEADERSHIP VIEWS: HASSAN OLE NAADO [...] (SBU) Summary: The national chairperson of the Kenya Muslim Youth Alliance (KMYA) depicts "African Islam" under siege from "Wahabi extremist foreigners." HKMYA favors moderate, modern, indigenous Islam with an emphasis on education as a means of uplifting the Muslim community. He also advoc [...] | 2007-04-13 11:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KE KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM |
07NAIROBI628 | POLITICS & RELIGIOUS IDENTITY IN KENYA [...] (SBU) Summary: We estimate Kenya's religious demographics at 80 percent Christian, 10 percent Muslim and 10 percent followers of traditional African religions and other faiths. In the past, significant numbers of Kenyan voters have responded to appeals by their religious leaders to rise above [...] | 2007-02-06 15:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KE KISL PGOV SOCI |
07NDJAMENA455 | GRAND IMAM VOICES CONCERN OVER EXTREMISTS' "NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY Fundamentalist and extremist ideologies continue to gain influence in Chad, according to the Grand Imam, who reported on the "new strategy" of a number of Islamic organizations. The World Association of Muslim Youth (WAMY) and the Islamic Forum (IF) have been officially banned by [...] | 2007-06-04 18:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CD PGOV PREL KISL |
07NEWDELHI1050 | INDIA AND U.S. HOLD COUNTER-TERRORISM JOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: MEA Additional Secretary (International Organizations) K.C. Singh and Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Frank Urbancic chaired the 8th U.S.-India Counter-Terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG) on February 28th in New Delhi. Calling the timing "late, but better late than ne [...] | 2007-03-02 14:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK |
07NEWDELHI1051 | INDIANS OFFER BLEAK ASSESSMENT OF AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (S) Summary: During the February 28, 2007 session of the U.S.-India Counter-Terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG),the Indian delegation gave a tour d'horizon of developments in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal to help set the stage for the day's discussions (reported Septel). Indian int [...] | 2007-03-02 14:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV EFIN PINR MOPS KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI1101 | CONGRESS LEADERS CRITICIZE NUCLEAR DEAL AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a string of electoral defeats in Bihar, Mumbai, Uttarakhand, and Punjab, the most influential voices in the Delhi cocktail circuit as well as some of our most insightful political contacts in the states are telling us with one voice that Sonia Gandhi and her personal ad [...] | 2007-03-06 16:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON KISL KDEM KNNP PARM IN |
07NEWDELHI1273 | BJP RE-ENERGIZED, LOOKING FORWARD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-15 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PINR ECON KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI1274 | BELLWETHER PROJECT: UTTAR PRADESH ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The crucial state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is facing an election in April and May 2007 that could displace the current Samajwadi Party (SP) government. Although the political situation in UP is fluid and changing rapidly, there was a consensus on a number of key points during a mi [...] | 2007-03-15 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON KISL KDEM KCRM IN |
07NEWDELHI1295 | KASHMIRI REJECTIONIST HARDLINER GEELANI SEEKS U.S. [...] This is an ACTION REQUEST for CA, S/CT, DS, PA, SCA and others. Please see paragraphs 15 and 16. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani applied March 16 for a visa to travel to the United States for medical treatment for cancer in his one remaining kid [...] | 2007-03-16 11:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER CVIS ASEC PREL PGOV PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL |
07NEWDELHI1424 | BJP MEMBER CLAIMS THE RSS IS ACTIVE IN NEPAL - CORRECTED [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bharataya Janata Party (BJP) member and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist Seshadiri Chari (PROTECT),claimed March 19 that the RSS is involved with the Madhesi movement in Nepal's southern Terai region. This is the first RSS confirmation Post has had. Chari claimed the [...] | 2007-03-23 10:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR MOPS KISL NP PK CH IN |
07NEWDELHI1425 | EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES MANDATE AT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 10:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI1446 | BELLWETHER PROJECT: BIHAR IS MORE THAN JUST CROPS [...] (SBU) Summary: For the last two decades, Bihar was ruled by a kleptocratic and corrupt government, suffered from discriminatory central government policies, and was mired in caste and class-ridden social divides. Despite its Buddhist sacred sites, bountiful rivers and fertile soil, Bihar has [...] | 2007-03-23 14:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI1458 | BELLWETHER PROJECT: BIHAR IS MORE THAN JUST CROPS [...] (SBU) Summary: For the last two decades, Bihar was ruled by a kleptocratic and corrupt government, suffered from discriminatory central government policies, and was mired in caste and class-ridden social divides. Despite its Buddhist sacred sites, bountiful rivers and fertile soil, Bihar has [...] | 2007-03-26 09:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI1508 | NO CLEAR OUTCOME IN SIGHT FOR UPCOMING UTTAR [...] (C) Summary: Although the election is set to commence on April 7, UP politics remain as confused and murky as ever. In the past few weeks, a close associate of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has bolted to form a new party, and his Muslim support base appears to be incr [...] | 2007-03-29 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SCUL IN |
07NEWDELHI1532 | DCM REVIEWS FULL SLATE OF BILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (C) In a courtesy call on new Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta on March 30, the DCM recalled their long-standing friendship, briefed Gupta on the many ways that the USG works with the Home Ministry to advance our bilateral agenda, and sought Gupta's help to improve Embassy interactions with his M [...] | 2007-03-30 12:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PHUM |
07NEWDELHI1536 | BJP COCKY ABOUT UTTAR PRADESH AND DELHI POLL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 25, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) kicked off its campaign for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh (UP) State Assembly elections with a bang. The BJP is focusing on the UP elections, which start on April 7 with results to be announced May 11, and on April 5 Delhi Municipal electi [...] | 2007-03-30 14:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI1699 | DESPITE WILD SPECULATION, UTTAR PRADESH ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: Uttar Pradesh (UP) completed its first phase of polling on April 7. Due to the active involvement of an effective Election Commission (EC),the vote went smoothly and was violence free. Notoriously unreliable exit polls predict that the SP and BJP will lose seats, while Congre [...] | 2007-04-10 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI1704 | INDO-PAK DISCUSSIONS ON SAARC SIDELINES HINT AT [...] (C) Summary: The recently concluded SAARC Summit (April 3-4) was notable for its lack of major tension over the perennially contentious issues between India and Pakistan. Indo-Pak experts on the sidelines of SAARC saw signals that a proposal may be just around the corner to try to resolve l [...] | 2007-04-11 09:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI1727 | PDP WINS PUBLIC BATTLE OVER JAMMU AND KASHMIR [...] (S) Summary: People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mufti Muhammad Sayeed rather astutely and with exquisite timing caused a major dilemma that threatened to unravel the Congress-PDP coalition government of Jammu and Kashmir state. In negotiations before the SAARC Summit and on the eve of Ut [...] | 2007-04-12 05:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI188 | INDIA KEEN TO BAN KUWAIT'S REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC [...] (C) India is likely to support strongly US efforts to designate domestically and under UNSCR 1267 Kuwait's Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) as a financier of international terrorism. Indian officials have previously expressed their fear of spillover of the group's activities in Bang [...] | 2007-01-12 12:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER KTFN ETTC PREL EFIN KISL PAK IN |
07NEWDELHI1915 | RAHUL GANDHI JUMPS INTO THE U.P. ELECTORAL FRAY [...] (C) Summary: Rahul Gandhi, the heir apparent of the Gandhi family dynasty, has made a number of gaffes, suggesting an uneven start to his active political career. During a series of ""roadshows"" meant to jump-start the Congress campaign in ongoing Uttar Pradesh (UP) elections, Rahul made ellipti [...] | 2007-04-23 11:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN PK |
07NEWDELHI1920 | RECORD CROWD ATTENDS HARDLINE SEPARATIST GEELANI'S [...] (C) Summary: In a show of force as well as strength, hardline separatist Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani held a rally in Srinagar on April 22nd to mark his return to the Valley following cancer surgery in Mumbai. Our interlocutors say the rally was attended by several thousand mostly young people -- [...] | 2007-04-23 13:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI1946 | NO CLEAR LEADER EMERGES FROM THE FOURTH PHASE OF [...] (C) Summary: The fourth phase of the contentious Uttar Pradesh (UP) elections came off without a hitch in a remote area of the state bordering on Nepal, which has been a stronghold of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP). An influential caste leader from the area split from the SP and launched h [...] | 2007-04-24 12:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI1975 | RUMINATIONS OF A BJP LEADER ON DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) On April 24, PolCouns met with former Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha, who is currently a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. A party insider who is well-connected to the BJP leadership, Sinha spoke at some length on current Indian domestic politics. Sinha emp [...] | 2007-04-25 12:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI2072 | G-8 SEEKING IMPROVED CT COOPERATION WITH INDIA [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns attended a meeting of the G-8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) in New Delhi, which is now chaired by the German Political Counselor. The group attempts to coordinate G-8 efforts to partner with the Indian government against terrorism. The group discussed each coun [...] | 2007-05-01 08:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI209 | MUKHERJEE'S PAKISTAN TRIP YIELDS LITTLE FOR INDIA [...] (C) Summary. Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee met with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad on January 13th and 14th, announcing that Pakistani Foreign Minister Kasuri will visit New Delhi in February, inaugurating the next round of composite dialogue with Foreign Secretary talks on March 13th a [...] | 2007-01-16 10:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI2092 | LATEST UTTAR PRADESH POLL CONFIRMS CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: The fifth phase of seven phases of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) election concluded on April 28, with a growing consensus that this election will likely spell the end of SP rule. An effective Election Commission has prevented the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) from using dirty tricks to [...] | 2007-05-02 11:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI2102 | PM HOSTS THIRD JAMMU AND KASHMIR ROUNDTABLE AS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Singh chaired a third Roundtable Conference in New Delhi with Kashmiri leaders on April 21st, although separatists from both moderate and hard-line political camps refused to attend. The Prime Minister sat through more than 10 hours of presentations by Kashmiri p [...] | 2007-05-02 12:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI2117 | INDIAN DEOBANDIS SAY PAKISTANI JUI-F WILLING TO BROKER PEACE TALKS WITH TALIBAN [...] (S) Summary: Poloffs met on April 27th with Pandit N. K. Sharma -- who once headed Muslim Outreach for the Rao government and who claims close ties to the Gandhi family -- as well as Maulana Mahmood Madani, a member of Parliament and prominent leader of the Deobandi political organization Jamiat U [...] | 2007-05-03 10:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI2223 | INDIA-PAKISTAN STILL STUCK ON SIACHEN TALKS [...] (S) Summary: Indian Defense Minister A K Antony traveled to the Army's Siachen base camp to demonstrate his administration's ongoing tough stance toward Pakistan in negotiations over troop withdrawal from the peaks surrounding the glacier, as well as to set a marker by which India can claim v [...] | 2007-05-09 12:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI2247 | INDIA REQUESTS FORMAL TERRORISM WATCH LIST EXCHANGE [...] (S) This is an ACTION request for the Department S/CT and SCA. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Summary: Indian MEA Counter-Terrorism Cell Director I M Pandey passed a request to Poloff that the U.S. and India sign an agreement to create a formal and continuous channel to exchange terrorism [...] | 2007-05-10 11:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL ASEC |
07NEWDELHI2258 | TERRORIST INFILTRATION FALLING IN INDIAN KASHMIR, INCREASING IN INDIAN HEARTLAND [...] (S) Summary: The Indian Home Ministry released its finding on May 10th that terrorist infiltration from Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir into Indian Kashmir fell to an all time low from January through March of 2007. Although these winter months are often considered a low period in violence and infil [...] | 2007-05-10 13:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI2268 | MAYAWATI VICTORY IN UTTAR PRADESH ELECTION [...] (C) Mayawati's decisive victory in the just-concluded Uttar Pradesh (UP) elections will reverberate throughout India and has serious implications for the UPA government in New Delhi and for India/US relations. Projections now place her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) party just a hair's breath away [...] | 2007-05-11 08:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SCUL KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI2313 | AFTER UTTAR PRADESH ELECTION DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on May 11 and the state and India's domestic politics will never be the same. Mayawati, the new Chief Minister of UP, handed decisive defeats not only to her bitter rivals the Samajwadi Party (SP),but t [...] | 2007-05-14 12:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PTER SCUL KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI2621 | KASHMIRI PARAMILITARY SEEKING US VISA [...] (S) This is an ACTION Request for the Department. SCA please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Summary: Kashmiri paramilitary leader and J&K State MLA Usman Abdul Majid is seeking a U.S. visa to attend functions hosted in Washington by the United States Institute of Peace starting on June 7th. Majid is a le [...] | 2007-06-04 11:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI268 | INDIA SEEKS U.S. HELP TO KEEP "UNNECESSARY" [...] (C) MEA Joint Secretary (North) Pankaj Saran called A/PolCouns on January 18 to convey the following demarche regarding the upcoming vote on Nepal in the UNSC: -- In the spirit of superb, close and on-going US-India coordination on Nepal, India wanted the U.S. to keep the "bigger picture" in [...] | 2007-01-18 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI2792 | HOT, TENSE SUMMER AWAITS JAMMU AND KASHMIR [...] (S) SUMMARY: An unknown group claiming to be Al Qaeda's Indian wing has made and distributed in Jammu recorded statements declaring jihad on India. The Indian Army and several trusted analyst and journalist sources have scornfully dismissed the claim as a hoax, similar to last year's publici [...] | 2007-06-15 01:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI2935 | KASHMIR ANXIOUS WITH LITTLE SHORT-TERM HOPE FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: Unknown terrorists threw a grenade at a bus stop in Doda in J & K June 25, wounding 15, three critically. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims, both Shi'a and Sunni, staged minor, non-violent street actions and chanted anti-US slogans June 14 and 15 to protest the Iraq Samarra Mosque bom [...] | 2007-06-25 12:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI306 | INDIA ON ALERT AS USUAL FOR REPUBLIC DAY THREATS [...] (C) Summary. As India's Republic Day fast approaches, security in the capital and the country's largest cities has increased to its highest level as Indians prepare for a significant national holiday. Airports remain on alert as press reports surfaced of threats, over the January 13-14 week [...] | 2007-01-19 12:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI310 | INDIA SET TO INCREASE PLEDGED AID TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Summary. PolOffs met with Afghan Second Secretary Asadi to discuss Foreign Minister Mukherjee's January 22nd to 23rd visit to Afghanistan, including press reports that India is considering increasing its aid to Afghanistan by $100 million. Asadi, speaking through an interpreter, also gav [...] | 2007-01-19 13:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EAID ETRD MOPS KDEM KISL PK |
07NEWDELHI343 | INDIAN NSA NARAYANAN UPBEAT ON PAKISTAN, CAUTIOUS [...] (S) Summary: National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan expressed optimism about the general trajectory of talks with Pakistan during a January 22nd meeting with Ambassador Mulford, although he said Prime Minister Singh was unlikely to schedule a trip to Islamabad before the SAARC summit in Ap [...] | 2007-01-22 13:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK |
07NEWDELHI346 | UTTAR PRADESH MUSLIMS - DISILLUSIONED AND MORE [...] (C) Summary: The Muslims of Uttar Pradesh (UP) are increasingly fed-up with the corruption and poor governance of the Samajwadi Party (SP) government of Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, with many ready to desert to Congress and the rival BSP. Lucknow's Shias have historic and cultural tie [...] | 2007-01-23 06:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SCUL IN IZ IR |
07NEWDELHI3521 | INDIAN VIEWS ON CENTRAL ASIA: AIRBASE HOPES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of External Affairs Deputy Secretary for Eurasia L. Savithri denied that India was SIPDIS establishing a military base in Ayni, Tajikistan, as had been reported in the press, insisting that the Government of India (GOI) was only involved in a civilian project of runwa [...] | 2007-08-03 10:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MOPS MARR KISL SNAR AF KZ CH |
07NEWDELHI3657 | VICTORY PREDICTED FOR VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Our contacts, media reports, and senior FSNs are confident that Ambassador Mohammad Hamid Ansari, the vice presidential nominee of the ruling UPA coalition and Left parties, will emerge victorious from today's contest in the electoral college comprising of members of Parliament. "The Hi [...] | 2007-08-10 12:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI3844 | DELHI DIARY, AUG 04-22 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for August 4-22, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Opens a 22-year-old "Rulebook" to Keep Other Government Entities Out of Foreign Affairs -- Indo-Pak Border to Open for Trade October [...] | 2007-08-22 12:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR KISL KWBG KPAL ELTN AS |
07NEWDELHI396 | THE UTTAR PRADESH GOVERNMENT TEETERS ON THE EDGE [...] (C) Summary: A long series of missteps by the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh (UP),has convinced most observers that its days are numbered and its ouster from power seemingly inevitable. Congress and an important regional party have withdrawn support from the SP government, re [...] | 2007-01-25 08:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI406 | INDIA MULLING TALKS WITH KASHMIRI SEPARATISTS [...] (S) Summary. Deputy PolCouns met with one of India's chief negotiators with the Kashmiri separatists, Union Cabinet Minister for Water Resources Professor Saifuddin Soz, himself a Kashmiri, to discuss Mirwaiz Omar Farooq's visit to Pakistan, New Delhi's response to the Mirwaiz's statements de [...] | 2007-01-25 11:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI4088 | DELHI DIARY, AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 7 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 09:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM ENRG IN |
07NEWDELHI4095 | DEHI DIARY, AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 7 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for August 31-September 7, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Chennai Yawns through New President's First Visit -- Playing the Muslim Card: Congress Prepares for Possible Mid-term Electio [...] | 2007-09-07 10:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM ENRG IN |
07NEWDELHI4224 | DELHI DIARY, SEPTEMBER 8-14 [...] (U) This week's product is a joint effort of Embassy New Delhi and Consulate General Mumbai. Below is a compilation of political highlights for September 8-14, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Senior Nuclear Scientist Speaks in Support of Nuclear Deal -- BJP [...] | 2007-09-14 12:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MNUC KNNP KISL IR PK BU IN |
07NEWDELHI4254 | INDIA AND THE COMPLEMENTARY NATURE OF ISLAM AND [...] (C) PolOff spoke with Ministry of External Affairs Under Secretary for United Nations Political Affairs Vishwas Nagee SIPDIS September 10, who stated that the Government of India has not yet decided who will represent India at the Ministerial Meeting of Communities of Democracies in Bamako [...] | 2007-09-17 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI4377 | IRAN AND THE NUCLEAR DEAL ARE NOT ELECTION ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an Iran roundtable event hosted by PolCouns September 19, a group of Indian analysts, journalists and diplomats agreed that, while the Government of India (GOI) was struggling to live down the perception that it took orders from Washington, neither the nuclear deal nor Ir [...] | 2007-09-26 01:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MNUC KNNP MOPS ENRG EPET PINR KISL |
07NEWDELHI4414 | DELHI DIARY, SEPTEMBER 15-27 [...] (U) This week's product is a joint effort of Embassy New Delhi and Consulate General Mumbai in conveying items of interest for September 15-26, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- India to Launch Israeli Spy Satellite? -- BJP President Urges UN Resolution 1373 Sa [...] | 2007-09-28 05:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL PTER MARR MOPS PHUM IS PK TI |
07NEWDELHI4731 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD: REKHA MISHRA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, please find Embassy,s nominations for the Secretary of State,s Award for International Women of Courage. In a country of over a billion people, India is home to dozens of worthy candidates who are extraordinary leaders in furthering justice and equality. This year Em [...] | 2007-10-25 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KISL PGOV IN |
07NEWDELHI51 | LIMP GOI RESPONSE TO SADDAM EXECUTION DICTATED BY [...] (C) Summary: The GOI issued a tepid if not unhelpful response to the December 30 execution of Saddam Hussein. This was dictated by Congress concerns regarding the sensibilities of India's Muslims. Congress faces a crucial election in Uttar Pradesh (UP) later this year and the state's Muslim [...] | 2007-01-04 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC KDEM KISL SCUL PGOV IN IZ |
07NEWDELHI511 | SEPARATISTS CONTEMPLATING JOINING 2008 JAMMU AND [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for SCA. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Summary: Moderate Kashmiri separatist Bilal Lone met with Deputy PolCouns on January 31st to discuss his January 19 to 27 trip to Pakistan with All Parties Hurriyat Council (APHC) leader Mirwaiz Omar Farooq. Bilal told [...] | 2007-02-01 15:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI5119 | AUTHOR TASLIMA NASREEN: PAWN IN POLITICAL WEB [...] (SBU) Summary: Claiming that the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) pushed her to leave Kolkata (ref A),controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen finally settled in a "safe place" in Delhi under the security of the Indian central government. Her flight from Kolkata sparked a po [...] | 2007-11-28 13:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KISL ASEC BG IN |
07NEWDELHI513 | SEPARATISTS CONTEMPLATING JOINING 2008 JAMMU AND [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for SCA. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Summary: Moderate Kashmiri separatist Bilal Lone met with Deputy PolCouns on January 31st to discuss his January 19 to 27 trip to Pakistan with All Parties Hurriyat Council (APHC) leader Mirwaiz Omar Farooq. Bilal told [...] | 2007-02-02 01:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI5158 | TERRORISTS USE U.P. NODES TO SWIFTLY REACT TO [...] (C) Summary: The November 23 terrorist bombings in Varanasi, Lucknow and Faizabad in response to the arrests of three alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) members seeking to kidnap Rahul Gandhi killed at least thirteen people and injured many more (Ref A). Politicians quickly scrambled to blame e [...] | 2007-12-03 01:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER AESC PGOV CASC PREL KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI5228 | DELHI DIARY, DECEMBER 3-7 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for December 3-7, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Delhi Police on Terror Alert -- Babri Masjid: Continues to Cast Shadow -- India Conducts New Missile Defense Tests. -- Minor Demonstra [...] | 2007-12-07 11:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KISL MCAP PINR SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI5422 | INDIAN REACTION TO BHUTTO ASSASSINATION: UNIVERSAL CONDEMNATION, AND WORRY OVER CONTROL OF PAK-BASED TERRORISTS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-28 12:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC IN KISL PGOV PK PREL PTER |
07NEWDELHI574 | INDIA PREPARING FOR US-INDIA COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (S) Summary: Deputy PolCouns met on February 1st with the new Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for India's Counter-Terrorism Cell, Indra Mani Pandey, as well as Director (Military Affairs) Brig. AS Nundal, who is acting as a coordinator for the India-U.S. Counter-Terrorism Joint Wo [...] | 2007-02-06 09:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN PINR MOPS KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI636 | KASHMIRIS IRATE OVER CUSTODIAL KILLINGS; PM SINGH TAKING ACTION [...] (S) Srinagar was once again gripped with protests on February 7th, as police officials announced that they had dug up five unmarked graves in an ongoing investigation of custodial killings. Our interlocutors say Prime Minister Singh is influencing the investigations as a confidence building [...] | 2007-02-08 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI663 | MUKHERJEE TREADS CAREFULLY IN IRAN, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee tried to steer clear of controversy in a February 6-7 visit to Tehran, according to MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha. Emphasizing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must play a central role, and that the nuclear issue must be resol [...] | 2007-02-12 01:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KISL PGOV ENRG EPET ETTC IR |
07NEWDELHI664 | MUKHERJEE TREADS CAREFULLY IN IRAN, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee tried to steer clear of controversy in a February 6-7 visit to Tehran, according to MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha. Emphasizing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must play a central role, and that the nuclear issue must be resol [...] | 2007-02-12 01:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KISL PGOV ENRG EPET ETTC IR |
07NEWDELHI701 | INDIAN NSA NARAYANAN DISCUSSES RUSSIAN MIG-35, [...] (S) Summary: Lieutenant General Maples, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, met with Indian National Security Advisor MK Narayanan on February 8th to discuss joint efforts to increase U.S.-India defense cooperation. NSA Narayanan explained India's longstanding concern about Chinese d [...] | 2007-02-12 14:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI752 | BOTH SIDES VICTORIOUS IN BAGLIHAR VERDICT, INDIA [...] (C) Summary. The World Bank-appointed neutral expert announced his ruling on February 12 regarding the controversial Baglihar dam project, which both Pakistan and India claimed as a victory. Several specifications contested by Pakistan are being addressed, but the overall design of the dam [...] | 2007-02-14 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWWT ECON PBTS ENRG ECIN KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI779 | INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER DEMANDS DEMARCATION ON [...] (U) Speaking to Indian reporters on February 10th on the sidelines of a conference on India and the ASEAN sponsored by the Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis, Indian Defense Minister AK Antony reiterated that any agreement with Pakistan over Siachen would be unacceptable to the Indian [...] | 2007-02-15 12:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI783 | GUTIERREZ WEIGHS IN WITH FM MUKHERJEE ON BELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Even while extolling the significant growth in U.S. ) India economic and political ties and assuring the GOI,s continued support, Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee stubbornly defended to Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, Under Secretary Frank Lavin, and Ambas [...] | 2007-02-15 13:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI849 | SAMJHAUTA EXPRESS TRAIN BOMBINGS UNEXPECTEDLY [...] (C) Summary: Indian and Pakistani officials rushed to mobilize joint efforts in response to the February 18th attack on the New Delhi to Lahore Samjhauta ("friendship") Express train, which killed 67 Indian and Pakistani nationals. Indian press reports point out that this may be the first ti [...] | 2007-02-20 14:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI871 | SAMAJWADI PARTY PULLS SUPPORT FROM UPA GOVERNMENT, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-21 14:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI872 | INDIA AWASH WITH SPECULATION ABOUT FRIENDSHIP [...] (S) Summary. As the death toll in the February 19th Samjauta Express bombing continued to rise on February 21st, press reports in India began to hint at rumors that the likely culprits were Lashkar-e-Taiba or Jaish-e-Muhammad. Police and Indian officials, however, continue to join their Pakis [...] | 2007-02-21 14:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
07NEWDELHI909 | SCENESETTER: INDIA COUNTER-TERRORISM JOINT WORKING [...] (S) Summary: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes the visit of Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Frank Urbancic, and looks forward to adding dynamism to the India-U.S. Counter-Terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG) and developing an atmosphere where ideas and information are easily exchanged by b [...] | 2007-02-23 11:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL KTFN |
07NEWDELHI976 | UTTAR PRADESH FACES A LONG BITTER ELECTION SEASON [...] (C) Summary. The protracted drama of Uttar Pradesh (UP) politics is likely to go on throughout a long grueling election campaign, and may not even be resolved after the election results are out. Despite growing opposition against SP misrule, the crafty UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav [...] | 2007-02-27 12:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KISL IN |
07NIAMEY739 | ISLAM IN NIGER (4): ATTITUDES TOWARD IZALA IN [...] (U) NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of cables (reftels A,B,C) reporting on the changing nature of Islam in Niger. END NOTE ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Previous cables in this series examined the rise, in Niger, of a Wahhabist-inspired form of Islamic fundamentalism from the Sha [...] | 2007-05-29 15:48:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM PGOV PINR PTER SOCI KISL NG |
07NIAMEY80 | NIGER: TOLERANCE FOR EVANGELIST DR. RICHARD ROBERTS' [...] Summary. The Republic of Niger laid out the welcome mat for the January 24-27 visit of Oral Roberts University (ORU) President and Evangelist Dr. Richard Roberts and his delegation. Print and broadcast media, notably "Le Sahel" (government newspaper) and "Tele-Sahel" (the national news stati [...] | 2007-01-26 11:17:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KIRF PHUM KISL KWMN NG |
07NOUAKCHOTT88 | MAURITANIAN DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO [...] The issue of the Mauritanians currently detained at Guantanamo receives a relatively low key, but fairly steady, drumbeat of attention in this country. The three, all claimed to be of Mauritanian nationality, are listed in the press as Mohamedou Ould Salahi, described as having been turned ov [...] | 2007-01-29 13:48:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC KISL KJUS PREL MR |
07OTTAWA247 | CANADIAN NOMINEES FOR CONFERENCE IN EUROPE ON [...] (U) Embassy Ottawa nominates the individuals identified in paras 2-6 to attend the conference on modern insurgency in Munich, 26-27 March 2007. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) --------------------------------------------- ---------------- 2. (SBU) DFAIT nomin [...] | 2007-02-08 21:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PROP PTER MARR KISL |
07PARIS306 | ENGAGEMENT WITH MUSLIM COMMUNITIES - FRANCE [...] Summary: The Ambassador and all of Mission France support a sustained and focused effort to engage France's Muslim minorities, recognizing that organizing and executing such an effort will continue to require considerable discretion, sensitivity and tact on our part. Although there is some ev [...] | 2007-01-25 17:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC PREL PHUM KPAO KISL FR XG |
07PARIS508 | FRANCE: NOMINEES FOR CONFERENCE IN EUROPE ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Paris nominates the following individuals to participate in the March 26-27 European conference entitled, "A Comprehensive Approach to Modern Insurgency: Afghanistan and Beyond." a.) Philippe Carre, A/S-Equivalent Director for Strategic Affairs, Security and Disarma [...] | 2007-02-08 15:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PINS PREL PROP PTER NATEU MARR MOPS KISL |
07PRAGUE133 | CZECHS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HAMAS/FATAH [...] (SBU) Poloff met with the Czech MFA Director of the Middle East and Africa Department Josef Rychtar on February 9 to discuss the announcement that Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a new Palestinian government. Rychtar agreed the announcement seems to be a positive step, but noted press repo [...] | 2007-02-09 16:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS XX EZ |
07RABAT1050 | SENIOR JCO LEADER SOUNDS OFF ON ELECTIONS AND GOM [...] (C) Summary: During a June 20 meeting, a senior leader of "Al-Adl wal Ihsane" - the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO),Morocco's large quasi-legal Islamist political organization, told poloQ that the group was adhering to its rejection of participation in the political system but was not [...] | 2007-06-25 12:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER PGOV PHUM MO |
07RABAT1145 | MOROCCO MOVES TO HIGHEST LEVEL OF TERRORISM ALERT [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Interior Benmoussa proclaimed on July 6 a "maximum state of alert" citing a "serious threat of terrorist attack" based on "reliable intelligence." Despite a flurry of speculation in the domestic and international press, the alert is not based on specific threat informa [...] | 2007-07-13 14:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL ASEC MO SP |
07RABAT1229 | APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (S/NF) Summary: During her July 6-8 visit to Morocco, Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, met with the chiefs of Morocco's intelligence service, the internal security service, the chief of the national police, the Minister of Interior [...] | 2007-07-31 15:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL KISL MO IZ XF XA |
07RABAT143 | ANTI-U.S. SENTIMENTS THWART OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 19, A PROVINCIAL UNIVERSITY ADVISED THE EMBASSY THAT IT WAS "POSTPONING" AN INVITATION TO THE AMBASSADOR TO SPEAK TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY ON JANUARY 23. THE UNIVERSITY'S DECISION WAS APPARENTLY IN REACTION TO PRESSURE COORDINATED BY A COALITION OF DOMESTIC NGOS. PULLI [...] | 2007-01-26 13:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KISL SCUL MO |
07RABAT1522 | ISLAMIST DISSIDENT: LOW TURNOUT PROVES [...] (C) A leader of the dissident Islamist Justice and Charity Organization (JCO) told us that the low turnout in Morocco's September 7 elections were a failed referendum on the regime. He believed that the turnout was actually below the reported 37 percent. He stressed that the JCO had not activ [...] | 2007-09-25 09:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV MO |
07RABAT1838 | AL-ADL WAL IHSANE: MAJOR MOROCCAN ISLAMIST GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Al-Adl wal-Ihsane, widely assessed as Morocco's largest Islamist organization, concluded its recent annual meeting warning of a "catastrophic" political and economic crisis in Morocco and calling for comprehensive reform, while flatly rejecting violence and terrorism. A prominent [...] | 2007-12-13 18:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PTER MO |
07RABAT1843 | ECONOMIC AGENDA AND ROLE OF WOMEN IN MOROCCO'S [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) advocates a market economy and has emphasized its commitment to combat corruption as a key to spurring economic growth and job creation. Like other parties, the PJD has focused more on general economic goals and offered less i [...] | 2007-12-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KISL MO |
07RABAT1863 | ISLAMISTS SETBACK IN "GAY WEDDING" CULTURE SKIRMISH [...] (C) The case of an alleged gay wedding in a rural town led to a national debate over morality and forced government leaders to publicly call for tolerance. Convictions against six defendants implicated in the case were overturned on appeal despite strong pressure from Islamic newspapers, Imam [...] | 2007-12-19 13:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KISL SCUL MO |
07RABAT225 | MOROCCO: ISLAMIST PJD GEARING UP FOR PRIME TIME [...] (C) Summary: The Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) may emerge from elections later this year as Morocco's single largest party in the directly-elected lower house of parliament. In recent conversations, key party leaders indicated confidence that the PJD could double (or more than [...] | 2007-02-06 18:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL MO |
07RABAT362 | AMU INCREASING CT FOCUS, ADVANCING TRADE DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Foreign Ministers from Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Libya gathered in Rabat February 10-11 for the 26th Ministerial Council meeting of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU). A senior AMU contact told us discussions among the Ministers reflected increased focus in AMU fora on stemming [...] | 2007-02-26 09:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL ETRD MO LY AG TS XA XF |
07RABAT375 | MOROCCO, THE QUDS COMMITTEE, AND THE AQSA MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has recently become more visibly active as Chairman of the OIC's Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee. In letters to President Bush, P-5 heads of state, the UN SYG, and the EU, he protested Israeli excavations on the disputed Temple Mount. The King also publicly suggest [...] | 2007-02-27 11:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL MO |
07RABAT376 | MOROCCO, THE QUDS COMMITTEE, AND THE AQSA MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has recently become more visibly active as Chairman of the OIC's Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee. In letters to President Bush, P-5 heads of state, the UN SYG, and the EU, he protested Israeli excavations on the disputed Temple Mount. The King also publicly suggest [...] | 2007-02-27 11:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL MO |
07RABAT396 | MOROCCO: LEADER OF ISLAMIST JCO DECRIES [...] (C) Summary: A senior leader of Morocco's Islamist Justice and Charity Organization (JCO) denounced the Moroccan state as a corrupt and despotic regime and claimed government "persecution" of the group and its members was much worse today than in the era of Hassan II, in our first conversation [...] | 2007-03-01 10:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM MO |
07RABAT417 | MOROCCO ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with Hassan Hami, MFA Director for Arab Multilateral Affairs, on the morning of March 2 to convey U.S. positions on the Arab League's Ministerial agenda (reftel). Hami confirmed that Foreign Minister Benaissa would lead the Moroccan delegation to the March 3-4 Cairo ta [...] | 2007-03-02 18:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL XF |
07RABAT496 | MOROCCO: FRIDAY SERMON USES ISLAM TO BLAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 16 Friday sermon, heard at mosques throughout Morocco (and broadcast nationally),concentrated scathing criticism on the phenomenon of terrorism in general and suicide bombing in particular, obviously prompted by the (abortive) March 11 terrorist incident in Casablanca [...] | 2007-03-19 09:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KISL MO |
07RABAT549 | MOROCCO: (ISLAMIST) PJD LEADER DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Abdallah Baha, Deputy Secretary-General of Morocco's (Islamist) Party of Justice and Development (PJD),complained to poloff during a mid-March meeting that the party believed the electoral system was unfairly tilted against them. He said the party nonetheless expects to do well [...] | 2007-03-27 10:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL MO |
07RABAT638 | A MODERATE ISLAMIST MAYOR - THE PJD IN MEKNES [...] (C) Summary: Abu Bakr Belkora, the moderate Islamist mayor of Meknes, told poloff he was wrestling with poverty and governance issues during an April 10 visit to the city. Meknes is Morocco's sixth largest city and the largest local government controlled by the (moderate Islamist) Party of Jus [...] | 2007-04-12 15:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV MO |
07RABAT745 | PJD LEADERS AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS TERRORISM, [...] (C) Summary: The leadership of the Islam-oriented Party of Justice and Development told the Ambassador on April 17 that all Moroccans condemned the recent terrorist attacks against U.S. facilities in Casablanca, but said that feelings of "injustice" prompted by U.S. policies in the region were [...] | 2007-04-26 14:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PTER PREL MO |
07RABAT751 | MOROCCO TERRORISM: MINISTER BRIEFS ON CT STEPS, [...] (C) In remarks before parliament on April 25, Minister of Interior Benmoussa warned that the threat from terrorism is real and always present. He detailed efforts to upgrade security across the country and said there have been 59 terror-related arrests since March 11. A parliamentary contact [...] | 2007-04-26 17:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL PGOV MO |
07RABAT890 | S/CT DEPUTY COORDINATOR PALMER VISITS MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 8-10 visit, S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer and senior Moroccan officials discussed the GOM's holistic approach to combating terrorism and countering extremist ideology as well as ways to enhance CT efforts. The Moroccans welcomed Palmer's visit in the contex [...] | 2007-05-18 16:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL KISL ASEC MO |
07RABAT935 | MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT CONFRONTS EXTREMIST THEOLOGY [...] (C) Summary: In late May, Morocco's Ministry of Islamic Affairs convened more than 1200 Moroccan religious scholars and prayer leaders to rebut and condemn the use of religious pretexts for acts of terrorism. The event, which received high profile coverage in Moroccan media, came in the wake [...] | 2007-05-30 17:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL MO |
07RABAT947 | MOROCCO: PRESS CONFERENCE PREEMPTED, ISLAMIST JCO [...] (C) Summary: A May 23 Moroccan security force operation preempted a press conference scheduled by the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO),the large Islamist political organization which rejects the legitimacy of the monarchy. Though prevented from conducting their media event, the JCO iss [...] | 2007-06-04 13:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MO PGOV PINR KISL |
07RIYADH1133 | RELIGIOUS POLICE DETAINED FOR ALLEGED MURDER OF [...] (U) The Saudi press reported on May 27 that the religious police allegedly beat to death on May 23 a 28-year old Saudi, Sulaiman or Salman Al-Huraisi, who was detained for the possession/sale of alcohol. After various conflicting and incomplete media reports, the Riyadh Governorate subseque [...] | 2007-05-29 14:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL SOCI CASC KJUS SA |
07RIYADH1414 | MIRA LEADER CITES RELIGIOUS DUTY AS REASON FOR SAG [...] (S) SUMMARY: London-based Saudi extremist leader and head of the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) Sa'ad al-Faqih in continuing his public appeal for Kingdom-wide support against the Saudi government (SAG). In recent months, al-Faqih has attempted to utilize tribal ties to rally [...] | 2007-07-02 14:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
07RIYADH1438 | NEW SUMMER CAMP REGS-- NO NEW PROTECTIONS AGAINST [...] (U) The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced new regulations for youth summer camps in late February and, on June 26, the creation of an oversight committee composed of 45 members from the MOE to monitor these new regulations. The new regulations state that the Ministry must approve all requ [...] | 2007-07-08 08:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR KISL SCUL KOCI SA |
07RIYADH1528 | DESPITE PUBLIC OUTCRY, MUTAWWA'IN REMAIN ROOTED IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, there has been unprecedented media coverage of three legal cases involving the mutawwa'in or religious police working for the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV). Two cases allege that CPVPV members, including non-field staff, [...] | 2007-07-18 13:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
07RIYADH1767 | U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members and staff of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) met with representatives of Saudi Arabia,s Human Rights Commission (HRC) and the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) during their May 27-June 5, 2007 visit to the Kingdom. HRC President Tur [...] | 2007-08-25 10:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR KIRF KISL SA |
07RIYADH1787 | MAY 27 - JUNE 5, 2007 VISIT BY U.S. COMMISSION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members and staff of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visited the Kingdom from May 27 to June 5, 2007, traveling to Jeddah (Ref A),Dhahran, and Riyadh. Describing itself as independent -- but part of the USG, the Commission met with SAG ministries [...] | 2007-08-26 13:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PTER SA |
07RIYADH186 | KING ABDULLAH TO HOST URGENT HAMAS AND FATAH TALKS [...] (SBU) On January 29, the media reported that on January 28 King Abdullah invited Hamas and Fatah leaders to an emergency meeting in Mecca in order to end the current conflict in Gaza and the West Bank. The King invited them to settle their differences through dialogue, saying their fighting [...] | 2007-01-30 09:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KWBG KPAL KISL PREL IS XF |
07RIYADH2049 | SAUDI,S GRAND MUFTI DISCOURAGES SAUDI YOUTH FROM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Saudi press gave extensive coverage to an October 1 sermon given by Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Muhammed al-Asheikh, Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia warning young "zealous" Saudis against traveling abroad under the pretext of jihad. Furthermore, he cautioned Muslims agains [...] | 2007-10-03 14:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KISL KPAO SA |
07RIYADH2050 | SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS DISCUSS PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During her June 4 - 7, 2007 to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica Barks-Ruggles met with representatives of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) and National Society for Human Rights (NSHR),who conveyed tha [...] | 2007-10-03 14:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL SA |
07RIYADH2080 | MORE SUPPORT FOR GRAND MUFTI'S FATWA DISCOURAGING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Commentary from the Saudi press on the October 1 sermon of Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Muhammed Al-Asheikh, the most senior Wahhabi cleric and the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, continues to be strongly positive. Saudi Islamic scholars and officials are voicing full suppor [...] | 2007-10-10 13:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL KPAO SA |
07RIYADH21 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SECURING REGIONAL BORDERS [...] (S) Charge' delivered reftel demarche to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Dr. Nizar Obaid Madani on January 7. Dr. Madani emphasized that it the SAG's policy to refrain from interfering in the internal issues of other states, pointing out that Saudi Arabia does not share a bor [...] | 2007-01-08 11:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KISL SA |
07RIYADH23 | SAG STATES NO HIGH-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT OF SYRIAN [...] (S) Charge' met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Obaid Madani on January 7 to relay the request contained in reftel that the SAG refrain from allowing high-ranking Syrian officials to visit the Kingdom. In response, Dr. Madani told Charge' that he is unaware of any planned [...] | 2007-01-08 11:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PINR KPAL KISL SY SA |
07RIYADH2356 | THE "SAUDIZATION" OF SERMONS IN THE EP [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to conversations with worshippers at various Eastern Province mosques, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs (MOIA) began a policy of "Saudizing" the delivery of the Friday sermon during the late summer of 2007. The alleged policy allows only Saudi citizens licensed by the [...] | 2007-11-27 09:16:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PREL PTER SOCI SA |
07RIYADH2501 | SAUDI GRAND MUFTI CALLS FOR TERRORISTS TO BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi Interior Ministry announced on November 28 the arrest of 208 suspected terrorists. The Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al-Alsheikh declared two days later during his Friday November 30 sermon (translated text attached) that deviant groups are corrupting [...] | 2007-12-15 14:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CVIS KISL SA |
07RIYADH329 | DAS CARPENTER AND DAS BARKS-RUGGLES DISCUSS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Near Eastern Affairs (NEA) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Scott Carpenter, Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, and Department of Commerce Legal Advisor James Filpi met with the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Law and Administrative Science Departmen [...] | 2007-02-18 14:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KISL |
07RIYADH368 | FEMALE LAWYERS MAY SOON HAVE RIGHT TO PRACTICE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Justice Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Al-Sheikh announced at the inauguration of the third Annual Meeting of Arbitrators on January 30 that a new consultancy law allowing female lawyers to open their own legal consulting firms is under consideration. As proposed, the [...] | 2007-02-24 12:40:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL KWMN SA |
07RIYADH397 | DECEMBER 2006 MEETING OF STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-26 10:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO PINR KISL KWMN SA |
07RIYADH580 | FORCED DIVORCE: A NEW PHENOMENON IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi press reported on March 11 that the Ministry of Justice has formed a committee to investigate the growing number of "forced" divorces in the Kingdom. Saudi poet and activist Nimah Nawwab is one of several women who have raised the visibility of this issue in the press t [...] | 2007-03-24 10:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL KWMN KPAO SA |
07RIYADH628 | SAUDI TEXTBOOKS DISPLAY REDUCED INTOLERANCE; [...] (C) Post conducted a review of six 2006-2007 textbooks used in Saudi schools for the second, fourth, and eighth grades. The six textbooks do not advocate any particular philosophy toward non-Muslims, and on the whole, appear to be more tolerant than previously reviewed textbooks. Two of the [...] | 2007-03-27 16:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PHUM SA |
07RIYADH636 | 19TH ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: OPENING SESSION [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah used his speech to the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Riyadh on March 28 to criticize publicly U.S. policy in Iraq by referring to the "illegal foreign occupation" of that country, albeit without naming the U.S. or the Coalition Forces. The King issu [...] | 2007-03-29 10:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL KWMN SA |
07RIYADH638 | 19TH ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: CLOSING SESSION [...] (C) The closing session of the 19th Arab League Summit in Riyadh on March 29 issued the "Riyadh Declaration," which calls for the implementation of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, demands the removal of weapons of mass destruction from the region, and supports the development of nuclear progra [...] | 2007-03-30 11:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL KWMN SA |
07RIYADH651 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON RIYADH PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Ambassador made a farewell call on Riyadh Provincial Governor HRH Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz on March 25. The Prince emphasized personal ties to the U.S, as well as the strong bilateral relationship in the context of the SAG's reform agenda and efforts to resolve the Palestinian conflic [...] | 2007-04-01 08:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM KISL SA |
07RIYADH922 | A VICTORY IN THE SAUDI WAR ON TERROR [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Saudi Ministry of Interior (MOI) recently reported to the press that it detained 172 suspected terrorists, dismantled seven terror cells, and seized large amounts of weapons and explosives, along with SR 20 million (USD 5.3 million). The arrests and seizures occurred over [...] | 2007-05-02 15:12:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PINR PGOV PREL KISL ASEC SA |
07RIYADH932 | SAUDI OPPOSITION GROUP REACTIVATED IN PUBLIC SPHERE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The London-based Saudi opposition group Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) began another unsuccessful public call on March 22 for protests in local mosques in Riyadh and Jeddah. The last time that MIRA called for protests was in August 2006 during the Lebanon crisis. [...] | 2007-05-05 04:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
07RIYADH966 | GCC ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL FOR POLITICAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS DR. ABDULKARIM HAMADI SIPDIS TOLD POLOFF ON APRIL 24 THAT HE FEARS A NUCLEAR ARMS RACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND IS CONFIDENT THAT IRAN WILL PROCEED WITH A NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM. HE SAID INTERNATIO [...] | 2007-05-08 15:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KISL KNNP SA |
07ROME2166 | IDENTIFYING CREDIBLE VOICES: MISSION ITALY RESPONSE [...] (U) This cable is Mission Italy's response to reftels. 2. (S/NF) Embassy Rome is providing these carefully vetted names -- individuals who are already well known and who have taken public stands in favor of moderation or against extremism. The individuals named below are well-known pro-wes [...] | 2007-10-11 14:56:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SCUL SOCI IT |
07ROME263 | ITALIAN NOMINEES FOR EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Rome nominates the following individuals to participate in the March 26-27 European conference on insurgency, "A Comprehensive Approach to Modern Insurgency: Afghanistan and Beyond." a.) RADM (0-8) Mario Rino ME', Deputy Chief, 3rd Reparto (J-3/J-5 equivalent),[...] | 2007-02-08 15:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PINS PREL PROP PTER NATEU MARR MOPS KISL |
07SANAA2091 | EMBASSY SHOOTER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS [...] (C) On November 12, a Yemeni state security court sentenced Saleh Mohammad Salim al-Ammari to five years in prison for opening fire on the US Embassy in Sana'a on December 5, 2006 (ref a). (Note: Original reports listed the shooter's name as Saleh Mohammed Salem Alawi. End note.) Lawyers [...] | 2007-11-13 13:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KISL YM |
07SANAA2096 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTRY ON BADAWI CASE [...] (S) Per reftel, the Ambassador met on November 14 with the Deputy Foreign Minister to discuss the Badawi case. The Ambassador thanked him for the steps the ROYG has taken to ensure access for FBI investigators and reiterated strong USG interest in having Badawi in US custody. He said the USG [...] | 2007-11-14 15:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KISL YM |
07SANSALVADOR276 | EL SALVADOR ON PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 19:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL KWBG PREL IS XX ES |
07SAOPAULO601 | CONVERSATION WITH AN OLD FRIEND OF LULA [...] (C) At a June 26 lunch with poloff and econoff, businessman and lobbyist Mohamad Ali Laila (protect) shared his views on President Lula, the PT, Brazil,s relations with Venezuela, and the Lebanese and Muslim communities in Sao Paulo. Laila, who is President Lula,s neighbor in Sao Bernardo [...] | 2007-07-12 14:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SCUL BR LE |
07SARAJEVO356 | BOSNIA: HAMAS AND FATAH AGREEMENT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-13 16:10:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAL KWBG PREL IS XX BK |
07SARAJEVO650 | BOSNIA - WAHHABISM THREATENS TRADITIONAL BOSNIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Islamic Community (IC) is on the defensive as Bosnian Islam undergoes an identity crisis. While the scope of the problem remains unclear, there is a general recognition that more extreme believers (foreigners and nationals) are deliberately disrupting Bosnian Muslim communiti [...] | 2007-03-23 16:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL SCUL BK |
07SEOUL421 | ROKG WELCOMES HAMAS AND FATAH AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-12 07:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL KWBG KS IS |
07SINGAPORE1687 | SINGAPORE'S MALAY MUSLIMS: SOCIAL PROBLEMS PERSIST [...] (U) Singapore's Malay Muslims have undergone a "dramatic transformation" in the last twenty-five years, asserted Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a September 2 speech. But he also called on the community to "muster a major effort" to address the needs of dysfunctional families. He emphasized [...] | 2007-09-11 06:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM KISL SN |
07SINGAPORE1732 | REJECTING EXTREMISM: SINGAPORE MUSLIM "CREDIBLE [...] (S/NF) A number of prominent Malay/Muslim Singaporeans speak out against extremism with "credible voices" and are identified below, per Ref A request. The Government of Singapore (GOS) strongly emphasizes the importance of preserving racial and religious harmony and has implemented various me [...] | 2007-09-18 09:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | KISL SN |
07SINGAPORE2133 | MAJOR OVERHAUL OF SINGAPORE'S MADRASAH SYSTEM [...] (U) Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim announced last month a major restructuring of Singapore's full-time madrasah system -- which serves roughly five percent of Singapore's Malay/Muslim students (Ref A). The reorganization is prompted by a requirement that full-time madr [...] | 2007-11-30 08:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL SOCI SCUL SN |
07SINGAPORE2208 | SINGAPORE HAJ DECISION ATTRACTS UNWANTED MEDIA [...] (U) The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) will no longer apply for waivers from the Saudi Arabian government to allow Singaporean women under 45 years old to travel on the haj unaccompanied by a close male relative, the Straits Times newspaper reported on its front page on December [...] | 2007-12-17 13:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL SOCI PHUM SCUL SN |
07SINGAPORE480 | DEMARCHE ON INTERPOL'S AMIA PROPOSAL DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-09 06:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | IR AR PGOV PREL FBI PTER KJUS ASEC KTFN KISL |
07SINGAPORE785 | SINGAPORE'S MADRASAHS STRUGGLE TO STAY RELEVANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's full-time private Islamic schools, or madrasahs, are facing an existential crisis. Within the Malay/Muslim community, many question the quality, purpose, and continuing relevance of the full-time madrasahs in Singapore's highly competitive, secular society. The madr [...] | 2007-04-20 09:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SN KISL SOCI SCUL |
07SKOPJE129 | MACEDONIA ON HAMAS AND FATAH AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-13 13:32:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAL KWBG PREL MK |
07SKOPJE135 | MACEDONIAN NOMINEES FOR MARCH CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 10:17:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PROP PTER PINS EAID NATEU MARR MOPS KISL |
07SOFIA163 | BULGARIA: NOMINEES FOR MARCH 26-27 INSURGENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 14:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PINS PROP KISL MARR MOPS EAID NATO |
07STATE166405 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 8. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) The United States has reason to believe Iranian security services may have targeted and detained private investigator and retired FBI Special Agent Bob Levinson on March 8, 2007, during a t [...] | 2007-12-13 02:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | BA CASC IR IZ JO KDEM KISL KJUS KPRP KU LE MU PGOV |
07STATE48491 | MEDIA GUIDANCE FOR MUSLIM CLERIC DENIED ENTRY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-12 16:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS KISL PREL PTER SCUL IN PK |
07STATE67683 | MISSING AMERICAN CITIZEN IN IRAN [...] (U) This is an action message ) please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) The United States has reason to believe Iranian security services targeted and detained retired FBI Special Agent Bob Levinson on March 8, 2007, during a trip to Kish Island. Iranian authorities may have believed he was sti [...] | 2007-05-17 14:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AR KISL KJUS LE PGOV PREL PTER FBI PRT KTFN ASEC IR |
07SURABAYA39 | SOUTH SULAWESI: PLAYING POLITICS WITH SHARIAH LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 5 gubernatorial election in Indonesian Vice President Yusuf Kalla's home province of South Sulawesi is both a battle within the local Golkar party and a referendum on the implementation of Shariah law in the province. An internal local Golkar dispute now pits the cu [...] | 2007-09-21 08:40:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
07SURABAYA42 | LOMBOK'S AHMADIYAH SECT: DANGEROUS OR ENDANGERED? [...] (SBU) Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant traveled to the island of Lombok in the province of West Nusa Tenggara, from September 11 to 13. While there, they met with 127 members of the religious sect Ahmadiyah at their refugee barracks in the provincial capital Mataram. In Febru [...] | 2007-09-28 12:36:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
07SURABAYA43 | MANADO--ALL BROTHERS [...] (SBU) Summary: North Sulawesi has long maintained a reputation for tolerance and calm, despite being surrounded areas best known for ethnic and religious conflicts. During a September 25-27 visit to Manado, Surabaya Principal Officer discussed with local leaders, academicians, and the media Nor [...] | 2007-10-01 07:06:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
07SURABAYA51 | EAST NUSA TENGGARA--MUSLIM RADIO AND POLITICS IN A CHRISTIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In Christian dominated East Nusa Tenggara (NTT),Muslim residents play an important political role. The Chairman of NTT's Indonesian Islamic Council told visitors from ConGen Surabaya that relations between religious and ethnic communities have stabilized on the island of West T [...] | 2007-10-10 10:07:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
07SURABAYA53 | EAST NUSA TENGGARA: CAMPAIGNS, CORRUPTION AND CREATIVITY [...] (SBU) Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant met with the leadership of Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) during a recent visit to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). These political parties currentQold 21 and 12 seats respectively of the 55 total seats in NTT's Pr [...] | 2007-10-15 10:10:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
07SURABAYA54 | EAST NUSA TENGGARA: CAMPAIGNS, CORRUPTION AND CREATIVITY [...] (SBU) Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant met with the leadership of Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) during a recent visit to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). These political parties currently hold 21 and 12 seats respectively of the 55 total seats in NTT' [...] | 2007-10-15 10:10:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
07SURABAYA57 | SOUTH SULAWESI: JUSUF KALLA PICKS HIS GUBERNATORIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, Vice President and Golkar National Chairman Jusuf Kalla strongly urged Golkar elites in South Sulawesi to support incumbent Amin Syam and his running mate Mansyur Ramly in the November 5 gubernatorial elections. Public reaction has been negative, suggesting that t [...] | 2007-10-18 03:32:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
07SURABAYA59 | NORTH MALUKU: FISTICUFFS AND FALSE STARTS MAR GOVERNOR'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Violence and confusion continues to plague the race for Governor and Vice Governor in the Province of North Maluku. The official start date for the campaign has changed three times amid violent physical assaults and accusations of favoritism on the part of the Provincial Electi [...] | 2007-10-22 11:11:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
07SURABAYA71 | EAST JAVA NAHDLATUL ULEMA CONFERENCE: POLITICS, RELIGION, [...] (SBU) Summary: The East Java Nahdlatul Ulema (NU) Conference selected Ali Maschan Moesa as the Chairman of the NU Tanfidziyah Council on November 4. Ali Maschan's election did nothing to dampen speculation that he would soon announce his candidacy in the 2008 East Java Governor's race. Ali Ma [...] | 2007-11-08 11:16:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL PHUM SOCI ID |
07SURABAYA72 | GOLKAR'S POLITICAL MACHINE APPARENTLY FAILS IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate General Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer, Pol/Econ Assistant and two Political Officers from Embassy Jakarta observed the first direct gubernatorial elections in South Sulawesi Province on November 5. The apparent defeat of incumbent Amir Syam by his Vice Governor Syahrul Ya [...] | 2007-11-13 09:28:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
07SURABAYA74 | SOUTH SULAWESI: ELECTION RESULTS ARE IN, THE LOSERS SUE, [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 16 official announcement of election results failed to dampen controversy surrounding who won the race for South Sulawesi Governor. Now abandoned by national Golkar Party leadership, defeated incumbent Amin Syam and Vice Governor candidate Mansur Ramly have annou [...] | 2007-11-16 10:21:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
07SURABAYA77 | SOUTH SULAWESI: BULUKUMBA'S SYARIAH LAW A "CRASH PROGRAM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6, Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant traveled to Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi to discuss the practical implementation of Syariah law in the regency. Located on the southern most tip of South Sulawesi, Bulukumba has implemented local regulations that mirror [...] | 2007-11-23 09:46:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL ID |
07SURABAYA89 | EAST JAVA: VOTERS IGNORE ENDORSEMENTS; POLITICIANS IGNORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Media giant Jawa Pos Group's Pro Otonomi Institute (JPIP) was established in 2002 to evaluate and rank the performance of individual regencies in East Java. While JPIP has successfully focused the attention of some elected officials on the relationship between job performance a [...] | 2007-12-14 09:54:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL ID |
07TASHKENT1680 | YOUTH REPORTEDLY DISCOURAGED FROM MOSQUE ATTENDANCE [...] (C) Summary: During a September 5 meeting at Namangan's Mahdum Ishon Mosque, Namangan province Head Imam Tursunov allegedly ordered imams to bar schoolchildren from attending nightly readings of the Qur'an during Ramadan. Word of the reported incident has spread in the community, causing res [...] | 2007-09-24 09:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL UZ |
07TASHKENT1888 | ERK PARTY TALKS WITH HIZB UT-TAHRIR LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: On October 26, poloff met with Erk political opposition party leader Atanazar Arif, who claimed that Erk was to hold a meeting in Istanbul on October 27 with leaders of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) and other religious extremist factions on coordinating their opposition to President Karimov [...] | 2007-10-30 14:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR RS TU UZ |
07TELAVIV2893 | POST RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR IDENTIFICATION OF [...] (SBU) In response to the Department's request to identify "credible voices" in the Muslim community who reject extremist interpretations of Islam (reftel),post submits the following three names for consideration: A) SHEIKH ABDELLAH NIMER DARWISH (born 1948): Sheikh Darwish is the founder [...] | 2007-10-02 12:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PTER KISL IS |
07TELAVIV351 | ISRAEL APPOINTS FIRST ARAB MUSLIM CABINET MINISTER [...] (U) Fifty-eight years since the establishment of the state of Israel, the first Arab Muslim has been sworn in as a government minister (although currently without a portfolio). Labor MK Ghaleb Majadleh's controversial appointment was spearheaded by Labor party leader Amir Peretz, who most obse [...] | 2007-01-31 15:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SCUL KISL IS |
07TELAVIV3587 | MUGHRABI GATE CHIEF ARCHEOLOGIST ON EXCAVATIONS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Israel Antiquities Authority's (IAA) chief archeologist for the Mughrabi Gate excavation site, John Seligman, told Poloff December 19 that, contrary to December 17 press reports, he has received no instructions to resume excavations at the site. Seligman disputed claims tha [...] | 2007-12-20 16:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV3593 | GOI SENDING MIXED MESSAGES ON MUGHRABI GATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following press reports this week that on November 29 the GOI ordered the resumption of excavation work at the Mughrabi Gate access point for the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount, Poloff contacted PMO Deputy Foreign Policy Advisor Ari Varon and the chief archeologist at the site, John [...] | 2007-12-21 10:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF KISL KPAL JO IS |
07TELAVIV466 | CHIEF ARCHEOLOGIST CONFIRMS EXCAVATIONS TO [...] (C) The daily Ha'aretz reported February 12 that Jerusalem Mayor Lupoliansky, after consulting with the Islamic Waqf and the rabbi of the Western Wall, decided to suspend construction of the pedestrian ramp to the Mughrabi Gate, but that archeological excavations related to the project would c [...] | 2007-02-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KPAL IS |
07TELAVIV575 | TURKISH DELEGATION POSTPONES VISIT TO MUGHRABI [...] (U) DURING PRIME MINISTER OLMERT'S FEBRUARY 14-15 VISIT TO ANKARA, ISRAELI MEDIA REPORTED THAT OLMERT RESPONDED TO CRITICISM BY TURKISH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN OF ISRAELI ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS NEXT TO THE MUGHRABI GATE TO THE TEMPLE MOUNT/HARAM AL SHARIF BY INVITING A TURKISH DELEGATION TO [...] | 2007-02-23 06:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL TU JO IS |
07TELAVIV736 | ISRAEL MFA INFORMED OF USG INTEREST IN AMIA CASE [...] (C) Responding to reftel demarche, Israeli MFA Nonproliferation and Counterterrorism Department Director Yehuda Yaakov expressed appreciation for the update on the USG interest in the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) bombing case, calling it a "front and center" issue for the MFA. [...] | 2007-03-08 13:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL FBI KJUS ASEC KTFN KISL KIRF |
07THEHAGUE1336 | NEW DUTCH ECONOMIC MINISTER SEEKS FURTHER U.S. - [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-12 16:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV SENV KISL PINR NL |
07THEHAGUE497 | YOUR VISIT TO THE NETHERLAND... [...] (SBU) My staff and I are happy to welcome you back to The Netherlands March 22-23. You will be the most senior Department of State visitor here since the formation of the new, center-left coalition government (Balkenende IV). While the coalition has survived its first major political test by w [...] | 2007-03-20 14:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KISL NL |
07TOKYO4533 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS IFTAR DINNER [...] Nearly one hundred guests attended the Ambassador's annual Iftar dinner, hosted at the residence on September 20. The guest list included Ambassadors and chiefs of missions from Islamic nations and their spouses, members of Tokyo's small Muslim community, and Japanese academics who specialize [...] | 2007-09-27 22:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KISL ODIP JA |
07TORONTO479 | Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Toronto-based IHYA Foundation is organizing a knowledge retreat for Muslim students, a large convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, and a concert from December 23-31. Organizers expect 15,000 people to attend the convention - about 2,000 of whom will likely come [...] | 2007-12-18 18:49:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KISL KPAO PREL CA |
07TRIPOLI1066 | QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION DIRECTOR SOUNDS WARNING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-31 11:53:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SOCI KPAO SCUL OEXC KISL LY |
07TRIPOLI422 | LIBYA ENACTS, THEN RETRACTS, BAN ON WOMEN TRAVELING ABROAD [...] SUMMARY. (C) In late February 2007, Libyans started talking about a new law that prohibited women under the age of 40 traveling abroad unless escorted by their husband, father or brother, although there was conflicting information about the source of the "law" or the scope of implementation. [...] | 2007-05-02 09:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KSOCI KWMN KISL LY |
07TRIPOLI945 | LIBYAN REACTION TO AQ-LIFG MERGER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-07 16:15:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | KISL PTER PREL PGOV LY |
07TUNIS1068 | THE TUNISIAN SECULAR STATE: A MODEL FOR THE MUSLIM [...] (C) Following independence in 1956, Tunisia has witnessed the development of a largely secular system of government that maintains a strict separation of mosque and state. Former President Bourguiba implemented policies that, building on Tunisia's secular leanings, established Tunisia as one o [...] | 2007-08-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL PTER KDEM TS |
07TUNIS1264 | IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY. In general, it is GOT officials who speak out against religious extremism and terrorism on a regular and open basis. President Ben Ali, GOT ministers and La Presse (the official media outlet of the GOT) regularly issue statements warning against the threat of extremist ideologies [...] | 2007-09-18 11:26:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | KISL KPAO PTER TS |
07TUNIS1544 | FINDING PARALLELS BETWEEN BEN ALI AND CEAUSESCU [...] (S/NF) In a recent meeting with Ambassador, Romanian Ambassador to Tunisia Sorin-Mihail Tanasescu offered a starkly negative assessment of President Ben Ali, the GOT and Tunisia. Tanasescu suggested there are strong parallels between Tunisia today and Romania just before the fall of former P [...] | 2007-11-30 15:58:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON KISL TS |
07ULAANBAATAR480 | REGIONAL STRATEGIES TO COUNTER THE TERRORIST [...] (C) As requested in ref A, post would like to suggest that Washington consider how it can best retain and strengthen support by counter-terrorism allies and coalition partners such as Mongolia. Mongolia,s General Intelligence Agency's (GIA) has repeatedly pressed the USG for CT assistance and [...] | 2007-08-24 08:14:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | SECRET | PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL KPAO ASEC MG |
07USNATO72 | USNATO NOMINATIONS FOR MARCH 26-27 CONFERENCE IN [...] Per reftel, USNATO nominates the following individuals to participate in the March 26-27 European conference on insurgency, "A Comprehensive Approach to Modern Insurgency: Afghanistan and Beyond." a.) Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Ambassador Martin [...] | 2007-02-06 15:06:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL MOPS EAID PINS PROP PTER KISL AF |
07USUNNEWYORK496 | UN INTERRELIGIOUS DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) The UN has seen a number of initiatives recently to grapple with the "clash of civilizations" notion and the aftermath of last year's violence over Dutch cartoons featuring the prophet Mohammed. The initiative with the most wide-spread backing is the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC),whi [...] | 2007-06-19 20:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SCUL KISL UNESCO UNGA |
07VATICAN12 | AFRICA ON FRONT BURNER AS POPE ADDRESSES DIP CORPS [...] (SBU) Pope Benedict placed particular emphasis on challenges facing Africa in his second annual address to the diplomatic corps. He called attention to Darfur and Somalia, and criticized an attempt "to trivialize abortion" in Africa. Benedict decried the uselessness of "armed solutions" to [...] | 2007-01-10 15:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF KISL KPAL KNNP VT |
07VATICAN24 | HOLY SEE: NEW NUNCIO TO SUDAN [...] Pope Benedict XVI has appointed 53 year-old career diplomat, Monsignor Leo Boccardi, as papal nuncio in Sudan. Boccardi replaces Archbishop Dominique Mamberti who became Secretary for Relations with States (i.e., foreign minister) SIPDIS last September. To date, Boccardi has been serving [...] | 2007-01-25 08:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR KISL SU VT |
07VATICAN33 | HOLY SEE COMMENTS ON MILITARY COMMISSIONS ACT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, in October of last year post delivered points on the Military Commissions Act to various officials in the Holy See. On January 9 a reply was received from Cardinal Renato Martino, an influential and outspoken figure who heads the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Mar [...] | 2007-02-01 12:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER KAWK PHUM VT |
07VIENNA2536 | NOMINATION OF PARTICIPANT FOR WORKSHOP ON [...] Embassy Vienna nominates the following officer to participate in the Workshop on Radicalization and Muslim Engagement scheduled for October 30-31, 2007 in Washington, DC. 2. Michael Spring, Economic-Political Officer, Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and Muslim Outreach. Top Secret secur [...] | 2007-10-01 06:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO PREL PTER SCUL SOCI XG AU |
07VIENNA720 | FORMATION OF A PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns presented reftel points on March 21 to Franz Josef Kuglitsch, the Austrian MFA's acting Middle East Director, and Wolfgang Lapuh, the MFA's DAS-level Near East Director. 2. (C) Kuglitsch and Lapuh confirmed press reports that Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik ha [...] | 2007-03-21 15:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL PGOV KWBG PREL IS AU |
07WARSAW319 | FATAH-HAMAS GOVERNMENT: POLAND STRONGLY SUPPORTS [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarche on the Fatah-Hamas national unity government on February 9 to Pawel Herczynski, MFA EU Department Deputy Director. Herczynski commented that the U.S.views were fully consistent with Quartet principles, and therefore they reflected EU policy as [...] | 2007-02-09 15:34:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL KWBG PREL IS PL |
07WELLINGTON461 | NEW ZEALAND - MINISTER ON POLITICS, ISLAM AND [...] (C) Summary. Up-and-coming Labour Party Minister David Cunliffe is confident about his party's reelection chances despite poor recent poll numbers. He is also confident about successfully dismantling New Zealand's telecommunications monopoly despite the challenges. Cunliffe is concerned abo [...] | 2007-06-20 04:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECPS PINR KISL NZ AS |
07YAOUNDE1257 | TRADITIONAL MUSLIM LEADER SALUTES PEACE CORPS, US POLICY [...] (U) Summary: The image of the USG among Muslims in the Mokolo Division of Cameroon's Extreme North Province is largely positive, thanks to the work of Peace Corps volunteers, US Embassy outspokenness on democracy and anti-corruption, and small-grant development efforts, according to Yacouba [...] | 2007-10-22 08:25:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO PREL EAID CM |
07YAOUNDE1417 | CAMEROON'S NORTH: POOR AND FEELING NEGLECTED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador's recent orientation trip to Cameroon's North and Far North provinces revealed a region of poverty, insecurity and perceived political neglect. Local officials, traditional leaders, NGO representatives, businessmen and others stressed the impact of desertificati [...] | 2007-12-04 13:12:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM EAGR ECON PGOV SENV PINR KISL KPAO |
07YEREVAN150 | NOMINEE FOR CONFERENCE IN EUROPEN ON MODERN [...] 1. Post would like to nominate Armen Yedigarian, Director of the Arms Control and National Security Department at the MFA (roughly U.S. Assistant Secretary equivalent),for the Marshall Center European conference on insurgency March 26-27. Yedigarian is a knowledgeable, effective, and influen [...] | 2007-02-12 13:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PINS PREL PROP PTER NATEU MARR MOPS KISL |
07YEREVAN151 | PALESTINIAN UNITY GOVERNMENT POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-12 13:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS AM |
08ABUJA1016 | (S/NF) NIGERIA: xxxxxxxxxxxx [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: xxxxxxxxxxxx contended that Yar'Adua began experiencing symptoms of acute renal failure in late 1999, and traveled at that time to Mainz, Germany, to consult with kidney specialists. xxxxxxxxxxxx claimed, that in 1999, German doctors told Yar'Adua to undergo dialysis treatment, and [...] | 2008-06-02 15:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SOCI NI |
08ABUJA1591 | NIGERIA: ENCOURAGING POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR POLIO [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel A request, the Mission re-conveyed to the Government of Nigeria (GON) the importance of polio eradication in Nigeria. The GON replied that it has set up a Technical Committee on Immunization and Polio Eradication because of the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution r [...] | 2008-08-11 12:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV ECON EAID SOCI KISL KOCI NI |
08ABUJA1953 | NIGERIA: OFFICERS TRAVEL NORTH TO HOST IFTARS [...] (U) Summary: The Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, two Poloffs, Econoff, and two PolFSNs traveled to Kano and Kaduna on September 3 and 4 to host Iftar dinners for members of each community. Approximately 50 guests from the government, business sector, academia, and civil society were invited to [...] | 2008-10-06 07:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL KPAO SCUL NI |
08ABUJA2129 | OCTOBER SITREP ON NIGERIAN POLIO ERADICATION EFFORTS [...] (U) Per reftel A action requests, U.S. Mission provides this first in the new series of sitreps on the Nigerian government's polio eradication efforts. We suggest this sitrep be read in conjunction with refs C and D, which have previously reported on the Mission's efforts on the polio epidemic [...] | 2008-10-29 12:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
08ABUJA2148 | NORTHERN NIGERIA EXPERIENCES A RELATIVE REPRIEVE [...] (C) Summary: Over the last several months there has been relative calm in Northern Nigeria; there have been few religious conflicts and no indications of extremist activity. Several factors have contributed to this reduction in activity, including: a settling of reactions to Sharia law imple [...] | 2008-10-30 14:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV NI |
08ABUJA2262 | NIGERIA: LAUNCHING NATIONAL HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From October 9 - 11 the Government of Nigeria hosted a forum to discuss and develop a national HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing (HCT) initiative. The event provided a rare and useful platform for HIV/AIDS advocacy and frank discussions. The GON appears to view a new massive nat [...] | 2008-11-18 06:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
08ABUJA2274 | NIGERIA: WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING MDGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 9, the acting Supervising Minister of Health Mohammad Lawal, who is also the Minister of Labor, held a press conference in which he reported on the current health status of the nation. The report, while unrealistically laudatory of the ministry's efforts, described a [...] | 2008-11-19 11:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
08ABUJA2275 | NIGERIA: WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING MDGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 9, the acting Supervising Minister of Health Mohammad Lawal, who is also the Minister of Labor, held a press conference in which he reported on the current health status of the nation. The report, while unrealistically laudatory of the ministry's efforts, described a [...] | 2008-11-19 11:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
08ABUJA2309 | NIGERIA: NEW POLIO CASE IN LAGOS [...] A World Health Organization (WHO) contact informed ESTHOff that a positive test for a single Type I polio case was reported on November 20-21 in Ali Mosho, a district within Lagos. The WHO contact coordinates polio vaccine efforts in Nigeria and has well-established ties to Nigerian public hea [...] | 2008-11-25 14:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
08ABUJA2515 | NIGERIA: U.S. MISSION PUSHES FOR LOCAL OWNERSHIP OF POLIO [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Polio Eradication Initiative Task Force (PEITF) Core Group held a meeting on November 11-12 in Kano to discuss current status of polio in northern Nigeria, assess preparations for upcoming campaigns, and strategize on steps to making future rounds more successful. Som [...] | 2008-12-23 13:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
08ABUJA321 | NIGERIA: SHIA LEADER IMPLICATES U.S. IN SUNNI [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Sokoto state Attorney General Inuwa Abdul-Qadir (strictly protect) informed that the secret trial of prominent Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) leader Kasimu Tawaye and over a hundred other members of Sokoto,s minority Shia community remains stalled several months after the a [...] | 2008-02-21 07:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KISL NI |
08ABUJA449 | NIGERIA NOT PREPARED TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO AT OIC [...] (U) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche to Bernard Shabu, Assistant Director of Intra-Regional and Inter-Regional Affairs and Desk Officer for Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 7. Shabu informed PolOff that President Umaru Yar'Adua, accompan [...] | 2008-03-07 13:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL UNSC UNMIK KIRF EU KV YI NI |
08ABUJA450 | NIGERIA AND OIC SPECIAL ENVOY'S REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 14:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OIC KISL NI |
08ABUJA538 | NIGERIA: TERRORISM SUSPECTS GRANTED BAIL [...] (U) The Abuja Federal High Court granted bail March 12 to Muhammad Ashafa, who has been in police custody since 2004 when the GON extradited him from Pakistan for alleged ties to al-Qaeda. Ashafa's counsel Ifeyinwa Obegolu told PolOff March 12 that the Nigerian police and State Security Servic [...] | 2008-03-20 16:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PTER KJUS KISL NI |
08ABUJA694 | NIGERIA: NORTHERN ROUNDUP FOR JAN-APR 2008 [...] (U) This cable is a roundup of recent socio-political developments across northern Nigeria, including: -- Adamawa Guber Candidate Uses "Jihad" to Rally Support -- Kano Hisbah Attempts to Enforce Sharia in Non-Muslim Areas -- Christian-Muslim Violence in Kano -- One Killed, Five Churches Burnt [...] | 2008-04-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KISL KIRF NI |
08ABUJA701 | (C/NF) NIGERIA: AL-AZHAR PREACHERS DEPLOYED TO [...] (C//NF) Egyptian Embassy First Secretary told PolOff April 7 that the Government of Egypt (GOE) has recently begun deploying preachers from Cairo,s renowned Islamic seminary al-Azhar University to serve as instructors in private Islamic secondary schools throughout central and southern Nigeria [...] | 2008-04-15 16:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SOCI KIRF NI EG |
08ABUJA734 | NIGERIA: REACTION TO ANTI-ISLAM VIDEO (C-D18-00223) [...] (S) Following is Post's keyed-in responses to reftel request for Government of Nigeria (GON) preparations for, public reactions to, and related responses to the release of Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders' film, which is allegedly critical of Islam. A. (S//NF) IDENTIFY HOST NATION SECURI [...] | 2008-04-18 13:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KISL KIRF NI |
08ABUJA876 | NIGERIA: NORTHERN PARENTS REJECT VACCINES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Poloff and PolSpecialist spoke with Dr. Muhammad Kabir, professor of community medicine at Bayero University in Kano, and Bashir Sanusi, community health specialist with the Kano State Ministry of Health, on April 16. Two themes clearly emerged: 1) despite the recent outbreak of [...] | 2008-05-14 09:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI TBIO KISL KOCI NI |
08ABUJA970 | (C/NF) NIGERIA: IMN GROWTH THOUGH LIMITED, [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Intra-religious strife among Muslims in Nigeria is growing, as evidenced by several recent assassinations of Sunni imams, who have been critical of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN),which is thought to be responsible for these murders. The perceived "Shi'ite" orientation [...] | 2008-05-30 14:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KISL KIRF SOCI NI |
08ABUJA971 | (C/NF) NIGERIA: IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO COUNTER [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Reports that Nigerians may be studying Shi'ism at the Imam Hussein Foundation in Ghana may open up opportunities for the growth of Shi'ism in this traditionally-Sunni region. Iranian attempts at promoting Shi'ism in Nigeria (which began in the 1980s when Iran trained and fund [...] | 2008-05-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KISL SOCI NI IR |
08ADDISABABA3230 | GROWING WAHABI INFLUENCE IN ETHIOPIA TESTS THE [...] (SBU) Two recent Public Diplomacy programs have demonstrated the growing reach and influence of Wahabi elements in Ethiopian Muslim society. Post's efforts to translate &The Place of Tolerance in Islam8 into local languages have come to naught because no Muslim translator in Ethiopia is willi [...] | 2008-11-26 09:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KISL SCUL ET |
08ALGIERS1088 | GOVERNMENT SCRAMBLES TO REASSURE GHARDAIA FLOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Frustration in Ghardaia province following severe October 1 floods led some 5000 people into the streets to protest what they perceived to be the government's sluggish response. The worst flooding the region has seen in over a century took the lives of 33 people, damaged 4000 h [...] | 2008-10-06 16:06:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL AG |
08ALGIERS1208 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS APPROVED WITHOUT DEBATE [...] (C) Algeria's new constitution was ratified in a special November 12 joint session of the Algerian parliament, during which senators and MPs voted overwhelmingly to approve the constitutional amendments proposed by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (ref A). After an introduction by Senate Presid [...] | 2008-11-12 17:08:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL AG |
08ALGIERS1220 | MYSTIC SUFI: BOUTEFLIKA'S ISLAMIC GAMBIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: As he did prior to his 2004 reelection, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has begun raising the profile of Algeria's Sufi religious schools -- the zaouias -- both as a tool for political mobilization and to counter Islamic extremism with a moderate, homegrown alternative. Within Isl [...] | 2008-11-17 11:13:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL AG |
08ALGIERS23 | HUGE MOSQUE PROJECT FACES STIFF OPPOSITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: For several months, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's vision of building the third largest mosque in the world has divided the government and broader public here, provoking opposition from all sectors of society. Given a potential price tag that runs in excess of USD one billion, [...] | 2008-01-09 10:47:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KISL AG |
08ALGIERS318 | AQIM DEMANDS FOR THE RELEASE OF AUSTRIAN HOSTAGES [...] (SBU) On March 13 Al-Qaeda in the Lands of Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) posted a communique on a Jihadi website (www.shmo5alislam.net/vb/) with its conditions for the release of the two Austrian hostages Wolfgang Ebner and Andrea Kloiber (ref A). AQIM demanded the release of some of its members he [...] | 2008-03-17 11:23:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER KISL AG |
08ALGIERS523 | PROFILES OF ALGERIAN SUICIDE BOMBERS [...] SUMMARY: Since April 11, 2007, eleven suicide bombers have carried out attacks across Algeria. Through press reports, we have been able to piece together biographical vignettes of most of the bombers, which offer an insight into their motivations and socioeconomic circumstances. What stands o [...] | 2008-05-08 10:23:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL AG |
08ALGIERS617 | CONTAINING POLITICAL ISLAM: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: As its tumultuous three-day party congress drew to a close at the end of April, the (Muslim Brotherhood) Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP),one of the three parties in the ruling coalition, re-elected Bouguerra Soltani as its leader after a power struggle between Soltani and hi [...] | 2008-05-27 10:06:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM AG |
08ALGIERS782 | BOUTEFLIKA SEEKS TO RECONCILE THE UNRECONCILED [...] (U) During his July 5 Algerian independence day speech to the military leadership, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika revisited the theme of national reconciliation, calling on Algerians to unite against extremism and "to put down the fire of Fitna." He underscored the need to pursue security and [...] | 2008-07-12 06:24:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM KISL AG |
08ALGIERS97 | SUPPORT FOR AQIM MAKES ALI BENHADJ ONCE AGAIN A [...] (C) Ali Benhadj, the former leader of the outlawed Islamic Salvation Front (FIS),has lent his name and support to the recruiting efforts of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Contacts tell us that the government views Benhadj as a threat to its anti-AQIM efforts, but believes putting him [...] | 2008-01-28 06:23:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS KISL AG |
08ALGIERS983 | REGIONALISM TRIUMPHS OVER LOGIC IN CHOICE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 24 proclamation by Minister of Culture Khalida Toumi that Tlemcen will be the 2011 "Islamic Capital" was met with widespread cynicism, and appeared to continue a trend of western Algerian regionalism trumping common sense. Many were puzzled by the declaration, since al [...] | 2008-09-12 10:38:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SOCI AG |
08ALGIERS984 | THE KABYLIE: RELUCTANT REFUGE FOR TERRORISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A string of suicide bombings just east of Algiers (ref A) has brought renewed focus on the Kabylie mountains and the disproportionate amount of terrorist activity occurring there. A fiercely independent center of Berber culture and tradition for centuries, the Kabylie region has [...] | 2008-09-12 11:30:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL AG |
08AMMAN1139 | OVER HALF OF JORDAN'S POLITICAL PARTIES DISBAND AS [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's new political parties law came into effect on April 15. The law requires parties to re-register with 500 "founding" members, up from the previous requirement of fifty. So far, eleven parties have made the cut, and six are anticipated to join them. Nineteen other pre-ex [...] | 2008-04-16 14:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL JO |
08AMMAN1329 | MODERATE ISLAM - PROMOTING THE AMMAN MESSAGE, FOUR [...] (SBU) Jordanian Islamic scholars, in close cooperation with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, continue to propagate the themes of moderation and authentic Islam represented by the Amman Message and its sequel, the Amman Interfaith Message. The Amman Message seeks to promote [...] | 2008-04-30 15:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL JO |
08AMMAN1385 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SHURA COUNCIL ELECTS HAWKISH [...] (C) After holding membership elections in March and April, the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood's Shura Council, its highest body, met on May 2 after multiple delays and elected a hawk, Hammam Saeed, as Controller General, ousting Salim Al-Falahat, considered a dove. Saeed is the first Controller [...] | 2008-05-08 06:24:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
08AMMAN1395 | THE PILLARS OF OFFICIAL ISLAM IN JORDAN [...] (C) Official Islam in Jordan -- or government-sanctioned and -controlled Islamic institutions -- consists of three main pillars that run the Islamic affairs of the state: 1) the Ministry of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Sites; 2) the Department of the Supreme Justice; and 3) the National Fatw [...] | 2008-05-08 09:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL JO |
08AMMAN140 | (C) POLL DATA CONFIRM POOR SHOWING OF IAF, BUT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Tracking and exit polls were conducted by the International Republican Institute-supported Jordan Center for Social Research on Jordan's November 2007 parliamentary elections. The data confirm what the Islamic Action Front denies - that the Islamists' overall poor showing i [...] | 2008-01-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV KISL JO |
08AMMAN1534 | BETWEEN EXTREMISTS AND STAR ACADEMY: [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Hayat FM" founder and chairman Musa Saket plans to expand his Islamic-oriented radio station's broadcast range from its current central Jordan media markets in Amman and Zarqa to the northern and southern parts of the country in the next few months. His station, which he founde [...] | 2008-05-20 14:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL KISL KPAO KDEM JO |
08AMMAN1570 | THE IAF'S ENTOURAGE [...] (C) Summary: The Higher Coordinating Committee of National Opposition Parties (HCCNOP) is a group of seven Jordanian political parties which is dominated by the Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political wing of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood. The committee, originally formed to counter Jordan's [...] | 2008-05-22 17:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
08AMMAN1737 | HOW ISLAMISTS INFILTRATED JORDAN'S BAR ASSOCIATION [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Bar Association is controlled by the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB),even though most of the country's lawyers are not Islamists. The JMB maintains its position in the Bar by exploiting the lack of political engagement on the part of pro-government lawyers and buildi [...] | 2008-06-10 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KPAL JO |
08AMMAN1753 | PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN, PART 4: [...] (SBU) Note: This is the fourth cable of a four-part series examining the world of Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps. Part one focused on the different categories of refugees, and the basic structure of the camp system as it exists in Jordan. Part two examined the isolation of the camps - h [...] | 2008-06-12 06:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KPAL KISL KREF JO |
08AMMAN1871 | TRIBAL CONSERVATIVES PUSH PUBLIC GATHERINGS LAW [...] (C) Summary: On the strength of a bloc of tribal conservatives, the lower house of parliament has endorsed amendments to Jordan's public gatherings law. The pro-government bloc pushed the bill through despite several attempts by a coalition of Islamists and liberals to either water it down [...] | 2008-06-24 05:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL JO |
08AMMAN189 | JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS BATTLING OVER THE FUTURE OF THE [...] (C) Disarray within Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) continues to be aired in the public sphere. Since its drubbing in parliamentary elections on November 20, the Islamic Action Front (the MB's political arm) called on an MB member of the Jordanian Senate to resign; the MB Shura Council disb [...] | 2008-01-17 16:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
08AMMAN1911 | "TOO SOPHISTICATED FOR JORDAN:" PUBLISHER PULLS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pulp Magazine, a youth-oriented English-language monthly magazine known for tackling controversial subjects including sexuality, drug use, and abortion, was discontinued after 13 months of publication because the publisher found the magazine "too sophisticated for Jordan." Pulp [...] | 2008-06-29 11:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL SOCI KISL JO |
08AMMAN1983 | JORDANIAN FOREIGN POLICY REACHES INTO CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: Jordan, with the heavy personal engagement of King Abdullah, has been reaching beyond the Middle East for partners on a variety of energy, economic, and political issues. Of particular note are the efforts expended on improving and expanding ties with former Soviet republics in [...] | 2008-07-02 15:25:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON KISL ZK ZJ TU IR JO |
08AMMAN2051 | A TWELVE YEAR OLD'S INDISCRETION LEADS TO MINOR [...] (SBU) Limited violence, probably sectarian in nature, flared in Irbid on July 6 after some Muslims' religious sensibilities were apparently offended by a local boy. Coverage of the event, especially in the print press, has been spotty, and the Jordanian daily al-Ghad was careful to avoid ment [...] | 2008-07-10 08:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL JO |
08AMMAN2052 | ISLAMIST WEEKLY SEEKS TO CHALLENGE MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Fact International ("al-Haqiqa al-Duwlia") Chairman Zakaria al-Sheikh told us recently that his Islamist weekly newspaper seeks to challenge the dominance of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Islamist press. While his newspaper criticizes the Muslim Brotherhood and aims to "portray [...] | 2008-07-10 10:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL SCUL SOCI JO |
08AMMAN2171 | PARLIAMENT ENDS ITS EXTRAORDINARY SESSION; [...] (C) Summary: The Jordanian parliament closed its extraordinary session on July 9, having passed all but one of the bills placed before it by the King and the government. The session provided the first true insight into voting blocs and policy preferences in the lower house. Tribal conservati [...] | 2008-07-20 11:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAGR KDEM KISL JO |
08AMMAN2300 | DOES JORDAN'S NEW ASSOCIATIONS LAW COVER THE [...] (C) Summary: A sub-plot in the debate over the new law on associations (Ref A) has been the issue of whether it applies to the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB). The JMB insists that it is more than a mere NGO, and has a "special status" as a result of its long-standing relationship with the [...] | 2008-07-31 13:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
08AMMAN2424 | JORDANIAN OFFICIALS MEET WITH HAMAS AND THE MUSLIM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Jordanian media outlets have reported in recent weeks that Lieutenant General Mohammad Dahabi, the head of the General Intelligence Department (GID),has held a series of separate meetings with members of the Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political party [...] | 2008-08-19 14:17:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PREL KISL KPAL JO |
08AMMAN2781 | MEDIA REPORTS FURTHER GOJ CONTACT WITH THE MUSLIM [...] (U) Media outlets reported recently that the director of the General Intelligence Department (GID),LTG Mohammad Dahabi, held a third round of meetings with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and spoke on the phone with HAMAS Political Bureau Director Khaled Meshal in mid September. Islamist-leaning [...] | 2008-09-29 14:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO KISL KPAL PGOV |
08AMMAN2941 | MAJALI SPREADS THE WEALTH IN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's parliament spent the first week of its ordinary session electing its leadership. Abdulhadi Al-Majali comfortably won re-election to the speakership, and his National Democratic Trend parceled out leadership jobs and committee chairmanships with the National Fraternal Blo [...] | 2008-10-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL JO |
08AMMAN3080 | FM BASHIR AND A/S HOOK DISCUSS HAMAS TALKS, [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir and IO A/S Brian Hook discussed Jordanian talks with Hamas, the Mughrabi Gate issue, and other regional developments during a lunch on November 1. Addressing recent interactions with Hamas, Bashir maintained that Jordanian policy had no [...] | 2008-11-09 06:48:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KWBG IS JO |
08AMMAN3122 | JORDANIAN-QATARI RELATIONS START TO THAW IN BUSINESS AND [...] (C) Prime Minister Nader Dahabi led a high-level November 8-9 delegation to Qatar which included the Ministers of Labor, Industry and Trade, and Media Affairs. According to press reports, Jordan and Qatar agreed to establish a joint investment fund, with up to $1 billion from Qatar, and to se [...] | 2008-11-17 07:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PREL PGOV KISL KWBG JO QA |
08AMMAN3165 | NOTES FROM JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT: ALLIANCES WAX AND [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after the allocation of parliamentary committee chairmanships and leadership positions, the alliance between parliament speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali's National Democratic Trend and the business-oriented National Fraternal Bloc (Al-Ikha) was dissolved. A new bloc of MPs [...] | 2008-11-20 13:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL JO |
08AMMAN3262 | JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS PUSH THE LIMITS WITH GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamic Action Front (IAF) has recently launched a campaign to lift the siege on Gaza with a series of rallies and petitions and the proposed dispatch of a ship of humanitarian supplies. On December 3, IAF members staged a walkout in Parliament when [...] | 2008-12-04 15:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KISL KWBG IS JO |
08AMMAN3418 | JORDAN ISLAMISTS PROTEST GAZA EVENTS AND ARAB [...] (SBU) An estimated 2,000 protesters attended a December 30 demonstration organized by the Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, half a mile from the U.S. Embassy on Cairo Street in the upper class commercial area of Abdoun. Speakers, including Muslim Broth [...] | 2008-12-31 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KISL JO |
08AMMAN347 | ISLAMISTS RAMP UP ANTI-NORMALIZATION RHETORIC TO [...] (C) Summary: After losing two-thirds of its parliamentary representation in November's elections, the Islamic Action Front (IAF) is pulling out the stops to rebuild its base. In the past six weeks, the IAF has sought to capitalize on popular unhappiness with the situation in Gaza with a serie [...] | 2008-02-04 13:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL KISL IS JO |
08AMMAN626 | ELECTRONIC JIHAD: MAINSTREAM ISLAMIST WEBSITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A year-old Jordanian web site, Islamouna, conveys strong criticism of U.S. foreign policy in Iraq and the Middle East, while simultaneously criticizing al-Qaeda and takfirism for "distorting Islam" and "confusing Muslims about their religion." According to Islamouna,s editor, the [...] | 2008-02-27 09:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER KPAO SOCI JO |
08AMMAN693 | JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS BEGIN INTERNAL ELECTIONS; HAWKS [...] (C) Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has begun to conduct internal elections for its Shura Council, the MB's highest leadership body. The vote for the 50-member council lasts from late February until mid-March. The election pits "hawks" against "doves" from within the MB, though their policy [...] | 2008-03-04 11:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
08AMMAN832 | ISLAMISTS PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF [...] (C) Summary: The Islamic Action Front (IAF) has led a group of parliamentarians in filing a petition which suggests undoing several provisions of the political parties law passed in April 2007. The proposed amendments would allow at least some of Jordan's smaller, irrelevant political parties [...] | 2008-03-17 13:13:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL JO |
08AMMAN867 | HAWKS REPORTEDLY WIN JORDANIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD [...] (C) Muslim Brotherhood (MB) hawks have reportedly won a majority in the new MB Shura Council following internal elections. Speculation now turns to who will hold the position of MB Controller General, the top spot in the MB. Despite continuing internal fissures, the new council will work hard [...] | 2008-03-19 16:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
08ANKARA576 | TURKEY AIMS TO MODERATE, MODERNIZE THE OIC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: As evidenced at the Dakar Summit, Turkey is endeavoring to capitalize on its growing influence in the Muslim world to modernize and moderate the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Turkey independently advocated for communique language supporting the newly i [...] | 2008-03-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL OIC KV TU |
08ASHGABAT1229 | TURKMENISTAN: KHITROVKA - - INITIAL HOTWASH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Police were in a gun battle September 12 at a bottled water factory north of town with a group of men linked to the two suspects who escaped following the shooting of peace officers on September 8. Starting late on September 12 and extending until the afternoon of September 13, po [...] | 2008-09-15 13:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PTER KCRM KISL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1320 | TURKMENISTAN: KHITROVKA CASUALTY FIGURES [...] (C) Questions still surround the September 12-13 shoot-out btween police/military and an armed gang (Ref A). One question is the number of casualties that resulted from the 24-hour shoot-out. A Turkish embassy source shared with us on September 30 a casualty list he had received from a source [...] | 2008-10-01 14:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR SOCI KCRM KISL TX |
08ASHGABAT171 | TURKMENISTAN: SELF-FINANCING TURKMEN ABLE TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post attempted to verify a December 2007 Forum18 news article (reported in ref by Turkmen opposition website "Gundogar") about the restrictions the government allegedly imposed on those wishing to go on the Hajj [...] | 2008-02-04 12:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF KISL SA TX |
08ASHGABAT617 | TURKMENISTAN: MOSQUE-HOPPING IN ASHGABAT FINDS NO TRACE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff's visit to various Ashgabat mosques revealed the conspicuous absence of the Ruhnama, former President Niyazov's required "spiritual guide," underscoring the book's decline in influence in post-Niyazov Turkmeni [...] | 2008-05-14 09:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF KISL TX |
08ASMARA97 | ELF FOUNDING FATHER DIES IN PRISON [...] (U) Taha Mohammad Nur, one of six intellectuals who founded the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) in Cairo in 1960, died in an Eritrean prison in mid-February. The ELF, largely supported by lowland Muslims, was decimated by Isaias Afwerki's Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front in the late 1970s an [...] | 2008-02-25 11:54:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL ER |
08ASTANA1671 | KAZAKHSTAN - COMMON WORLD FORUM DRAFT COMMUNIQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador participated in the Common World Forum senior officials meeting (SOM),which was held in Astana during August 28-29. The majority of European countries were represented by their embassies in Kazakhstan and most of the Muslim countries by senior-level MFA officia [...] | 2008-09-05 09:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL KZ |
08ASTANA2032 | KAZAKHSTAN: EMBASSY HOSTS MADRASSA STUDENTS FOR IFTAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 28, Embassy Astana hosted a group of students from the Astana madrassa for an iftar. This was the first time that most of the students had met Americans or visited an American home. The evening went a [...] | 2008-10-15 04:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KISL KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2080 | KAZAKHSTAN: FM TAZHIN THANKS AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 17 meeting, Foreign Minister Tazhin thanked U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Khalilzad for his attendance at the Common World ministerial. Tazhin told Khalilzad that he expected Kazakhstan to finalize an agreement with NATO on land transit of supplies for [...] | 2008-10-20 11:31:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EINV KISL KDEM AF KZ |
08ASTANA2092 | KAZAKHSTAN: COMMON WORLD FORUM MINISTERIAL BRINGS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad led the U.S. delegation to the October 17 Common World Forum ministerial meeting in Astana. Aimed at promoting understanding between the Muslim world and the [...] | 2008-10-22 10:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF KZ |
08ASTANA2353 | KAZAKHSTAN: TWO FRONTS IN "THE WAR OF IDEAS" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Kazakhstan is facing a "War of Ideas" on two separate fronts. As a Muslim-majority country, Kazakhstan is susceptible to religious extremism from its neighbors to the south. As a former Soviet and largely Ru [...] | 2008-11-26 02:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL KPAO ZK RS KZ |
08BAGHDAD1020 | FADILA BLOC MEMBER DR. BASIM SHARIF ON THE COR, PM [...] (C) Summary: In a frank conversation held at the al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad, COR and Fadila bloc member Dr. Basim Sharif al-Hechaimi discussed the recent Iraqi military operation in Basra. Decrying what he considered a unilateral act on the part of the PM, Dr. Basim highlighted the recent ac [...] | 2008-04-02 18:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD1083 | AMIDST CEASE-FIRE, SADRIST MOSQUES IN BAGHDAD BEAT [...] (C) A sampling of several Sadrist-affiliated mosque sermons in the greater Baghdad area from last Friday, April 4, reveals that despite Muqtada as-Sadr's recent cease-fire declaration, tensions between the Sadrists and the GOI and CF continue to run high. Criticism of the GOI and its perceive [...] | 2008-04-08 07:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD1099 | FADHILA ON THE PCNS, PROSPECTS FOR RECONCILIATION [...] 1. (C) Summary: In a meeting held at the COR on Monday, April 7, Dr. Basim Sharif al-Hechaimi of Fadhila shared his views on the current crisis between the GOI and the Sadrists, including Fadhila's participation in the Political Council for National Security (PCNS) meeting held on Saturday eve [...] | 2008-04-09 02:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD1241 | SISTANI REP WARNS AGAINST EXCLUDING SADRISTS [...] (C) Summary: In a sermon delivered on Friday, April 18, at the Imam al-Husayn Shrine in Karbala, Sheikh Abd al-Mahdi al-Karbalai, the representative of the higher religious authority, Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani, addressed a variety of issues, including the upcoming provincial elections, the on [...] | 2008-04-22 10:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL IZ |
08BAGHDAD1364 | SHIA RELIGIOUS SCHOLAR ON WAY OUT OF SADR CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on May 1, Sheikh Fateh Keshef al-Ghita, an esteemed Shia religious scholar and informal advisor to the Prime Minister, discussed the ongoing political crisis between the GOI and the Sadrists. Stating that, "The time for talking is over," al-Ghita confirmed that the P [...] | 2008-05-02 15:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD1400 | FRIDAY MOSQUE SERMONS HIGHLIGHT ISCI-SADR ANIMOSITY [...] (C) Summary: Since the escalation of hostilities between the GOI and the Sadrists in late-March, samplings of Friday sermons from ISCI and Sadrist-affiliated mosques throughout Iraq reveal a growing gulf between the two parties. Whereas the majority of ISCI mosques praised the GOI's initial cr [...] | 2008-05-05 14:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD1417 | FADHILA LEADER SHIMMARY ON COR INTRIGUES [...] (C) Summary: In a May 5 meeting, Fadhilah bloc leader Hassan as-Shimmary and his deputy, Dr. Basim Sharif, hinted at the formation of a new political bloc within the COR, while remaining vague about their intent to join it. Attempting to play down troubling statements that Fadhilah has made ab [...] | 2008-05-06 19:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD1476 | DENUNCIATIONS OF GOI CONTINUE IN SADRIST FRIDAY [...] (C) A sampling of Sadrist mosque sermons from Friday, May 9, in the Baghdad area reveals that vitriol against the GOI and Coalition Forces (CF) continues to flow from Sadrist mosques, despite movement toward a tentative ceasefire between the Sadrists and the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA). Claimi [...] | 2008-05-12 14:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD2473 | THE POWERS OF JULY 22 BLOC: ONE HIT WONDER? [...] (C) Summary: On July 29, Dr. Habib Jabir Habib, an independent Shia Council of Representatives (COR) member and political analyst for the pan-Arab daily newspaper, Al-Sharq al-Awsat, told Poloff that the Kirkuk issue united the "Powers of July 22" to pass the (subsequently vetoed) Provincial [...] | 2008-08-07 10:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL |
08BAGHDAD2492 | KARBALA PREPARES FOR SHABANIYAH [...] (C) Summary: Seeking to avoid a repeat of the deadly violence that marred last year's Shabaniyah (a Shia observance commemorating the twelfth imam's birth, which this year is on August 17),Karbala officials are tightening security throughout the province. Seven thousand additional police and [...] | 2008-08-08 03:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD2628 | THE AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH PROMINENT SHI'A [...] (C) Summary: A prominent Shi'a cleric told the Ambassador August 13 that Iraqis perceive significant security improvements, but stressed that regional engagement against foreign fighters would be key to sustaining this progress. Sayyed Mohammed Bahr al-Uloom and his two sons, politicians in th [...] | 2008-08-18 06:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD2643 | KARBALA CELEBRATES SECURE SHABANIYAH [...] (SBU) Summary: Karbala officials and residents alike are breathing a sigh of relief after the annual Shabaniyah observance, which culminated in the early morning hours on September 17, passed without incident within the province (although violence was recorded in other provinces among pilgrim [...] | 2008-08-18 15:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL SOCI KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD2661 | GRAND AYATOLLAH FAYYADH ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) On August 4, senior Shi'a cleric Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Ishaq al-Fayyadh issued a statement asserting his neutrality in the upcoming provincial elections, claiming that he did not support any list or favor any particular party. Lamenting the disappointing performance of the parties tha [...] | 2008-08-20 09:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD2708 | CONFIDANTE TO SUNNI ARAB VICE PRESIDENT BLASTS PM [...] (C) Summary: A senior advisor to (Sunni) Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi complained August 21 that Prime Minister Maliki, emboldened by the success of this spring's security operations in Basra and Sadr City, was increasingly dropping the pretense of partnership with the ruling coalition's Sunn [...] | 2008-08-23 11:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD2720 | NEED TO GENERATE PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF AL QAEDA,S [...] (C) Summary: Al Qaeda activity in Iraq over the last four weeks has shown that the organization is changing its tactics in response to the blows it has been dealt by the surge. We have seen a pattern of attacks using suicide bombers to target each of Iraq,s ethnic communities in an attempt to [...] | 2008-08-24 12:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD2730 | SUNNI CHARGES GOI "DOING AL-QAEDA A BIG FAVOR" [...] (C) Summary: Dhia Mahdi (strictly protect),a senior aide to (Sunni Arab) Deputy Prime Minister al-Issawi, recently complained that the GOI had "(done) Al-Qaeda a big favor" through its recent security operations in Diyala province, which he alleged targeted Sunni political rivals rather than [...] | 2008-08-25 11:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS MOPS KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD2832 | SISTANI CALLS ON IRAQIS TO REGISTER TO VOTE [...] (U) On August 27, Grand Ayatollah Ali Husayni al-Sistani called on Iraqis to register to vote in the upcoming provincial elections. Through a statement delivered by an official representative of the Najaf-based cleric, Sistani "called on Iraqis to register their names as the (electoral) list i [...] | 2008-09-03 14:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3040 | SENIOR AYATOLLAH JITTERY ABOUT U.S. SECURITY RAMP [...] (C) Summary: Ayatollah Hussein Al-Sadr, Baghdad's senior Shi'a cleric, warned PMIN on September 19 that the Iraqi government was extremely fragile and would be quickly toppled if the U.S. withdrew forces too quickly. Generally supportive of the U.S., he criticized the USG's current course and [...] | 2008-09-22 05:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ IR |
08BAGHDAD3107 | TOP SHI'A LEADER DEMANDS DECENTRALIZATION, FRETS [...] (C) Summary: Baghdad is not delivering, complained Ammar Al-Hakim, leader-in-waiting of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI),the country's largest Shi'a political grouping. The government's failure to deliver services and distribute resources points to the need for wholesale decentraliza [...] | 2008-09-26 12:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3294 | IRAQI CLERICS AND THE BILATERAL SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Recent conversations with prominent Iraqi Islamic clerics revealed support for a bilateral security agreement from several interlocutors, but another expressed strong reservations. In our conversations, only one prominent Islamic figure indicated a willingness to publicly advocat [...] | 2008-10-13 06:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL MOPS IZ |
08BAGHDAD3571 | KARBALA: MUQTADA AL-SADR PREACHES PATIENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The PRT recently obtained a half-page flyer from Muqtada al-Sadr that was being distributed near the al-Husayn and al-Abbas shrines in Karbala. In the half-page, photocopied message, Muqtada urges his followers to "practice calmness with the government -- but not with the occupi [...] | 2008-11-12 09:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL PINR IZ |
08BAGHDAD3614 | WASIT SADRISTS FRACTURING; SOME MAY SUPPORT PRIME [...] (C) In separate November 9 discussions with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray in Wasit, Sadrist Provincial Council (PC) member Ahmed Hassan E'barah and independent PC Chairman Hassan Jabbar described further splits among Sadrists in Wasit and other southern provinces. E'barah, who recently delivered [...] | 2008-11-14 13:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ IR |
08BAGHDAD3631 | SHIA FADHILAH PARTY SUPPORTIVE OF SOFA, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Continuing his intensive diplomatic outreach to gather support for the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),the Ambassador updated the Fadhilah party's Secretary-General, Hashim al-Hashimi; Council of Representatives (CoR) bloc leader Hassan al-Shimmari; and CoR member Karim Yacoubi [...] | 2008-11-16 10:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3651 | KARBALA RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY AND STRUCTURE [...] (U) Summary: The imams of the al-Husayn and al-Abbas Shrines are the most-senior religious figures in Karbala. They were appointed by Iraq's highest Shi'a authority, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who delegates the selection of imams at other mosques and husayniyahs to a committee. Except at [...] | 2008-11-18 14:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL PINR IZ |
08BAGHDAD3655 | KARBALA, IRAN DUEL OVER PILGRIMS [...] (C) Summary: In October, after Karbala's Hotel and Restaurant League raised prices on Iranian visitors to the province, Tehran reportedly closed access by its own citizens to two of the three major border crossings used by pilgrims. The flow of Persian pilgrims into Iraq fell from an average [...] | 2008-11-19 06:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IR IZ |
08BAGHDAD3679 | NAJAF SADRISTS DISORGANIZED BUT STILL HAVE [...] (C) Security in Najaf Province remains stable, but recent IED attacks suggest that the province's Sadrist militants are still active, albeit weakened. In a series of meetings with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray on November 17-18, local Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),politicians, and tribal sheikhs [...] | 2008-11-21 13:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3695 | SENIOR SISTANI REP IN DHI QAR EXPRESSES CITIZEN [...] (C) Summary: PRT met with Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani,s senior representative in Dhi Qar, Sayyid Majeed Jassim, on November 18. Sayyid Majeed and PRT had agreed at a previous lunch to collaborate to assist mosques in poor neighborhoods. After discussing the mosque project, Sayyid Majeed expressed [...] | 2008-11-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3701 | KARBALA RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: PREPARATORY LEVEL [...] (U) Summary: Karbala has seven Islamic preparatory academies, whose all-male students often go on to attend one of the 21 religious schools comprising the Hawza, or seminary center, in Najaf. The academies provide free education to their students, some of whom also receive room and board. En [...] | 2008-11-24 12:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3785 | BASRA CALM AFTER SOFA APPROVAL [...] (U) This is an REO Basra reporting cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Basra province remains calm after the approval of SOFA by the Council of Representatives (CoR) on November 27. Immediately after passage, the Iraqi Army 14th Division Commander had placed his troops on high ale [...] | 2008-12-02 16:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ASEC KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3853 | KHALILZAD AND ISCI LEADER AL-HAKIM DISCUSS IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: Leading Shi'a politician Abdelaziz al-Hakim, president of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI),told visiting USUN Amb. Khalilzad that his party would step up political reform efforts in the coming year, hinting that ISCI might support a vote of no-confidence against the Mali [...] | 2008-12-10 12:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ IR |
08BAGHDAD540 | DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER HAMOUD ON LONG-TERM [...] (C) PolMil Minister Counselor (PMMC) Marcie Ries called on Deputy Foreign Minister Hamoud February 16 to discuss preparations for negotiations on the Long-Term Strategic Relationship (LTSR),including a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). She used the opportunity to inquire about efforts to en [...] | 2008-02-25 07:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | ETRD EU EWWT IZ KISL MARR PREF PREL TU KU |
08BAGHDAD556 | AL-SISTANI REPRESENTATIVE CONTINUES CRITICISM OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 12:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL IZ |
08BAGHDAD615 | HUGE SHIA ARBA'EEN COMMEMORATION REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: As many as several million Iraqi and foreign Shia pilgrims converged on the central Iraq city of Karbala February 26-29 to mark the end of the symbolic forty-day "Arba'een" commemoration to honor the seventh-century death of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad who is ento [...] | 2008-03-02 13:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD632 | SADRISTS DECRY VETO OF PROVINCIAL POWERS LAW [...] (S) A roundup of mosque sermons from different parts of Iraq indicates that the Sadrist/JAM faction is on the offensive against the Presidential Council's "veto" of the Provincial Powers Law (PPL). In Baghdad, Sheikh Abd al-Zahra al-Suwaydi, an imam at the al-Hikmah Mosque in Sadr City, compla [...] | 2008-03-04 03:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD633 | ISCI IMAMS PRAISE ARBA,EEN SECURITY IN FRIDAY [...] (S) Summary: In their Friday, February 29, 2008, sermons, two leading Islamic Supreme Council for Iraq (ISCI)-affiliated imams paid tribute to the security that marked this year's Arba'een commemorations. At the Buratha Mosque in Baghdad, Sheikh Hamid al-Mu'allah al-Sai'di thanked the people [...] | 2008-03-04 03:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD659 | AL-FADHILA BLOC CHAIRMAN, OFFICIALS WEIGH IN ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Embassy officials on March 4 at the Council of Representatives, al-Fadhila bloc chairman Hassan al-Shammari and other al-Fadhila CoR members expounded on several topics, including Vice-President al-Mehdi's recent veto of the Provisional Powers Law, the feasibility [...] | 2008-03-05 16:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD930 | FADHILA AND THE REGIONS LAW: DRINKING FROM THEIR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-26 16:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD961 | FADILA ON THE SADRIST INSURRECTION: MILITARY [...] (C) In a telephone conversation with Poloff on March 28, Dr. Basim al-Hechaimi, Fadila bloc and COR member, shared his opinions on the Sadrist insurrection with Poloff. Stating that a "military solution is not the answer," Dr. Basim suggested that a parliamentary committee be formed to resolve [...] | 2008-03-28 18:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL IZ |
08BAKU1130 | SPECIAL ENVOY SADA CUMBER,S VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary: On 21-22 November, U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber met with Azerbaijan's envoy to the OIC Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Vagif Sadikhov. The DFM was receptive to Special Envoy Cumber,s call for increased Azerbaijani leadership b [...] | 2008-11-28 11:56:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL IR AJ |
08BAKU1131 | SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER'S MEETING WITH THE LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: On 22 November, U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber met with Gamet Suleymanov, head imam of the Abu Bakr mosque, and the lawyer representing the mosque, Javanshir Suleymanov. The participants outlined the long and short range history [...] | 2008-11-28 12:26:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KIRF IR AJ |
08BAKU122 | SCENESETTER FOR S/CT FRANK URBANCIC'S VISIT TO BAKU [...] (C) Frank: My team and I look forward to your February 13-16 visit. Your visit provides a valuable opportunity to address key security issues with the GOAJ, particularly extending our non-intelligence CT cooperation and pushing the GOAJ to address its energy infrastructure gaps. 2. (C) [...] | 2008-02-11 14:03:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ENRG KTFN KISL AJ |
08BAKU126 | CORRECTED COPY OF SCENESETTER FOR S/CT FRANK [...] (C) Frank: My team and I look forward to your February 13-16 visit. Your visit provides a valuable opportunity to address key security issues with the GOAJ, particularly extending our non-intelligence CT cooperation and pushing the GOAJ to address its energy infrastructure gaps. 2. (C) [...] | 2008-02-12 12:59:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ENRG KTFN KISL AJ |
08BAKU178 | S/CT URBANCIC DISCUSSES ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: S/CT Principal Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator Urbancic's February 14-15 visit to Baku reaffirmed USG appreciation for Azerbaijan's cooperation in the war on terror and underscored USG interest in deepening bilateral CT cooperation. GOAJ officials confirmed they are work [...] | 2008-02-29 10:44:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV ENRG KTFN KISL AJ |
08BAKU195 | PROFILE OF IRANIAN-EDUCATED AZERBAIJANI SHIA [...] (C) Summary: While most Azerbaijani clerics espouse moderate religious and political views, the Embassy has been developing a relationship with one Shia cleric trained in Qom, Iran who espouses anti-Israeli and pro-Hezbollah rhetoric. Haji Namik Babahanov was the head imam at a local Baku m [...] | 2008-03-05 12:33:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO KIRF IR AJ |
08BAKU281 | DAS BRYZA'S MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL PARTIES, CIVIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 4-5 visit to Baku, EUR/DAS Bryza met separately with a group of Islamic commentators, members of the Karabakh Forum (an informal association of prominent commentators),and leaders of many of Azerbaijan's prominent political parties. The Islamic commentators agreed [...] | 2008-03-26 06:10:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PBTS KDEM KIRF KISL AJ |
08BAKU284 | AZERBAIJANI MUSLIM IVP'ER CAUGHT UP IN MNS [...] (C) Azerbaijani Islamic commentator Elshad Miri told the Embassy that Ministry of National Security (MNS) officers raided his office on February 27, shortly after he returned from the U.S., where he participated in an International Visitors Program (IVP) for Azerbaijani Muslim believers. Miri [...] | 2008-03-26 11:07:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL KPAO AJ |
08BAKU310 | A LOOK AT AZERBAIJAN,S SECRETIVE, SHI,A VILLAGE OF [...] (C) Summary: Nardaran, a conservative village of 7,000 residents on Azerbaijan,s Absheron peninsula is routinely cited as a restive, Shi,a hotbed of Iranian influence. Yet according to a Nardaran resident, village elders are the center of authority within Nardaran, not Tehran. The resident [...] | 2008-04-02 13:03:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL ASEC IR AJ |
08BAKU377 | PRESIDENT ALIYEV REJECTS CRITICISM ON MEDIA [...] (C) Summary: In an April 15 meeting with visiting Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Jeff Gedmin, President Aliyev firmly denied that Azerbaijan has any problems in the area of media freedom, and accused the U.S. of applying a "double standard" in its criticisms. The Preside [...] | 2008-04-21 13:26:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PBTS KDEM KISL AJ |
08BAKU94 | PROFILE OF A POPULAR AZERBAIJANI SHIA CLERIC [...] (C) Summary: Many young and devout Azerbaijani Shias have identified Haji Shahin Hasanov, the imam at Baku's Dadash mosque, as a well respected Shia cleric. A soft-spoken, intelligent imam with a history degree, Hasanov says there is a Shia renaissance occurring in Azerbaijan, which paralle [...] | 2008-02-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO KIRF IR AJ |
08BAMAKO288 | LEADER OF MALIAN HAMALLIYYA DISCUSSES AQIM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-19 14:30:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL SOCI PTER ML |
08BAMAKO346 | MALIAN MUSLIMS PEACEFULLY PROTEST AGAINST DUTCH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-09 07:02:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PROP KISL ML |
08BAMAKO574 | THE ANSAR DINE MOVEMENT AND ISLAM IN MALI [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-19 12:17:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL PHUM SOCI PTER ML |
08BAMAKO883 | US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS CAPTURE MINDS AND HEARTS OF MALIAN AUDIENCES [...] Summary: U.S. Embassy Bamako's public outreach on the 2008 Presidential elections began in May 2008 in the northern city of Gao and culminated in a festive election night party attended by several hundred Malian notables on November 4. The election night party attracted many of Mali's senior [...] | 2008-11-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO ML KISL PINR |
08BAMAKO884 | US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS CAPTURE MINDS AND HEARTS OF MALIAN AUDIENCES [...] Summary: U.S. Embassy Bamako's public outreach on the 2008 Presidential elections began in May 2008 in the northern city of Gao and culminated in a festive election night party attended by several hundred Malian notables on November 4. The election night party attracted many of Mali's senior [...] | 2008-11-12 14:35:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO ML KISL PINR |
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN142 | STRENGTHENING U.S.-BRUNEI EDUCATION TIES [...] (U) Ambassador Skodon met with Brunei's Minister of Education, Pehin Rahman Hj Mohamed Taib, to discuss how the U.S. could contribute to the Minister's ambitious agenda for educational reform, including integrating 'American-style' elements and a more holistic approach to Brunei's education sys [...] | 2008-05-08 05:37:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KISL PREL BX |
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN195 | MEDIA OUTLETS PRACTICE SELF-CENSORSHIP IN BRUNEI [...] (SBU) Charge and ECA Assistant recently met with the Home Editor of the Brunei Times who described how self censorship operates in practice within the framework of the Sedition Act which gives the Government of Brunei authority to monitor media content. The Brunei Times, a 2 year old independen [...] | 2008-06-27 08:01:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO KISL BX |
08BASRAH51 | BASRAH SADRIST: MOVEMENT DISARRAY AS IRAN GAINS [...] (S/REL MCFI) SUMMARY: In a cordial yet at times confrontational meeting held May 23 at the Basrah Regional Embassy Office, OMS leader Sheikh Mohammed al-Faraji, Ayatollah Qassim al-Tai's purported representative in the five southern provinces, called the Charge of the Knights (COK) campaign "a [...] | 2008-05-30 11:22:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | PGOV PREL KISL IR IZ |
08BASRAH56 | BASRAH OPERATIONS COMMAND GENERAL MOHAMMED ON SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lieutenant General Mohammed Jawad Huwaidi, Commander of the Basrah Operations Command (BOC),told REO Basrah May 24 that Basrah is now 70-80% secure. He expected operations to continue through the summer and posited that there was greater cooperation between Basrawis and the ISF. [...] | 2008-06-07 11:38:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | PGOV PREL KISL IZ |
08BASRAH80 | BASRA OPERATIONS COMMANDER ACKNOWLEDGES IMPROVEMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Basra Operations Commander, Major General Mohammed Jawad Huwaidi, acknowledged improvements in the Iraqi police (IP). He was not concerned about the reemergence of Jaysh Al-Mahdi (JAM) as a credible force, but rather the emergence of criminal gangs of former JAM members. He ex [...] | 2008-09-29 09:00:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IZ IR |
08BASRAH88 | SECURITY CONCERNS IN BASRA RESURFACE DUE TO SOFA VOTE [...] (C) Summary: Sadrist and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) contacts of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) predict a rise in violence in Basra if the SOFA is approved by the Council of Representatives. While the security situation has dramatically improved since Operation Charge-of-the-Knights (COK) a [...] | 2008-11-24 14:02:00 | REO Basrah | SECRET | PGOV PINR ASEC KISL IZ |
08BEIRUT1015 | Beirut Media Reaction: July 14, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 12:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT1017 | Bin Talal Takes Ove LBC/Satellite [...] Saudi multi-billionaire Al Waleed Bin Talal and Lebanese media magnate Pierre El Daher announced on July 8 that Bin Talal raised his stake in El Daher's Lebanese Media Holding (LMH) to around 85 per cent with a value of US 78 million. Bin Talal is now the main shareholder. LMH encompasses th [...] | 2008-07-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT1657 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - November 20, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-20 14:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT1755 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - December 15, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-15 11:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT1757 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - December 16, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 10:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT1768 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - December 17, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 11:28:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT1771 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - December 19, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 12:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT314 | Lebanon: Media Reaction, February 29, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 11:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO PREF PREL KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT319 | Lebanon: Media Reaction, March 3, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-03 12:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO PREF PREL KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT334 | Lebanon: Print Media -- Newspapers [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This cable provides information on Lebanese newspapers including political affiliations and circulation figures where available. Lebanon's print media is diverse, vibrant and often opinionated. There a [...] | 2008-03-05 08:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMDR OPRC KPAO PREF PREL KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT348 | Lebanon: Media Coverage -- USAID Projects in the South [...] Summary: Under the title "Forbidden Assistance," a Lebanese magazine "Southern Issues" (Shu'un Jannubiah) carried a ten-page report on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Lebanon's assistance to southern Lebanon, the area where Hizballah, a designated terrorist orga [...] | 2008-03-07 12:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO PREF PREL KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT365 | Lebanon: Media Reaction, March 11, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-11 09:25:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO PREF PREL KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT855 | Lebanon: Media Reaction, June 6, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 10:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT914 | Lebanon: Special Media Reaction: Secretary Rice's [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 15:07:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BERLIN1408 | (S/NF) GERMANY NONCOMMITTAL ON PALESTINIAN [...] (S/NF) DCM raised October 15 with German NSA Christoph Heusgen the possibility of Germany resettling the Palestinian Guantanamo detainee described in Ref (A). Heusgen was noncommittal; he did not rule it out but suggested that other countries (he mentioned Spain) might be more appropriate. [...] | 2008-10-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO GM |
08BERLIN194 | ERDOGAN INFLAMES INTEGRATION AND TURKISH EU [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's overtures to the Turkish community and statements against assimilation during his February 7-10 visit to Germany caused a political tempest. His call for Turks living in Germany to reaffirm strong ties to Turkey and educate their child [...] | 2008-02-15 15:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM KISL |
08BRIDGETOWN125 | SNAPSHOT: ISLAM IN NEVIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following-up on contacts made at the Embassy's inaugural Iftar, PolOff met with the leader of the Nevis Muslim Association, as well as with leaders from the local university's Muslim Association. While both groups are small, they are well-integrated into the tiny island comm [...] | 2008-02-28 18:25:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL SOCI PREL PHUM XL SC |
08BUENOSAIRES1531 | DEMONSTRATION AT U.S. EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES [...] At 6:30 PM [local time] on Monday, 3 November 2008, two pro-Islamic groups converged on the U.S. Embassy and held a non-violent demonstration near the main entrance. 2. A group of about 60 - 70 individuals from the Argentine Arab Federation and the At-Tauhid mosque protested against the U.S. [...] | 2008-11-05 17:55:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL KISL AR |
08CAIRO1019 | EGYPT'S COPTIC LEADER ON RELATIONS WITH ISLAM, THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 14:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KIRF KISL EG |
08CAIRO1228 | MUFTI'S VIEWS ON RECENT SECTARIAN INCIDENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-15 11:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KIRF PHUM KISL EG |
08CAIRO1315 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ELECTIONS: SOME INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary and comment: Late May elections for the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) highest body elevated five new members to the Guidance Council, among them two MB parliamentarians, an unprecedented move for the group. Some analysts herald the exclusion of a prominent MB moderate from th [...] | 2008-06-24 14:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KISL PINR EG |
08CAIRO1416 | CODEL ACKERMAN MEETINGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 meetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Director Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODEL Ackerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Palestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goals for building upon the current "calming period"),Egypt's region [...] | 2008-07-07 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL KPAL EAID ENRG IS |
08CAIRO1484 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SHUT-OUT IN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: On July 13, elections for four empty parliamentary seats were held in Alexandria and the Nile Delta province of Kafr al Shaikh. The National Democratic Party (NDP) candidates won in all of the races, amid allegations from the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) candidates of electoral fraud [...] | 2008-07-15 12:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL EG |
08CAIRO1629 | BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI ON HUMAN RIGHTS, RELIGIOUS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 11:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL EG |
08CAIRO1711 | EGYPTIAN MONASTERY CLASH: RESOLUTION EXPECTED SOON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-06 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL EG |
08CAIRO2037 | EGYPT ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 [...] (C) We met on September 14 with Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights Wael Aboulmagd to urge the Egyptians to support U.S. human rights priorities at the upcoming meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (reftel). While Aboulmagd did not address the substance of the countr [...] | 2008-09-16 12:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL UN OIC EG |
08CAIRO2266 | THE VIEW FROM THE AHWA: THE TALK OF TOWN IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite ubiquitous complaining about life's difficulties, and justified laments about pervasive corruption and the widely loathed Mubarak government, the denizens of Cairo's famed coffeehouses seem satisfied merely to grouse about their grievances, with no thought of taking any [...] | 2008-10-28 13:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SOCI SCUL PGOV ECON PHUM KISL EG |
08CAIRO2428 | SECTARIAN ATTACK ON CHURCH NEAR CAIRO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-26 14:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
08CAIRO2515 | COPTS ON SECTARIAN STRIFE IN UPPER EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 06:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV ECON KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
08CAIRO429 | EGYPTIAN REACTION TO ANTI ISLAM VIDEO (C-DI8-00223) [...] (C) Per reftel request, we detail below various Egyptian reactions to the anticipated upcoming release of Dutch MP Geert Wilder's short film: - Ministry of Foreign Affairs: On February 22, MFA spokesman Hossam Zaki released a statement noting that, "Egypt is closely following all relevant de [...] | 2008-03-04 14:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KISL EG |
08CAIRO439 | EGYPT CONSIDERING KOSOVO RECOGNITION, SOLIDARITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-05 14:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC EAID KISL PGOV EG KV YI |
08CAIRO464 | EGYPT BANS DEMONSTRATIONS IN MOSQUES AND CHURCHES [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 22, Egypt's lower house of Parliament, the Peoples' Assembly, passed a law banning demonstrations "inside or around places of worship." Although the law prohibits demonstrations in both churches and mosques, the law appears specifically to target the Muslim Brotherh [...] | 2008-03-09 14:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KIRF KISL KDEM PHUM EG |
08CAIRO465 | EGYPT'S DELEGATION TO THE OIC SUMMIT IN DAKAR, [...] (U) Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed that Egypt will participate in the Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC) Summit in Dakar from March 13-14. The Egyptian delegation's point of contact for meeting requests is Mohamed Hilal, Office of the Cabinet of the Foreign Ministe [...] | 2008-03-09 15:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SG OIC KISL EG |
08CAIRO495 | LOCAL ELECTIONS LEAD-UP: ARRESTS CONTINUE, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the lead-up to Egypt's April 8 local council elections, dozens of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) campaign workers and candidates continue to be arrested daily. An estimated 400-700 MB members have been detained in the past five weeks. On March 10, the MB announced that it had aimed [...] | 2008-03-12 16:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL EG |
08CAIRO534 | EGYPTIAN MFA RECEIVES HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT AND [...] (SBU) We met on March 12 with Wael Aboul Magd, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights Affairs, and delivered a copy of the 2007 Human Rights Report for Egypt. He had not yet seen the report. He told us he will review the report and get back to us with informal comments, which he s [...] | 2008-03-17 16:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV PTER KISL EG |
08CAIRO562 | THE SCHIZOPHRENIA OF THE EGYPTIAN MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: The ongoing debate over the draft party platform of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has exposed in an unprecedented manner the cross-cutting fault lines within the 80-year old Islamist organization. The dichotomy within the MB's leadership - highlighted by contradictory sta [...] | 2008-03-20 11:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KDEM EG |
08CAIRO611 | POSSIBLE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SYMPATHIES AMONG [...] (U) Summary: On March 15, we accompanied a DRL Program Officer on a monitoring visit to a DRL-funded governance project in Minya, a city in Upper Egypt. The project, implemented by the US-based NGO "Street Law International" and its local partner, the Assiut Human Rights Association (AHRA),[...] | 2008-03-27 17:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID KDEM KISL EG |
08CAIRO693 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ANNOUNCES BOYCOTT OF LOCAL [...] (SBU) On April 7, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),which up until now had urged Egyptians to participate in the April 8 local council elections, called on voters to boycott. The full text of the MB's statement is posted on the organization's website (translated text at para 3). The MB's Deputy S [...] | 2008-04-07 12:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL EG |
08CAIRO785 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MILITARY TRIBUNAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In the latest installment of the GOE's ongoing crackdown against the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB),the military tribunal against forty MB members issued verdicts on April 15, nearly one year after the trial started in April 2007. Fifteen defendants were acquitted, but the ot [...] | 2008-04-16 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM PGOV KISL EG |
08CAIRO792 | INTERIOR MINISTER ON MAHALLA RIOTS, DETENTIONS OF [...] (C) Summary: In an April 15 farewell call with Interior Minister Habib El Adly, the Ambassador raised USG concern about the recent detentions of opposition activists, as well as the tough sentences handed down that day against 25 senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) by a military trib [...] | 2008-04-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM PGOV KISL EG |
08CAIRO808 | U.S.-EGYPT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-20 15:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV KISL AG MO SO PK AF LY SU |
08CAIRO833 | LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS: UNOFFICIAL RESULTS [...] (SBU) To date, no official nationwide results have been announced in Egypt's April 8 local council elections. Reportedly, results are being released governorate by governorate, and will be finalized nationally next week. With only 962 opposition candidates on the ballot country-wide, out of th [...] | 2008-04-22 16:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL EG |
08CAIRO843 | EGYPT'S MFA ON APRIL 6 DETAINEES, BAHA'IS, CT LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-23 15:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV PTER KISL EG |
08CAIRO975 | SHEIKH OF AL AZHAR DISCUSSES COUNTERING EXTREMISM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 10:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KISL KPAO KIRF EG |
08CASABLANCA210 | MOROCCAN EFFORTS TO COUNTER ISLAMIC EXTREMISM: THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A controversial fatwa, or religious opinion, by a Gulf-sponsored Imam was the trigger, or perhaps excuse, for the Government of Morocco (GOM) to crack down on independent, fundamentalist Islamic institutions. In late September a well-known Moroccan salafist, Sheikh Mohammed Al Ma [...] | 2008-11-05 15:55:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL KOCI KWMN PREL MO |
08CASABLANCA213 | POLITICAL THEATER ENERGIZES THE BASE OF MOROCCO'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Casablanca regional congress of the Islamist Party for Justice and Development (PJD) illustrated why the PJD is the best organized and most popular political party in Morocco and the largest opposition in Parliament. On November 1st, the party employed both populist and Islami [...] | 2008-11-10 08:54:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PTER MO |
08CASABLANCA222 | THE MARRIAGE OF MINORS, POLYGAMY AND DIVORCE: THE [...] SUMMARY: (U) Women,s groups and the media roundly criticized the government,s failure to implement some aspects of the Mudawana or family code nearly four years after the ground-breaking reforms were passed. The criticism was prompted by a recent report by the Democratic League for the Rights [...] | 2008-11-21 17:11:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KWMN KTIP KISL MO |
08CHENNAI203 | ANDHRA PRADESH COP SEES HYDERABAD LINK TO JAIPUR [...] (C) Summary: One of Andhra Pradesh's top anti-terrorist cops said the trail of evidence in the May 13 Jaipur bombings leads to Hyderabad. The detonators used in Jaipur have been traced to the district adjoining Hyderabad and the shapes of the charges used in Jaipur are similar to the August [...] | 2008-06-10 07:54:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC IN KISL PGOV PREL PTER |
08CHENNAI298 | RE-PUBLICATION OF CONTROVERSIAL DANISH CARTOON SPURS MUSLIM [...] (SBU) Summary: Hundreds of Muslims angry over a newspaper's September 2 re-publication of the controversial Danish cartoon caricaturing the Prophet Mohammed demonstrated in several locations in the South Indian state Tamil Nadu. In Vellore, approximately 145 kilometers from Chennai, demonst [...] | 2008-09-05 10:11:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER KISL IN |
08CHENNAI342 | SHADOWY NGO'S TERRORIST TIES WORRY KERALA OBSERVERS [...] (C) Summary: The National Development Front (NDF),a shadowy, self-described human rights organization is causing alarm in north Kerala. A wide range of interlocutors alleged that the group has connections to the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and a history of violent activ [...] | 2008-10-07 08:12:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KISL PGOV PTER |
08CHENNAI398 | STATE FAILS TO NOTIFY CONSULATE OF SPECIFIC TERRORIST THREAT [...] (C) Summary: Two contacts casually mentioned to us that the government of Tamil Nadu had recently increased security due to a ""specific threat"" against the Consulate. The Consulate received no advance notification of the threat; we only came to know due to the two informal after-the-fact refer [...] | 2008-12-08 07:22:00 | Consulate Chennai | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KISL PGOV PTER IN |
08CHISINAU1038 | MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE RE GITMO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL |
08COLOMBO137 | MALDIVES UPDATE: UN ELECTION MISSION DELAYED [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of meetings on January 30, the Embassy learned that the Special Majlis considering constitutional reform has not yet resolved the section on transitional arrangements, because of disputes over whether President Gayoom should be allowed to run and whether a transitio [...] | 2008-02-05 13:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KISL AORC ML |
08COPENHAGEN70 | DENMARK: CARTOONS IN DEFENSE OF FREE SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KISL ASEC DA |
08COTONOU754 | BENIN: GPRA REPORT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 10:17:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
08COTONOU796 | BENIN GPRA REPORT: EDWARD R. MURROW PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISTS [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participant in the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, Fernand Nouwligbeto, journalist at "Agence Proximites," returned to Benin and debriefed the Acting Public Affairs Officer and the Cultural Affairs Assistant about his visit. He was very satisfied with [...] | 2008-12-22 06:37:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
08COTONOU797 | BENIN GPRA REPORT: HIV/AIDS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participant in the HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases Program, Dr. Rene Keke, Chief of the Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases at the Ministry of Health, returned to Benin and debriefed the Acting Public Affairs Officer and the Cultural Affairs Assistant a [...] | 2008-12-22 08:27:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML BN |
08COTONOU810 | COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-30 05:13:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
08DAKAR1286 | RELIGION IN SENEGAL-IBADU RAHMAN, THE SALAFISTS [...] (C) This is the first in a series of cables analyzing religion in Senegal. While the country is 95 percent Sunni Muslim, major differences exist between the various brotherhoods that dominate the Sunni-Sufi landscape which includes smaller, more conservative Sunni groups and Shia Muslims. Ad [...] | 2008-11-06 17:13:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL KIRF SG |
08DAKAR1378 | RELIGION IN SENEGAL-AL FALAH, THE WAHABBI [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the second in a series of cables analyzing religion in Senegal. This cable concerns the Al Falah group who, along with Cemaat Ibadu-Rahman (reftel),is considered to be one of the country,s more conservative organizations. They are identified by many as being Wahabbi wit [...] | 2008-12-01 10:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PINS SOCI SG |
08DAKAR1435 | RELIGION IN SENEGAL: THE CATHOLICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third in a series of cables analyzing religion in Senegal. This cable concerns Catholics in Senegal. With a long established history, the Catholics are Senegal,s largest religious minority and continue to wield far greater influence in the country,s political, econom [...] | 2008-12-17 11:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL KIRF SCUL VT SG |
08DAKAR2437 | SENEGAL'S INFLUENTIAL MOURIDE LEADER DIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The extremely influential leader of the powerful Mouride brotherhood, Serigne Saliou Mbacke, died on Friday evening after 17 years in charge. He was 92 and the last surviving son of Mouride founder Cheikh Amadou Bamba. He has been succeeded as Khalife-General by his nephew Se [...] | 2008-01-01 00:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS ECON KDEM KISL SG |
08DAKAR496 | SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS WITH OIC CHAIR, PRESIDENT WADE [...] (C) Summary: On April 22 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, accompanied by Charge and political counselor, met with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade in his new capacity as the chairman of the 57-nation OIC following Senegal,s hosting of the OIC s [...] | 2008-04-29 13:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | OIC KISL PGOV PREL AORC KV SR SG |
08DAKAR500 | OIC SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS WITH SENEGALESE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: On April 22 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, accompanied by Charge and political counselor, met with Senegalese Foreign Minister Cheikh Tidane Gadio to discuss his country,s new role as chair of the 57-nation OIC following Senegal,s h [...] | 2008-04-30 10:02:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL OIC IS SY KV SG |
08DAKAR733 | SENEGAL: WADE CONTINUES TO INJECT HIMSELF INTO [...] (C) Summary: Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade continues to insert himself into the Middle East peace process (reftel). He recently held the first of seven rounds of talks with representatives from Fatah and Hamas with the goal of bringing about Palestinian reunification. He claims that h [...] | 2008-06-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL IS SG |
08DARESSALAAM564 | ZANZIBAR: HARDLINE ISLAMISTS BLAST KIKWETE ON [...] (SBU) On September 1 Embassy Zanzibar Affairs Officer obtained an open letter (faxed to AF/E) to President Kikwete from Zanzibari Islamic activist group "The Association for Islamic Mobilization and Propagation," known locally as &UAMSHO.8 The first part of the letter purports to trace the his [...] | 2008-09-03 13:58:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PBTS PINR KDEM PNAT TZ |
08DARESSALAAM837 | POLITICS AND RELIGION IN TANZANIA: REVIVED DEBATE [...] (U) Summary. This is the first of two cables on political issues of a religious nature in Tanzania. This cable covers the question of establishing Islamic (kadhi) courts on mainland Tanzania, while septel will address the debate over Tanzanian membership in the Organization of the Islamic Co [...] | 2008-12-11 12:15:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL KIRF KISL TZ |
08DHAKA1201 | THE SAO PROCESS IS BROKEN: LET'S FIX IT [...] (U) The Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) process is broken and is damaging both U.S-Bangladesh relations and presumably those in other vital Muslim-majority nations as well. Whether the visa applicant is a parent seeking to rejoin a child, a valued Embassy contact or employee heading for traini [...] | 2008-11-20 12:06:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | BG CVIS KISL PREL |
08DOHA156 | PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST UK DENIAL OF VISA FOR [...] (C) Summary: A peaceful demonstration of about 300 people took place February 20 in front of the British Embassy in Doha. The demonstrators protested the denial of a visa for Qatari-based Islamic scholar Sheikh Yusef Al-Qaradawi to travel to the UK. The protesters lambasted the "hypocrisy" [...] | 2008-02-21 13:44:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF QA UK |
08DOHA210 | QATAR: VERDICT STILL OUT ON PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note March 6, requesting that the GOQ express support for Kosovo's independence at the March 13-14 ministerial summit of the Organization of the Islamic Congress (OIC) in Dakar, Senegal. Poloff followed-up March 10 with MFA International Organi [...] | 2008-03-13 05:22:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNMIK KISL UNSC QA |
08DOHA359 | OIC ENVOY SADA CUMBER'S VISIT TO QATAR [...] (C) Summary: President Bush's special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) met April 29 with Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud. Al-Mahmoud welcomed U.S. initiatives with the OIC but cautioned that changing Muslims' views of the U.S. would also [...] | 2008-05-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL QA |
08DOHA398 | ANOTHER RAY OF LIGHT - DOHA INTERFAITH CENTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) officially opened May 14 at the conclusion of the sixth Doha Conference for Interfaith Dialogue. Former President of Qatar University, Professor Ebrahim Saleh Al-Naimi, was appointed the DICID Chairman, and will ove [...] | 2008-05-21 16:11:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL QA |
08DUBAI186 | OIC SPECIAL ENVOY SADA CUMBER STRESSES UAE/US COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: On May 1 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber visited Dubai to brief UAEG officials on his OIC mission and to encourage US/UAEG partnership on outreach efforts to the Muslim world. During his meeting with Minister of State for Cabinet Affai [...] | 2008-05-14 12:04:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | OIC KISL UNESCO AORC PREL PGOV PHUM AE |
08DUSHANBE1409 | WHERE IS THE GOVERNMENT OF TAJIKISTAN'S RELIGIOUS POLICY [...] (U) This is a resubmission of 08 Dushanbe 1408 with a subject heading. 2. (SBU) Summary: Tajik officials have continued to impose limitations on personal conduct as part of the government's restrictive religious policy. Officials have also continued to crack down on religious groups that t [...] | 2008-11-21 10:54:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL TI |
08DUSHANBE1523 | GROWING INFLUENCE OF TRADITIONAL ISLAM IN TAJIKISTAN - WHAT [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 11 and 12, EmbOffs accompanied William Trigg, USAID's Regional Society and State Advisor based in Bishkek, to meetings with Muslim clerics, government officials, and researchers in Dushanbe. During Trigg's visit, interlocutors said the Government of Tajikistan had li [...] | 2008-12-18 04:04:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL TI |
08DUSHANBE69 | TAJIKISTAN,S ISLAMIC REVIVAL PARTY: A FORMIDABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following his re-election in September 2007 as Islamic Revival Party Chairman, Muhuddin Kabiri promised to continue modernizing the party and increase party membership (reftel). Meetings throughout the country confirm that the Party has benefited from government policies that [...] | 2008-01-10 06:21:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KDEM TI |
08DUSSELDORF11 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT SETS HIGH HURDLES FOR ONLINE SEARCHES, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a long-awaited landmark February 27 decision, the German Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe declared unconstitutional parts of a law allowing online searches, introduced in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) in 2006. The court ruled that such searches interfere in an i [...] | 2008-02-29 16:32:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KISL KPAO GM |
08DUSSELDORF2 | ONLINE SEARCHES: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT LIKELY TO OVERTURN KEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Well informed sources in North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) expect the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe in early 2008 to overturn path-breaking amendments to NRW legislation allowing online searches in terrorism and other cases. The online language, which amended an earlier [...] | 2008-01-03 12:39:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KISL KPAO GM |
08DUSSELDORF27 | GERMAN MUSLIM LEADER FLAGS ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION AS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent conversation, the new spokesperson for Germany's Muslim Coordination Council (KRM),Ali Kizilkaya, stressed to us that his priority for his six month term is to advocate for the introduction of Islamic religious instruction in the public schools. He also expressed [...] | 2008-05-20 11:42:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL GM |
08DUSSELDORF32 | COUNCIL OF EX-MUSLIMS CHALLENGES GERMAN GOVERNMENT'S ISLAM [...] (SBU) Summary: At its first conference May 31-June 1, the German "Council of Ex-Muslims" challenged the annual Islam Conference hosted by Federal Interior Minister Schaeuble, criticizing him for approaching the question of integration of immigrants in terms of religion and attempting to streng [...] | 2008-06-27 11:54:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL IR GM |
08DUSSELDORF36 | BROAD OPPOSITION FORMS AGAINST "ANTI-ISLAMIZATION CONGRESS" [...] (U) Summary: Plans by the anti-immigrant, far right group "Pro Koeln" to hold a so-called "Anti-Islamization Congress" on September 19-20 in Cologne have provoked broad opposition from all major political parties, trade unions, and churches, as well as radical leftist and anarchist groups. Or [...] | 2008-09-17 15:37:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL CASC ASEC GM |
08DUSSELDORF37 | IMPRESSIVE SHOW OF SOLIDARITY WITH MUSLIMS IN COLOGNE; RALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The September 19-20 so-called "Anti-Islamization" Congress held by the local right-wing, anti-immigrant group "Pro Koeln" fizzled, after an impressive show of opposition by civil society groups and relatively few clashes. Local and regional politicians claimed "victory against [...] | 2008-09-24 14:57:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL PHUM GM |
08DUSSELDORF4 | TRIAL ON ALLEGED ILLEGAL EXPORTS OF MILITARY GOODS TO IRAQ [...] (U) An Iraqi-born businessman from Essen, Aso Salih Koyie (47),has been charged with violating an EU arms embargo against Iraq through the 2004 delivery of 78 power generating sets formerly used by the German Army. The trial, which opened before the Essen Regional Court on January 3, continu [...] | 2008-01-11 12:35:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP PARM KJUS KISL PTER KPAO KVPR IZ GM |
08DUSSELDORF40 | OUTGOING MUSLIM LEADER COMMENTS ON HIS TENURE AS KRM [...] (SBU) Summary: Outgoing Muslim Coordination Council (KRM) Spokesman Ali Kizilkaya on September 22 gave us a critical view of progress in relations between Germany's Muslims and the German state. Reviewing his six month tenure, which ended September 29, he asserted that the KRM had made progre [...] | 2008-10-08 04:09:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL GM |
08DUSSELDORF41 | OUTGOING MUSLIM LEADER COMMENTS ON HIS TENURE AS KRM [...] (SBU) Summary: Outgoing Muslim Coordination Council (KRM) Spokesman Ali Kizilkaya on September 22 gave us a critical view of progress in relations between Germany's Muslims and the German state. Reviewing his six month tenure, which ended September 29, he asserted that the KRM had made progre [...] | 2008-10-08 04:10:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL GM |
08DUSSELDORF43 | LIFE IN PRISON FOR "SUITCASE BOMBER" IN LANDMARK DECISION [...] (SBU) Summary: In a landmark December 9 decision, the Duesseldorf Higher Regional Court sentenced Youssef Mohamad El-Hajdib, aka the `suitcase bomber' of Cologne, to life imprisonment for attempted murder in an undetermined number of cases in connection with a failed terrorist attack on two [...] | 2008-12-09 16:43:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KISL KPAO KVPR KCRM LE GM |
08DUSSELDORF6 | COURT FINES BUSINESSMAN FOR ILLEGAL EXPORTS OF MILITARY [...] (U) After a month-long trial (reftel),the Essen Regional Court on January 25 found Aso Salih Koyie guilty of having violated section 34 of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Law (restrictions on the export of military goods) through the 2004 delivery to Iraq of 78 power generating sets for [...] | 2008-01-28 14:17:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP PARM KJUS KISL PTER KPAO KVPR IZ GM |
08FRANKFURT2271 | Guilty Verdict in Ansar-al Islam Trial [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After more than two years of proceedings, on July 15 the Fifth Senate at the Higher Regional Court in Stuttgart announced guilty verdicts for all three defendants in the in the Ansar-al Islam trial. Ata Abdoulaziz Rashid received a ten years sentence, Mazen al-Hussein seven and [...] | 2008-07-21 14:13:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KISL IZ GM |
08FRANKFURT3463 | German State Pioneers Islamic Instruction in the Schools [...] Summary: In 2006 the southern German state of Baden Wuerttemberg became the first state in Germany to offer Islam, alongside Catholicism, Protestantism and Judaism, as a subject for religious instruction in some public schools, reflecting the state's recognition of Islam's place in society and [...] | 2008-11-24 13:46:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KISL KIRF GM |
08ISLAMABAD284 | FATA: MILITANTS CAPTURE FORT IN SOUTH WAZIRISTAN [...] (C) Militants in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, (FATA) South Waziristan agency attacked and captured a Frontier Corps fort on January 16. Militants loyal to Baitullah Mehsud claimed responsibility for the attack which left at least seven troops dead and twenty others missing. While [...] | 2008-01-18 11:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS PGOV PINR KISL PK |
08ISLAMABAD3499 | TWO PAKISTANI ULEMA GROUPS CONDEMN SUICIDE BOMBINGS [...] (C) Summary: However haltingly, the GOP has begun work on its own strategic information campaign to convince civil society to take ownership of the fight against extremism. The pro-secular Pakistan People's Party recognizes it must bring the religious right, which thrives on anti-Americanism, [...] | 2008-11-06 10:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PK PHUM KISL |
08JAKARTA1000 | PRO-PALESTINIAN CONFERENCE IN JAKARTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The University of Indonesia recently hosted an international conference on Palestinian-related issues. Members of the press, Indonesian Islamic parties and legislators, and some international guests--including anti-Israel rabbis--participated in the event. President Yudhoyono w [...] | 2008-05-21 09:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL ID XF |
08JAKARTA1076 | CONTINUED ANGER ABOUT EXTREMIST ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Many Indonesians have condemned the June 1 attack on a peaceful rally held in Jakarta. The GOI--as of late June 3--has reportedly still not arrested anyone for the attack. Charge underscored to a key contact in the President's Office the need for action against the perpetrator [...] | 2008-06-03 08:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1093 | GOI CRACKS DOWN ON EXTREMIST GROUP [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On June 4, Indonesian police arrested between 80-100 members of the extremist group responsible for an attack on a peaceful demonstration in Jakarta on June 1. Several members of the Islamic Defender's Fron [...] | 2008-06-04 08:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1105 | KEY MUSLIM LEADER DENOUNCES EXTREMIST VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 2, Charge met Din Syamsuddin, Chair of Muhammadiyah, the country's second largest Muslim organization. They discussed repercussions of the recent attack by extremist groups on a pro-pluralism demonstration. Syamsuddin denounced the violence. They also discussed the cl [...] | 2008-06-06 01:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1165 | COURT RULES AGAINST GUS DUR IN PARTY DISPUTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Jakarta District Court ruled against former President Abdurrahman Wahid (alias Gus Dur) on June 12, reinstating his cousin as the party chair of Gus Dur's Islamic-oriented National Awakening Party (PKB). However, the decision did nothing to settle the internal dispute between [...] | 2008-06-13 10:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1216 | CENTRAL JAVA -- OPPOSITION PARTY WINS GOVERNOR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Preliminary results indicate that the Indonesian Party of Democratic Struggle (PDI-P) has won the Central Java gubernatorial election. The election in Indonesia's third largest province by population took place on June 22 and no problems were reported. The Islamic-leaning PKS [...] | 2008-06-23 08:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM ID |
08JAKARTA1260 | MAJOR MUSLIM GROUP SPONSORS CONFERENCE; MODERATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over a hundred prominent experts from 27 countries gathered to discuss the topic of "Addressing Facets of Violence: What can be Done?" at the Second World Peace Forum hosted by Muhammadiyah--Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organization with over 30 million members. The eve [...] | 2008-06-27 08:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1377 | PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO'S RE-ELECTION CHANCES DIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) possesses many of the attributes which Indonesians respect in a leader--intelligence, integrity, and honesty. However, he faces widespread criticism for being indecisive. Lacking a united Cabinet and strong political base, SBY's cautious [...] | 2008-07-17 06:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL PREL ID |
08JAKARTA1405 | FORMER PRESIDENT GUS DUR EFFECTIVELY LOSES CONTROL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian Supreme Court has ruled against former President Abdurrahman Wahid--universally known as "Gus Dur"--in a case involving who controls the National Awakening Party (PKB),the political party he founded. The Court ruled that Muhaiman Iskandar, a relative of Gus Dur's [...] | 2008-07-22 06:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1436 | ASIA FOUNDATION PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY ASSISTS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission has been funding and actively working with The Asia Foundation (TAF) on its Islam and Civil Society (ICS) program. The program--which recently ended--was designed to strengthen key Isl [...] | 2008-07-25 09:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KISL EAID ID |
08JAKARTA1481 | ISLAMIC CONFERENCE STRESSES MODERATE THEMES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A major Indonesian Islamic organization, Nadhlatul Ulama (NU),and the GOI hosted a large international conference of Islamic scholars in Jakarta last week. Starting with President Yudhoyono's opening address, the conference generally hit on positive themes. As part of this mod [...] | 2008-08-04 08:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1486 | PAPUANS TAKE TO THE STREETS IN LARGE, PEACEFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Approximately 3,000 Papuans gathered August 4 to protest the adoption of Sharia laws in some parts of Indonesia and the slow implementation of Papua's Special Autonomy Law. The protest--large by Papua standards--reflected simmering tensions and strained relations between (mainl [...] | 2008-08-05 08:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1495 | JI CO-FOUNDER RESIGNS FROM HARDLINE GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir--the co-founder of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah--recently resigned as leader of a hardline group citing ideological differences. Sources believe that Bashir was unhappy over efforts to make the group more democratic, something that conflic [...] | 2008-08-06 07:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1515 | MARRIOTT BOMBING VICTIMS COMMEMORATE TRAGIC DAY [...] (U) SURVIVORS HOST COMMEMORATION: Survivors of the August 5, 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta commemorated the five-year anniversary on Tuesday, with a prayer led by a Muslim cleric at 12:45 p.m., the moment of the bombing. The attack killed 12 and injured approximately 150, mostly I [...] | 2008-08-08 09:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1527 | VISIT BY NOTED U.S. SCHOLAR PLACES ACCENT ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. Key Indonesian Muslim leaders joined noted U.S. scholar on Islam John Esposito for the August 10 launch of the translated version of his 2008 book, "Who Speaks for Islam?" The discussion focused on how Indonesian Muslims--the largest community of Muslims in the world with roug [...] | 2008-08-12 05:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1541 | KEY PARTY IN GOVERNING COALITION TRIES TO STOP THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Golkar party, the largest in Parliament and a key member of the President Yudhoyono's governing coalition, has announced internal changes in the way it does business. The changes--focused on who will represent Golkar in Parliament after the 2009 elections--are meant to make [...] | 2008-08-13 05:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1551 | ISLAMIC-ORIENTED PARTY SUFFERS ELECTORAL SETBACK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Virtually all of Indonesia's other political parties ganged up against the Islamic-oriented Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) on August 10 to ensure a landslide re-election victory for the mayor of Bandung (the third-largest city in Indonesia and capital of the important province o [...] | 2008-08-14 06:46:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1572 | SPECIAL ENVOY FOR ANTI-SEMITISM VISITS INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his recent visit to Jakarta, Gregg Rickman, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism, met with a wide range of Indonesian government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to discuss anti-Semitism and religious tolerance. Although Judaism is not [...] | 2008-08-19 08:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1589 | RADICAL MUSLIM GROUP STAGES CONGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Majelis Mujahiddin Council (MMI)--the political wing of the terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)--held its annual congress in Yogyakarta, August 9-10. The group chose a new "Amir" to replace former leader (and JI co-founder) Abu Bakar Bashir, who recently resigned from th [...] | 2008-08-21 08:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PGOV PINS KISL PTER ID |
08JAKARTA1593 | ISLAMIC EXTREMIST CHARGED WITH INCITING HATRED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A well-known militant has been put on trail in Jakarta. Islamic extremist Rizieq Shihab was charged on August 21 with inciting hostility and fomenting assault during a June 1 incident in which militants attacked a peaceful rally in Jakarta. Dozens of FPI members filled the cou [...] | 2008-08-22 07:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF PINS KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1596 | CONGRESSIONAL FELLOW REVIEWS TREATMENT OF MINORITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Indonesia, Tina Ramirez--a foreign policy advisor to Representative Trent Franks--met with a wide range of Indonesian government officials and other organizations to discuss discrimination against the Islamic Ahamadiyah sect. Among other items, Ramirez [...] | 2008-08-22 09:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1611 | NEW LEADER OF KEY COURT TAKES A STAND AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The newly appointed Constitutional Court Chief Justice spoke to military officers on August 22 on the importance of upholding the Indonesian Constitution and opposing Sharia-based ordinances put in place by local bodies. In his speech, he explained that these Sharia-based ordin [...] | 2008-08-25 07:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KJUS PREL KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1638 | ACEH -- POLITICAL SITUATION STEADY IN GOVERNOR'S [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Aceh Governor Irwandi's absence from office over the past several weeks due to a stroke has not triggered any challenges to his authority. His deputy has kept a steady hand on the rudder and the former Aceh rebel move [...] | 2008-08-28 08:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1652 | U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE OIC VISITS INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sada Cumber, U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC),recently visited Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world by population. During the visit, he discussed proposals for greater cooperation between the USG and the OIC. He outlined a propo [...] | 2008-09-02 05:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF ID |
08JAKARTA1659 | UPPER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT TO EXAMINE LEGALITY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Regional Representatives Council (DPD)--the upper house of Indonesia's parliament--has announced plans to form a legal body to examine the constitutionality of local Sharia-inspired bylaws. If found unconstitutional, the DPD's Chair said the bylaws would be revoked. This m [...] | 2008-09-03 04:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1664 | SOUTH SUMATRA -- LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROHIBITS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The South Sumatra Governor's office announced a prohibition on Ahmadiyah activities on September  [...] | 2008-09-03 09:14:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1677 | STRONG CANDIDATES WIN IN TWO MAJOR INDONESIAN PROVINCES [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. It was jointly drafted with U.S. Consulate Medan. 2. (U) Summary. Reputations for good governance and hard grassroots campaigning helped gubernatorial candidates gain apparent victories in successive gubernatoria [...] | 2008-09-05 08:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1701 | AHMADIYAH SECT: PRESIDENT SUMMONS SOUTH SUMATRA [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono has summoned South Sumatra acting Governor Mahyudin to Jakarta in order to discuss the governor's recent decision to ban the Islamic sect Ahmadiyah. The meeting has not yet taken place, but its app [...] | 2008-09-09 07:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1708 | TRIALS OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The trial of an Islamic militant charged with fomenting assault during a June 1 extremist attack on a peaceful rally is continuing in Jakarta. According to accounts, defense attorneys and fellow militants have threatened witnesses both verbally and physically. The judge and po [...] | 2008-09-10 07:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1756 | ISLAMIC PARTIES PUSH CONTROVERSIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent political maneuvering within the Indonesian Parliament (DPR) has all but ensured the passage of a controversial anti-pornography bill. The bill is being pushed through by the Islamic-oriented Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). The vote is scheduled for later this month. Cr [...] | 2008-09-16 08:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1778 | NORTH SULAWESI'S JEWISH COMMUNITY AND [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) Summary: Surabaya Principal Officer visited an active synagogue in North Sulawesi, garnering positive press reports. Representatives of the local Jewish community noted the support of local officials and the tolerance o [...] | 2008-09-19 02:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF KISL PGOV ID |
08JAKARTA1786 | BANTEN PROVINCE: MUSLIM HEARTLAND PLUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission team visited Banten Province in western Java, September 18-19. Pol/C spoke about the U.S, presidential process to a group of 300 students at a new Christian university. Administrators said the school has had largely positive experiences with its Muslim neighbors. 2. [...] | 2008-09-22 05:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF KPAO KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1808 | AMID PUBLIC PRESSURE, CONSIDERATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Facing mounting public pressure, the Indonesian Parliament (DPR) was forced to postpone its vote on a controversial anti-pornography bill. The Islamic-oriented Prosperous Justice party (PKS) attempted to force a vote on the matter. Opponents of the bill ramped up their critici [...] | 2008-09-23 09:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1835 | ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS CLASH WITH WITNESS SUPPORTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Islamic extremists and a moderate Muslim paramilitary group clashed outside the courtroom during a break at the trials of militants Rizieq Shihab and Munarman--both are standing trial for their alleged participation in an attack on a peaceful pro-pluralism rally in Jakarta on Jun [...] | 2008-09-29 03:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM ID |
08JAKARTA1881 | GOI--IN JAVANESE CONFLICT AVOIDANCE MODE--EXTENDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono has signed a decree extending the term of the Sultan of Yogyakarta as governor by three years. The term otherwise would have expired on October 9. At the heart of the debate, is the fate of Yogyakarta as a special administrative district and historic Sultan [...] | 2008-10-09 08:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA1980 | WEST JAVA -- NEW GOVERNOR FROM ISLAMIC PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Mission team recently visited West Java, Indonesia's largest province with over 42 million residents. Contacts noted that the new Governor, representing an Islamic-oriented party, was proceeding very cautiously and had not pressed any elements of an Islamic social agenda. Vice [...] | 2008-10-27 09:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA2014 | MUSLIM MILITANTS CONVICTED FOR ATTACK ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two hard-line Muslim militant leaders who led a June 1 attack against a peaceful religious freedom rally were convicted of inciting violence and other crimes in an October 30 verdict in Central Jakarta Court. The 18-month prison sentences handed down sent a clear law enforcement [...] | 2008-10-31 08:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA2020 | ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY BILL PASSES AMID CONTROVERSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian Parliament passed an anti-pornography bill on October 30, The bill was pushed through by the Islamic-oriented Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and supported by eight of the ten factions in the DPR. The DPR's second largest faction stormed out in protest. 2. (C) [...] | 2008-10-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA2028 | SOLO -- FROM RADICAL HUB TO TOURIST HAVEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Solo, Central Java, for years an economic backwater and hub of radicals, is reclaiming its place as an important, vibrant Indonesian city. In an example of good governance at the local level, an entrepreneurial new mayor has worked to help curb militant Islam while promoting Sol [...] | 2008-11-03 10:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KISL PGOV PTER ID |
08JAKARTA2038 | MUSLIM CLERIC'S "MARRIAGE" TO MINOR SPARKS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A Muslim cleric is under investigation for marrying a 12-year old girl last August. In reaction to a public outcry by child welfare advocates, several well-known Muslim leaders have denounced [...] | 2008-11-04 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL PHUM ID |
08JAKARTA2048 | WINNING THE "WAR OF IDEAS" IN INDONESIA [...] (U) Post appreciates the opportunity to share our public diplomacy experience in Indonesia and welcomes the Under Secretary's thoughts (reftel). Indonesians, while the largest Muslim-majority population in the world, look at the world differently from the way Middle Easterners do, and we need [...] | 2008-11-05 11:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OPRC OIIP KISL KHLS ID |
08JAKARTA2049 | SAUDI ARABIA -- A PRESENCE TO RECKON WITH IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi Arabia enjoys a positive image among Indonesians and is ramping up its already robust educational assistance. In addition to the annual flow of pilgrims to Mecca, Saudi religious groups are active here. While few have direct links to extremism, Saudi religious influence i [...] | 2008-11-06 02:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KISL ID SA |
08JAKARTA2071 | CONSTRUCTIVE VISIT BY PRINCE CHARLES HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a five-day visit to Indonesia, Prince Charles highlighted the importance of interfaith dialogue, the environment and education. The visit was focused and constructive, and well-received by Indonesians. END SUMMARY. A ROYAL VISIT 2. (U) Prince Charles visited Indonesia [...] | 2008-11-10 06:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL SENV ID UK |
08JAKARTA2083 | CRITICISM OF ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY BILL RAMPS UP [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The recent passage of an anti-pornography bill by Parliament continues to spark recriminations in Indonesia. Opposition to the bill has come from a broad spectrum of mostly secular-oriented groups, includi [...] | 2008-11-12 07:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SOCI ID |
08JAKARTA2104 | CATHOLIC-MUSLIM FORUM -- KEY INDONESIAN MUSLIM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Catholic-Muslim Forum held in Rome November 2-4 promoted strong inter-religious relations, the leader of a mass Muslim organization--with over 30 million members--told an audience of religious and civic leaders on November 11. Din Syamsuddin, chair of Muhammadiyah, also spo [...] | 2008-11-14 10:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL KIRF ID VT TH PP |
08JAKARTA2136 | CONTINUED ECHOES OF "THE YEAR OF LIVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 1965-66 killings of alleged communists continue to touch nerves in Indonesia decades later. Local media recently published articles recounting gruesome details of the killings and regurgitated claims of a USG link. Moreover, in a controversial move, police in central Java r [...] | 2008-11-19 08:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA2148 | ISLAMIC-ORIENTED PARTY'S ATTEMPT TO WOO VOTERS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: One of Indonesia's most important parties has tried out an unusual campaign tactic. The Prosperous Justice Party--an Islamic-oriented party which goes by the acronym "PKS"--recently rolled out a lavish new [...] | 2008-11-21 06:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA2157 | 2009 ELECTIONS LANDSCAPE: YUDHOYONO, MEGAWATI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Most bets are still on President Yudhoyono to be re-elected in the 2009 elections with recent polls indicating that he has regained his lead. However, the state of the economy, the Yudhoyono administration's ability to maintain his clean image, and his management of a fractious [...] | 2008-11-24 10:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA217 | MOLUKU: COMMUNITY POLICING AND CULTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: During the DCM,s recent visit to Ambon, interlocutors uniformly described the security situation in Moluku as "stable" and "very safe." Despite continuing concerns about the stress unemployment and poverty placed on local communities, our interlocutors suggested that the local po [...] | 2008-02-04 08:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF ASEC EAID ID |
08JAKARTA2213 | PRESIDENT SIGNS CONTROVERSIAL ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono has signed into law the controversial anti-pornography bill. Opponents--who see the law as a potential threat to civil liberties--plan to challenge the legislation in the courts. By si [...] | 2008-12-09 09:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SOCI ID |
08JAKARTA2234 | KEY ANTI-CORRUPTION OFFICIAL FACING SAO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission requires the Department's urgent assistance in securing Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) clearance for two GOI officials who hope to travel to Washington for anti-corruption consultations with the FBI and other USG officials. These officials were specifically invited by t [...] | 2008-12-11 11:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CVIS KISL ID |
08JAKARTA2280 | RISING OR FALLING? DIFFERING ACCOUNTS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A moderate Islamic-oriented public policy institute has reported a slight increase in religious freedom-related incidents, including violence, taking place in Indonesia in 2008. The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM),however, has reported a decrease in the number of [...] | 2008-12-17 09:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL ID |
08JAKARTA2309 | SULTAN STRUGGLES TO MAKE MARK ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with the Sultan of Yogyakarta on December 18. The Sultan--who recently declared that he was running for president--noted that he was not yet campaigning at full steam. Despite press reports that he might be receptive to the idea, he would not confirm whether he mig [...] | 2008-12-22 09:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA2341 | WEST JAVA -- ISLAMIST GROUP CONVICTED OF TREASON [...] (C) SUMMARY: A court in West Java--a province adjacent to Jakarta--has found 17 members of a small extremist group guilty of treason. Although the group engaged in anti-government activities, it did not engage in violence or terrorism. Our contact in the governor's office in West Java told [...] | 2008-12-30 07:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KISL PTER ID |
08JAKARTA4 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM -- EX-PRESIDENT TAKES STAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former president Wahid--who is also known as "Gus Dur"--recently denounced violence against minority religious sects. He also criticized the Indonesia Ulama Council (MUI) for its role in issuing edicts that are used by militants as excuses for religious-based violence. Wahid's [...] | 2008-01-02 06:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KISL ID |
08JAKARTA443 | U.S. ENVOY TO THE OIC -- NOTIFYING INDONESIA [...] (U) Per reftel request, Mission has notified the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) via diplomatic note that the President has appointed Sada Cumber as the U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Mission has also provided DEPLU with a copy of Sad [...] | 2008-03-04 09:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC KISL ID |
08JAKARTA451 | EAST NUSA TENGGARA: POLICE FOCUS ON TRANS-NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: While West Timor and the other islands that make up the province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) grapple with wide-spread poverty, thousands of refugees from neighboring Timor Leste, and limited attention from the central government, the security situation and police performance are p [...] | 2008-03-05 08:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC PHUM KWMN SMIG KIRF KISL PGOV PTER |
08JAKARTA474 | OIC -- PASSING S/E CUMBER'S CONTACT INFORMATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Indonesian officials look forward to meeting U.S. Special Envoy Sada Cumber on the margins of the upcoming OIC Summit in Dakar. Indonesia is an active OIC member and participates in a number of OIC-led initiatives. END SUMMARY 2. (U) GOI -- HAPPY TO MEET S/E CUMBER: Poloff [...] | 2008-03-10 07:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL OIC ID |
08JAKARTA488 | NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN? -- GUS DUR JOINS 2009 RACE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On March 9, Abdurrachman Wahid (aka "Gus Dur") announced that he will run for president again in 2009. The former president--who is in poor health--faces extremely long odds even if he can overcome several [...] | 2008-03-11 05:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA516 | INDONESIA'S HOUSE SPEAKER LOOKS TO MOVE UP THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's legislative and presidential elections will take place next year and House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Laksono is one of the many political luminaries plotting his next move. Long considered the Forrest Gump of Indonesian politics, Laksono hopes his penchant fo [...] | 2008-03-13 08:52:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA54 | ISLAMIC PARTY VALUES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAMS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- please handle accordingly. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Leaders of Indonesia's largest Islamic party (PKS) told the Ambassador that separatism, climate change and transnational crime were the greatest threats to Indonesia's security. PKS officials sa [...] | 2008-01-09 10:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO ID |
08JAKARTA579 | PRESIDENTIAL CRITIC LOSES DEFAMATION SUIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 17, a former Deputy Speaker of Parliament was sentenced to eight months in prison for defaming President Yudhoyono (the sentence was subsequently suspended). The former legislator had publicly accused the president of hiding a previous marriage. SBY's decision to tak [...] | 2008-03-19 08:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA63 | ISLAMIC LEADER ON FATWAS AND "PROTECTING ISLAM" [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with Ma'ruf Amin, Chairman of the Indonesia Ulama Council (MUI) Fatwa Commission, on January 9. Ma'ruf provided an overview of how the MUI takes questions from the public and issues fatwas (religious edicts). He defended MUI's condemnation of the Ahmadiyah sect by i [...] | 2008-01-11 05:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA666 | IN SHIFT, INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES CLEARED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) passed a landmark amendment April 1 paving the way for independent candidates to contest local elections. The amendment will take effect this June and comes in response to a court ruling. The revised law does not apply to the presi [...] | 2008-04-03 02:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA705 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KEY POLITICAL PLAYER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met former Indonesian House of Representatives Speaker (DPR) and Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung on April 7. Tandjung, who remains active politically and is a possible candidate for president or vice president next year, discussed his current activities, Papua and A [...] | 2008-04-08 07:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA728 | FAMILY FEUD ERUPTS IN FORMER PRESIDENT'S PARTY [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A major internal battle has erupted in former president Wahid's Islamic-oriented National Awakening Party (PKB). The ugly feud pits party founder and Muslim moderate Wahid (aka Gus Dur)--who declared his candidacy f [...] | 2008-04-10 06:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA744 | "SHOCK RESULT" -- ISLAMIC PARTY LEADS IN KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Islamic-oriented Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) appears to have registered a stunning electoral upset in West Java, Indonesia's most populace province. Five reputable polling outfits have declared the PKS gubernatorial candidate the winner over better-known rivals. If valid [...] | 2008-04-14 08:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA76 | PROMOTING RELIGIOUS TOLERATION AT A KEY ISLAMIC [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff underscored the importance of religious freedom and highlighted the positive role played by Muslims in the United States during a talk at a major Islamic school in West Jakarta. Pesantren [...] | 2008-01-14 11:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO KISL ID |
08JAKARTA773 | STRESSING MAINSTREAM MESSAGE, ISLAMIC PARTY PICKS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Apparent gubernatorial victories this week in West Java and North Sumatra by the Islamic-oriented Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) were due to skillful grassroots politicking rather than direct Islamic-type appeals, pol [...] | 2008-04-17 09:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA801 | ISLAMIC PARTY EYES 2009 NATIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Flush with confidence and momentum following two surprise victories in key regional elections last week (reftels),the Islamic-oriented Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has re-discovered its swagger just in time to make a mark on the 2009 national elections. By focusing on good gov [...] | 2008-04-22 09:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA805 | OLYMPIC TORCH PROTESTED IN JAKARTA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Olympic torch passed through Jakarta April 22, guarded by 3,000 police, observed by 1,000 spectators and protested by 200 human rights activists. One Dutch human rights activist was arrested along with nine hired thugs. End Summary. 2. (SBU) In a closed ceremony held [...] | 2008-04-22 10:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KISL ID PHUM |
08JAKARTA893 | MIXED FORTUNES FOR TWO ISLAMIC PARTIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Islamic-oriented PKS party unofficially kicked off its 2009 election campaign with a 10th anniversary celebration on May 4 attended by over 100,000 revelers. President Yudhoyono and other 2009 presidential hopefuls attended, all vying for PKS support. Meanwhile, another Isl [...] | 2008-05-06 08:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA912 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FORMER JAKARTA GOVERNOR AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador visited ex-Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso in his office on May 6, where they discussed issues related to the 2009 elections and Sutiyoso's philosophy on countering radicalism. Sutiyoso used the courtesy call to promote his presidential aspirations, inviting the media [...] | 2008-05-08 09:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA939 | MODERATION, PRAGMATISM EXPLAIN ISLAMIC PARTY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lean, clean and Islamic, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has emerged as the darling of Indonesian politics. PKS's brand of moderate pragmatism and its ability to mobilize its grassroots base has enticed the major parties to court PKS as a potential partner for the 2009 nation [...] | 2008-05-13 03:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL ID |
08JAKARTA965 | GOVERNOR-ELECT FROM ISLAMIC PARTY DISCUSSES PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C met Ahmad Heryawan, the Governor-elect of West Java, Indonesia's largest province by population, on May 14. Heryawan attributed his surprise victory to a dogged campaign and an emphasis on economic issues. He said his administration will focus on development-related issu [...] | 2008-05-15 06:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL ID |
08JAKARTA979 | WEST JAVA -- GOI CRACKS DOWN ON ISLAMIST GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Police in West Java--a province adjacent to Jakarta--on May 12 arrested 35 reported members of the Indonesian Islamic State (NII),an underground Islamist group. Thirteen of the group were charged with subversion. There is no evidence that those arrested have links to terrorism [...] | 2008-05-16 07:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KISL PTER ID |
08JEDDAH10 | OIC CULTURAL DG ARGUES FOR PROHIBITING RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Director General (DG) of the Cultural and Social Affairs Department of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) explained OIC positions on religious intolerance to DRL/MLGA Foreign Affairs Officer. After describing efforts to combat Islamic extremism at the cultural [...] | 2008-01-07 18:50:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SCUL KISL SA |
08JEDDAH107 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA FEBRUARY 8, 15, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Grand Mufti criticized on February 8 the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) report on women's rights in Islam and Saudi Arabia, arguing that it was "based on fallacies" and "unfair" (Reftel B). Throughout the Kingdom, Imams conducted rain prayers against the drought [...] | 2008-03-05 17:20:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL SA |
08JEDDAH145 | JEDDAH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL: NOT WELL-KNOWN AND OF [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Various meetings with Jeddah Municipal Council members and prominent elite have presented a bleak picture concerning Council effectiveness and accomplishments. Over the past two years, the Council has approved and managed Municipality projects while introducing [...] | 2008-03-22 13:20:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL SA |
08JEDDAH149 | ISLAMIC SUMMIT: TOP PRIORITIES INCLUDE SUDAN-CHAD [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In post-Summit meetings with OIC Assistant Secretary General for Jerusalem Affairs Ambassador Samir Bakr and OIC Directors for Political Affairs Yahaya Lawal and Tariq Ali Bakheet, they cited the new Charter revision (to enter into force within six months),the Dakar Agreeme [...] | 2008-03-23 11:59:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL OIC SA |
08JEDDAH164 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA FEBRUARY 29 AND [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on February 29 and March 7, Sheikh Mohammed Saleh al-Munajjid at the Omar bin Abd al-Aziz Grand Mosque condemned the Danish newspapers that reprinted in late February Muhammad cartoons, criticized Muslims who supported the West, and called on the Musli [...] | 2008-04-07 16:27:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL SA |
08JEDDAH178 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA MARCH 21 AND 28, [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Saudi government (SAG) has plans to distribute to Imams and preachers "the ideas" (in particular social topics) they want them to include in their Friday sermons, according to a March 25 article featuring anonymous SAG official remarks in Saudi Arabic-language daily Al Wa [...] | 2008-04-23 15:16:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL SA |
08JEDDAH182 | S/E CUMBER DISCUSSES WITH OIC DRAFT MOU; [...] (C) SUMMARY: In April 24 meetings with Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and other high-level OIC officials, U.S. Envoy to the OIC Sada Cumber discussed the draft U.S.-OIC Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as well as specific programs on which [...] | 2008-04-29 16:06:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL KISL KWMN SA |
08JEDDAH183 | OIC PLANS TO OPEN OFFICE IN BAGHDAD [...] (C) In an April 29 meeting with Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Director General for Political Affairs Mahdy Fathallah, he elaborated on OIC plans to open an office in Baghdad. The OIC hopes to send soon Ambassador Hamed Mohammad Altani to run a three-person shop (the Ambassador [...] | 2008-04-30 08:39:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IZ SA |
08JEDDAH253 | OIC SYG: IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM IN THE US; [...] (C) In June 4-5 Meetings Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee staff member Wendy Anderson met with the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) board members, Jeddah Municipal Councilors, and other civ [...] | 2008-06-10 15:02:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL SOCI SA |
08JEDDAH254 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA APRIL 11, 18, AND [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on April 11, a substitute Imam at the Omar bin Abd al-Aziz Grand Mosque focused his sermon on justice, equality, and the increase in the price of oil in the past few years. The following week during the April 18 sermon, the Imam discussed prayer as on [...] | 2008-06-10 15:23:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL SA |
08JEDDAH263 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA MAY 2, 9, AND 16: [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on May 2, Sheikh al-Munajjid at the Omar bin Abd al-Aziz Grand Mosque condemned the modern-day entertainment industry for including scenes and advertisements that corrupt the minds of youth. From the first-ever report out of the Al-Salheen Grand Mosque [...] | 2008-06-20 13:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL SA |
08JEDDAH335 | OIC OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON COUP IN MAURITANIA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-13 16:01:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PREF PREL KISL AJ GG MR TU SA |
08JEDDAH370 | PRINCE KHALID DECREES CLOSE OF ALL SUMMER CAMPS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. A blog recently revealed that Mecca region governor Prince Khalid Al-Faisal is closing religious summer camps for Saudi youth in the Mecca region. The particular type of camps being shut and the extent to which this has actually impacted operations is the subject of local debate. [...] | 2008-09-01 12:58:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PROP PTER SOCI SCUL KISL KMDR KIRF PINS |
08JEDDAH39 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA DEC 28; AND JAN 4, [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on January 18, Sheikh al-Munajjid at the Omar bin Abd al-Aziz Grand Mosque focused his sermon on the importance of personal health as well as the obligations of Muslims during Ashura. (BEGIN NOTE: The Shia and Sunni celebrate Ashura in different ways [...] | 2008-01-26 06:42:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL SA |
08JEDDAH415 | SHI'A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY FEELS UNDER THREAT IN [...] (S) SUMMARY. A Jeddah-based Shi'a Imam details government attempts to suppress free religious expression. Another prominent Shi'a in Western Saudi Arabia explains that the community lives in a constant state of discrimination and insecurity. Both individuals support interfaith dialogue and the [...] | 2008-09-29 12:01:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI SA XF |
08JEDDAH417 | SUBJECT: KOSOVO FM MEETING WITH OIC SECGEN IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 13 Kosovo FM Skender Hyseni met with OIC Secretary General Ihsanoglu in Jeddah. OIC officials commented that there has been no movement on the organization's position on the recognition of Kosovo statehood. Embassy Riyadh and Consulate General Jeddah attempted to faci [...] | 2008-09-30 05:46:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA XF |
08JEDDAH447 | US CONSULATE JEDDAH HOSTS DEBATE WATCHING EVENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Consulate Jeddah has hosted two US Presidential debate-watching events to encourage participation and engagement within the Saudi Arabian community. Both events brought together professors, media, and members of Jeddawi civil society and spurned lively and nuanced conversations re [...] | 2008-10-26 13:44:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KMPI KPAO OPRC PHUM SA SCUL SOCI XF |
08JEDDAH448 | TAIF CHRISTIANS DEPORTATIONS MAY BE IMMINENT [...] (S) SUMMARY: An advocate for the Christian Indians arrested in April for holding a prayer service in Taif reveals to Poloff that deportation orders of these individuals are imminent. This is despite the fact that Assistant Minister of the Interior, Mohammed Bin Naif assured that this issue had [...] | 2008-10-26 13:59:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | ELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF |
08JEDDAH449 | SAUDI ARABIA MFA AND OIC OFFICIALS COMMENT ON [...] C) SUMMARY. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official states the significance of a high-level inter-faith dialogue being planned by Saudi Arabia to take place in New York in November with a key long-term goal of combating extremism. An OIC official denies a role in planning the event, but expres [...] | 2008-10-26 14:02:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL OVIP PREL SA UN XF |
08JEDDAH498 | EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS IN RIYADH/JEDDAH COMMENT ON [...] (C)SUMMARY: In 2004, two Egyptian doctors were arrested in Jeddah on multiple charges including drug smuggling and rape. Their punishment was recently increased significantly by an appeals judge. Officials from the Egyptian Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate in Jeddah offered little support fo [...] | 2008-11-26 13:59:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF |
08JEDDAH508 | NEW HAJJ TERMINAL IN JEDDAH SMOOTHING ARRIVAL OF [...] Summary. The Hajj Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport has joined the ranks of world-class passenger terminals with the completion of the second phase of a multi-year renovation and expansion project. 2800 pilgrims now arrive at the streamlined modern terminal every hour in a 24/ [...] | 2008-12-06 08:03:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR CASC SCUL KISL SA |
08JEDDAH538 | AGAINST THE ODDS: FIRST WOMAN IN MIDDLE EAST WITH [...] (C) Summary. Aziza Mansour, the first woman in the Middle East to receive a RE/MAX franchise, fought for recognition of her right to sell real estate for fourteen years. Appreciated and befriended by a royal benefactor when she thought her cause was lost, Ms. Mansour overcame the many barriers [...] | 2008-12-31 09:45:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB KISL KWMN SA SOCI KMPI KPAO SCUL |
08JEDDAH70 | OIC SUMMIT ON GAZA: REBUKES ISRAEL, CALLS FOR AID [...] (S) SUMMARY: The OIC hosted an expanded meeting of its Executive Committee in Jeddah to discuss the situation in Gaza. Attendees included Foreign Ministers and other representatives from approximately 40 member states. The main outcome included a Final Communique reiterating previous OIC rem [...] | 2008-02-05 12:34:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PREL KISL PHUM SA |
08JEDDAH72 | RELIGIOUS POLICE ARREST/RELEASE AMERICAN-SAUDI [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Saudi religious police arrested and later released on February 4 an American-Saudi businesswoman for allegedly being in seclusion with an unrelated man at a Riyadh Starbucks. Yara Anabtawi contacted U.S. Consulate General Jeddah the morning of February 5, after English daily [...] | 2008-02-06 16:45:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PGOV PHUM CASC KISL KWMN SA |
08JEDDAH74 | GAZA ACCOUNT DEMARCHE RESPONSE: OIC WILL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Consul General Tatiana C. Gfoeller delivered demarche (reftel B) in person on February 9 to Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Director General for Political Affairs Mahdy Fathallah and OIC Director for Political Affairs Tariq Ali Bakheet. OIC officials assured Consul G [...] | 2008-02-09 12:05:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA |
08JEDDAH77 | OIC FINAL COMMUNIQUE FROM GAZA SUMMIT [...] (U) The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) issued a Final Communique on February 3 after hosting an expanded meeting of its Executive Committee to discuss the situation in Gaza (Refs A and B). The Communique reiterates previous OIC remarks condemning Israel and urging the internatio [...] | 2008-02-10 16:12:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL WBG SA |
08JEDDAH84 | OIC SLAMS DANISH CARTOON... [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Since the OIC's 2004 election of Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu as Secretary General, one of his top priorities has been to combat misperceptions of Islam. Unsurprisingly, he issued a strong statement condemning the February 13 re-publishing of caricatures from the 2006 Mohamma [...] | 2008-02-19 06:18:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KIRF DA NL SA |
08JEDDAH88 | ENGAGING THE OIC: A STRATEGY FOR THE NEW SPECIAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Building on Post's unprecedented and steadily increasing interaction with the OIC during the past two years, Post has learned much of OIC Secretary General Ihsanoglu's intentions and how he has shaped and will continue to influence the OIC agenda. During his tenure, Ihsanoglu ha [...] | 2008-02-19 18:24:00 | Consulate Jeddah | SECRET | PREL PHUM KISL KPAL SG SA |
08JEDDAH91 | OIC SYG ON KOSOVO, AMBASSADOR SWING, AND UPCOMING [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Consul General met with OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and other OIC SIPDIS officials to deliver demarches regarding Kosovo independence (Reftels B, C) and support for Ambassador Swing's candidacy for Director General (DG) of the International Organization [...] | 2008-02-24 11:30:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK KISL YI EU KV SA |
08JEDDAH93 | INSIDE THE JEDDAH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL: CURRENT [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In meetings with Jeddah Municipal Councilors, including Council President Tarek Fadaak and Vice President Hasan Zahrani, Post has learned of how the Council troubleshoots resident concerns, the nature of ongoing projects, and plans for the future. In the past t [...] | 2008-02-26 08:12:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL SA |
08JEDDAH94 | MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JANUARY 25 AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Eastern Province on January 25, the Omar bin Abd al-Aziz Grand Mosque sermon condemned the Israeli "blockade," rebuked Israel, and criticized Arabs and Muslims for not doing enough to aid the Palestinians. On February 1 the Imam spoke against domestic violence. (COMMENT: I [...] | 2008-02-26 09:59:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL SA |
08JERUSALEM1084 | PA GEARING UP FOR ANOTHER BATTLE WITH HAMAS OVER [...] (C) Deputy Waqf/Religious Affairs Minister Salah Zuhaykah told PolOff June 25 that Hamas is again obstructing PA Waqf Ministry efforts to register Hajj pilgrims in Gaza and transport them to Saudi Arabia via Erez Crossing and Jordan. He said Hamas has announced competing arrangements and is s [...] | 2008-06-25 09:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG KISL PREL EG SA IS JO |
08JERUSALEM1192 | PA REPORTS MAJOR INCREASE IN IDF WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. PA officials and security commanders report a marked increase in the number of IDF incursions in the West Bank since mid-June. On July 6-8, there were IDF raids in every Palestinian city except Jericho. Nablus officials told PolOff and POL FSN that the IDF entered Nablus on [...] | 2008-07-08 14:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PINS PTER KISL |
08JERUSALEM1203 | NABLUS MALL CLOSURE SPARKS PA ANGER [...] (C) Summary. PA leaders say they are furious about the IDF's closure of Nablus' largest mall (reftel). Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on July 8 that the GOI had not previously mentioned the mall (owned by publicly-traded real estate company al-I'timan) in GOI-PA discuss [...] | 2008-07-09 14:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KTFN KWBG PTER KISL KPAL IS |
08JERUSALEM1329 | FURTHER NABLUS ARRESTS AND INCURSIONS; FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: According to PA security and Nablus business contacts, the IDF made several incursions into Nablus July 21-22 and made twenty arrests, including a PLC member and board members of al-I'timan, the developer of the Nablus shopping mall ordered closed by the GOI on July 6 (reftels). [...] | 2008-07-22 14:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV KWBG PTER KTFN KISL IS |
08JERUSALEM1353 | GAZA: MORE FOOD AND FUEL; BUT CONDITIONS LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: More than a month into the ceasefire, UN and NGO contacts report that flows of basic commodities and fuel into Gaza are higher than in the period immediately prior, and the GOI is allowing imports of cement and gravel, items that had been prohibited since June 2007. With the [...] | 2008-07-25 13:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KWBG PHUM KISL PGOV IS |
08JERUSALEM1381 | PA CRACKS DOWN ON HIZB AL-TAHRIR, BANS PLANNED [...] (C) Summary. PM Salam Fayyad told the Consul General July 28 that Hamas is supporting Hizb al-Tahrir's attempt to create unrest in the West Bank in a "marriage of convenience" between the Islamist groups. PA security contacts told PolOff and POL FSN July 27-29 that PA Interior Minister Abd [...] | 2008-07-30 15:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PGOV PTER KISL |
08JERUSALEM1450 | PM FAYYAD AND PMA GOVERNOR AL-WAZIR DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser met with PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on July 28 to discuss the USG's intent to designate thirteen organizations and one individual for their ongoing support of Hamas (Ref A). PM Fayyad said his government has already taken "courageous" steps to cut of [...] | 2008-08-07 14:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PTER KTFN EFIN ECON PHUM KISL KWBG IS EAID |
08JERUSALEM1451 | DOJ ATTORNEYS DISCUSS ZAKAT COMMITTEES WITH AWQAF [...] (C) Summary: Department of Justice attorneys met with Palestinian Authority Deputy Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Salah Zuheika on July 15 to review the operation and composition of zakat committees in the West Bank and the Palestinian Authority's restructuring of these committees in [...] | 2008-08-07 14:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN KTFN KWBG PTER PGOV KISL |
08JERUSALEM1553 | NABLUS MALL SHOPS REMAIN OPEN AS IDF CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: Shops in Nablus' largest shopping mall remain open following expiration of the IDF's August 15 closure deadline. EconOff toured the mall on August 19 and found all shops operating normally. Shop owners say the IDF has "frozen" the closure order it imposed on the mall's 68 shop [...] | 2008-08-21 13:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV KWBG PTER KTFN KISL IS |
08JERUSALEM1616 | JERUSALEM CONTACTS DISCUSS MUGHRABI GATE RAMP [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian officials in press and privately criticized alleged Israeli plans for the Mughrabi Gate entrance to the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. A Waqf official said the Jerusalem District Committee's guidance for construction is too ambiguous, and that unilateral Israeli acti [...] | 2008-08-28 15:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KISL KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL |
08JERUSALEM1757 | MINISTRY OF AWQAF HOPES SAUDIS WILL DISTRIBUTE [...] (C) Summary. The PA Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs called for USG pressure on Saudi Arabia to distribute Hajj visas to Gazans through the Ministry rather than through HAMAS. Doing so would help the PA, he said. He added that the PA wants Gazans to depart through Jordan, not Egypt. Th [...] | 2008-09-22 13:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG KISL IS SA |
08JERUSALEM88 | PALESTINIANS CONDEMN DICHTER VISIT TO HARAM [...] (C) Islamic Waqf contacts confirmed that Israeli Public Security Minister Avi Dichter (Kadima) visited the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City the morning of January 15, escorted by dozens of Israeli police. In a January 16 conversation, Azzam al-Khatib, chief of Jerusalem's [...] | 2008-01-16 15:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PBTS IS KISL |
08KHARTOUM1657 | DENG ALOR ON NCP INTRIGUE, EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Deng Alor said Egyptian President Mubarak, worried about Sudanese instability, delivered a grim message to President Bashir on November 10 counseling full and rapid compliance with ICC and Darfur issues. Both the Egyptians and Alor see increasing signs of an i [...] | 2008-11-13 14:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL UN AU SU |
08KHARTOUM293 | SUDAN REACTS TO REPUBLICATION OF DANISH CARTOONS WITH MASS [...] (SBU) Summary: Addressing a mass rally in Khartoum organized by government-affiliated Islamic organizations, President Bashir denounced cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed that were recently republished in Danish newspapers. An embargo on Danish trade and travel has been reported in the p [...] | 2008-02-28 13:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL PGOV PREL ETRD EAID SOCI ASEC SU DA |
08KUALALUMPUR1075 | OTHMAN PUTS ONUS ON MANILA FOR IMT DECISION AND [...] (C) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines Government (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak, speaking with Polcouns December 4, placed blame on the GRP for Malaysia's November 30 withdrawal from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) and would not specul [...] | 2008-12-10 10:36:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JP RP MY |
08KUALALUMPUR140 | MALAYSIA'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY [...] (C) Malaysia's 12th general election campaign kicked off on February 24 after more than 1,500 candidates filed nomination papers for the 222 parliament and 505 state seats. Cooperation among Malaysia's opposition parties ensured some 94 percent of all the seats will see head-to-head contests [...] | 2008-02-28 09:43:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY |
08KUALALUMPUR159 | MALAYSIA AND OIC SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER'S REQUEST [...] (U) We informed the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's OIC division on March 7 of Special Envoy Cumber's interest in a meeting with the Malaysian delegation at the OIC Summit in Dakar. We also provided contact telephone numbers per reftel. We have copied the same information to Malaysia's chief O [...] | 2008-03-07 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OIC KISL SG MY |
08KUALALUMPUR178 | ELECTION AFTERMATH: ABDULLAH AND UMNO STOKE MALAY [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and senior officials from his UMNO party seemingly are using the media to stoke ethnic Malay fears over opposition Chinese political gains at the expense of Malays, using the new Chinese-led opposition government in Penang as the lightening rod. UM [...] | 2008-03-13 12:37:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY |
08KUALALUMPUR183 | POST-ELECTION VIEWS FROM EAST MALAYSIA [...] (C) East Malaysians, whose support in the March 8 election provided Prime Minister Abdullah with the necessary majority to form the new government, are closely watching what opposition parties do with their newly won states, especially Penang, according to our contacts in Sabah and Sarawak on [...] | 2008-03-14 11:08:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY |
08KUALALUMPUR184 | POST-ELECTION SCENE REMAINS VOLATILE, PER MARCH 14 [...] (C) Events on March 14 demonstrated that Malaysia's post-election political scene remains volatile, while the question of Abdullah's longevity in office remains far from settled. Abdullah's UMNO party staged a short-lived low-octane protest in opposition-held Penang on March 14 in support of [...] | 2008-03-14 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL ASEC MY |
08KUALALUMPUR185 | POST-ELECTION SCENE REMAINS VOLATILE, PER MARCH 14 [...] (C) Events on March 14 demonstrated that Malaysia's post-election political scene remains volatile, while the question of Abdullah's longevity in office remains far from settled. Abdullah's UMNO party staged a short-lived low-octane protest in opposition-held Penang on March 14 in support of [...] | 2008-03-14 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL ASEC MY |
08KUALALUMPUR343 | OTHMAN CONFIRMS MALAYSIA'S STAGED IMT PULL-OUT [...] (C) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak, speaking with polchief April 28, confirmed Malaysia's decision to withdraw in stages from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) in Mindanao beginning on/about May 10 and [...] | 2008-05-05 10:03:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JA RP MY |
08KUALALUMPUR365 | CATHOLIC CHURCH ALLOWED TO PROCEED WITH "ALLAH" [...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's Catholic Church, challenging a government ban on use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims, has won its first round in court on May 5. Church contacts told us the government was shocked by the strong reaction of the Catholic Church against the ban of "Allah," given that [...] | 2008-05-09 09:58:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SCUL KIRF KISL MY |
08KUALALUMPUR69 | CONTROVERSIAL SQURES OF CHRISTIAN BOOKS [...] (C) Ministry of Internal Security officials confiscated some Christian children's books from stores in early January. Officials took the action because the books contained pictures of Moses and Noah, and they judged portraits of these figures, who are also prophets in Islam, would offend Musl [...] | 2008-01-31 08:25:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL MY |
08KUALALUMPUR90 | ABDULLAH CALLS FOR SNAP ELECTIONS; A PRIMER FOR [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi announced the dissolution of Malaysia's Parliament on February 13 and called for snap elections, a fully expected move, but one that came a year before elections were required under the constitution. Malaysia's Election Commission (EC) will annou [...] | 2008-02-13 08:58:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY |
08KUALALUMPUR94 | EARLY FEBRUARY PROXIMITY TALKS BETWEEN PHILIPPINES [...] (S) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak held proximity talks between GRP and MILF negotiators in early February, following the failure of the December 2007 round. Othman and the MILF regretted that the GRP side wa [...] | 2008-02-14 08:53:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JA RP MY |
08KUALALUMPUR95 | ELECTION DAY SET FOR MARCH 8 [...] (U) One day after Prime Minister Abdullah announced the dissolution of Parliament and set the election process in motion (reftel),Malaysia's Election Commission (EC) announced on February 14 that it has set Election Day for Saturday, March 8. The EC also set February 24 as the date for nomi [...] | 2008-02-14 09:08:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY |
08KUWAIT154 | REPORTED DEATH THREAT AGAINST MP OPPOSING GENDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 5, liberal MP Ali Al-Rashed submitted an amendment to Parliament to eliminate the gender segregation requirement in private universities. The bill follows a recently brokered deal between the GOK and Islamist MPs to enforce long-neglected gender segregation legislation [...] | 2008-02-07 16:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KISL KU |
08KUWAIT155 | EXTREMIST REHABILITATION PROGRAMS (C-CT8-00002) - [...] (S) The Government of Kuwait (GOK) does not currently have a rehabilitation program for jihadists or extremists. This analysis is based on post's conversations with the Ministry of Interior Kuwait State Security (KSS),the National Security Bureau (NSB),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Legal [...] | 2008-02-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PINR KISL PGOV PINS PTER SOCI KU |
08KUWAIT457 | OVERVIEW OF RECENT NATO-KUWAIT ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On April 9, the Polish Embassy delivered a briefing to NATO member-country COMs on recent NATO-Kuwait engagement. On January 14-15, a team of NATO experts visited Kuwait to identify GOK security priorities and investigate areas for increased cooperation. On March 27, Kuwait hoste [...] | 2008-04-24 13:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR NATO KCIP KISL KU RS XG |
08KUWAIT471 | AMONG KUWAITI SHI'A, NATIONAL LOYALTIES RUN DEEP [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait has always had a significant percentage of Shi'a citizens, and Sunni/Shi'a relations are traditionally good. According to most estimates, Shi'a currently constitute 30 percent of all Kuwaiti nationals, numbering some 350,000 individuals. There are also between 150,000 and [...] | 2008-05-01 08:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PINR PTER KISL SOCI ECON KU IZ IR |
08KUWAIT782 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RIHS AND TIP WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador discussed the UNSCR 1267 designation of Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) (Ref B) and TIP July 9 with Hussain Nasser Al-Huraiti, the new Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf (religious endowments) and Islamic Affairs. The Minister, a RIHS boardmember, de [...] | 2008-07-10 09:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KTFN KISL TIP KU |
08KUWAIT90 | EDUCATION MINISTER SURVIVES VOTE OF NO [...] (C) On January 22, Kuwaiti Education Minister Al-Sabeeh survived a vote of no-confidence. On January 8, an Islamist MP ineffectively grilled her on a variety of charges deemed weak by the GOK and Kuwaiti press, and a motion was filed for the vote. With this victory, she became the first mini [...] | 2008-01-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL SCUL SOCI KU |
08LAHORE302 | (S/NF) EXTREMIST RECRUITMENT ON THE RISE IN SOUTHERN PUNJAB [...] (S/NF) Summary: During recent trips to southern Punjab, Principal Officer was repeatedly told that a sophisticated jihadi recruitment network had been developed in the Multan, Bahawalpur, and Dera Ghazi Khan Divisions. The network reportedly exploited worsening poverty in these areas of the [...] | 2008-11-13 10:30:00 | Consulate Lahore | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV KISL PK |
08LISBON2635 | PORTUGAL ON PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM PO |
08LONDON1160 | REPORTS THAT BRITAIN IS IMPORTING PAKISTANI IMAMS [...] (C) Summary. The British press has reported that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced that Britain would launch a SIPDIS new initiative to bring "moderate Pakistani Imams" to preach in Britain. Poloff spoke April 24 with the Head of the Home Office's Prevent Unit Paul Morrison who said the initiat [...] | 2008-04-24 13:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL PK UK |
08LONDON676 | (C) C-DI8-00223: PROBABLE UK REACTION TO DUTCH [...] (S) In response to ref questions, Post informally contacted Metropolitan Police's Diplomatic Protection Group regarding measures HMG may be taking in preparation for the release of the Dutch anti-Islam video. To the best of the Diplomatic Protection Group's knowledge, no specific protective [...] | 2008-03-06 17:29:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR PTER KISL UK |
08MADRID175 | SPANISH POLDIR REQUESTS FULFILLMENT OF AOC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 17:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KISL UN SP |
08MADRID280 | SPANISH REACTION TO ANTI-ISLAM VIDEO (C-DI8-00223) [...] (S) Question A: Spanish security and intelligence services are currently on high alert in advance of the March 9 national elections. The March 11, 2004 train bombings in Madrid occurred just days before the last national elections, and Spanish officials are concerned about the possibility of [...] | 2008-03-07 17:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PINR KISL SP |
08MADRID52 | FIRST FORUM OF THE UN ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre represented Secretary Rice at the opening ceremonies of the First Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) in Madrid January 15-16. UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon, President Zapatero, President Erdogan of Turkey, and AoC High Representative Jorge Sampaio inaugurated th [...] | 2008-01-18 17:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ODIP UN SOCI SCUL KISL KIRF KPAL |
08MADRID799 | WORLD MUSLIM LEAGUE INTER-FAITH CONFERENCE HELD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The World Muslim League, under the patronage of Saudi King Abdullah, held its Inter-faith Conference in Madrid July 16-18. King Juan Carlos hosted the inaugural ceremonies at the Pardo Palace. Although the guest list could not be described as all-inclusive, there was a range [...] | 2008-07-21 16:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM PREL UNFPA CIA SA SP |
08MANAMA117 | BAHRAIN WILL FORMALLY REQUEST QATAR TO EXECUTE LEGAL JUDGMENT AGAINST KHALIFA AL SUBAIE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 13:40:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV PTER KISL ASEC BA |
08MANAMA12 | BAHRAIN OFFERS TO HOST UNESCO CONFERENCE TO [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa on January 8 to discuss a proposed UNESCO conference aimed at countering extremist influence among young people worldwide. The conference would address problems ranging from the recruitment of child soldiers in Africa, to [...] | 2008-01-14 10:59:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV UNESCO KISL BA |
08MANAMA20 | COURT CONVICTS TERRORIST CELL DEFENDANTS, BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-16 14:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL ASEC BA |
08MANAMA313 | ACRIMONY IN PARLIAMENT FEEDS SECTARIAN ILL-WILL (C-NE8-00961) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-19 15:11:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL BA |
08MANAMA336 | SOME POTENTIAL NEW LEADERS IN BAHRAIN'S CHIEF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-29 15:13:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KISL BA |
08MANAMA404 | MODERATES ON TOP IN WIFAQ SHURA ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 13:10:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL BA |
08MANAMA420 | SHI'A AND SUNNI PREACHERS TRADE INSULTS, [...] (C) Summary: After leading Shi'a cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim and Salafist MP Jassim Al Saeedi traded public insults, 5,000 Shi'a demonstrated peacefully. The King ordered an end to sectarian incitement, and, apparently in response, Shi'a leaders called off additional planned demonstrations. End summar [...] | 2008-06-24 11:11:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL ASEC BA |
08MANAMA430 | GOB MOVES AGAINST SECTARIAN INCITEMENT [...] (U) Summary: In response to last week's spike in Sunni-Shi'a tensions (reftel),the GOB created a committee to monitor and combat sectarian rhetoric in the press, internet and pulpits. The committee's first act was to block access to three contentious websites, one pro-Shi'a, the other two pro-Sunn [...] | 2008-06-26 14:45:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KISL BA |
08MANAMA442 | GOB SUSPENDS CHARGES AGAINST SIX ARRESTED FOR SECTARIAN WEB POSTINGS REF: A. MANAMA 420 B. MANAMA 430 Classified By: DCM Christopher Henzel for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's interior ministry ordered two Sunni websites and one Shi'a site to shut down June 26, accusing them of inciting sectarianism and failing to register, in violation of the 2002 Press and Publications Law (ref B). When the Shi'a site ignored the order, Bahrain's lead intelligenc [...] | 2008-07-03 13:21:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR KISL BA |
08MANAMA472 | UNESCO CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS PROACTIVE APPROACHES [...] (U) Bahrain hosted a U.S.-funded UNESCO conference under the title "Youth at the Crossroads: A Future Without Violent Radicalization" June 15-17 in Manama. The conference brought together over 100 representatives of community-based and national youth programs from around the world to focus on [...] | 2008-07-16 13:05:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KISL PHUM UNESCO BA |
08MANAMA49 | ASHURA IN BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-27 14:19:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KIRF PHUM ASEC IR BA |
08MANAMA528 | BAHRAIN’S RELATIONS WITH IRANREF: A. 07 MANAMA 1045 B. 07 MANAMA 1070 C. 07 MANAMA 1016 D. MANAMA 22 E. MANAMA 220 F. MANAMA 430 G. MANAMA 442 [...] (C) Summary: The Sunni ruling family of tiny, Shi'a-majority Bahrain have long recognized that they needed outsiders -- first the British, then the United States -- to protect them from predatory neighbors, Iran foremost among them. Both Shahs and Ayatollahs have asserted claims to sovereignty over [...] | 2008-08-05 13:58:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV KISL KNNP PTER EFIN IR BA |
08MANAMA536 | THE SHI'A CLERICAL HIERARCHY IN BAHRAIN REF: A. 04 MANAMA 378 B. 06 MANAMA 710 C. 06 MANAMA 1728 D. MANAMA 253 E. MANAMA 420 F. MANAMA 510 G. MANAMA 528 Classified By: CDA Christopher Henzel for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PGOV PINR KISL IR IZ LE BA |
08MANAMA560 | SHI'A CELEBRATE BIRTH OF THE TWELFTH IMAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Bahrain's Shi'a population staged their largest-ever celebration of the birth of the twelfth Imam. The festivities were orderly. End summary. 2. (U) Bahrain's Shi'a, known for their large annual Ashura mourning processions, have begun to emphasize happier holidays over the l [...] | 2008-08-25 06:39:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL PHUM BA |
08MANAMA762 | GOB WARNING TO OPPOSITIONISTS: EMPTY THREAT OR [...] (U) Summary: The Minister of Interior threatened to enforce a long-disused law that would penalize the internationalization of sensitive domestic issues, such as the October briefing to the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. Several Shi'a opposition factions defied the warning and publicly p [...] | 2008-11-10 12:57:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ASEC KISL BA |
08MANILA1091 | CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS REMAINS KEY ISSUE FOR MILF [...] (C) During an April 30 visit to Cagayan de Oro, the Ambassador and President Gloria Arroyo discussed the impasse in peace negotiations, and the impending withdrawal of the Malaysia-led International Monitoring Team (IMT) from Mindanao. The Ambassador again emphasized U.S. support for a negot [...] | 2008-05-07 09:37:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
08MANILA1192 | FORMER MILITARY CHIEF TO HEAD PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following weeks of widespread speculation about a cabinet reshuffle, President Gloria Arroyo named former Armed Forces chief General Hermogenes Esperon as her new presidential advisor on the peace process, replacing Jesus Dureza, who was named press secretary. Esperon, who reti [...] | 2008-05-19 10:15:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PREL PINS KISL RP |
08MANILA1212 | MILF VICE CHAIR FOR MILITARY AFFAIRS SUPPORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting in a remote base camp in the southern Philippines May 9, DCM urged the Vice Chairman for Military Affairs of the Muslim insurgency to persevere with the peace process and remove remaining terrorists from its territories. The Vice Chair stressed the Muslim insurgency's o [...] | 2008-05-21 09:33:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
08MANILA1463 | NEW PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SEEKS RESUMPTION OF MILF [...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one breakfast with Ambassador on June 18, President Arroyo's new top advisor on the peace process -- retired Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon -- said he is working to end a six-month impasse in negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liber [...] | 2008-06-18 10:54:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
08MANILA154 | CATHOLIC PRIEST SLAIN IN APPARENT KIDNAPPING ON [...] (C) Summary: The murder of a Catholic priest and abduction of a school principal and fisherman in Tawi-Tawi, a remote island along a terrorist transit line in the southern Philippines, has sent shock waves through this usually peaceful island. Security officials believe a group of 10 armed [...] | 2008-01-18 08:40:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KISL RP |
08MANILA1701 | STRONG PAST, PRESENT TIES IN THE "CITY OF GENTLE PEOPLE" [...] SUMMARY. The Ambassador underscored the positive effect of dedicated U.S. Government assistance to the province of Negros Oriental in the Philippine's central Visayas region, during a trip to Dumaguete City, the "City of Gentle People." Beginning the visit with a speech to Silliman University [...] | 2008-07-18 07:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP EAID |
08MANILA1764 | BUILDING CONFIDENCE FOR PEACE IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES [...] SUMMARY. The Ambassador continued to focus attention on U.S. assistance in conflict-affected areas in the Southern Philippines during a visit to Zamboanga City and Basilan Province to observe U.S.-funded development projects and meet with local Basilan business leaders. Recently-appointed Pr [...] | 2008-07-24 07:55:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP EAID |
08MANILA1779 | PHILIPPINE NATIONALS DEPORTED FROM MALAYSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The southern Philippines is bracing for a massive influx of deported Filipinos following the Malaysian government's June 25 announcement of an immigration crackdown against undocumented foreign workers in Sabah, East Malaysia. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos, many of whom hai [...] | 2008-07-25 08:31:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL MY RP |
08MANILA1780 | BUILDING CONFIDENCE FOR PEACE IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador continued to focus attention on U.S. assistance in conflict-affected areas in the Southern Philippines during a visit to Zamboanga City and Basilan Province to observe U.S.-funded development projects and meet with local Basilan business leaders. Recently-appointed [...] | 2008-07-25 08:45:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
08MANILA1844 | MILF CONTINUES TO SUPPORT PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) Summary: In a July 30 meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF) Camp Simuay, Vice Chairman Ghazali Jafaar discussed the MILF's outlook on the upcoming elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM),the peace process, and the post-p [...] | 2008-08-04 06:21:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA1860 | ALL DETERMINED TO MOVE PEACE PROCESS FORWARD AFTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador encouraged Philippine, Malaysian, and NGO leaders, gathered in Kuala Lumpur for the signing of a key agreement with Philippine Muslim insurgents, to keep the peace process moving forward after the Philippine Supreme Court temporarily halted the formal signing. Overc [...] | 2008-08-05 12:35:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
08MANILA1997 | GOVERNMENT PURSUES NEW PEACE PROCESS STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Faced in the last few weeks with serious legal and political challenges to its arduously negotiated Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on territory with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Arroyo government is moving rapidly -- albeit with some confusion -- to cobble together a mor [...] | 2008-08-22 09:28:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA2022 | PRESIDENT DETERMINED TO STOP ATTACKS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a meeting at Malacanang Palace August 27, President Gloria Arroyo underscored to Ambassador the Philippine government's commitment to the peace process, but made it clear that a stable security situation was a prerequisite to returning to peace talks with Muslim insurgents. C [...] | 2008-08-28 10:37:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA2051 | PEACE PROCESS AT A CROSSROADS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The events of the last few weeks -- the Supreme Court's cancellation of the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on territory, the fighting in various parts of central Mindanao, the government's declaration that it would no longer sign the MOA irrespective of the Supreme [...] | 2008-09-03 10:47:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA2072 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador September 3,Presidential Peace Advisor Hermogenes Esperon made it clear that the Philippine government is still searching for an appropriate way forward in peace process negotiations with Muslim insurgents in Mindanao. A key miles [...] | 2008-09-05 08:51:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA2074 | "Mindanao still open for business" [...] (U) SUMMARY. Signifying the USG's continuing commitment to economic prosperity and stability for Mindanao, the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (A/DCM) visited the Mindanao province of Zamboanga del Norte where he: delivered the keynote address at the annual Mindanao Business Conference; formal [...] | 2008-09-05 09:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP EAID |
08MANILA2171 | SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE DISCUSSES MINDANAO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 17 private breakfast with the Ambassador, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said that the Philippine military was still pressing the fight against rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leaders in Mindanao, whose attacks against civilians and gove [...] | 2008-09-18 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA2178 | MINDANAO PEACE PROCESS: SEEKING A WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government continues to grapple for an appropriate way to address the ailing peace process, even as it awaits the Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the stalled Memorandum of Agreement on territory with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). While [...] | 2008-09-19 08:23:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA2311 | AMBASSADOR CONTINUES DIALOGUE WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 3 private breakfast, Senator Manuel "Mar" Roxas and the Ambassador discussed Roxas's presidential aspirations and the current state of play among candidates in the run up to the 2010 elections. Roxas was candid in the assessment of his rivals and of President Arro [...] | 2008-10-08 09:00:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA2338 | HIGH COURT RULES AGAINST MILF PEACE DEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a significant setback for the Arroyo administration, the Supreme Court on October 14 ruled by an 8-7 majority that the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on ancestral domain between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was unconstitutional. The issu [...] | 2008-10-14 10:26:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA2365 | PEACE PROCESS BATTERED BUT NOT BURIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a Supreme Court decision October 14 striking down a centerpiece territorial deal between the Philippine government and Muslim insurgents, leaders of both sides continue to insist that they remain committed to finding a negotiated settlement to the Muslim insurgency. Beyond [...] | 2008-10-20 08:44:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA238 | PRESIDENT ARROYO REVISES MILF PEACE PROPOSAL AS [...] (C) Summary: In hopes of resuming peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Philippine government has prepared a revised draft territorial agreement that omits references to the issue of governance -- references to which the MILF had strenuously objected. The proposal will be [...] | 2008-01-29 09:01:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
08MANILA2386 | HIGHLIGHTING U.S. SUPPORT FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY IN [...] Summary. During an October 14 visit to the terrorist-affiliated Southern Philippines island of Jolo, Sulu Province, the Ambassador expressed solidarity with the people of Mindanao and emphasized the United States government's continued support for peace and prosperity in Mindanao. Groundbreak [...] | 2008-10-22 08:04:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID |
08MANILA2425 | DCM REAFFIRMS U.S.-PHILIPPINE TIES AT ANNIVERSARY OF WWII [...] (U) SUMMARY. During an October 20 visit to the provincial capital city of Tacloban, Leyte Province, in the Eastern Visayas, the Deputy Chief of Mission recognized past U.S.-Philippine partnerships and sacrifices as the foundation for present cooperation and projects. The DCM and Naval Attache [...] | 2008-10-28 09:02:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
08MANILA2488 | AMBASSADOR URGES RAPID RESOLUTION TO MINDANAO [...] (C) Summary: Philippine Peace Process Advisor Hermogenes Esperon emphasized to the Ambassador over a private breakfast November 3 that President Arroyo remained committed to achieving a durable peace deal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) before her term ends in 2010, or at a minim [...] | 2008-11-04 09:37:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA2504 | PRESIDENT ARROYO LAUDS OBAMA VICTORY IN MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private meeting November 5 with the Ambassador at Malacanang Palace just moments after the results of the U.S. presidential election were known, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo lauded Senator Barack Obama's victory as an extraordinary moment in U.S. history in which America [...] | 2008-11-05 10:08:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RP PINR KISL EAID UNGA |
08MANILA2559 | VISIT TO PROVINCIAL CAPITAL SHOWCASES U.S. ROLE IN A [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador Kenney's November 7 visit to Bacolod, the provincial capital of Negros Occidental, showcased the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the Philippines. The Ambassador presided at the swearing-in ceremony of 65 new Peace Corps Volunteers, visi [...] | 2008-11-14 09:24:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
08MANILA2587 | AMBASSADOR HONORS U.S. AND FILIPINO VETERANS [...] SUMMARY: During a dignified ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery on November 11 commemorating Veterans Day, the Ambassador paid tribute to the service of U.S. and Filipino veterans praising their patriotism and sacrifice. During her remarks, the Ambassador expressed thanks for the vete [...] | 2008-11-21 07:48:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
08MANILA2592 | AMBASSADOR CONTINUES PEACE AND SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 19 private breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Alexander Yano said that his recent trip to the PACOM-sponsored Chiefs of Defense Conference in Bali, Indonesia had been productive from a regional security standpoint, partic [...] | 2008-11-24 08:57:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA2726 | VISIT TO SUBIC BAY HIGHLIGHTS U.S. IMPORTANCE IN REGION [...] SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission's December 4 visit to the port of Subic Bay, site of the former U.S. naval base, highlighted the continuing importance of the region to U.S. business and the American citizen community, as the Ambassador and DCM have done on previous visits. The DCM recogni [...] | 2008-12-16 05:42:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
08MANILA2727 | AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE SECRETARY DISCUSS SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 15 private breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro discussed the security situation in the southern Philippines and the discipline the Armed Forces of the Philippines are showing in the face of continued clashes wit [...] | 2008-12-16 05:49:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
08MANILA518 | GUARDED PROGRESS FOR MINDANAO PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: Philippine government Peace Panel Chairman Rudy Garcia told us February 25 that the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front had reached an agreement in principle on the territory to be encompassed by a new Muslim political entity, and work on governance and ownership of [...] | 2008-02-29 07:54:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
08MANILA651 | AMBASSADOR FORGES KEY RELATIONSHIPS IN ISLAMIC CITY OF [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 1, the Ambassador returned to Marawi City, the heart of Muslim Mindanao, accompanied by EAP DAS Scot Marciel. The strategic timing of the visit, near the end of the annual joint military Balikatan exercises, was intended to promote goodwill with the city's somewhat skept [...] | 2008-03-13 09:16:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP EAID |
08MANILA850 | AMBASSADOR AND PHILIPPINE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 31, the Ambassador made her third visit to the province of Tawi-Tawi. She was accompanied by Secretary of Agriculture Arthur Yap, the Chairman of the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCO),Virgilio Leyretana, and the USAID/Philippines Mission Director. The vis [...] | 2008-04-08 10:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP EAID |
08MANILA912 | KEY PEACE DOCUMENT UNDER LEGAL REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Peace talks between the Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front insurgents are expected to resume after government legal experts finish reviewing a key draft agreement. The legal review is currently focused on contentious issues related to governance, political [...] | 2008-04-16 08:31:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KISL RP |
08MAPUTO1257 | THE CHANGING FACE OF ISLAM IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a large Muslim minority, estimated to range between 20 and 40 percent of the total population, or 4 to 8 million adherents, the role of Islam and Muslims in Mozambique continues to grow in importance. Since the eighth century, Islam has developed along the Swahili coast in M [...] | 2008-12-17 13:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM PTER SCUL MZ |
08MOSCOW181 | FRAGILE STABILITY IN CHECHNYA [...] (C) Summary: At the end of 2007, a mixed picture emerged in Chechnya with relative stability in the form of fewer abductions and terrorist acts offset by near absolute control by President Ramzan Kadyrov. Kadyrov has achieved a greater deal of autonomy for Chechnya from Moscow than one might [...] | 2008-01-25 12:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM SOCI KISL RS |
08MOSCOW1823 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) On June 25, we passed reftel information on polio eradication and vaccination in Nigeria to Alexander Zakharov, Counselor and Director of the Bilateral Relations Section of the MFA's North America Department, and to Vasiliy Pospelov, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department for External Po [...] | 2008-06-26 12:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PGOV KOCI KISL NI RS |
08MOSCOW3184 | COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS FOCUSED ON INSTABILITY IN [...] (C) Summary. With increasing violence directed against law enforcement in Russia's North Caucasus regions (ref. A),the GOR's intelligence agencies are focusing their counterterrorism efforts on domestic radical movements, although they still have some concerns about international terrorist m [...] | 2008-10-30 07:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PTER KCRM SNAR RS |
08MOSCOW3365 | MOSCOW'S CHIEF MUFTI STRESSES TOLERANCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Chairman of the Kremlin-friendly Council of Muftis of Russia Ravil Gaynutdin told the Ambassador on November 13 that Russia's Muslims practice a tolerant form of Islam and are receiving increasing support from the GOR. This is most evident, according to Gaynutdin, in the huge [...] | 2008-11-20 14:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF PHUM SOCI PINR RS |
08MOSCOW3426 | DAGESTAN: ATTENTION FOCUSED ON CONTINUED VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: The Moscow-based human rights organization Memorial has begun to focus more attention on the simmering violence that permeates Dagestan, one of Russia's most unstable regions. At a November 24 press conference, Memorial head Oleg Orlov said the situation in Dagestan is as bad a [...] | 2008-11-26 12:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL PHUM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW630 | THE ISLAMIC FACTOR IN RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Expanding Russia's ties with the Islamic world has been a priority for Putin and an important factor in his efforts to revitalize Russian foreign policy. The GOR has increased bilateral diplomacy with Muslim states, ratcheted up involvement in the Middle East peace process (MEPP [...] | 2008-03-06 11:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KISL PINR SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW688 | TATARSTAN VIES TO REMAIN LEADER OF MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: Although its image as a center of Islam may have been tarnished somewhat during almost 70 years of obedience to Moscow during the Soviet period, the government of Tatarstan and the religious leadership there are now attempting to shore up their position as not only a leading for [...] | 2008-03-12 14:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PINR RS |
08MOSCOW751 | THE ISLAMIC FACTOR IN RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Expanding Russia's ties with the Islamic world has been a priority for Putin in his efforts to revitalize Russian foreign policy. The GOR has increased bilateral diplomacy with Muslim states, ratcheted up involvement in the Middle East peace process (MEPP) and the Organization o [...] | 2008-03-19 13:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KISL PINR SOCI RS |
08NAIROBI2790 | AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO GARISSA ELICITS CANDID [...] The Ambassador recently travelled to Garissa, the provincial center of Kenya's predominantly Muslim North Eastern Province, to talk to the community about a range of issues. Feedback from the (mostly) Kenyan Somali community was generally positive toward the United States. There was great ap [...] | 2008-12-16 11:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER KISL KDEM SOCI PHUM KE SO ET |
08NEWDELHI107 | INDIA GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT PAKISTAN [...] (C) In a January 11 conversation with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon asked how the U.S. views recent developments in Pakistan. The Ambassador conveyed that the U.S. and India share concerns about Pakistan turning into a failed state, and he commended the Indian government' [...] | 2008-01-11 13:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER PK IN |
08NEWDELHI1180 | AHMADINEJAD VISIT TO INDIA FOCUSES ON PIPELINE, [...] (C) Summary. Iranian President Ahmadinejad's April 29 visit to India focused primarily on energy and trade issues, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) contacts. Indian officials announced the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline deal "is doable" within 45 days, though "a lot of work" needs [...] | 2008-04-30 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP KISL ENRG ECON ETRD IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1194 | MENON SAYS AHMADINEJAD PLAYED TO MASSES DURING [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon related to the Ambassador May 1 that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the Prime Minister during his April 29 stop in Delhi that the world is changing in Iran's favor. When asked for specifics, Menon noted, Ahmadinejad voiced more mild opini [...] | 2008-05-01 11:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP EPET KISL ENRG ECON ETRD IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1336 | SPIKE IN TERRORISM HAS INDIAN OFFICIALS WORRIED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: A sharp and heavily publicized resurgence of infiltration and terrorism has Indian officials deeply worried about the situation in Pakistan and wondering whether domestic problems there could result in more violence, Foreign Secretary Menon told the Ambassador May 14. The Border S [...] | 2008-05-14 13:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PBTS MOPS KISL PGOV ASEC CASC IN |
08NEWDELHI1503 | SENATORS FEINGOLD AND CASEY MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. In a May 30 meeting with Senators Feingold and Casey, Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee noted that the key to stability in the region lies in addressing extremism in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border regions. He expressed concern over increasing cross-border infiltration attempts o [...] | 2008-06-03 11:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM ENRG KISL PHUM PREL TRGY TSPL AF |
08NEWDELHI1515 | INDIAN MUSLIMS RALLY AGAINST TERRORISM, AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Leading Indian Muslim clerics denounced terrorism as un-Islamic at two separate, very different events over the May 31-June 1 weekend. Seizing the political upper hand, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) publicly welcomed the events and focused on their anti-government [...] | 2008-06-04 13:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI156 | UTTAR PRADESH: NEW TERRORIST HUB [...] (C) Summary: In the last eight weeks, terrorists struck twice in Uttar Pradesh (UP) killing twenty-one people: seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers and fourteen civilians (reftels). Analysts as well as Embassy contacts fear that jihadi terrorists who have traditionally focused [...] | 2008-01-16 10:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN |
08NEWDELHI1644 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: HIGH TURNOUT EXPECTED IN [...] (C) Summary: During a May visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Poloff learned that state assembly elections will be held in October, although the precise dates have not yet been announced. There was agreement among Poloff's interlocutors that the elections would see a record turnout barring a sustain [...] | 2008-06-16 11:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI1674 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: DELICATELY POISED AHEAD OF [...] (C) Summary: The political, economic and security environment in Jammu and Kashmir appears to have improved significantly during the last year. During a May visit to the state, Poloff/PolFSN found that violence and the public's fear of it has declined, the economy is booming and tourism is a [...] | 2008-06-18 08:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI1721 | DELHI DIARY, JUNE 13-20 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for June 13-20, 2008, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Congress and JDS Team Up Against the BJP in Karnataka -- Jammu and Kashmir: Amarnath Yatra Begins -- Presumed "Dead" Former Bonded Labor [...] | 2008-06-23 07:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KWMN KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI194 | MODERATE KASHMIRI SEPARATISTS BANDING TOGETHER [...] (C) Former violent insurgent and longtime peaceful Kashmiri separatist Shabir Shah decided January 14 to join the Mirwaiz faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference led by moderate separatist Mirwaiz Omar Farooq. The decision had been a long time coming, with Mirwaiz and his cohorts spe [...] | 2008-01-18 12:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI196 | DELHI DIARY, JAN 14-18 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for December 14-18, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Bhutan Election Commission Announce Historic Election Date -- Coalition Crisis in Goa -- Darul Uloom Deoband Madrasa authorizes use o [...] | 2008-01-18 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL KIRF SOCI KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2146 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: VIOLENCE AND PROTESTS CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Jammu and Kashmir remained on edge as violence sparked by the Amarnath land transfer controversy (reftels) continued into its second month. Over 50 people were injured on August 5 and rail and road traffic remained disrupted. The Prime Minister called an all-parties meeting on [...] | 2008-08-06 11:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2223 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: VIOLENCE AND PROTESTS PEAK [...] (C) Summary: Following two days of increasing tension and violence in Jammu and Kashmir, the situation improved on August 13. There were fewer protests and confrontations, with only one reported incident of police firing on protestors. Curfew was relaxed for most of the day and truck traff [...] | 2008-08-13 14:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2265 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: TENSION EXPECTED IN THE VALLEY [...] (C) Summary: After a relatively calm week so far, August 22 is expected to be tense in the Kashmir valley because separatist leaders have called for a march in memory of those who died in police firings in recent weeks. Any clash between security forces and the protesters will further infla [...] | 2008-08-21 13:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2288 | DELHI DIARY, AUGUST 18-25 [...] (U) In the wake of the July 22 trust vote in Parliament over the U.S.-India civil nuclear deal in which the Samajwadi Party (SP) lined up squarely with the Congress Party, the two parties announced on August 18 the establishment of a high-powered coordination committee to ensure smooth relati [...] | 2008-08-25 13:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KISL KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI2289 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: THE GOI CRACKS DOWN [...] (C) Summary: Indian security forces cracked down forcefully in the Kashmir valley to prevent a protest march in Srinagar on August 25. They arrested prominent separatist leaders and imposed a complete curfew in the entire valley. The police and paramilitary aggressively enforced the curfew [...] | 2008-08-25 13:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2378 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: CALM AND VIOLENCE-FREE WEEK [...] (C) Summary: The Kashmir valley and the Jammu region have been calm this week, with few reports of violence or police-protester clashes. Security forces lifted curfew around the state. Everyday life returned to normal with government offices, markets, businesses and schools reopening. The [...] | 2008-09-04 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2742 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: ELECTION COMMISSION STILL [...] (C) Summary: Several weeks of peace and quiet in Kashmir have reignited discussion of whether or not state assembly elections should be held as scheduled before January 8 or whether they ought to be postponed to some time after spring next year. No decision has been made as of the afternoon [...] | 2008-10-20 01:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2746 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: After weeks of consideration and consultations, the Election Commission finally decided to hold state assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir in seven phases over a five week period starting November 17. Results will be announced on December 28. Most of the political partie [...] | 2008-10-21 01:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2783 | MAYAWATI: PORTRAIT OF A LADY [...] (C) Summary: Poloff traveled to three cities in Uttar Pradesh (UP) during the week of October 13-17 to gauge the political state of play. A wide range of business, political, academic and media contacts generally agreed that Chief Minister Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have done [...] | 2008-10-23 12:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2801 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD: GEETHA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-27 09:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KISL PROG IN |
08NEWDELHI2830 | REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE: DEVELOPING A SOUTH [...] (S/NF) Summary: U.S. Ambassadors to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka met in New Delhi on August 26 with key members of the Washington interagency community and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dell Dailey for the second Annual Regional Security Initiative (RSI). [...] | 2008-10-31 13:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL KISL BG CE NP PK IN |
08NEWDELHI2946 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: GOI PULLS OFF A SUCCESSFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite bad weather, aggressive calls from separatists to stay home, and tight security, Jammu and Kashmir voters went to the polls in larger than expected numbers on November 17 in the first phase of elections for the state legislature. The voter turnout was estimated at 55 [...] | 2008-11-18 13:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2969 | DID DIKSHIT DELIVER? DELHI DECIDES [...] (U) Summary: Delhi Assembly elections, to be held November 29, are heading to a tight finish between the sitting Congress Party government of popular, two-term Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, and her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opponent V.K. Malhotra. Adding drama, and national significance, t [...] | 2008-11-21 10:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI2987 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: SECOND ROUND OF ELECTIONS TOPS [...] (C) Summary: For the second time in less than a week, Jammu and Kashmir voters went to the polls in larger than expected numbers on November 23 in the second phase of elections for the state legislature. The voter turnout was estimated at 65 percent for the six seats contested. Each contes [...] | 2008-11-24 13:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI30 | TERRORISTS RAID INDIAN POLICE COMPOUND IN UP [...] (C) Summary: Four terrorists, dressed as paramilitary officers, attacked a federal police compound in Uttar Pradesh (UP) during the early hours of January 1st and killed eight people. The attack displayed the hallmarks of a few different terrorist groups active in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K),th [...] | 2008-01-07 01:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER AESC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN |
08NEWDELHI3018 | MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: INDIAN PUBLIC'S ANGER AND [...] (C) Summary: Indians across the country reacted with anger and outrage at the Mumbai terrorist attacks. They were jolted by the brazenness of the attacks and the level of sophistication involved. They are furious at the country's political leadership for its failure to protect them. They [...] | 2008-11-28 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI3020 | INDIA & PAKISTAN TALK AS TERROR CRISIS UNFOLDS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-28 14:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PRER |
08NEWDELHI3025 | MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: GOI HEADS BEGIN TO ROLL [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister began to take some initial steps to respond to the anger and fury of the Indian public at GOI failures that made the Mumbai attacks possible. Home Minister Shivraj Patil resigned on November 30. Finance Minister P.C. Chidambaram takes over from him while the Prime M [...] | 2008-11-30 16:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3030 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: PEACEFUL POLLING CONTINUES [...] (U) Summary: Voters in Jammu and Kashmir went to the polls in record numbers on November 30, and for the third time in a row, defied separatists' calls for an election boycott. The high turnout for phase three of the state assembly elections was all the more impressive as it came amidst the te [...] | 2008-12-01 12:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI3031 | MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: POLITICAL FALLOUT CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: A day after the Home Minister was sacked, the impact of the Mumbai tragedy continued to play out domestically and in the Indo-Pakistan relationship. There is likely to be a shakeup in the Maharashtra state government today. At an all-party meeting, the Prime Minister unveiled a number [...] | 2008-12-01 13:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3044 | MUMBAI ATTACKS UPDATE: DIPLOMATS IN DELHI DELIVER [...] (C) Summary: Diplomatic missions in Delhi have agreed to offer a more sympathetic message to the Indians rather than pound on the government for its massive intelligence failure. Evidence that Pakistani-based extremist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) was the culprit is still not out in the open, alt [...] | 2008-12-02 15:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3054 | PM SINGH URGES MCCAIN CODEL TO DELIVER TOUGH [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Senators McCain, Lieberman, Graham, and the Ambassador in a December 2 meeting that the November terrorist attacks in Mumbai were of an unprecedented level of sophistication, clearly launched by LeT from Pakistani soil, with at least the knowle [...] | 2008-12-03 11:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER |
08NEWDELHI3067 | MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: INDIA REELS UNDER STRAIN [...] (C) Summary: A week after the Mumbai attacks, the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the Indian security bureaucracy and the Indian public continued to struggle to make sense of how the attacks occurred and what form a proper response should take, both internally a [...] | 2008-12-04 15:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3096 | DIKSHIT DELIVERS DELHI FOR CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise, Delhi voters returned the Congress Party and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to power with a comfortable majority on December 8. The vote assumes greater significance because it occurred on November 29, during the Mumbai attacks. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attem [...] | 2008-12-08 14:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI3097 | CONGRESS PARTY'S SURPRISE WIN POST-MUMBAI [...] (SBU) Summary: In what came as a surprise to many, the Congress Party exceeded post-Mumbai attack expectations and fared well in elections for legislatures in five states. It won three of the states convincingly and reduced the margin of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a fourt [...] | 2008-12-08 15:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI3185 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR ELECTIONS: SIXTH DOWN, ONE TO GO [...] (C) Summary: The sixth round of state assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir went like the first five - record turnout, no violence, and no allegations of coercion. Voter turnout in this round was estimated at 65 percent, with dramatic increases from the 2002 election in constituencies tha [...] | 2008-12-18 13:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI3197 | GOI'S SWIFT COUNTERTERRORISM STEPS HELP LIMIT [...] (C) To respond to the public outcry following the Mumbai terror attacks, the GOI moved quickly to limit the political damage and demonstrate that it is serious about combating terrorism. It forced through a bill to create a new crime fighting federal agency that will concentrate on terrorism [...] | 2008-12-19 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN |
08NEWDELHI3228 | CONGRESS PARTY STUNG PLAYING RELIGIOUS POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: On the floor of parliament, Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram officially dismissed comments made by the Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay that implied Hindutva elements may have been involved in the Mumbai attacks. Antulay sparked a political controversy on December 17 with comm [...] | 2008-12-23 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI475 | ALIGARH'S MUSLIMS WELCOME US EMBASSY OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: On February 11 Political Officers engaged in a full day of Muslim outreach in the Uttar Pradesh city of Aligarh. The Deputy Political Counselor delivered a well-attended address to students on US - India relations at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) followed by a lunch with comm [...] | 2008-02-13 12:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI478 | TERROR (AND TERRORISM) ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 4 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani cancelled a dozen campaign events scheduled for the coming month after National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan warned him about terror threats to his personal safety. The BJP did, however, hold its kick-off rally, [...] | 2008-02-13 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN |
08NEWDELHI542 | INDIA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC AFTER PAKISTAN GENERAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 08:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KDEM KISL MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER |
08NEWDELHI574 | DELHI DIARY, FEB 18-22 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 18-22, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Darul Uloom in Deoband says Terrorism is Anti-Islamic -- BJP Targets Women's Vote -- US Presence Overwhelms DEFEXPO -- India and Pakistan Expan [...] | 2008-02-22 13:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KISL MASS BEXP PK IN |
08NEWDELHI623 | INFLUENTIAL DEOBAND MADRASSA GATHERING DECLARES [...] (SBU) Summary: At a February 25 conference at the influential and conservative Darul Uloom madrassa in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, approximately 10,000 - 15,000 Islamic clerics declared terrorism un-Islamic. In equal measure, the declaration by clerics of the madrassa regarded as the ideologica [...] | 2008-02-27 13:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KISL SCUL ASEC CASC PREL KTFN KCRM KIRF |
08NEWDELHI735 | ELECTION YEAR BUDGET: MINORITIES GET THEIR SHARE [...] (SBU) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) budget announced last week doubled government spending on minorities (read Muslims) from roughly USD 125M to over USD 250M (reftel) for fiscal year 2008-2009. The Muslim vote bank used to be one of the most reliable in the Congress Party's tradition [...] | 2008-03-11 09:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL ECON EFIN IN |
08NEWDELHI825 | BELLWETHER: UTTAR PRADESH - ON THE SLOW ROAD TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 12 Polcouns hosted a dinner attended by over 165 in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) capital, Lucknow, to honor longtime embassy contact and friend Dr. Ammar Rizvi. In addition to the dinner, Polcouns and Poloffs held meetings with high-level state officials, local journalists, [...] | 2008-03-19 13:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI904 | DEOBANDI MODERATES TRUMP HARDLINERS, BUT DEEP [...] (C) Summary: At a March 6 meeting of Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind (JUH),the political wing of the influential conservative Darul Uloom Deoband madrassa, the anti-US General Secretary Mahmood Madani summarily dismissed the more moderate President Arshad Madani, and tried to install his own candidate. [...] | 2008-03-28 12:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI992 | CONGRESS TURNS UP HEAT ON MAYAWATI, SOFTENS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the March 30-31 Congress Party Uttar Pradesh (UP) state unit conference, party leaders including Sonia and Rahul Gandhi fiercely criticized the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government of Chief Minister Mayawati. The gloves came off as Congress Party leaders accused the BSP and [...] | 2008-04-04 10:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL IN |
08NIAMEY1001 | Embassy Iftaar Series Generates Substantial Goodwill During [...] As part of post's Islamic outreach initiatives, Embassy Niamey sponsored a series of Iftaar dinners during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Four separate Iftaars were hosted by the Ambassador, the Charge d'Affaires, the PAO and the Public Affairs Section (PAS). 2. On September 10, Ambass [...] | 2008-10-02 09:12:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KISL NG |
08NIAMEY1167 | Embassy Niamey Confronts Gender-Based Violence in Niger [...] SUMMARY: Between November 26 - December 10, 2008, Embassy Niamey took advantage of the U.N.-sponsored "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence" (reftel) to raise awareness successfully on issues of domestic violence and women's rights in Niger. Niamey's Public Affairs Section (PAS) [...] | 2008-12-18 06:22:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KISL KWMN NG |
08NOUAKCHOTT716 | SPEAKER VISIT FURTHERS QUIET DIPLOMACY [...] IIP Speaker Mohammed Bashar Arafat visited Nouakchott from November 23 until November 26 2008. During this time, he gave presentations on Islam In America to two universities in Nouakchott, the University of Nouakchott (11/24) and the Islamic Institute, ISERI (11/25) reaching over 600 students [...] | 2008-12-04 12:16:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KMDR PREL MR PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
08OSLO40 | MUSLIM AMERICAN CONGRESSMAN IN NORWAY ON FAITH, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The visit of Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) to Oslo 7-11 January focused on peace and reconciliation in the Middle East and establishing ties to Norway. It was a boon to post's interfaith outreach and helped combat stereotypes of the United States and administration policy. END [...] | 2008-01-18 06:33:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL KPAL KIRF OREP NO |
08OUAGADOUGOU833 | BURKINA FASO: INTERFAITH IFTAAR PROMOTES RELIGIOUS [...] Summary: On September 18, the Ambassador hosted an inter-faith Iftaar dinner for 24 Muslim and Christian leaders in Ouagadougou. Guests were pleased that inter-faith dialogue was being promoted, commented on the usefulness of the event, and encouraged similar activities in the future. Guests s [...] | 2008-09-23 17:35:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KIRF KISL UV |
08PARIS2016 | S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met with French MFA officials on October 27 to discuss possible resettlement of Guantanamo Bay detainees in France. Williamson noted there are approximately 25 detainees considered low-threat whom the U.S. wants to release but cannot return to their [...] | 2008-11-04 13:06:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO FR |
08PRAGUE689 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:49:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM EZ |
08RABAT1024 | "ISLAM IN AMERICA" DOCUMENTARY ON MOROCCAN TV [...] Morocco's semi-private television network "2m" produced a 28-minute documentary on Islam in the U.S., which aired in early October on the popular monthly news magazine "Grand Angle" ("Wide Angle"). It also aired on Al Maghribiya satellite channel, which is widely watched by the Moroccan commu [...] | 2008-10-24 15:44:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KISL KPAO OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI PGOV MO |
08RABAT112 | WHAT SPAWNED THE FOREIGN FIGHTERS OF TETOUAN? [...] (C) Summary: Tetouan, notorious for having spawned the jihadists who carried out the Madrid train bombings, and at least two dozen foreign fighters, also carries the promise of a new, more prosperous Morocco. Poloffs learned during a recent visit that it took a variety of environmental, polit [...] | 2008-02-06 11:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL KIRF MO |
08RABAT1136 | MOROCCO AND EID AL ADHA: CAN'T AFFORD TO BE POOR [...] (SBU) Working class and poor Moroccans are expressing an almost existential angst about the political and economic state of the country resulting from worry over the price of sheep for this year's Eid Al Adha (feast of the sacrifice). One man said that Morocco was a country in which people "c [...] | 2008-12-08 18:35:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL KISL MO |
08RABAT1143 | UNDER SECRETARY GLASSMAN'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his November 20-22 visit to Morocco, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James Glassman conducted a variety of activities focused on providing support and productive alternatives to young people vulnerable to radicalization. The visit succe [...] | 2008-12-12 12:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM KISL KPAO KIRF MO |
08RABAT1144 | MOROCCO'S USFP/SOCIALIST PARTY PICKS NEW SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: After several months of indecision and party infighting, the Union of Popular Socialist Forces Party (USFP) elected Abdelouahed Radi as its First Secretary on November 8th, and received a congratulatory visit from Ambassador Riley soon thereafter. The victory, by a thin plurali [...] | 2008-12-12 12:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL MO |
08RABAT1169 | AL ADL WA IHSAN: MOROCCO'S ISLAMIST DISSIDENTS [...] (C) Summary: The banned Islamist religio-political organization Al Adl wal-Ihsan (Adl) (more commonly known as the Justice and Charity or Justice and Good Works Organization) may be moving toward political participation, perhaps as a legal political party. Adl spokesman Fatallah Arsalane highlighte [...] | 2008-12-18 17:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER PINR KISL IT MO |
08RABAT171 | MOROCCO: TERRORIST NETWORK DISRUPTED BUT MANY [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan authorities arrested 32 persons including several minor Islamist politicians in mid-February and reported seizing a significant quantity of weapons, from what they called the Belliraj terror network, after its leader, the Moroccan-Belgian Abdelkader Belliraj. In televis [...] | 2008-02-22 19:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PINS PREL KISL MO |
08RABAT21 | MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS DISCUSSES PRESS CODE, VIDEO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Riley paid an introductory call on January 4, 2008 with Khaled Naciri, the new Moroccan Minister of Communications and Government Spokesman. Naciri stated that passing a revised, more liberal press code was one of his top policy priorities. He defended, however, the need to [...] | 2008-01-09 06:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KISL MO |
08RABAT222 | MOROCCO: ISLAMIST PARTY LEADER COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: The (Islamist) Justice and Development Party (PJD) number two, Lahcen Daoudi, roundly criticized the recent arrests of several prominent Islamist politicians in connection to the Belleraj terrorism case. During a March 5 meeting with Polcouns, he argued that the security service [...] | 2008-03-11 12:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER ECON PGOV MO |
08RABAT39 | LEADER OF NEW ISLAMIST PARTY WARNS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: A new Islamist party, the Party of Renaissance and Virtue (PRV),competed for the first time in Morocco's legislative elections in September 2007. Though the party garnered just below 1 percent of the national vote, a Casablancan imam representing the PRV won a lower house seat f [...] | 2008-01-16 12:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PTER MO |
08RABAT398 | EXTREMISM AND TERROR IN MOROCCO PART I: HISTORIC [...] (C) In Morocco, as in virtually every other country in the Arab-Islamic world, jihadist terrorism has emerged in the past 10 years as a threat to national stability. Morocco has also produced terrorists that have joined the international jihad, conducting violent attacks in Europe or enlisting [...] | 2008-05-05 12:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL ASEC PINR MO XA XF |
08RABAT400 | EXTREMISM AND TERROR IN MOROCCO PART II: PERCEIVED [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: In today's Morocco, social alienation and perceived injustice are the key factors driving extremism and terror recruitment. Poverty is not the main determinant, although it clearly contributes to social alienation. Many Moroccan terrorists have come from the cou [...] | 2008-05-07 10:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL ASEC MO XA XF |
08RABAT422 | EXTREMISM AND TERROR IN MOROCCO PART III: THE GOM [...] (C) The Moroccan Government has pursued an interdisciplinary counterterrorism strategy incorporating aggressive law enforcement and intelligence operations with "soft" de-radicalization efforts including theological outreach, media engagement, and social development initiatives. Though the ge [...] | 2008-05-12 10:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL MO XF XA |
08RABAT462 | MOROCCO: ISLAMIST DISSIDENTS FEELING THE HEAT [...] (C) Summary: A senior leader of Morocco's largest Islamist organization, Al-Adl wal-Ihsane (AWI),recently told us that the group was facing intensified pressure from the GOM. AWI Political Committee Chairman Abdelwahed Motawakel underscored the group's rejection of formal political/elector [...] | 2008-05-20 16:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR ECON SCUL MO |
08RABAT473 | SENIOR GOM OFFICIAL ON AQIM [...] (C) Summary: A senior Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs official noted May 13 that the Government of Moroccan perceived the regional terrorist threat as serious but manageable. He described the nature of terrorists affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Lands of the Maghreb, estimating that the [...] | 2008-05-21 14:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL XA MO |
08RABAT540 | MOROCCAN ISLAMISTS SUPPORT IRAQI "RESISTANCE" [...] (C) Summary: Some leaders of Morocco's (Islamist) Justice and Development Party (PJD),which won the popular vote and the second largest number of seats in the fall 2007 parliamentary elections, strongly support Iraqi "resistance against occupation," which is "legitimate" and distinct from act [...] | 2008-06-11 09:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KISL MOPS MO IZ |
08RABAT548 | MOJ OFFICIAL BEMOANS RISE OF EXTREMISM IN MOROCCAN [...] (C) Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Director of Penal Affairs and Pardons and Director of the Prosecution Service M'hammed Abdenebaoui (protect) expressed concern over growing societal intolerance and religious rigidity in Morocco. A pious Muslim, he complained that extremism, exported by Saudi Ar [...] | 2008-06-13 07:02:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PINS PREL KISL MO |
08RABAT569 | MOROCCO PRISON CHANGES: A BLAST FROM THE PAST [...] (C) The new Delegate-General for Prison Administration, Mohammed Benhachem, indicated to PolCouns a willingness to work with the USG, but asked to defer any USG assessment until at least July, so he would be better prepared. Benhachem is a former head of the national police force and Ministry [...] | 2008-06-19 10:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PINS PTER KISL MO |
08RABAT678 | PJD PICKS A NEW, MORE HARDLINE, LEADER [...] (C) In an upset with potentially major implications, the PJD (Party of Justice and Development),Morocco's main Islamist opposition party, elected Abdelilah Benkirane as party leader at its national Congress July 20. Benkirane was the candidate of the "hardline" elements of the party, but has [...] | 2008-07-21 18:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MO |
08RABAT688 | NEW PJD LEADER MOVES QUICKLY TO REASSURE [...] (C) Summary: New PJD leader Abdelilah Benkirane moved quickly to reassure the nation, in a July 23 press conference, that he will not radicalize the Justice and Development Party (PJD) party. He said his agenda was economic not religious. Outside observers note his election as leader of th [...] | 2008-07-24 15:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MO |
08RABAT726 | "MOVEMENT OF ALL DEMOCRATS": ASSOCIATION [...] (C) Summary: The Movement of All Democrats (MTD),the political association formed by palace intimate Fouad Ali El-Himma is the main topic for political discussions in Morocco. Despite formal denials, members say that MTD is preparing to form a party and participate in the 2009 municipal el [...] | 2008-08-04 15:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL MO |
08RABAT785 | JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY LEADER PRAGMATIC IN [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Justice and Development Party (PJD) Chairman Benkirane told the Ambassador in a recent meeting that the principal reason for the United States' increasingly negative image among Moroccans is the perception that the U.S. has become increasingly pro-Israeli and less objecti [...] | 2008-08-22 16:12:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KCOR MO |
08RABAT937 | LOW TURNOUT AND VOTE BUYING MARS PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: A recent Moroccan special election to fill eight parliamentary seats was marred by low voter turnout and accusations of vote buying. Voter participation in the election, which took place in four Atlantic coast cities, was 27%. Increasing public distrust of the efficacy of poli [...] | 2008-09-30 12:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL MO |
08RABAT993 | MISSION MOROCCO MOBILIZED FOR RAMADAN OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Summary: American and locally employed staff from all sections of Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Morocco mobilized to make the Mission,s Iftars (Ramadan dinners) and extensive outreach programming during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan a success. The Embassy and Consulate General [...] | 2008-10-15 18:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KISL KIRF KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL SCUL MO |
08RIGA635 | LATVIA CANNOT ACCEPT PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 13:14:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KWAK KISL KPAO LG |
08RIYADH1035 | SAUDI KING ON MADRID INTER-FAITH CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 29 meeting with Senator John Kerry (D-MA) in Jeddah, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud elaborated on furthering global religious tolerance and combating extremism through the Inter-Faith Dialogue he launched, where the next step will be a multi-faith conference, [...] | 2008-07-06 13:12:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CIA EU EUN KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1070 | SECTARIANISM UNDERMINES LOCAL CONFIDENCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite King Abdullah's efforts to foster religious tolerance, an increase in local sectarian tension and a series of perceived anti-Shi'a actions by Saudi authorities in the Eastern Province have undermined confidence among many Saudi Shi'a that the SAG's interfaith efforts will [...] | 2008-07-10 13:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | CIA KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1090 | INTERFAITH DIALOGUE IN MADRID - AGENDA AND MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Muslim World League (MWL),under the auspices of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has organized a global interfaith dialogue in Madrid from July 16-18 (Reftels). This is a ground breaking event as the Saudis have organized an event that puts Christianity and Judais [...] | 2008-07-15 05:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CIA EU EUN KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1170 | KING ABDULLAH'S INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AND THE MADRID [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Saudi-hosted Madrid Conference for Interfaith Dialogue won King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud praise from local media and Embassy contacts alike. It has the potential to lead to greater religious tolerance, with the tangible effect of defusing extremism and associated ter [...] | 2008-07-30 05:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV |
08RIYADH1197 | RADICAL SHI'A CLERIC SUPPORTS IRAN, WARNS OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr, a Shi'a sheikh in Qatif, Saudi Arabia has once again caused controversy with his radical statements supporting Iran and challenging Saudi authority. In a July 11, 2008 sermon al-Nimr defended Iran's right to respond to "American aggression" and stated t [...] | 2008-08-05 10:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PINR PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1212 | SAUDI GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO COUNTER TRIBALISM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-09 13:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PINR PGOV PREL SA |
08RIYADH1235 | SAUDI PET BAN RAISES HACKLES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi Arabia made world headlines last week by banning the sale of cats and dogs in the capital, Riyadh. On the surface, the ban appears to be just another example of the Saudi religious police run amok. However, the topic has exposed a divide in views between Saudi religious lead [...] | 2008-08-12 12:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA SENV |
08RIYADH1270 | SAUDIS FIND THEIR VOICE ON INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Public opinion on religious tolerance in Saudi Arabia continues to develop in the wake of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz's Madrid Conference on Interfaith Dialogue. Senior SAG officials railed against the USG's lack of public support after the Conference concluded. Conservative S [...] | 2008-08-19 04:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV |
08RIYADH1283 | MEETING WITH CONTROVERSIAL SHI'A SHEIKH NIMR [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In an August 13 meeting with PolOff, controversial Shi'a sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr sought to distance himself from previously reported pro-Iranian and anti-American statements, instead adopting a less radical tone on topics such as the relationship between Iran and the Saudi Sh [...] | 2008-08-23 05:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PINR PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH1321 | SHI'A POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA'S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Shi'a of the Eastern Province (EP) - located primarily in the oases of Qatif and al-Ahsa - comprise the vast majority of the Saudi Shi'a, the largest minority in the Kingdom. With strong socio-religious ties to Iran, and residing on lands holding one quarter of the world's [...] | 2008-08-27 23:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | KIRF KISL PINR PREL PTER PGOV PINS SA |
08RIYADH1346 | SAUDIS REQUEST USG SUPPORT FOR U.N. SESSION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal will call for UN endorsement of Saudi King Abdullah's Interfaith Dialogue initiative in his address to the upcoming 2008 U.N. General Assembly. A Saudi MFA official revealed that t [...] | 2008-09-02 04:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV |
08RIYADH1620 | NO INDICATION SAG HAS CHANGED POLICY ON TAIF [...] (S) In an October 27 meeting with Saudi Assistant Minister for National Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MBN),Charge Rundell raised the issue of the Taif Christians (ref A). MBN reiterated previous assurances that the deportation orders in question had been rescinded. Nevertheless, [...] | 2008-10-29 10:12:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF |
08RIYADH1688 | MOHAMMED BIN NAYEF ON SAUDI CT EFFORTS [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. ON 25 OCTOBER 2008, TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY ROBERT KIMMITT AND AMBASSADOR FRAKER MET WITH ASSISTANT MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR MOHAMMED BIN NAYEF. THEY DISCUSSED SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS, THE PROPOSED CHARITY COMMISSION, IRAN, U.S.-SAUDI SECURITY COOPERATION AND THE NEED [...] | 2008-11-12 04:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN KISL SA IR |
08RIYADH1690 | TAIF CHRISTIAN "DEPORTATION" ISSUE RESOLVED [...] ZFR CANCEL///ZFR CANCEL///ZFR CANCEL//// CABLE WILL BE RETRANSMITTED UNDER DIFFERENT MRN WITH NEW PRECEDENCE. PLEASE DESTROY ALL COPIES. ZFR CANCEL///ZFR CANCEL///ZFR CANCEL//// RUNDELL [...] | 2008-11-12 11:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF |
08RIYADH1691 | TAIF CHRISTIAN "DEPORTATION" ISSUE RESOLVED [...] (S/NF) DEPORTATIONS RESCINDED: On November 9 and 10, two contacts confirmed to Poloff that the Makkah Governorate's orders to deport 13 Taif Christians (Ref A) have been rescinded. Reji Johnson (strictly protect) asserted that the situation had been definitely resolved thanks to a higher ord [...] | 2008-11-12 12:12:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | ELAB KIRF KISL KTIP PHUM SA SMIG SOCI XF |
08RIYADH173 | SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEETS WITH THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. During his first meeting with Ambassador Fraker, Human Rights Commission (HRC) Chairman Turki Al-Sudairy emphasized that the creation of the HRC only 18 months ago was a huge step forward for the Kingdom. Al-Sudairy hoped that the USG would become less critical and more supporti [...] | 2008-02-06 14:20:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL SA |
08RIYADH1755 | U/S GLASSMAN ENGAGES SAUDI PRINCES AND PROFESSORS ON [...] Summary and comment: Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James K. Glassman engaged Saudi Princes Salman Ibn Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh, and Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, and university professors in deliberations about counterterrorism strategies and U.S and [...] | 2008-11-25 13:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV OEXC SCUL ASEC PTER KWMN KISL SA |
08RIYADH190 | CONFRONTING INTOLERANCE IN SAUDI MOSQUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting/DCM and PolOff met with Assistant Deputy Minister for Islamic Affairs (MOIA) Dr. Abdullah al-Lheedan on February 3 to discuss SAG efforts to combat extremism. Al-Lheedan focused on SAG efforts to monitor and rehabilitate intolerant imams. He also touched on the charities [...] | 2008-02-10 14:56:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL PGOV SA |
08RIYADH368 | TRIBES: A SILENT PLAYER IN MODERN-DAY SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Traditionally seen as a domestic issue, tribalism plays a key role in modern-day Saudi foreign policy. Tribalism affects which conflicts and issues the Saudi government (SAG) engages in, the extent of the SAG's involvement, and with which side it chooses to align itself. Despite [...] | 2008-03-05 07:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
08RIYADH371 | EP CLERIC,S CALLS FOR OPPOSITION GO UNHEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 18, 2008, in conjunction with local Ashura commemorations, Qatif-based Shi'a cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr called for the formation of a "Righteous Opposition Front" to combat social corruption, the "religious clergy," and political injustice against Shi'a citizens in Saud [...] | 2008-03-05 12:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA |
08RIYADH372 | SAUDI SHI'A CELEBRATE ARBAEEN, BUT NOT WITHOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 27 and 28th, Eastern Province (EP) Shi'a celebrated Arbaeen, a religious festival marking the end of the forty days of mourning that follow the death of Imam Hussein (commemorated during Ashura). Along with Ashura, the foremost bellwether of SAG/Shi'a relations, celeb [...] | 2008-03-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA |
08RIYADH42 | AL-FAQIH ORGANIZES DAMMAM PROTEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 28, 2007, immediately following the end of Friday prayer, an estimated 150 to 200 people protested outside of the al-Forqan mosque in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, chanting the slogans "God is great" and "Death to the al-Saud." Organized via broadcasts on the al-Islah radio [...] | 2008-01-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ASEC KISL PGOV PINR PREL SOCI SA |
08RIYADH434 | UN FOCUSES ON VIOLENCE AGAINST SAUDI WOMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-12 09:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KISL SA |
08RIYADH853 | STATE OF THE SAUDI SHI,A 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite an ongoing dialogue between Saudi Shi'a leadership and the SAG, and slightly greater autonomy of religious and political action in the sub-governate of Qatif, the Shi'a community of Saudi Arabia continues to feel itself a second-class citizenry, facing both formal and inf [...] | 2008-06-01 15:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | ECON KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA |
08RIYADH996 | WHAT DO SAUDI WOMEN WANT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Riyadh hosted a Women's Human Rights Breakfast on June 19 to discuss women's human rights issues in Saudi Arabia. The breakfast also provided an opportunity to bridge the cultural gap between USG and Saudi women. Some women were disappointed that the 2008 U.S. Human Rig [...] | 2008-06-25 14:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KWMN KISL SA |
08ROME1286 | ITALY NONCOMMITTAL ON REQUEST TO RESETTLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-24 10:09:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO IT |
08SANAA1814 | PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE PRESSES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (U) On November 4, the Ambassador met with a Yemeni Parliamentary Committee formed to lobby for the immediate release of accused terrorist financier Sheikh al-Moayad and his companion Zayed. Members of the committee pointed out that Moayad is well-regarded in Yemen, with no ties to terrorist [...] | 2008-11-05 10:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL PREL PGOV YM |
08SANAA1826 | AL-BANNA SENTENCE REDUCED [...] International-media reports on November 8 indicated that convicted terrorist Jaber al-Banna's sentence had been reduced by a Yemeni court from 10 years to five. According to Agence France Presse, al-Banna's sentence was reduced because he "handed himself in to the authorities." Reflecting th [...] | 2008-11-10 10:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV KISL YM |
08SAOPAULO542 | LEVERAGING LEBANON,S DIASPORA FOR [...] (C) This message contains an Action Request. See Paragraph 12. Summary: 2. (C) Brazil's extensive Lebanese Diaspora, the largest such community in the world, contains important, influential people who want to work with the USG to help the cause of democracy in Lebanon, a position made [...] | 2008-10-09 14:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHALANAGE PARTY PINR PREL KISL LE BR |
08SARAJEVO1868 | BOSNIA - MESIC AND DODIK GO AT IT AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian President Stjepan Mesic's strong criticisms of Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Dodik in a December 8 speech in New York provoked a sharp reaction from Dodik and an even fiercer counterattack from Dodik's political allies and the RS media. Mesic referred to Dodik as [...] | 2008-12-15 14:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KISL IR BK |
08SECTINN02OF02JAKARTA1486 | PAPUANS TAKE TO THE STRETS IN LARGE, PEACEFUL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-05 08:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KISL ID |
08SECTION01OF03CAIRO1416 | CODEL ACKERMAN MEETIGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, AND ABOUL GHEIT [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 eetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Direcor Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODELAckerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Paestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goalsfor building upon the current "calming period"),Eypt's regional rela [...] | 2008-07-07 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL KPAL EAID ENRG IS |
08STATE10690 | ADDRESSING PROTECTION CONCERNS OF UIGHUR ASYLUM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Department requests the Embassy ask the Government of United Arab Emirates (UAEG) not to return Chinese Uighur Muslim Abduhalik Nazar to China without appropriate consideration of h [...] | 2008-02-01 20:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | CH KIRF KISL PHUM PREF PREL |
08STATE117019 | DRAFT SAUDI STATEMENT ON INTERFAITH [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 4. 2. (SBU) The Saudi Mission to the UN has shared with us the draft text of a statement it hopes to see issued following the upcoming UNGA plenary session on interfaith dialogue. A copy of the Saudi text is at paragraph 3. USUN should e [...] | 2008-11-03 19:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNEP KISL SA |
08STATE120317 | SAUDI STATEMENT ON INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Mission is authorized to join the Saudi-EU consensus on the text conveyed in reftel A for use as a closing statement for the November 12-13 UNGA Plenary session on interfaith dialogue. 2. (C) Given PGA DEscotos commitment not to deviate from the text as outlined in reftel A, USUN may [...] | 2008-11-12 22:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KISL SA |
08STATE12185 | OIC ACCOUNT FOR GAZA [...] (C) Department read reftel with great interest and requests that post approach the OIC Secretary General to ensure that the account opened to streamline OIC member states' donations for humanitarian relief to Gaza be coordinated with the Fayyad government. The account should not undermine the [...] | 2008-02-06 14:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL KISL PHUM SA WBG KPAL |
08STATE20685 | READOUT FROM DECEMBER 4 IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS RSI IN [...] (S) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and embassy representatives from Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey, joined by S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey and other U.S. interagency representatives, met December 4 in Amman to discuss regional counterterrorism strategies at [...] | 2008-02-29 04:11:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL KCRM EAID ADCO KISL ASEC KU |
08STATE33523 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE SG ON [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the response at paragraph 2 at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on April 3. 2. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States read with interest the report of the Secretary General following his observation of the First SIPDIS Annua [...] | 2008-04-01 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KISL KIRF OSCE |
08STATE4482 | GUIDANCE FOR ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS FIRST [...] (U) The First Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) Annual Forum will be held in Madrid, January 15-16. According to organizers, this event will be action-driven and will provide participants with a unique international platform to develop joint initiatives and forge partnerships in the area of i [...] | 2008-01-15 17:25:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UN KISL SP ODIP SCUL |
08STATE70306 | SAUDI-PROPOSED UNGA SPECIAL SESSION ON RELIGION [...] (U) Action request: In response to reftel request by the SYG for U.S. views on a possible UNGA Special Session on the political and religious components of interfaith dialogue, USUN should urge the SYG to postpone making a final decision until after the July 16-18 Interfaith Dialogue Conference [...] | 2008-07-01 01:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA USUN KIRF KISL SP SA |
08STATE72693 | INTERFAITH DIALOGUE CONFERENCE IN SPAIN [...] Summary and Action Request: Department requests that action addressees report on the Interfaith Dialogue Conference, which will be held in Spain on July 16-18. This conference may serve as the forerunner for a UNGA Special Session this fall on the same topic. The Department would therefore app [...] | 2008-07-07 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KIRF KISL SP SA |
08STATE74376 | SAUDI-PROPOSED UNGA SPECIAL SESSION ON RELIGION [...] (U) Action request: In response to reftel request by the SYG for U.S. views on a possible UNGA Special Session on the political and religious components of interfaith dialogue, USUN should seek to signal encouragement of interfaith dialogue and seek details of the make-up, agenda items, and fo [...] | 2008-07-10 22:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA USUN KIRF KISL SP SA |
08STATE90335 | ASTANA COMMON WORLD FORUM [...] (U) This is an action message. Mission should approach those involved in planning/preparations for the Common World Forum scheduled in Astana on October 17, and other senior Kazakhstan officials as appropriate, to achieve the objectives at para 3 below. 2. (SBU) Background: The GOK has adv [...] | 2008-08-22 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL KZ |
08STATE91869 | ASTANA COMMON WORLD FORUM: SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) This is an action message. Mission is requested to participate in the senior officials meeting (SOM) being held in Astana on August 28-29 in preparation for the October Common World Forum described in reftels. Mission should seek to achieve the following objectives: -- obtain a new b [...] | 2008-08-26 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL KZ |
08STOCKHOLM117 | MUSLIM IMMIGRANT CHALLENGES IN SWEDEN: INFORMAL [...] (U) In Gothenburg on January 24-25, the DCM met with city officials and Muslim community leaders to discuss integration. Immigrants comprise nearly one quarter of Gothenburg's population of half a million. Most live in segregated neighborhoods on the city's northern outskirts, and crime and [...] | 2008-02-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KISL KPAO ECON OIIP SW |
08STOCKHOLM213 | SWEDISH GOVERNMENT PROPOSES IMAM TRAINING [...] (C) Minister for Higher Education and Research Lars Leijonborg told EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith at a March 6 meeting that his controversial proposal for the Swedish state to establish and fund an imam training program was in response to concerns about radicalization in Sweden's Muslim com [...] | 2008-03-13 17:47:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ECON OIIP KISL KPAO |
08STOCKHOLM557 | MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT IN SWEDEN [...] (U) Muslim immigrants have achieved substantial but uneven success in Sweden. They represent four to five percent of Sweden's population of nine million people, comprised of Iraqis (100,000),Iranians (56,000),Bosnian Muslims (40,000),Turks (38,000),Somalis (35,000),and smaller numbers fr [...] | 2008-08-08 09:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KISL KPAO OIIP PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SW |
08STOCKHOLM722 | SWEDEN ON PALESTINIAN DETAINEE AT GUANTANAMO [...] (S) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (S) Summary: The Swedish Migration Board (SMB) appears interested in learning more about Detainee 049 based on comments made in an October 27 meeting with Emboffs. A "formal" written request is more effective within the Swedish bureauc [...] | 2008-10-29 15:17:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SW |
08STOCKHOLM771 | SWEDES INCREASE AID TO AFGHANISTAN BUT CONTINUE TO [...] Summary: On November 13, Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for International Development Cooperation, announced that a new Afghanistan development cooperation bill had been introduced to Parliament that will: -- Focus on promoting democracy, providing education with an emphasis on increasing oppor [...] | 2008-11-14 15:56:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL KDEM KISL AF SW |
08STOCKHOLM781 | SWEDEN ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S) This is an action request, please see para 4. 2. (S) On November 20, DCM had a pull-aside, after a meeting on other issues (septel),with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage on Sweden,s willingness to accept Guantanamo detainees. 3. (S) Belfrage said: --Closing Guantanamo is an imp [...] | 2008-11-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SW |
08STOCKHOLM849 | VIOLENT UNREST OVER VACATED SWEDISH MOSQUE [...] (U) Summary: In an immigrant neighborhood in Malmo, on December 15, police forcibly vacated three Muslim protesters for illegally squatting in an office space formerly used as an Islamic cultural center for 15 years. The youth were protesting the decision by city officials not to renew the lea [...] | 2008-12-19 13:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PGOV KISL SW |
08SURABAYA11 | SOUTH SULAWESI: IRANIAN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY, REACHING OUT ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Iranian Embassy in Jakarta increased its public diplomacy efforts in Indonesia by establishing five "Iranian Corners" in 2007. The first Iranian Corner outside West Java was established at Hassanudin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi, in November, reaching out to studen [...] | 2008-01-29 01:57:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF KISL IR ID PGOV KPAO |
08SURABAYA116 | CENTRAL SULAWESI: MEDIA REPORT OF PALU BOMB PLOT TURNS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: A September 30 report titled "Kids Uncover Idul Fitri Bomb Terror Plan in Palu" was carried in the English language daily, The Jakarta Post. Congen Surabaya spoke with local police, and civil society leaders knowledgeable about local media who refuted the Jakarta Post story. W [...] | 2008-10-03 09:30:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF PTER EAID PREL ASEC ID PINS |
08SURABAYA127 | NORTH MALUKU: NONE INJURED BY THREE BOMBS LINKED TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's official news agency reported that there were no injuries from "low-magnitude explosions" at three locations in North Maluku's provincial capital Ternate early in the morning of November 3. The blasts hit the North Maluku Governor's residence, the North Maluku regi [...] | 2008-11-03 10:09:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ID KISL PTER PHUM |
08SURABAYA131 | EAST JAVA: RAZOR THIN VICTORY IN RUN-OFF ELECTION SIGNALS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the November 4 run-off election to select East Java's governor, low turnout and a lack of party discipline saw former Provincial Secretary Soekarwo squeak out a narrow (less than 1%) victory over East Java's first female gubernatorial candidate Khofifah. Although early exit [...] | 2008-11-14 10:28:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI KISL ID |
08SURABAYA133 | WEST NUSA TENGGARA: HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR CHANGE FROM THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Elected on an anti-corruption platform, recently inaugurated Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Muhammad Zainul Majdi remains extremely popular among the local population of Mataram, the provincial capital. Political observers, however, are skeptical that he has the skills or [...] | 2008-11-20 07:49:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM KISL EINV ID |
08SURABAYA137 | MALUKU: PEACE REIGNS AFTER ALLEGED BLASPHEMY SPARKS A [...] (SBU) Summary. Rebuilding is underway in the Central Maluku town of Masohi after a day-long sectarian riot broke out there after more than four years of calm. On December 9, more than 60 houses and two churches were burned and six people were injured in Masohi on Seram Island some 120 km east [...] | 2008-12-18 08:28:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF PTER PINS ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA21 | SUPER TUESDAY IN SURABAYA [...] (U) Summary: Congen Surabaya hosted a Super Tuesday Election event at the Consul General's residence for 35 invited guests from the media, local political parties, and academia. The Consulate's Pol/Econ Officer and Public Affairs Officer led a discussion of Blue State vs. Red State dynamics, [...] | 2008-02-13 01:36:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGPV KISL KPAO ID |
08SURABAYA44 | CENTRAL SULAWESI: ON THE RUN SINCE 2005, SECT LEADER IS [...] (SBU) Summary: Arifin, (aka Madi),the fugitive leader of a so-called heretical Islamic sect, was killed while resisting arrest according to press reports and Congen Surabaya sources. After three years on the run, police received information that Madi had returned to his home village of Salen [...] | 2008-04-07 08:43:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KISL ID PGOV KIRF PREL |
08SURABAYA51 | EAST JAVA -- SOME LISTEN TO ALLAH, SOME TO THE POLLS; [...] (SBU) Summary: What role will the world's largest Muslim organization play in the run up to Indonesia's 2009 Presidential election? The East Java governor's race could provide a preview of the declining role of large Muslim organizations like Nadhlatul Ulama (NU),with some 40 million member [...] | 2008-04-23 09:27:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI KISL ID |
08SURABAYA63 | BALI: CONTINUED PRESSURE CAUSES AHMADIYAH MEMBERS TO SEEK [...] (U) Six representatives of the Islamic religious sect Ahmadiyah now resident in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) sought but failed to gain political asylum at the Australian Consulate and German Honorary Consulate in Bali on May 15. The six claimed to represent 195 Ahmadiyah members still in Lo [...] | 2008-05-23 10:13:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KIRF PINS ID PHUM KISL |
08SURABAYA65 | MALUKU: ETHNICITY, RELIGION MIGHT TRIGGER POST-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: While Maluku remains calm, recent fighting between a handful of villages has underscored the role of ethnicity in all aspects of life in Maluku, ConGen Surabaya Pol-Econ Officer and Pol-Econ Assistant found during meetings with NGOs, media and political parties in Ambon, Maluku [...] | 2008-05-29 09:06:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF PTER PINS ASEC ID |
08SURABAYA70 | NORTH MALUKU: GOLKAR, PRESIDENTIAL PROXY FIGHT OVER [...] Summary: (SBU) Violence has flared again between the supporters of candidates for North Maluku Governor. Local ethnic friction and Jakarta party politics have made this far flung governor's race drag on for almost six months now. The latest round of violence was reportedly triggered by the J [...] | 2008-06-10 01:02:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID |
08SURABAYA73 | EAST JAVA: LOCAL ELECTIONS PROVE ISSUES MATTER TO VOTERS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on the results of the most recent nine local elections for Regent in East Java Province, two things are clear. First, poor performance usually dooms incumbents no matter the size of the campaign war chest. Second, in a few more conservative districts, support from Islami [...] | 2008-06-18 07:27:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL ID |
08SURABAYA74 | CENTRAL SULAWESI: LOCAL VIEWS OF POST CONFLICT ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Former sites of extreme violence between Muslim and Christian communities throughout the Central Sulawesi city of Poso are now safe, although physical signs of the conflict remain. Residents of the Poso and NGO leaders told visiting Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer that economic devel [...] | 2008-06-19 09:13:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ID KISL PTER EAID PREL SOCI SCUL |
08SURABAYA82 | WEST NUSA TENGGARA: VICE PRESIDENT'S FINGERPRINTS ON ANOTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: Incumbency has proved to be more of a millstone than an advantage for the once preeminent Golkar Party in a series of gubernatorial elections across Eastern Indonesia. On July 7, West Nusa Tenggara witnessed the fifth and most recent defeat for an incumbent Governor, in this cas [...] | 2008-07-10 10:44:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF ID |
08SURABAYA88 | EAST JAVA GOVERNOR'S ELECTION: WEAK PARTY LOYALTY LEADS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on quick count results, it appears likely East Java governor's election will go to a second round after no candidate garnered 30% of the vote in a five ticket race. Soekarwo-Syaifullah Yusuf -- supported by the National Mandate Party (PAN),Party Democrat (PD),and the Pro [...] | 2008-07-25 10:36:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI KISL ID |
08SURABAYA94 | EAST JAVA: THE TANGLED WEB SURROUNDING THE SOLE FEMALE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: East Java's female candidate for governor, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, succeeded in reaching the second round of the election, but faces strong criticism from women's issues activists in Surabaya. While her critics acknowledge that the Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) [...] | 2008-08-01 08:13:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KDEM SOCI KISL PREL ID |
08TALLINN358 | ESTONIA SAYS NO TO PALESTINAIAN DETAINEE [...] (C) On October 20, 2008, Poloff met with Juri Kahn, Division Director for the Middle East at the Estonian MFA to discuss the points in reftel. Kahn reported that after consulting with the Estonian Office of Migration, the Government of Estonia has decided they are not able to accept a Palesti [...] | 2008-10-21 07:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO EN |
08TASHKENT1288 | "WHIRLPOOL OF DEATH:" UZBEK TV REPORTS ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, Uzbek state-controlled television broadcasted a 20-minute program claiming that members of the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization had recruited Uzbeks in the town of Khonobod in Andijon province and facilitated their travel to Pakistan to train in militant camps. [...] | 2008-11-07 10:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER KIRF KISL PINR PGOV PREL SOCI PK UZ |
08TASHKENT1325 | UZBEKISTAN: FORMER OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, Furkat Sidikov (a former official who remains affiliated with the Government of Uzbekistan) discussed a range of political and security issues with Poloff and expressed interest in developing bilateral cooperation. Sidikov asserted that Uzbekistan is curious about [...] | 2008-11-18 10:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KISL PINS PTER PHUM SOCI AF UZ |
08TASHKENT238 | ISRAEL GETS COLD SHOULDER FROM UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On February 19 the Ambassador met with his Israeli counterpart Ami Mehl and Gary Koren, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Eurasia Department, Division for Central Europe and Eurasia. Koren noted that, for unknown reasons, the Israel-Uzbekistan bilateral rel [...] | 2008-02-21 13:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL ASEC ELTN MASS EG IR IS XF UZ |
08TASHKENT446 | UZBEKISTAN: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: On March 31, A/DAS, Ambassador, and DCM met with Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) Murat Ataev. Like FM Norov (septel) and Parliamentarian Tashmukhamedova (septel),Ataev greeted the U.S. side warmly and announced that the GOU's Ministries and the NSC are ready fo [...] | 2008-04-16 07:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC ELTN KISL PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS |
08TASHKENT778 | UZBEKISTAN: UAE TO BUILD CULTURAL-RELIGIOUS CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met with an Economic Specialist of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Consulate General in Tashkent on July 2 to discuss the recent conclusion of several investment-related agreeements between the UAE and Uzbekistan. To date, the Government of Uzbekistan has approved 21 UAE i [...] | 2008-07-07 04:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV ETRD KISL KTIA UZ |
08TELAVIV171 | MUGHRABI GATE: NEW PLANS CALL FOR EXPANSION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Revised plans for construction of a new access ramp for the Mughrabi Gate of the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif were deposited with the Interior Ministry for public review on December 27. A review of the plans indicates that in addition to constructing a new ramp, planners also in [...] | 2008-01-18 17:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF KPAL JO IS |
08TELAVIV2043 | ISRAELI AND JORDANIAN VIEWS ON DETERIORATING [...] (C) Summary: PolOff met with Jordanian PolOff Asem Ababneh (please protect) September 2 to discuss the rising tensions between Jordan and Israel. Ababneh complained that Israel is taking Jordan for granted and is no longer acting in good faith on a range of issues, including the peace proces [...] | 2008-09-08 12:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL KISL JO IS |
08TELAVIV2839 | ISRAELI ISLAMIC MOVEMENT GAINING INFLUENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The official goal of the Islamic Movement in Israel is to bring Muslims living in "Palestine of 1948" back to Islam. The Movement has focused its efforts on three primary fronts -- the social, the religious, and the political. While efforts on the political front have been limi [...] | 2008-12-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF SOCI IS |
08THEHAGUE102 | UPDATE ON DUTCH CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR RELEASE [...] (S) Summary. Dutch government sources continue to anticipate an early March release of Geert Wilders' film on the Koran; they are confident that Wilders will give the government 24 hours notice before the film is released. The government is actively engaging key figures in the Muslim world to stres [...] | 2008-02-01 15:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PTER KISL KIRF PINR PREL PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE133 | WILDERS FILM UPDATE: PANDITH MEETINGS WITH DUTCH [...] (C) Summary. Dutch government and civil society representatives told EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith during her February 7-8 visit to the Netherlands that the Wilders film on the Koran was cause for concern, but that it was important to avoid excessive &hype8 about the film. The Dutch gove [...] | 2008-02-13 11:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL KIRF PREL PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE175 | WILDERS KORAN FILM: DUTCH GOVERNMENT STILL [...] (C) MFA Terrorism and New Threats Department Deputy Director Andre van Wiggen told GlobalOffs during a February 21 meeting that the Dutch government still anticipates that parliamentarian Geert Wilders will release his film on the Koran in March; he said they have no information about the spe [...] | 2008-02-25 13:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PTER KISL KIRF PREL ASEC PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE247 | COUNTERTERRORISM COORDINATOR ANTICIPATES LATE [...] (C) Summary. National Counterterrorism Coordinator Tjibbe Joustra told Charge March 11 that the government now anticipated a late March release date for MP Geert Wilders' controversial film on the Koran. He said Wilders could release the film on the Internet earlier than March 28, the date [...] | 2008-03-13 11:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL KIRF PREL ASEC PGOV NL |
08THEHAGUE302 | THE DAY AFTER FITNA: CALM IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary. Reaction in the Netherlands to the March 27 release of anti-Islam Parliamentarian Geert Wilders' long awaited short film on the Koran, Fitna, has been calm. An almost palpable collective sigh of relief that the film was not as inflammatory as previously expected was evident in reacti [...] | 2008-03-28 18:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL PREL KIRF ASEC PTER NL |
08THEHAGUE61 | DUTCH PREPARED TO BE PROACTIVE ON RELEASE OF [...] (C) Summary. The Dutch government and major municipalities are preparing contingency plans to respond to the anticipated release in early February of a short film expected to be critical of the Koran and of Islam made by Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders. Extensive Dutch and international press r [...] | 2008-01-17 17:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KINF KISL PINR NL |
08THEHAGUE920 | NETHERLANDS/GUANTANAMO: UNLIKELY TO ACCEPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are not likely to accept a Guantanamo detainee without an overall solution to close the prison, but they are considering ways to assist the United States when that time comes. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Asked about accepting reftel A detainee, Peter Potman, MFA Deputy Direc [...] | 2008-10-31 16:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO NL |
08TIRANA184 | ALBANIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON OIC AND KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha expressed frustration with the Organization of the Islamic Conference, not only its slowness to recognize Kosovo's independence, but efforts by "heavyweight" members to marginalize Albania's participation in the organization. He suggested [...] | 2008-03-10 15:55:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KV AL |
08TIRANA502 | ALBANIA PRESSES FOR KOSOVO RECOGNITION AT ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOA unsuccessfully lobbied the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to recognize Kosovo's independence at the group's June 16 to 18 meeting of foreign ministers in Kampala. The GOA believes that several OIC countries are likely to recognize Kosovo over the next sev [...] | 2008-07-08 05:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PNAT KISL KV AL |
08TOKYO1739 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Embassy officers delivered points in ref to MOFA Global Issues Cooperation Division Senior Coordinator Takehiro Kano June 23. Kano said the GOJ supports sending a clear message to Nigeria on the need to improve its polio eradication efforts, but noted other countries must be careful a [...] | 2008-06-25 04:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV SOCI KISL JA NI |
08TRIPOLI120 | EXTREMISM IN EASTERN LIBYA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 12:50:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PGOV PREL KISL PTER LY IZ |
08TRIPOLI298 | ASSASSINATION OF SECURITY OFFICER IN EASTERN LIBYA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 16:08:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER KISL LY |
08TRIPOLI307 | MFA DISCOURAGES IDEA OF SOFT POWER PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN LIBYA REF: A) TRIPOLI 120, B) TRIPOLI 278 TRIPOLI 00000307 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR SOCI KISL |
08TRIPOLI430 | DIE HARD IN DERNA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 16:59:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL PTER PHUM LY IZ |
08TRIPOLI443 | LIBYA TO INCREASE PEACEKEEPING COHORT IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (C) Media accounts on June 6 and 7 cited Philippine government sources in reporting that Libya and Brunei had pledged to increase their peacekeeping cohorts on the troubled southern Philippine island of Mindanao to 25 each. Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) Executive Director Dr. Yusuf Sawa [...] | 2008-06-09 17:12:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL PINR PTER LY RP |
08TRIPOLI577 | QADHAFI FOUNDATION CONTINUES DIALOGUE ON RELEASE OF FORMER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-15 15:49:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL PINR LY |
08TRIPOLI680 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE’S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-29 18:11:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KDEM PTER KISL AU SU |
08TRIPOLI919 | NEA/MAG DIRECTOR DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS AND LIFG NEGOTIATIONS WITH QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION REF: A) TRIPOLI 819, B) TRIPOLI 472, C) TRIPOLI 280, D) TRIPOLI 577 [...] (C) In a meeting with Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) Executive Director Yusuf Sawani, visiting NEA/MAG Director Stephanie Williams urged the GOL to release detained human rights activist Fathi el-Jahmi without conditions and facilitate his travel abroad for medical care if he chose to pursue [...] | 2008-11-26 16:33:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KISL PINR LY |
08TRIPOLI920 | NEA/MAG DIRECTOR DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS AND LIFG [...] (C) In a meeting with Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) Executive Director Yusuf Sawani, visiting NEA/MAG Director a Stephanie Williams urged the GOL to release detained human rights activist Fathi el-Jahmi without conditions and facilitate his travel abroad for medical care if he chose to pu [...] | 2008-11-26 16:50:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KISL PINR LY |
08TRIPOLI993 | QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION RESUMES DIALOGUE ON RELEASE [...] (C) Saleh Abdulsalam Saleh, Human Rights Committee Director of the quasi-governmental Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF),told P/E Chief on December 27 that the latest round of talks between the QDF and imprisoned members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) had begun on/about December 21. [...] | 2008-12-31 14:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL PINR PHUM LY |
08TUNIS160 | S/CT AMB. DAILEY PRESSES GOT TO COMBAT FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) During his February 10-12 visit to Tunisia, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism (CT) Ambassador-at-Large Dell Dailey urged the GOT to take steps to prevent the flow of Tunisian foreign fighters into Iraq. Several senior GOT officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affa [...] | 2008-02-20 13:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER MARR PGOV PREL SOCI KISL TS |
08TUNIS78 | EXTREMISM IN TUNISIA: FERTILE GROUND? [...] (S) This is the first cable of a two part series on extremism in Tunisia; it addresses the forces behind increasing popular support for violent ideologies. Tunisia's general trend toward increased religious identification and conservatism has been marked over the past year by a relative incre [...] | 2008-01-25 11:05:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PTER PGOV KISL SOCI PREL KPAO TS |
08TUNIS79 | EXTREMISM IN TUNISIA: GETTING AT THE ROOTS [...] (S) This is the second cable of a two part series on extremism in Tunisia; it addresses GOT efforts to combat rising extremism, what threat it represents, and how the USG should respond. The GOT regularly points out that it has been fighting terrorism since the 1980s and note it has invested [...] | 2008-01-25 11:07:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PTER PGOV KISL SOCI PREL KPAO TS |
08USUNNEWYORK1030 | UNGA VOTES FOR COOPERATION WITH PREPCOM, OTHER [...] The UN General Assembly (UNGA) considered on November 3 its agenda item on UN cooperation with other international organizations, and passed five resolutions by consensus and one voted text calling for cooperation with the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty O [...] | 2008-11-06 19:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OARC KNNP KISL |
08USUNNEWYORK1042 | UPDATE ON SAUDI INTERFAITH DIALOGUE STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Post met with the Saudi Mission to discuss changes to the Saudi draft statement about the interfaith religious dialogue that will to be discussed during the General Assembly (GA) plenary on November 12-13 (reftel). The resulting text, which incorporates virtually all of the USG changes, [...] | 2008-11-07 22:59:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNEP KISL SA |
08USUNNEWYORK1049 | SAUDIS AND PGA ON REVISED STATEMENT FOR INTERFAITH [...] (C) In a November 9 meeting, Ambassador Khalilzad and Saudi FM Prince Saud discussed a revised draft statement (see text and action request in paragraph 5) that reflects changes requested by the EU. (Comment: The statement appears to retain all the elements specifically requested by the Depa [...] | 2008-11-10 17:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNEP KISL SA |
08USUNNEWYORK1126 | UN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: MEMBER STATES REJECT [...] Summary: President Bush and approximately 80 heads of state, senior government officials, and other representatives gathered November 12 - 13 for an "Interfaith Dialogue" as part of the United Nations General Assembly (GA) plenary session. Saudi King Abdullah bin AbdulAziz al-Saud, the drivin [...] | 2008-12-02 20:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK555 | SAUDI KING ABDULLAH PROPOSES UNGA SPECIAL SESSION [...] (C) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) In a June 20 meeting with Amb Khalilzad, UN SYG Ban raised his recent visit to Saudi Arabia (June 14-15). Ban said Saudi King Abdullah asked for the SYG's help in arranging a special session of the upcoming UN General Assembly (fall 200 [...] | 2008-06-24 21:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL SA |
08USUNNEWYORK753 | UN DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS SAYS SAUDIS [...] (SBU) UN Department of Political Affairs Asia and Pacific Division Director Lisa Buttenheim told Poloff August 18 that Saudi Arabia has not formally requested an UNGA Special Session on the political and religious components of interfaith dialogue. Poloff delivered the points contained in r [...] | 2008-08-20 18:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA USUN KIRF KISL SP SA |
08USUNNEWYORK814 | 9/24 ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS MINISTERIAL MEETING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4 below. 2. (U) Ambassador Khalilzad has been invited to attend the ministerial level meeting on September 24 of the Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends. Details about the September 24 meeting, its agenda and objections, can be fo [...] | 2008-09-10 22:52:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU |
08USUNNEWYORK860 | SECRETARY GENERAL ON SAUDI SESSION ON INTER-FAITH [...] (C) The Secretary General told Ambassador Khalilzad September 15 that the Saudi government continues to seek a UN session on interfaith dialogue. He said that he had sent Terje Larsen with the Saudi Foreign Minister to a meeting at the Vatican to discuss next steps, given Vatican concerns ab [...] | 2008-09-24 15:17:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA USUN KIRF KISL SA |
08USUNNEWYORK898 | HIGH-LEVEL MEETING PLANNED WITH PGA ON INTER-FAITH [...] (C) Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir told Ambassador Khalilzad in a September 30 phone conversation that the Saudis have agreed with General Assembly President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann to hold a high level session on inter-faith dialogue November 12 or 13, which the Secretary [...] | 2008-10-02 17:41:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA USUN KIRF KISL SA |
08USUNNEWYORK966 | SAUDI KING ABDULLAH TO ATTEND UN INTERFAITH [...] (C) Summary: Saudi ambassador Al-Jubeir told Ambassador Khalilzad that King Abdullah will attend the Saudi-backed UNGA high-level meeting scheduled for November 12 and 13 in New York, and requested US support for the interfaith meeting. Al-Jubeir noted that misunderstandings in the "draft" [...] | 2008-10-22 22:31:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA KISL KIRF SA VT |
08VATICAN77 | HOLY SEE ON SAUDI PROPOSAL FOR UNGA INTERFAITH HIGH LEVEL [...] (S) Summary: The Vatican and the Saudi government apparently have reached agreement on revisions to the Madrid Declaration, the ostensible outcome document for the first round of their inter-religious dialogue. This could pave the way for Vatican concurrence to a high-level discussion at the [...] | 2008-10-15 14:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA KISL KIRF SA VT |
08VIENNA1545 | AUSTRIA: PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE DISCUSSED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 10:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO AU |
08VIENNA1620 | GOA UNWILLING TO ACCEPT PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-03 16:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO AU |
08VIENNA1802 | AUSTRIA: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MUSLIM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR KISL KPLS AU |
08WARSAW1205 | POLAND NON-COMMITTAL ON ACCEPTANCE OF PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-16 12:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO PL |
08YAOUNDE247 | CAMEROON: KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On March 5, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Henri Eyebe Ayissi, and encouraged Cameroon to recognize Kosovo's independence and support the Organization of Islamic Conference's (OIC) statement. The Minister took notes but offered no response. GARVEY [...] | 2008-03-13 08:48:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNMIK PGOV KISL CM |
08YEREVAN892 | ARMENIA SAYS NO TO PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (S) Poloff met with Dziunik Aghajanian October 17 to deliver reftel demarche and solicit Armenia's interest in resettling to Armenia the Palestinian Guantanamo detainee Asim M. Al-Aasmi. Aghajanian said Armenia is unable to resettle such cases. 2. (S) Aghajanian said Armenia's refusal in s [...] | 2008-11-10 14:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO AM |
092OF5 | CORRECTED TEXT: THE FIRST SCIENCE ENVOYS AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU)Summary: The Secretary announced the U.S. Science Envoy Program on November 3. The Science Envoys will seek to identify new opportunities and build new partnerships in Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation. The first three envoys will begin travel in January and February, and posts are [...] | 2009-12-11 03:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ISCON KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP PREL SCUL SENV SOCI |
09ABUDHABI1069 | (S) UAE MINISTER GARGASH DISCUSSES SITUATION IN YEMEN [...] (C) Ambassador asked Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash for UAE and GCC views on the situation in Yemen on November 11. Gargash said that although the November 10 GCC foreign ministers meeting in Doha had not originally had Yemen on the agenda, ministers engaged in a discussi [...] | 2009-11-12 11:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PINS KISL YM AE |
09ABUDHABI1166 | UAE SUPPORT - AND SUGGESTIONS - FOR CAIRO INITIATIVE, [...] (SBU) Mission UAE looks forward to supporting the proposed visit of Science Envoy in first quarter of 2010. As first reported in Ref B, the opportunities for science and technology (S&T) cooperation with the UAE are enormous. UAE entities often enjoy strong financial resources and motivation, [...] | 2009-12-17 12:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV ECON KISL KSCA KPAO AE |
09ABUDHABI917 | UAE SUPPORT FOR AL AZHAR PROGRAMMING OUTREACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has researched comments on UAE support for Al Azhar University activities, made by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in his September 10 meeting with President Obama. Media sources confirm UAEG support for moderate Islamic broadcasts by Al Azhar University C [...] | 2009-09-17 13:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PTER KISL SCUL AF PK AE |
09ABUJA1010 | NIGERIAN REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 4 the Ambassador hosted a group of senior media editors and Muslim and Christian leaders to watch a live broadcast of President Barack Obama's speech "A New Beginning." The speech was extremely well received by the assembled clergy and journalists, as evidenced by comme [...] | 2009-06-09 15:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KISL KPAO NI SO |
09ABUJA1053 | NIGERIA: POLICE SHOOT 17 IN MAIDUGURI, TENSIONS [...] (U) On June 11 police in Maiduguri (located in the north-eastern state of Borno) shot and wounded 17 people during a confrontation with members of the Mohammed Yusuf Islamic Movement (MYIM). According to press reports the conflict began when a military and police patrol team from "Operation F [...] | 2009-06-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1270 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR LEADS FURTHER OUTREACH ON [...] (U) Summary: In conjunction with the Mission's outreach to the Nigerian Muslim community, Ambassador took President Obama's Cairo speech on the road, traveling (with PolOff notetaker and other Mission members) to Northeastern Nigeria on June 29 - July 2, and in the Southwest July 3-6 (with Con [...] | 2009-07-10 14:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1271 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MUSLIM GOVERNORS ON [...] (C) Summary: On June 29 - July 2, Ambassador traveled (with Poloff notetaker and other Mission members) to Northeastern Nigeria, visiting Borno, Gombe, and Yobe. In addition to her pinnacle meetings with prominent Muslim leaders and a policy speech in Maiduguri (reftel),Ambassador met with t [...] | 2009-07-10 14:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1296 | NIGERIA: KANO GOVERNOR SPONSORS FIRST ISLAMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP),sponsored two days of meetings he termed the First Islamic Summit on June 29-30. The summit appeared to be first and foremost a platform for the Governor to promote his political agenda, providin [...] | 2009-07-16 16:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA1410 | NIGERIA: SHEKARAU DICUSSES ATTACKS, NATIONAL [...] (C) On July 29, Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau informed Ambassador and DCM (with PolOff notetaker) that apart from the Boko Haram attack on a police station on the outskirts of Kano, the state remains calm. He attributed the peace to the state's "Societal Reorientation Program" which he [...] | 2009-08-03 11:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1419 | NIGERIA: POST-YUSUF REFLECTIONS AND UPDATES [...] (C) Summary: Local and international media carry photographs of Islamist extremist leader Muhammad Yusuf allegedly in custody just prior to his death. The situation on the ground remains calm, with all 4,000 displaced persons reportedly now back in their homes. Given the difficulty of distin [...] | 2009-08-03 18:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL NI |
09ABUJA1422 | NIGERIA: MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN LEADERS CRITICIZE [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst violent attacks by Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria, religious leaders called on Nigerians to remain calm and united while condemning the actions and philosophy of Boko Haram. Muslim scholars and community leaders blamed the government for laxity and ineptitude and questio [...] | 2009-08-04 17:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA1436 | NIGERIA: YARADUA ORDERS INVESTIGATION INTO BOKO [...] (SBU) On the margins of a state visit by the president of Benin, President Yar'Adua on August 4 promised on Nigerian TV a full investigation of the Boko Haram attacks (refs) noting that National Security Adviser Major General Sarki Abdullahi Mukhtar would lead the effort as a first step to esta [...] | 2009-08-05 16:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL PREL NI |
09ABUJA1515 | NIGERIA: NIGER STATE POLICE ARREST THOUSANDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Niger State security forces raided the Darul Islam compound on August 15. Press reports indicate police arrested approximately 4,000 people and detained them for questioning. Although the operation was peaceful, religious leaders and human rights activists allege that the GON [...] | 2009-08-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA1516 | NIGERIA: NIGER STATE POLICE ARREST THOUSANDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Niger State security forces raided the Darul Islam compound on August 15. Press reports indicate police arrested approximately 4,000 people and detained them for questioning. Although the operation was peaceful, religious leaders and human rights activists allege that the GON [...] | 2009-08-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA1517 | NIGERIA: NIGER STATE POLICE ARREST THOUSANDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Niger State security forces raided the Darul Islam compound on August 15. Press reports indicate police arrested approximately 4,000 people and detained them for questioning. Although the operation was peaceful, religious leaders and human rights activists allege that the GON [...] | 2009-08-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA1518 | NIGERIA: NIGER STATE POLICE ARREST THOUSANDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Niger State security forces raided the Darul Islam compound on August 15. Press reports indicate police arrested approximately 4,000 people and detained them for questioning. Although the operation was peaceful, religious leaders and human rights activists allege that the GON [...] | 2009-08-20 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA1577 | NIGERIA: SECT MEMBERS DEPORTED, PREACHING [...] (SBU) Summary: Authorities evicted over 1,250 Darul Islam members from Niger state to their home states and deported others to Niger Republic for lack of documentation. The mass eviction, exacerbated by unhygienic conditions at GON-provided temporary housing, evoked criticism from human righ [...] | 2009-08-26 15:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA1651 | MORE WOES FOR NIGERIA'S PUBLIC EDUCATION [...] (C) On September 4, Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) General Secretary John Odah told LabOff that NUT (an NLC affiliated union) was on the verge of shutting down the public primary and secondary education system over GON failure to honor its 2008 agreement on a 27.5 percent salary increase for all [...] | 2009-09-08 12:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL KISL EAID NI |
09ABUJA1802 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON JUSTICE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) PolCouns and PolOff met with Foreign Ministry (MFA) North and Central America Division Director Toyin Solaja September 28 to deliver the requested demarche on the Justice Goldstone report (Reftel). We arranged this meeting with Solaja in lieu of MFA colleagues responsible for UN issues, [...] | 2009-09-30 06:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS NI |
09ABUJA1890 | SRMC PANDITH ENGAGES NIGERIAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: During her October 8-10 visit to Abuja and Kano, Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith met Nigerian religious leaders, civil society activists, and government officials to promote person-to-person engagement with diverse Muslim communities. Pandith obs [...] | 2009-10-16 14:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL NI |
09ABUJA2014 | NIGERIA: BORNO STATE RESIDENTS NOT YET RECOVERED [...] (C) The Boko Haram attacks clearly left a deep impression on Maiduguri residents, who still appeared shocked by the magnitude of the violence which ultimately killed some 700 individuals. Most interlocutors asserted that the state and federal government responded appropriately and, apart from [...] | 2009-11-04 08:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM ELAB KISL KCRM NI |
09ABUJA2150 | NIGERIAN NOMINEES FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] The U.S. Mission to Nigeria nominates the following Nigerian entrepreneurs to attend the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington. Representatives from the Economic, Political, and Public Affairs Sections, in both Abuja and Lagos, and the U.S. Commercial Service and U.S. Agency [...] | 2009-11-30 15:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON KISL NI |
09ABUJA2162 | ISLAMIC OUTREACH IN NIGERIA [...] (U) Recognizing the importance of improving our relationships with and understanding of Muslims in Nigeria, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria incorporates engagement with Muslim communities as part of our daily work. As roughly half of Nigeria's population is Muslim, many of the interlocutors of Em [...] | 2009-12-01 16:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KISL NI |
09ABUJA2218 | NIGERIA CELEBRATES WORLD AIDS DAY WITH FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS [...] (SBU) Nigeria commemorated World AIDS Day on December 1 with a symposium on bridging the gap between the current coverage of 11 percent and its target of achieving 80 percent in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). Nigeria has a 4.6 percent HIV/AIDS prevalence rate. It has [...] | 2009-12-08 06:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
09ABUJA222 | NIGERIA: GOVERNORS PROMISE TO KEEP THEIR STATES POLIO-FREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Sustained engagement by the Ambassador and other senior staff has yielded positive results in the battle to eradicate polio in Nigeria. The Ambassador's advocacy with Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki has led the Governor's Forum to give polio eradication a priority and to eng [...] | 2009-02-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV PREL SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
09ABUJA2313 | STRATEGIES TO NEGATE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following information in support of the Department's strategy to engage the Nigerian Government (GON) to reverse its support of the United Nations (UN) "defamation of religions" proposal and back the U.S. alternative. ------------------------ INFLUENTIAL POW [...] | 2009-12-21 16:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KEDM OPDC NI |
09ABUJA2344 | ISLAMIC SECT CLASHES WITH SECURITY FORCES IN [...] (SBU) A clash in Zango, Bauchi State, between members of an Islamic sect and Nigerian security forces resulted in an estimated 20 to 30 deaths and the destruction of several houses, according to contacts and the local press. Members of the sect, known as "Maitatsine" but also called "Kala Kat [...] | 2009-12-29 16:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL PHUM NI |
09ABUJA2352 | NIGERIAN MUSLIMS CONDEMN ATTEMPTED TERRORIST [...] (SBU) In the days following Faruk Umaru Abdulmutallab's December 25 attempted attack on a Detroit-bound U.S. commercial airliner, Nigeria's Muslim community condemned Abdulmutallab's actions in unconditional and unequivocal terms. In addition, Nigerians praised Mutallab's father for coming fo [...] | 2009-12-30 15:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER KISL NI |
09ABUJA345 | NIGERIA: DELAY NAMING NEW SHEHU MAY SIGNAL TROUBLE [...] (C) Summary: On February 21 the Shehu of Borno (a traditional ruler and religious figure who is ranked second after the Sultan of Sokoto among Northern Nigeria's royals),Alhaji Mustapha bin Umar Kyari Amin El-Kanemi, died of cancer at the age of 85. Traditionally a new Shehu is named within [...] | 2009-02-26 16:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA438 | NIGERIA: DEATHS OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS - GBONG [...] (C) Summary: On March 7 the third Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Victor Pam Dung Pam, died at the age of 73. The prominent contenders for the throne are former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service Jacob Gyang Buba (a cousin of Plateau Governor Jang and known as the favored candidate) and Se [...] | 2009-03-12 13:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL NI |
09ABUJA634 | SHARI'A LAW IN NIGERIA: NOT EXPANDING, BUT [...] (C) Summary: With politics, religion and regionalism likely playing roles in Nigeria's 2011 elections, post will be preparing a number of analytical pieces to look at issues ranging from the influence of selected governors, to ethnicity and religion, with the latter particularly exploring the [...] | 2009-04-16 15:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV NI |
09ABUJA744 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PLANNING MINSTER TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with the head of the National Planning Commission April 9 to discuss need for a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Country Partnership Framework (CPF) Agreement and the way forward towards achieving one in the near future. Ambassador and Minister [...] | 2009-04-29 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV KHIV ECON KOCI EAID PREL NI |
09ABUJA745 | NIGERIA: USCIRF DELEGATION DISCUSSES JOS [...] (C) Summary: A delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visited Nigeria March 19-April 3 to analyze the situation of religious tolerance in Nigeria, with particular emphasis on recent incidents of religious tension and violence. Accompanied by Poloffs, [...] | 2009-04-29 17:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA791 | NIGERIA: USCIRF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DELEGATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF),accompanied by PolOff, met with Muslim and Christian religious and political leaders, including Kano State Governor Shekarau, on a March 24-27 trip to Kaduna and Kano. Christian Association of Nige [...] | 2009-05-06 15:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL NI |
09ABUJA890 | NIGERIA: TWO NORTHERN MUSLIM VIEWS ON SHARI'A'S [...] (C) Summary: Visiting State Department Nigeria Desk Officer traveled with PolOff and PolSpecialist to Kano, Zaria, and Kaduna on May 10-13. During several meetings with academics, politicians, and civil society leaders, they discussed the impact of Shari'a law in Nigeria. Barrister Muzzamil [...] | 2009-05-22 10:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KWMN SOCI PINR PHUM PREL KISL NI |
09ACCRA1034 | GHANA: DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) POL Chief delivered ref A points October 1 to the MFA's acting Chief Director Ambassador Kodjo Wadee, stressing the USG's desire to obtain a balanced resolution on the Goldstone Report and our opposition to a resolution that contains a blanket endorsement of the report, recommends that t [...] | 2009-10-01 16:51:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS GH |
09ADDISABABA1672 | GROWING WAHABI INFLUENCE IN ETHIOPIA - AMHARA [...] (C) PAO visited Dessie, in Wello province of the Amhara Region, June 3-5, to visit the Jama Negus Mosque, which is a site for a potential Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grant proposal for FY-10. A major Sufi shrine, the mosque is the focal point of the &Moulid al-Nebi8 (&B [...] | 2009-07-15 13:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO KISL KIRF SCUL PROP ET |
09ADDISABABA1674 | WAHABISM IN ETHIOPIA AS "CULTURAL IMPERIALISM" [...] (C) Arab Wahabi missionaries, mainly from Saudi Arabia, continue to make inroads into the Ethiopian Muslim community, but are meeting increasing resistance in doing so. Islam has existed in Ethiopia since the time of the Prophet Muhammad and the mainly Sufi Muslim community has enjoyed traditi [...] | 2009-07-15 13:40:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO KISL KIRF SCUL PROP ET |
09ADDISABABA1675 | COUNTERING WAHABI INFLUENCE IN ETHIOPIA THROUGH [...] (C) Every culture that has adopted Islam has its own unique traditions and practices for expressing their Faith. This is manifested through shrines, literature, faith rituals, and objects that include manuscripts, art, and even clothing and other accoutrements. In countries with mixed faith t [...] | 2009-07-15 13:43:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO KISL KIRF SCUL PROP ET |
09ADDISABABA2126 | RELIGIOUS CONFLICT FUELED BY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) A recent visit by PolOff to Dessie sheds light on a violent clash that erupted between Orthodox Christians and local police in Dessie town in late June. The local government granted the Orthodox Church a plot of land to build a church in 2006, but later prevented Christians from building [...] | 2009-09-02 04:44:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM KDEM ET |
09ADDISABABA953 | RELIGIOUS TENSIONS RISE IN GONDER [...] (C) The spate of religious conflict that erupted briefly in Gonder earlier this year is a manifestation of a long, tense history between Muslims and Christians in the region. From the mid-17th century until 1974, Muslims were not allowed to live or pray in the city. The Muslim community is at [...] | 2009-04-24 06:22:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM KDEM ET |
09ADDISABABA980 | RELIGIOUS DYNAMICS IN ETHIOPIA; POSSIBLE CAUSES OF [...] (C) Ethiopia has enjoyed a long history of religious tolerance. In the past year, however, tensions have risen somewhat among Muslims and Orthodox Christians, the two largest religious groups in Ethiopia. Although it is likely that the recent conflicts are isolated incidents and are not caus [...] | 2009-04-28 11:29:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM KDEM ET |
09ALGIERS1144 | APPROACHING ALGERIA ON DIFFAMATION OF RELIGION [...] Algeria's national identity is derived from secular-nationalist and Islamic traditions. Although a nominally secular state, Algeria is nevertheless politically sensitive to domestic Islamic political currents and sensibilities. It is a strong advocate in the OIC and the Africa Group at the U [...] | 2009-12-23 14:40:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KDEM OPDC AG |
09ALGIERS2 | ALGERIA'S SMOKE-AND-MIRRORS DEATH PENALTY DEBATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: 2008 closed with disproportionate media and public attention being paid to the death penalty debate in Algeria -- a debate largely theoretical since no executions have taken place since 1993. Toward the end of the year human rights activists and an opposition party increased thei [...] | 2009-01-04 08:12:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL AG |
09ALGIERS234 | ISLAMIST LEADER BEARISH ON PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ruling coalition Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP) president Aboudjerra Soltani told the Ambassador on March 4 that he was pessimistic regarding an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement and did not believe "the opportunity was present" right now. Despite his pessimism and initi [...] | 2009-03-10 11:22:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL AG |
09ALGIERS235 | ALGERIA'S MODERATE ISLAMIST LEADER: A VIEW FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP - Muslim Brotherhood) President Aboudjerra Soltani gave the Ambassador on March 4 Algeria's official Islamist vision of how to increase political participation and create accountability in local government. Soltani said the most critical need w [...] | 2009-03-10 11:28:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL AG |
09ALGIERS274 | ISLAMOFASHION: VEILED BODY, VEILED MIND? [...] SUMMARY: Less than a decade after a bloody civil war fought to keep Islamic extremists at bay, more Algerian women than ever are wearing the hidjab (veil or headscarf). The phenomenon is only partly due to religion, as the hidjab has become both a social trend as well as a tool Algerian women [...] | 2009-03-22 12:32:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KISL PGOV AG |
09ALGIERS279 | THE PLAYBILL FOR ALGERIA'S ELECTION THEATER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 18:05:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL AG |
09ALGIERS308 | GUANTANAMO: FORMER DETAINEE ALLEGEDLY ENCOURAGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A letter received by the Embassy on March 25 accuses the spouse of former Algerian Guantanamo detainee Sofiane Abar Houari of encouraging her husband to attack the U.S. Embassy in Algiers. The letter, written in mediocre French, purports to be from a concerned citizen presumably [...] | 2009-03-31 09:21:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL AG |
09ALGIERS309 | AQIM MEMBER ABOU RIHANA ARRESTED IN ALGIERS [...] (U) The Algerian government has reported the arrest of senior AQIM leader Abou Rihana aka Z. Kamel. Rihana was described as being responsible for preparing the December 2007 suicide vehicle attacks in the capital city of Algiers. He allegedly planned both the United Nations and the Algerian C [...] | 2009-03-31 09:30:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER KISL AG |
09ALGIERS31 | FIS WRITES TO AMBASSADOR AND RAISES STREET PROFILE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ali Benhadj, vice-president and spiritual leader of the disbanded and outlawed Islamic Salvation Front (FIS),wrote a letter to the Ambassador in which he advised the United States to revise its support of Israel in the wake of the current situation in Gaza, and in which he decri [...] | 2009-01-12 10:24:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL PTER KDEM AG |
09ALGIERS34 | ALGERIA ALLOWS PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS OVER GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bowing to growing public pressure (ref A),the Algerian government allowed protests in the streets of Algiers and other cities January 9 for the first time since 2001 so Algerians could show public support for the Palestinians in Gaza. Thousands participated in demonstrations ar [...] | 2009-01-12 18:45:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KISL AG |
09ALGIERS35 | BOUTEFLIKA'S ARMY: CIVILIAN CONTROL AT WHAT PRICE? [...] (S) SUMMARY: Since President Abdelaziz Bouteflika famously announced his intention to be "more than three-quarters of a president" following his election in 1999, he has struggled to assert greater control over Algeria's army to avoid becoming yet another leader designated and replaced at will [...] | 2009-01-13 07:53:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL PTER MARR KISL AG |
09ALGIERS428 | THE GESTATION OF A NEW ISLAMIST PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what appears to be a government-backed effort to energize an alientated Islamist electorate, the traditional tensions within the Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP - Muslim Brotherhood) have sprouted a new formal political movement, the Movement for Preaching and Change (MPC) [...] | 2009-04-29 08:31:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM AG |
09ALGIERS447 | THE RESILIENT CHRISTIANS OF TAMANRASSET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Some 2000 kilometers south of Algiers in the heart of the Sahara, a small group of Catholics continue to hold small, discreet services, despite the restrictions local officials have placed on their activities. Each week, 20-30 Christians attend services in a tiny sand and mud chur [...] | 2009-05-06 11:25:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI PINR KISL AG |
09ALGIERS543 | ALGERIAN MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 17:12:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KISL SOCI AG |
09ALGIERS66 | ISLAMOFEMINISM: FINDING A FEMINIST AUDIENCE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two recent American Bar Association (ABA) seminars on sharia law held in Algiers and Oran featured lectures using the theological tenets of Islam to support arguments in favor of gender equality. The lectures, by Islamic feminist scholar and Richmond University law professor Ha [...] | 2009-01-21 16:34:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KISL SOCI SCUL AG |
09ALGIERS717 | ALGERIA: ENGAGEMENT FOLLOWING PRESIDENT'S CAIRO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The President's June 4 speech in Cairo was closely watched by a generally receptive Algerian public, as was his July speech in Ghana. Our Algerian contacts appreciated the President's effort at Muslim outreach -- epitomized by opening the speech with "assalaamu alaykum" -- and [...] | 2009-07-28 17:38:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OEXC ECON EINV SCUL SENV SOCI TSPL KISL |
09ALGIERS837 | ALGERIAN MUSLIM LEADERS SAY YOUTH INCREASINGLY [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador hosted an iftar for prominent Algerian Muslim scholars September 8. All in the group, who belong to the Algerian religious establishment, felt that while salafist extremism lacked broad appeal in Algeria, the Algerian religious establishment could do better in offe [...] | 2009-09-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | AG KISL PGOV PREL SCUL US |
09ALGIERS838 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS IFTAR DINNER FOR ALGERIAN PRESS [...] (C) Human rights lawyers and editors of Algeria's independent French and Arabic language print dailies complained of a continuing oppressive environment for the press over the past year during an iftar hosted by the Ambassador September 15. Government unwillingness to share information with t [...] | 2009-09-17 16:46:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | AG KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL US |
09AMMAN1022 | CHANGES AFOOT IN JORDAN'S PERSONAL STATUS LAW [...] (C) Summary: The head of Jordan's Islamic courts is working on a package of amendments to the personal status law, which governs marriage, divorce, the status of women, and inheritance issues. The initial read on the amendments is that they would represent a step forward in the promotion of women's [...] | 2009-05-04 10:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN KISL KDEM JO |
09AMMAN1287 | JORDAN: PRESIDENT'S SPEECH PROMPTS CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the President's Cairo speech, Jordanian contacts continue to focus primarily on language pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The President's citation of Islamic scriptures and respect for Islam's cultural contribution throughout history was seen as a [...] | 2009-06-08 10:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KWBG JO |
09AMMAN1313 | LOWER HOUSE SPEAKER LAUNCHES NATIONAL TREND PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali officially launched the pro-establishment National Trend Party on May 30. While many in Jordan support the idea of a party to counterbalance the influence of Islamists, deep skepticism remains about Majali's ability to effectively lead th [...] | 2009-06-11 09:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL JO |
09AMMAN1397 | JORDAN: PENAL CODE AMENDMENTS FEATURE LIMITATIONS [...] (SBU) A package of over 100 amendments to Jordan's penal code will be discussed in parliament's extraordinary session that began on June 11 (Ref A). The Ministry of Justice has led a lengthy inter-ministerial consultative and drafting process over the past year that resulted in proposed compr [...] | 2009-06-22 12:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KJUS JO |
09AMMAN147 | JORDAN GAZA ROUNDUP, JANUARY 15 [...] (C) Summary: Marches and protests continue across Jordan, with further demonstrations planned for after Friday prayers on January 16. Islamists announced that they are pondering a "million man march" to the Israeli border and a separate event to burn American and Israeli goods. Following t [...] | 2009-01-15 14:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KWBG KPAL KISL IS JO |
09AMMAN1758 | JORDAN: DINNER PARTY RESULTS IN UNEXPECTED MEETING [...] (S/NF) PolChief and PolOff were invited to the home of a Jordanian newspaper columnist on August 3. Unbeknownst to us, the host, a regular political section interlocutor, had also invited two active members of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action [...] | 2009-08-04 12:49:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KISL JO |
09AMMAN1762 | JORDAN: ISLAMIST EDITOR SAYS TALK OF PEACE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Acting Information Officer, the editor of the Islamist daily Al-Sabeel newspaper lauded U.S. outreach to Muslims but asserted there had been no developments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to convince Jordanians that the U.S. would deal with both sides equa [...] | 2009-08-04 14:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL KDEM KISL JO |
09AMMAN1866 | JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS TALK ABOUT CAIRO SPEECH, [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a dinner on August 3, which unexpectedly included Islamist politicians, conversation focused on the President's Cairo speech, Jordanian electoral politics, and Embassy engagement with Islamist groups (Ref A). The Islamists welcomed the Cairo speech and spoke about a p [...] | 2009-08-19 03:54:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KISL JO |
09AMMAN197 | JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS SEND CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO [...] (U) Zaki Bani Irsheid, the head of the Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamic Action Front (IAF) party, sent a letter via the U.S. Embassy to the President on January 21, urging him to be "open to suggestions and willing to debate the political forces that represent the Islamic world." Irsheid pub [...] | 2009-01-22 15:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL JO |
09AMMAN2032 | ZARQA: URBAN BLIGHT AND TENTATIVE REFORM IN [...] (C) Summary: Zarqa, Jordan's second largest city, is a symbol of urban decline. The city's unplanned growth, largely the result of migrant and refugee flows, strains the city's insufficient infrastructure and has created an acute housing crunch. A new housing development on the eastern fla [...] | 2009-09-07 13:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KPAL KISL PINR JO |