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09TIRANA164 | THE KINGMAKER FOR THE JUNE ELECTIONS? [...] (C) Summary: As the June Parliamentary elections approach, the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) clearly sees itself as the kingmaker in an election where neither of the two leading parties appear likely to win an outright victory. LSI hopes to win 15 seats and expects the SP and DP t [...] | 2009-03-13 13:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AL |
09TIRANA172 | ALBANIA ON THE EVE OF NATO ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary: Albania will reach the April 3-4 Strasbourg summit less with a purposeful stride than with a pronounced limp. Widespread economic and political reforms that marked 2007 slowed to a crawl after Albania received its NATO invitation in April 2008. The GOA at the highest levels is [...] | 2009-03-18 15:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AL |
09TIRANA18 | PRESIDENT TOPI LEANING AGAINST VETO OF LUSTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 12 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, President Topi signaled clearly that he will not veto the Lustration Law. Instead, he told Charge that he will almost certainly sit on the bill until the twenty-day review period expires on January 14, thereby passively allowin [...] | 2009-01-13 12:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL |
09TIRANA197 | GERDEC TRIAL DATE SET; BERISHA AND MEDIU FORM [...] (C) Summary. On March 25, the Albanian Supreme Court announced that the trial against former Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu will begin May 4. The day before, Mediu filed his own charges against Prosecutor General Ina Rama and lead investigator in the Gerdec case Sokol Stojani. Prime Minister [...] | 2009-04-01 13:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PARM KCOR KJUS KDEM AL |
09TIRANA2 | ALBANIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, SIX MONTHS OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The passage of the Electoral Code on December 29 cleared the last major legislative hurdle necessary for the 2009 parliamentary elections, which will take place at the end of June. With the Electoral Code out of the way, attention will increasingly focus on the election campaign [...] | 2009-01-05 10:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL AL |
09TIRANA207 | INVESTOR IN ID CARD BUSINESS GIVES HIS TAKE [...] (C) In a March 27 meeting with Ambassador, the Amcit President and CEO of the Albanian-American Enterprise Fund (AAEF),which has a 25 per cent stake the French company Sagem's concession to produce the voter ID cards, went to great lengths to explain that the AAEF is not at fault for delays i [...] | 2009-04-03 13:33:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
09TIRANA212 | WILL ELECTORAL GREMLINS THWART ELECTION DAY? [...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Arben Ristani, brushed aside many concerns or difficulties involved with implementing the new Electoral Code, saying that his main worries were over the election's budget and with the lists of party delegates [...] | 2009-04-06 14:57:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA244 | NEW REVELATIONS IN GERDEC SCANDAL AND DISMISSAL OF [...] (C) Summary. A string of revelations and decisions this past week have put the Prosecutor General Ina Rama on the defensive and have incited PM Berisha to step up his public rhetoric against Rama. First, media has brought attention to the fact that 15 of the 28 accused in the Gerdec scandal ar [...] | 2009-04-17 12:34:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCOR KJUS AL |
09TIRANA247 | ID CARD PROCESS IN A RACE AGAINST TIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 15 the GOA announced its latest plan to reduce fees for ID cards for needy Albanians, establishing a fee schedule that eliminates entirely or significantly reduces the ID card fees for practically all Albanian citizens currently receiving public assistance. In contras [...] | 2009-04-17 14:46:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM AL |
09TIRANA271 | GREECE TAKES THE COAST [...] (C) On April 27-28, Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis visited Albania, the first such visit by a Greek PM since 1992. A 2005 visit by Greek President Karolos Papoulias was cut short when Papoulias left the country without meeting with his GOA counterpart due to protests. But now a new day has dawned [...] | 2009-04-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SMIG GR AL |
09TIRANA272 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ODIHR ELECTION OBSERVATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Withers told Foreign Minister Basha on April 30 that the U.S. is surprised by Albanian objections to Dame Audrey Glover's appointment as Head of the upcoming ODIHR Election Observation Mission to Albania. He cautioned the FM against Albania setting an unfortunate prec [...] | 2009-04-30 15:19:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV OSCE AL |
09TIRANA286 | DAS JONES MEETINGS IN TIRANA MAY 7-8, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 7-8, EUR DAS Stuart Jones came to Tirana to participate in the Adriatic Charter Ministerial Conference. On the side, he conducted meetings with Albanian officials. These meetings largely focused on preparations for the June 28 national elections and the current dispute [...] | 2009-05-13 07:27:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM AL |
09TIRANA299 | ID CARD UPDATE - CITY OF BERAT [...] (U) SUMMARY: An Embassy team on May 15 made a follow-up visit to the central Albanian city of Berat to check the ID card registration process and get an overall feel for local attitudes concerning the elections. In Berat, interlocutors told the Embassy that the decision to provide subsidized [...] | 2009-05-18 13:02:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AL |
09TIRANA319 | MP LISTS ARE OUT: DP PURGES PARTY AND SP BREAKS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 26, the Central Election Committee (CEC) approved candidate lists for the upcoming parliamentary elections for both the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and opposition Socialist Party (SP),but not without the usual amount of last-minute drama. The CEC initially rejected the [...] | 2009-05-27 13:40:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AL |
09TIRANA336 | Edi Rama and the SP: Spinning Their Wheels [...] (SBU) SUMMMARY: With 26 days to go until general elections, the opposition Socialist Party (SP) is stuck in neutral. Lagging behind the ruling Democratic Party (DP) in terms of money and organization, the SP, by its own admission, is consumed with hand-wringing over the ID card process and ot [...] | 2009-06-03 09:43:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM AL |
09TIRANA339 | DP vs. SP - A Tale of Two Strategies [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the campaign period now officially open, the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and opposition Socialist Party have deployed widely differing campaign strategies in order to get to 71 seats - the bare number necessary to secure a majority in the 140 seat parliament. The DP has [...] | 2009-06-04 14:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM AL |
09TIRANA342 | How to Finance an "Election Year" Budget [...] A recent IMF report underlines that Albania and Cyprus are expected to be the only countries in Europe that will show positive economic growth for the current year. Despite downgrading Albania's 2009 GDP growth rate to 0.4 percent from 3.5 percent in early January, the IMF still considers the [...] | 2009-06-05 14:42:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA35 | THE OUTLINES OF PM BERISHA'S ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: With six months to go until the parliamentary elections, the rough outlines of Prime Minister Berisha's electoral strategy are becoming clearer. Berisha's election strategy seems, at least for now, to be focused on three pillars - anti-communism; vast government spending; and sh [...] | 2009-01-16 16:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KCOR KJUS AL |
09TIRANA350 | Media Coverage of USG-Financed Poll Follows Partisan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As expected, media coverage of Sunday's release of a USAID-UK sponsored election poll broke heavily along partisan lines, with pro-GOA outlets touting the findings and pro-opposition outlets largely ignoring the poll altogether. (NOTE: The poll gives the ruling Democratic Par [...] | 2009-06-08 13:45:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMDR KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA351 | FROM CIVIL SOCIETY TO POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: As reported reftel, several prominent civil society actors are running for MP for the opposition Socialist Party (SP). In separate conversations with two of these activists, both bemoaned the partisan atmosphere, but also seemed to be enjoying their new roles immensely. Both ca [...] | 2009-06-09 11:16:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA352 | LOOKING TO THE ENDGAME ON ID CARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With nineteen days left until the elections, the ID card process has entered the home stretch. The Interior Ministry has set June 15 as the last day to apply for an ID card - after that date ID card centers will be open for distribution of cards only. With nearly 1.3 million I [...] | 2009-06-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL |
09TIRANA360 | HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION, ALBANIAN STYLE [...] (C) Summary: Although the conduct of Albanian elections has shown steady improvement over the years, ODIHR election assessments since 1996 read at times like a how-to guide for flawed and rigged elections. Allegations of vote buying, bribery of electoral commissioners, fraudulent voter IDs, v [...] | 2009-06-12 15:29:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCRM PHUM PREL AL |
09TIRANA375 | PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION TOO CLOSE TO CALL [...] (SBU) With only nine days to go until the parliamentary elections, the race remains too close to call. Although the Democratic Party (DP) clearly has the advantage in terms of money and perception of strength, polls continue to show a near dead heat. A Zogby poll released on June 18 gives th [...] | 2009-06-19 17:18:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL |
09TIRANA417 | SUBJECT: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE ELECTIONS? [...] (SBU) Summary: With only three days until the elections, the question of what happens afterwards is being discussed more frequently, and in some cases, with increasing concern. If no one party or coalition wins an outright majority of 71 seats on June 28, they will have two months to try and [...] | 2009-06-26 08:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM AL |
09TIRANA440 | DP Declares Victory; Early Lessons from the Election [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At this point it is likely that Sali Berisha's Democratic Party (DP) coalition will emerge as the winner of the June 28. According to unofficial election results, the DP coalition has secured at least 70 seats, making the coalition the largest single coalition, and the Democrat [...] | 2009-07-06 05:14:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL AL |
09TIRANA448 | ELECTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 3, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary election results, giving Sali Berisha's Democratic Party coalition a 71-65 lead over the Socialist Party coalition in terms of seats won. The SP immediately cried foul, saying the CEC has no right to discuss [...] | 2009-07-06 14:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA453 | THE CENTER OF POWER ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT [...] (C) Although the outcome of the elections on June 28 are still uncertain and the next government lineup may not come into focus until September, certain leadership styles are likely to reign in the next government regardless of the outcome. And regardless of which party forms the next governm [...] | 2009-07-08 07:03:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PINR AL |
09TIRANA50 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] (U) An unusually high number of eyes were fixated on TV screens on Tuesday across Albania, expressing both emotion and anticipation as citizens from all walks of life tuned in to watch the inauguration of President Obama. Local stations all aired the ceremony live, and local bars and clubs wer [...] | 2009-01-26 06:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS AL |
09TIRANA511 | INTERNAL SP RUMBLINGS ON EVE OF GATHERING [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, in anticipation of the Central Election Commission (CEC) announcing the results of the last three regions, Tirana, Fier, and Shokdra on July 27, the SP will convene to determine its next steps. Mayor of Tirana and SP Party Chairman Edi Rama told Ambassador that the SP [...] | 2009-07-28 08:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA535 | THE ELECTIONS ARE OVER; WHO IS IN PARLIAMENT NOW? [...] (C) Summary: On August 1, the Central Election Commission (CEC) certified the June 28 parliamentary elections. The Democratic Party (DP) has 70 Members of Parliament, the Socialist Party (SP) 66, and the Movement for Socialist Integration (LSI) four. The DP and LSI will form a governing coal [...] | 2009-08-05 15:34:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA537 | WHAT HAPPENED TO G-99? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AL |
09TIRANA552 | CRIMINALS MAKING THE LAWS IN ALBANIA'S PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Despite the relative calm on Election Day, it has very much come to our attention that there is a strong undercurrent of people tied to organized crime that participated and/or were involved in possibly manipulating the June 28 elections. The three major parties, the Democratic Party (DP) [...] | 2009-08-13 13:53:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCRM ASEC PHUM PREL AL |
09TIRANA602 | SURPRISE TOP BRASS SHAKEUP: MILITARY CRIES FOUL [...] (U) On September 2, President Topi's office announced several dismissals and appointments in the top ranks of the military. Current commander of Naval Command Captain Kristaq Gerveni was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCHOD),a position that has been vacant since July, when prev [...] | 2009-09-08 05:23:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KDEM AL |
09TIRANA618 | SP INSIDER: NO END IN SIGHT TO BOYCOTT; DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ben Blushi, Socialist Party MP and member of the SP's ruling body (and prominent critic of SP Chairman Edi Rama),told PolOff on September 11 that Edi Rama will try to sustain the SP's boycott of Parliament until PM Berisha agrees to negotiate with Rama over SP demands. In blast [...] | 2009-09-11 13:12:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV PINS AL |
09TIRANA717 | AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS SPARK RUSH TO IMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 23 speech at a Tirana conference on the subject of integrity, Ambassador Withers voiced strong support for Prime Minister Berisha's September vow "to demolish the wall of immunity," a reference by Berisha to his long-standing pledge to revoke the broad immunity [...] | 2009-11-05 16:22:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM AL |
09TIRANA724 | MORE STRIFE IN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: The latest shakeup in the Albanian Islamic Community (AIC) has resulted in the removal of the AIC's deputy, in a decision that is widely-viewed as illegal and personal. The dismissal appears connected to the former deputy's criticism of the AIC Chairman, but some GOA officials a [...] | 2009-11-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KIRF AL |
09TIRANA751 | SP Rally Ends, But Party Vows More to Come [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After nearly 48 hours of fiery speeches, traffic congestion and booming music, the opposition Socialist Party's latest protest rally ended on Sunday afternoon. The rally concluded without incident, free of provocations or violence as some had feared. The demonstration was lar [...] | 2009-11-23 16:47:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM AL |
09TIRANA761 | BERISHA TO SP: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Democratic Party MP close to PM Berisha told PolOff on November 24 that Berisha reacted very negatively to Socialist Party calls for early elections and was now determined to "respond in kind" to the SP's hard line. The MP told PolOff that the GOA would sponsor its own demonstr [...] | 2009-11-25 18:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM AL |
09TIRANA812 | BERISHA VS. RAMA: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: After three weeks of increasingly sharp rhetoric and provocative actions, neither Prime Minister Berisha nor opposition Socialist Party (SP) Chairman Edi Rama appear willing to enter into dialogue with one another or to extend any kind of olive branch in an effort to end the curr [...] | 2009-12-18 15:00:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KDEM PHUM AL |
09TIRANA821 | Tirana Impressions [...] The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. --------------------------------------------- --- ALBANIA'S POLITICAL VOCABULARY: A NATIONAL SHAME ---------------------------------- [...] | 2009-12-24 09:44:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KTIP AL |
09TIRANA87 | LUSTRATION LAW: DON'T COUNT ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the growing number of NGOs, political parties and associations that have filed challenges to the Lustration Law with the Constitutional Court, Post is increasingly seeing strong anecdotal evidence that the Court will not overturn the Law - in part a result of repeated sta [...] | 2009-02-06 13:44:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KDEM PREL PGOV AL |
09TIRANA9 | PRESIDENT TOPI: IT'S LONELY AT THE TOP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although generally regarded as the most respected political figure in the country, President Topi occupies a precarious and lonely position as President of the Republic. Elected by the Parliament in 2007, Topi sees himself as a defender of the constitution and independent democr [...] | 2009-01-09 07:37:00 | Embassy Tirana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM AL |
09TOKYO2681 | HONDURAS ELECTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Mexico, Central America and Caribbean Division Principal Deputy Director Noritsugu Takahashi on November 19. Takahashi said MOFA has not made a final decision on the assistance request. MOFA is curious whether or not th [...] | 2009-11-19 08:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM HO JA |
09TOKYO2920 | WHY JAPAN ABSTAINS ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGION [...] (C) Following its normal practice, Japan once again abstained on the Defamation of Religion resolution. According to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Deputy Director Makoto Tanabe, Japan thinks that the Defamation of Religion resolution is "not a good resolution, but it is no [...] | 2009-12-22 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC JA |
09TRIPOLI192 | FOR ORDINARY LIBYANS, IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID REF: A) TRIPOLI 133, B) TRIPOLI 0001, C) TRIPOLI 0068, D) 08 TRIPOLI 699, E) TRIPOLI 186 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 13:12:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI KCOR KDEM ELAB PGOV PHUM LY |
09TRIPOLI196 | TWEAKING THE TIGERS' TAIL: SAIF AL-ISLAM OPENS NEW HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION IN LIBYA REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 960, B) TRIPOLI 0022 TRIPOLI 00000196 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-01 16:43:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM LY |
09TRIPOLI40 | LIBYA POSTPONES GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS, WALKS BACK FROM WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND PRIVATIZATION PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SESSION OF THE GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (GPC),LIBYA'S SUPREME LEGISLATIVE BODY, THAT WAS TO HAVE CONVENED IN EARLY JANUARY TO REVEAL PLANS FOR PRIVATIZATION AND GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING, HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY/MARCH, OSTENSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND [...] | 2009-01-22 12:41:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN SCUL EPET PHUM KDEM LY |
09TRIPOLI487 | THE KNIVES COME OUT? NATIONALIZATION OF SAIF AL-ISLAM'S MEDIA GROUP A BLOW TO WOULD-BE REFORMERS REF: A) TRIPOLI 359, B) 08 TRIPOLI 494, C) TRIPOLI 374, D) TRIPOLI 414 (NOTAL) CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 06:22:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO PHUM KDEM LY |
09TUNIS126 | MOHAMED ABBOU PREVENTED FROM TRAVELING FOR THE 6TH [...] (C) On March 3, security forces prevented human rights activist Mohamed Abbou from traveling to the United Kingdom (UK) and Holland. This marks the sixth time since Abbou's release from prison in 2007 that authorities have prevented him from leaving the country. Abbou was to have met offi [...] | 2009-03-05 15:52:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS140 | TUNISIAN MFA, OPPOSITION GROUPS CONDEMN ICC [...] (C) Following the International Criminal Court's (ICC's)decision to issue an arrest warrant for the President of Sudan for war crimes, the GOT, opposition parties, and the press have mostly denounced the ICC's decision. The reactions incorporate some anti-American rhetoric and call for simi [...] | 2009-03-10 16:43:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM TS |
09TUNIS167 | PRESIDENT'S INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH FOCUSES ON [...] (C) In a speech commemorating the 53rd anniversary of Tunisia's independence, President Ben Ali dwelt on the economic progress it has made and the challenges it faces. Despite the speech's emphasis on reducing unemployment, it included few concrete proposals other than to repeat a call for t [...] | 2009-03-23 17:47:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS174 | TUNISIA ANGRY OVER FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER'S [...] (C) An interview of French Foreign Minister Kouchner in the French-language magazine Jeune Afrique has provoked an angry response from the GOT, which took offense at his assessment of Tunisia's record on democracy and human rights. Kouchner critiqued the human rights situation before praisi [...] | 2009-03-26 16:57:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS188 | INTERNAL DISSENT COULD IMPEDE OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (C) The efforts of the independent opposition Democratic Forum for Labor and Freedom (FDTL) to prepare for presidential and legislative elections in fall 2009 may be derailed by internal dissent. FDTL political bureau member and Editor-in-Chief of FDTL's Arabic weekly Mouatinoun Jelal Lahbi [...] | 2009-03-31 13:32:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS205 | ACTIVISTS FACE MOUNTING PRESSURE AS ELECTIONS DRAW [...] (C) With presidential and legislative elections a little more than six months away, a number of opposition parties say they are under increasing pressure from the GOT. The opposition at-Tajdid (Renewal) party says the latest issue of its Arabic-monthly Attariq al-Jadd was seized by the gove [...] | 2009-04-03 10:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS249 | PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW BUYS CONTROLLING SHARE OF [...] (C) Press reports confirm the recent rumor that President Ben Ali's son-in-law Sakhr El Matri is in the process of buying the Dar As-Sabah media group. Dar As-Sabah is the parent company of the French-daily Le Temps and the Arabic-daily As-Sabah, two of Tunisia,s largest daily newspapers. [...] | 2009-04-22 17:26:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS256 | CZECH PRESIDENT VISITS TUNISIA [...] (C/NF) During his April 15-17 visit to Tunis, Czech President Klaus met with the President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, Minister of Culture and Heritage, Minister of Tourism, and members of parliament among others. The visit was used to finalize a commercial agreement and sign contr [...] | 2009-04-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EZ TS |
09TUNIS268 | THEN AND NOW: HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM IN TUNISIA [...] (C) The GOT frequently tells US Government representatives that it plans to expand freedom and human rights, but that progress must be made "step by step." The question is: just how many steps has the GOT taken over the last decade? In an effort to evaluate the situation then and now, this [...] | 2009-04-28 16:12:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS270 | FRENCH PM FILLON SIGNS EIGHT ECONOMIC AGREEMENTS [...] (SBU) French Prime Minister Francois Fillon wrapped up a 36-hour official visit to Tunisia on April 24, and then stayed on for a few days of personal travel. He brought with him an entourage of 100 people, including four ministers, 60 businessmen, and 10 university chancellors. He met with [...] | 2009-04-30 10:21:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KNNP KPAO FR TS |
09TUNIS278 | TUNISIANS POSITIVE ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST [...] (C) During meetings with a cross-section of society, Tunisians said they had high hopes for the Obama Administration, but were still waiting for concrete steps implementing President Obama's vision. Government officials, opposition parties and activists alike reacted favorably to Obama's sp [...] | 2009-05-07 16:32:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL KPAO TS |
09TUNIS284 | TUNISIA: KEY AMBASSADORS AGREE TO A COMMON MESSAGE [...] (C) In a May 6 meeting with Ambassador Godec at the US Embassy, the French, British, Canadian, and Italian Ambassadors, along with the German DCM, agreed to coordinate their message to the GOT on the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. The group also discussed the difficulties [...] | 2009-05-11 15:56:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS287 | JOURNALIST UNION LEADER COMES UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) The leadership of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT),the only legal journalists union, came under GOT pressure shortly after releasing the union's annual report on press freedom in Tunisia. SNJT President Neji Bghouri reportedly tried for over an hour to present the [...] | 2009-05-13 10:15:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS289 | TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE RECEPTION BANNED [...] (C) On May 15, security forces prevented the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) from holding its annual reception commemorating its anniversary. Several Embassies, including the US, French, Belgian, and Italian Embassies received phone calls from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noting that [...] | 2009-05-13 17:38:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS306 | AMBASSADOR VISITS JEWISH COMMUNITY IN DJERBA [...] (C) Leaders of the Jewish community on the southern island of Djerba were effusive about the support they received from the GOT when giving the Ambassador a tour of El Griba Synagogue, a local Jewish school, and a community center on May 13. The leadership of a school for disabled children [...] | 2009-05-20 09:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO KIRF TS |
09TUNIS388 | OPPOSITION PARTY GRANTED PUBLIC SPACE TO HOLD [...] (C) In an unprecedented political move, President Ben Ali granted access to a public hall for the Democratic Forum for Labor and Freedom (FDTL) opposition party to hold its first official national congress on May 28-30. FDTL founding member Dr. Mustapha Ben Jaafar was elected party Secretary [...] | 2009-06-17 12:21:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS41 | TUNISIANS ANGRY BUT ORDERLY OVER GAZA [...] (C) Tunisian protests about the situation in Gaza continue daily, including one in front of the US Embassy on January 16. The protests, which have varied in size and scale, have not generally been anti-American in focus. One opposition party has met with the Ambassador to discuss its conce [...] | 2009-01-16 17:52:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS42 | RULING PARTY DEFENDS GRADUAL DEMOCRATIZATION [...] (C) In his first meeting with the Ambassador the new Secretary General of the ruling Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) Mohamed Ghariani emphasized the RCD's historical role in Tunisia and defended the party's policy that gradual democratic reform is best for the stability of the country. H [...] | 2009-01-17 17:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR TS |
09TUNIS464 | ARMED GROUP ATTACKS HIGH-RANKING PDP DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary: A Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) delegation led by Secretary General Maya Jribi attending a celebration of the release of a PDP member in Sidi Bouzid July 6 was attacked by a group armed with sticks, stones and knives. Two PDP members sustained minor injuries and the windows [...] | 2009-07-13 17:49:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO TS |
09TUNIS469 | MOD MORJANE: NO SECURITY THREAT TO US MILITARY, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Kamel Morjane stressed the excellent bilateral military relations in the Ambassador's farewell call July 10 and said there was no threat to the US military from the reported plot involving two arrested Air Force officers (Reftels A and B). Specifically he: [...] | 2009-07-15 11:17:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TS |
09TUNIS49 | TUNISIAN PROTESTS CONTINUE DESPITE CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Even after Israel declared a ceasefire on January 17, independent opposition groups and the labor federation staged three separate protests on January 17 and 19 with GOT permission. The demonstrations were characterized by a heavy police presence, and security forces did not allow obser [...] | 2009-01-21 16:45:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS494 | TUNISIAN UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR GETS JAIL TIME FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a case that attracted international media attention, university professor Khedija Arfaoui was sentenced to eight months in prison for posting a message about child abduction on her Facebook page. Subsequent to the sentencing, through a family member, the Tunisian Minister of J [...] | 2009-07-17 17:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM TS |
09TUNIS517 | THE POLITICS OF SOCCER IN TUNISIA [...] (C) In a country where freedom of expression and association are limited, the stands of a soccer field are one of the few places Tunisians can voice criticism publicly. Tunisians follow the sport obsessively and political careers are born out of club notoriety. In this context, the president [...] | 2009-07-27 16:32:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON TS |
09TUNIS525 | CANADA DELIVERS AIDE-MEMOIRE ON 2009 TUNISIAN [...] (C) In a conversation with the DCM July 24, Canadian Ambassador Bruno Picard said that the Government of Canada (GOC) presented Tunisian Ambassador to Canada Mouldi Sakri July 23 with an Aide-Memoire detailing GOC concerns about "acts of violence, intimidation, harassment of people identified [...] | 2009-07-28 16:53:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM TS |
09TUNIS547 | FOREIGN MINISTER REPRIMANDS CANADIAN AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Canadian Ambassador Bruno Picard told the Charge late July 30 that he was recently convoked by Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah to be reprimanded for the aide-memoire that Ottawa delivered on the upcoming Tunisian elections the previous week (reftel). Picard said that the conversation [...] | 2009-08-03 16:26:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM TS CA |
09TUNIS569 | PDP TO BOYCOTT CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL [...] (C) In an internal meeting August 2, the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) decided to boycott the presentation of its candidate for the October presidential elections to the Constitutional Council as required by the electoral calendar. The PDP still intends to have party president Nejib Cheb [...] | 2009-08-14 10:31:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL TS |
09TUNIS61 | GOT IMPEDES TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE MEETING [...] (C) On January 23, the GOT prevented Abdelhamid Amine, Secretary General of the newly formed Organization for Coordination between Human Rights Leagues in the Maghreb from entering Tunisia. The following day, security forces blocked the meeting Amine had been invited to attend with the Tuni [...] | 2009-01-27 16:45:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS64 | TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS FACE CHOICE BETWEEN [...] (C) Since the beginning of the year, several journalists have reported that they are under increased pressure to toe the party line because 2009 is a presidential election year in Tunisia. Despite being faced with threats of physical violence, incarceration or unemployment many journalists h [...] | 2009-01-30 17:38:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS643 | PDP WITHDRAWS FROM OCTOBER 2009 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) At an August 25 press conference, the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) announced its withdrawal from the October 25 Presidential elections. PDP president Nejib Chebbi stated that he will not run for president in the October elections, nor will the party field any other candidate for pre [...] | 2009-09-01 16:13:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TS |
09TUNIS710 | SUPPORTING IRAQ IN THE LEAD UP TO THE ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Drawing on the points conveyed reftel, the Embassy urged the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 25 to shore up support for the Iraqi Government and the ongoing process of stabilization in Iraq in the lead up to the January 2010 elections. 2. (SBU) The Embassy will repor [...] | 2009-09-29 10:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM TS IZ |
09TUNIS725 | TUNISIA ELECTIONS UPDATE: REGIME TIGHTENS THE NOOSE [...] (C) The ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) continued to solidify its political lock on elected offices with just over three weeks left before the October 25 presidential and legislative elections. The ruling party's list of legislative candidates released September 26 revealed a str [...] | 2009-10-01 15:54:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TS |
09TUNIS74 | GAFSA APPEALS COURT REDUCES UNEMPLOYMENT [...] (C) On February 4, the Court of Appeals in Gafsa reduced the sentences of most of the 38 people involved in the Redeyef unemployment protests who were convicted on December 11 on charges ranging from destroying public property to leading an armed rebellion. Witness testimony yielded several [...] | 2009-02-05 16:57:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM KPAO TS |
09TUNIS741 | TUNISIA PRE-ELECTION SNAPSHOT: SFAX AND SOUSSE [...] (C) Meetings with opposition leaders and ordinary Tunisians in Sfax and Sousse, Tunisia's second and third largest cities, indicate a high degree of apathy with respect to the October 25 presidential and legislative elections. Opposition figures from the Tajdid ("Renewal") party complained of [...] | 2009-10-05 13:49:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TS |
09TUNIS746 | PREELECTION APATHY, ALIENATION, AND TALES OF [...] (C) On a visit to Tunisia's southeast, Poloff found citizens generally apathetic about the upcoming elections. Most expressed resignation and said they would vote for Ben Ali - "he has been there forever and will stay until we have all gone." Most Tunisian voters we encountered could name nei [...] | 2009-10-06 17:31:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM ELAB TS |
09TUNIS760 | SENIOR BEN ALI ADVISOR DEFENDS TUNISIAN ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Tunisia may have a tendency to move slow on democratic change, but there has been tangible progress since the Bourguiba era, senior Ben Ali advisor Abdelaziz Ben Dhia told the Ambassador. Two prominent political rivals lacked credibility and were more skilled at complaining than [...] | 2009-10-13 17:21:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TS |
09TUNIS769 | TUNISIA ELECTIONS UPDATE: CANDIDATE BASHES GOT ON [...] (C) One of the few dramatic moments in this pre-cooked election season came on the evening of October 12, when presidential contender Ahmed Brahim, used his half hour of "equal time" on state TV to launch an unprecedented excoriation of Ben Ali's government. Brahim cited the hegemony of a sin [...] | 2009-10-16 17:46:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TS |
09TUNIS780 | ELECTIONS 2009: DOWN AND OUT IN CENTRAL TUNISIA [...] (C) As in recent pre-election visits to Tunisia's second and third largest cities, and a trip to Tunisia's south, poloff's mid-October visit to the central Tunisian interior revealed overall public indifference and resignation toward the presidential and legislative elections set for October [...] | 2009-10-20 17:10:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TS |
09TUNIS782 | TUNISIAN PARTICIPATION AT THE 2009 BMENA G-8 FORUM [...] (SBU) The Embassy urged high level Tunisian diplomatic representation at the November Marrakech Forum for the Future (FfF) event in diplomatic notes conveyed to the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs first on August 19, and again on October 2. 2. (SBU) During an October 13 meeting with th [...] | 2009-10-21 16:34:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PREL ECON KPAO KDEM KMPI TS MO |
09TUNIS784 | HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS: BEN ALI HEADED FOR A SLAM [...] (C) Summary: In what may be this election season's strangest event, on October 17 the ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) held an invitation-only rally for President Ben Ali featuring a 90-minute match between the Harlem Globetrotters and their long-time rivals, the Washington General [...] | 2009-10-22 07:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TS |
09TUNIS789 | REACTING TO THE OCTOBER 25 TUNISIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Tunisia will hold presidential and legislative elections on October 25. In this carefully engineered, non-competitive process, President Ben Ali and the ruling Democratic Constitutional Rally will win by large margins. No credible independent observers, foreign or domestic, have been in [...] | 2009-10-23 17:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC TS |
09TUNIS791 | TUNISIAN ELECTIONS: SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1900 [...] (C) On October 25, during Tunisia's first national elections in five years, polling stations opened at 0800 and closed at 1800 local time. Ten (unaccredited) Embassy observation teams dispatched to various parts of the country reported a generally orderly process and an apparently light turn [...] | 2009-10-25 17:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TS |
09TUNIS792 | BEN ALI, RULING PARTY CLAIM CRUSHING [...] (C) Official election results were announced in the early morning of October 26. As widely expected, President Ben Ali crushed his opponents, with 89 percent of the vote, and the ruling party received the maximum number of seats allowed by this year's voting rules (75 percent). Elections offi [...] | 2009-10-26 11:35:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TS |
09TUNIS796 | TUNISIA ELECTIONS: FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Abdallah convoked the Ambassador on October 28 to express Tunisia's surprise and disappointment at the Department spokesman's October 26 remarks on Tunisia's elections. Abdallah specifically rejected as "false" the notion that international observers had not been [...] | 2009-10-29 16:57:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TS |
09TUNIS812 | WHAT NEXT AFTER TUNISIA'S ELECTIONS? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 08:47:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TS |
09TUNIS813 | WHAT NEXT AFTER TUNISIA'S ELECTIONS? [...] (C) The crushing victory of President Ben Ali and the ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) on October 25 was the carefully engineered result of a non-competitive elections process. Although the GOT has attempted to portray the latest elections as an incremental step toward democracy, [...] | 2009-11-05 08:47:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TS |
09TUNIS834 | TUNISIA: BEN ALI, SWORN IN, HOLDING GRUDGES AND [...] (C) President Ben Ali was sworn in for a fifth five year term on November 12. In a speech following the ceremony, Ben Ali pledged to redouble efforts to generate employment, economic opportunity, and development, and insisted his government welcomed constructive criticism. His upbeat message [...] | 2009-11-13 17:26:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TS |
09TUNIS868 | TUNISIA: THE AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON RULING PARTY [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) is focused on implementing President Ben Ali's 24 point governance plan, party Secretary-General Ghariani told the Ambassador on November 24. Drawing heavily from official rhetoric, the RCD leader asserted that Tunisia is a "harmo [...] | 2009-11-25 16:16:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TS |
09TUNIS920 | TUNISIA: CODEL CONAWAY RAISES INTELLIGENCE [...] (S/NF) Representative Michael Conaway (R-TX) and Tunisian Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah discussed intelligence cooperation, the Middle East peace process, and bilateral trade, investment, and assistance during a December 19 meeting. Abdallah indicated his willingness to discuss U.S. co [...] | 2009-12-21 15:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM OREP CONAWAY MICHAEL TS |
09TUNIS930 | TUNISIAN POLITICAL PARTIES: THE "LOYALS" AND THE [...] (C) In recent calls on leaders of most of Tunisia's "opposition" parties, the Ambassador heard widely varying views and assessments of national political life. Several leaders of parties loyal to the government heaped slavish praise on President Ben Ali for his purported wisdom, prudence, and [...] | 2009-12-24 11:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TS |
09TUNIS99 | GOT FRIENDS?: FACEBOOK POPULAR, DESPITE DOMESTIC [...] (S) As one of the few social networking sites where Tunisians, especially Tunisian youth, can publicly gather and discuss issues ranging from sports to politics, Facebook has become extremely popular. Tunisian users grew by about 70,000 to 294,242 in the past month. Some people use the sit [...] | 2009-02-20 17:52:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
09ULAANBAATAR232 | HDAC STAFF WITH CODEL PRICE PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative David Price led a Congressional Delegation to Mongolia on June 29-30, as part of the House Democracy Assistance Commission's (HDAC) engagement with Mongolia, which began in 2006. Congressional Research Service (CRS) and HDAC staff members held concurrent meetings [...] | 2009-08-13 01:36:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM EAID OREP MG |
09USEUBRUSSELS628 | EU ON SRI LANKA IMF LOAN [...] (C) On April 29, Poloff shared reftel points with EU presidency, Council Secretariat, and Commission officials responsible for relations with Sri Lanka. While IMF representation is a member state competency, the EU Council Secretariat has asked member states to communicate their position on S [...] | 2009-04-30 16:28:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECON KDEM PHUM CE EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS814 | EU/BURMA SANCTIONS: HOW U.S. CAN HELP [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 6 and 12. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY: EU ministers will discuss options for the EU Burma sanctions policy at the June 15 GAERC. No final decision is expected before a verdict is issued in the current Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) trial. Bank designations are [...] | 2009-06-12 11:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC EFIN PGOV ETRD EMIN PHUM KDEM BM EUN FR |
09USOSCE59 | OSCE SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: USOSCE has encouraged the OSCE's Office of Democratic and Human Rights (ODIHR) to respond positively to Afghanistan's request for OSCE assistance to its August 20 presidential and provincial counc [...] | 2009-03-23 15:32:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PTER AF OSCE |
09USUNNEWYORK118 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, Ambassador Rice met with Bangladesh PermRep Ismat Jahan to discuss shared priorities in development, climate change, security and governance. Ambassadors Rice and Jahan agreed that these priorities were linked and that all countries, from least developed to most de [...] | 2009-02-11 02:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN KDEM BG |
09USUNNEWYORK327 | UN DEMOCRACY FUND EXPERTS GROUP DISCUSSES SHORT [...] (C) Summary: The UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Secretariat offered Advisory Board members an overview of the "short list" of third round project applications during a March 25 meeting of the Board's experts group, explaining that the sole project in Venezuela was not included in the short list bec [...] | 2009-03-27 22:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK408 | UN/DPA BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON FIJI SITUATION [...] (C) UN Undersecretary for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe briefed the Security Council on April 20 on the deteriorating democratic situation in Fiji. He began by reminding members that the Security Council had issued a press statement in December 2006 after the coup in Fiji, urging a restoration [...] | 2009-04-21 23:18:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM UNSC FJ |
09USUNNEWYORK428 | APRIL 25 UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING [...] Summary: The UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Advisory Board met April 21 to finalize its recommendations for third round projects to fund for approximately $20 million, consistent with the short list discussed during the March 25 meeting of the Board's experts group (reftel). India and Germany anno [...] | 2009-04-24 13:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK465 | SECURITY COUNCIL RECEIVES BRIEFING ON NEPAL/UNMIN, [...] (U) Summary: On May 5, the Security Council received a briefing on Nepal/UNMIN from Karin Landgren, the Secretary-General,s Representative in Nepal and head of the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). Landgren emphasized that the recent political crisis that led to the resignation of the Prime Minist [...] | 2009-05-07 00:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NP PHUM KDEM |
09USUNNEWYORK472 | AMB. RICE MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT OF BOTSWANA [...] (C) Summary - In a May 4 meeting between Ambassador Rice and the former President of Botswana Festus Mogae, Ambassador Rice and President Mogae discussed a range of issues including climate change, recent elections in South Africa, succession plans in Zimbabwe, and the strain of the financial [...] | 2009-05-07 20:05:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC EAID KGHG KDEM US BC ZU UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK528 | PAKISTAN MISSION COMPLAINS ABOUT UN ROLE IN [...] (C) The Pakistani Mission to the UN has demarched the UK, French and U.S. Missions regarding Pakistan,s concern over a potential UN role in the Bangladesh war crimes process. Pakistan requests that all three countries jointly demarche Bangladesh asking for the government to refrain from "press [...] | 2009-05-22 21:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM BG |
09USUNNEWYORK568 | EIGHTH UN PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The annual UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) concluded its two-week session on May 29. U.S. engagement as an observer delegation was warmly welcomed this year, although there are some issues of concern to us, including the adoption of language that mimics the auth [...] | 2009-06-05 23:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK82 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN PERMREP [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 2 introductory call on Australian PermRep Hill, Ambassador Rice reviewed her top priorities and solicited close partnership with the Australian Mission. Ambassador Hill shared views on candidates to replace the UNDP Administrator, worried that the ultimate decision [...] | 2009-02-03 15:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNDP KGHG PARM PHUM KDEM AS XV |
09USUNNEWYORK94 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH INDIAN PR NIRUPAM [...] (C) Summary: The United States is eager to ""sustain and accelerate"" recent progress in the U.S.-India bilateral relationship and wishes to enhance our cooperation in multilateral fora, especially the UN, Ambassador Rice told Indian PermRep Nirupam Sen in an initial call on February 3. Sen said In [...] | 2009-02-04 22:19:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM KDEM PARM IN PTER PK |
09USUNNEWYORK972 | UNGA: CONTINUED CALLS FOR RETURN OF ZELAYA AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: In plenary session on October 28, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) met to discuss the political situation in Central America. The plenary focused on the CICIG (the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala),adopting a resolution, with U.S. co-sponsorship, commending [...] | 2009-11-01 18:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV UNGA KCRM KJUS KDEM GT HO |
09VATICAN16 | EMBASSY VATICAN CONFERENCE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF FORMAL [...] (U) In honor of the 25th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations with the Holy See, Embassy Vatican convened an international conference on the American model of church-state relations on January 13, 2009. More than 200 officials, academics, diplomats, and students seized the opportunity t [...] | 2009-01-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO KIRF SOCI VT |
09VATICAN83 | (C) VATICAN: ZELAYA A PROBLEM, BUT DON'T PENALIZE HONDURANS [...] (C) Summary: In dealing with the recent constitutional crisis in Honduras (ref. A),the Vatican wants above all to avoid hurting the Honduran people. The Holy See wants international support for development programs there and contacts with Honduran institutions and Embassies to continue. The [...] | 2009-07-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM ECON HO VT |
09VILNIUS655 | LITHUANIA: SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) We discussed reftel points on December 2 with Julius Rakitskis, head of the MFA's Human Rights Division. He said that while he and other colleagues would be in favor of Lithuania seeking a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),MFA leaders apparently have decided not to do so, large [...] | 2009-12-07 06:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL LH |
09VILNIUS74 | GOVERNMENT REPEATEDLY FAILS TO CONDEMN [...] (U) Summary: Anti-Semitic vandalism still occurs frequently in Lithuania without drawing public condemnation from the GOL despite its responsibility to do so as an OSCE member state. Lithuania is scheduled to take the OSCE chair in 2011. End summary. 2. (U) In January 2009 alone, at least [...] | 2009-02-04 11:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM OSCE KDEM LH |
09VLADIVOSTOK114 | ANNUAL RUSSIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (RAPP) SEEKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Fourteenth Annual Russian American Pacific Partnership (RAPP),entitled "A Meeting of Shared Interests," took place in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk September 29-30. USG and GOR officials touted the benefits of such fora and the strengthening of U.S.-Russian ties that they fostered. GO [...] | 2009-12-02 03:07:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECIN EAIR KDEM RS US |
09WARSAW1018 | IRANIAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS: CHALLENGES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Berlin Iran Watcher and Embassy Warsaw Public Affairs Counselor attended a "Women's Solidarity for Democracy" conference organized by the Warsaw-based Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies. The conference topic was the Iranian civil rights movement and [...] | 2009-09-30 16:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IR PL |
09WARSAW1069 | FM SIKORSKI PITCHES U.S.-POLISH TEAMWORK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Sikorski told visiting DRL A/S Posner that it is in the U.S. and Polish "national DNA" to share the benefits of liberty with the world. He said that together, U.S. resources and Poland's transformational experience could reinvigorate the Community of Democracies (CD). Sikorsk [...] | 2009-10-19 12:51:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM PGOV PL |
09WELLINGTON104 | LABOUR DOOMED TO WANDER NEW ZEALAND'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Since the November 2008 election that ousted the Labour-led government of former PM Helen Clark, the Labour Party has struggled to define itself in opposition to attract positive media attention as well as the public's interest. So far the Labour Party has failed on both counts [...] | 2009-04-23 19:49:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NZ |
09WELLINGTON105 | HIGH STAKES IN RACE FOR HELEN CLARK'S SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 13, voters in the traditionally safe Labour Party electorate of Mt. Albert in inner-Auckland will decide who will succeed former Prime Minister Helen Clark as its member of parliament. Of the main contenders, only the Green Party has selected its by-election candidate [...] | 2009-04-28 06:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON107 | NEW ZEALAND: PIF TO SUSPEND FIJI ON MAY 2 [...] (U) On May 1, Australian media reported that Fijian military leader Bainimarama offered to hold a summit with Australia and New Zealand to persuade both countries that Bainimarama's proposed timetable for a return to democracy in Fiji is necessary. Bainimarama further predicted that other P [...] | 2009-05-01 04:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV NZ |
09WELLINGTON112 | NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN AID [...] (SBU) Summary. In a stinging May 1 speech, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully signaled a course correction in New Zealand's aid program. Chief among the National Government's intended changes is a shift away from poverty alleviation to developing economic sustainability. McCully al [...] | 2009-05-05 05:34:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI KDEM PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON117 | TONGA PM SAYS APPROACH TO FIJI NEEDS REVISION [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 18, Tongan Prime Minister Dr. Feleti Seveli gave a public address in Wellington where he stated that critics need not worry about political reform in his country as it was continuing apace and is fully supported by the Tongan King. On Fiji, Dr. Seveli offered a nuanced [...] | 2009-05-19 05:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON159 | LABOUR WINS RACE FOR HELEN CLARK'S OLD SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 13, the Labour Party's David Shearer easily won the by-election contest for the Mt. Albert seat in Auckland, recently vacated by former Prime Minister Helen Clark. Shearer, a former high ranking UN official, effortlessly defeated his nearest rival, the governing Nationa [...] | 2009-06-16 04:50:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ |
09WELLINGTON181 | FIXING THE BIG CITY [...] (SBU) The Auckland region, New Zealand's commercial center and home to a third of the country's population, is governed by a patchwork of institutions - four city councils and mayors, two district councils and an overarching regional council. These overlapping and competing authorities slow d [...] | 2009-06-26 03:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM NZ |
09WELLINGTON223 | ENGAGING AN MP CRITIC OF AFGHAN COMBAT OPS [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 15, Charge lunched with freshman Green Party MP Dr. Kennedy Graham, a former NZ and UN diplomat who recently questioned the legitimacy of Operation Enduring Freedom in the New Zealand Parliament. At lunch, Graham eloquently displayed his extensive knowledge and underst [...] | 2009-07-20 05:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL AF NZ |
09WELLINGTON241 | NZ GOVT BRIEF DIPLOMATS AHEAD OF PIF MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Officers attended a July 27 briefing to diplomats by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on the August 5-6 Pacific Island Forum Leaders' Meeting in Cairns, Australia. It was announced at the briefing that Prime Minister John Key will lead the N [...] | 2009-07-30 05:50:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON31 | GOVERNMENT DISCUSSES ECONOMIC RISK TO MAORI [...] (SBU) Summary. The New Zealand Government recently sponsored an Economic Workshop dedicated to finding a response to the risk created by the worsening economic climate to indigenous Maori. Among New Zealanders, Maori remain particularly susceptible to the economic downturn as many work in low- [...] | 2009-02-05 04:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ |
09WELLINGTON36 | NZ NATIONAL DAY UNDERSCORES GOOD RELATIONS WITH MAORI [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 6, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key joined Maori leaders at Waitangi, the site of the signing of the country's founding document, to commemorate New Zealand's National Day. In recent years, this traditional event has been characterized by hostility by Maori activ [...] | 2009-02-13 03:03:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ |
09WELLINGTON42 | FORMER PM HELEN CLARK'S LEGACY IN ASIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) Summary. In a wide-ranging historical look at New Zealand's evolving foreign policy towards Asia over the last half century before a select group hosted by the Asia Forum, former PM Clark discussed her legacy. She characterized New Zealand's emphasis post-World War II as security orient [...] | 2009-02-19 19:37:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ |
09WELLINGTON47 | PM KEY's BUSY AND POPULAR FIRST 100 DAYS [...] (SBU) Summary. The first 100 days on the new National-led Government have been active and largely well received by the New Zealand media and public. The Government has kept its campaign promises pushing through tax relief and tougher law and order measures, starting to reform the bureaucracy, [...] | 2009-02-25 04:31:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ |
09WELLINGTON69 | TAXES, LAW AND ORDER TOP KEY'S LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister John Key was quick to enact his initial legislative agenda after coming to power following the 2008 election. As Key had promised prior to the election, his Government swiftly passed a tax cut package and a series of stronger law and order measures. The National [...] | 2009-03-10 02:26:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KDEM NZ |
09WINDHOEK37 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NUJOMA [...] (C) On February 2, Ambassador met with former Namibian President and founding father, Sam Nujoma. Nujoma was in good spirits and spoke enthusiastically about the new U.S. administration and its potential impact on U.S. foreign policy. He also briefly commented on the state of democracy in Na [...] | 2009-02-03 15:21:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM WA |
09WINDHOEK424 | SWAPO DODGES CHINESE SCHOLARSHIP SCANDAL [...] (U) Summary. For weeks, the Namibian government has been under pressure by the public, the media, and the political opposition to explain how the children of ten prominent government officials, including the president, were awarded coveted scholarships to study in China. Many Namibians, inclu [...] | 2009-11-20 07:19:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM WA CH PA |
09WINDHOEK433 | NAMIBIAN ELECTION PRIMER [...] Summary. Namibia will hold its fourth National Assembly and Presidential elections on November 27 and 28. Fourteen political parties are contesting 72 National Assembly seats, and a record 12 candidates will contest the presidency. The ruling South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) p [...] | 2009-11-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM WA |
09WINDHOEK436 | NAMIBIANS AWAIT ELECTION RESULTS [...] Namibia held its fourth post-independence general elections on November 27 and 28. Fourteen political parties contested 72 National Assembly seats, and a record 12 candidates contested the presidency. After two 14-hour days of voting followed by marathon sessions to count and verify ballots, [...] | 2009-11-30 16:11:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM WA |
09WINDHOEK441 | NAMIBIANS GROW TIRED OF ELECTION DELAYS [...] (SBU) Summary. As vote tabulation enters its sixth day, Namibians are asking when the final results from the November 27 and 28 general election will be announced. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has confirmed results from 47 of 107 constituencies. Those figures show the South West [...] | 2009-12-03 14:33:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM WA |
09WINDHOEK453 | NAMIBIA: OPPOSITION CONTESTS FINAL ELECTION RESULTS [...] (SBU) After six days of counting, tabulating, and verifying votes, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) issued its final results for the November 27-28 2009 Presidential and National Assembly (parliamentary) elections late on December 4. The ruling SWAPO party and the incumbent Preside [...] | 2009-12-08 15:27:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM WA |
09YAOUNDE591 | (C) CAMEROON: PM AND CORRUPT MINDEF REMOVED IN [...] (U) Summary. In a June 30 cabinet shuffle, President Biya appointed Philemon Yang, a senior official in the Presidency and former diplomat, to be his Prime Minister and dismissed Defense Minister Remy Ze Meka, whose grand-scale corruption made him persona non grata in the U.S. Otherwise, the [...] | 2009-07-02 08:43:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM PGOV PINR PREL KCOR KDEM |
09YEREVAN106 | OPPOSITION BUSINESSMAN'S COMPANY SOLD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly two months after first putting it up for auction, the GOAM on February 16 finally found a buyer for the Bjni mineral water company, seized last fall from fugitive opposition oligarch Khachatur Sukiasian. This was the second attempt to auction off the firm. The first auct [...] | 2009-02-18 12:30:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN137 | AMBASSADOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WAY AHEAD ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: For nearly a year, this embassy has urged a tough, measured line on Armenia's Millennium Challenge Compact, seeking to maximize the incentive value of MCC to galvanize Armenian action to correct it's Ruling Justly performance. We sense that some in Washington have lost patience [...] | 2009-02-25 17:36:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN145 | PRESIDENT INVITES EU ENVOY BACK FOR SENSITIVE TALKS [...] (C) Peter Semneby, the EU's Special Representative to the South Caucasus, provided the Ambassador a read-out of his conversations with President Sargsian and opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrossian. Semneby is trying to facilitate a dialogue between the president and the opposition that could [...] | 2009-02-27 11:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM AJ AM |
09YEREVAN149 | BANNED OPPOSITION RALLY PROCEEDS WITHOUT INCIDENT [...] (C) The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) and Heritage Party attracted an estimated 10-15,000 people to a rally on the grounds of the Matenaderan manuscript museum March 1 to commemorate the anniversary of last year's political violence. ANC organizers then led the demonstrators in [...] | 2009-03-02 12:34:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN161 | PRESIDENT APPOINTS MAYORAL CANDIDATE TO BE YEREVAN [...] (U) The government publicized on March 4 that President Sargsian had appointed Gagik Beglarian, the announced Republican Party mayoral candidate, to be Yerevan mayor effective immediately. Beglarian replaces longtime Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharian. The municipal election will be held May 31 [...] | 2009-03-05 16:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN186 | MEDIA REACTION: HRR REPORT LARGELY MISUNDERSTOOD [...] Armenian media devoted considerable coverage to the Department's Human Rights Report. Most of the articles focused on the angry reaction of pro-government politicians. Editorial comment was scarcer, and some came much later. The nature of the editorials had mostly to do with the publication [...] | 2009-03-17 12:52:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO KMDR KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN190 | EX-PRESIDENT LEVON TER-PETROSSIAN RUNS FOR YEREVAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) made a surprise announcement March 15 that its top leader, former President Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP),would run for Yerevan mayor in the May 31 election. Both ANC and the parliamentary opposition Heritage Party have made public c [...] | 2009-03-19 07:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN192 | MCC - ECONOMIC ADVISOR URGES ANALYTICAL APPROACH [...] (C) Presidential Economic Advisor Vahram Nercissiantz told Ambassador that the MCC compact's close linkage to political indicators is problematic, and using assistance programs as a political cudgel usually backfires. Nercissiantz urged that the USG make its case to the GOAM on democracy indic [...] | 2009-03-20 11:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON EFIN PHUM KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN197 | CIVIL SOCIETY REPS TALK TO AMBASSADOR ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met March 18 with civil society representatives to discuss Armenia's immediate concerns, particularly in light of the MCC Board's announcement to continue to keep a hold on its road projects in Armenia. Those assembled pointed to human and political rights as well as t [...] | 2009-03-20 16:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN2 | CARC DIRECTOR HEARS PESSIMISM ON DEMOCRACY, [...] (C) During his December 7-10 visit to Yerevan, EUR-CARC Director Baxter Hunt met with civil society leaders, members of parliament, heads of various think tanks, business leaders, senior officials, and representatives of the political opposition to discuss a wide range of domestic and foreign [...] | 2009-01-05 10:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID ELAB ECON KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN201 | SPEAKER LEANS FORWARD ON MARCH 1 DETAINEES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Without revealing specifics, National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamian seemed to signal dramatic new moves on releasing March 1 (and election-related) detainees in the upcoming weeks, now that the parliament has enacted the criminal code revisions negotiated with PACE. He indica [...] | 2009-03-23 08:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM COE GG TU AJ RU AM |
09YEREVAN202 | AMBASSADOR AIRS CONCERNS ON YEREVAN ELECTIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met March 16 with Garegin Azarian, Chairman of Armenia's Central Electoral Commission (CEC),to voice concerns about the upcoming Yerevan municipal elections. The Ambassador said that the questionable integrity of voter lists and the rumored removal of political p [...] | 2009-03-23 09:14:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN216 | A DETAILED GUIDE TO YEREVAN'S MAY 31 MUNICIPAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) The Law on Local Self-Governance in Yerevan was passed by the National Assembly on December 26, 2008, and created the framework for the pre-election period, election, and post-election day procedures. This cable summarizes those provisions. The new law provides for a new City Council of [...] | 2009-03-26 12:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN239 | AUTHORITIES DROP SOME CHARGES AGAINST LEADING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Revised Criminal Code articles -- redrafted at the behest of PACE co-rapporteurs -- went into effect March 24. At the April 1 session of the "Trial of Seven," prosecutors withdrew the Article 300 charge of "usurpation of state power" while leaving in place slightly-reduced charges [...] | 2009-04-02 15:13:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS COE AM |
09YEREVAN257 | EU-ARMENIA PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION DOCUMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Armenian and European parliamentarians agreed to a "Final Statement and Recommendations of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee meeting" (text below) on April 8. The text lists 41 points of interest in EU-Armenia relations, and is remarkable for its [...] | 2009-04-15 10:21:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM EU AJ TU AM |
09YEREVAN26 | PACE RAPPORTEURS FORESHADOW COMPROMISE TO POSTPONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PACE rapporteurs John Prescott and Georges Colombier debriefed the CoE member state ambassadors (and a few other invited diplomatic representatives) January 15 on the results of their meetings in Yerevan. They revealed that they had reached agreement with the GOAM on a proposal t [...] | 2009-01-16 15:24:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM COE AM |
09YEREVAN261 | PRESIDENT SARGSIAN ON DEMOCRATIZATION, MILLENNIUM [...] (C) In an April 15 meeting with the Ambassador, President Sargsian said he would not take action to free March 1 detainees before the trials of the final (and most prominent) seven defendants are concluded. Once the judicial process is over -- Sargsian left no doubt that all would be convicted [...] | 2009-04-16 14:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AM |
09YEREVAN269 | EUR DAS BRYZA DRUMS UP POLITICAL PARTY SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS Matt Bryza held discussions with two opposition parties and the semi-governmental/nationalistic Dashnaks April 17, in a bid to build support -- or defuse possible opposition -- for possible negotiated settlements with Turkey or Azerbaijan. All three parties voiced strong [...] | 2009-04-22 13:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ TU AM |
09YEREVAN282 | AMBASSADOR URGES OPPOSITION LEADER NOT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on former President Levon Ter-Petrossian April 22 to deliver two messages: 1) that LTP should act as a patriot and not undermine recent progress in Turkish-Armenian relations for short-term political ends, and 2) to urge LTP, going into the Yerevan election, to [...] | 2009-04-29 04:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM TU AJ AM |
09YEREVAN286 | MEDIA REACTION: Armenia - Turkey Negotiations, the Long [...] (SBU) Both print and TV media extensively covered the April 23 joint "road map" statement by Turkish, Armenian and Swiss foreign ministries on the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. President Sargsian and FM Nalbandian made strong public statements of support for the proposal, which w [...] | 2009-04-30 07:02:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO KMDR KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN288 | SCENESETTER FOR FM NALBANDIAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Your meeting is an opportunity to offer balanced encouragement and cautions to the Armenian government: encouragement for its moves on Turkey and Nagorno-Karabakh (NK),cautions about continuing failings on democracy and human rights, as well as export control. President Sarg [...] | 2009-04-30 15:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN291 | USG TRAINING HELPS GOAM COMBAT MONEY-LAUNDERING [...] (SBU) Armenian prosecution of financial crime has taken a big step forward, as witnessed by successful conviction of four defendants in three money laundering cases in 2009. The defendants received sentences of up to six years' incarceration, a high sentence by Armenian standards. Previous ef [...] | 2009-05-04 12:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN299 | SPEAKER PROMISES DOMESTIC BREAKTHROUGHS IN JUNE [...] (C) On April 27 EUR DAS Matthew Brzya met with National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamian to discuss progress on normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia. Abrahamian said he fully supported President Sargsian's move to normalize ties, and would actively promote its benefits to Arm [...] | 2009-05-06 12:31:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EAID AZ TU AM |
09YEREVAN305 | MAYOR ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF CLEAN YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (C) During the Ambassador's courtesy call on Yerevan's newly-appointed mayor and mayoral candidate, Gagik Beglarian maintained he would run a clean election campaign and that the May 31 Yerevan municipal election would be free and fair. Beglarian said he has no reason to resort to dirty trick [...] | 2009-05-11 08:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN306 | LTP CALLS SARGSIAN TRAITOR ON "GENOCIDE" RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under the shadow of a heavy police presence, the opposition led by ex-President Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) held its second rally of the year on May 1. LTP accused President Sargsian of being willing to pay any price -- even denial of the "genocide" -- to remain in power, as evid [...] | 2009-05-11 09:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TU AJ AM |
09YEREVAN307 | KOCHARIAN ON MCC: "THE BIGGEST BLUFF EVER" [...] (C) On May 8 the Ambassador called on ex-President Robert Kocharian to solicit his views on Armenia's recent joint statement with Turkey, and learn of his plans for Yerevan's upcoming May 31 municipal election that will decide the city's next mayor (septel). During the wide-ranging discussion, [...] | 2009-05-11 12:06:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN308 | KOCHARIAN: "U.S. INTERFERES IN ARMENIA'S [...] (C) The Ambassador called May 8 on ex-President Robert Kocharian to hear his views on Armenia's recent joint statement with Turkey regarding normalization of relations (septel),and learn of his plans for Yerevan's upcoming May 31 municipal election that will decide the capital's next mayor. [...] | 2009-05-11 12:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN321 | LINE-UP OF PARTIES CONTESTING YEREVAN MUNICIPAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) In view of the upcoming May 31 Yerevan City Council election that will determine the capital's next mayor, post has prepared a profile of the seven political parties contesting the election. This is the first time since 1995 that the mayor of Yerevan, who governs approximately one third [...] | 2009-05-14 10:02:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN323 | SARGSIAN APPOINTS THREE NEW MINISTERS TO REPLACE DASHNAKS [...] (SBU) On May 12, President Sargsian signed a decree replacing the three ministers from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutiun (Dashnaks) who resigned their posts on April 27, when the Dashnaks withdrew from the four-party ruling coalition in protest of Sargsian's efforts to norm [...] | 2009-05-14 10:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN329 | ONE OUT, SIX TO GO: AUTHORITIES RELEASE A "TRIAL [...] (SBU) On May 13 Shant Harutyunian, one of the prominent "Trial of Seven" political detainees before that case was broken up on April 1, 2009, was released from prison where he had been detained since his arrest on April 10, 2008. The court dropped the charges after finding that Harutyunian was [...] | 2009-05-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN334 | "OPPOSITION" DASHNAKS CONFIDENT ABOUT MAYORAL [...] (C) The leadership of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutiun (Dashnaks) told the Ambassador that they are confident of their chances in the upcoming May 31 municipal election that will determine Yerevan's next mayor. They said that in spite of having recently exited the ruling [...] | 2009-05-18 09:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN338 | YEREVAN'S MAYORAL RACE: VIOLENCE AND POTENTIAL FRAUD [...] (SBU) Yerevan's milestone municipal election, which will determine the city's first-ever elected mayor, is at the midpoint. Campaigning began on May 2. Six parties and one party bloc are contesting the proportional representation-based election. Violence has marred the start of the campaign, [...] | 2009-05-18 11:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN341 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT WEIGHS IN ON YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (SBU) On May 8, Armenia's Constitutional Court agreed with the arguments of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) in its appeal that voters without actual registration in a locality should not be included on voter lists during local elections. This decision flies in the face of alleg [...] | 2009-05-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN345 | STAFFERS SAY PRESIDENT SARGSIAN TO OUTLINE PROCESS [...] (C) During a May 20 lunch with DCM, Presidential Chief of Staff Vigen Sargsian and presidential advisor (and son-in-law) Misha Minasian promised that President Sargsian would make a "major announcement" on May 28 that will outline a way forward toward the release of all March 1 detainees. The [...] | 2009-05-20 13:21:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN346 | LTP ASSAILS SARGSIAN ON RECENT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) In his first major campaign rally for the Yerevan mayoral election, ex-President Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) sidestepped discussion of local issues and instead assailed President Sargsian on recent foreign policy developments. LTP called President Sargsian's rapprochement initiative with [...] | 2009-05-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN347 | ARMENIAN REACTION TO SECRETARY'S LETTER ON MCC [...] (C) Following receipt of the Secretary's May 12 letter to President Sargsian concerning Armenia's MCC program, Ambassador requested an appointment with Sargsian to discuss the letter and gauge reaction. Although scheduling issues prevented that meeting from taking place before the Ambassador' [...] | 2009-05-21 15:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN355 | MAYORAL CANDIDATES GUARDED IN AMBASSADOR'S CALLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 14-15 the Ambassador met separately with two ruling coalition mayoral candidates: Prosperous Armenia (PA) candidate (and Health Minister) Harutyun Kushkian, and Rule of Law (OY) candidate and parliamentary faction leader Heghine Bisharian. Kushkian said his party and its [...] | 2009-05-26 11:26:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN363 | MEDIA WATCHDOG NOTES IMPROVED ELECTION COVERAGE [...] (SBU) From April 16 to May 15, the Yerevan Press Club (YPC) monitored TV coverage of the mayoral election campaign, and found that Armenia's leading seven TV stations were more objective and neutral than they were in the run-up to the 2008 presidential election. In spite of the more neutral co [...] | 2009-05-27 14:38:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS KPAO AM |
09YEREVAN364 | CEC HEAD ACCREDITS EMBASSY FOR YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (C) During his May 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Garegin Azarian, Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC),granted the Embassy the nine accreditations we had requested. Azarian defended the measures that the CEC has put in place for a free and fair election, but admitted "there is [...] | 2009-05-29 04:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN368 | PRESIDENT SARGSIAN HINTS AT POSSIBLE AMNESTY [...] (C) In response to a journalist's question on May 28, President Sargsian said he is prepared to declare an amnesty "if the public has determined that there is such a need." The amnesty would presumably apply to most if not all of those in prison on charges related to the 2008 presidential elec [...] | 2009-05-29 14:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM PREL AM |
09YEREVAN369 | WHAT TO EXPECT IN MILESTONE YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (C) In the first elections to Yerevan's new municipal council and mayor on Sunday May 31, voters are generally apathetic, but the country's main political forces are aware of the stakes of the vote and preparing for a hard-fought election. In an election of firsts, this is shaping up as a ten [...] | 2009-05-29 14:14:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN370 | RAFFI HOVANNISIAN PESSIMISTIC ON YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (C) Armenia's first foreign minister and current leader of the opposition Heritage Party, Raffi Hovannisian, told the Ambassador that the ruling Republican Party of Armenia was resorting to fraud to win the Yerevan election. He predicted the Armenian National Congress led by ex-President Levon [...] | 2009-05-29 14:27:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN372 | WIDESPREAD FRAUD OBSERVED/REPORTED IN YEREVAN [...] (C) Systematic fraud, both confirmed and reported, marred the first election of Yerevan's mayor and its new city council on May 31. Ballot-stuffing, bussed-in voters, intimidation and violence against precinct members, political party proxies, media, and observers figured prominently. With 52 [...] | 2009-06-01 16:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN376 | RAFFI HOVANNISIAN ON TURKEY-ARMENIA RAPPROCHEMENT [...] (C) Armenia's first foreign minister and current leader of the Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian told the Ambassador that inflammatory statements by Turkey's prime minister were "fraying Armenia's nerves." He said he was concerned that Armenian authorities were not responding to the remarks. H [...] | 2009-06-02 08:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TU AJ AM |
09YEREVAN378 | ARMENIA AND THE JUNE 10 MCC BOARD MEETING [...] (C) Despite modest progress in several areas mentioned by the Secretary in her letter to President Sargsian concerning Armenia's continued MCC eligibility, Armenia continues to fall short of what is required to merit restarting the rural roads portion of Armenia's MCC program. Although there i [...] | 2009-06-02 16:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM KDEM PGOV AM |
09YEREVAN382 | LTP REFUSES SEATS ON CITY COUNCIL; PRESIDENT HAILS ELECTION [...] (SBU) At the peaceful yet heavily policed post-election June 1 rally held by the Armenian National Congress (ANC),Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) denounced Yerevan's May 31 mayoral election as the "ugliest election in Armenia's history." He announced that the ANC would not occupy the projected 13 [...] | 2009-06-04 11:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN388 | YEREVAN'S TROUBLED POST-ELECTION WEEK [...] (SBU) Allegations of fraud, denials that they had an impact on the outcome, arrests, and political maneuvering all marked the fracas that followed Yerevan's May 31 mayoral election through Friday, June 5. NGOs and opposition parties cried foul, citing massive irregularities during the vote an [...] | 2009-06-08 14:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN390 | ARMENIAN NGOS DECRY ELECTION FRAUD [...] (SBU) The independent "It's Your Choice" (IYC) NGO, which claimed to have deployed observers in each of Yerevan's 439 polling places, cited ballot stuffing, multiple and illegal voting, voter intimidation, presence of unauthorized personnel, and other procedural violations in its preliminary r [...] | 2009-06-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN395 | CEC ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS FOR YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (SBU) During a June 7 extraordinary session, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the final results of Yerevan's May 31 mayoral election, confirming the preliminary results that it had released on June 1. The CEC found that the recounts it conducted after Election Day did not reveal [...] | 2009-06-10 13:27:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN398 | PRESIDENT DISBANDS MARCH 1 FACT-FINDING GROUP [...] (SBU) Without explaining his decision, President Sargsian on June 8 disbanded the bipartisan fact-finding group of experts he had established last October to examine the violence surrounding Armenia's disputed 2008 presidential election. The decision came on the heels of a June 3 statement by [...] | 2009-06-11 05:31:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN422 | EUR A/S GORDON'S MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) Meeting with EUR A/S Philip Gordon on June 9, former Armenian Foreign Minister and current leader of the opposition Raffi Hovannisian characterized the results of the recent elections for Yerevan Mayor and City Council as a "failed post-Soviet" election that shows the challenge Armenia fa [...] | 2009-06-18 05:30:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM AJ AM |
09YEREVAN424 | ARMENIAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS GLOOMY ON [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Philip Gordon met with four of Armenia's civil society leaders to learn their views on the current state of human rights and democratization in Armenia. The leaders offered a gloomy assessment, recounting their experiences with Yer [...] | 2009-06-18 05:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN429 | CURIOUS STATISTICS FROM YEREVAN'S MAYORAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Analysis of the results of the May 31 Mayoral Election in Yerevan displays a curious pattern: voter turnout was highest in the Territorial Electoral Commissions (TECs) most ridden with allegations of fraud. This is most apparent in the results of TECs 7 and 8, which comprise the troubled [...] | 2009-06-18 14:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN431 | TWO GOVERNMENT LOYALISTS JAILED FOR ELECTORAL FRAUD [...] (SBU) On June 16, two pro-government loyalists were sentenced to three years in prison for electoral fraud during Yerevan's May 31 municipal election. Both of the men were found guilty of ballot-stuffing at a voting precinct in Yerevan's Malatia-Sebastia district, the site of widespread fraud [...] | 2009-06-19 13:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN434 | SARGSIAN SETS OCTOBER AS DEADLINE FOR TURKEY [...] (C) In their first meeting, President Sargsian told A/S Gordon that October 2009 was his deadline for the GOT to respond concretely to his rapprochement initiative. On resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict, Sargsian stated Armenia was ready to move forward, but Azerbaijan's leadership [...] | 2009-06-19 13:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TU AJ AM |
09YEREVAN440 | TEXT OF AMNESTY DECLARED BY ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENT [...] Enclosed is post's unofficial translation of the text of the proposed amnesty that Armenia's President Serzh Sargsian sent to Hovik Abrahamian, the Speaker of Armenia's National Assembly (parliament),requesting parliament to consider an amnesty that would affect some but not all of the approxi [...] | 2009-06-22 14:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN441 | AMNESTY DECLARED, BUT NOT ALL MARCH 1 DETAINEES [...] (C) On June 19, sixteen months to the day following Armenia's disputed 2008 presidential election, Armenia's parliament declared a wide-ranging amnesty that will result in the release of approximately 32 of the roughly 48 oppositionists still in jail for their election-related activities suppo [...] | 2009-06-22 22:19:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN463 | UPDATE ON AMNESTY DEVELOPMENTS IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) According to official sources, 215 prisoners had been amnestied and released as of June 29. Four of them were the individuals convicted for pro-ruling-party election fraud during Yerevan's May 31 municipal election. According to the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC),28 of its [...] | 2009-06-29 19:01:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN474 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG VISIT [...] (S/NF) You are coming to Armenia at a pivotal moment. Delighted by the visit of the rare high-level USG visitor, President Sargsian will use the opportunity to appeal for U.S. acknowledgement and support for his foreign policy risk-taking. On Turkey-Armenia, Sargsian has stayed the course, bu [...] | 2009-07-08 13:39:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS TU AJ IR |
09YEREVAN51 | CONSCRIPT SOLDIER IMPRISONED FOR RETRACTING TESTIMONY [...] (SBU) Yerevan district court sentenced 18-year-old Karen Hayrapetian to one year in prison on perjury charges for retracting his incriminating testimony against opposition Member of Parliament Myasnik Malkhasian and his driver Arman Shahinian, who were arrested following the March 1-2 postelect [...] | 2009-01-27 04:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN523 | CRIMINAL CASES OVER TEARGAS USE LATE BUT WELCOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Armenia's Prosecutor General (PG) has launched criminal proceedings against four police officers accused of improperly using teargas against opposition protesters in the March 1-2, 2008 crackdown on post-election demonstrations that left ten persons dead. Though a welcome devel [...] | 2009-07-29 05:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN528 | OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION DEMARCHE - ARMENIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 13:48:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE |
09YEREVAN59 | IMPLAUSIBLE TRIAL OF FORMER DEPUTY [...] (C) At the latest court hearing in the trial of Armenia's former Deputy Prosecutor-General, a senior police officer acknowledged that the high-ranking law enforcement official did not put up any resistance during his arrest. The admission contradicts the charge leveled against Gagik Jhangiria [...] | 2009-02-02 13:11:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN673 | PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION RELEASES CONTROVERSIAL [...] (SBU) On September 16, after more than a 15-month-long inquiry that the political opposition boycotted, the Ad hoc Parliamentary Commission on the March 1, 2008 events released its long-awaited report into the violence that followed Armenia's disputed 2008 presidential election. The 138-page r [...] | 2009-09-28 14:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN696 | ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENT STRIPS SEATS OF OPPOSITION MPS [...] (SBU) On September 17, Hovik Abrahamian, Speaker of Armenia's National Assembly (parliament),stripped the parliamentary seats of opposition MPs Hakob Hakobian, Miasnik Malkhasian, and Sasun Mikaelian, invoking a clause in Armenia's constitution that MPs shall automatically lose their seats if [...] | 2009-10-01 14:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN71 | PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GIVES PARTY LINE ON DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador accompanied EUR DAS Bryza for an introductory meeting with National Assembly Chairman Hovik Abrahamian January 20. Abrahamian affirmed President Sargsian's determination to reach a peaceful Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) settlement through the Minsk Group negotiations. He rev [...] | 2009-02-05 16:26:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ AM |
09YEREVAN752 | DECEMBER BY-ELECTIONS TO BE DISAPPOINTING NON-EVENT [...] (C) The Ambassador and Garegin Azarian, the head of Armenia's Central Electoral Commission (CEC),discussed ways to address the systemic fraud that mars Armenia's elections. The Ambassador presented a three-page nonpaper outlining concrete steps the Mission believes the CEC could take to make [...] | 2009-10-26 10:11:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN753 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ARAGATSOTN MARZ ASSESSES [...] (SBU) NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION ON THE INTERNET. HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Ambassador Yovanovitch's September 15 trip to Aragatsotn Marz, one of the nation's poorer regions, included visits to USG assistance project sites as well as meetings with Governor Sargis Sahakian, Ashtarak Mayor Gagik [...] | 2009-10-26 12:34:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN757 | DAS KAIDANOW PRESSES ARMENIA ON DEMOCRACY, HUMAN [...] (C) In meetings with senior GOAM officials, EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow encouraged further progress on democracy and human rights issues, stressing the unnecessary harm to the GOAM's reputation from continued detention of political prisoners. Kaidanow cautioned that restricting NGO activities can cre [...] | 2009-10-27 07:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN758 | DAS KAIDANOW MEETS WITH OPPOSITION, CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Turkey-Armenia relations and the recently signed Protocols dominated the conversation between EUR DAS Kaidanow in her meetings with a former Armenian President and the Dashnak Political Party. Former President Levon Ter-Petrossian wants more attention paid to the problems of democratic fre [...] | 2009-10-27 07:38:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OVIP KDEM TU AM |
09YEREVAN771 | ADVANCING HR/ROL AGENDA WITH THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prosecutor General (PG) Aghvan Hovsepian on October 28 in an attempt to advance Post's human rights and rule of law agenda. The specific goals of the meeting were to acknowledge the PG's recent intervention in the release of two civil society activists--that Post ha [...] | 2009-11-02 10:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS KTIP TU AM |
09YEREVAN78 | LATEST PACE RESOLUTION SPURS LIMITED REFORM [...] (C) With its January 27 passage of Resolution 1643, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) elected to give Armenia more time to complete reforms highlighted in previous PACE resolutions 1609 and 1620, focusing on the way forward negotiated by rapporteurs John Prescott and [...] | 2009-02-10 16:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM COE AM |
09YEREVAN798 | THE BUSINESS OF POLITICS: LEADING ENTERPRISES OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The murky ownership of Armenia's major industry clusters is a hidden driver of Armenian politics and elites' inter-relationships. Yerevan chatter frequently refers to which prominent political figure owns what prominent economic assets, but it is difficult to get clear and consis [...] | 2009-11-17 14:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR KDEM AM |
09YEREVAN831 | JUSTICE MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGES CONCERNS ON NGO LAW, [...] (C) On November 23 the Ambassador met with Armenia's Justice Minister Gevorg Danielian to discuss U.S. concerns on the draft NGO law and renew U.S. calls for the release of the remaining political detainees. Danielian told the Ambassador that the GOAM is addressing Washington's concerns on the [...] | 2009-12-04 08:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN845 | USDOJ AND ARMENIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL [...] (SBU) Officials of the U.S. Department of Justice / Office of International Affairs (OIA) and Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) met with high-level GOAM officials to recognize the extensive informal cooperation in criminal matters between the U.S. and [...] | 2009-12-09 07:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
09YEREVAN859 | AMBASSADOR ENGAGES EDUCATION MINISTER ON [...] (C) On December 9 the Ambassador met with Minister of Education Armen Ashotian and raised the case of the environmental youth activist Mariam Sukhudian who, after blowing the whistle on abuses in a state-run boarding school for special needs children, found herself charged with reporting a fal [...] | 2009-12-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM |
09ZAGREB385 | OSCE HDIM: NO ISSUES TO RAISE FOR CROATIA [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Post believes the Government of Croatia generally respects the human rights of its citizens. Basic freedoms such as democratic elections, freedom of religion, and freedom of press exist within the country. Corruption and transparency are problematic areas for the g [...] | 2009-06-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM |
10ABIDJAN13 | INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION'S CREDIBLITY IN TATTERS [...] (C) Summary: The credibility of the Independent Electoral Commission has been severely damaged by the admission of its president, Robert Mambe, that he authorized an internal crosschecking of data on potential voters and distributed it to some, but not all, of the key political parties. Pres [...] | 2010-01-11 18:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO KDEM IV PREL |
10ABIDJAN15 | PRIME MINISTER CALLS FOR CALM, SETS UP OBSERVATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 12, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro publicly declared that the current Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) scandal has not jeopardized the integrity of the voters' list. However, to ensure that there are no doubts about the integrity of the list, the four ot [...] | 2010-01-13 17:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IV |
10ABIDJAN19 | CEI COMMISSIONER PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Robert Mambe has remained silent while President Gbagbo's supporters have accused him of fraud and called for his resignation (reftels). Deputy CEI Spokesperson Yacouba Bamba told Poloff on January 13 that, although Mambe di [...] | 2010-01-15 17:37:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
10ABIDJAN27 | FPI HARDLINERS GAIN UPPER HAND IN ELECTORAL LIST DISPUTE [...] (C). Summary: The Facilitator's representative believes that FPI hardliners have persuaded President Gbagbo that he is "being pushed to elections like a lamb being led to slaughter", and thereby won his approval to intensify their campaign to discredit the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI [...] | 2010-01-22 09:39:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IV |
10ABIDJAN31 | CARTER CENTER OBSERVATIONS ON CHALLENGES TO THE PROVISIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Observers from the Atlanta-based Carter Center who monitored the process of filing challenges to the provisional electoral list told the donor community that the nationwide distribution and posting of lists by the local independent electoral commissioners was very successfu [...] | 2010-01-22 15:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM IV |
10ABIDJAN41 | SORO: UN AND OTHERS MUST HELP PUSH ELECTORAL PROCESS FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Soro acknowledged in a January 26 meeting that the electoral process is at a standstill pending resolution of fraud allegations against CEI President Mambe. Soro agreed that the electoral process has progressed too far to be permitted to unravel and said he would look to th [...] | 2010-01-28 18:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IV |
10ABIDJAN45 | ELECTORAL PROCESS GRINDING TO A HALT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) fraud scandal made headlines in early January, the pace of electoral preparations has slowed to a crawl. There is still no consensus among the political parties on a way forward following the CEI scandal. The 70 observati [...] | 2010-01-29 17:41:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI IV |
10ABIDJAN57 | Dispute Process Extended; CEI Commissioners Protest [...] (U) Summary: After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister's Office and the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced on February 2 that the period for filing challenges to the provisional electoral list will be reopened from February 4 through 14. The day after the announcem [...] | 2010-02-08 13:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
10ABIDJAN59 | Dispute Process Extended; Mambe Weakened by Dissent within [...] (U) Summary: After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister's Office and the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced on February 2 that the period for filing challenges to the provisional electoral list will be reopened from February 4 through 14. The day after the announceme [...] | 2010-02-08 18:15:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IV |
10ABIDJAN63 | FPI Insistent on Mambe's Resignation, CEI Reconfiguration [...] (C) Summary: The FPI remains adamant that the current impasse over the electoral list cannot be resolved unless Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Robert Mambe resigns. The FPI also wants a reconfiguration of the CEI. In a February 9 meeting, Ambassador told FPI representative [...] | 2010-02-11 12:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC IV |
10ABIDJAN65 | GBAGBO EXPECTED TO DISSOLVE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the international community on February 12, SRSG Choi confirmed that President Gbagbo intends to announce "institutional changes" within the government in the context of the current political impasse. Although Choi did not have further details, it is wi [...] | 2010-02-12 18:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IV |
10ABIDJAN71 | SORO TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT; OPPOSITION SPLIT [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 12, President Gbagbo dissolved the government, charging PM Soro with naming a new cabinet and restructuring the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Soro continues to consult with opposition parties in an attempt to reach a compromise on a new government; repor [...] | 2010-02-17 16:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM IV |
10ABIDJAN73 | COTE d'IVOIRE: FACTORS AFFECTING FORMATION OF A NEW [...] (C) Summary: President Gbagbo's decision to dissolve the government and the independent electoral commission (CEI) has bought him time to improve his standing with the Ivorian electorate but undermined his credibility with the opposition. This has hampered PM Soro's ability to form a new gove [...] | 2010-02-18 16:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID IV |
10ABIDJAN77 | New Government Announced; Opposition Slots Still Vacant [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 23, the new, slightly streamlined Ivoirian government was announced; 11 ministerial slots reserved for the various opposition parties remain vacant, as the opposition has refused to participate until the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) is reconstituted. Sixt [...] | 2010-02-24 14:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID ASEC IV |
10ABIDJAN81 | COTE D'IVOIRE: NEW ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO BE HEADED BY [...] (U) Summary: A slightly revised Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) was sworn-in by the President of the Constitutional Court on February 25, with former Foreign Minister Youssouf Bakayoko as its new president. The opposition has reportedly called a halt to further demonstrations and is f [...] | 2010-02-26 15:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID IV |
10ABUJA149 | INCUMBENT WINS CREDIBLE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION IN ANAMBRA [...] (C) Anambra State Governor Peter Obi comfortably won re-election February 6 against a competitive field where political parties, security forces, and, to a lesser extent, the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) all performed credibly. U.S. Mission observers note reports of isolated [...] | 2010-02-08 15:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
10ABUJA167 | GOODLUCK JONATHAN BECOMES ACTING PRESIDENT [...] (C) The Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives approved resolutions February 9 designating Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Jonathan announced his acceptance of the designation during a brief televised address to the nation. [...] | 2010-02-12 20:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
10ABUJA171 | ANAMBRA IMPRESSIONS -- PROGRESS, BUT MUCH WORK TO DO [...] (C) Many observers had expected a messy, even violent, vote going into the February 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State. That the worst of Nigerian elections past did not materialize this time may be the most encouraging outcome of this vote. The peaceful, largely violence-free, process [...] | 2010-02-12 21:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KCRM KDEM NI |
10ABUJA183 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON DISCUSSES POLITICAL SITUATION, [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson engaged in a lively dialogue February 10 on Nigeria's leadership crisis, elections, and electoral reform with Kwara Governor and Governors' Forum Chairperson Bukola Saraki, former Senate President Ken Nnamani (now Chairperson o [...] | 2010-02-18 12:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
10ABUJA185 | NORTHERN NIGERIAN MUSLIM VIEWS OF THE UNITED STATES [...] (C) Muslim scholars, government officials, politicians, professors, students, and civil society representatives discussed their views on the United States and its foreign policy with PolOffs during a visit in January to the Northern Nigerian state of Sokoto. Many interlocutors expressed apprec [...] | 2010-02-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI KDEM KISL KPAO NI |
10ABUJA199 | MINISTERIAL DELEGATION TRAVELS TO SAUDI ARABIA TO SEE [...] (C) Secretary to the Government of the Federation Mahmud Yayale Ahmed called the Ambassador shortly before 1 a.m., February 23, to inform her of his impending departure for Saudi Arabia along with five other Cabinet colleagues. As reported in reftel, the Federal Executive Council had decided F [...] | 2010-02-23 20:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
10ABUJA201 | JONATHAN TELLS FORMER PRESIDENT HIS PLANS FOR NEW INEC [...] (C) Former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice included the Ambassador in their 30-minute courtesy call on Acting President Goodluck Jonathan at his official residence February 21. PolOff (notetaker) and an aide to Dr. Rice accompanied the delegation. Vario [...] | 2010-02-23 21:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP PGOV PINR ASEC SOCI KDEM PTER NI |
10ABUJA205 | PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA RETURNS TO NIGERIA: WHAT NEXT? [...] (S) Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's secretive return to Abuja at roughly 0230 February 24 created new uncertainty over who has actual charge of Nigerian Government (GON) decision-making, and raised new concerns about a military intervention. The absence of any images of Yar'Adua's ret [...] | 2010-02-24 19:01:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV OVIP PINR MCAP PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO NI |
10ACCRA73 | RULING PARTY STRIVES TO REGAIN UNITY AT NATIONAL CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Facing sharp divisions between senior members of the party, Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) took steps at its National Conference to restore unity and incorporate dissident faction into the party leadership. After publicly criticizing President Mills' governmen [...] | 2010-01-22 13:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
10ACCRA82 | Mills Cabinet Re-shuffle Seeks to Incorporate Critics, [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25, one week after concluding a contentious ruling party Congress, President Mills announced a major cabinet re-shuffle in an attempt to energize his National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. The action represents an attempt to address the concerns of vocal NDC c [...] | 2010-01-27 11:38:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM GH |
10ADDISABABA102 | ELECTORAL BOARD FURTHER RESTRICTING ETHIOPIAN [...] (C) Summary: National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) Chairman Merga told the Ethiopian Partners Group (EPG) the NEBE itself will conduct all voter education for the 2010 elections, leaving no role for civil society organizations in that process although they may be allowed to formally obs [...] | 2010-01-24 08:49:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ET |
10ADDISABABA163 | UNDER SECRETARY OTERO’S MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN [...] (SBU) January 31, 2010; 4:15 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Otero Assistant Secretary Carson NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin PolOff Skye Justice (notetaker) Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Special Assistant Gebretensae Gebremich [...] | 2010-02-02 05:38:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS ECON KE ET |
10ADDISABABA189 | AU SUMMIT: NIGERIA FM SAYS CONSTITUTION SACRED, WILL SIGN [...] (U) January 31, 2010, 3:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Ambassador Michael Battle AF Special Assistant Akunna Cook AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetake [...] | 2010-02-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SENV XA |
10ADDISABABA25 | USAU: AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: With less than three weeks to go before the start of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, several predictable and recurring themes will take center stage: the crises in Somalia and Sudan, the unconstitutional changes of power in Guinea and Madagascar, and the constituti [...] | 2010-01-11 05:17:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM EAID AU |
10ADDISABABA294 | ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION CANDIDATES RECOUNT FURTHER [...] (C) Summary: Two senior ethnic Oromo leaders from the opposition coalition Forum report being physically abused by police, militia and civilian agents of the ruling party during a recent visit to Western Oromia to register candidates for the May elections. The two leaders have not filed for [...] | 2010-02-12 04:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ET |
10ADDISABABA328 | ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Leaders of the opposition Forum for Justice and Democratic Dialogue (Forum) coalition told Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero they had little confidence that Ethiopia's May election will be free or fair, and complained that their party activists are being [...] | 2010-02-18 05:00:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL ET |
10ADDISABABA370 | ENVIRONMENTAL ALLEGATIONS GENERATE PROTESTS, MASS ARRESTS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 13:35:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ET KDEM PGOV PHUM SENV |
10ADDISABABA371 | FORUM PR CHAIR ON CAMPAIGN STRATEGY AND TIGRAY [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Tigrayan and opposition coalition "Forum" leader Gebru Asrat told Poloffs the Forum is taking its campaign message directly to the people to obviate distortion of that message through state run media. Gebru described the Forum's political platform as advancing freedom, promoting [...] | 2010-02-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ET |
10ADDISABABA387 | ETHIOPIA: PM MELES-CODELS TALK FRANKLY ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of Codels Durbin and Meeks asked PM Meles on February 17 about the status of Ethiopia's democracy, prospects for food self-sufficiency, differences between Chinese and U.S. approaches to economic assistance and investment, the high numbers of Ethiopian medical profession [...] | 2010-02-24 12:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS ECON EINV EAGR SO AF ET |
10ADDISABABA49 | POLITICAL PARTIES AGREE ON ALLOCATION OF AIRTIME FOR ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 14:30:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ET KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
10ADDISABABA53 | ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION ALLEGES HARASSMENT OF CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 04:46:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ET KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
10ALGIERS37 | ALGERIAN INVITATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RETREAT [...] Algerian MFA Director General for Political Affairs and International Security Benchaa Dani briefed ambassadors January 10 on GOA plans to hold a "retreat" in Algiers February 19 - 21 for informal consultations in the framework of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the work and [...] | 2010-01-11 17:32:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM UNHRC AG |
10AMMAN220 | WOMEN'S ACTIVISTS ASK FOR JORDAN-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) On January 10, the Embassy organized a dinner in honor of visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Michael Posner and Director of Policy Planning Anne-Marie Slaughter. Invitees included a number of Jordanian women's rights activists, who suggested key pri [...] | 2010-01-24 06:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KDEM KWMN JO |
10AMMAN252 | JORDAN: COURT RULING THREATENS FREEDOM OF [...] (S) Summary: Journalists and non-governmental organizations are up in arms about a ruling by Jordan's highest court subjecting online media to the country's Press and Publications Law (PPL). Non-governmental organizations and journalists assert the government will use the ruling to curb the [...] | 2010-01-26 15:02:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV KDEM SOCI JO |
10AMMAN283 | JORDAN: A/S POSNER HOSTS ROUNDTABLE WITH MEDIA ON [...] Post organized an on-the-record media roundtable January 11 with visiting DRL Assistant Secretary Michael Posner. The Assistant Secretary's remarks during the hour-long meeting with local media representatives received excellent coverage in the local newspapers published on January 13 and in [...] | 2010-02-01 11:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO |
10AMMAN305 | JORDAN: COLUMNIST MISCHARACTERIZES U.S. POSITION [...] (C) On February 2, Fahd Al-Khitan, a columnist and managing editor of Arabic daily Al-Arab Al-Yawm, wrote a bizarre column entitled, "Jordanian-American understandings on the limits of reform." Khitan referred to visits by several U.S. officials over the past several weeks, including NEA DAS [...] | 2010-02-03 10:40:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM JO |
10AMMAN312 | JORDAN: DISCONTENT AMONG YOUTH IN AJLOUN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 14:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM PREL JO |
10AMMAN314 | JORDAN: GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND YOUTH [...] (S/NF) Summary: In meetings with NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Tamara Wittes January 26-28, government officials, representatives of civil society, and alumni of Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs discussed the challenges of democratic reform and sought further U.S. assistance [...] | 2010-02-04 06:22:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN JO |
10AMMAN317 | JORDAN: NEA DAS WITTES PRESSES FOR INCREASED [...] (S) Summary: In the wake of the Secretary's speech on Internet freedoms and a recent court decision subjecting Jordan's online media to the problematic Press and Publications law, NEA DAS Tamara Wittes met during her January 26-28 visit with the King's media advisor to discuss official actio [...] | 2010-02-04 08:56:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV KDEM SOCI JO |
10AMMAN326 | JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...] | 2010-02-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO |
10AMMAN335 | JORDAN: MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SMARTING [...] (S) Summary: A recent conversation between visiting NEA DAS Tamara Wittes and Minister of Social Development (MoSD) Hala Latouf underscored the contradictions in the Jordanian approach to freedom of expression. In response to a question, Latouf said that she supported a recent ruling by Jor [...] | 2010-02-09 06:40:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO |
10AMMAN392 | JORDAN: AFTER "MINISTRY OF INJUSTICE" COMMENT, [...] (C) On February 1, the local media, including electronic websites, reported that Rana Hajaya, Jordan's only female mayor, had been jailed for contempt of court during a legal dispute involving her family members. Hajaya was sentenced to one week imprisonment without bail, but was released the [...] | 2010-02-16 07:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KDEM KWMN JO |
10AMMAN461 | JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...] | 2010-02-28 08:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO |
10AQNA272 | KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS UNDERSTANDABLY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KDEM KZ |
10ASHGABAT187 | TURKMEN CITIZENSHIP: THE LAW AND REALITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's citizenship law stipulates that Turkmen citizenship can be acquired either by birth or through completion of an application process. However, during the past five years, Turkmenistan has not granted citizenship to anyone who was not born in the country. The Stat [...] | 2010-02-10 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG PGOV SOCI KDEM PHUM TX |
10ASHGABAT213 | TURKMENISTAN: MEJLIS OPEN TO COOPERATION ON LOCAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the visiting EUR/ACE delegation Mejlis (Parliament) Speaker Akja Nurberdiyeva said local self-governing councils, which are subordinated to Parliament, realized that they should suppor [...] | 2010-02-16 04:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KDEM TX |
10ASHGABAT57 | TURKMENISTAN'S ONLY HOMEGROWN WOMEN'S MAGAZINE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government publishes a monthly magazine for women named Zenan Kalby (Women's Soul). Despite having the largest circulation of any Turkmen periodical, the magazine's highly politicized content lacks [...] | 2010-01-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL SOCI KWMN KDEM PGOV PHUM TX |
10ASTANA122 | KAZAKHSTAN: SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH EVOKES DEBATE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a viewing of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech on Internet Freedom, a roundtable discussion by Kazakhstani Internet activists on January 22 in Almaty revealed broad agreement that Kazakhstani a [...] | 2010-01-29 10:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO KDEM KZ |
10ASTANA184 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW TRIES, BUT FAILS, TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Timur Kulibayev, the President's influential son-in-law and Deputy Chairman of the National Welfare Fund Samryk Kazyna, sued four independent newspapers for publishing articles alleging that he received major kick-backs from the Chinese for oil contracts signed in 2003-05. The [...] | 2010-02-12 09:33:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
10ASTANA255 | KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 16-19 [...] (SBU) This is the first edition of a new weekly cable to disseminate spot reports based on Embassy conversations with interlocutors, as well as from the mass media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS - NAZARBAYEV TAL [...] | 2010-02-22 09:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ |
10ASTANA272 | KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS UNDERSTANDABLY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff visited internationally known human rights activist Yevgeniy Zhovtis at the minimum-security penal colony in Ust-Kamenogorsk on February 24. Zhovtis summarized his view of the possibilities for the resolution of his case, including the Supreme Court, an amnesty, or parol [...] | 2010-02-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KDEM KZ |
10ASTANA275 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF JUSTICE PRAISES COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 25, the Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Rashid Tusupbekov to discuss ongoing legal reforms and the possibility of a general amnesty that could include jailed prominent Kazakhstani human rights defender Yevgeniy Zhovtis. Tusupbekov praised cooperation with the [...] | 2010-02-26 10:00:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI SNAR KDEM KTIP KZ |
10ASTANA36 | CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVE IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During recent visits to Kazakhstan's Kostanai and North Kazakhstan Oblasts (refs A-D),NGO representatives emphasized the growth of a vibrant civil society, especially in Kostanai Oblast. They highlighted key cha [...] | 2010-01-14 09:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID SOCI KDEM KTIP OSCE KZ |
10ASTANA56 | KAZAKHSTAN: NUR OTAN DEPUTY CHAIR LAYS OUT HIS PRIORITIES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The recently-appointed Deputy Chairman of President Nazarbayev's ruling Nur Otan party (Nazarbayev is the Chairman) told the Ambassador on January 19 that Kazakhstan's OSCE Chairmanship is a sign of its growing in [...] | 2010-01-21 04:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM OSCE KZ |
10BAGHDAD101 | CODEL MCCAIN MEETINGS WITH PRIME MINISTER MALIKI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 12:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD110 | MP MUTLAQ TO APPEAL ELECTION BAR; SEEKS USG, [...] (C) Summary: Sunni MP Saleh al-Mutlaq appealed to the A/DCM for USG and international community intervention to prevent him and other candidates from being barred from running in the parliamentary elections. He asked that pressure be brought on senior GOI officials to halt what he termed "an [...] | 2010-01-16 08:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD121 | DE-ESCALATING THE DE-BAATHIFICATION DEBATE: POST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi political leaders appear to be looking for a face-saving way to step back from the furor created by the purported Accountability and Justice Commission's (AJC) efforts to exclude electoral candidates under the provisions of the de-Ba'athification law. The ISCI-led Iraqi Nat [...] | 2010-01-18 18:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD124 | ANBAR FACTIONS RESOLVE LEADERSHIP DISPUTE IN WAKE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In the wake of the December 30 terrorist attack on the Anbar Provincial Government Center, which resulted in the severe wounding of Governor Qassim abd Muhammad Hammadi al-Fahadawi, there was some initial governmental confusion and a v [...] | 2010-01-19 13:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD127 | LOCAL COUNCILS IN NAJAF PROVINCE -- GOVERNANCE,S [...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY. PRT representatives, including PRT Team Leader and Urban Planning Advisor, trained Najaf local council representatives in municipal budgeting in the United States and its transparency at a conference i [...] | 2010-01-19 14:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD131 | CORRECTED COPY: LOCAL COUNCILS IN NAJAF PROVINCE [...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY. PRT representatives, including PRT Team Leader and Urban Planning Advisor, trained Najaf local council representatives in municipal budgeting in the United States and its transparency at a conference i [...] | 2010-01-19 14:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD134 | ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE -- JANUARY 19, 2010 [...] (C) Iraq's lead anti-corruption agency, the Commission of Integrity (COI),displayed noteworthy capacity in detecting an intricate money-laundering scheme by Baghdad municipal employees who transferred embezzled funds through a network of Iraqi, Jordanian, and Lebanese banks and other financial [...] | 2010-01-19 15:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD136 | IHEC NOTIFIES CANDIDATES OF DISQUALIFICATION AS [...] (C) At a meeting with the Ambassador January 19, PM Maiki said that he was upset by the entire de-Ba'athification crisis. He expressed support for the plan proposed by ISCI/Badr bloc leader Hadi al-Ameri, which he said would lead to the establishment January 20 of a new de-Ba'athification c [...] | 2010-01-19 18:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD145 | KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani told the Ambassador January 18 that the key objective of his visit to Washington next week is to seek a strong reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to Kurdistan, including possibilities for a U.S. diplomatic and security presence bey [...] | 2010-01-20 15:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EPET IZ TU |
10BAGHDAD146 | HASHIMI CONFIDENT ABOUT SOLUTION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 17:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV |
10BAGHDAD147 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two proposals -- one political, the other constitutional/legal -- are moving forward in parallel as political leaders work to resolve the current controversy over the possible disqualification of more than 500 candidates from the March 7 election. President Talabani told the Am [...] | 2010-01-20 18:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD172 | TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON ARTICLE 140 AND KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Kahl on January 11, Turkish Ambassador Murat Ozcelik said senior KRG officials recently signaled for the first time an understanding that Kirkuk would not ultimately be annexed to the Iraqi Kurdistan [...] | 2010-01-24 07:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ TU |
10BAGHDAD173 | TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION, IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Kahl on January 11, Turkish Ambassador Murat Ozcelik said Turkey does not want PM Maliki to win another term and will actively support other coalitions. Driven in part by their desire to preserve recently improved Tu [...] | 2010-01-24 08:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KNNP IZ IR TU |
10BAGHDAD174 | PRT NINEWA: MOSUL MAYOR DESCRIBES DISSATISFACTION [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As news spreads about the effort to ban candidates from the March national election on the grounds that they are Ba'athists, the mayor of Mosul claimed in a January 17 meeting that authorities in Baghdad plan t [...] | 2010-01-24 09:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD178 | PRT ANBAR: PROMINENT ANBARIS SPEAK OUT AGAINST [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In meetings on January 14 and 16 that PRTOffs and representatives of U.S. forces held with prominent Anbari imams and sheikhs, the Anbaris expressed anger at reports that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) had agreed to [...] | 2010-01-24 15:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD185 | OPPORTUNITIES AND PERILS FOR MINORITIES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Christian political and religious leaders tell us that while they had hoped for more than a five-seat quota in the national elections law, they view March 7 elections as an opportunity to expand their representation and influence within the Parliament. In contrast, leaders of the [...] | 2010-01-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | KDEM KIRF PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD19 | NINEWA PRT: CHRISTIANS WARY ABOUT PERSISTENT [...] (U) This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Attacks on northern Iraq's Christian community in recent weeks, although comparatively unspectacular, have left the beleaguered minority population wary ahead of the national election. Widespread Iraqi and [...] | 2010-01-04 06:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD200 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY SHIFTS TO APPEALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Developments January 26 confirm that the political parties have backed away from a political fix to the de-Ba,athification controversy, out of fear that the Iraqi public will not tolerate a solution that creates the perception of being soft on Ba'athists. Speaker Samarrai,e told [...] | 2010-01-26 16:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD211 | SCENESETTER FOR IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI'S [...] (C) Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi hopes to use his trip to Washington to bolster his image domestically as a respected national figure and defender of Sunni interests. We understand from his advisors that he sees himself as a contender to succeed Jalal Talabani as President. Time and again, [...] | 2010-01-27 16:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD212 | DE'BAATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY MOVES TO COURTS AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political currents on January 27 continue to move toward a judicial resolution as the only remaining option in the de-Ba'athification controversy. According to Da'wa spokesman Haider al-Abadi, members of Parliament had lost interest in pursuing a political solution when they real [...] | 2010-01-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD22 | IRAQI VIEWS ON EVENTS IN IRAN AND IMPACT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 12:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD221 | PASSAGE OF NGO LAW SIGNALS MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In one of the last sessions of the outgoing Council of Representatives, Iraqi legislators adopted a bill regulating the status of non-governmental organizations (NGO) that, once promulgated by the Presidency Council later this month, will be the gold standard for civil society le [...] | 2010-01-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD223 | ALLAWI THREATENS ELECTION BOYCOTT IF [...] (C) The Ambassador underscored to PM Maliki on January 28 the importance of ensuring that the resolution of the de-Ba'athification controversy is concluded in a manner and timeframe that ensures due process and full participation by all qualified Iraqi voters and candidates. According to Mali [...] | 2010-01-28 16:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD235 | A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES EXTERNAL RELATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a follow up meeting to the diplomatic Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC),A/S Feltman met with PM Advisor Sadiq Rikabi on January 24 to discuss Iraq's external relations, the de-Baathification controvery and government transition. Rikabi expressed his desire to see the JCC focu [...] | 2010-01-30 09:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL IZ SY |
10BAGHDAD236 | A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES IRAQI REGIONAL INTEGRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Feltman met with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chairman Ammar al-Hakim on January 23 to discuss Iraq's role in the region and Hakim's recent regional engagement efforts. Hakim stressed the importance of Iraq's regional integration and the need for Arab states to [...] | 2010-01-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD238 | DPM AL-ISSAWI ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION, THE IRAQIYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPM Rafi al-Issawi said the growing realization among some Shi'a politicians of the Iraqiya Coalition's appeal and the threat it posed to sectarian-based politics spurred the de-Ba'athification effort, which was intended to divide Sunni voters and perhaps prompt them to boycott. [...] | 2010-01-30 11:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD240 | NORTH BAGHDAD ELECTION SECURITY [...] (U) This is an ePRT Baghdad North message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: District governors (Qa'im Makams) in Northern Baghdad's rural areas (Qadas) expect their role in the upcoming election to involve implementing the Baghdad Operations Command (BOC) security plan (distributed January 23),promoting [...] | 2010-01-30 14:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD244 | TURKISH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 13, Turkish Ambassador Murat Ozcelik shared his views on PM Maliki, government formation and Kirkuk. Ozcelik said Turkey does not want PM Maliki to win another term and will support other coalitions, including Iyad Allawi,s al-Iraqiya A [...] | 2010-01-31 11:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM MARR PGOV PREL PTER TU |
10BAGHDAD245 | PRT NINEWA: NINEWA GOVERNOR MEASURED IN RESPONSE [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Taking a pragmatic approach to the Iraqi Government's de-Ba'athification efforts, Ninewa Provincial Governor Atheel al-Nujaifi suggested the current controversy may play to the favor of coalitions most affected [...] | 2010-01-31 13:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL IZ |
10BAGHDAD254 | AMBASSADOR MEETS KURDISH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first meeting with a U.S. Ambassador, the leader of the Kurdish opposition Goran ("Change") Movement, Nawshirwan Mustafa, made the following points: 1) U.S. observers will be critical in ensuring the legitimacy of upcoming national parliamentary elections; 2) Goran expects [...] | 2010-01-31 17:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD259 | PRT ANBAR: ANBAR HOLDS SUCCESSFUL ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 27, about 30 Iraqi bankers and businessmen attended a conference organized by PRT Anbar on using electronic funds transfer (EFT) through banks for payments. Representatives from the USF-I Al Asad Regional Contracting Center described how participants could open an EFT ac [...] | 2010-02-01 15:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD260 | GOI ELECTIONS SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI released its election security plan to all field operational commanders at a conference on January 23. LTG Ayden Quadar presided over the conference and facilitated the ensuing discussions about preparations for elections security. The plan is largely based on the one us [...] | 2010-02-01 15:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV PREL PTER |
10BAGHDAD263 | SUNNIS DIVIDED IN REACTION TO CANDIDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The reaction among Iraq's Sunni community to the electoral disqualification of hardliner MP Saleh al-Mutlaq and other Sunni politicians has been varied, ranging from condemnation to acquiescence to silent approval. Mutlaq's partners in the Iraqiyya coalition have made a show of [...] | 2010-02-01 16:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD269 | DPM SHAWAYS DISCUSSES ARAB-KURD, REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on January 24, DPM Rosch Shaways told A/S Feltman that Arab-Kurd dialogue remains ongoing despite a realization on both sides that little progress will be made on resolving big issues before national elections. Shaways expressed satisfaction with the progress of the C [...] | 2010-02-02 07:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD270 | PRT MUTHANNA: WITH RETURN OF SHEIKH KASHAN, [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Recently returned from his self-imposed exile in Germany, Sheikh Hakim Khazal Kashan hopes to win a seat in the Council of Representatives (COR) from Muthanna. In a surprising change of political attitude, he is running as part of [...] | 2010-02-02 09:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD271 | IMPLEMENTING THE COMBINED SECURITY MECHANISMS IN [...] (SBU) This is a joint Embassy Baghdad/USF-I message. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Combined Security Mechanisms (CSMs) consist of temporary, non-political measures across the disputed internal boundary (DIBs) areas of northern Iraq, and are designed to ensure the security of the Iraqi pop [...] | 2010-02-02 12:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS IZ |
10BAGHDAD278 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION: NUMBER OF APPEALS DROPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post received clarification as well as additional confusion February 2 on the ongoing de-Ba,athication controversy. -- The Cassation Chamber judicial panel continues its review of outstanding cases in the de-Ba'athification controversy but now faces a dramatically reduced nu [...] | 2010-02-02 17:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV KDEM |
10BAGHDAD285 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION: JUDICIAL PANEL OPTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The seven-judge Cassation Chamber issued a conclusive legal opinion February 3 that orders IHEC to allow all candidates who have appealed their de-Ba'athification disqualifications to run in the upcoming elections. Supreme Court Judge Chief Medhat, who supervises the special pa [...] | 2010-02-03 19:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD289 | PRT ANBAR: ABU RISHA DISCUSSES POLITICAL [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On January 19, PRT Team Leader and incoming U.S. Division-Central (USD-C) deputy commanding general for Anbar met with paramount Anbar Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, the Mutammar Sahawat al-Iraq (MSI) Party S [...] | 2010-02-04 11:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD290 | ALLAWI CRITICIZES PM MALIKI'S AUTHORITARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iraqiyya coalition leader Ayad Allawi told A/DCM on February 2 that the Accountability and Justice Commission's (AJC) effort to eliminate candidates on de-Ba'athification grounds was symptomatic of a broader problem of intimidation in the Iraqi political system. He att [...] | 2010-02-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM LE IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD291 | PRT KARBALA: VOTERS IN DOUR MOOD AS UNOFFICIAL [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Karbala province has been allotted ten seats in the next Council of Representatives (CoR). Local PRT employees and Karbala business and community leaders expect that Dawa will win four to five seat [...] | 2010-02-04 14:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD292 | CRACKS IN THE KDP-PUK ALLIANCE? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Cracks are beginning to emerge in the alliance between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party (PUK),as evidenced by the absence of a high-level PUK representative in the KRG delegation that met POTUS on January 25. The erosion of the PUK's p [...] | 2010-02-04 15:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KDEM |
10BAGHDAD296 | POLITICAL PARTIES REACT TO JUDICIAL DECISION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Cassation Chamber's February 3 decision ordering the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to allow all candidates who have appealed their de-Ba'athfication disqualifications to remain on the ballot was widely denounced by the major Shi'a-led parties as "un [...] | 2010-02-04 17:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD304 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION FALLOUT: INA ASKS AMBASSADOR TO [...] (C) MP Qassim Daoud (Iraqi National Alliance/Solidarity bloc leader) invited the Ambassador to his residence on February 5 to deliver a message on behalf of the INA coalition's Executive Committee. Daoud first said he had his own views on the matter, then more formally explained that recent s [...] | 2010-02-05 17:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD305 | THE VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSSES PRE- AND [...] (U) January 23, 2010; 9:30 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (C) Participants: United States: Vice President Joseph Biden Ambassador Christopher R. Hill GEN Raymond Odierno, Commanding General USF-I Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeff Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for Ne [...] | 2010-02-06 11:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD306 | VPOTUS DISCUSSES KURDISH ISSUES, THE IRAQI BUDGET, [...] (U) January 23, 2010; 1:45 p.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Vice President Biden Ambassador Christopher Hill General Raymond Odierno, Commander, USF-I Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs [...] | 2010-02-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG PHUM KDEM KU IZ |
10BAGHDAD309 | PRT ANBAR: PROVINCIAL ELECTION PREPARATIONS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On 25 January, the Anbar Governorate Elections Officer (GEO) briefed the military, police and civilian leadership of Anbar on the Independent High Electoral Commission's (IHEC's) election-day plan. Additionally, Iraqi police army lead [...] | 2010-02-06 15:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD310 | DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: DE-BA,ATHIFICATION ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: An anti-Ba,athist demonstration, coupled with the Provincial Council,s announcement that former officials of the Saddam regime must give up their weapons within seven days, mark an escalation of the Ba,athist issue in predominantly Shi,a Diwaniyah Province. Diwaniyah,s Governor [...] | 2010-02-06 15:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KCOR IZ |
10BAGHDAD336 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: DELISTED CANDIDATES DESCRIBE [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prior to the Cassation Chamber's February 3 decision ordering the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to allow all candidates who have appealed their de-Ba'athfication disqualifications to rem [...] | 2010-02-08 14:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KCOR PREL KDEM IZ IR |
10BAGHDAD338 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PM MALIKI, ISCI CHAIRMAN; [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Ambassador met separately with PM Maliki and ISCI Chairman Ammar al-Hakim on February 7 to press for early resolution of the de-Ba'athification controversy, underscore U.S. support for de-Ba'athification in accordance with Iraqi law, and push back on accusations t [...] | 2010-02-08 16:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD3386 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: GOI INTERFERENCE IN PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah Ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following a two month standoff with the GOI central Government, the Salah Ad Din (SaD) Provincial Council (PC) is poised to forcibly remove the former Provincial Governor (PGOV) of SAD--which it voted from office on October 27 [...] | 2010-01-01 10:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD3387 | CORRECTED COPY: PRT SALAH AD DIN: GOI INTERFERENCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah Ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following a two month standoff with the GOI central Government, the Salah Ad Din (SaD) Provincial Council (PC) is poised to forcibly remove the former Provincial Governor (PGOV) of SAD--which it voted from office on October 27 [...] | 2010-01-01 13:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD339 | VPOTUS MEETING WITH IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Talabani told VP Biden that Iraqi leaders understand the need for a transparent solution to the political problem created by the attempt to disqualify some parliamentary election candidates because of alleged Ba'athist ties. He claimed the main Sunni parties and politic [...] | 2010-02-09 07:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EPET IZ |
10BAGHDAD344 | PRT NAJAF: CLEAR PROGRESS ON ANTI-CORRUPTION, BUT [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Anti-Corruption Coordinator (ACCO),Embassy rule of law (ROL) officer, and USF-I officer visited Najaf to engage local officials in assessing corruption in Najaf and government's efforts to improve. C [...] | 2010-02-09 15:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD347 | FORMER SPEAKER ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION, IRAN, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 03:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD350 | SOUTH BAGHDAD: ON THE EVE OF U.S. MILITARY [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The January 25 Transfer of Authority (TOA) from ePRT Baghdad South's current partner brigade (30th HBCT) to the incoming new brigade (1/3 ID) is a good moment for a snapshot of the Area of Operations (AO) jointly shared with the 30th for the past 10 months. In an AO [...] | 2010-02-10 17:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD361 | MULTI-PARTY COOPERATION ON THE BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Baghdad Provincial Council (PC) was reborn in 2009 as a remarkably inclusive body. In a deliberate repudiation of its predecessor's sectarian outlook, it has adopted a non-partisan approach that emphasizes institutional priorities. The national elections will str [...] | 2010-02-11 10:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD363 | PRT MUTHANNA: A "SNEAK PREVIEW" OF MUTHANNA'S [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (SBU) There are 171 names on 16 different lists competing for 7 CoR seats from Muthanna province. Six candidates have been excluded. Five additional candidates appealed their exclusion and are waiting for a final decision on their eligibility. [...] | 2010-02-11 11:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD368 | SETTING THE CONDITIONS - MARCH 7TH ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: USG, GOI, and international election security planning continues since the January 23rd release of the GOI,s election security plan. The Ambassador hosted a well attended and received election briefing for the Baghdad diplomatic community on February 4th that focused heavily on s [...] | 2010-02-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV PREL PTER ASEC |
10BAGHDAD369 | UPDATE #1: NINEWA GOVERNOR'S FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tempers that flared in the wake of the February 1 confrontation involving Kurdish security forces, Ninewa Governor Nujaifi, and U.S. forces have cooled for the moment. Angered by the detention of 11 males accused of attacking Nujaifi's convoy, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG [...] | 2010-02-11 15:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PBTS IZ |
10BAGHDAD370 | PRT WASIT: PRINCE RABIA LOOKS AFTER HIS TRIBE, BUT [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: During a discussion with Wasit PRT members at his palace west of FOB Delta, Prince Rabia Mohammed Al Habeeb of the mixed Shia/Sunni Rabia Tribal Federation expounded on Iraq,s agricultural problems, and the hypocrisy of religious le [...] | 2010-02-11 16:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KDEM SENV IZ |
10BAGHDAD371 | AYAD ALLAWI COMMENTS ON IRAQI POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and a group of advisors met with POL M/C February 9 to discuss the Iraqi political environment and increased sectarian tensions in the run-up to national elections. Allawi acknowledged that the Cassation Chamber, in a shift from its February [...] | 2010-02-11 17:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD372 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ANBAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's trip to Anbar province on February 9, provincial government leaders and tribal sheikhs implored him to "intervene" more directly against perceived Iranian domination of the GOI. They envisioned Anbar as the key to a prosperous, stable, and united Iraq that [...] | 2010-02-11 17:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD380 | PRT KIRKUK: PUK SHEDS ITS OWN TO GUARANTEE LOYALTY [...] (U) This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting message. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Kirkuk chapter of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) is systematically purging party members who they believe are vulnerable to recruitment by opposition party Goran. With the national parl [...] | 2010-02-13 11:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD382 | PRT ANBAR: DESPITE EFFORTS, VOTER PARTICIPATION [...] (U) This is an Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting message. 2. (SBU) Summary. Anbari government leaders, tribal sheikhs and religious leaders are encouraging Anbaris to vote in the March 7 national elections. Yet PRT-gathered anecdotal evidence and polling data suggests s [...] | 2010-02-14 14:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KCOR KDEM |
10BAGHDAD386 | PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT RUNS HIGH AS [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Karbala Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir (party) told PRToffs on February 11 that the United States had suffered a "loss of prestige" from its perceived efforts to "return Ba'athists to power" and war [...] | 2010-02-15 06:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD389 | CORRECTED COPY: PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Karbala Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir (party) told PRToffs on February 11 that the United States had suffered a "loss of prestige" from its perceived efforts to "return Ba'athists to power" and war [...] | 2010-02-15 09:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD394 | CORRECTED COPY: PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Karbala Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir (State of Law) told PRToffs on February 11 that the United States had suffered a "loss of prestige" from its perceived efforts to "return Ba'athists to power" [...] | 2010-02-15 10:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD395 | CORRECTED COPY: PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Karbala Governor Amal al-Din al-Hir (Da'wa) told PRToffs on February 11 that the United States had suffered a "loss of prestige" from its perceived efforts to "return Ba'athists to power" and war [...] | 2010-02-15 10:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD397 | GOVERNOR OF BAGHDAD ORDERS DE-BA'ATHIFICATION [...] (U) This is a PRT Baghdad Message. 2. (SBU)SUMMARY: The Iraqi media reported that Baghdad Governor Salah Abd al-Razzaq ordered the provincial government to "begin a campaign to apply de-Ba'athification measures" to provincial government employees who are running for parliament and who were [...] | 2010-02-15 11:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD401 | THE FUTURE OF BAGHDAD'S LOCAL COUNCILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the American military drawdown in Iraq progresses, members of Baghdad sub-provincial councils remain anxious. Threats to their positions, salaries, lives and political independence have taken a toll even though legislation approved by parliament on January 25 may deliver some [...] | 2010-02-15 18:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD405 | PRIME MINISTER INSERTS HIMSELF INTO AUTHORIZATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki, through the Office of the Commander in Chief head General Faruq, directed February 12 that the PM must authorize all U.S. combined operations following a February 11/12 U.S.-Iraqi operation in the southern Iraqi province of Maysan. The operation was aim [...] | 2010-02-16 13:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD411 | PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION SECURITY PLANNING - GOI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent briefings by the GOI and United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) personnel provided insights into the state of election security planning in advance of the March 7th national poll. On February 11th, the Electoral Supreme Security Committee (ESSC) hosted a second [...] | 2010-02-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL PTER ASEC IZ |
10BAGHDAD414 | UNAMI ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION ISSUE [...] (C) Previewing SRSG Melkert,s February 16 report to the UNSC, Deputy SRSG said Melkert would likely express concern about the lack of transparency in the de-Ba'athification campaign but caution against making a determination at this time on the legitimacy and credibility of Iraq's electoral pr [...] | 2010-02-16 15:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD415 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION: VIEW FROM THE SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's southern, Shi'a-dominated provinces have reverberated with public support in favor of the Accountability and Justice Commission's (AJC) exclusion of national election candidates on de-Ba'athification grounds. There were widespread demonstrations against the Cassation Chamb [...] | 2010-02-16 15:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD417 | PRT KIRKUK: CAMPAIGN PERIOD OFF TO A ROCKY START [...] (U) This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. The Kirkuk Campaign period started poorly on the evening of February 11. Within hours after IHEC lifted the curfew on campaign activities, the Iraqi Police (IP) received numerous complaints about violations [...] | 2010-02-17 06:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD422 | DE-BA'ATHIFICATION AND THE ELECTIONS: A COMPLEX [...] (C) SUMMARY: The disqualification of election candidates by the Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC) and the resulting appeals process appears to have been heavily influenced by political considerations. Efforts to prevent the barring of candidates until after a transparent, thorough r [...] | 2010-02-17 11:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD423 | TAWWAFUQ BLOC LEADER ENTHUSIASTIC ON CODE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 12:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD424 | HASHIMI REQUESTS U.S., UN HELP ON RULE OF LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 13:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD425 | PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT CREATES STRANGE [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: (C/NF) Strong anti-Ba'ath sentiment in Karbala has created an odd mix of cooperation and competition among provincial political entities to date. Local Sadrists and followers of former PM Ja [...] | 2010-02-17 14:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD426 | PM MALIKI ORDERS RETURN TO ALMOST NORMAL [...] (S/NF) The Prime Minister's Office issued a memorandum February 16 to the Defense and Interior Ministries which reversed the February 12 order to suspend U.S.-Iraqi combined security operations (text in paragraph two below). The new order effectively allows almost all Iraqi Security Force o [...] | 2010-02-17 15:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD436 | ISCI CHAIRMAN HAKIM CONDEMNS MILITARY OPERATION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ISCI Chairman Ammar al-Hakim condemned a recent combined Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) - USF-I operation in Maysan to CDA, arguing that Iraqi Police should have conducted the operation. U.S.-Iraqi relations should be increasingly defined by socio-economic ties, rather than military [...] | 2010-02-18 15:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV MOPS PTER KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD44 | IRAQI ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE FOR JANUARY 7 [...] (C) In a terse press statement December 28, the chairman of the Council of Representatives' (COR) Integrity Committee, Sheikh Sabah Al-Saidi (Fadhila),announced plans to seek the prosecution of Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani on corruption charges. Al-Saidi stated that the COR had "extens [...] | 2010-01-07 15:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD440 | WEEK ONE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN: POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first week of the official election campaign period saw no major surprises and indicators show that voters will likely turn out in numbers similar to levels for the successful January 2009 provincial elections. While the campaign started out slowly in the south of Iraq, alleg [...] | 2010-02-18 16:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD441 | ELECTORAL CODE OF CONDUCT DE-ESCALATES TENSION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the wake of a February 16 press statement by the UN Security Council Presidency calling on the GOI and Iraqi political actors to conduct national elections in a transparent, inclusive and legitimate manner, the five major political coalitions (PM Maliki's State of L [...] | 2010-02-18 17:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD442 | PRT MAYSAN: ALI AL-SHARQI OPERATION SPURS PUBLIC [...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Inaccurate reports of a unilateral USF-I raid upon a village in southern Maysan provinces, leaving a woman and child among the ten dead, sparked angry reactions among local residents. In reality, the combined Iraqi-US operation was aimed [...] | 2010-02-19 07:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KDEM KPAO IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD449 | EPRT EAST-BAGHDAD: LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Zafraniyyah is a sometimes violent, mixed semi-rural/urban area on the outskirts of the city, squeezed between the Diyala and the Tigris rivers in south Eastern Baghdad. In an effort to develop indigenous civil society organizations, ePRT East-Baghdad and the Brigade focused on [...] | 2010-02-19 13:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KDEM |
10BAGHDAD451 | UPDATE #5: ASSAYESH TAKE CAPTIVES - SIX DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 16, a Mosul detention facility (Trans Jail) released 6 of 9 Wanna detainees. Although it was a welcome relief for all concerned, the release was in advance of the legal paperwork. Judges have become increasingly aware of the tensions between Provincial Governor Nuja [...] | 2010-02-19 14:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD454 | ARREST OF SUNNI PC MEMBER STOKES CRIES OF ELECTION [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The arrest of yet another Sunni Provincial Council member, Najim Abdullah Ahmad (Iraqqiya coalition lead for Diyala) on February 7th, is fueling cries that Sunnis are being targeted for arrest by the central government to help shape the e [...] | 2010-02-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD458 | UPDATE #6: TIT FOR TAT - A SPATE OF KURDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The KRG leadership remains fixated on the continued incarceration of three Wanna detainees, charged with assaulting the Ninewa governor and demands their immediate release. In apparent retaliation, unidentified Kurdish security elements - presumably Assayesh and/or Zervani - d [...] | 2010-02-21 09:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PHUM PTBS IZ |
10BAGHDAD463 | PRT ANBAR: ANBARIS PERCEIVE IRANIAN INFLUENCE, [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: Iranian attempts to exert influence in Anbar Province face a significant obstacle: Anbar is 96% Sunni and Anbaris view Iran as Iraq's mortal enemy. Most of PRT's interlocutors believe that Iran has been meddling in Iraq not only t [...] | 2010-02-21 16:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ IR |
10BAGHDAD467 | IRAQ'S PRE-ELECTION TRENDS: THE NORTH [...] (C) Summary: This cable focuses on the northern and north-central provinces of Iraq (Ninewa, Erbil, Dohuk, Sulaymaniah, Kirkuk, Diyala),and Anbar, and serves as a companion piece to earlier reporting on Iraq's southern provinces (ref A). At the end of the first official week of campaigning [...] | 2010-02-22 11:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PREL PGOV |
10BAGHDAD471 | PRT NAJAF: GEO OFFICIALS CONFIDENT AS ELECTIONS [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: On February 10 and 16, PRToffs met with local Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) Chairwoman Ms. Bushra Kadhum Zamili to discuss plans for the March 7 national elections [...] | 2010-02-22 14:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC IZ |
10BAGHDAD473 | CORRECTED COPY: IRAQ'S PRE-ELECTION TRENDS: THE [...] (C) Summary: This cable focuses on the northern and north-central provinces of Iraq (Ninewa, Erbil, Dohuk, Sulaymaniah, Kirkuk, Diyala),and Anbar, and serves as a companion piece to earlier reporting on Iraq's southern provinces (ref A). At the end of the first official week of campaigning [...] | 2010-02-22 15:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD475 | IRAQI ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2010 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's electoral campaign continues to proceed apace with less than two weeks left until voting day. Reports in the Western press of a Sunni election boycott are vastly exaggerated; there are no serious indications that Sunni voters will stay away from the polls in meaningful nu [...] | 2010-02-22 17:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD48 | ELECTION COMMISSION REVIEWS PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF [...] (C) IHEC Commissioner Judge Kasim al-Abodi confirmed to poloffs December 30 that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) registered 6,529 candidates for the 325 Council of Representatives (COR) seats to be contested in the March parliamentary election. IHEC will continue the process [...] | 2010-01-08 13:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD483 | PRT MUTHANNA: DE-BA'ATHIFICATION AS POLITICAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Anti-Ba'athist sentiment is now the political weapon of choice in Muthanna. The Provincial Council recently enacted a law to purge all civil servants who might have been associated with the banned party, even if [...] | 2010-02-23 12:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD484 | BABIL DE-BAATH: DEPUTY GOVERNOR GOES FROM OUT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ KDEM PGOV |
10BAGHDAD486 | BABIL DE-BAATH: DEPUTY GOVERNOR GOES FROM OUT TO [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: On February 9, a group of approximately 300 people demonstrated in front of the Babil Provincial Government Center against the participation of alleged former Ba'athists in the upcoming national elections. The demonst [...] | 2010-02-23 15:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV IZ |
10BAGHDAD487 | PRT KARBALA: SLA BRINGS ITS "A TEAM", WHILE INA [...] This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: PM Maliki expects the State of Law Alliance (SLA) to attain six (out of ten) seats in his home province of Karbala, with likely winners in Da'wa to include Da'wa parliamentary bloc head Ali al-A [...] | 2010-02-23 15:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD488 | DIYALA GOVERNOR TO ISF: STOP ELECTION-SHAPING [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (C) Summary: Diyala,s Governor, Abd al Nasr Al Mahdawi, used Diyala,s February 21st election security rehearsal to warn senior Iraqi Security Force officials from across the province against executing additional politically-motivated arrest warrants prio [...] | 2010-02-23 16:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD489 | BAGHDAD GOVERNOR TELLS CDA DE-BA'ATHIFICATION WAS [...] (U) THIS IS A PRT BAGHDAD MESSAGE. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad Governor Salah Abd al-Razzaq (Da'wa) questioned CDA about the USG's position on de-Ba'athification on February 18, noting that the de-Ba'athification process was legal and mandated under the Iraqi Constitution. He criticized U.S. [...] | 2010-02-23 16:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD497 | UPDATE #7: NINEWA SCORE REMAINS 3 TO 8 - SEEKING A [...] (C) SUMMARY. As of late afternoon February 23, the three Wanna detainees in Mosul have been formally charged under Chapter 2 Paragraph 222, which pertains to offenses against the state, in regards to gathering with intent to commit crimes. The three could remain in jail pending apprehensive [...] | 2010-02-24 11:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PHUM PTBS KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD499 | COALITION PROFILE: PM MALIKI'S STATE OF LAW [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a significant move toward political independence, PM Maliki announced the formation of the State of Law Alliance (SLA) in October 2009, distancing himself from the Iraqi National Alliance (INA),the dominant Shi'a-led coalition. Despite its strong ties to Iran, SLA [...] | 2010-02-24 14:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IR IZ |
10BAGHDAD500 | DETAINEE RELEASES AND TARGETING APPROVAL CHANGES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: U.S. forces transferred thirteen detainees captured in Maysan in a joint U.S.-Iraqi operation in accordance with demands by the PM and terms of the Security Agreement. After an initial transfer of nine of the detainees, the Prime Minister ordered high value target [...] | 2010-02-24 15:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS PTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD501 | COALITION PROFILE: COALITION FOR IRAQ'S UNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 17:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IZ KDEM PGOV |
10BAGHDAD502 | IN LIMBO, MUTLAQ REQUESTS U.S. HELP [...] (C) SUMMARY: With little prospect that political colleagues will take action on his behalf, MP Saleh al-Mutlaq is seeking U.S. and UNAMI intervention to reinstate him on the ballot. He also urged the United States to "isolate" Ahmad Chalabi, who he thought would continue to press his malici [...] | 2010-02-24 19:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD505 | PRT NINEWA: IRAQI CHRISTIANS FEEL UNDER SIEGE IN [...] (U) This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (U) Summary. The city of Mosul's estimated 3,000 Christians, an already diminishing community, has suffered another round of targeted violence. Over the first three weeks of February, assailants have brutally assassina [...] | 2010-02-25 12:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER KIRF PINS KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD509 | IRAQI ELECTION CAMPAIGN WEEK TWO: POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Election campaigning intensified as the second week of the official campaign season drew to a close. Iraqis were bombarded by campaign ads through a variety of media; some poster-filled city streets took on a decidedly garish look. Many Iraqi political leaders, including senior [...] | 2010-02-25 17:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD513 | PRT NAJAF: FORMER OIL MINISTER AND COR CANDIDATE [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Najaf parliamentary candidate and former Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr-Uloum (Iraqi National Alliance/Independent) met PRT Team Leader February 18 to discuss his campaign and the impact of de-Ba'athificati [...] | 2010-02-26 15:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL KDEM OESC IZ |
10BAGHDAD514 | PRT KIRKUK: KURDISH CAMPAIGN BEHAVIOR - UNHEEDED [...] This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. Politically motivated intimidation, vandalism and threats of violence in Kirkuk did not subside following the provincial governor's emergency meeting, calling on political parties to cease irresponsible behavior [...] | 2010-02-26 15:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ |
10BAGHDAD515 | RRT ERBIL: PUK-GORAN VIOLENCE CONTINUES [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: A series of violent incidents beginning February 16 involving shootings and stabbings between supporters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Goran (Kurdish for "change") political movement has ra [...] | 2010-02-27 13:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTER KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD516 | RRT ERBIL: EFFORTS TO CONTROL CLASHES IN [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sulaimaniyah's election security committee broadcast the decision February 19 to ban all outdoor campaign activities in Sulaimaniyah province between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. through the end of the [...] | 2010-02-27 14:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC KTER IZ |
10BAGHDAD517 | COALITION PROFILE: TAWAFUQ CONFRONTS DIMINISHED [...] (C) Summary: The Tawafuq coalition, centered around the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) and once the predominant Sunni group in parliament, is in a state of continued decline as it heads into the March 7 elections. Down to only 25 seats in the Council of Representatives (COR) and with the loss of f [...] | 2010-02-27 16:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD520 | HUMAM AL-HAMMUDI: ELECTION PROSPECTS AND U.S. ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) bloc leader Humam al-Hammudi was optimistic regarding the election and believed the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) and State of Law Alliance (SLA) were in very close competition. He welcomed U.S. and UNAMI efforts, especially monitoring, to s [...] | 2010-02-28 07:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD526 | RRT ERBIL: KURDISTAN ISLAMIC PARTY LEADERS ON [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary. The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor to Northern Iraq (SANI),RRT Team Leader, and RRT staff met separately with Salahaddin Bahauddin, leader of the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) and Ali Bapir, leader of the Kurdis [...] | 2010-02-28 14:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD53 | PRESS REPORTS OF SUNNI MP CANDIDATE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 7 a spate of press stories in Iraq and in the U.S. reported that Saleh Mutlaq, MP and a senior leader of the leading Sunni-majority political coalition, had been barred from running for a seat in the Council of Representatives under de-Bathification provisions of the [...] | 2010-01-08 16:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD534 | PRT ANBAR: TENSION BETWEEN ANBAR POLICE AND [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Tension between the Iraqi Police and the judiciary was on display at the weekly Anbar Operations Command meeting covering security issues. Similar feelings were present at PRToffs meeting with Provincial Chief Judge Mohammed Al-Kubaisi. END S [...] | 2010-02-28 15:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS IZ |
10BAGHDAD537 | COALITION PROFILE: THE IRAQI NATIONAL ALLIANCE [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi National Alliance (INA) was officially formed on August 24, 2009 and is often seen as the successor of the pan-Shi'a United Iraqi Alliance (UIA),which captured a plurality of votes in the 2005 national elections. Comprised of 32 entities, including a small number of tok [...] | 2010-02-28 16:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD64 | KRG OFFICIALS ON ARTICLE 140 AND KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with senior leaders of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),the Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraqi (SANI) emphasized U.S. support for a negotiated, consensus-based solution to Kirkuk. SANI stressed to Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Kamal Kirkuki an [...] | 2010-01-11 14:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM USNC IZ |
10BAGHDAD70 | IRAQI PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Senators John McCain (R/AZ),Joseph Lieberman (I/CT),John Barrasso (R/WY),and John Thune (R/SD) on January 5, 2009 held meetings with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi to discuss the recent Blackwater ruling, upcoming Iraqi national election, an [...] | 2010-01-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
10BAGHDAD83 | DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AT THE ANBAR DETENTION [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During a series of December visits to the Hurricane Point Judicial Complex in Ramadi, PRTOffs discovered unsafe and unsanitary conditions at the recently occupied detention facility. The principal cause of these condition [...] | 2010-01-13 08:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM |
10BAGHDAD91 | RRT ERBIL: NO SIGN PUK-GORAN TENSIONS ABATING IN [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (U) Summary: Recent violence in Sulaimaniyah Province (details reported reftel) may foreshadow a rough and dirty political struggle between the PUK and Goran ("Change") Movement in the runup to the March 7 national elections. Everyone from KRG PM Salih [...] | 2010-01-13 14:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD93 | NAJAF ELECTIONS DIRECTOR REPORTS ON POLLING [...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. PRT Najaf met with the Najaf Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) Director Bushra Kadhum Al-Zamily and Deputy Director Anwar Tha'aban Abid Ali regarding preparations for the upcoming elections. Director [...] | 2010-01-13 14:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD94 | ATTACKS STRIKE LOCAL ANBAR COUNTERRORISM UNIT [...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Anbar (Ramadi) reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 7, a series of coordinated IED attacks targeted key members of the Counterterrorism Unit (CTU),Iraqi Police (IP),and judicial system in the central Anbar province cit [...] | 2010-01-13 15:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ |
10BAGHDAD96 | UNCERTAINTY ABOUT PRESIDENCY COUNCIL, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Constitutional Review Committee of parliament drafted a series of proposed constitutional amendments in July 2009. If approved by an absolute majority in parliament before the end of the current term in mid-March, the Constitution provides that the amendments wou [...] | 2010-01-13 16:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
10BAKU11 | WHY WE NEED A DEMOCRACY DIALOGUE WITH AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past year the democracy and human rights situation has worsened in Azerbaijan, harming the long-term stability of the country and our bilateral relations. Azerbaijan continues to be a strategically important country for the United States, particularly in terms of securi [...] | 2010-01-07 11:55:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ |
10BAKU132 | AZERBAIJAN: CHANGES TO MEDIA LAW CONSTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's Parliament on February 12 approved changes to media legislation that further restrict journalists from gathering and disseminating information while reinforcing the government's ability to investigate the public. In an already constrained media environment, these ch [...] | 2010-02-25 06:22:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ |
10BAKU136 | AZERBAIJAN 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Embassy submits answers to reftel questions on Trafficking in Persons in Azerbaijan. Point of contact is Poloff Joanna Ganson and she can be reach by phone 994-12-498-0335, fax 994-12-465-6671, and email gansonjh@state.gov. Estimated number of hours spent on thi [...] | 2010-02-25 13:21:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL PINR KTIP ELAB KMCA PREF |
10BAKU138 | HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NOW FOCUS ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22 poloff met with three of Azerbaijan's leading human rights defenders for an update on their major concerns. Topping their list were increasing Iranian-inspired religiosity and property rights, as well as political prisoners and NGO registration problems. The righ [...] | 2010-02-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KIRF KISL IR AJ |
10BAKU17 | POLICE BRUTALITY IN NAKHCHIVAN VILLAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 27, 28 and January 5, police allegedly arrested and mistreated hundreds of residents of a small village in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan. The OSCE Office in Baku, through conversations with residents of the village now living in Baku, was able to confirm the b [...] | 2010-01-08 12:49:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ |
10BAKU24 | AZERBAIJAN: ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (SBU) This cable answers reftel questions on USG engagement on women's issues in Azerbaijan. 2. (SBU) Provide details on current women's issues programs which highlight Post's work with civil society, NGOs, local governments, international or regional organizations, and other relevant inter [...] | 2010-01-12 13:03:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KWMN AJ |
10BAKU27 | AZERBAIJAN: POLOFF AND LES FACE HARASSMENT IN [...] (SBU) At 1100 local January 13, a group composed of Poloff, a political LES and the DCM of the Norwegian Embassy in Baku were harassed by an angry crowd while visiting the village of Bananiyar in the autonomous exclave of Nakhchivan to investigate the events reported in Reftel. On approaching [...] | 2010-01-13 13:42:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC AJ |
10BAKU39 | AZERBAIJAN: DIPLOMATS HARASSED IN NAKHCHIVAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As detailed in reftel A, on December 28 and January 5, police mistreated hundreds and arrested dozens of residents of Bananyar, a small village in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan. Poloff and a political LES joined the Norwegian DCM on a fact-finding trip to Nakhchivan on Ja [...] | 2010-01-19 13:43:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KIRF AJ |
10BAKU86 | BAKU SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS' FEBRUARY 19 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Baku will be a welcome demonstration of high-level attention to Azerbaijan as the Turkey-Armenia normalization process moves toward a conclusion. Baku is plainly seeking assurances that the United States will continue to engage on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) after the Tur [...] | 2010-02-09 14:32:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG PHUM KDEM AJ AM TU |
10BAMAKO26 | RADIO KAYIRA JOURNALIST ARRESTED, THEN FREED [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 31, 2009, police in Kita, Mali, arrested Noumouke Sidibe, a journalist for the opposition Radio Kayira group of radio stations. Local authorities accused Sidibe of having used his radio show to incite the July 15, 2009 riots in Kita that occurred following the shoot [...] | 2010-01-15 12:08:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM ML |
10BAMAKO31 | TOWN HALL MEETING: 2009 FORUM GIVES MALIANS [...] (U) On December 10, 2009, the 14th Democracy Forum was held at Bamako International Convention Center. Started in 1992 by then-President Alpha Oumar Konare, the Forum is the Malian equivalent of an American town hall meeting - an opportunity for citizens to present questions and complaints di [...] | 2010-01-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM ML |
10BAMAKO77 | MALI'S COURTS TAKE ON CORRUPTION IN SPECIAL SESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: From December 30, 2009 to January 29, 2010 the Court of Appeals of Bamako held a special session to try a series of corruption cases. Twelve cases were presented involving 52 defendants accused of having stolen a total of USD 3.7 million of public money. The cases covered a wid [...] | 2010-02-09 09:27:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM ML |
10BAMAKO79 | YOUTH WING OF MALI'S LARGEST PARTY ELECTS NEW [...] On January 23-24, the youth wing of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA) held its third general congress in Bamako, with 250-300 delegates in attendance. By way of background, ADEMA is the party of former Malian President Alpha Oumar Konare and is the largest in the National Assembly. [...] | 2010-02-09 16:47:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM ML |
10BAMAKO8 | ATT LAYS OUT PLANS IN NEW YEAR ADDRESS [...] (U) On December 31, Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT) delivered his annual New Year's Address to the nation. The centerpiece of ATT,s address was the discussion of plans, first summarized on the occasion of his inaugural anniversary speech on June 8, 2009, for a constitutional revisi [...] | 2010-01-06 13:20:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV ML |
10BANGKOK165 | CABINET RESHUFFLE UNFOLDS LARGELY ACCORDING TO PLAN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Five new cabinet members took their oath of allegiance to King Bhumibol on January 18, completing a long-anticipated change to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's administration. While the changes affecting De [...] | 2010-01-20 09:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM TH |
10BANGKOK178 | AMBASSADOR AND RTG SPOKESMAN DISCUSS RED SHIRTS, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with RTG spokesperson Dr. Panitan Wattanayakorn at the Residence January 21 to review the latest political developments in Thailand. Panitan analyzed the three main factions within the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),aka t [...] | 2010-01-22 07:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PREF SMIG TH |
10BANGKOK184 | THAILAND: AUTHORITIES SEARCH RED SHIRT AGITATOR,S [...] (U) Summary: Police raided the home of Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdiphol (aka "Seh Daeng") on January 21 in connection with his possible involvement in an apparent grenade attack targeting Royal Thai Army (RTA) Commander in Chief Anupong Paojinda. Authorities also raided Seh Daeng's former drive [...] | 2010-01-22 11:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TH |
10BANGKOK209 | BANGKOK ENGAGES MEDIA AND PUBLIC ON HAITI [...] Summary: Post engaged local Thai audiences in a variety of ways to counter any possible misperceptions, inaccuracies and misinformation regarding U.S. relief efforts for Haiti. The centerpiece of the outreach was a roundtable for Thai journalists held by the Ambassador on Thursday, January 21 [...] | 2010-01-26 04:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA TH |
10BANGKOK244 | THAILAND: PM'S DEMOCRAT PARTY IN SIMMERING LEGAL [...] (C) Even as the Democrat party struggles to manage the political fallout associated with spurning its coalition partners on the constitutional amendment push (reftel),another cloud looms on the horizon. The party stands accused by political opponents of running afoul of the Political Parties [...] | 2010-01-28 10:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TH |
10BANGKOK287 | THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL RESUMES A MORE VISIBLE [...] (C) King Bhumibol Adulyadej has actively presided over three separate swearing-in ceremonies at Siriraj Hospital since mid-January, dispensing philosophic advice to ministers and judges in public and the Prime Minister in private. In addition to swearing-in the five new cabinet members on Jan [...] | 2010-02-03 10:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH |
10BANGKOK3 | PM ABHISIT AT THE ONE-YEAR MARK: A MOSTLY POSITIVE [...] (C) One-year into his term as Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva has lasted in office far longer than most political prognosticators ever thought possible. Through this sheer act of survival in the rough and tumble world of Thai politics, he has confounded his detractors and rebutted -- in the [...] | 2010-01-04 04:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TH |
10BANGKOK319 | THAILAND: AMBASSADOR MEETS FORMER PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with former Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa on February 4 at Chart Thai Pattana party headquarters to review the latest political developments. Countering much press speculation, Banharn told the Ambassador he never expected the Democrat party to endorse the [...] | 2010-02-05 09:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH |
10BANGKOK43 | SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA,S JANUARY [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Congressman Faleomavaega, Embassy Bangkok warmly welcomes your visit. You will arrive January 16 to a Kingdom of Thailand divided politically and focused inward, uncertain about the country's future after [...] | 2010-01-07 09:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM TH |
10BANGKOK434 | DON,T CALL IT A COMEBACK: THAKSIN,S PARTY LOOKS TO [...] (C) Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Puea Thai political party appears poised to reassert its political pre-eminence in one of its traditional strongholds in Northeastern Thailand, aka Isaan. Unlike in central Isaan (REF B),and south-central Issan (REF C),where the trend [...] | 2010-02-23 00:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH |
10BANGKOK470 | THAILAND: RED PLANS CRYSTALLIZE ON EVE OF THAKSIN [...] (C) The Thai Supreme Court will issue the much anticipated verdict in the Thaksin assets case February 26. The judgment itself remains an unknown, with most contacts anticipating either a partial or full seizure of the frozen 76 billion baht (more than $2 billion). However, the Thaksin-affili [...] | 2010-02-25 09:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR CASC TH |
10BANGKOK61 | THAILAND: PM ABHISIT TAKES A STAND, FORCES DEPUTY [...] (C) Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nopamornbodi tendered his resignation January 10 in the wake of a scandal involving planned procurement irregularities that already cost the Health Minster his job (reftel). The resignation represented a sharp about face for both Manit and his political [...] | 2010-01-11 11:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TH |
10BASRAH3 | BASRAH'S PRESS: A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (SBU) A recent joint press conference held by Basrah PRT Leader and Basrah Governor Shiltagh Aboud to highlight USG reconstruction efforts generated revealing insights into the current state of Basrah's local media. The coverage -- which ranged from exaggeratedly positive ("PRT to rebuild city [...] | 2010-02-06 08:00:00 | REO Basrah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KPAO KMDR KDEM PGOV PREL IZ |
10BASRAH5 | BASRAH'S REACTION TO DE-BA'ATHIFICATION [...] (C) The conflict over de-Ba'athification has sparked three demonstrations in Basrah, and provoked strong reactions from the government and influential leaders. While a demarche to the Provincial Council Chair appears to have dampened emotions over perceived USG involvement in this issue, the i [...] | 2010-02-20 11:47:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL IZ IR |
10BEIJING146 | PRC SCHOLARS GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON SOUTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC scholars view the late-December passage of the Southern Sudan Referendum Law as "only the first step" in a long and difficult Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) implementation process. The scholars acknowledged that Southern Sudan will likely vote for independence in January [...] | 2010-01-20 07:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EPET PHUM SOCI KDEM CH SU |
10BEIRUT11 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS' JANUARY 8 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 8 visit as the first high-level delegation to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and Foreign Min [...] | 2010-01-05 15:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR PREF |
10BEIRUT116 | MARADA'S FRANJIEH CALLS FOR INDIRECT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Marada leader Sleiman Franjieh reported to the Ambassador on February 2 that he had established a rapport with Prime Minister Saad Hariri, whom he described as "a man you can deal with." Franjieh, a strong Syrian ally, expressed his support for indirect negotiations between Leban [...] | 2010-02-04 16:14:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPAL PINR PTER SY IS LE |
10BEIRUT145 | CHRISTIANS OBJECT TO BERRI'S PROPOSED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 1989 Taif Accord that ended the Lebanese civil war called for "deconfessionalization," the abolishment of the quotas for sectarian representation that undergird the Lebanese political system. Like many tenets in Taif, the proposal has yet to be implemented. Recently, Speaker [...] | 2010-02-12 15:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT PINR SOCI KDEM LE |
10BEIRUT164 | CABINET APPROVES MUNICIPAL ELECTORAL REFORMS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Despite pressure from multiple sides to delay, the Lebanese municipal elections are still scheduled for June 2009. In January Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud presented a draft bill to cabinet containing a menu of electoral reforms, including measures to create standardized pre-pr [...] | 2010-02-19 15:59:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI LE |
10BEIRUT167 | HARIRI RALLY HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES FACING MARCH 14 [...] (C) Summary: Tens of thousands of Future Movement, Lebanese Forces and Kataeb supporters joined the February 14 rally -- organized by the March 14 coalition -- to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Turnout was less than in previous ye [...] | 2010-02-22 12:56:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IS SA |
10BEIRUT4 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S JANUARY 8-9 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 8-9 visit as one of the first high-level delegations to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and [...] | 2010-01-05 07:27:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR LE |
10BEIRUT42 | CODEL HASTINGS' JANUARY 8 VISIT TO LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: During a January 8 visit to Lebanon, a delegation headed by Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) met with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Foreign Minister Ali el Chami. Representative Hastings reiterated Congressional support for Lebanon's democratic i [...] | 2010-01-14 10:35:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR PREF |
10BEIRUT65 | MARCH 14 PARTNERS STRUGGLE WITH NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Members of the March 14 coalition are now struggling to agree on how to mark their next significant event, the fifth commemoration of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination on February 14. Prime Minister Saad Hariri is reportedly hesitating to hold a major political r [...] | 2010-01-21 15:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM LE SA |
10BEIRUT72 | NEW CABINET'S AGENDA AND EFFECTIVENESS STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Lebanese cabinet, which first met on December 21, has not resolved any substantive issues during the three sessions that have been held to date. All sides appear keen to avoid polarization in the cabinet following the late 2009 dispute over the wording of the ministerial [...] | 2010-01-22 15:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM LE |
10BEIRUT81 | HEALTH MINISTER TOUTS MINISTRY'S COMMITMENT TO IPR [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Health Mohammad Khalifeh informed the Ambassador January 22 that earlier that morning he had worked with the chief prosecutor's office to issue arrest warrants for individuals involved in a counterfeit pharmaceutical smuggling ring. Proud of the ministry's accomplishm [...] | 2010-01-27 14:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV KIPR KDEM PINR KPAL LE |
10BERLIN154 | GERMAN MFA SUPPORTS PACE MISSION BUT FEARS TIME IS [...] (U) On January 29, poloffs delivered reftel demarche to MFA office director for Iraq, Klemens Semtner. Semtner said that the MFA had engaged with German PACE representatives in support of the UNAMI invitation for an observer mission. However, his office had not yet received any feedback. Se [...] | 2010-02-04 12:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL COE FR XG GM |
10BOGOTA145 | Third Uribe Term Increasingly Likely [...] (C) President Uribe took another step toward a third term with his January 20 decision to adhere to restrictions designed to level the playing field between an incumbent president and his/her competitors. As expected, the Inspector General recommended January 12 that the Constitutional Court a [...] | 2010-02-03 21:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL KJUS PINR PHUM CO |
10BOGOTA149 | Judge's Reportedly Critical Report Kicks Off Debate on [...] (SBU) Constitutional Court Judge Humberto Sierra presented his legal analysis on the constitutionality of the presidential reelection referendum to the other eight members of the Court on February 3 in a closed session. Although the report is supposed to be confidential for five years, even be [...] | 2010-02-04 17:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL KJUS PINR PHUM CO |
10BOGOTA198 | Haiti Reporting from Colombia [...] (U) SUMMARY. All leading national and regional newspapers in Colombia continue their extensive coverage of the events in Haiti, and have highlighted the USG's quick response to the crisis. Post has closely followed the overwhelmingly positive coverage of the U.S. role in Haiti disaster assista [...] | 2010-01-21 18:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA CO |
10BOGOTA245 | Santos Eager to Assume Uribe's Mantle, but Uribe Still [...] (C) The reelection referendum rollercoaster rolls on. Constitutional Court Judge Humberto Sierra's draft decision declaring the referendum unconstitutional initially led many observes to predict the referendum would not be held. This perception was fueled by President Uribe's meetings with pot [...] | 2010-02-12 21:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL KJUS PINR PHUM CO |
10BOGOTA258 | Haiti Reporting from Colombia (January 22-25, 2010) [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post continues to closely follow the Colombian media coverage of the U.S. role in Haiti disaster assistance. Though Colombian coverage of the earthquake aftermath is beginning to diminish, reporting on the U.S. role in providing sweeping disaster and humanitarian assistance continu [...] | 2010-01-26 13:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA CO |
10BRATISLAVA30 | CHARGE EDDINS CARRIES HAITI MESSAGE ON LEADING BROADCASTER [...] (U) Leading Slovak cable news broadcaster "TA-3" broadcast an exclusive interview with Charge Eddins on Saturday, January 23, as part of their half-hour evening special on the situation in Haiti. In response to a query on speculation that the U.S. would "occupy" Haiti Charge Eddins strong [...] | 2010-01-25 15:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA LO |
10BRATISLAVA35 | NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS...ONE JOURNALIST'S STORY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 15:38:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP LO |
10BRUSSELS115 | BELGIUM: AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S PERSONAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) One week after the earthquake in Haiti, Ambassador Gutman appeared as a guest on the Flemish evening talk show, Phara. During this interview, the Ambassador addressed concerns that America was "taking over" Haiti, as the presenter suggested. When the presenter inquired whether America ha [...] | 2010-01-29 09:26:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA BE |
10CAIRO119 | EGYPT: NEW MB SUPREME GUIDE NAMED [...] Key Points: -- (C) Administrative insider and relative unknown Mohammed Badie, 66, was named the Muslim Brotherhood's eighth Supreme Guide on January 16. Badie's selection represents a generational shift within the group. He is the first Guide not to have known MB-founder Hassan Al-Banna. -- (C) In [...] | 2010-01-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL EG |
10CAIRO145 | A/S POSNER ENGAGES WITH CIVIL SOCIETY, POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] Key Points: -- (C) In meetings January 13-14, A/S Posner told activists and opposition politicians that the U.S. is seeking ways to advance human rights and political participation over the coming 12-18 months. -- (C) Activists urged the U.S. to end a "double standard" on Israeli human rig [...] | 2010-01-31 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
10CAIRO147 | A/S POSNER PRESSES GOE ON POLICE BRUTALITY, NGO [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In meetings January 12-13, A/S Posner raised the issue of police brutality and prison conditions with senior GOE officials. -- (C) Interior Ministry State Security (SSIS) Director Hassan Abdel Rahman asserted that SSIS has not abused prisoners "in the past ten yea [...] | 2010-01-31 15:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
10CAIRO163 | DAS WITTES ENGAGES GOE, CIVIL SOCIETY ON ELECTIONS, NAGA [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In meetings January 24-25, NEA DAS Tamara Cofman Wittes assured activists of continuing U.S. commitment to promoting democracy and human rights. She urged the GOE to use the penal code, not the Emergency Law, to prosecute the January 6 sectarian killings in Naga Hamadi [...] | 2010-02-04 15:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG |
10CAIRO201 | GOE REMOVES OUTSPOKEN NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-15 12:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
10CAIRO213 | ACTIVIST URGES U.S DIPLOMATIC APPROACH TO THE GOE ON TORTURE [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) Human rights activist XXXXXXXXXXXX told us February 10 he believes the top USG human rights priority in Egypt should be diplomatic approaches to urge the GOE to combat torture. He recommended quiet diplomacy over public statements. -- (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX was pessimi [...] | 2010-02-17 13:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KTIP EG |
10CAIRO215 | ACTIVISTS PREPARE FOR EL-BARADEI'S ARRIVAL; DETAINEES [...] KEY POINTS -- (SBU) Activists affiliated with the political opposition are planning to greet former IAEA Chairman Mohammed El-Baradei upon his scheduled February 19 arrival in Cairo from Vienna. In recent months, El-Baradei has spoken about a possible 2011 presidential run if the GOE en [...] | 2010-02-18 16:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
10CAIRO217 | HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS FACE REGISTRATION QUANDRY [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) The GOE maintains that NGOs are legally obligated to register with the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS). Egyptian law gives the GOE broad oversight over MOSS-registered NGOs, and the GOE can dissolve these NGOs for receiving foreign funding without permission, and f [...] | 2010-02-18 16:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ELAB EG |
10CAIRO237 | El Baradei Returns to Cairo [...] (C) Key Points: -- Thousands of supporters greeted former IAEA Chairman Mohammed El Baradei upon his return to Cairo. Beleaguered leaders of the opposition seem relieved at their ability to muster a show of support for El Baradei and enthusiastic about his potential impact. -- El [...] | 2010-02-23 13:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
10CAIRO47 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S POSNER'S JANUARY 12-15 [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) The impact of the political reform process that started at the beginning of this decade is mixed. Activists and opposition politicians are increasingly engaged in political life and the independent press has achieved a substantial degree of freedom to criticize the government. [...] | 2010-01-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF ELAB EG |
10CAIRO58 | COURT SENTENCES JOURNALISTS TO PRISON FOR DEFAMING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 11:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ELAB SOCI EG |
10CAIRO64 | EGYPT'S EMERGENCY LAW AND ITS BROAD USES [...] KEY POINTS -- Egypt's State of Emergency, in effect almost continuously since 1967, allows for the application of the 1958 Emergency Law, which grants the GOE broad powers to arrest individuals without charge and to detain them indefinitely. -- The Emergency Law creates state security cour [...] | 2010-01-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM KIRF ELAB EG |
10CAIRO99 | ACTIVISTS, BLOGGERS DETAINED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO [...] KEY POINTS -- (SBU) The GOE arrested and detained a group of about 30 activists and bloggers the morning of January 15 as they arrived in Naga Hamadi to visit the families of those killed in the January 6 sectarian shootings (ref A). -- (SBU) The group of detainees included activists from secular [...] | 2010-01-19 14:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG |
10CAPETOWN20 | DA PROPOSES BILL TO REGULATE PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS [...] (U) On January 13, 2010 the Democratic Alliance (DA) unveiled its Private Members Bill on Presidential Pardons which it will submit to the Speaker. The Bill aims to prescribe a set of requirements to which the President must adhere when exercising his right to pardon a South African citizen, t [...] | 2010-01-25 13:34:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SF |
10CAPETOWN29 | SOUTH AFRICAN STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS [...] (SBU) South African President Jacob Zuma, relying heavily on the legacy of former President Nelson Mandela (also known here by his clan name: "Madiba"),on February 11 gave his second State of the Nation address since assuming office last May. The South African leader came into the speech some [...] | 2010-02-12 16:07:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM SF |
10CAPETOWN39 | AMBASSADOR GIPS MEETS WITH ATHOL TROLLIP, [...] (C) Summary. On February 12, Ambassador Gips met with Athol Trollip, Parliamentary leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA),the main opposition party in Parliament, to discuss USG programs and cooperation. Also in attendance were Political Counselor, Cape Town CG, and Cape Town Poloff. T [...] | 2010-02-25 12:43:00 | Consulate Cape Town | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL SF |
10CARACAS101 | Three Cable Stations Reopen, Student Protests Continue [...] (SBU) Summary: Three of the smaller cable channels closed as a result of the government's January 21 decision to reclassify them as "national" (ref a) were back on the air on January 27 following their successful appeal to Conatel, the broadcasting regulatory agency, to be reclassified a [...] | 2010-01-28 15:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE |
10CARACAS105 | Raising RCTV and Haiti with Venezuelan Foreign Ministry [...] (C) Summary. In a January 27 lunch with the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry's Director for North American Affairs, Yaneth Arocha, Polcouns raised U.S. concerns about official Venezuelan misinformation about U.S. assistance efforts in Haiti (ref a) and the closure of RCTV. Arocha said she [...] | 2010-01-28 16:41:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM VE PINR |
10CARACAS109 | RCTV President Asks U.S. to Press U.S. Cables Operators to [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with the Charge on January 26, RCTV President Marcel Granier asked the U.S. government to press DirectTV, Net Uno, and Inter to restore RCTV programming in Venezuela. Granier charged that these were "U.S. companies" and that they had illegally bowed to Venezuelan governmen [...] | 2010-01-28 23:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM VE EINV |
10CARACAS119 | RE: Chavez Threatens "Radical Action" if Protests Continue [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 28, hundreds of students gathered in cities across Venezuela for a fifth day of protests. Media reports indicate that since January 25, the protests have led to 2 deaths, nearly 70 injuries, and at least 60 arrests/detentions nationwide, although almost all of the [...] | 2010-01-29 21:43:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE |
10CARACAS13 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STARTS NEW SESSION, REELECTS MOST OF ITS [...] (C) Summary: The Chavista-dominated National Assembly (AN) opened its new session January 5 with the selection of its three-member executive board and the administrative secretary and sub-secretary positions. President Cilia Flores and First Vice-President Jose Albornoz retained their respe [...] | 2010-01-07 14:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM VE |
10CARACAS15 | Chavez Seeks to Institutionalize His Regional Vision and [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continues to try to institutionalize his revolutionary vision for Latin America and his regional leadership by formalizing his socialist ideology; creating and financing new regional political, economic, social and media structures; and trying to [...] | 2010-01-07 19:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KDEM VE |
10CARACAS165 | Chavez Calls Protesting Students "Fascists"; "Real Students [...] (SBU) Speaking to his cabinet in a nationally televised broadcast on February 5, President Chavez called the students who protested February 4 "fascists, subversives, violent, filled with hate and anger." He said they "destroyed part of the Metro, and wanted to fill Caracas with violence, so [...] | 2010-02-11 16:20:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE |
10CARACAS167 | View from the Countryside: The Government Is Taking Over [...] (C) Summary: Government control is wide and deep in the agricultural state of Yaracuy, located in the northwest part of Venezuela. Business leaders described constant attacks on the private sector through land invasions and expropriations, subsidized agricultural imports, and government indif [...] | 2010-02-11 16:22:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAGR VE |
10CARACAS177 | Opposition Committed to Elections Despite Challenges [...] (C) Summary. Despite continuing internal rivalries, opposition political party leaders are united on the need to resist Chavez' "provocations" and remain focused on the September legislative elections, where they expect to present a unified candidate slate and to win at least 40 seats i [...] | 2010-02-12 15:31:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM VE |
10CARACAS181 | Rumored Sale of Globovision [...] Summary. On February 10, opposition-oriented cable television station Globovision issued a press release denying rumors that it had been sold or had changed management. However, Director Ravell confirmed that he had been asked to resign. End Summary. Rumors of Government Pressur [...] | 2010-02-12 16:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE KDEM |
10CARACAS187 | Increased Harassment of Approved Cuban Medical Parolees [...] (C) Summary: Harassment of Cuban Medical parolees has increased significantly since December 2009. Recent media coverage has exacerbated difficulties experienced by parolees attempting to exit Venezuela. These Cuban medical professionals who staff President Chavez's flagship medical service program [...] | 2010-02-12 20:20:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM CU VE |
10CARACAS189 | Widespread Support for "Chavismo Lite" in Lara State [...] (C) Summary: On February 3 and 4, Emboffs visited the city of Barquisimeto in western Lara State, where "Chavista lite" Governor Henri Falcon is widely praised across the political spectrum for his administrative efficiency and relatively moderate political stance. Business leaders noted Fa [...] | 2010-02-12 20:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM VE |
10CARACAS197 | Expections for Chavez' Electoral Strategy [...] (C) Summary: Based on Chavez' past practices, most observers expect him to employ the following electoral strategies in the September 26 elections for National Assembly (AN) Deputies in order to achieve his goal of retaining at least a two thirds majority: using his political machine to get [...] | 2010-02-13 00:40:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM VE PREL |
10CARACAS209 | S/GWI Project Proposal - Venezuela [...] Please find below a project proposal for the "Shelter for Victims of Gender-Based Violence" for the S/GWI small grants initiative, as announced in reftel. FundaSucre, a public foundation of the Sucre municipality of Caracas, would be the recipient organization, and this project would support [...] | 2010-02-19 22:52:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KDEM SNAR VE |
10CARACAS219 | Globovision Owners Acknowledge Defeat; El Nacional On the Ropes? [...] (S) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ambassador between February 17-19, several of Venezuela's major private media XXXXXXXXXXXX acknowledged that relentless Venezuelan Government (GBRV) pressure against their television and print outlets has threatened to put them out of business. XX [...] | 2010-02-23 18:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | SECRET | PGOV PREL VE PHUM KDEM |
10CARACAS227 | POPULAR GOVERNOR LEAVES THE PSUV, JOINS ALLIED PPT [...] (C) Summary: The second-most popular political figure within the Chavista movement, Governor of Lara State Henri Falcon, announced February 22 in an open letter that he was leaving the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) for the allied Fatherland For All (PPT) party. Falcon alleged t [...] | 2010-02-24 21:51:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM VE |
10CARACAS3 | Venezuela Criticizes Peruvian President Garcia; Continues to [...] (SBU) The Venezuelan government (GBRV) quickly responded to Peruvian President Alan Garcia's January 2 statement that Bolivian President Evo Morales is criticizing Peru based on orders from Venezuela. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs January 4 press release "emphatically rejected" the "insolent" [...] | 2010-01-05 21:28:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM VE |
10CARACAS43 | Making Socialism Easier to Swallow [...] (C) Summary: President Chavez made socialism taste better with the December 22 opening of a "socialist arepera" serving Venezuelan-style tortillas at a fraction of their usual price. The "Arepera Socialista" is planned to be the first of a chain of Venezuelan government (GBRV) restaurants run by th [...] | 2010-01-19 12:58:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON EINT VE |
10CARACAS49 | EU-Venezuela Counternarcotics Agreement: More Optics Than [...] Summary. The 3.3 million euro EU-Venezuela counternarcotics cooperation agreement, signed on December 29, was largely a political gesture toward the European Union, according to the EU's cooperation director Marc Fiedrich. Because the agreement was pending signature for a year, it will [...] | 2010-01-19 23:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PHUM KDEM PREL PGOV VE |
10CARACAS57 | TFHA01: Venezuela Continues Attacks on U.S. Haiti Relief; [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 resolution, the Venezuelan National Assembly characterized U.S. assistance to Haiti as a "military occupation," which it rejected as a threat to both Haiti and Venezuela. The GBRV Ministry of Communication and Information Vive website altered its January 18 articl [...] | 2010-01-20 22:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KDEM SNAR VE |
10CARACAS75 | RE: RCTV Closed; Protests Erupt [...] (C) In a press conference the evening of January 23, Diosdado Cabello, the Minister of Housing and Public Works and the director of the broadcasting regulatory agency Conatel, announced that he had instructed cable TV operators to remove RCTV and five other cable networks from their progr [...] | 2010-01-25 20:40:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE |
10CARACAS81 | Chavez Proclaims "I am the People" and Demands Absolute [...] (C) Summary: Pro-government and opposition groups each led large, peaceful demonstrations in Caracas on January 23 to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the fall of the Marcos Perez Jimenez dictatorship. President Chavez joined thousands of his supporters bused in from across the country and [...] | 2010-01-26 15:41:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM VE |
10CARACAS83 | Chavez Proclaims "I am the People" and Demands Absolute [...] (C) Summary: Pro-government and opposition groups each led large, peaceful demonstrations in Caracas on January 23 to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the fall of the Marcos Perez Jimenez dictatorship. President Chavez joined thousands of his supporters bused in from across the country and [...] | 2010-01-26 17:16:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM VE |
10CARACAS95 | ELECTORAL COUNCIL PUBLISHES NEW VOTING DISTRICTS THAT FAVOR [...] (C) Summary: On January 19, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) announced the official boundaries of voting districts ("circuitos" or "circunscripciones") that will be in effect for the September 2010 National Assembly (AN) elections. As had been widely anticipated, the Chavista-do [...] | 2010-01-27 20:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM VE |
10CHISINAU23 | PROSECUTOR FINES MENORAH-PROTESTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 12 meeting with the Charge, Prosecutor General Valeriu Zubco argued that Moldovan law gave him no choice but to fine, rather than charge with a crime, the Orthodox priest who desecrated the Jewish menorah on December 13 (reftel). However, based on a previously unco [...] | 2010-01-15 13:10:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR KDEM MD |
10CHISINAU80 | ACTING PRESIDENT PREFERS NEW [...] (C) Summary: In a February 3 meeting, Acting President Ghimpu told the Ambassador that he hoped to address Moldova's difficulties in electing a President through constitutional reform. Ghimpu said there were serious disagreements within the governing alliance over holding repeat parliamenta [...] | 2010-02-12 12:51:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MD |
10CHISINAU9 | OUR MOLDOVA ALLIANCE ON VERGE OF SPLIT [...] (C) Summary: The Our Moldova Alliance (AMN),one of the four parties of the ruling Alliance for European Integration (AIE),is on the verge of a schism following a heated December 12 party congress. Though AMN Chairman (and Deputy Parliament Speaker) Serafim Urechean retained his post, a fa [...] | 2010-01-11 06:13:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EAID PINR MD |
10COPENHAGEN41 | IRAQ: ATTEMPTS TO BAR CANDIDATES FROM [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Denmark shares USG concern about attempts to bar candidates from upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections, according to MFA Mideast Department Section Heads Stig Paolo Piras and Kristian Rasmussen. In response to reftel demarche, they t [...] | 2010-01-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ DA |
10COTONOU88 | BENIN: AF A/S CARSON AND FOREIGN MINISTER STRESS BILATERAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 5, 2010, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson met Benin's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marie Ehouzou in Cotonou. The meeting was very cordial, and focused on shared values and shared commitment to democracy and development. A/S Carson announced [...] | 2010-02-16 14:07:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM KMCA HA BN |
10COTONOU90 | BENIN: AF A/S CARSON MEETS PRESIDENT YAYI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Carson's meeting with Benin's President Yayi strongly buttressed Yayi's determination to pursue close collaboration with the USG. Yayi stressed his government's concern for Haiti and its reconstruction after the January earthquake; the importance of USG support for Benin's [...] | 2010-02-16 14:18:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM KMCA HA BN |
10DAKAR127 | Ambassador Discusses Corruption with Senegalese President [...] (U) Summary: After nearly two hours of a mostly one-on-one discussion that included lighter and more tense exchanges, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade took the suggestion to demonstrate tangible steps of fighting corruption. Wade relied on his standard defense of the fact there have been no [...] | 2010-02-18 17:31:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KMCA ECON SG |
10DAKAR224 | SUBJECT: Senegal: lenient sentence for ruling party arsonist [...] SUMMARY: On February 3, the Regional Court of Thies condemned Mouhamadou Lamine Massaly, a ruling party youth leader, to six-month in prison. Massaly had confessed to a journalist and a Police chief in Thies that he was the instigator of arson during a Socialist Party (PS) rally on January 17, [...] | 2010-02-11 17:55:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SG |
10DAKAR32 | Senegal: Looming Electoral Crisis [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In early December, the Ministry of Interior hosted a series of meetings with members of the ruling Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and opposition parties to discuss revisions to the Electoral Code. Two days after the talks began the opposition Benno coalition walked out, outra [...] | 2010-01-08 12:49:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SG |
10DAKAR76 | Senegal: The Return of Political Violence [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 17, two arsonists, allegedly belonging to the ruling Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) set ablaze the stand where Ousmane Tanor Dieng, the leader of the Socialist Party (PS) was sitting during a political rally in Thies. Dieng and key leaders of the PS, including the [...] | 2010-01-21 15:13:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG |
10DAKAR80 | Senegal: Wade seeks to undermine local governments [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 18, President Abdoulaye Wade characterized Senegal's decentralization process as a failure after which he outlined a slew of reforms among which he wants to eliminate the positions of Governors and create local legislative assemblies with clearly delineated jurisdictio [...] | 2010-01-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG |
10DAMASCUS151 | PALESTINIAN REFUGEES: COMMISSIONER-GENERAL LATEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi and Deputy Commissioner-General Margot Ellis said February 21 UNRWA's operations assisting Palestinian refugees in Syria were "in serious trouble" and that "dramatic" changes are possible if the ag [...] | 2010-02-22 06:36:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAL PHUM PREF PREL SOCI SY |
10DAMASCUS170 | "WE ARE READY": IRAQI DIPLOMATS AND ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following weeks of discussions with SARG ministries, the Iraqi Embassy and the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) reported they would be ready to facilitate voting by Iraqi refugees in Syria in the Iraqi legislative elections on March 5-7. However, confusion over [...] | 2010-02-25 14:05:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAL PHUM PREF PREL SOCI SY IZ |
10DAMASCUS174 | REFUGEE VOTING: IRAQI ELECTORAL COMMISSION RUSHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: With five days remaining before Iraqi refugees in Syria begin voting, officials at the Damascus office of the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) told us February 28 they were rushing to train election staff and get the word out in advance of the March 5-7 voting. [...] | 2010-02-28 14:34:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREF PREL SOCI SY IZ |
10DAMASCUS23 | NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW CHALLENGES FOR IRAQI REFUGEES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-10 14:41:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM SOCI PREL PREF PHUM SY |
10DAMASCUS28 | SYRIANS REACT NEGATIVELY TO ENHANCED TSA SCREENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syrians of all stripes have reacted negatively to enhanced airport screening requirements for travelers from 14 countries, including Syria, recently instituted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Government officials, students, journalists, businesspeople, and ot [...] | 2010-01-11 13:53:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM SOCI PREL PTER PHUM SY |
10DAMASCUS32 | IRAQI PALESTINIAN REFUGEES LIVE PRECARIOUSLY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Palestinians have been among the most vulnerable of Iraqi refugees in Syria. Over 2,600 of these essentially stateless people have been stranded in three desolate camps at or near the Syrian-Iraqi border. UNHCR is closing one of the camps, al-Tanf, this month and a second [...] | 2010-01-12 08:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM SOCI PREL PREF PHUM KPAL SY |
10DAMASCUS33 | SARG PROTESTS NEW TSA SCREENING REQUIREMENTS; [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 12:57:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM SOCI PREL PTER PHUM |
10DAMASCUS50 | UNRWA'S SYRIA CHIEF FRETS ABOUT FINANCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: United Nations Relief and Works Agency's (UNRWA) Syria Country Representative Roger Hearn told Staffdel Marcus January 9 that his organization's "surreal" financial situation is so dire, due mostly to donor fatigue, that it requires immediate attention and may entail "a complete r [...] | 2010-01-14 13:59:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAL SOCI PREL PREF PHUM SY |
10DAMASCUS66 | IRAQI REFUGEES: SARG BACKS UNHCR REGIONAL APPEAL, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Syrian Vice Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad used a UNHCR conference in Damascus to burnish the SARG's credentials in helping Iraqi refugees and to call on others, including the U.S. and Iraq, to do more. UN officials, though uncertain of the donor response to their ambitious [...] | 2010-01-19 10:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM SOCI PREL PREF PHUM SY IZ |
10DARESSALAAM10 | ZANZIBAR: CUF LEADER PROPOSES DELAYED ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Zanzibar opposition CUF leader Seif Sharif Hamad told Ambassador Lenhardt that he expected Zanzibar's House of Representatives would soon pass a constitutional amendment entrenching power sharing. Hamad said he agreed with Zanzibar President Karume that a referendum should be hel [...] | 2010-01-07 14:00:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM TZ |
10DARESSALAAM155 | NEWSPAPER SUSPENSION: GOVERNMENT UNMOVED [...] (SBU) Minister of Information, Sports and Culture George Mkuchika, meeting with Ambassador Lenhardt February 2, defended his 90-day suspension of Swahili weekly "Kulikoni" for publishing "seditious" material (reftel). Mkuchika argued that the suspension was fully in accordance with Tanzanian l [...] | 2010-02-19 08:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MCAP KPAO TZ |
10DARESSALAAM159 | FM MEMBE ON ZANZIBAR, POLITICS, AU, AND PIRACY [...] SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Membe convened the diplomatic corps on February 19 for a general briefing on Tanzanian domestic and foreign affairs. Membe reported GOT endorsement of a Zanzibar coalition government; welcomed international monitoring of the October general election; boasted of Tanzan [...] | 2010-02-22 13:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SENV AU TZ SO |
10DHAKA1 | JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI: THE TORTOISE NOT THE HARE [...] (C) Bangladesh's largest religious party, Jamaat-e-Islami held its closed-door Majlish-e-Shura December 7-9 and decided not to change course, despite extraordinary losses in the December 2008 elections and efforts by the current Awami League government to marginalize Jamaat. Ali Ahsan Mohamm [...] | 2010-01-03 02:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM BG |
10DHAKA1145 | JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI: THE TORTOISE NOT THE HARE [...] (C) Bangladesh's largest religious party, Jamaat-e-Islami held its closed-door Majlish-e-Shura December 7-9 and decided not to change course, despite extraordinary losses in the December 2008 elections and efforts by the current Awami League government to marginalize Jamaat. Ali Ahsan Mohamm [...] | 2010-01-03 02:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM BG |
10DHAKA1146 | JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI: THE TORTOISE NOT THE HARE [...] (C) Bangladesh's largest religious party, Jamaat-e-Islami held its closed-door Majlish-e-Shura December 7-9 and decided not to change course, despite extraordinary losses in the December 2008 elections and efforts by the current Awami League government to marginalize Jamaat. Ali Ahsan Mohamm [...] | 2010-01-03 02:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM BG |
10DHAKA115 | FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS IN DIPLOMATIC CORPS AFTER [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni called in the Ambassador and other COMs January 28 to request assistance in apprehending the absconding killers of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founder of Bangladesh and father to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In a hastily-arranged meeting the day after the exe [...] | 2010-02-08 09:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM BG |
10DHAKA137 | A MEETING OF MINDS: U/S MCHALE AND FOREIGN [...] (C) Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni discussed opportunities for closer multilateral cooperation, Indo-Bangladesh relations, climate change, and expanded bilateral exchange programs when they met on February 7. Both agreed [...] | 2010-02-17 09:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO PHUM KDEM SENV BG IN |
10DHAKA142 | INCREASING STUDENT VIOLENCE RAISES ALARMS [...] (C) A recent surge in student violence, and the ensuing crackdown on Islamic student groups, has raised concern that Bangladesh may witness a return to the violent political confrontations that preceded the January 2007 State of Emergency. The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) announced a crackd [...] | 2010-02-18 06:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM PINR SOCI KCRM KDEM BG |
10DHAKA2 | JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI: THE TORTOISE NOT THE HARE [...] (C) Bangladesh's largest religious party, Jamaat-e-Islami held its closed-door Majlish-e-Shura December 7-9 and decided not to change course, despite extraordinary losses in the December 2008 elections and efforts by the current Awami League government to marginalize Jamaat. Ali Ahsan Mohamm [...] | 2010-01-03 02:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM BG |
10DHAKA27 | BANGLADESH'S PRIME MINISTER PREPARES FOR ""TRANSFORMATIONAL"" VISIT TO INDIA [...] (C) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed will arrive in New Delhi January 10 to begin her most important foreign visit since assuming office in early 2009. Recognizing the inertia within Bangladesh's bureaucracy, the Prime Minister entrusted her own office with preparations for the visit [...] | 2010-01-10 09:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD PTER KDEM BG IN |
10DHAKA31 | EXECUTION OR CLEMENCY: WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR SHEIKH [...] (SBU) On January 3, 2010, a Dhaka court issued death warrants against five former army officers convicted in the August 1975 assassination of then-President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and members of his family. While those convicted can still request a final judicial review and appeal for clemenc [...] | 2010-01-11 04:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM BG |
10DHAKA41 | BANGLADESH CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (C) After sweeping into power in a landslide victory in December 2008, Bangladesh's Awami League Government overcame a number of challenges during its first year in office, most critically the February 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. Public opinion polls show the Government retains much of its [...] | 2010-01-13 06:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR KDEM PTER BG |
10DHAKA61 | GOVERNMENT TRUMPETS ACHIEVEMENTS OF PRIME [...] (C) Since her return from a state visit to India on January 13, 2010, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Government have trumpeted the trip as an unbridled success which will produce tangible benefits for both Bangladesh and the region. For her part, opposition leader Khaleda Zia has charac [...] | 2010-01-19 09:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM IN BG |
10DHAKA62 | STAFFDEL AHUJA DISCUSSES ENVIRONMENT AND INDIA, [...] (SBU) Professional Staff Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Jasmeet Ahuja's January 12 - 14 visit to Bangladesh highlighted the importance of cooperation between the U.S. and Bangladesh to combat terrorism and climate change. Ahuja also pressed Bangladesh to lift its trade boyco [...] | 2010-01-19 09:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM IS BG |
10DHAKA82 | BNP CHAIR ZIA SLAMS AWAMI LEAGUE, PROMOTES [...] (C) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chair Begum Khaleda Zia alleged Awami League abuses and slights toward her party to visiting PDAS Moon and the Ambassador on January 21, decrying the AL's denial of a proper role in Parliament for the BNP as the lead opposition party. She reiterated the [...] | 2010-01-27 01:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS PINR ECON SOCI KDEM BG |
10DHAKA85 | NEW INDIAN ENVOY UPBEAT ON BANGLADESH TIES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 08:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM IN BG |
10DHAKA88 | BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR U/S MCHALE [...] (C) Undersecretary McHale, we look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a secular democracy with a moderate Muslim-majority population of nearly 160 million people that is friendly to the United States. U.S. engagement with Bangladesh to help develop its democracy and economy and countert [...] | 2010-01-27 10:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPAO ECON PINR PINS KDEM PTER BG |
10DHAKA91 | TRIBAL LEADER ATTACKED IN CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS [...] (C) On January 27, tribal leaders favoring the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord came under attack on their way to a meeting of the CHT Land Commission in Khagrachhari district headquarters. CHT Regional Council Chairman Shantu Larma and a few others sustained minor injury in the [...] | 2010-01-31 06:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ASEC PREL PHUM KDEM BG |
10DJIBOUTI129 | DJIBOUTI POLITICAL UPDATE: REGIONAL GOVERNOR SHUFFLE; MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a rare shakeup, the national Council of Ministers named three new regional governors on January 26. Two of the three new appointees are from the same sub-clan as Aden Robleh Awaleh, the only ruling coalition partner to have publicly rejected a constitutional amendment allowin [...] | 2010-02-03 12:46:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM DJ |
10DJIBOUTI191 | DJIBOUTI: LAST UNDECIDED RULING COALITION PARTNER SUPPORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Guelleh's last undecided and undisputedly most important ruling coalition partner has declared its support for a constitutional amendment allowing him to run for a third term in office in 2011. Yet while the FRUD ("Front for the Restoration of Democracy and Unity") did [...] | 2010-02-17 09:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPAO PHUM SO DJ |
10DOHA24 | Engaging Al Jazeera on Haiti [...] (SBU) On Sunday, January 17, Al Jazeera's English (AJE) news channel, headquartered in Doha, began running inaccurate coverage of U.S. and international relief efforts in Haiti. At times, the coverage used inflammatory language, such as accusing the U.S. military of setting up a "mini-Green Zo [...] | 2010-01-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KDEM QA HA |
10DUSHANBE108 | TAJIK ELECTIONS: RULING PARTY LEADER PRAISES PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Deputy Chairman of the ruling People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT),Safar Safarov, told Ambassador Gross that his party is ready for February 28 parliamentary polls and pledged to run a fair campaign. Safarov is "ready for debates" but set conditions t [...] | 2010-01-26 03:25:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM TI |
10DUSHANBE112 | TAJIK ELECTIONS: CCER PROMISES FULL ACCESS FOR MONITORS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) Chief Mirzoali Boltuev promised to enforce President Rahmon's call for free and fair elections in a January 25 meeting with Ambassador Gross. Boltuev said foreign and local election observers would have full access to monito [...] | 2010-01-26 11:49:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM TI |
10DUSHANBE156 | MEDIA CRACKDOWN: OFFICIALS SUE NEWSPAPERS FOR MILLIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajik judges, a Ministry, and a government agency hit five of Tajikistan's independent newspapers with separate lawsuits in what could be the death knell of media freedom in the country. On January 25, three judges sued three newspapers for publishing a defense attorney's statem [...] | 2010-02-04 11:21:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO KDEM SCUL TI |
10DUSHANBE26 | TAJIK ELECTIONS: MONITORS TO BE DEPLOYED, BUT OBSERVERS [...] (SBU) USAID, the European Commission (EC),and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are funding election observation, party training, and voter education projects for the February 28 elections to the Tajik lower house of parliament (Majlisi Namoyandagon). USAID imple [...] | 2010-01-05 12:44:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM TI |
10DUSHANBE27 | TAJIK ELECTIONS: RAHMON SHOWS RULING PARTY WHO'S BOSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the pre-election congress of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT),which dominates both houses of the Tajik Parliament (Majlisi Oli),President Rahmon won unanimous re-election as PDPT chairman and installed his son on the party's central committee. He dismissed [...] | 2010-01-05 12:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM TI |
10DUSHANBE29 | TAJIK ELECTIONS: LE GRAND BLEU: KABIRI'S PRAGMATIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Muhiddin Kabiri, Chair of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT),expressed pessimism that the Tajik government would follow through on President Rahmon's repeated promises to run a free and fair February 28 parliamentary election, during a meeting with Ambassador Gr [...] | 2010-01-06 11:55:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM TI |
10DUSHANBE51 | TAJIK GOVERNMENT BLOCKS WEBSITES, THEN BACKS DOWN [...] (SBU) On January 11, the Tajik government ordered Internet providers to block access to two Internet news sites: centrasia.ru and ariana.su. The providers immediately implemented the order. The next day, the sites were back up. The brief blocks are a sign that government would like to silenc [...] | 2010-01-12 16:39:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM TI |
10FREETOWN73 | Preparing for Sierra Leone's 2012 Elections [...] (U) Embassy has begun a series of meetings aimed at determining what needs to be done to ensure that Sierra Leone's 2012 elections comes off smoothly and honestly. We are trying to see what, if anything, the US might do to help that process. Post would welcome any guidance from the Departme [...] | 2010-02-25 12:48:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM EAID SL UN |
10HANOI64 | Mission Urges Vietnam to Contribute to Haiti [...] (SBU) A/DCM telephoned MFA/Americas Deputy Director Le Huy Hoang January 22 to urge Vietnam again to contribute assistance to Haiti, and to convey ref A points on developments in Haiti. A/DCM noted that many other nations in Southeast Asia already had contributed assistance and encouraged Viet [...] | 2010-01-22 09:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM EAID ECON PREF OIIP KPAO HA VM |
10HARARE44 | ZIMBABWE ANNOUNCES MEMBERS OF NEW MEDIA COMMISSION [...] (SBU) The GOZ has named members of the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC),a regulatory body that will receive and process applications for media publishing licenses. Media groups view this development as an opportunity to democratize the media environment in Zimbabwe. However, they question t [...] | 2010-01-22 11:37:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAO ZI |
10HELSINKI37 | HAITI ENGAGEMENT - REPORT FROM HELSINKI [...] PAS has engaged with Finnish government and media on Haiti relief operations and is pleased to report that their treatment of the earthquake and its aftermath has been fair, balanced and forward-leaning in terms of their own support and understanding. We have seen no need to flag highly-biase [...] | 2010-01-26 15:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA FI |
10HYDERABAD2 | TELANGANA - A BANDH AND A ROAR STIR A UNITED RESPONSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two "bandhs" (strikes) and a rally over the past week brought different regions of Andhra Pradesh (AP) to a standstill. Facing down significant government opposition, the "Vidyarthi Garjana" (Student's Roar) rally organizers pulled off a well attended and peaceful protest in Hyder [...] | 2010-01-05 13:01:00 | American Consulate Hyderabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM IN |
10ISTANBUL21 | IRAN'S BAR ASSOCIATION: TRYING TO STAY [...] (C) Summary: An American Bar Association (ABA) representative briefed us recently on ABA's effort to make contact with Iran Bar Associations Union (IBAU),with the goal of offering legal workshops and capacity building to strengthen the IBAU's and regional Iranian bar associations' technical [...] | 2010-01-15 10:42:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL KDEM IR TU |
10JAKARTA141 | NEW POLITICAL GROUP SINGS OLD SONG [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) While some pundits see new "mass organization" National Democrat (ND) as a challenge to President Yudhoyono, his Partai Demokrat members (PD) are saying its establishment is good for Indonesia's democracy [...] | 2010-02-02 07:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ID |
10JAKARTA207 | PARLIAMENT LEADER SEEKS SUPPORT FOR FIRST MAJOR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 10:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM ID |
10JAKARTA221 | IRAN -- INDONESIA TO URGE FOR RELEASE OF DETAINED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 10:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KDEM ID IR |
10JAKARTA256 | INTERNAL POWER STRUGGLE SLOWS PROGRESS ON REFORM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono's reform efforts are slowing as he grapples with elements of his own government who seek to preserve Suharto-era patronage norms. Golkar and a cluster of other parties seek to undermine Yudhoyono's reforms by pinning responsibility for a controversial 2008 b [...] | 2010-02-25 10:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM ID |
10JAKARTA35 | AMBASSADOR ENGAGES SENIOR GOI OFFICIAL ON BURMA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume urged Indonesia to press the Burmese government to engage in a dialogue with the democratic opposition, and particularly to allow Aung San Suu Kyi to meet the leadership of her party, during a January 11 meeting with Department of Foreign Affairs Director General [...] | 2010-01-12 09:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ID BM IR XF AF |
10JAKARTA56 | DCM TACKLES TOUGH PARTNERSHIP ISSUES WITH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's new parliamentary commission leaders expressed concerns about our bilateral health cooperation and asked for more U.S. investment in a January 13 meeting with the DCM. The DCM a [...] | 2010-01-15 07:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG ECON KDEM KMCA |
10JAKARTA68 | LOOKING AHEAD TO ELECTIONS, INDONESIA'S POLITICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Moderate Islamic-oriented National Mandate Party (PAN) boosted President Yudhoyono's clout when it tapped his close ally as party chair--Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa. Rajasa and other leaders emerging from Indonesia's current series of national party congre [...] | 2010-01-19 09:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM ID |
10JERUSALEM129 | PA AND FATAH OFFICIALS CONSIDER HOLDING LOCAL [...] (C) Summary. Senior Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah officials have begun discussing the possibility of holding local elections in 2010 to replace existing local councils, all of whose terms expired in 2009 or earlier. There are several factors driving the push for elections, including [...] | 2010-01-20 15:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV |
10JERUSALEM175 | HATEM ABDEL QADER ON FATAH, ELECTIONS, AND [...] (C) In a January 22 meeting with Post, Fatah activist and former Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Hatem Abdel Qader said that with local government elections on the horizon, Fatah needed to "build confidence between the party and the people" by focusing on social iss [...] | 2010-01-29 08:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL IS KDEM |
10JERUSALEM236 | PALESTINIAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Tamara Cofman Wittes discussed efforts for Middle East peace, the growing distance between Palestinian and Israeli societies, and the role of women with Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and Palestinian civil society activists. Participants lamented de [...] | 2010-02-09 18:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMPI KDEM KPAL KWBG KWMN IS |
10JERUSALEM291 | "POPULAR RESISTANCE": FIVE YEARS ON [...] (SBU) February 19 marks the fifth anniversary of weekly "popular resistance" protests against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bil'in. Since demonstrations against the barrier began, they have attracted a wide range of anti-settlement NGOs and international activists. [...] | 2010-02-17 12:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAL KWBG IS |
10JERUSALEM292 | PALESTINIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS SET FOR JULY 17 [...] (C) On February 9, the Palestinian Authority (PA) Cabinet announced that municipal elections would be held on July 17 throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and called on the Central Elections Committee (CEC) to proceed with making arrangements. CEC Chairman Hanna Naser said efforts are un [...] | 2010-02-17 13:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG KDEM |
10JERUSALEM42 | MUHAMMAD DAHLAN ON FATAH REFORM, ISRAEL, [...] (C) Summary. The new Fatah Central Committee (FCC) is reaching out to the Fatah grassroots in ways the former FCC never did, according to FCC and Palestinian Legislative Council member Muhammad Dahlan. Fatah anniversary celebrations in January; upcoming union, syndicate, and journalist elec [...] | 2010-01-08 17:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER KPAL KDEM KWBG IS |
10KABUL10 | 2010 ELECTIONS: IEC ANNOUNCEMENT, INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Details about the 2010 elections came slightly more into focus on January 2 as the Independent Election Committee (IEC) announced the date and UNAMA convened international stakeholders. The IEC announced at a press conference the May 22 date for the Parliamentary elections and ex [...] | 2010-01-03 07:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL102 | Semi-annual Assessment for Badghis Province: July - [...] This is a Semi-annual assessment of Badghis Province. 2. (SBU) Summary. July - December 2009. Security in Badghis Province continued to deteriorate, as insurgents stepped up attacks on military convoys on main roads and overran several police checkpoints. Insurgents control large areas [...] | 2010-01-12 10:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV AF |
10KABUL115 | KARZAI VISIT TO HELMAND [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 2 visit to Helmand Province, President Karzai engaged warmly with Helmandis, demonstrating leadership as a wartime President. In the provincial capital Lashkar Gah, regional government officials gave the Afghan President, accompanied by ISAF Commander General M [...] | 2010-01-13 13:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK AF |
10KABUL120 | ROLLING BACK THE INSURGENCY--POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tagab District, Kapisa Province, remains unstable with continued attacks on coalition forces. Several remote valleys in the district are insurgent sanctuaries. However, a series of recent incidents have combined to provide real opportunities to turn the tide. Most promising are [...] | 2010-01-14 11:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS FR AF |
10KABUL13 | 2010 ELECTIONS: IEC ANNOUNCEMENT, INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Details about the 2010 elections came slightly more into focus on January 2 as the Independent Election Committee (IEC) announced the date and UNAMA convened international stakeholders. The IEC announced at a press conference the May 22 date for the Parliamentary elections and ex [...] | 2010-01-03 08:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL138 | PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: DONORS LIKELY TO FUND BUT [...] (C) Summary: While Kabul-based donor nation representatives have not reached consensus on the level of support the international community (IC) should provide for the upcoming Parliamentary elections, some donors had already committed funds to UNDP's Enhancing Legal and Electoral Capacity fo [...] | 2010-01-18 09:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL AF |
10KABUL175 | GIROA INDICTS THREE SENIOR OFFICIALS IN GHAZNI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 9, Kabul-based prosecutors filed charges against three prominent Ghazni officials: Ghazni City Mayor Hakim Ghazniwal, Refugees Director Abdul Mamid Wafa, and Reconstruction and Rural Development Director Sanai Mayel, in a 2005 case involved the illegal appropriation of [...] | 2010-01-19 06:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM AF |
10KABUL187 | AFGHAN MPS PUSH FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS, POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: Immediately before going on recess until February 20, the Afghan Lower House (Wolesi Jirga - WJ) voted to approve a list of necessary conditions for 2010 Parliamentary elections. The MPs designated WJ Speaker Yunus Qanooni to represent the legislative branch and meet with the E [...] | 2010-01-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL189 | IDLG LEADS SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNANCE STRATEGY; WILL GET ITS [...] (C) Summary: Director General of the Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) Jelani Popal is spear-heading the Afghan Government's renewed sub-national governance efforts, with the first test of this initiative to come in Helmand's Nad-Ali District in February. The new sub-national [...] | 2010-01-19 13:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL MOPS UK AF |
10KABUL202 | SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNANCE AND NATIONAL POLITICS: [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry and Jelani Popal, head of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG),met with the integrated command element of Brigade Combat Team Task Force Mountain Warrior in Jalalabad on January 14 before lunch with Governor Gul Agha Sherzai and a walking [...] | 2010-01-20 08:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KDEM PGOV PREL AF |
10KABUL21 | PARLIAMENT REJECTS MOST OF KARZAI'S CABINET [...] (S) Summary: On January 2, the Afghan Lower House (Wolesi Jirga) voted to accept seven of President Karzai's 24 Cabinet nominees and to reject 17 others. Two nominees were not voted on as their ministries are newly proposed by the President and not yet approved by Parliament. Karzai will lik [...] | 2010-01-03 16:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL211 | JANUARY 19 UNAMA MEETING: LONDON CONFERENCE, [...] (SBU) Summary: At the UNAMA meeting on January 19 SRSG Eide led a discussion on the JCMB, the London Conference, and the Parliamentary elections. The British do not yet have a formal agenda or speakers list for the London Conference and will work to circulate a draft communiqu in advance of t [...] | 2010-01-21 12:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV AF TU IR UK |
10KABUL214 | UN STAFFING SHORTAGES HINDER SUPPORT AS AFGHAN [...] (C) Summary: At the onset of Afghanistan's 2010 parliamentary elections season, the UNDP election support program in Afghanistan is crippled by significant staffing shortages, including in key leadership positions. These shortages, coupled with UN headquarters' lengthy hiring process, has l [...] | 2010-01-22 14:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AF |
10KABUL215 | UN STAFFING SHORTAGES HINDER SUPPORT AS AFGHAN [...] (C) Summary: At the onset of Afghanistan's 2010 parliamentary elections season, the UNDP election support program in Afghanistan is crippled by significant staffing shortages, including in key leadership positions. These shortages, coupled with UN headquarters' lengthy hiring process, has l [...] | 2010-01-22 14:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AF |
10KABUL221 | UNDERSTANDING THE AFGHAN SUPREME COURT [...] Summary: The Afghan Supreme Court is the highest court in the land, but rarely functions as a constitutional interpreter and in fact such a role is challenged by some experts. It mainly serves as an appellate court which exercises the fact-finding jurisdiction of a primary court. President [...] | 2010-01-23 17:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM KDEM KJUS PGOV |
10KABUL23 | MINISTER SPANTA OFFERS TO DISCUSS HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 07:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KTIP KDEM AF |
10KABUL24 | MINISTER SPANTA OFFERS TO DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (C) On December 30, Charge d'Affaires Ricciardone briefed Foreign Minister Spanta on Frontline's upcoming program investigating "bacha bazi" in Afghanistan. Charge Ricciardone told FM Spanta that the program, which will air on January 19, would draw increased world attention and criticism to [...] | 2010-01-04 09:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KTIP KDEM AF |
10KABUL245 | IEC POSTPONES PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced on January 24 that the Parliamentary elections would be postponed until September 18 due to lack of funding, security, and logistic support. On January 23 the President held a meeting at the Palace with Ambassador Eikenberry and [...] | 2010-01-25 14:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL336 | 2010 ELECTIONS: ESTABLISHING "CONDITIONALITY" FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Independent Election Commission's (IEC) postponement of Afghanistan's 2010 Parliamentary elections until September 18 (Reftel) provides the GIRoA more time to implement electoral reforms. While all donors may not yet agree on which reforms to promote, or on how best to press [...] | 2010-01-26 16:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV AF |
10KABUL377 | 2010 ELECTIONS: IEC AND ISAF PRELIMINARY PLANS [...] (S/REL) Summary: In recent conversations, Independent Election Commission (IEC) officials speculated that they were behind on 2010 election preparations and expressed doubt that the IEC could operate without international assistance. Meanwhile, ISAF contacts confirmed that ISAF is beginning p [...] | 2010-01-31 16:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KDEM PGOV PREL AF |
10KABUL439 | POLITICAL PARTY DEVELOPMENT IN AFGHANISTAN: KEY TO [...] (U) Summary: Functioning political parties may be critical to Afghanistan's long-term democratic development and stability but they are generally unpopular and misunderstood, prompting most Afghan politicians to avoid affiliation. The USG provides some technical assistance to political parti [...] | 2010-02-04 06:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL441 | REINTEGRATION AND RECONCILIATION - AFGHAN [...] (S/REL UK) Summary: Now that President Karzai has launched his broad Peace and Integration policy themes, his government's next political task, even as it must devise a program to advance the policy, is to develop nation-wide acceptance of the policy. An inclusive and transparent approach co [...] | 2010-02-04 10:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL46 | KEY AMBASSADORS IN KABUL DISCUSS REVIEW OF COMMAND [...] (C/Rel US, ISAF, NATO) Begin Summary. In a New Year's Day briefing by Generals McChrystal and Rodriguez for the embassies most active in the South and Southwest of Afghanistan ) Australia, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States ) the Generals outlined the co [...] | 2010-01-05 12:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK CAN IT NL AS AF |
10KABUL466 | NAD ALI/MARJAH OPERATION: STABILIZATION PLANNING [...] (C) Summary: Planning for the stabilization effort that will follow upcoming military operations in Helmand's Nad Ali District is entering the final phase. The PRT is nearing completion of plans to expand the existing GIRoA footprint in Nad Ali North (U.K. area of operations) and in Nad Ali So [...] | 2010-02-07 11:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK AF |
10KABUL467 | POWERBROKER AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES IN SPIN BOLDAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Spin Boldak District in Kandahar Province and its major border crossing point to Pakistan at Weech-Chaman have become the focus of a number of high profile coalition efforts given the upcoming military operations in Regional Command-South (RC-S). Although there is a high potential [...] | 2010-02-07 12:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCOR KCRM PREL AF |
10KABUL502 | IDLG DIRECTOR POPAL MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR: MOVING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 10:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL541 | 2007 AMNESTY BILL EXITS THE TWILIGHT ZONE, DRAWS [...] (C) Summary: The controversial Amnesty Law, passed by Afghan Parliament in early 2007, resurfaced in late January after three years of uncertain legal status. The law grants "general amnesty" to anyone involved in hostile conflict before the interim administration and to current armed oppon [...] | 2010-02-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL543 | FULL SUPPORT BY LOCAL SHURA FOR OPERATION MOSHTARAK [...] (C) Summary. On February 11, Helmand Governor Mangal and Minister of Interior Atmar hosted a well-attended shura, consisting of tribal elders from Nad Ali district and neighboring villages, to discuss the upcoming military operations in Marjah (Operation Moshtarak). The elders showed strong [...] | 2010-02-13 09:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK AF |
10KABUL554 | OPERATION MOSHTARAK - SITUATIONAL UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 13, [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the blessing by President Karzai on the evening of 12 February, the operations in Nad Ali (Operation Moshtarak) started at 0200 on the morning of 13 February. Most of the day's activity took place in the northern half of the district, and although not yet secure, Marja [...] | 2010-02-14 08:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM MOPS PGOV EAID AF |
10KABUL570 | CORRECTED COPY: IDLG DIRECTOR POPAL MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: In the course of a February 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Independent Director of Local Governance (IDLG) Jelani Popal previewed his upcoming visit to Helmand to help finalize preparations for the rollout there of the District Delivery Program (DDP). He indicated he can work [...] | 2010-02-15 10:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL572 | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ALARMED DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Convening a meeting of key ambassadors on February 11, UN SRSG Kai Eide sought counsel on how to avoid a potential stand-off with President Karzai on the issue of appointing international observers to the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC),in light of rumors that Karzai int [...] | 2010-02-15 10:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AF |
10KABUL577 | GIROA APPEARS TO RETREAT ON ELECTORAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary: President Karzai's Cabinet of Ministers has voted to approve an electoral decree that would "nationalize" the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) by removing the ECC's three international commissioners. If Karzai signs the decree, it will almost certainly hinder fraud preven [...] | 2010-02-15 16:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL589 | KANDAHAR: CORRUPTION REFORMS BY THE MASTER OF SPIN? [...] (S) Summary: On February 9, Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) Frank Ruggiero and Regional Command-South (RC-S) Commander Major General Nick Carter (UK) met with Colonel Abdul Razziq, 4th Afghan Border Police (ABP) Director and a well-known powerbroker based in the border town of Spin Bolda [...] | 2010-02-17 05:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV KDEM KCOR KCRM PREL AF |
10KABUL645 | "EMERGENCY" PRESIDENTIAL DECREE AMENDS ELECTORAL [...] (C) On February 17 President Karzai signed a Presidential decree enacting sweeping reforms to the 2005 electoral law. It was sent to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) on February 18 for review and gazetting. The exact text of the reforms was only available to Karzai's Cabinet and members of Parlia [...] | 2010-02-21 15:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV AF |
10KABUL657 | FARYAB: A VIEW FROM MAIMANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Shafaq, local Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) leaders, PRT Maimana military and civilian representatives all regard insurgency as the principal challenge facing Faryab province. They express their strongest concerns about Ghormach district, but see the entire "Pa [...] | 2010-02-22 14:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV TU AF |
10KABUL672 | ELECTIONS, KANDAHAR AND KARZAI [...] (C) Begin Summary. In a frank discussion, Canadian Ambassador Crosbie explained to Ambassador Eikenberry that getting the electoral process right is a bottom-line position for Canada, and said we must be prepared for confrontation with Karzai on this issue, or risk losing credibility among our [...] | 2010-02-23 13:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCOR PREL MOPS CAN AF PK |
10KABUL673 | KANDAHAR'S POWERBROKER: GUL AGHA SHIRZAI: TEEING [...] (S) Summary. Kandahar uber-powerbrokers Gul Agha Shirzai and Ahmed Wali Karzai (AWK) teamed up February 16-17 for an unprecedented show of political togetherness in Kandahar City (KC) to showcase plans for a southern Afghanistan regional peace and reconciliation jirga. Shirzai told the Kandaha [...] | 2010-02-23 13:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM MOPS CAN AF PK |
10KABUL677 | NANGARHAR RULE OF LAW CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) A two-day provincial justice conference in Nangarhar February 1-2 brought national justice representatives together with their Nangarhari counterparts to discuss systemic justice challenges in the province. A small-group format resulted in frank discussions of provincial government corrupt [...] | 2010-02-24 06:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM AF PK |
10KABUL692 | NEW AFGHAN ELECTION LAW DECREE: AREAS OF CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: President Karzai signed a legislative decree on February 17 with sweeping amendments to the 2005 Electoral Law, using his authority under Article 79 of the Constitution to issue legislative decrees during Parliamentary recess "in case of an immediate need." While some of the decre [...] | 2010-02-24 18:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL695 | OPERATION MOSHTARAK MOVING TO GOVERNANCE PHASE [...] (C//Rel NATO, ISAF) Summary: Afghan and Coalition Forces carrying out Operation Moshtarak ("Together" in Dari) in Helmand Province are facing stiff challenges, but are on track to bring the "clearance" phase to closure. The Operation's success, however, will be measured in the coming "hold" [...] | 2010-02-25 07:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV KDEM KCOR KCRM MOPS PREL PINS UK CAN AF |
10KABUL698 | WOMEN ACTIVISTS PUSH FOR INCLUSION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from the Afghan Women's Network met February 23 with Masoom Stanekzai, the Afghan government's current lead on reintegration efforts, at his invitation, to voice their concerns over GIRoA's reintegration and reconciliation plans. Stanekzai opened the meeting by [...] | 2010-02-26 10:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL701 | ELECTORAL REFORM: DON'T COUNT ON QANOONI [...] (C) Summary: I met with Lower House Speaker Qanooni to learn what Parliament's legislative priorities will be in the next session, to understand Speaker Qanooni's views on President Karzai's Presidential Decree on the Electoral Law, and to ask what his views were on how we could jointly str [...] | 2010-02-26 18:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
10KABUL726 | CRIMINAL ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING MARJAH [...] (S/REL ISAF, NATO) Summary. As Operation Moshtarak within Nad Ali district began in mid-February, rumors of criminal allegations surrounding the Marjah Sub-District Governor Haji Zahir and his time in Germany began to surface. Upon hearing these allegations, Regional Platform)South (RP-S) and [...] | 2010-02-28 15:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV KDEM KCRM MOPS PREL AF |
10KAMPALA13 | UGANDA: USG SUPPORTED ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVIST THREATENED [...] (C) Summary: The Director of the Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU),Jasper Tumuhimbise, went into hiding in late December after publishing a "Fame and Shame" booklet on government corruption. Funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) anti-corruption threshold program, ACCU's [...] | 2010-01-07 11:36:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM UG |
10KAMPALA274 | FY2008 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND REPORT [...] Summary: In FY2008, U.S. Mission Uganda received an allocation of $40,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund (SSH). The Mission supported five projects with FY2008 SSH funding: the restocking of fish ponds, an equipment purchase to support a community-based poultry business, the pur [...] | 2010-02-04 08:20:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KDEM EAID UG |
10KAMPALA41 | UGANDA'S SHRINKING PRESS FREEDOMS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 6, the Ugandan Human Rights Network for Journalists (HRNJ) declared 2009 "the worst year" for Ugandan journalists since press restrictions were lifted in the early 1990s. According to HRNJ, 18 journalists were fired during the year due to government pressure and more t [...] | 2010-01-27 10:54:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM UG |
10KAMPALA47 | UGANDA: FOREIGN MINISTER ON DEMOCRACY, HOMOSEXUALITY, AND [...] (C) Summary: On January 21, Ambassador Lanier discussed the congressional reporting requirement for Uganda's presidential elections, the draft anti-homosexuality bill, and allegations of corruption in Uganda's nascent oil sector with Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa. Kutesa inquired about Congressio [...] | 2010-01-28 11:00:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR EPET UG |
10KAMPALA5 | UGANDA'S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CORRUPTION BUFFET [...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda's failure to prosecute corrupt government officials is rapidly eroding donor confidence and local support for President Museveni. New evidence of worsening government corruption appears almost daily in local media, and in broader assessments like the Millennium Challeng [...] | 2010-01-05 09:11:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM UG |
10KAMPALA55 | UNDER SECRETARY OTERO'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero raised U.S. concerns over Uganda's preparations for the 2011 elections and the draft anti-homosexuality bill with the State Minister for International Affairs Henry Okello Oryem on January 29. Oryem rebuffed perceptions [...] | 2010-02-04 14:34:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KGHG SENV ENRG UG |
10KAMPALA67 | UGANDA: BY-ELECTION GOES FROM SUCCESS TO SUSPECT [...] (C) Summary: A January 25 by-election in central Uganda underscored concerns about the voter registry and the transparency of polling results in advance of the February 2011 presidential election. Local media and observers described turn out as low, and the Electoral Commission uncovered one in [...] | 2010-02-11 13:22:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UG |
10KAMPALA69 | UGANDA: REPORT ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE 2011 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to the Congressional requirement to monitor preparations for Uganda's 2011 elections and actively promote the independence of the Electoral Commission, an accurate and verifiable voter registry, the announcement and posting of results at polling stations, free [...] | 2010-02-11 14:27:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM UG |
10KAMPALA7 | UGANDA: DOOR TO DOOR NRM REGISTRATION WORRIES OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) is going door-to-door to see what persons are NRM members, and compare the Electoral Commission's voter registry with the NRM's own findings about party affiliations. Worried constituents called opposition MPs to report that local [...] | 2010-01-05 10:24:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM UG |
10KAMPALA73 | UNDER SECRETARY OTERO'S MEETING WITH HUMAN RIGHTS AND GLBT ACTIVISTS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 06:54:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM UG |
10KAMPALA81 | UGANDA: PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT OLARA OTUNNU'S STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) Summary: On February 16, presidential hopeful and former UN Under Secretary Olara Otunnu characterized his December 21 auto accident with the Presidential Guard Brigade as an assassination attempt, and said the U.S. congressional reporting requirement for Uganda's election is a core compone [...] | 2010-02-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM UG |
10KAMPALA83 | UGANDA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON KING OF BUGANDA [...] (C) Summary: The leader of Uganda's largest and most powerful ethnic group told the Ambassador on February 18 that Uganda is slipping toward instability. Buganda King Ronald Mutebi II said he is apprehensive about the February 2011 election, and accused President Museveni of trying to dismantle [...] | 2010-02-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM UG |
10KAMPALA85 | UGANDA: PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT OLARA OTUNNU'S STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) Summary: On February 16, presidential hopeful and former UN Under Secretary Olara Otunnu characterized his December 21 auto accident with the Presidential Guard Brigade as an assassination attempt, and said the U.S. congressional reporting requirement for Uganda's election is a core compone [...] | 2010-02-23 19:30:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM UG |
10KAMPALA95 | UGANDA: ELECTORAL COMMISSION FALLS FLAT, AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party narrowly defeated the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) in a February 15 by-election marred by mismanagement, rain, and a shoot-out involving the Minister of Housing's bodyguard. The FDC attributed its victory to superi [...] | 2010-02-25 14:26:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM |
10KATHMANDU12 | G.P KOIRALA STATURE IN NEPALI CONGRESS DECLINING [...] (C) Senior Nepali Congress leaders no longer trust party President G.P. Koirala, believing he would "sell out" the party to promote his daughter, Deputy PM and ForMin Sujata Koirala. Nepali Congress Joint General Secretary and Spokesman Arjun Narsingh K.C. told P/E Chief January 4 that the pa [...] | 2010-01-06 11:16:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NP |
10KATHMANDU121 | NEPAL: ARMED POLICE FORCE LOOKING FOR ROLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) is a paramilitary force originally created to combat the Maoist insurgency. Still struggling to define its role in post-conflict Nepal, the APF's duties range from border control to combating terrorist activities. The APF has 25,650 members [...] | 2010-02-10 05:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM NP PGOV PHUM |
10KATHMANDU128 | NEPAL'S CONSTITUTION DRAFTING MOVES AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepal's 601-person Constituent Assembly (CA) is making steady progress drafting a new constitution. The CA's eleven thematic committees have submitted reports, and drafting has begun. While the committees reached agreement on many key constitutional provisions, there are at leas [...] | 2010-02-11 12:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NP |
10KATHMANDU129 | NEPAL: DISCHARGE OF DISQUALIFIED COMBATANTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Maoist army discharged 268 combatants from the last of seven cantonments on February 8, marking a major political step forward in the peace process. The ceremony was attended by members of the diplomatic community, including U.S. Charge Camp, and Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal [...] | 2010-02-11 12:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM NP |
10KATHMANDU13 | NEPAL: OHCHR HEAD BENNETT TRANSFERRED TO GENEVA [...] (C) Richard Bennett, the high-profile, outspoken head of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal, is being transfered to Geneva in February. In a lateral career move, Bennett will become the Director of OHCHR's Field Operations Division, responsible for the Midd [...] | 2010-01-06 11:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM NP |
10KATHMANDU16 | NEPAL: MAOISTS START DISCHARGING MINORS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a positive step in Nepal's long-stalled peace process, the Maoist party officially discharged 209 "disqualified" combatants from one of the seven main Maoist cantonment sites. Following their discharge by the People's Liberation Army Deputy Commander, UNDP and UNICEF teams [...] | 2010-01-07 11:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM NP |
10KATHMANDU166 | NEPAL: COMMITTED TO SUPPORT MINUSTAH [...] (SBU) Per demarche request (reftel),Embassy contacted Armed Police Force (APF) IG Sanet Basnet and Home Ministry Secretary Dr. Govind Kusum regarding Nepal's current offer to provide one Foreign Police Unit (FPU) for 12 months. Both Basnet and Kusum confirmed that Nepal is still willing to [...] | 2010-02-25 12:18:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC |
10KATHMANDU29 | NEPAL: GON STICKS TO FOUR-MONTH UNMIN EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Nepal (GON) is unlikely to agree to a six-month mandate extension for UNMIN and may hold firm on its recommended May 15 date, which is linked to the deadlines for completing the integration and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants (April 30) and the new constituti [...] | 2010-01-13 09:13:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NP |
10KATHMANDU38 | NEPAL: SCENESETTER FOR PDAS MOON VISIT [...] (SBU) PDAS Moon, Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes you to Nepal. You are arriving at a particularly critical juncture in the peace process, with "indefinite" Maoist protests still threatened for January 24, despite some welcome progress on unblocking the political process. Pressure building a [...] | 2010-01-14 13:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MARR NP |
10KATHMANDU46 | NEPAL: TWO NEPAL ARMY BATTALIONS ASSISTING IN [...] (U) SCA PDAS Patrick Moon discussed the earthquake in Haiti with Chief of the Army Staff Gurung on January 19. General Gurung reported that Nepal had two battalions serving in the UN Peace Keeping operation, MINUSTAH, in Haiti when the earthquake struck. One soldier was injured and two Nepal [...] | 2010-01-20 12:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON HA KDEM MARR NP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL |
10KATHMANDU62 | NEPAL PM: "CANTONMENTS AND CONSTITUTION LINKED" [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 18 meeting with SCA PDAS Patrick Moon, Prime Minister M.K. Nepal said the peace process and the constitution drafting process were inextricably linked. He asked the international community to support the government's new integration and rehabilitation plan and pres [...] | 2010-01-24 15:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM NP |
10KATHMANDU63 | NEPAL: MAOIST RESPONSE TO BENCHMARKS PROMISED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Maoist party wants to deepen its engagement with the United States, and is preparing to address the benchmarks for removal from the U.S. terrorism lists, according to United Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda". Prachanda told PDAS Moon th [...] | 2010-01-24 15:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM NP |
10KATHMANDU65 | NEPAL FORMIN OPTIMISTIC ON HIGH-LEVEL MECHANISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recently-announced High-Level Political Mechanism will help solve Nepal's political impasse, according to DeputyPM and FM Sujata Koirala. Koirala told visiting PDAS Moon that the Mechanism, led by her father G.P. Koirala, would focus first on the integration and rehabilitati [...] | 2010-01-25 06:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NP |
10KATHMANDU66 | NEPAL: PDAS RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS WITH DEFMIN, CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings with Defense Minister Bhandari and Chief of the Army Staff Gurung, PDAS Moon encouraged the Nepal Army to deal with conflict-era human rights abuses openly and transparently. Until that time, U.S.-Nepal military cooperation will remain "limited." The DefMin shar [...] | 2010-01-25 11:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NP |
10KATHMANDU69 | NEPAL: G.P. KOIRALA TOUTS HIGH LEVEL MECHANISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: G.P. Koirala, Nepali Congress party President, acknowledged his health was not good, but committed to wrapping up the peace process and the drafting of the constitution. He asserted the High Level Political Mechanism is "the only way" to accomplish these goals. According to Koi [...] | 2010-01-25 11:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM NP |
10KATHMANDU74 | CLIMATE CHANGE COULD SEVERELY IMPACT NEPAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Due to its geographic location in the Himalayas, Nepal is likely to be substantially impacted by climate change. During a meeting with leading environmental non-governmental organizations, private citizens, and the Minister of Forests and Soil Conservation, PDAS Moon urged Nep [...] | 2010-01-27 10:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KGHG NP |
10KATHMANDU93 | NEPAL: PRACHANDA CITES PROGRESS, CHALLENGES AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with P-5 representatives, Maoist leader Prachanda claimed credit for recent movement on the peace process, but said that hardliners in other parties are trying to stop progress. Prachanda continues to press for the formation of a national unity government, led by the [...] | 2010-02-01 03:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NP |
10KHARTOUM105 | SPLM Presidential Candidate Arman on Election Prospects [...] (c) Summary. On February 11 Charge d'Affaires met with the Sudanese Popular Liberation Movement's (SPLM) Yasir Arman, Deputy Secretary General of the SPLM (head of Northern Sector) as well as the SPLM candidate for national president. An ebullient Arman charted an electoral calculus that wo [...] | 2010-02-12 10:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS ECON ECIN EPET PNAT SU |
10KHARTOUM106 | Summary of Eastern Sudan Issues Group Meeting [...] (U) Summary: British Ambassador Rosalind Marsden hosted the first meeting of the newly-launched Eastern Sudan Issues Group on January 18. The meeting, which was well-attended by approximately thirty ambassadors and heads-of-agencies, included representatives from both the United Nations Hig [...] | 2010-01-20 10:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SU ER |
10KHARTOUM108 | Sudan's URRP Nominates Presidential Candidate [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 05, Sudan's Umma Renewal and Reform Party (URRP) announced its intention to nominate its Chairman, Mubarak al-Fadil al-Mahdi, for President in the April 2010 general elections. Mr. al-Fadil al-Mahdi has a long, patchy career in Sudanese politics, and has held a varie [...] | 2010-01-20 10:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SU |
10KHARTOUM117 | NEC DISCUSSES PREPARATIONS FOR APRIL ELECTIONS WITH SE [...] (C) Summary: Sudan's National Elections Commission (NEC) talked about plans and concerns for the upcoming national elections in a February 21 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy Scott Gration. The NEC Chairman, Deputy and two other commission members updated SE Gration on the status of logistical p [...] | 2010-02-22 12:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SU |
10KHARTOUM123 | SE GRATION MEETS HEAD OF CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES [...] (C) Summary: In a February 20 meeting, the Head of the Center for Strategic Studies Sayeed el-Khatib told U.S. Special Envoy Gration and Charge d'Affaires that recent discussions in Juba were fruitful and should help facilitate a planned meeting between Presidents Bashir and Kiir. He said a hig [...] | 2010-02-22 13:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SU |
10KHARTOUM125 | SPLM Describes Successes in Negotiations [...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting, Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) Vice President Riek Machar told Special Envoy Gration that the SPLM had reached agreement with the NCP for 40 additional seats in the National Assembly for the South, four for South Kordofan and two for Abyei. They had a [...] | 2010-02-22 16:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO SU |
10KHARTOUM127 | Special Envoy Discusses Election Preparations with DSRG [...] (C) Summary: In a February 20 meeting with Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Jasbir Lidder, Special Envoy (SE) Scott Gration said strong United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) leadership is needed to meet current and future challenges, including support for the elec [...] | 2010-02-22 16:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO UN SU |
10KHARTOUM129 | (U) Vice President Taha Tells Special Envoy Impasse on [...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting, Second Vice President Ali Osman Taha told Special Envoy Gration that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) parties had resolved the dispute over the census, giving the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) 40 additional seats, as well as an addition [...] | 2010-02-22 16:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KDEM KPKO SU |
10KHARTOUM152 | SPLM SHAKE-UP IN SOUTHERN KORDOFAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 24 Poloff met with Sadiq Mansour, Deputy Speaker of the Southern Kordofan Legislative Assembly, who stated that he and 31 other members of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in Southern Kordofan had recently been dismissed from the party by Abdel Azziz (SPLM [...] | 2010-01-28 11:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM MCAP SU |
10KHARTOUM160 | MISSERIYA BUILDING PERMANENT STRUCTURES IN ABYEI [...] (SBU) In a conversation with Poloff on January 26, Mark Rutgers, United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Head of Office for Sector VI (Abyei),stated that members of the Misseriya tribe are constructing large permanent structures in five separate locations in the Abyei area without required per [...] | 2010-01-31 09:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO MOPS SMIG SU |
10KHARTOUM182 | ELECTIONS UPDATE: NCP CONCLUDES NOMINATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 27, the official nomination period for Sudan's April 2010 national elections concluded with a mostly full slate of National Congress Party (NCP) nominees in all twenty five states of the country. Despite this, the NCP chose not to nominate a candidate for the presiden [...] | 2010-02-01 05:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SU |
10KHARTOUM214 | Sudan: UNMIS SRSG Describes UN Elections Prep in Farewell to [...] Summary: Ashraf Qazi, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative (SRSG) and head of the UN Mission to Sudan (UNMIS),assembled Chiefs of Mission and top aid representatives on February 3 to say goodbye and to preview UN arrangements for the April 2011 elections. Qazi emphasized that th [...] | 2010-02-08 09:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO MOPS SU |
10KHARTOUM222 | CONCEPT OF POPULAR CONSULTATIONS TAKING SHAPE [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 7 Poloff met with members of the steering committee for the popular consultations of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, who expressed unity across ethnic and party lines in their goal of taking greater power from the center to benefit their marginalized states. Attende [...] | 2010-02-09 13:20:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI SU |
10KHARTOUM250 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO SUDAN [...] (SBU) Post welcomes Senators Durbin and Brown to Sudan. You arrive at a critical juncture. The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) enshrined a fragile peace in Africa's largest country, and the work of U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration brought a renewed urgency to Sudanes [...] | 2010-02-11 13:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EPET KDEM KPKO SU |
10KHARTOUM260 | DARFUR ELECTIONS UPDATE, PART II: IN WEST DARFUR, A LAME [...] (SBU) Summary: Abulgasim Imam Al Hajj, the former rebel who was appointed Wali of West Darfur as a reward for signing the Declaration of Commitment (DOC) to the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) in 2006, has no real constituency and has decided not to run in the April 2010 elections. In the race to [...] | 2010-02-16 08:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM SU |
10KHARTOUM308 | SE GRATION MEETS WITH ABDEL AZIZ ON ELECTIONS BOYCOTT [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18 U.S. Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan, General Scott Gration met in Juba with Abdel Aziz El Hilu (SPLM),Deputy Governor of Southern Kordofan state, who attempted to explain the benefits of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) election boycott in that state. A [...] | 2010-02-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SU |
10KHARTOUM310 | SE GRATION MEETS SOUTHERN OPPOSITION LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18 U.S. Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan, General Scott Gration met in Juba with Southern Sudan opposition party leaders who told him that funding for opposition parties and space for campaigning are critical if there is to be any chance for free and fair elections in Sout [...] | 2010-02-22 14:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID SU |
10KHARTOUM316 | Donors Press NEC on Outstanding Issues Threatening to Delay [...] (SBU) Summary: At the February 18 National Elections Commission (NEC) Policy Committee meeting, donors pressed the for answers on a host of issues threatening to delay the April elections, including planning and funding for the transportation of elections materials, clarification on the number [...] | 2010-02-24 09:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SU |
10KHARTOUM33 | GOSS BUDGET: FISCAL CRISIS OVER BUT CORRUPTION LOOMS [...] (SBU) Summary: There are precious few bright spots in the Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) 2010 draft budget. On the revenue side, the GoSS remains overly reliant on oil, deriving 98 percent of its income from oil transfers. Concerning expenditures, the GoSS, as in the past, plans to sp [...] | 2010-01-08 08:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV KDEM ENRG ECON SU |
10KHARTOUM330 | SE GRATION VISITS SPLM-ADMINISTERED REGION OF SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18 U.S. Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan, General Scott Gration traveled to Kauda. Although h located in the north, Kauda is an area of Southern Kordofan State that is administered by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). SE Gration attended a meeting to discuss [...] | 2010-02-25 08:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO MARR EAID SU |
10KHARTOUM34 | ABYEI CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR FIRED FOR ALLEGED CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Khartoum media reported on January 6 that Abyei Chief Administrator Arop Moyak Monytoc (SPLM),as well as the Abyei Administration's directors of Finance, Agriculture, and Infrastructure, had been fired for alleged corruption. A relatively minor political figure, Deng Arop Kuol (SPLM),C [...] | 2010-01-08 08:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SU |
10KHARTOUM35 | ABYEI CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR FIRED FOR ALLEGED CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Khartoum media reported on January 6 that Abyei Chief Administrator Arop Moyak Monytoc (SPLM),as well as the Abyei Administration's directors of Finance, Agriculture, and Infrastructure, had been fired for alleged corruption. A relatively minor political figure, Deng Arop Kuol (SPLM),C [...] | 2010-01-08 08:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SU |
10KHARTOUM36 | GOSS BUDGET: FISCAL CRISIS OVER BUT CORRUPTION LOOMS [...] (SBU) Summary: There are precious few bright spots in the Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) 2010 draft budget. On the revenue side, the GoSS remains overly reliant on oil, deriving 98 percent of its income from oil transfers. Concerning expenditures, the GoSS, as in the past, plans to sp [...] | 2010-01-08 08:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV KDEM ENRG ECON SU |
10KHARTOUM37 | NATIONAL CONGRESS PARTY WINS CONTROVERSIAL STUDENT UNION [...] (SBU) Summary. University student unions have long been an important part of Sudan's political spectrum because they serve as incubators for future national political party leaders. For the first time since 1997, the National Congress Party (NCP) won the leadership position of the Student Union [...] | 2010-01-10 04:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SU |
10KHARTOUM40 | AEC CALLS FOR URGENT IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 5, the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held its 50th plenary meeting. In light of the recent passage of the Southern Sudan Referendum Law, Abyei Referendum Law and Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan Popular Consultations Law, members noted that implementation [...] | 2010-01-10 06:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO SU |
10KHARTOUM65 | Charge's Meeting with UNSRSG Ashraff Qazi [...] (sbu) Summary. Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Whitehead met with United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraff Qazi, the head of the United Nations Mission to Sudan (UNMIS),on January 11. Qazi discussed UNMIS personnel changes, Sudan's upcoming general elections, [...] | 2010-01-13 07:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV PTER KDEM UN SU UG |
10KHARTOUM72 | Port Sudan Union Protest: Harbinger of Election Activism? [...] (SBU) Summary: 250 members of a politically-influential union of dockworkers operating in Port Sudan were arrested during a peaceful demonstration at the offices of Governor (Wali) al-Tahir Ella on 10 January. Union organizers had previously attempted to call a general assembly to discuss spe [...] | 2010-01-13 12:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM ELAB EINT SU |
10KHARTOUM75 | SUDAN'S COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT AT FIVE YEARS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) by the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) the CPA stands at a critical juncture as Sudan moves into its first election since 1986. The peace agreement has hel [...] | 2010-01-21 11:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO MOPS ECON EFIN SU |
10KHARTOUM83 | CDA Discusses Elections With Pagan Amum [...] (C) Summary: On January 28, CDA Whitehead met with Pagan Amum, Secretary General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM),who stated that the SPLM may partially boycott April elections for the National Assembly if the outstanding census dispute cannot be resolved. Amum also talked up [...] | 2010-01-29 12:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MCAP SU |
10KHARTOUM87 | NCP: NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE, SEEK FREE AND FAIR ELECTION- [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 28, poloff met with Ibrahim Ghandour, political secretariat chief of the National Congress Party (NCP) and a senior NCP member. According to Ghandour, the NCP never asked the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) to reconsider Yassir Arman's candidacy and talks b [...] | 2010-02-01 11:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KPKO SU |
10KHARTOUM91 | WEST DARFUR WALI PESSIMISTIC ON ELECTIONS, SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Abulgasim Imam Al-Haj, the Wali of West Darfur, will leave office in April embittered that the Government of Sudan (GOS) has done little to honor its commitments under the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) of 2006 and the Declaration of Commitment to the DPA of 2007, to which he was a s [...] | 2010-02-03 05:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SU CD ASEC |
10KHARTOUM96 | MISSERIYA MIGRATION BECOMING A CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a conversation with Poloff on January 12, Seth Kumi, United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Civil Affairs Chief for Sector VI (Abyei),stated that many Misseriya are collecting in Abyei, unwilling to continue their southern migration. The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPL [...] | 2010-01-18 10:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PBTS KDEM KPKO MOPS SMIG SU |
10KHARTOUM97 | NCP Favors Technical Assistance on Post-2011 Negotiations, [...] (SBU) Summary: Saeed El Khatib, Director of the National congress party's (NCP) Center for Strategic Studies, told CDA on February 2 that he and Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) Minister for Presidential Affairs Luka Biong Deng have decided on a Naivasha-style process, absent a mediator or [...] | 2010-02-05 12:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SU |
10KHARTOUM99 | SPLM Presidential Advisor on Electoral Dynamics [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 13:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PINS PREL SU |
10KIGALI54 | RWANDA "FRAGILE" BUT POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Parti Democrate Centriste (PDC) leaders told Emboffs January 6 that while the political situation in Rwanda fifteen years after the genocide remains "fragile," political parties can operate more easily and freely today, and the PDC is considering running as an independent party [...] | 2010-01-27 17:19:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM RW |
10KINSHASA56 | Minister of Social Affairs Sacked [...] (SBU) Summary: President Kabila issued a decree on January 9 dismissing Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity Barthelemy Botswali for "conducting himself in a dishonorable manner." There are various rumors floating around to explain his dismissal, but most [...] | 2010-01-17 15:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM CG |
10KUALALUMPUR10 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY CONGRESSMAN [...] (C) Mr. Congressman, Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia, which comes at a moment of opportunity in U.S.-Malaysia relations. In his nine months in office, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has demonstrated a more pragmatic and action-oriented approach than his predecessor [...] | 2010-01-08 09:41:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON ETRD KDEM MY |
10KUALALUMPUR107 | POWER STRUGGLES IN PERAK: RULING COALITION WORKING HARD TO REGAIN VOTERS' SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Poloff and Pol Specialist visited the politically turbulent state of Perak from February 1-3. Perak is one of five states won by the opposition People's Alliance (PR) coalition in the March 2008 general elections, but through political defections in February 2009 it subsequently reverte [...] | 2010-02-19 09:49:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS MY |
10LAGOS36 | ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHIEF DEFENDS HIS PAST AND [...] (C) Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairperson Professor Maurice Iwu passionately defended his performance as head of Nigeria's electoral body during a January 28 office call by Ambassador and PolOff (note-taker). He also discussed INEC's preparations for the February 2010 A [...] | 2010-01-29 15:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI NI |
10LAGOS38 | FIGHTING CORRUPTION WITH TECHNOLOGY IN EDO, NIGERIA [...] (C) Governor Oshiomhole (Action Congress - AC) of Edo State seeks to fight corruption with technology rather than the judiciary. Oshiomhole has collected biometric data from public employees and scanned in personnel documents in order to validate wage, salary and pension payments. He is inc [...] | 2010-02-01 13:29:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM ECON NI |
10LAGOS49 | MEND SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCES END OF CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Allegedly speaking for the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND),self-identified spokesperson "Jomo Gbomo" announced January 30 the end of MEND's October 25, 2009, cease-fire. Contacts with close ties to the militants claimed that the statement represented the in [...] | 2010-02-04 08:52:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NI KCRM KDEM |
10LAGOS5 | THE "PEOPLE'S GOVERNOR" SETS AN EXAMPLE IN [...] (C) Governor Adams Oshiomhole (Action Congress - AC) of Edo State believes that because he was popularly elected he must govern differently from those who owe their positions to "Godfathers." Oshiomhole stressed to PolOff in Benin City on December 7 that he remained free of the need to pay fa [...] | 2010-01-05 13:31:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KDEM PINR ELAB NI |
10LAGOS73 | LAGOS GOVERNOR WANTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS [...] (C) In a meeting with Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson on February 6, Lagos Governor Babatunde Fashola (Action Congress - AC) asked the U.S. to continue to insist publicly on scrupulous respect for Nigeria's Constitution. Fashola also described his administration's p [...] | 2010-02-22 15:40:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCOR SOCI NI |
10LAGOS77 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON MEETS WITH LAGOS BUSINESS LEADERS [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Carson met with Lagos business community leaders on February 7. Per these sources, Governor Fashola of Lagos State is on the verge of being impeached despite bringing new roads, hospitals, and schools to Lagos. The Governor does not pay attention to the patronage netw [...] | 2010-02-23 12:34:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SOCI NI |
10LAGOS81 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON MEETS WITH LAGOS BUSINESS LEADERS [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Carson met with Lagos business community leaders on February 7. Per these sources, Governor Fashola of Lagos State is on the verge of being impeached despite bringing new roads, hospitals, and schools to Lagos. The Governor does not pay attention to the patronage netw [...] | 2010-02-23 19:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SOCI NI |
10LAHORE18 | PUNJAB AMENDS 2001 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE [...] (C) Summary: The Punjab Assembly passed an amendment on February 4 to replace current district nazims with "administrators" appointed by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif until local elections are held. Meanwhile, the provincial cabinet is discussing a new ordinance that would basically return th [...] | 2010-02-05 08:10:00 | Consulate Lahore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PK |
10LAPAZ21 | SOLIS, OTERO DISCUSS BILAT RELATIONS WITH BOLIVIAN FM [...] (C) Summary: Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, U/S for Global Affairs Maria Otero, and Charge met with Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca and Vice Minister for Social Defense Felipe Caceres on January 21 and reiterated the USG's desire to improve bilateral relations. Choquehuanca thanked the d [...] | 2010-01-26 17:07:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR SNAR OVIP ODIP BL |
10LAPAZ27 | BOLIVIA: PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION ATTENDS MORALES [...] (C) Summary: Presidential delegation members Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, U/S for Global Affairs Maria Otero, and Charge attended President Evo Morales' traditional and official inauguration ceremonies on January 21 and 22, respectively. The delegation met with FM Choquehuanca (reftel) Januar [...] | 2010-01-27 21:31:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR OVIP ODIP BL |
10LAPAZ29 | BOLIVIA: NEW LAWS INSTITUTIONALIZE MORALES' CHANGE PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: The GOB is preparing several pieces of legislation to implement the country's new constitution. Judiciary-related laws will "re-found" the country's electoral, supreme, and constitutional courts, and will also define how the now co-equal indigenous and "ordinary" justice systems w [...] | 2010-02-02 18:33:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR BL |
10LAPAZ31 | GOB USING JUDICIAL REFORM TO HUNT OPPOSITION? [...] (C) Summary: President Morales and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism party (MAS) are accelerating the pace of judicial reform and moving to increase control over Bolivia's divided judiciary. GOB representatives say legislation is needed to appoint temporary justices to the Supreme Court and [...] | 2010-02-08 15:14:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR BL |
10LAPAZ49 | BOLIVIA COMMITS 200 ADDITIONAL MINUSTAH PEACEKEEPERS [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Embassy La Paz Military Group officer spoke with Bolivian Defense Ministry representatives and confirmed that the GOB plans to replace its current UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) presence of 205 peacekeepers with a fresh contingent within two weeks. 2 [...] | 2010-02-17 20:37:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR SOCI MCAP MARR ASEC EFIN KJUS |
10LAPAZ51 | DEFENSE MINISTRY, MILITARY FACE OFF OVER ARCHIVES OF [...] (C) Summary: After a nine-month standoff, Bolivian military leadership on February 17 again refused to allow a civilian investigator access to archives said to contain information regarding approximately 150 persons "disappeared" during Bolivia's military dictatorship period. Minister of Defen [...] | 2010-02-18 21:23:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR KJUS BL |
10LAPAZ53 | BOLIVIA: NEW JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS RELATIVELY DIVERSE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Evo Morales on February 18 announced temporary judicial appointments to fill eighteen vacancies in the Supreme Court, Constitutional Tribunal, and Judicial Council. Most appointees drew praise for their qualifications and judicial independence. Only five are declared [...] | 2010-02-19 22:05:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR BL |
10LIBREVILLE88 | GABON: OPPOSITION PARTIES UNITE TO FORM THE NATIONAL UNION [...] (U) Summary: Defectors from Gabon's ruling Democratic Party (PDG) and other opponents who challenged Ali Bongo Ondimba in the August 2009 election joined forces on February 10 to create a new political party, the National Union (UN). The UN brings together three opposition parties, the Gabone [...] | 2010-02-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM |
10LILONGWE53 | MALAWI: THE NEW AU CHAIRMAN OUTLINES HIS PLANS [...] (SBU) New African Union Chairman Bingu wa Mutharika summoned the diplomatic corps and heads of international organizations in Lilongwe to brief them on his plans for the AU. Noting that he had only eleven months left in his AU tenure, Mutharika stated that he plans to be "action oriented." [...] | 2010-02-12 15:17:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID AU KPKO KDEM MI |
10LIMA227 | Peru Response: OAS Reform and Mandate for Next Secretary [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on February 25 to MFA Director for OAS Affairs Carlos Ortega. Ortega expressed interest in USG plans to raise issues of concern at the March 3 Permanent Council meeting, and said he would consult with his colleagues regarding reftel talking points. Post w [...] | 2010-02-26 19:02:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL KDEM OAS PE |
10LISBON68 | EU MISSION IN GUINEA-BISSAU: MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Since 2008, an EU mission in Guinea-Bissau (GB) has been playing an important role in reform of the military and the security and justice sectors. Despite initial challenges due to political instability and resistance from the GB military, the low-budget advisory mission has ma [...] | 2010-02-22 13:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PREL PGOV MARR KDEM KJUS PU PO |
10LONDON360 | SADC: AF DAS PAGE'S FEB 8 MEETINGS WITH SENIOR UK [...] (C) Summary. Senior UK Foreign Office (FCO),Department for International Development (DFID),and Number 10 (No10) Africa officials told AF DAS Page during February 8 meetings that de-listing some entities in Zimbabwe was necessary because of timing and in order to maintain EU consensus. They [...] | 2010-02-17 12:00:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID KDEM ZU SF UK |
10LONDON366 | GUINEA: UK THINKING ON JUSTICE AND SECURITY SECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-18 13:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM MASS EAID PGOV GV UK |
10LONDON65 | KENYA: KINNOCK'S JANUARY VISIT TO NAIROBI AND [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 17:18:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KE UK |
10LUANDA12 | CHIVUKUVUKU: UNITA STALWART CHARTS OWN PATH TO [...] (C) In a January 12 meeting with Ambassador, UNITA stalwart Abel Chivukuvuku said he envisions himself as the future president of Angola. As a first step, he intends to win the presidency of his party at its next congress, in 2011. If this fails, he will leave UNITA to form his own party. [...] | 2010-01-13 09:56:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM AO |
10LUANDA2 | PRESIDENT'S SPEECH FORETELLS CABINET CHANGE AFTER [...] (SBU) As is tradition, President Dos Santos delivered on December 28 a speech of new year's greeting to a group of about three thousand people, including members of government, parliamentarians, and civil society. Contrary to tradition, the speech was extremely short - only four minutes - and [...] | 2010-01-05 15:08:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM AO |
10LUANDA31 | UNDER COVER OF A SOCCER TOURNAMENT, NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 16:48:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO ECON KDEM PGOV PINR PREL |
10LUANDA79 | Angola Open to Engaging with International Community to [...] (C) SUMMARY: Angola pulled out all the stops in welcoming the Secretary's Great Lakes Special Advisor Howard Wolpe and Special Envoys from the EU, South Africa, Norway and Sweden during their February 16 - 18 visit to Luanda. Separate meetings with the President, Minister of State for [...] | 2010-02-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CG KDEM OVIP AO |
10LUXEMBOURG17 | TFHA01: LUXEMBOURG PRESS FOCUSED ON OWN EFFORTS, POSITIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Press reporting on U.S. efforts in Haiti has been overwhelmingly - and nearly exclusively - positive. The one exception Post has noted is a letter to the editor that ran in weekly paper Le Jeudi, entitled "A Military-Humanitarian Invasion" and penned by an unknown e [...] | 2010-01-22 17:04:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM EAID PHUM OIIP LU HA |
10MANAGUA19 | By Decree Ortega Keeps Control of Key Positions [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, President Daniel Ortega issued a decree extending the terms of over 20 public officials which are set to expire in 2010 if the National Assembly does not elect new authorities. These officials include all 10 of the now-discredited Supreme Electoral Council magistrat [...] | 2010-01-12 15:47:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM NU |
10MANAGUA25 | Nicaragua in ALBA - Three Years and Still Going [...] (C) Summary: President Daniel Ortega announced Nicaragua's entry into the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) on January 11, 2007, the day after he was sworn in as president. Since that time he has proclaimed the organization as the savior of Nicaragua's economic, social and infrastructure [...] | 2010-01-14 22:54:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID SOCI VE NU |
10MANAGUA27 | Nicaragua in ALBA - Three Years and Still Going [...] (C) Summary: President Daniel Ortega announced Nicaragua's entry into the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) on January 11, 2007, the day after he was sworn in as president. Since that time he has proclaimed the organization as the savior of Nicaragua's economic, social and infrastructure [...] | 2010-01-14 23:22:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID SOCI VE NU |
10MANAGUA5 | NICARAGUAN OPPOSITION UNITY AND BENCHMARKS [...] (C) Summary. At the start of 2010, the majority of Nicaragua's political opposition remains convinced of the need to unite but continues to confront the obstacle of former President Arnoldo Aleman, his control over the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC),and his continued power-sharing agreeme [...] | 2010-01-06 18:46:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CVIS NU |
10MANAGUA51 | Ortega Expands His Nicaraguan Media Empire [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 14, Carlos BriceC1o made public the sale of his television station, Telenica Channel 8. The buyer and amount have not been made public, but it is widely understood that the governing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN),and particularly the Ortega family, are the n [...] | 2010-01-27 18:16:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ECPS NU |
10MANAGUA57 | Nicaraguan Electoral Authority Continue Manipulation of [...] (C) Summary: On January 19, Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) issued its regulations governing electoral observation for the March 7 regional elections. Civil society and the political opposition agree that the regulations significantly differ from past practice, severely limiting [...] | 2010-02-02 14:15:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM NU |
10MANAMA11 | GUARDING NDI'S FLANK [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-10 11:24:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI BA |
10MANAMA30 | FREEDOM HOUSE DEMOTES BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 14:30:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV BA |
10MANAMA52 | NGOS LAUD INTERNET FREEDOM SPEECH; ALEC ROSS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 13:46:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM KPAO PGOV EINV ETRD BA |
10MANILA135 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Ambassador hosted a cordial, hour-long coffee at the Residence January 21 with Liberal Party presidential candidate Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and his vice presidential running mate, Senator Manuel A. "Mar" Roxas. Clearly more relaxed and self-possessed th [...] | 2010-01-22 08:51:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM RP |
10MANILA170 | PHILIPPINE ELECTION: ESTRADA IN FOR NOW, VILLAR [...] (C) Though the presidential campaign officially starts Feb. 9, electioneering is in full swing, with the main candidates running ads, debating, and working to undercut opponents. In a constitutionally questionable decision, a Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sub-panel ruled that former Presi [...] | 2010-01-27 08:19:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS RP |
10MANILA281 | POLL PREPARATIONS ON TRACK, ELECTION COMMISSION [...] (C) Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Jose Melo told the Charge d'Affaires on February 8 that preparations for th Philippines' first automated national election Ma 10 were proceeding well. Melo was satisfied wih the ongoing delivery and testing of SmartMaticmachines for scanning ball [...] | 2010-02-12 08:40:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM RP |
10MANILA333 | ELECTION STUMBLING BLOCKS RAISE QUESTIONS [...] (C) Election controversies are an established tradition in the Philippines, and the 2010 national poll looks certain to feature its fair share. The country is embarking on an unprecedented effort to automate the vote nationwide, and Filipinos still face considerable hurdles in implementing th [...] | 2010-02-19 03:48:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS EAID ASEC RP |
10MANILA369 | U.S. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COMMISSION CHAIR PRESSES [...] (SBU) Leonard Leo, Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (CIRF),explained to President Arroyo in a February 19 meeting that some countries use opposition to "defamation of religion" to restrict free speech and enable repressive blasphemy laws. Leo, accompanied by [...] | 2010-02-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV PTER RP |
10MANILA60 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL BREAKFAST WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) In a one-on-one January 11 breakfast with the Ambassador, presidential candidate Gilberto Teodoro betrayed a clear lack of enthusiasm for campaigning, noting time demands, difficult discussions with local officials, and a dearth of substance. Teodoro spoke highly of his running mate, Edu [...] | 2010-01-13 03:52:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RP |
10MAPUTO159 | DONOR COORDINATION MECHANISMS--INCREASING USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past two years post has conscientiously developed stronger relationships and coordination with other donors at various levels in order to influence an ongoing multi-donor dialogue on key issues, specifically in the G-19, a collection of like-minded donors providing dire [...] | 2010-02-19 16:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL KDEM MZ |
10MAPUTO175 | EU OBSERVER MISSION REPORT NOTES ELECTIONS CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 16, the EU Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) released its final report on the October national elections in Mozambique. In the ensuing press conference, Chief Observer and European Parliamentarian Fiona Hall noted an unclear and contradictory legal framework govern [...] | 2010-02-23 13:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MZ |
10MAPUTO176 | MAJOR PARTIES REVEAL PLANS AND CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 10, Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA) country director Miguel de Brito told Emboffs that the October 2009 elections were the most irregular and frustrating yet in Mozambique. Challenges included unbalanced application of the law, "irregular" actions by t [...] | 2010-02-24 06:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MZ |
10MAPUTO46 | GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE: MOZAMBIQUE [...] SUMMARY: With untapped economic potential and high levels of poverty and malnutrition, Mozambique merits consideration for inclusion in the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI). However, based on current discussions about overall USG assistance levels in relation to heightened d [...] | 2010-01-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KDEM MZ |
10MAPUTO49 | RENAMO PARTY LEADER DHLAKAMA ASSESSES ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge met with traditional opposition party RENAMO President Afonso Dhlakama recently to get a readout on his views of the October 28 elections and future plans following RENAMO's biggest-ever electoral loss. Dhlakama confirmed that his party will not take up arms as rumor [...] | 2010-01-13 14:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MZ |
10MAPUTO50 | GRM RESPONDS HARSHLY TO DONOR CONCERNS ON [...] (C) Summary: International donors have spent recent weeks coordinating a response to the GRM's flawed October 28 elections process, with several nations contemplating reductions in assistance to the central government. The G-19 Donor Group sent a letter to the GRM in December laying out spec [...] | 2010-01-13 15:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR EAID MZ |
10MAPUTO75 | CHISSANO ON MADAGASCAR: MUST PRESSURE THE FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 21 meeting, Former President and SADC Special Negotiator for Madagascar Joachim Chissano told the Charge that he commended the United States for its position on Madagascar, suspension of AGOA, and termination of the MCC Compact. Chissano said that SADC leaders deci [...] | 2010-01-22 11:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MA MZ |
10MAPUTO82 | GUEBUZA INAUGURATION FLAUNTS EXCESS, YET REVEALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Television cameras captured scenes of several thousand revelers at Frelimo headquarters celebrating the election results in December, and independent media remarked on the excesses and atmosphere of indulgence. The party continued during the Jan 12 parliamentary inauguration, p [...] | 2010-01-26 14:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MZ |
10MAPUTO86 | XXXXXXXXXXXX TALKS OF CORRUPTION AT THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Charge recently met with XXXXXXXXXXXX --("the source") who described his frustrations with FRELIMO, President Guebuza, and Mohamed Bashir Suleiman (MBS). He complained that they exercise complete control over the licit and illicit economy of Mozambique. The source, who has exc [...] | 2010-01-28 06:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM KMCA MCC SNAR EINV MZ |
10MASERU50 | POLITICAL PARTIES AGREE TO POSTPONE LOCAL GOVERNMENT [...] As anticipated in reftel, the debate over the reservation system of ensuring 30% of local government seats for women, along with the difficulties inherent in arranging the logistics of local government elections across the nation according to the newly defined constituencies, have led to the p [...] | 2010-02-17 14:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM LT |
10MBABANE33 | TFHA01: LITTLE FOCUS ON HAITI IN SWAZI MEDIA [...] Media coverage of the earthquake and subsequent relief efforts in Haiti has been very limited. Both local and international coverage has generated little interest among the Swazi public. Articles have been confined to the World News section of the newspapers, which have run short pieces verba [...] | 2010-01-25 12:47:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HAWZ |
10MINSK23 | BELARUS INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS REMAIN UNDER PRESSURE: A [...] Summary. In the run up to the 2006 Presidential elections, the GOB banned independent newspapers that covered politics from having access to the state monopoly kiosk network and the postal service's subscription system. In 2008 and 2009, in an apparent response to western sanctions, a handful [...] | 2010-01-21 13:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
10MINSK24 | BELARUS: MONTHLY MEMORIAL DEMONSTRATIONS ARE NOW PROCEEDING [...] Minsk authorities on January 16 continued a recent pattern of increased tolerance towards unsanctioned political demonstrations, allowing the monthly Solidarity demonstration to proceed with minimal interference on Minsk's October Square. The demonstration is held on the 16th of each month to c [...] | 2010-01-21 15:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
10MINSK32 | BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 29, 2010 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Increases Harassment and Pressure Against Unrecognized Union of Poles (para. 2) - United Democratic Forces Pledge to Continue Activities Amid Uncertainty and Defec [...] | 2010-02-01 19:13:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG KDEM BO |
10MINSK54 | BELARUS' REGIONAL INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS TELL THEIR STORIES [...] Summary. Brest is the most progressive Oblast in Belarus in terms of media freedom. Nevertheless, two Brest Oblast newspaper editors shared with CDA their difficulties, including having reliable access to the state monopoly distribution networks, unhampered ability to raise revenues through [...] | 2010-02-24 16:37:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
10MINSK56 | BELARUS: OBSTACLES TO GETTING ON THE BALLOT AND MONITORING [...] Summary: With local elections just two months away, opposition parties in Brest, as elsewhere in Belarus, are facing government obstacles to gaining seats on election boards and in some case collecting signatures to get candidates on the ballot. Nevertheless, opposition parties in Brest plan [...] | 2010-02-25 20:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
10MONROVIA105 | LIBERIA: MANDINGO LEADER AND FORMER WARLORD ALHAJI KROMAH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Ambassador on February 17, Alhaji G.V. Kromah, leader of the United Liberation Movement in Liberia for Democracy - Kromah (ULIMO-K) faction during Liberia's civil war, offered some criticisms of President Sirleaf's political decisions, while indicating a willingne [...] | 2010-02-25 17:05:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR LI |
10MONROVIA164 | PRESIDENT SIRLEAF DELIVERS ANNUAL ADDRESS TO LEGISLATURE [...] (U) SUMMARY. President Sirleaf delivered her fifth annual message to the National Legislature on January 25. In it she highlighted legislation needed to continue national recovery, and discussed her administration's accomplishments, challenges and plans according to the pillars of the nationa [...] | 2010-02-04 17:30:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM LI |
10MONROVIA198 | LIBERIA - LEGISLATURE SLOW TO CONFRONT HOT BUTTON ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since the January 11 opening of the 2010 legislative session, Liberia's lawmakers have confronted, but not resolved controversial, high-profile political items, including electoral reforms and an official response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report's recomme [...] | 2010-02-18 09:23:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON SOCI LI |
10MONROVIA95 | LIBERIA - PRESIDENT SIRLEAF WILL SEEK SECOND TERM [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announced her intention to run for re-election at the conclusion of her annual message to the National Legislature. Sirleaf was widely criticized for making a campaign announcement at a governmental event and her high-profile announcement is a dire [...] | 2010-01-26 20:17:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM LI |
10MONROVIA97 | LIBERIA - FORMER WARLORD TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ex-warlord and Nimba County Senator Prince Johnson discussed his decision to run for the presidency in a January 27 meeting with the Ambassador. His chance of success is slim, but his early entry and the support of his ethnic constituencies could influence the campaigns of strong [...] | 2010-01-28 17:55:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM LI |
10MOSCOW176 | NEW POLPRED FOR NORTH CAUCASUS MAKES LANDFALL [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 19 Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev fulfilled a promise made during his November 12 address to name a new envoy for the North Caucasus. He carved a new federal district out of the existing Southern Federal Region and named Krasnoyarsk governor Aleksandr Khloponin [...] | 2010-01-26 16:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS |
10MOSCOW184 | THE EVOLVING ROLE AND INFLUENCE OF VLADISLAV SURKOV [...] (C) Summary: First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration (PA) Vladislav Surkov remains one of Russia's most influential political officials, but his influence and authority have recently taken a few hits. His focus, moreover, has evolved into protecting the political system he help [...] | 2010-01-27 07:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KDEM RS |
10MOSCOW205 | RUSSIA CONSIDERS SENDING ELECTION OBSERVERS TO [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Iliya Morgounov, Section Chief of the MFA's Iraq Desk. Morgounov was grateful for the information and said the U.S. offer to provide assistance with security and ground transportation would be especially helpful. He remarked that, although the Russian Centr [...] | 2010-01-28 14:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM RS AZ |
10MOSCOW206 | ELEVATING REQUEST FOR PACE ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 06:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL COE RS |
10MOSCOW240 | DISSENTERS' MARCHES VENT ANTI-PUTIN STEAM, [...] (C) Summary: Opponents of the current political system staged rallies throughout Russia during the weekend of January 30-31. In Kaliningrad, thousands representing a wide range of political views gathered ostensibly to protest higher regional taxes, but also voiced their dissatisfaction with P [...] | 2010-02-01 15:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS |
10MOSCOW272 | PUTIN STILL HOLDING THE REINS FOR 2012 ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: While supporters of Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev are pushing him to establish himself as a stronger tandem member (ref A),many political experts increasingly believe that no matter who becomes president in 2012, the road to the presidency still runs through Prime Minister Vladim [...] | 2010-02-05 15:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS |
10MOSCOW304 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS QUESTION THE RESET [...] (C) Summary: A group of civil society leaders told Senior Russia NSC Director Michael McFaul January 14 that they were disappointed with the perceived U.S. retreat on support of human rights in Russia. While they cautioned against returning to what they called the "aggressive" style of the Bu [...] | 2010-02-11 07:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS |
10MOSCOW305 | POLITICAL OPPOSITION IN RUSSIA FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the political opposition in Moscow discussed Russia's political future and the role of the United States in it with NSC Senior Director for Russia Michael McFaul. Opposition leaders believe that increased political freedom and serious measures to combat corruption can [...] | 2010-02-11 08:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS |
10MOSCOW317 | THE LUZKHOV DILEMMA [...] (C) Summary: Moscow Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov remains a loyal member of United Russia, with a reputation for ensuring that the city has the resources it needs to function smoothly. Questions increasingly arise regarding Luzhkov's connections to the criminal world and the impact of these ties on governan [...] | 2010-02-12 15:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KDEM KCOR RS |
10MOSCOW339 | COMMUNIST DUMA DEPUTY PREDICTS RETURN OF PUTIN [...] (C) Summary: Communist Party (KPRF) State Duma Deputy Sergei Levchenko dismissed KPRF's recent cooperation with Solidarity at the January 30 protest in Kaliningrad as insignificant, but expressed optimism about KPRF's chances in upcoming elections due to United Russia's increasing unpopulari [...] | 2010-02-17 17:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS |
10MOSCOW365 | ULYANOVSK: RUSSIA'S AVIATION CAPITAL SEEKING NEW [...] (C) Summary: Russia's Ulyanovsk region Governor Sergey Morozov is focusing on the need to attract investment, foreign or domestic, into his central Russian region. During Emboff's two-day visit February 11-12, local officials promoted their receptivity, and Ulyanovsk's infrastructure, indus [...] | 2010-02-19 08:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM |
10MOSCOW375 | RYAZAN REGIONAL ELECTIONS: YABLOKO QUITS, LASHES [...] (C) Summary: During the March 14 Ryazan Regional Parliamentary Elections, six parties will compete for 36 Oblast Duma seats. February 5 was the registration deadline for submitting signatures. Opposition parties and pundits agree that the elections will be neither free nor fair. Yabloko dr [...] | 2010-02-19 11:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ECON RS |
10MUMBAI13 | TELEGRAM CANCELLATION--NGOS SEE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 03:02:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM IN |
10MUMBAI14 | TELEGRAM CANCEL--NGOS SEE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS SOLUTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 04:54:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM IN EAID EMIN PTER SOCI |
10MUMBAI17 | NGOS SEE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS SOLUTION TO CONFLICT IN [...] (U) Summary: The tribal area of the southern part of the state of Chhattisgarh, known as the Bastar region, is one of the most heavily affected by the Maoist insurgency. Decades of official neglect of social development in this region, as well as its remoteness, has made it easy for Maoist g [...] | 2010-01-13 07:51:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM IN EAID EMIN PTER SOCI |
10MUMBAI18 | NGOS SEE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS SOLUTION TO CONFLICT IN [...] (U) Summary: The tribal area of the southern part of the state of Chhattisgarh, known as the Bastar region, is one of the most heavily affected by the Maoist insurgency. Decades of official neglect of social development in this region, as well as its remoteness, has made it easy for Maoist g [...] | 2010-01-13 08:09:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM IN EAID EMIN PTER SOCI |
10MUMBAI42 | ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION GROWING IN INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary. With the majority of civil litigation cases taking over a decade to resolve through the Indian courts, businesses in Mumbai increasingly pursue alternative means for resolving contractual difference quickly and cheaply. The business community has devised Alternative Dispute Re [...] | 2010-02-05 08:40:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BTIO ECON EINV KDEM KIDE KJUS ETRD IN |
10NAIROBI1 | Somalia -Galmuduug Presidential Crisis Resolved, Signaling [...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) on December 28 endorsed Mohamed Ahmed Alin as President of Galmuduug region during an official ceremony in Mogadishu. Alin's selection, following a protracted stand-off with another contender for the position, was the result of TFG P [...] | 2010-01-04 09:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SO SOCI PINR KDEM |
10NAIROBI17 | Somalia - Puntland President Media Crackdown Fueling [...] (C) Summary: Puntland President "Faroole" appears to be holding VOA journalist Isaq, arrested on December 21 (reftels),on trumped up charges that Isaq was connected to last month's attacks in Puntland. Multiple Puntland contacts tell us they think "Faroole" does not have credible evidenc [...] | 2010-01-05 16:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO PHUM KDEM PINR |
10NAIROBI19 | Somalia - "Faroole" Reluctantly Releases Journalist [...] (C) Summary: Puntland President "Faroole," as a result of pressure by the Embassy and by Puntland and clan leaders, on January 5 released VOA reporter Mohammed Isaq. (Note: Isaq was detained on December 21. End note.) Our contacts tell us that "Faroole" reluctantly released Isaq after b [...] | 2010-01-07 10:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO KDEM PHUM |
10NAIROBI29 | Constitutional Debate 5: Power to the People [...] (C) Summary: This cable is part five in a five part series on the contentious issues and political landscape surrounding the debate on Kenya's Harmonized Draft Constitution. Cable one (Ref A) provided a snapshot of the outstanding contentious issues in the draft constitution: executive [...] | 2010-01-08 12:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
10NAIROBI3 | Somalia - Update on Detained VOA Somali Reporter [...] (S) Voice of America (VOA) Somali Service reporter Mohamed Yasin Isaq remains in the custody of Puntland authorities, though he has yet to be charged with any crime. Puntland President "Faroole" replied to the Ambassador's December 29 letter (reftel) with an assertion that Isaq is being held n [...] | 2010-01-04 13:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PREL PGOV SO PHUM KDEM KPAO SOCI |
10NAIROBI31 | The Constitutional Review Process and the Secretary's Calls [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary's calls made and planned to Prime Minister Odinga and President Kibaki respectively influenced them to chair a meeting with their teams January 7 at which they emphasized their desire to reach compromise on the key contentious issues with respect to the draft new cons [...] | 2010-01-08 13:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
10NAIROBI33 | Somalia - Sharif Hassan Behind Ill-Fated Attempt To Remove [...] (C) Summary: Recent ill-fated efforts, reportedly orchestrated by Deputy Prime Minister Sharif Hassan, to sack the TFG Speaker were most likely intended to distract the Parliament from conducting oversight into Hassan's performance. (Note: President Sharif and Prime Minister Sharmarke hav [...] | 2010-01-08 13:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SO SOCI PINR KDEM |
10NAIROBI50 | Ambassador Launches New "Yes Youth Can" Initiative [...] Summary: As part of continuing intensive efforts to press for implementation of the reform agenda, on December 16 the Ambassador announced a new $45 million USAID-funded initiative for youth in Kenya. Speaking at the Kenya Children's Parliament Foundation, the Ambassador launched the "Yes You [...] | 2010-01-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PGOV KE |
10NAIROBI73 | Parliamentary Caucus on Reforms Delegation to the U.S. [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 8 for meeting requests. 2. Summary: At the invitation of the House Democracy Partnership and with post's support, Kenya's Parliament is sending a delegation of six leaders of the recently-formed Parliamentary Caucus on Reforms (see paragra [...] | 2010-01-21 09:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
10NEWDELHI103 | TFHA01: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) Post delivered reftel A and B demarche points to Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) division on January 19. 2. (U) An MEA official said that India had decided to give a total of USD 5 million in cash to Haiti, an increase from the USD 1 million [...] | 2010-01-22 02:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM EAID KDEM OIIP UN HA IN |
10NEWDELHI113 | A SMALL STEP TOWARD ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE 1984 ANTI-SIKH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed two chargesheets January 13 against senior Congress Party leader Sajjan Kumar for making provocative speeches and inciting mobs in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi. While a positive step toward accountability and a possible attemp [...] | 2010-01-22 13:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM IN |
10NEWDELHI114 | INDIA AGREES ALTERNATIVE IS NECESSARY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Kozak and PolCouns on January 22 met with Rajiva Misra, Joint Secretary for United Nations Economic and Social (UNES) Division at the Ministry of External Affairs, to discuss USG concerns about the "defamation of religions" resolution and the related OIC-backed Protoc [...] | 2010-01-22 13:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC UNGA IN |
10NEWDELHI116 | MENON APPOINTED NEW NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon was appointed India's new National Security Advisor on January 22. M.K. Narayanan's departure from the post signals the end of a bureaucratic tussle with Home Minister Chidambaram for authority over internal security. Menon will oversee a [...] | 2010-01-22 15:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KNNP PK IN PINR |
10NEWDELHI132 | A SMALL STEP TOWARD ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE 1984 ANTI-SIKH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed two chargesheets January 13 against senior Congress Party leader Sajjan Kumar for making provocative speeches and inciting mobs in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi. While a positive step toward accountability and a possible attemp [...] | 2010-01-25 10:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM IN |
10NEWDELHI207 | INDIAN ISLAM: DEOBANDI-BARELVI TENSION CHANGING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Like most issues affecting the world's largest democracy, Islam in India presents a series of dichotomies. The Muslim population of India ranks as the second or third highest in the world and yet it is only a minority in India, representing 13.4 percent of the total population [...] | 2010-02-02 03:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM KISL IN |
10NEWDELHI288 | TIBET: GROWING FRUSTRATION AFTER LATEST ROUND OF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 14:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL PREF PINR PHUM CH IN |
10NEWDELHI290 | TIBET: GROWING FRUSTRATION AFTER LATEST ROUND OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Dharamsala February 3-7 to meet a cross section of the Tibetan community upon the conclusion of the ninth round of dialogue in Beijing between the Tibetan government-in-exile, known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA),and Chinese officials. During meetings with [...] | 2010-02-11 15:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREF PHUM CH IN PINR PREL |
10NEWDELHI79 | NEUTRALIZING PARTITION? CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sporadic violent clashes and riots in 2009 involving migrant laborers in Punjab have highlighted the changing demographics of India's wealthiest state. Punjab has historically imported labor to fuel its high agricultural and industrial growth rate. According to Embassy conta [...] | 2010-01-19 01:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC IN PGOV PREL KDEM PINR |
10NIAMEY109 | Niger: ECOWAS Mediator Provides Update [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 9, ECOWAS Mediator for Niger General (retired) and former head of state Abdulsalami Abubakar received Charge to discuss the status of mediation talks between Niger's main opposition group, the Coordination of Forces for Democracy and the Republic (CFDR) and the Govern [...] | 2010-02-11 09:17:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI NG |
10NIAMEY122 | NIGER: ECOWAS Mediator Submits New Proposal [...] (SBU) On February 10, in a formal document, ECOWAS Mediator for Niger General (retired) and former Nigerian head of state Abdulsalami Abubakar presented a new proposal for a way out of Niger's political crisis. The proposal is based on position papers previously submitted by the People's Movem [...] | 2010-02-16 10:18:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM NG |
10NIAMEY123 | ECOWAS Mediator Abubakar Provides Update on Meeting with [...] (C/NF) On February 20, ECOWAS Mediator for Niger General (retired) and former Nigeria head of State Abdulsalami Aboubakar provided Charge with a telephonic update regarding the brief meeting he and outgoing ECOWAS President Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Nigerian Deputy Foreign Minister Bagudu Hirse, and [...] | 2010-02-22 20:09:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM SOCI ECOWAS NG |
10NIAMEY127 | UN-AU-ECOWAS Team Briefs Dip Corps on Meeting with CSRD [...] (C/NF) On the afternoon of February 21, UNDP Resident Representative and UN Systems Coordinator Khardiata Lo N'Diaye summoned the heads of mission of Algeria (dean of diplomatic corps),China, the EU, France, Nigeria, Spain (as EU President),and the United States for an out-brief by the visiti [...] | 2010-02-23 22:12:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM SOCI ECOWAS UN AU NG |
10NIAMEY129 | Charge Meets with Junta; [...] (C/NF) Summary: On February 25, Brigadier General Souleyman Salou and Colonel Moussa Gros, Senior Military Advisor to the CSRD President, met with ChargC) d'Affaires Whitaker in a frank and productive session that broached a wide variety of topics. General Salou opened by stating his pride at [...] | 2010-02-25 16:48:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM SOCI US NG PTER PINR EAID EAGR MASS |
10NIAMEY164 | NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 2010 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for February 2010 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- Opposition Members Take to the Streets; -- Japanese Donates Food Aid to Niger; -- Chinese Pre- [...] | 2010-02-18 07:45:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM NG JA CH IT EAGR EAID KCRM EAIR SOCI |
10NIAMEY176 | Large Rally Cheers Junta in Niamey; CFDR Issues Statement [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-20 18:34:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SOCI NG |
10NIAMEY190 | Niger: CSRD Signs First Official Executive Order [...] Summary: On February 22, the President of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD) signed an executive order organizing state authority for the transition period in Niger. The order reaffirms that Niger is a republic that is respectful of human rights and the rule of law; t [...] | 2010-02-23 14:21:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM NG |
10NIAMEY204 | MNSD Issues Communique Critical of Junta [...] On February 24, state-owned daily newspaper "Le Sahel" published the following statement by the National Movement for a Developing Society - Nassara (MNSD - the ruling party under the previous regime of President Tandja): (Begin text - informal Embassy translation) The MNSD Nationa [...] | 2010-02-24 21:53:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SOCI NG |
10NIAMEY22 | Niger: Local Election Results Show Strength of MNSD, [...] The Independent National Commission on Elections (CENI) recently released the final results of the December 27 local elections, held in 266 urban and rural communes nationwide, updating preliminary results reported (ref A). The results indicate that 51.34 percent of eligible voters participate [...] | 2010-01-11 19:39:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG |
10NIAMEY23 | Niger: Four Political Prisoners Released [...] On January 5, two former parliamentarians and two administrative staff members were granted provisional release from prison. Former Parliamentarian and National Assembly (NA) Chief Treasurer Zanaidou Gado Sabo, former Parliamentarian and NA Deputy Treasurer Ibrahim Abalele, former NA Speaker's [...] | 2010-01-11 19:59:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI NG |
10NIAMEY27 | NIGER: EU DELEGATION HEAD EXPLAINS VIEWS ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: Although the EU has suspended budgetary support to the Government of Niger (GON) due to recent anti-constitutional actions by President Tandja, it will continue humanitarian aid, including food security. According to the EU Head of Delegation, the EU has provided a 120-day win [...] | 2010-01-12 21:24:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KDEM EU US NG |
10NIAMEY29 | Niger: Government of Niger Position in Inter-Nigerien [...] As the Inter-Nigerien Political Dialogue (ref A) resumed on January 12 in Niamey, private newspaper "L'Enqueteur" printed a statement from the Popular Movement for the Restoration of the Republic (MPRR),a pro-Government of Niger (GON) political party and civil society network, offering the MPR [...] | 2010-01-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG |
10NIAMEY48 | Niger: ECOWAS Mediator Proposes Road Map for Niger; [...] Summary: On January 14, weeks after the pro-Government and the opposition delegations to the Inter-Nigerien Political Dialogue (INPD) submitted their positions (refs A and B),ECOWAS Mediator Abdusalami Abubakar presented his suggestions for a way out of Niger's political crisis. In response, [...] | 2010-01-19 20:17:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG |
10NIAMEY56 | Niger: Amb. Allen's Outgoing Calls on Senior GON [...] (SBU) Ambassador spoke with Government of Niger (GON) Prime Minister (PM) Gamatie, Foreign Minister Mindaoudou, and President Tandja, respectively, on January 11, 13, and 14, during departure calls. 2. (SBU) No new ground was broken on the political front, though the PM expressed surprise a [...] | 2010-01-21 20:48:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM NG |
10NIAMEY90 | Niger: African Development Foundation Advises of [...] (SBU) On January 29, African Development Foundation (ADF) Regional Program Director Paul Olson (protect) and Field Office Coordinator Venant Barampanze (protect) visited CDA and USAID A/Country Program Manager to advise of ADF's intention to cease operations in Niger as of the end of June 2010. [...] | 2010-02-02 16:57:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV KDEM SOCI US NG |
10NIAMEY96 | Niger: Opposition Members Provide Update [...] (SBU) Summary: During an office call on Charge, representatives of the Coordination of Forces for Democracy and the Republic (CFDR),Niger's main opposition group, provided an advanced copy of a memorandum outlining the opposition's response to the Economic Community of West African States (EC [...] | 2010-02-05 22:41:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KDEM NG |
10NOUAKCHOTT12 | MAURITANIA: MONTHLY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] (U) Summary: The month of December witnessed the second kidnapping of Westerners in Mauritania by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) since the late November abduction of three Spanish NGO workers. The arrest of three Smasside businessmen accused of involvement in the Mauritanian Central [...] | 2010-01-10 15:55:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM PTER MR |
10NOUAKCHOTT54 | MEETING WITH NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM JUDGE [...] (C) Summary: PolOff met on January 21 with new counter-terrorism investigating judge Mohamed Bouya Ould Nahi. This new position, created following the adoption of the new counter-terrorism law, focuses on conducting investigations to determine whether there is legal foundation to warrant pro [...] | 2010-01-21 15:17:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KDEM MR |
10NOUAKCHOTT75 | ONLINE JOURNALIST HANEVY OULD DEHAH RE-SENTENCED [...] (C) Summary: On February 4, Taqadoumy Website Editor Hanevy Ould Dehah was re-sentenced to two years imprisonment. This was Dehah's second trial after authorities decided to keep him detained despite his having served his first six-month sentence, and to annul his first trial. Both Hanev [...] | 2010-02-05 13:13:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV MR |
10OSLO31 | NORWAY APPROVES OF US ACTION PLAN ON DEFEATING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 12:38:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC NO |
10OTTAWA95 | Canada Strongly Supports U.S. Approach to OAS Reform, [...] (C/NF) Canada "strongly supports" the U.S. approach to OAS reform and the mandate for the next OAS Secretary General (reftel),according to Jeff Marder, Director of South American and Inter-American Relations at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). Marder added th [...] | 2010-02-26 23:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM OAS AORC CA |
10OUAGADOUGOU93 | 2010 Presidential elections on the horizon [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Compaore has been in power since 1987. As a result of a change to the constitution in 2000, he is eligible to run for President one final time in 2010. The likely outcome of the elections is predictable: a clear Compaore victory in the first round. Because the numerous [...] | 2010-02-08 11:11:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM UV |
10PANAMA7 | Supreme Court Turnover Consolidates Presidential Power [...] (C) On January 4 the Supreme Court elected longtime member Anibal Salas as president and chose recent appointee and former drug prosecutor Jose Almengor as president of the court's criminal chamber. Salas won six votes for president, including those of Alberto Cigarruista and Winston Spadafora [...] | 2010-01-19 19:01:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KDEM PINR PM |
10PARIS232 | MADAGASCAR: FRUSTRATION INCREASES AT FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Remi Marechaux, Africa Advisor at the French Presidency, on February 23 expressed his growing frustration with the lack of movement on Madagascar. He strongly criticized SADC mediator Chissano for not doing more, on a sustained basis, to drive the parties towards an agreement. [...] | 2010-02-25 14:55:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS KDEM PINR MA FR |
10PARIS66 | MADAGASCAR/FRANCE: THE U.S. AND FRANCE "SHARE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF A/S-equivalent Stephane Gompertz on January 20 minimized apparent differences between U.S. and French policy towards Madagascar by saying that "we share the same objectives" with respect to a consensus-based approach leading towards inclusive and free and fair elections, [...] | 2010-01-22 09:03:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM MA FR |
10PARIS69 | MFA OFFICIALS PROVIDE OVERVIEW OF CURRENT AFRICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF A/S Stephane Gompertz and FM Kouchner's Cabinet AF Advisor Charlotte Montel briefed on a range of African issues in separate January 20 meetings. Both were pleased with recent events in Guinea (the non-return of Dadis and other elements of the Ouagadougou Accord) but cau [...] | 2010-01-22 16:53:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER KDEM XA FR |
10PARIS76 | AMBASSADOR RIVKIN ENGAGES ON HAITI AS FRENCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reinforcing the Secretary's message (ref A),Ambassador Rivkin engaged directly with over 100 French journalists in an event streamed live on-line by CNN where he highlighted U.S. assistance to Haiti and the cooperation of the United States with France, the UN, and the internati [...] | 2010-01-25 12:33:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP FR HA |
10PESHAWAR14 | NWFP: GOOD ELECTION NEWS FOR ANP [...] (C) Summary. In by-elections January 28, the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) ruling Awami National Party (ANP) won the election in Swat, trouncing the religious parties' candidate. In Mansehra, poor strategic choices by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) cost the party the seat, whi [...] | 2010-02-03 05:20:00 | Consulate Peshawar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM PK |
10PHNOMPENH17 | EXPROPRIATION LAW PASSAGE REVEALS FLAWS IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 29, the National Assembly (NA) approved a new draft expropriation law, which has raised concerns with its wide definition of "public interest" projects that justify confiscation of private property and vague provisions on "fair and just" compensation. There was limi [...] | 2010-01-12 04:26:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM ECON CB |
10PHNOMPENH31 | CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA DISCUSSES DEBT, TRADE AND [...] (C) Summary: Following a day in Siem Reap and after attending festivities to mark the 31st anniversary of the January 7 Khmer Rouge "victory" commemoration, Congressman Eni Faleomavaega met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and later with Deputy Prime Ministers Hor Namhong and Keat Chhon [...] | 2010-01-19 09:15:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ETRD PHUM SCUL KJUS KDEM EAID CH CB |
10PORTAUPRINCE178 | HAITI'S QUAKE PUTS CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM ON HOLD [...] (SBU) The January 12 earthquake has taken February 2010 elections off the table and put an end to plans of securing constitutional reform before the May 12 deadline. Haiti's 1987 constitution requires that two consecutive legislatures approve constitutional amendments prior to their entr [...] | 2010-02-22 22:01:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR HA AID EAID KDEM PHUM |
10PORTAUPRINCE186 | PREVAL'S PARLIAMENTARY UPPER-HAND [...] (SBU) Summary. Parliament re-established itself quickly after the earthquake, setting up special commissions and trying to re-assert its role as a watchdog. Despite calls by opposition parliamentarians for changes in government, President Preval still has the upper-hand because of the b [...] | 2010-02-23 21:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HA PINR AID EAID KDEM |
10PORTAUPRINCE194 | HAITI: GOH PLAN FOR IDP'S [...] (SBU) On February 22, Reuters reported the Government of Haiti had halted food and water deliveries to internally displaced persons (IDP's) in a camp on the grounds of the prime minister's office, the Primature. The GOH was reportedly trying to pressure IDPs to abandon the Primature grou [...] | 2010-02-24 14:09:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HA PINR AID EAID KDEM |
10PORTOFSPAIN208 | OAS Elections: Trinidad Supports Current SYG and ASYG [...] (SBU) MFA Director of Affairs of the Americas Delia Chatoor told us February 24 that Trinidad and Tobago (TT) supports the candidacies of Jose Miguel Insulza for OAS SYG and Albert Ramdin for ASYG and has informed Santiago of that support. Chatoor said the decision was made at the highest lev [...] | 2010-02-24 19:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL KDEM OAS TD |
10PRAGUE1 | VICE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH CZECH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Biden met with a group of influential Czech Parliamentarians in Prague on October 23, including two of the signers of the July 16 "Open Letter to the Obama Administration" that expressed the fear that Central and Eastern Europe was no longer important to U.S. forei [...] | 2010-01-04 15:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EZ |
10PRAGUE2 | VP BIDEN'S MEETING WITH CZECH PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Vice President Biden met with Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer in Prague on October 23, 2009. U.S. Participants ----------------- Vice President Joseph R. Biden Charge d,Affaires Mary Thompson-Jones Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Elizabeth Sherwood-Ra [...] | 2010-01-04 15:27:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PREL PHUM KDEM EZ |
10PRETORIA100 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER JANUARY 11-JANUARY 15 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-01-19 09:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON |
10PRETORIA149 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER JANUARY 19-JANUARY 22 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-01-25 06:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON |
10PRETORIA199 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER JANUARY 25-JANUARY 29 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-01-29 16:18:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC SF |
10PRETORIA2 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-01-04 06:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON |
10PRETORIA256 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 1-FEBRUARY 5 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-02-05 15:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC KDEM SF |
10PRETORIA3 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-01-04 06:57:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON |
10PRETORIA310 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 6-FEBRUARY 12 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-02-12 17:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC KDEM SF |
10PRETORIA352 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 6-FEBRUARY 12 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-02-20 11:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC KDEM SF |
10PRETORIA395 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 22-FEBRUARY 26 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-02-26 13:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC KDEM SF |
10PRETORIA44 | SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER JANUARY 4- JANUARY 8 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...] | 2010-01-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON |
10PRISTINA55 | KOSOVO: LDK WOBBLY AS PDK WINS TWO MORE MUNICIPALITIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) scored two impressive victories over its coalition partner Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) in the January 31 mayoral run-off elections in Prizren and Lipjan/Lipljan. The elections reaffirm PDK's confidence and unity under the leadersh [...] | 2010-02-03 06:19:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAID SR KV |
10PRISTINA77 | TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 15:14:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAID ELAB KCRM KDEM KFRD KJUS KMCA KTIP KV KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
10PRISTINA83 | KOSOVO CELEBRATES SECOND ANNIVERSARY WITH SUCCESSES AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo celebrated the second anniversary of its independence on February 17. These two years have seen political stability that has allowed the country to create legitimate new institutions, including the Constitutional Court and the Kosovo Security Force, and to start fulfilli [...] | 2010-02-17 15:30:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAID SR KV |
10PRISTINA84 | KOSOVO CELEBRATES SECOND ANNIVERSARY WITH SUCCESSES AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo celebrated the second anniversary of its independence on February 17. These two years have seen political stability that has allowed the country to create legitimate new institutions, including the Constitutional Court and the Kosovo Security Force, and to start fulfilli [...] | 2010-02-17 15:34:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAID SR KV |
10RABAT63 | CODEL GREGG DISCUSSES ALGERIA, WESTERN SAHARA, [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Gregg held a wide-ranging discussion with the Prime Minister on January 5. Prime Minister El Fassi addressed Moroccan relations with Algeria, stating that Algeria wanted to maintain the status quo on Western Sahara. The Prime Minister emphasized progress on the Israeli [...] | 2010-02-01 16:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL KPAL KDEM EFIN AG WI MO |
10RANGOON40 | BURMA NEWSPAPER MISREPRESENTS USG HAITI RESPONSE; [...] (U) The Government of Burma (GOB)-controlled Burmese-language newspaper "The Mirror" included in its January 18 edition (available on the Qreet January 20) excerpts of an article off the internet titled "Leftist Leaders Say US is Using Relief Mission as Pretext to Occupy Haiti." The story re [...] | 2010-01-21 11:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OIIP KPAO KDEM BM |
10RIYADH148 | RIYADH HIGH COURT OVERTURNS AL-JOUF FORCED DIVORCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 30, English-language dailies Saudi Gazette and Arab News reported that the newly-established High Court in Riyadh -- a "supreme court" of review which is one of the first fruits of King Abdullah's judicial reform efforts -- had overturned the highly contentious forced d [...] | 2010-02-01 13:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KDEM KISL KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SA |
10RIYADH152 | MOJ REPORTS SOME PROGRESS ON LEGAL REFORMS; STILL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Smith, engaged in a frank and wide-ranging discussion with Minister of Justice Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa on January 27. Dr. Al-Issa spoke candidly about the challenges he faced in implementing King Abdullah's reform agenda, citing several examples of recent progress such a [...] | 2010-02-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KISL KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SA |
10RIYADH224 | CODEL LOWEY AND SAUDI VICE MINISTER OF EDUCATION [...] (U) During a February 14 visit to the National Dialogue Center (KACND) CODEL Lowey was briefed on its primary goal of combating extremism by promoting dialogue and exchanges of differing points of view among Saudis. On the role of women the Center's Director explained the SAG privatization st [...] | 2010-02-24 14:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KISL KOCI KPAO PGOV PPD PREL SA |
10RIYADH69 | HUMAN RIGHTS NGO SENDS OPEN LETTER TO SAUDI KING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 28, 2009 the unlicensed Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) appealed to King Abdullah in an open letter to order the release from prison of 73-year old, well-known Human Rights activist, Suliman Al-Reshoudi. The letter claimed that Al-Reshoudi, a former j [...] | 2010-01-12 14:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KISL PGOV KDEM OPDC SA |
10SANJOSE19 | COSTA RICA'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN HITS ITS FINAL LEG [...] (SBU) Summary: With national elections a week away, Laura Chinchilla of the ruling National Liberation Party (PLN) is holding on to first place in the race to be Costa Rica's next president. Most observers believe she will win more than the required forty percent needed to win the election in t [...] | 2010-02-02 15:01:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CS |
10SANJOSE23 | CHINCHILLA WINS: COSTA RICANS CHOOSE CONTINUITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Laura Chinchilla won Costa Rica's February 7 presidential election, promising continuity and consolidation of the Arias Administration's agenda. The USG's top notch collaboration with Costa Rica will continue with the new government, as Chinchilla's policy goals coincide with o [...] | 2010-02-08 16:13:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PINR PLN CS CH CU VE KWMN |
10SANJOSE3 | COSTA RICA FLEXING ITS DEMOCRATIC MUSCLES [...] (SBU) Summary: At a time when the electoral systems of some others in the region are wrapped in controversy, Costa Rica appears to be maintaining its status as a model of institutional democracy in Central America as the country moves towards national elections on February 7. The near-total dem [...] | 2010-01-11 14:53:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV CS PLN KDEM |
10SANSALVADOR97 | El Salvador Supports U.S. OAS Priorities [...] (C) Summary: El Salvador supports our priorities for the next OAS Secretary General (SYG) but we should not expect the Salvadorans to use the March 3 OAS candidate forum to set forth aggressively priorities for the next SYG and ASYG. End Summary. 2. (C) Joaquin Maza, MFA Director Genera [...] | 2010-02-26 23:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KDEM OAS ES |
10SANTODOMINGO35 | Zelaya and Fernandez Arrive in DR [...] SUMMARY: Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, accompanied by President Leonel Fernandez, arrived in the Dominican Republic (DR) the evening of 1/27/10, following the latter's attendance at the inauguration of Zelaya's constitutional successor, Porfirio Lobo. Both Zelaya and Fernandez c [...] | 2010-01-29 15:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO DR |
10SANTODOMINGO65 | OAS REFORM AND MANDATE FOR NEXT SECRETARY GENERAL (DOMINICAN [...] (C) Charge, accompanied by Pol-Econ Counselor, on 24 February 2010, delivered the demarche on "OAS Reform and Mandate for Next Secretary General" (Reftel) to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and Vice Minister Juan Manuel Trullols. The Foreign Minister said that the Dominican Governm [...] | 2010-02-25 18:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS KDEM AORC DR |
10SANTODOMINGO71 | ELECTION CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY BEGINS; CENTRAL ELECTORAL BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 20:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM DR |
10SANTODOMINGO9 | Constitutional Reform Process - The Judiciary Altered [...] (U) The GODR's constitutional reform process, ongoing now for more than a year (reftel A) reveals much about the relative powers of various actors including the President, political parties, the judiciary, civil society, the Catholic Church and Dominicans in general. The independence and po [...] | 2010-01-08 21:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KDEM PHUM DR |
10SARAJEVO110 | BOSNIA: CROATS SEEK EARLY ALLIES AS ELECTION YEAR [...] (C) In preparation for the October 5 general elections, the leading BiH Croat parties are unofficially considering possible coalition partners and rallying them around perennial campaign themes, particularly the need for a third, Croat-dominated entity. Further complicating the pre-election [...] | 2010-02-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
10SARAJEVO133 | BOSNIA: RADONCIC POISED TO BE A NEW PLAYER IN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 12:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
10SARAJEVO134 | BOSNIA: RADONCIC POISED TO BE A NEW PLAYER IN [...] (S/NF) The emergence of a new Bosniak party, led by the powerful, reportedly corrupt, and sometimes vindictive media mogul Fahrudin Radoncic, is likely to create further rifts in the Bosniak political scene, particularly amid the campaign for the October 2010 general elections. Radoncic has the [...] | 2010-02-09 12:33:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
10SARAJEVO148 | BOSNIA: COVIC AND DODIK - STRANGE BEDFELLOWS [...] (C) An emerging relationship between prominent BiH Croat and Serb leaders is compounding worrisome rhetoric on both sides and engendering concern among Bosniaks. Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH President Dragan Covic and Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President -- and Re [...] | 2010-02-12 08:21:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
10SARAJEVO157 | BOSNIA: FEDERATION IGNORES HIGHREP CONCERNS [...] (C) The Federation entity has refused to address HighRep Inzko's concerns, which he expressed in a letter to the Federation Presidency in December 2009, about the uneven distribution of governing positions. In a separate December letter, the HighRep also reminded Federation President Borjana [...] | 2010-02-16 08:11:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
10SARAJEVO21 | BOSNIA: UNCLEAR IF ECHR DECISION WILL BRING QUICK [...] (SBU) On December 22, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in favor of two complainants from the Jewish and Roma communities that certain provisions of the BiH constitution were unjustifiably discriminatory and thus, violated BiH's obligations under the ECHR and related proto [...] | 2010-01-08 09:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KDEM EUN BK |
10SARAJEVO23 | BOSNIA: BACKGROUND AND SUGGESTED POINTS FOR SENIOR [...] (SBU) We understand that the list of Bosnian attendees at the prayer breakfast in Washington will include three senior government officials -- state-level PM Nikola Spiric, media mogul and new Bosniak party leader Fahrudin Radoncic, and Federation entity Prime Minister Mustafa Mujezinovic. We [...] | 2010-01-08 16:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
10SARAJEVO80 | BOSNIA: OPPOSITION BEATS DODIK'S CANDIDATE IN [...] (C) In a special mayoral election in the Republika Srpska (RS) municipality of Bileca on January 24, the opposition coalition candidate defeated the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD). The coalition clinched this victory despite an ardent campaign and alleged pre-election threats [...] | 2010-01-26 17:14:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK |
10STATE10013 | SECRETARY'S LETTER TO HUNGARIAN FM PETER BALAZS [...] (U) Please deliver the following letter from Secretary Clinton to Foreign Minister Balazs. There will be no signed original. 2. (U) Begin text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter and your commitment to the Community of Democracies (CD). I am pleased to learn of the vigor [...] | 2010-02-01 18:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PHUM PREL KDEM PGOV HU |
10STATE15974 | Subject: Response to RCTV President's Request for U.S. [...] (C) In response to Posts request for guidance regarding RCTVs request that we approach DirectTV, Net Uno, and Inter to discuss the possible restoration of their RCTV programming, the Department has determined that: The U.S. Government will not take a legal position on the interpretation of a Venez [...] | 2010-02-22 18:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM VE EINV |
10STATE16163 | SRI LANKA: ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has followed his January 26 re-election with the extra-legal arrest of the opposition candidate and intimidation of independent media. While Rajapaksa's administration has faced cri [...] | 2010-02-23 00:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE KAWC KDEM PGOV PHUM PREF PREL |
10STATE5277 | Personally Engaging on Haiti [...] The tragic earthquake in Haiti and its aftermath pose enormous challenges to the people of Haiti, our nation, and the entire world community. As we seek to rescue trapped victims, assist survivors, and help Haiti begin to rebuild, the American people and our government have marshaled unprec [...] | 2010-01-20 01:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA |
10STATE9107 | GUIDANCE AND TALKING POINTS ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HAITI [...] Summary: Most international media have now moved on from Haiti to other issues, with remaining coverage focused on the January 27 rescue of a teenage girl and continuing concerns over aid access. Posts should continue to monitor local reporting and engage opinion leaders personally when cover [...] | 2010-01-29 01:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA |
10TAIPEI158 | MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING U.S. INFLUENCE UNDER THE [...] (C) Summary: Nearly two years after President Ma Ying-jeou took office, the thaw in cross-Strait relations continues apace, with a steady procession of agreements expanding commercial, transportation and other links and an economic cooperation agreement possible later this year. Nonetheless, m [...] | 2010-02-10 06:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN EINV MASS MARR |
10TAIPEI161 | TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION LEADER ON BEEF, ARMS SALES, [...] (C) Summary: The impasse over U.S. beef imports would take a long time to resolve and would best be handled through the World Trade Organization (WTO),Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the AIT Director during a February 8 lunch. At the same time, Tsai expressed confi [...] | 2010-02-11 02:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL CH TW ECON ETRD EAGR |
10TAIPEI162 | TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION ON THE MEND, BUT TRICKY POLICY [...] (C) Summary: A string of local electoral victories has given the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) its strongest pulse since being crushed in 2008 legislative and presidential elections. Morale and unity are back, and DPP officials believe the party could present a viable alternat [...] | 2010-02-11 03:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM TW CH PREL |
10TAIPEI165 | TAIWAN NATIONAL SECURITY CHIEF TO RESIGN AFTER [...] (C) National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi telephoned the AIT Director on February 11 to say he would announce his resignation later in the day, citing health and family reasons. Su was perhaps President Ma Ying-jeou's closest confidante in government and took the lead in implemen [...] | 2010-02-11 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM CH TW |
10TAIPEI166 | TAIWAN NATIONAL SECURITY CHIEF RESIGNS AFTER [...] (C) National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi telephoned the AIT Director on February 11 to say he would announce his resignation later in the day, citing health and family reasons. Su was perhaps President Ma Ying-jeou's closest confidante in government and took the lead in implemen [...] | 2010-02-11 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM CH TW |
10TAIPEI198 | TAIWAN OPPOSITION PARTY SEEKS TO EXTEND WINNING [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) hopes to extend its winning streak in four legislative by-elections on February 27. The party is strongly favored to win the one seat it previously held and is expected to be competitive for the three seats previously held by legi [...] | 2010-02-26 00:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM TW |
10TAIPEI31 | TAIWAN BY-ELECTIONS PRESENT DANGER FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Three legislative by-elections on January 9 in districts held by the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) present an opportunity for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to build on gains in last month's island-wide local elections. The KMT will be on the defense, and a poor showin [...] | 2010-01-08 08:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM TW |
10TALLINN38 | ESTONIAN MEDIA HAS IT STRAIGHT ON HAITI ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 13:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP EN HA |
10TASHKENT100 | UZBEK PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: FINAL WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the second round of parliamentary elections took place in 39 constituencies on January 10, Uzbekistan's Liberal-Democratic Party emerged with over 35% of the seats in the Lower House of Parliament, the Oliy Majlis. Relative party percentages remain almost unchanged [...] | 2010-01-25 09:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UZ |
10TASHKENT37 | CORRECTED COPY: PUNCTUATION MALFUNCTION: UZBEK PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the second round of parliamentary elections took place in 39 constituencies on January 10, Uzbekistan's Liberal-Democratic Party emerged with over 35% of the seats in the Lower House of Parliament, the Oliy Majlis. Relative party percentages remain almost unchanged from the [...] | 2010-01-25 12:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UZ |
10TASHKENT91 | UZBEKISTAN: PRESIDENT KARIMOV APPOINTS SENATORS WITH AN EYE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the last weeks of January, the 100 Senators of Uzbekistan's parliament, the Oliy Majlis, were chosen-sixteen appointed by President Karimov, and the remaining 84 selected by the regional councils from their own ranks. The Senate is intended to be Uzbekistan's "chamb [...] | 2010-02-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM UZ |
10TEGUCIGALPA116 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met on February 1 with President of Congress Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was accompanied by several members of the congress' executive board and other congressional leaders. The Ambassador told Hernandez that it is important for the members of Honduras' politica [...] | 2010-02-03 23:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA120 | CRIMINAL COURT DISMISSES CHARGES AGAINST MILITARY [...] (U) Summary: According to press reports, the President of the Honduran Supreme Court, Jorge Rivera, acting as a criminal court judge, dismissed the charges of abuse of authority and illegal expatriation lodged against the Honduran Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff on January 6. The press rep [...] | 2010-02-04 23:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KJUS MARR PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA125 | SANTOS MEETING AT HONDURAN INAUGURATION [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary of State for Economics, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB) Jose Fernandez, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Ke [...] | 2010-02-05 20:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM CO HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA132 | HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS ALLEGE NEW ABUSES TIED TO [...] (C) Summary. Manuel de Jesus Murillo and Ricardo Antonio Rodriguez, cameramen for "Globo TV," which followed an anti-coup political line, were kidnapped on February 1, interrogated about the anti-coup resistance movement, and released later the same day by four unknown armed persons. Human Ri [...] | 2010-02-09 23:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA135 | USG DELEGATION TO INAUGURATION MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Arturo Valenzuela, Ambassador Llorens, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Kelly, the Ambassador, and Executive Assistant to the WHA A/S Juan Gonzalez met with President Jos [...] | 2010-02-11 00:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA136 | TRUTH COMMISSION UPDATE [...] (U) This is an action request see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Former Guatemalan VP Eduardo Stein spent the day in Tegucigalpa yesterday working on the terms of the reference for the creation of the Truth Commission (TC). The Ambassador spoke to him last night before he returned home to Guatemala. [...] | 2010-02-11 16:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA143 | AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT LOBO DISCUSS THE NEED TO [...] (S) The Ambassador and President Lobo met for 90 minutes on February 14 at the Residence. While the two discussed a myriad of issues of interest to the bilateral relation (septel),the Ambassador took the opportunity to stress our growing concern of the continued presence and participation in Lobo' [...] | 2010-02-17 01:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL MARR HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA15 | ZELAYA SEEKING DEAL BEFORE TERM OF OFFICE EXPIRES [...] (C) Summary: President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Craig Kelly and the Ambassador that he cannot request political asylum in a foreign country before his term of office expires on January 27 because the "Caraca [...] | 2010-01-08 22:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA16 | CHARGES FILED AGAINST MILITARY FOR FLYING ZELAYA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Public Ministry filed charges before the Supreme Court on January 6 against the Armed Forces Chief of Staff and the Joint Staff for abuse of authority on June 28 for the way they executed an arrest warrant issued against President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya by forcing him onto a pl [...] | 2010-01-08 22:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KJUS KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA166 | HONDURAN APPEALS COURT RATIFIES DISMISSAL OF [...] (U) A special appeals court tribunal comprised of three members of the Honduran Supreme Court ratified the dismissal of charges against the military Armed Forces Chief of Staff and Joint Staff of illegal expatriation and abuse of power in connection with the June 28 coup d'etat, in a February 1 [...] | 2010-02-24 01:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR KJUS KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA18 | PDAS KELLY DISCUSSES MICHELETTI DEPARTURE WITH [...] (C) Summary: At a January 5 dinner with society leaders and a January 6 meeting with the business community, WHA PDAS Craig Kelly emphasized the importance of the resignation of de facto leader Micheletti in creating a climate that would allow quick reengagement with the international community [...] | 2010-01-09 00:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA181 | Lobo Commits Honduras to Protection of Human Rights [...] (SBU) Summary. President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo signed the Chapultepec Declaration on press freedom in Tegucigalpa on February 18 and committed the Honduran government to support freedom of the press and human rights. Lobo's government abrogated on February 16 a disarmament decree enacted by th [...] | 2010-02-26 23:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA19 | AMBASSADOR LLORENS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ELECT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on the evening of January 9 to discuss a number of pending matters. The Ambassador briefed Lobo on our efforts to implement the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, the results of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Cra [...] | 2010-01-11 19:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA20 | AMBASSADOR LLORENS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ELECT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on the evening of January 9 to discuss a number of pending matters. The Ambassador briefed Lobo on our efforts to implement the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, the results of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Cra [...] | 2010-01-11 19:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA23 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO DE FACTO FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Honduran de facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the home of a mutual friend January 10 to deliver a firm message from Washington regarding the lack of progress by the de facto regime and the negative public and private statements made [...] | 2010-01-11 23:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA24 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO DE FACTO FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Honduran de facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the home of a mutual friend January 10 to deliver a firm message from Washington regarding the lack of progress by the de facto regime and the negative public and private statements made [...] | 2010-01-12 01:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA26 | POLITICAL AMNESTY DECREE INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: A draft decree providing political amnesty to all actors in Honduras' political crisis was introduced in the Congress on January 11. The bill comprises actions between January 1, 2008 and December 21, 2009 and covers treason, crimes against the country's form of government, ter [...] | 2010-01-12 18:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA34 | ATTENDANCE AT INAUGURATION OF PEPE LOBO [...] (SBU) Summary: Planning has begun for the January 27 inauguration of president-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo. Lobo has called for the inauguration ceremony to have a Honduran flavor. The Honduran public does not expect that large numbers of high-level foreign dignitaries will attend Lobo's ina [...] | 2010-01-13 23:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA35 | CONGRESS SHELVES AMNESTY DECREE AND PULLS HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: With less than two weeks remaining before its term ends on January 21, the Congress on January 12 did not, as expected, take up for discussion a draft decree providing political amnesty to all actors in Honduras' political crisis. The likely motivation was the opposition to the [...] | 2010-01-13 23:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA5 | MICHELETTI SAYS EXIT STRATEGY MUST BE IN [...] (C) Summary: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Craig Kelly urged de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti on January 6 to accede to the call by president-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo for there to be an interval of time between the de facto regime a [...] | 2010-01-07 19:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA51 | MICHELETTI SAYS HE WON'T STEP DOWN BEFORE [...] (U) Summary. Supporters of de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti have been staging ceremonies in recent days to honor Micheletti. The largest was a January 18 rally organized by the pro-regime civil society organization Civic Democratic Union (UCD). During the speech he delivered at the [...] | 2010-01-19 21:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA57 | REACTION TO LATEST VISA REVOCATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Honduran media have reported widely and mostly accurately on the decision January 18 to revoke the U.S. visas of de facto cabinet members and supporters following de facto President Micheletti,s failure to step aside prior to the January 27 inauguration. Commentary from the medi [...] | 2010-01-21 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA58 | NATIONAL CONGRESS CHOOSES PROVISIONAL EXECUTIVE [...] (U) Summary: The members of the National Congress elected in the November 29, 2009 election met on January 21 and elected by a show of hands Juan Orlando Hernandez of president-elect Lobo's National party as their President. Hernandez along with Reinaldo Sanchez as Vice President and Gladys Au [...] | 2010-01-22 14:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA59 | MICHELETTI ANNOUNCES LEAVE OF ABSENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. De facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti announced on January 21 that he would take a leave of absence from his public duties effective immediately. Micheletti said his decision was prompted by his concern for the good of the country. He said he wanted to avoid standing in the [...] | 2010-01-22 16:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CVIS HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA6 | FOLLOW UP TO PDAS CRAIG KELLY'S VISIT [...] (S) Summary: In the wake of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly's (January 5-6) visit, we've been reaching out to key players to follow-up and press home U.S. objectives in Honduras. The Ambassador spoke to President-elect Pepe Lobo, regime Minister of Defense Sevilla, regime Fo [...] | 2010-01-07 20:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA65 | AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESIDENT ELECT [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador had a series of meetings and discussions over the past weekend with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. Lobo briefed the Ambassador on his diplomatic efforts of the past week with both Presidents [...] | 2010-01-26 00:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA88 | INAGURATION OF PRESIDENT LOBO AND DEPARTURE OF [...] (U) Summary: President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo was sworn in on January 27 in Tegucigalpa. During his inaugural address, President Lobo thanked the US and others for their help during the political crisis and paused during his speech to sign an amnesty law that had been passed by Congress late on [...] | 2010-01-28 01:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA96 | USG DELEGATION ATTENDS PRESIDENT LOBO'S [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Arturo Valenzuela, accompanied by Ambassador Hugo Llorens, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (EEB) Jose Fernandez and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (PDAS) [...] | 2010-01-29 22:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA98 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT LOBO [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador and DCM met with President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and his senior team to congratulate him on his inauguration and discuss bilateral issues. The Ambassador noted the important steps that Lobo had taken over the past [...] | 2010-01-29 23:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL ECON EAID SNAR HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA99 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT LOBO'S CABINET TAKES SHAPE [...] (SBU) Summary/Introduction: President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo began to officially announce the members of his cabinet and inner circle on January 26, the day before his inauguration, and made further announcements over the next two days. He has still not named ministers for defense, agricultur [...] | 2010-01-30 00:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
10TRIPOLI71 | WATCHING THE SECRETARY'S INTERNET FREEDOM SPEECH FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Tripoli assembled 40 prominent Libyan guests on January 21 to watch the Secretary's speech on Internet Freedom live over the Internet. Despite limited bandwidth, participants took part in a lively discussion covering a range of topics, such as government control of th [...] | 2010-01-25 15:58:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO OIIP PREL LY |
10TUNIS146 | TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) During a meeting largely devoted to regional issues (ref A),Foreign Minister Morjane told the Ambassador on February 23 he welcomed in principle the concept of a candid, detailed bilateral dialogue on human rights. Morjane acknowledged that some western governments appeared unimpressed b [...] | 2010-02-23 17:20:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM TS |
10TUNIS46 | TFHA01: TUNISIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Tunisian coverage of the Haitian earthquake and ensuing humanitarian crisis has been limited and essentially moderate in tone, with some coverage of international criticism of the U.S. government's response to the ongoing situation in Haiti. The Ambassador paid a call on the wel [...] | 2010-01-20 17:30:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA TU |
10TUNIS53 | SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON INTERNET FREEDOMS PROVOKES LIVELY [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Clinton's January 22 speech on Internet freedom was well-regarded by Tunisian contacts, though it did not receive any coverage in the official press, given government oversight and censorship of Tunisian media. Discussions following Embassy-sponsored speech viewing pa [...] | 2010-01-22 17:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP TS |
10TUNIS8 | TUNISIA'S ACTING MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS SUGGESTS "FRANK AND UNINHIBITED DISCUSSIONS" TO IMPROVE THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Acting Minister of Communications Oussama Romdhani told the Ambassador on January 5 that although the U.S. and Tunisia have had a strong bilateral relationship for a long time, it had become "more uneven over the last decade." Romdhani, who served for nearly fifteen years at the Tunisian E [...] | 2010-01-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUMHUPPS KDEM TSPL TS PHUM |
10WARSAW7 | POLAND: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S ROUNDTABLE WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 21 meeting with the Vice President, a diverse group of Polish civil society representatives, including organizations active in promoting democratic transformation and empowerment of women and minorities, emphasized Poland's efforts to share its successful transform [...] | 2010-01-05 12:07:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KDEM PL |
10YEREVAN1 | FINAL DEATH THROES FOR LTP'S OPPOSITION ANC? [...] (C) Since its creation in May 2008 in the wake of the disputed 2008 presidential election, the 17-party opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) has been unable to accomplish its stated goal of dislodging the ruling authorities from power. Led by the overbearing Levon Ter-Petrossian (Armeni [...] | 2010-01-04 07:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TU AJ AM |
10YEREVAN19 | ARMENIA MISSES ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE [...] (C) In the January 10 by-election, Embassy observers noted widespread intimidation, low-scale violence, and cases where individuals outside the electoral commissions directed the vote process. Although we did not directly observe ballot stuffing, Embassy personnel were present at a polling stat [...] | 2010-01-13 07:11:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM |
10YEREVAN30 | ARMENIA CORRECTS IMBALANCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM [...] (SBU) On January 14, Armenia's Constitutional (Supreme) Court struck down as unconstitutional a controversial criminal code statute that allowed defense attorneys, victims, or witnesses -- but not prosecutors -- to be charged with contempt of court for acting contemptuously to a judge. The sta [...] | 2010-01-21 06:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM |
10YEREVAN33 | OPPOSITION LEADER HANDED 7 YEAR SENTENCE [...] (SBU) On January 19, a Yerevan court controversially convicted and sentenced to seven years' jail time Nikol Pashinian, one of the most prominent opposition leaders who challenged the results of the disputed 2008 presidential election. Pashinian, who went into hiding in March 2008 after the au [...] | 2010-01-22 10:56:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
10YEREVAN60 | UPDATES IN YOUTH ACTIVIST WHISTLEBLOWER CASE [...] (SBU) In an apparent reversal in a controversial whistleblower case (reftels),the prosecutor general's office on January 11 launched a criminal investigation against a former instructor at a special needs school for allegedly sexually abusing his students. Previous investigations into the sexu [...] | 2010-02-05 10:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS SOCI AM |
93PHNOMPENH577 | HOR NAMHONG VIEWS THE FUTURE [...] (C) - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. SOC FOREIGN MINISTER HOR NAMHONG TOOK ME ASIDE DURING UNTAC'S DONORS REVIEW MEETING ON REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT FEBRUARY 25. AFTER ASKING ABOUT THE CORE GROUP MEETING ON CAMBODIA, HE TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO SPEAK FRANKLY ABOUT THE SITUA [...] | 1993-02-25 09:04:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM UNTAC CB |
94BANJUL3540 | THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH DIGS IN DEEPER [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. CHAIRMAN JAMMEH REMAINS UNMOVED BY SENEGALESE AND WESTERN DONOR CONCERNS FOR RETURN TO DEMOCRACY AND ATTENTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GAMBIA. HIS INTRANSIGENCE HAS BEEN BUOYED BY HIS PERCEPTION THAT WORLD BANK ASSISTANCE WILL BE [...] | 1994-10-07 12:01:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR EAID ECON GA |
96BANJUL2394 | GAMBIAN ELECTION WRAP UP [...] CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE DOUGLAS ROHN FOR REASONS 1.5B&D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: CHAIRMAN YAHYA JAMMEH WON THE 26 SEPTEMBER GAMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WITH A 56 PERCENT MAJORITY. PRIMARY CHALLENGER OUSAINOU DARBOE RECEIVED 36 PERCENT, AND TWO MINOR CANDIDATES SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE. THE ELECTION [...] | 1996-10-01 15:59:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM GA |
96BANJUL2424 | THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH'S VICTORY - VICTORY FOR [...] CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL OFFICER KIMBERLY KELLY, REASON 1.5 B & D 2. (C) SUMMARY: AS THE DUST SETTLES FROM THE ELECTION, MORE IS CREATED AS THE MILITARY TAKE TO THE STREETS, EVEN THOUGH JAMMEH DISSOLVED THE ARMED FORCES PROVISIONAL RULING COUNCIL. END SUMMARY. 3. (C) THE PRESENCE OF SOL [...] | 1996-10-02 15:59:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PGOV KDEM GA |
97MEXICO11061 | PAN UNVEILS LEGISLATIVE, REFORM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY MINISTER COUNSELOR FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS VAL MARTINEZ. REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 7, 1997, NATIONAL ACTION PARTY (PAN) PRESIDENT FELIPE CALDERON UNVEILED THE PAN'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE COMING YEAR, AS WELL AS ITS PROPOSAL FOR REFORM OF THE STATE. [...] | 1997-11-17 17:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR KDEM MX |
98BANGKOK4204 | THAI MFA COMMENTS ON TEA BANH, FOC, AND THE KHMER ROUGE [...] No summary [...] | 1998-03-31 00:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | SECRET | PREL MOPS KDEM CB TH |
98BEIRUT3820 | LEBANESE PARLIAMENT ELECTS ARMY COMMANDER EMILE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR DAVID M. SATTERFIELD. REASONS 1.5 (B AND D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: RATIFYING THE NAME WHICH EMERGED FROM LAST WEEK'S SUMMIT BETWEEN LEBANESE PRESIDENT HRAWI AND SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASAD, THE LEBANESE PARLIAMENT TODAY ELECTED LAF COMMANDER EMILE LAHUD AS LEBANON'S ELEV [...] | 1998-10-15 16:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR PREL LE |
99JERUSALEM1970 | "ABU SAOOD:" (ONE OF) ARAFAT'S REVILED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL JOHN E. HERBST, REASON 1.5(B). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) PALESTINIANS INCREASINGLY COMPLAIN THAT ARAFAT'S COTERIE OF "GATEKEEPERS" ARE EXERCISING A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF POWER AND PREVENTING PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEGITIMATE BUSINESS WITH ARAFAT F [...] | 1999-07-02 11:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KDEM PINR |