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00ANKARA8112	TURKEY: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) COMBATTING TERRORISM IS A MAJOR PRIORITY IN TURKEY'S FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLICY. THE GOT APPROACHES THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISTS WITH AN OUTLOOK SIMILAR TO THE USG'S INTERNATIONAL, COORDINATED APPROACH. THE DANGER POSED TO TURKEY BY TERRORISM IS ILLUSTRATED BY THE FACT THAT THE THREE POSTS OF TH [...]	2000-12-11 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER TU

00BOGOTA3734	FARC INAUGURATES CLANDESTINE POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) AMIDST GREAT FANFARE AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ONLOOKERS, THE FARC ANNOUNCED APRIL 29 ITS "CLANDESTINE POLITICAL PARTY," THE "BOLIVARIAN MOVEMENT." FARC CHIEF MARULANDA SAID THE CLANDESTINE CHARACTER OF THE PARTY WAS INTENDED TO PROTECT ITS MEMBERS FROM A SYSTEMATIC MURDER CAMPAIGN SUCH AS [...]	2000-05-03 21:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER MASS PINR PHUM CO
00BUCHAREST1644	ROMANIA REAFFIRMS STRONG CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED TROOP PRESENCE IN IRAQ DESPITE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS [...] (S) Summary. President Traian Basescu told an interagency team led by Ambassador Richard Jones, Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq Policy, July 21 that SIPDIS Romania is "unconditionally committed" to a continued troop presence in Iraq. Basescu highlighted the armed f [...]	2000-07-26 07:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR EFIN OVIP RO IZ
00HANOI1160	A VIETNAMESE JANUS: THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FACES OF THE POLITBURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S KEY LEADERSHIP BODY -- THE CURRENTLY 18-MEMBER POLITBURO -- IS A LARGELY SHADOWY GROUP WHOSE MEETINGS, AND MANY OF ITS MEMBERS' ACTIVITIES, ARE HIDDEN FROM PUBLIC VIEW. THE FIVE SEXAGENARIAN MEN IN THE STANDING COMMITTEE, THE INNER CIRCLE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S POLITI [...]	2000-05-26 08:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON PHUM VM DPOL
00HANOI1671	DISSIDENT HA SY PHU CONTINUES TO BE QUESTIONED BY POLICE, ISOLATED FROM SUPPORTERS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: DISSIDENT WRITER HA SY PHU REMAINS IN HIS HOME IN DALAT SUBJECT TO REGULAR QUESTIONING BY POLICE, MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER POLICE THREATENED TO CHARGE HIM WITH TREASON FOR HIS PRO-DEMOCRACY ESSAYS. AN INV [...]	2000-08-03 10:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR VM HUMANR
00HANOI930	ILO PRESENCE IN VIETNAM AND EMBASSY WORKING ON COOPERATION WITH AFL-CIO [...] THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO) IS PRESENTLY WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE MINISTRY OF LABOR (MOLISA) AND THE VIETNAMESE GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF LABOR (VGCL) ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDE ESTABLISHING A WORKERS COMPENSATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM; A REVIEW OF [...]	2000-05-04 09:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB VM LABOR
00HARARE2339	MEDIA REPORT POLICE RELEASE JOURNALIST; HARARE [...] No summary [...]	2000-05-02 13:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ZI
00HARARE2515	"RED GUARDS" AND SQUATTERS: MUGABE'S [...] (C) THE MEANING OF DEMOCRACY IS BEING VITIATED IN ZIMBABWE. IN ORDER TO WIN THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, THE DATE OF WHICH IS STILL NOT FIXED, PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS UNLEASHED A CAMPAIGN OF TERROR IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, COMPARABLE IN PURPOSE TO CHINA'S CULTURAL REVOLUTION. HIS TRUSTED AGENTS ARE T [...]	2000-05-11 14:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR ZI
00HARARE2763	THE SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN LOMA SECTIONS THAT [...] ON MAY 22, THE ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF THE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED "THE STANDARD NEWSPAPER" EDITOR, MARK CHAVUNDUKA, AND CHIEF REPORTER, RAY CHOTO, WHO CHALLENGED THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF SECTION 50(2) OF THE LAW AND ORDER MAINTENANCE ACT (LOMA)(REFTEL). THE COURT FOUND THAT THE [...]	2000-05-23 15:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
00HARARE4849	DROC FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS HARARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DROC FOREIGN MINISTER YERODIA PAID A BRIEF VISIT TO ZIMBABWE ON AUGUST 29 TO ASSUAGE HARARE'S CONCERNS AFTER PRESIDENT KABILA SAID HE WOULD SEEK TO REVISE THE LUSAKA AGREEMENT. AMBASSADOR MCDONALD OBTAINED A READOUT ON YERODIA'S VISIT FOM NEW MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY AND THE UND [...]	2000-08-31 16:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG
00HARARE5052	CIVIL SUIT AGAINST PRESIDENT MUGABE [...] (U) THE FILING OF A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST PRESIDENT MUGABE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 05052 111737Z LAST WEEK IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT RECEIVED PROMINENT COVERAGE IN ZIMBABWE'S INDEPENDENT PRESS. THE MEDIA FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE BASIS FOR THE LAWSUIT -- HUMAN [...]	2000-09-11 15:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
00KINSHASA8413	REFUGEE ISSUES IN GOMA [...] (C) Summary: During her Nov. 26-Dec 1 visit to Goma, Econoff discussed refugee issues with Eddie O'Dwyer, UNHCR's Acting Head of Field Office in Goma, and with Kasuku, a member of a Congolese NGO involved in repatriating Congolese Tutsis. O'Dwyer said that UNHCR and the Governor of North Kivu [...]	2000-12-19 12:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV EAID CG UNHCR
00LIMA2475	ALEJANDRO TOLEDO BIOGRAPHY: POLITICAL ASSETS AND [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN HAMILTON, REASONS 1.5 B AND D. 2. (S) SUMMARY: PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT ALEJANDRO TOLEDO'S CHARISMA, ABILITY TO APPEAL TO VARIOUS AUDIENCES, INCLUDING PERU'S INDIGENOUS AND POOREST COMMUNITIES, AND POSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC MESSAGE HAVE HELPED TO CA [...]	2000-04-25 12:30:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET	PINR PGOV PREL PE SECRET PAGE LIMA OF
01ABUJA1011	OBASANJO ON NIGERIA'S ROLE IN AFRICA [...] (C) Nigeria's President Obasanjo will visit Washington May 10-12, 2001. Over breakfast on May 5, Obasanjo told Ambassador Jeter that he knew he was in many respects representing Africa on the visit. This was a heavy responsibility that he took seriously. Obasanjo commented that he planned [...]	2001-05-07 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL OVIP NI XA
01ABUJA1192	POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENCE IN KANO RISING [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings held in Kano May 10-12, Government officials, religious leaders, academics and journalists repeatedly stressed to Poloff the "dangerous" level of tension between Kano's Hausa-Fulani and large immigrant Igbo and Yoruba population. Communal relations there [...]	2001-05-22 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PHUM NI
01ABUJA1364	INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Abuja's submission for this year's International Religious Freedom Report. 2. (SBU) Begin Text: ------------------------- INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ------------------------- THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OB [...]	2001-06-14 16:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF NI
01ABUJA1366	NIGERIA: POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENCE IN KANO RISING [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings held in Kano May 10-12, Government officials, religious leaders, academics and journalists repeatedly stressed to Poloff the "dangerous" level of tension between Kano's Hausa-Fulani "indigenes" and large "immigrant" Igbo and Yoruba population. Communal r [...]	2001-06-14 18:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PHUM NI
01ABUJA1687	NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICERS [...] Summary. The Military Public Affairs Workshop organized by the Public Affairs Section of the Embassy for the public relations officers of the Nigerian armed forces and for defense journalists succeeded beyond all expectations. Director of the American Forces Information Service Cliff Bernath [...]	2001-07-17 12:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC MARR NI
01ABUJA2398	NO CELEBRATIONS IN ZAMFARA: REPORTS INACCURATE [...] Summary: Post has investigated the story reported by a BBC stringer in Gusau, capital of Zamfara State, that there were celebrations there following the September 11 attack on the U.S. All sources indicate that this story was exaggerated. Reports of unrest in Kano on Friday, September 14, a [...]	2001-09-21 07:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KISL PINS NI
01ABUJA2421	NIGERIA SECURITY AND STABILITY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary: The likelihood of ethnic or religious unrest in Nigeria in the wake of an eventual U.S. response to the September 11 acts of terror is high. Such unrest would not necessarily be targeted at American individuals or institutions, but American lives and property could be at risk. [...]	2001-09-22 13:52:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER XA
01ABUJA2480	U.S. MOVE TOWARD AFRICAN WTO POSITIONS APPLAUDED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Fourth Organization of African Unity/African Economic Community Conference of Trade Ministers September 22-23 in Abuja, Nigeria ended with widespread appreciation for U.S. movement toward African WTO positions on agriculture, intellectual property, the environment, labor iss [...]	2001-09-27 15:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD OVIP NI WTO
01ABUJA2520	THE TERROR ATTACKS AND U.S. POLICY IN THE [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides a thumbnail summary of trends in the Nigerian media since the terror attacks on New York and Washington on September 11. On the whole, Nigerians were as shocked by the attacks as Americans. The media accurately reported the story and the immediate condemnations [...]	2001-10-03 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP SCUL PREL PROP NI
01ABUJA2709	DRAFT 2001 COUNTRY HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR NIGERIA [...] No summary [...]	2001-10-24 21:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KSEP NI PHUM
01ABUJA2836	Annual American Studies Conference [...] Summary: Highlighting "Religion in the US," American Studies specialists discussed religion and American society at the recent 8th Annual Conference of the American Studies Association of Nigeria (ASAN) held in Jos. Unlike previous seminars, this year's gathering was more effective because [...]	2001-11-07 09:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OEXC NI
01ABUJA3143	WORLD AIDS DAY [...] SUMMARY: ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 1, THE NATIONAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR AIDS (NACA) ORGANIZED A DAYLONG CALENDAR OF EVENTS TO COMMEMORATE WORLD AIDS DAY IN ABUJA THAT INCLUDED A PLENARY SESSION FOR MAJOR GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT ACTORS, A CITY TOUR AND RALLY, AND A SOCCER COMPETITION. THE PL [...]	2001-12-11 06:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ECON PREL
01ABUJA3288	NIGERIA'S ELECTORAL LAW CONTROVERSY CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo denies having added an unpopular clause to the Election Law, asserting that some legislators inserted the language after he had noted its absence. A senior legislator privately conceded the point, commenting that the legislators had grossly exceeded their man [...]	2001-12-31 16:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS NI
01ABUJA989	Senger Challenges Nigerian Legal Profession to Provide Greater Access to ADR [...] Summary: Department of Justice Deputy Senior Counsel for Dispute Resolution Jeffrey Senger challenged leaders in Nigeria's courts and executive branch to address the practicalities of a court-based Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system that could lower costs, bring greater access to d [...]	2001-05-04 14:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OEXC KJUS NI
01ANKARA7811	TURKEY: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT MARCIEL FOR REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) FIGHTING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM HAS LONG BEEN A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY (GOT). SINCE THE MID-1960S, TURKEY HAS FACED ALMOST A CONSTANT THREAT FROM DOMESTIC AND TRANSNATIONAL TERRORISM TAR [...]	2001-12-14 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER
01CAIRO3303	EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERS - PART I: HISTORY AND STRUCTURE [...] (C) THIS IS THE FIRST IN A TWO PART MESSAGE DISCUSSING EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD. PART 1 OUTLINES ITS HISTORY AND STRUCTURE, PART 2 OF THE MESSAGE WILL DISCUSS THE BASES FOR THE MB'S POPULARITY AS A POLITICAL FORCE IN EGYPT TODAY. EGYPT'S (ILLEGAL) MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, FOUNDED IN 1928, IS A PART OF [...]	2001-05-31 09:04:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PTER EG
01CAIRO3757	EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERS - PART 2: A POPULAR [...] (C) IN THIS, THE SECOND OF TWO CABLES ON EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB),WE LOOK AT THE BANNED MOVEMENT'S POPULARITY AND ITS SOURCES. DESPITE INTERNAL TENSIONS AND IMPRISONMENT OF THE MOST DYNAMIC OF ITS YOUNG LEADERS SINCE THE MID-1990'S, THE MB HAS ENJOYED AN UPSURGE IN POPULARITY, WINNING 17 PE [...]	2001-06-21 11:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PTER EG
01CAIRO7997	EGYPT: NEW TERRORIST GROUP, AL-WA'AD (THE PROMISE) [...] (C) IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF TRIAL BEFORE THE MILITARY TRIBUNAL, THE PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN ORGANIZATION OF 94 EGYPTIANS AND FOREIGNERS, WHICH HAS BECOME KNOWN AS "AL-WA'AD" (THE PROMISE),IS ALLEGED TO BE A SOPHISTICATED NETWORK OF TERRORIST CELLS. INDICTMENTS WERE ISSUED AGAINST 94 DEFENDANT [...]	2001-12-10 16:42:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PTER PGOV PHUM EG
01HANOI2985	PAO DISCUSSES COVERAGE OF ANTI-TERROR CAMPAIGN WITH SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY PRESS OFFICIAL [...] THE HANOI PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER PAID A VISIT NOVEMBER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02985 01 OF 02 150919Z 14 TO COMMUNIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS TO DISCUSS WITH DR. VU DUY THONG, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM AND PUBLISHING OF THE CENTRAL COMMISSION FO [...]	2001-11-15 09:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PROP OIIP VM CWG PD CTERR
01HANOI313	LARGE-SCALE PROTESTS END IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, 20 DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: REPORTS FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK SUGGEST LARGE-SCALE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE ENDED FOLLOWING THE ARRESTS OF AT LEAST 20 PROTESTERS. THOUSANDS OF VIETNAM'S ETHNIC MINORITIES PRO [...]	2001-02-09 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI900	PROTESTANT LEADERS REPORT DESTRUCTION OF CHURCH IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, BUT CANNOT CONFIRM DEATHS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAMESE PROTESTANT CHURCH SOURCES WITH EXTENSIVE LINKS TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS INFORM US THAT RESIDENTS OF GIA LAI PROVINCE, PARTICULARLY, FACE DIFFICULT CONDITIONS, WITH HEAVY POLICE AND SECURIT [...]	2001-04-17 08:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HARARE1026	ZIMBABWE LEGAL COMMUNITY IS EXTREMELY CONCERNED [...] (C) ON MARCH 9, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (PDAS) MARK BELLAMY, CHARGE EARL IRVING, AND SIPDIS ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH STERNFORD MOYO, PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF ZIMBABWE AND A MEMBER OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICES COMMISSION, AND BEATRICE MTETWA, THE ZIMBABWEAN LAWYER [...]	2001-03-15 11:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS PINR ZI
01HARARE1082	FOREIGN MINISTER CONVOKES COMMONWEALTH HEADS [...] (C) ZIMBABWEAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS STANISLAUS MUDENGE SUMMONED COMMONWEALTH AND SADC HEADS OF MISSION IN HARARE ON MARCH 21 TO DELIVER A TWO-HOUR HARANGUE ON THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP (CMAG) STATEMENT ISSUED THE DAY BEFORE IN LONDON. "NOTHING WHICH HAS HAPPENED IN ZIMB [...]	2001-03-21 15:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ZI ADCO
01HARARE1177	FIRED GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER EDITOR DETAILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN AN HOUR-LONG MARCH 27 MEETING, THE RECENTLY FIRED EDITOR OF THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED DAILY "THE HERALD" SPOKE OPENLY ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S USE OF THE PAPER AS A PROPAGANDA TOOL. FORMER "HERALD" EDITOR RAY MUNGOSHI (35) (PROTECT) TOLD EMBOFF ABOUT DAILY HARASSMENT FROM INFORMATIO [...]	2001-03-30 11:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PROP PHUM KPAO PINR ZI
01HARARE1178	ZIMBABWE: HOW PRESIDENT MUGABE WILL HANG ON TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE IS GEARING UP FOR WHAT WILL BE THE MOST DIFFICULT ELECTION OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER. MUGABE WILL USE ALL THE RESOURCES OF HIS OFFICE, THE RULING PARTY, AND THE STATE TO WIN RE- ELECTION AND DENY THE OPPOSITION MDC THE PRESIDENCY. THE PRESIDENT WILL USE A W [...]	2001-03-30 12:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS MCAP ZI ZANU PF
01HARARE125	ZIMBABWEAN OPPOSITION STRUGGLES TO COPE WITH [...] (C) IN RECENT WEEKS, THE INDEPENDENT PRESS HAS CRITICIZED THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) FOR FUMBLING ALONG WITHOUT ANY SENSE OF URGENCY OR DIRECTION. MDC SECRETARY-GENERAL WELSHQ NCUBQTRONGLY REJECTED THE CRITICISM, SAYING SOME WERE UNDERSTANDABLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE DE [...]	2001-01-09 13:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL ZI
01HARARE1257	ROAD MAP FOR IMPROVING ZIMBABWE-U.S. RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) THE IMPENDING ARRIVAL OF A NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AFRICA PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE STOCK OF OUR RELATIONSHIP ITH ZIMBABWE. THAT RELATIONSHIP HAS DETERIORATED BADLY AS THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT HAS INCREASINGLY ELIED ON VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION TO PRESERVE IS HO [...]	2001-04-06 09:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINS ZI
01HARARE1536	CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST MDC PRESIDENT TSVANGIRAI REFERRED [...] (U) MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI APPEARED BEFORE HIGH COURT JUDGE MOSES CHINHENGO ON SIPDIS MAY 7 TO FACE CHARGES -- UNDER THE COLONIAL-ERA LAW AND ORDER MAINTENANCE ACT -- OF TERRORISM AND SABOTAGE AND OF INCITING PUBLIC VIOLENCE. AS REPORTED REFTEL, TH [...]	2001-05-07 16:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS ZI
01HARARE1584	MASVINGO TENSE AS CITY BRACES FOR MAYORAL [...] (C) THE VIOLENCE REPORTED REFTEL HAS CONTINUED UNABATED IN MASVINGO TOWN IN THE RUNUP TO THE MAYORAL ELECTION MAY 12-13, WITH CONTINUING SKIRMISHES BETWEEN SUPPORTERS OF THE RULING ZANU-PF AND THOSE OF THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC). ACCORDING TO THE INDEPENDENT "DAILY NE [...]	2001-05-11 11:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS ZI
01HARARE1620	OPPOSITION WINS MASVINGO MAYORAL ELECTION [...] (U) THE CANDIDATE FOR THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) OVERCAME A CONCERTED CAMPAIGN EFFORT BY THE RULING ZANU-PF, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION (REFTELS),TO WIN THE MASVINGO MAYORAL ELECTION MAY 12-13. THE MDC'S ALOIS CHAIMITI, A RETIRED ENGIN [...]	2001-05-15 15:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS ZI
01HARARE1751	ZIMBABWE COUP PLOT REPORT TOUCHES A RAW NERVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE HAS VIGOROUSLY DISPUTED A MAY 29 ARTICLE IN THE BRITISH "GUARDIAN" NEWSPAPER THAT STATES THAT ZIMBABWEAN MILITARY OFFICERS ARE PLANNING A COUP AGAINST PRESIDENT MUGABE. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORROBORATE THE SUBSTANCE OF THE REPORT. THE GOZ'S INITIAL [...]	2001-05-31 14:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV MARR SOCI PHUM PREL ZI
01HARARE181	VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION CONTINUE IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE IN BIKITA WEST-- WHERE A SPECIAL PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION WILL BE HELD JANUARY 13-14 TO FILL A SEAT LEFT VACANT BY THE DEATH OF THE INCUMBENT--HAS CONTINUED IN RECENT WEEKS AS ZANU-PF SUPPORTERS STEP UP THEIR INTIMIDATION CAMPAIGN. WAR VETERANS AND ZANU-PF [...]	2001-01-10 15:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE2171	ZIMBABWE SLIDING OMINOUSLY TOWARD A POLICE STATE [...] (C) ZANU-PF HAS ESCALATED ITS INTIMIDATION OF OPPOSITION MDC LEADERS AND SUPPORTERS, AND IS MOVING TO ELIMINATE MANEUVERING ROOM FOR ALL OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT MIGHT THREATEN THE RULING PARTY'S CONTINUED HOLD ON POWER. IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, ZANU-PF OR THOSE ACTING ON ITS [...]	2001-07-13 09:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI
01HARARE2271	MEDIA REPORT GOZ BANS BBC JOURNALISTS; HARARE [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAS SUSPENDED THE ACCREDITATION OF BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC) UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02271 271025Z CORRESPONDENTS BASED IN ZIMBABWE. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE JULY 26 EDITION OF THE [...]	2001-07-27 10:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2327	AMERICAN JOURNALISTS SUCCESSFULLY USE NEW [...] THE SOUTHERN AFRICA CORRESPONDENTS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WASHINGTON POST SUCCESSFULLY USED THE NEW UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02327 031030Z MEDIA ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES PUT INTO PLACE BY ZIMBABWEAN INFORMATION MINISTER JONATHAN MOYO IN JUNE 2001. [...]	2001-08-03 10:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
01HARARE2429	ARREST OF DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL TEAM [...] THREE SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT "DAILY NEWS" UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02429 161400Z AND ONE REPORTER FROM THE PAPER WERE ARRESTED IN HARARE ON AUGUST 15. THE FOUR WERE RELEASED ON BAIL ON THE EVENING OF THE SAME DAY. THE FOUR ARE EDI [...]	2001-08-16 13:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI PHUM
01HARARE2439	CHANGE IN CHARGES AGAINST DAILY NEWS JOURNALISTS [...] THE CHARGES AGAINST THE FOUR JOURNALISTS FROM THE INDEPENDENT "DAILY NEWS" WERE CHANGED LATE ON AUGUST 16. THE FOUR JOURNALISTS (EDITOR GEOFF NYAROTA, DEPUTY EDITOR BILL SAIDI, NEWS EDITOR JOHN GAMBANGA AND REPORTER SAM MUNYAVI) ARE NOW CHARGED WITH "DISTRIBUTION OR CIRCULATIO [...]	2001-08-17 09:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI PHUM
01HARARE2490	HARASSMENT OF JOURNALISTS CONTINUES - THREE NEW [...] ON AUGUST 21 AND 22 ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE (ZRP) PICKED UP, QUESTIONED AND LAID CHARGES AGAINST THREE JOURNALISTS IN HARARE. 2. ON AUGUST 21, TWO JOURNALISTS FROM THE WEEKLY "THE MIRROR" WERE QUESTIONED BY POLICE ABOUT A REPORT IN THE AUGUST 17 EDITION OF THEIR NEWSPAP [...]	2001-08-23 09:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE2576	BONGO CANCELS TRIP TO HARARE AT LAST MINUTE [...] (U) DRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA OFFICIALLY OPENED THE 2001 HARARE AGRICULTURAL SHOW ON AUGUST 29. ACCORDING TO A PRESS REPORT, GABONESE PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO WAS SCHEDULED TO OPEN THE EVENT BUT CALLED OFF HIS TRIP AT SHORT NOTICE. GEORGE CHARAMBA, A SPOKESMAN IN THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, TOLD J [...]	2001-08-31 09:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
01HARARE2678	MDC WINS BULAWAYO IN LANDSLIDE BUT LOSES MAKONI WEST [...] (U) AS EXPECTED, THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) SWEPT THE SEPTEMBER 8-9 ELECTIONS IN BULAWAYO, WINNING THE MAYORAL RACE AND ALL SEVEN CITY COUNCIL SEATS UNDER CONTENTION BY A LANDSLIDE. THE MDC'S MAYORAL CANDIDATE, JAPHET NDABENI-NCUBE, WON 83 PERCENT OF THE VOTES CAST (R [...]	2001-09-12 09:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE2771	TFUS1: MEDIA REPORTING ON TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO CARRY OPINION PIECES AND OP-ED ARTICLES FOCUSING ON THE SEPTEMBER 11 BOMBINGS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND THE PENTAGON. THESE ARTICLES BOTH REFLECT AND LEAD ZIMBABWEAN POPULAR OPINION ON THE ATTACKS. IN GENERAL, THE ZIMBABWEAN MOOD IS [...]	2001-09-20 13:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE2793	MEDIA REPORT BELLAMY ON DEMOCRACY BILL AFTER [...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" AND THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" COVERED THE SEPTEMBER 20 AMERICAN EMBASSY TELEVISION INTERACTIVE CENTERING ON AFRICAN DIPLOMACY AFTER THE TERROR ATTACKS IN THE U. S. WITH MR. WILLIAM M. BELLAMY, ACTING ASSISTANT SECR [...]	2001-09-24 06:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3062	TSVANGIRAI EMERGES UNSCATHED FROM ATTACK ON HIS VEHICLE; [...] (C) MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ESCAPED INJURY ON OCTOBER 12 AFTER HIS CONVOY WAS SIPDIS ATTACKED BY STONE-THROWING ZANU-PF SUPPORTERS. TWO WINDOWS IN HIS VEHICLE WERE SHATTERED AND THE VEHICLE'S BODY WAS DAMAGED. POLICE WERE UNHELPFUL AND FAILED TO AR [...]	2001-10-15 15:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3240	ABUJA II: COMMONWEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE OCTOBER 25 TO 27 VISIT BY REPRESENTATIVES OF SEVEN COMMONWEALTH (CW) COUNTRIES AND THE CW SECRETARY-GENERAL REVIEWED PROGRESS ON COMMITMENTS AGREED TO BY THE GOZ ON LAND REFORM, RULE OF LAW, AND ATTENDANT ISSUES AS OUTLINED IN THE ABUJA AGREEMENT OF SEPTEMBER 6 (REFTEL). OU [...]	2001-10-29 15:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAGR EAID PGOV ZI
01HARARE3250	AF PDAS DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE CRISIS WITH MDC LEADER AND [...] (C) AF PDAS MARK BELLAMY MET WITH A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION, AND OTHER KEY PLAYERS DURING A TWO-DAY VISIT TO HARARE OCTOBER 24-26. MANY OF HIS INTERLOCUTORS INDICATED THAT GOVERNMEN [...]	2001-10-31 06:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3324	MEDIA REPORT - TELEPRESS CONFERENCE GENERATES [...] ON OCTOBER 31 POST HOSTED A TELEPRESS CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE THE TOPIC "PRESS FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY IN TIMES OF NATIONAL CRISIS: HAVE THE RULES CHANGED SINCE SEPTEMBER 11?" THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM TO DISCUSS MEDIA FREEDOM ISSUES AND AN OPPOR [...]	2001-11-07 07:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3380	DAILY NEWS EDITOR RELEASED, TRAVELS TO U.S. [...] DAILY NEWS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF GEOFFREY NYAROTA AND HIS FORMER BUSINESS PARTNER WILFRED MBANGA WERE RELEASED FROM POLICE CUSTODY ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AFTER APPEARING IN COURT AND BEING CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF CONTRAVENING A SECTION OF THE ZIMBABWE INVESTMENT CENTER (ZIC [...]	2001-11-14 07:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3400	WAR VETERAN MURDER SPARKS GOZ CRACKDOWN ON MDC AND UNREST [...] (C) GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE BLAMED THE MURDER OF A SENIOR WAR VETERAN IN BULAWAYO ON THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) AND HAS MOVED TO ARREST A NUMBER OF PARTY OFFICIALS. MDC SECRETARY-GENERAL WELSHMAN NCUBE REJECTED THE ALLEGATIONS AS SIPDIS "UTTER RUBBISH," WHILE MDC PRESIDENT M [...]	2001-11-14 14:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE3404	POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS UNTIL ELECTIONS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MUGABE GOVERNMENT HAS INTENSIFIED ITS VIOLENCE AND EFFORTS TO DOMINATE ELECTION PROCEDURES AND HAS NOT BEEN DETERRED BY THREATS OF SANCTIONS. HARSH METHODS, NOTWITHSTANDING, ZANU-PF IS STILL VERY HARD- PRESSED BY A RESILIENT MDC OPPOSITION, BOLSTERED BY ZIMBABWE'S CONTINUING E [...]	2001-11-15 06:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE3427	ACTIVITIES RELATED TO 2002 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) THE FOLLOWING ELECTION RELATED ACTIVITIES IN ZIMBABWE ARE NOW IN THE PLANNING STAGES OR UNDERWAY. THE GOZ HAS NOT BEEN CONSULTED ON THESE ACTIVITIES, WHICH HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY NGOS AND/OR CIVIL SOCIETY, BUT IT WILL PROBABLY BE NECESSARY TO INFORM THE GOZ OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF SOME OF T [...]	2001-11-16 08:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM EAID PGOV ZI
01HARARE3463	UNEASY CALM RETURNS TO BULAWAYO AS CRACKDOWN ON MDC [...] (C) IN A SEVERAL-HOUR RAMPAGE THROUGH BULAWAYO ON NOVEMBER 16, WAR VETERANS AND ZANU-PF SUPPORTERS BURNED TO THE GROUND THE OPPOSITION MDC'S OFFICE, RANSACKED THE OFFICE OF THE CITY'S MAYOR, BEAT THOSE SELLING AND READING INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS, AND SMASHED CAR WINDSHIELDS. THEY WERE ESCORTED [...]	2001-11-19 14:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
01HARARE3539	PRESIDENT MUGABE WALKS OUT ON EU TEAM [...] (C) A SENIOR EU TEAM HAD A VERY ROCKY MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE ON NOVEMBER 23. THE PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN A NORMAL DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSION OF THE DRC INTERNAL DIALOGUE AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF FOREIGN TROOPS IN DRC, BUT MUGABE BECAME INCREASINGLY IRRITATED AS THE CONVERSATION SHIFTED TO THE [...]	2001-11-26 12:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3547	MEDIA REPORT -- GOZ "FIGHTING TERRORISM" [...] GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) OFFICIALS ARE ATTEMPTING TO PORTRAY THE POLITICAL OPPOSITION AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA AS "TERRORISTS." GOZ OFFICIALS, INCLUDING PRESIDENT MUGABE AND INFORMATION MINISTER MOYO, HAVE RECENTLY DESCRIBED THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC),ITS [...]	2001-11-27 05:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3550	BULAWAYO AFTER NOVEMBER 16 - A CHANGED CITY [...] ( C ) SUMMARY: MBOFF VISITED ZIMBABWE'S SECOND CITY ON NOVEMBER21 TO GAUGE THE SITUATION IN THE WAKE OF THE NOVEBER 16 VIOLENCE AND TO MEET WITH AMERICAN CITIZES TO DISCUSS THEIR SAFETY. ON THE SURFACE, THE ITY APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY, BUT THERE S A NEW AND WIDESPREAD SENSE OF TE [...]	2001-11-27 07:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM ZI
01HARARE3597	MDC WILL NOT BOYCOTT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) MDC LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI TOLD THE AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER 27 THAT RAMPANT MANIPULATION OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS AND INTENSIFYING VIOLENCE AGAINST OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS CONFIRM THAT THE RULING PARTY IS PREPARED TO WIN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BY ANY MEANS. DESPITE THE UNLIKELY PROSPECT [...]	2001-11-30 09:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE3602	GOZ APPROVES INFORMATION BILL [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAS APPROVED THE CONTROVERSIAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY BILL. THE BILL IS LIKELY TO BE PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT FOR CONSIDERATION WITHIN THE NEXT 10 DAYS. 2. THE BILL CONTAINS A NUMBER OF MEASURES PROVIDING FOR [...]	2001-12-03 06:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3690	A/S KANSTEINER DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO [...] (C) IN MEETINGS DECEMBER 10-11 WITH SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE, AND FINANCE MINISTER SIMBA MAKONI -- AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY KANSTEINER EXPLAINED ZDERA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS. SIPDIS HE EMPHASIZED THAT THERE IS STILL TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT O [...]	2001-12-12 15:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE3730	A/S KANSTEINER DELIVERS MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO [...] (C) DURING HIS DECEMBER 10-11 VISIT TO HARARE, AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MET WITH A RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING MDC LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WILSON SANDURA, UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO, COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) OFFICIALS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF H [...]	2001-12-14 09:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE3739	MDC LEADER CHARGED WITH POSSESSING UNLICENSED [...] (C) ON DECEMBER 15, POLICE CHARGED OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI UNDER THE POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT WITH POSSESSING AN UNLICENSED RADIO. THE RADIO WAS A WALKIE-TALKIE USED BY ONE OF HIS BODYGUARDS. AFTER INSTRUCTING TSVANGIRAI TO WRITE A S [...]	2001-12-17 14:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3748	MDC LEADER CHARGED WITH POSSESSING UNLICENSED [...] (C) ON DECEMBER 15, POLICE CHARGED OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI UNDER THE POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT WITH POSSESSING AN UNLICENSED RADIO. THE RADIO WAS A WALKIE-TALKIE USED BY ONE OF HIS BODYGUARDS. AFTER INSTRUCTING TSVANGIRAI TO WRITE A S [...]	2001-12-17 20:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
01HARARE3785	MEDIA REPORT AFRICA JOURNAL FEEDBACK; HARARE [...] THE DECEMBER 13 AFRICA JOURNAL ON "ZIMBABWE AT THE CROSSROADS" ATTRACTED ALL THE MAINSTREAM GOVERNMENT- CONTROLLED MEDIA IN HARARE - ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ZBC) TELEVISION, "THE HERALD," AND THE ZIMBABWE INTER-AFRICA NEWS AGENCY (ZIANA) - AND THE COUNTRY' [...]	2001-12-19 07:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HARARE392	SUPREME COURT HEARS MDC CHALLENGE OF MUGABE [...] (C) ON JANUARY 19, ZIMBABWE'S SUPREME COURT HEARD ARGUMENTS IN THE CASE BROUGHT BY THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) AGAINST PRESIDENT MUGABE'S RECENTLY-ISSUED DECREE PROHIBITING THE NULLIFICATION OF THE ELECTION OF ANY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. THE MDC ATTORNEY ARGUED PERSUASI [...]	2001-01-19 13:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS ZI
01HARARE537	ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS ON THE RAMPAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE'S SO-CALLED WAR VETERANS WENT ON A RAMPAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY DURING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 22. HUNDREDS OF THEM, OR PEOPLE THEY DRAGOONED, HAVE BESIEGED THE HARARE OFFICES OF THE INDEPENDENT "THE DAILY NEWS" AND CONFISCATED THE PUBLICATION FROM VENDORS, HARASSED STRIKING [...]	2001-01-26 10:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE538	ZIMBABWEAN SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE HOLDS FIRM [...] (C) THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF ZIMBABWE'S SUPREME COURT, ANTHONY GUBBAY, TOLD CHARGE ON JANUARY 26 THAT ZANU-PF WANTS TO FIND A WAY TO FORCE HIM AND HIS FOUR COLLEAGUES OFF THE COURT. IN A MEETING SEVERAL DAYS EARLIER, VICE PRESIDENT MUZENDA REPORTEDLY ACCUSED GUBBAY, WHO IS WHITE, OF BEING A RACI [...]	2001-01-26 12:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE655	ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT EXTENDS CRACKDOWN ON [...] (C) SINCE FEBRUARY 1, THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) HAS INTENSIFIED AND EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF ITS INTIMIDATION CAMPAIGN IN URBAN AREAS. IT HAS SENT ARMY AND POLICE UNITS INTO TOWNSHIPS NEAR HARARE TO INDISCRIMINATELY BEAT PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AND PUBLIC PLACES. ON FEBRUARY 3, POLICE SQU [...]	2001-02-06 16:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PINR ZI MDC
01HARARE741	GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE INTENSIFIES SQUEEZE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE'S ASSAULT ON THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA HAS NOT ABATED IN THE WAKE OF THE BOMBING OF THE "DAILY NEWS." THE CURRENT ATTACK ON PRESS FREEDOM IS, HOWEVER, MORE SOPHISTICATED AND MAY IN THE LONG RUN BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE "DAILY NEWS" PRI [...]	2001-02-13 14:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KDEM ZI
01HARARE779	MUGABE DEFIANT AT NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION FOR [...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE STRUCK A DEFIANT TONE FEBRUARY 19 AT HIS ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION FOR HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS. THE PRESIDENT SIGNALED THAT HE WOULD NOT PERMIT THE ACCREDITATION OF INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS FOR THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, INSISTING THAT ZIMBABWE WOULD NOT T [...]	2001-02-20 15:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE815	ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION TO HOLD [...] (C) ZIMBABWE'S COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 15 THAT IT WILL HOLD A SPECIAL CONGRESS ON MARCH 21 TO EXAMINE WAYS TO RE-ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON THE LAND ISSUE. AN INDEPENDENT APPROACH TO THE GOZ ON THE LAND ISSUE BY A FORMER CFU PRESIDENT WAS SLAPPED BACK [...]	2001-02-23 11:07:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV PHUM EAID ZI
01HARARE897	GREATER SOPHISTICATION AND THOROUGHNESS [...] (C) IN ITS INTENSIFYING EFFORT TO CONTROL INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUED TO HARDEN ITS APPROACH TOWARD THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA. THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) IS PURSUING A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH: CAREFUL CONTROL OF THE CONTENT AND "SPIN" OF NEWS REPORTED BY THE S [...]	2001-03-02 11:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO PINS PINR KDEM ZI
01HARARE903	TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS [...] (U) IN HIS FIRST-EVER BRIEFING FOR THE HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI SAID ZIMBABWE IS IN A STATE OF "TERMINAL PARALYSIS" DUE TO THE BREAKDOWN IN THE RULE OF LAW AND INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT-SANCTIONED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. TSVANGI [...]	2001-03-05 12:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE944	MEDIA UPDATE: CNN CREW PREVENTED FROM FILMING NEAR [...] POLICE OFFICERS, ARMY PERSONEL, AND AN UNIDENTIFIED CIVILIAN PREVENTED AMCIT BOB COEN, THE CNN STRINGER IN ZIMBABWE, FROM FILMING NEAR THE SUPREME COURT ON MARCH 7. COEN, WHO HAS LIVED IN ZIMBABWE AND WORKED OFF AND ON FOR CNN FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS, WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAPE [...]	2001-03-08 09:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KPAO KDEM PINR ZI
01HARARE970	ZIMBABWE'S CFU DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS PERSONAL [...] (C) ON FEBRUARY 8, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (PDAS) MARK BELLAMY, CHARGE' EARL IRVING, AND SIPDIS ECONOFF (NOTETAKER) MET WITH COMMERCIAL FARMERS UNION (CFU) DIRECTOR DAVID HASLUCK TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT PLIGHT OF COMMERCIAL FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE. HASLUCK STATED THAT WHILE [...]	2001-03-11 05:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR EAID PINR ZI
01HOCHIMINHCITY260	NOTES ON FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY FROM OFFICIAL VIETNAMESE MEDIA SOURCES [...] SUMMARY: FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY SUBMITTED WRITTEN TESTIMONY HIGHLY CRITICAL OF THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, WHICH HELD HEARINGS IN WASHINGTON ON FEBRUARY 13. FATHER LY HAS SINCE BEEN PLACED UNDER HOUSE ARREST AND HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF EXTREME [...]	2001-03-12 01:50:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PINR VM HUMANR RELFREE
01MANAMA3641	AMIR TO SECRETARY POWELL ON AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (S) SUMMARY. BAHRAIN'S AMIR WELCOMES THE U.S. FOCUS ON REPLACING THE TALIBAN AND FORMING A BROAD-BASED GOVERNMENT. HE URGED THAT WE GET SOME FORM OF GOVERNMENT ON THE GROUND QUICKLY TO BECOME A LEGITIMATE SPOKESMAN FOR AFGHANISTAN AND TURN THE TALIBAN INTO INSURGENTS. WITH SUCH A STEP HE TH [...]	2001-10-29 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF BA
01PHNOMPENH1740	CAMBODIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WINS LIBEL CASE AGAINST [...] SUMMARY: A RECENT DEFAMATION/LIBEL CASE AGAINST THE COUNTRY'S LEADING ENGLISH-LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER, THE CAMBODIA DAILY, HAS JOURNALISTS CONCERNED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OR POWERFUL INDIVIDUALS CAN MAKE USE OF ANTI-DEFAMATION LAWS AND PLIANT COURTS TO INTIMIDATE JOURNALISTS AND PREVENT THEM FROM PU [...]	2001-10-23 10:04:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM OIIP CB
01VATICAN3976	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE JULY 14-20 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03976 01 OF 02 282136Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN RATIFIES NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY - WHITE HOUSE ACCUSED OF PUTTING "SPIN" ON PAPAL SPEECH - 2008 OLYMPICS: CHINA NOT ONLY [...]	2001-07-27 09:54:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PARM MOPS AM KZ CH VM RW VT VTPREL
01VATICAN4425	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 11 - 24 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04425 01 OF 02 240614Z CONTENTS: - POPE URGES DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY FOR LEBANON - POPE'S FACE TO APPEAR ON VATICAN'S EURO COINAGE - PAPAL TRIP TO [...]	2001-08-23 13:40:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EFIN LE BU VT VTPREL
01VATICAN4605	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 25 - 31 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04605 01 OF 02 041021Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN: UNBRIDLED GLOBALIZATION LEADS TO RACISM - VATICAN'S WCAR DELEGATE SAYS ZIONISM NOT RACIST - TOP VATICAN ECUMENIST L [...]	2001-09-04 09:25:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI SF VT VTPREL
02ABUJA1090	INITIAL REACTIONS TO POST INITIATIVES TO ENGAGE [...] This cable reports initial reactions from two Post initiatives to engage mostly Muslim northern Nigeria in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. (Large numbers of Muslims are also in other parts of Nigeria, especially the populous southwest. Nigeria probably has the largest Muslim population in all [...]	2002-04-08 16:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OEXC NI
02ABUJA1232	NIGERIA: ABUJA ROUND-UP APRIL 8-19 [...] (C) Summary. The States' decision to hold local government elections May 18 has sparked controversy and additional lawsuits which apparently the Supreme Court will have to resolve (paras 2-4). Canadian PM Chretien visited Abuja for talks centering on NEPAD and the G-8 with Obasanjo and severa [...]	2002-04-19 13:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON PREF NI
02ABUJA1344	CORRUPTION CHARGE "SHOCKS" GON - MUST GANA GO? [...] (U) "Time" magazine recently reported that journalists invited to Abuja to hear Information Minister Jerry Gana lament alleged misrepresentations about Nigeria in foreign media were given envelopes containing 50,000 Naira. "Time" implied that the money (about USD 400) was intended as a bribe [...]	2002-05-02 10:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL KPAO PHUM PGOV NI
02ABUJA1943	IBB, ALIYU AND THE RACE FOR NIGERIA'S PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Summary: IBB is not running, for now, and neither is Aliyu Mohammed, according to several political insiders. But both retired generals are deeply frustrated with incumbent retired general Olusegun Obasanjo. There are pressures on IBB to run, but he carries heavy baggage. If the North c [...]	2002-06-27 17:22:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PINR KDEM NI
02ABUJA2171	NIGERIA: FAILED PDP PRIMARY INDICATES MORE THAN [...] (C) Summary: Many states delayed PDP primaries slated for early July for fear of violence. Violent disturbances marred the primaries that did go forward; Post sources could verify peaceful primaries in only four states. Vice President Atiku Abubakar indicated that agreements aimed at limiting [...]	2002-07-23 15:37:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
02ABUJA2267	NIGERIA: METHODIST ARCHBISHOP TOUTS OBASANJO -- [...] Summary: (C) During a July 5 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Methodist Archbishop Sunday Mbang felt Obasanjo was performing well and would win reelection. One of Nigeria's most influential clerics, Mbang attributed much of the criticism levied at the President to Obasanjo's clamping down on cor [...]	2002-08-01 15:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA2268	NIGERIA: A/S KANSTEINER MEETING WITH BATAGARAWA [...] (C) Summary: During a July 24 meeting with Minister of State For Defense (Army) Lawal Batagarawa, A/S Kansteiner raised the inquiry into the 2001 Benue state massacre, the recent legislative hold on WASP funding, the Army's response to violence in Plateau State that has claimed a soldier and [...]	2002-08-01 15:07:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL MASS MOPS TP CM NI
02ABUJA2321	U.S. SPEAKER ANA ARANA: WORKSHOP BRINGS TO [...] SUMMARY: A dozen journalists drawn from independent and government-owned print and electronic media in Abuja participated in a two-and- a-half-day workshop on investigative journalism, July 15-17. Ana Arana, consultant for Inter- American Press Association, used story ideas suggested by the [...]	2002-08-02 10:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OIIP PTER NI

02ABUJA2542	NIGERIA: AUGUST VISIT TO IKEJA UXO [...] On August 2, Ambassador Jeter, Consul General Hinson-Jones, A/PAO, and ConOff visited the Ikeja Military Cantonment in Lagos to observe the work done by RONCO Consulting Corporation in removing unexploded ordnance (UXO) still remaining after the Jan. 27 explosion there. The Embassy team met w [...]	2002-08-28 14:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREF SOCI KHDP NI
02ABUJA2736	NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S IMPEACHMENT DRAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Once dismissed as another hollow threat by a feckless National Assembly, the ongoing impeachment drama is now the central political issue in Nigeria, eclipsing even voter registration. Obasanjo's removal from office remains unlikely however the odds against him are stronger than l [...]	2002-09-24 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM NI
02ABUJA318	NIGERIA: OFR PHASE III - SUCCESS BEYOND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Operation Focus Relief Phase III (OFR P3),which trained three Nigerian battalions for UNAMSIL, was successful far beyond expectations. Strikingly different from Phase I of the program, Phase III was successful because of renewed diplomatic efforts, because of personnel changes i [...]	2002-02-01 09:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR KPAO OIIP NI
02ABUJA3241	NIGERIAN JOURNALIST SEEKING REFUGE IN U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Mr. Uzor Daniel, father of Ms. Isioma Daniel, the journalist whose controversial article sparked the recent riots in Nigeria, came to the Consulate General in Lagos on December 2 seeking help for his daughter to gain refugees status and subsequent entry into the U.S. He confirms [...]	2002-11-29 17:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PINR CVIS PGOV NI BN
02ABUJA3309	AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION AND THE NIGERIAN [...] Summary. Interest in Afghanistan and USG actions in rebuilding the country is low among Nigeria's southern journalists. There is more interest in the print media in Nigeria's mostly Muslim north, which occasionally publishes Afghan-related material, mostly in the context of stories on Iraq, [...]	2002-12-13 14:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI AF
02ABUJA3347	NIGERIA: MODERATE MUSLIM SENATOR TO CONTEST [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-20 09:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
02ABUJA462	NIGERIA: POST'S RESPONSE TO V1 OF NIGERIAN HRR [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-08 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB NI PGOV PHUM PREL
02ABUJA630	NIGERIA: GUM ARABIC SUCCESS STORY [...] Summary. Ambassador Jeter and AUSTR Whitaker visited Jigawa and Kano states on January 28 and 29 respectively. Two years of negotiations, involving the U.S. private sector, Nigerian State and Federal Governments, USTR and the U.S. Embassy resulted in the January 28 launching of the Gum Arabi [...]	2002-02-26 15:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAID EAGR NI
02ADANA409	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 5-7, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]	2002-12-09 16:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA431	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 25-26, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2002-12-30 10:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02AMMAN2423	SADDAM'S REGIME PROSPERING AND CONFIDENT ACCORDING [...] (S) Journalist Peter Arnett (please protect throughout) shared with the Ambassador May 13 impressions from a just-completed three-week tour of Iraq. The images he conveyed -- full flights into and out of Baghdad, markets better stocked with products than before, huge, recently-completed ornat [...]	2002-05-16 06:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD IZ
02AMMAN3009	JORDAN'S BURGER KING PROUD TO BE UNAMERICAN [...] SUMMARY: BURGER KING JORDAN IS LINING ITS SERVING TRAYS WITH A LEAFLET IN ARABIC LABELING THE ORIGIN OF ALL OF ITS HAMBURGER INGREDIENTS. THE FLYERS DO NOT STATE SPECIFICALLY THAT BURGER KING'S PRODUCTS ARE NOT AMERICAN, BUT IT DOES LABEL EACH INGREDIENT AS JORDANIAN, ARAB, OR AUSTRALIAN. T [...]	2002-06-09 06:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO PREL KPAO ECON
02AMMAN3549	ASSABEEL: UNDERSTANDING JORDAN'S PREEMINENT [...] (C) The Islamist publication Assabeel ("the way" or "the path") is Jordan's most important weekly newspaper. Its circulation is small compared to that of the daily newspapers, but it has grown recently when other Jordanian weeklies have not. Insiders aver that the paper seeks to convey "qual [...]	2002-06-30 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM JO
02AMMAN3648	SURF'S UP: THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE JORDANIAN [...] (SBU) While anecdotal evidence suggests that a nationwide boycott of American products has waned for the time being, support at the street level remains strong. Despite GOJ efforts in various fora to discourage the action, boycotters seem to be determined to make a statement by rejecting what [...]	2002-07-03 14:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV JO
02AMMAN3704	FPC REPORTING TOUR FOR NEAR EAST JOURNALISTS [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES MR. ABDUL MAJID ASFOUR, ASSISTANT CHIEF EDITOR, AL RA'I NEWSPAPER. FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: BAMAWI@PD.STATE.GOV TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS AMMAN TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2887 EXPORT-TYPE: BIO D [...]	2002-07-08 09:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO SCUL OEXC
02AMMAN3861	JORDAN: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-15 12:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN3910	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, QUADRIPARTITE [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-16 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN3953	. . . AND NOW ELECTIONS APPEAR LESS LIKELY [...] (C) As King Abdullah's July 31st visit to Washington approaches, the status of elections to reinstate Jordan's Parliament remains uncertain, but elections before the spring of 2003 seem unlikely. When we last reported on this topic in mid-June, regional tensions had abated somewhat (Ref. A). [...]	2002-07-17 15:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL JO
02AMMAN4331	FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES TWO PRINCIPAL NOMINEES FOR SUBJECT TOUR: MS. HALA AL HADIDI, ECONOMIC REPORTER, JORDAN NEWS AGENCY (PETRA) AND MS. LUBNA ABDEL- HAQ, ECONOMIC REPORTER, AL ARAB AL YAWM NEWSPAPER. FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3 [...]	2002-08-05 12:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO SCUL OEXC
02AMMAN4369	FPC REPORTING TOUR FOR NEAR EAST JOURNALISTS [...] MR. ABDUL MAJID ASFOUR, ASSISTANT CHIEF EDITOR, AL RA'I NEWSPAPER, CONFIRMS HIS PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. MR. ASFOUR'S TRAVEL ITINERARY FOLLOWS: --AUGUST 18, AMMAN - AMSTERDAM VIA NW 8370 AT 0210/0630 --AUGUST 18, AMSTERDAM - WASHINGTON, D.C. (DULLES AIRPORT) VIA NW 35 AT 11 [...]	2002-08-06 09:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO SCUL OEXC
02AMMAN4526	GOJ RECALLS AMBASSADOR TO QATAR FOR CONSULTATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Jordan closed the al-Jazeera office in Amman on August 7 and subsequently recalled its Ambassador to Qatar for consultations in response to an "inflammatory" episode of "Opposite Direction" by al-Jazeera. The program featured a guest who was aggressively criti [...]	2002-08-12 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM QA JO
02AMMAN4986	MEPI ROLLOUT PLAN [...] POST PLANS TO HIGHLIGHT SECRETARY POWELL'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MEPI INITIATIVE WITH A SERIES OF RELATED ACTIVITIES TARGETED FOR JORDAN'S BUSINESS, INTELLECTUAL AND NGO ACTIVISTS AS WELL AS LOCAL MEDIA. 2. IF POSSIBLE, WE WOULD BE READY TO CONDUCT A "PRE- BRIEF" FOR A SELECTED GROUP OF SEN [...]	2002-09-04 05:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP EFIN ECON PREL XF KPAO JO
02AMMAN5074	SEPTEMBER 11 COMMEMORATION AMMAN [...] EMBASSY AMMAN WILL COMMEMORATE THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERROR ATTACK ANNIVERSARY WITH IN-HOUSE AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO REMIND OUR JORDANIAN AUDIENCE OF THE TRAGIC EVENTS BEHIND THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM. FOLLOWING ARE OUR MAJOR ACTIVITIES. 2. EMBASSY HAS COMMISSIONED THE PRODUCTION [...]	2002-09-08 06:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL OIIP JO
02AMMAN5168	SEPTEMBER 11 ONE YEAR LATER IN JORDAN: SYMPATHY [...] (C) A year after 9/11, many Jordanians still make a point of expressing sympathy for the victims of the attacks and condemnation for those who carried them out. That said, many also quickly add that the U.S. "failed to learn the lessons of September 11" and has yet to address the perceived "ro [...]	2002-09-11 05:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI XF JO
02AMMAN5185	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON SEPTEMBER 11 [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-11 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5238	DRAWING A ROADMAP FOR IRAQ PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-12 16:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL OPRC
02AMMAN5295	PRESIDENT'S IRAQ SPEECH: JORDANIANS WELCOME MOVE [...] (C) Initial reaction in Jordan to the President's UNGA speech has been mixed. The government issued a generally supportive statement on September 12 calling for the return of inspectors to Iraq, and many of our GOJ interlocutors have privately praised the forcefulness of the speech. Those Jo [...]	2002-09-16 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MOPS KPAL IS IZ JO UNSC
02AMMAN5966	PROGRAM REQUEST: PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE [...] This is an action request for IIP. See para 6 2. In view of the success to date of Embassy Amman's "Media Professionalization Program," which has had a visible impact on the quality of the work of a number of Jordanian journalists, Amman seeks the Department's assistance in continuing [...]	2002-10-15 12:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PROP JO
02AMMAN5993	KING ABDULLAH AND FONMIN MUASHER ADDRESS TRANSFER [...] (U) Foreign Minister Muasher and King Abdullah made successive high profile public statements October 10-11 addressing growing fears in the Kingdom about a possible large influx of Palestinian and Iraqi refugees should military action against Iraq commence. The King's remarks were part of a l [...]	2002-10-16 05:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP
02AMMAN6189	RAMADAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS STRATEGY 2002 [...] Following is an outline of the PD Ramadan activities which emphasize respect for Islam and shared values during the month of Ramadan. In Jordan, Ramadan is a festive time similar to the Christmas season. After the Iftar, most Jordanians spend their time on visits to family and friends, cult [...]	2002-10-23 13:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL OIIP JO
02AMMAN6878	JORDANIAN REACTION TO AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE AND [...] (U) Summary. Jordanian official and public reactions to the announcement of authorized departure and the departure of the Peace Corps are mixed. While GOJ leaders and many businessmen express regret but "understanding" for the decisions, the columnists and some of our contacts say they are c [...]	2002-11-25 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO
02AMMAN7234	RAMADAN 2002: AMMAN [...] SUMMARY: EMBASSY AMMAN UNDERTOOK A NUMBER OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF RAMADAN AIMED AT REINFORCING A MESSAGE OF RESPECT FOR ISLAM. SOMEWHAT TO OUR SURPRISE IN THESE TENSE TIMES, OUR JORDANIAN CONTACTS PARTICIPATED IN GREAT NUMBERS AT OUR EMBASSY RAMADAN EVENTS, INCLUDING TW [...]	2002-12-12 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL KISL JO
02ANKARA7726	TURKEY'S ELECTIONS: OUR ANALYSIS AND PREDICTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Islam-influenced AK (Justice and Development) of R. Tayyip Erdogan will be the clear winner in the Turkish national elections on Nov. 3, and has a strong shot at a Parliamentary majority. Deniz Baykal's Establishmentarian, left-of-center Republican Peoples' Party (CHP) will [...]	2002-11-01 10:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8252	TURKEY'S DEEP STATE [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Deep State, the behind-the-scenes machinery and power relationships among selected members of the military, judicial, and bureaucratic elite, has endured as an essential factor in political life and in citizens' wary calculations of their relation to the State. Now, however [...]	2002-11-15 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU
02ANKARA8358	AK PARTY TO FORM NEW TURKISH GOVERNMENT WITH ABDULLAH GUL AS PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Nov. 16 President Sezer gave the mandate to form the new Turkish government to AK Party number two Abdullah Gul (ref A),who announced he will submit his proposed cabinet list to Sezer Nov. 18. We expect the government to be in office a week to ten days thereafter. Gul bio in para 5. [...]	2002-11-16 11:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU
02ANKARA8382	TURKEY'S 58TH GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE [...] (U) President Sezer's Nov. 18 approval of the AK Party government under P.M. Abdullah Gul (ref A; cabinet below, para 4) puts into place a government: --committed to pursuing Turkey's EU candidacy and democratic reforms; --open to working with the U.S. on key regional issues; --fo [...]	2002-11-19 05:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON TU
02ANKARA8474	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-20 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8561	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-22 13:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8676	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-27 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8879	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-10 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8993	TELLING THE STORY OF AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION IN TURKEY [...] Post appreciates message of sustained interest in telling the story of US efforts in Afghan reconstruction. Turkey has a long historical tie to Afghanistan and is proud of its current status as a leader in Afghan reconstruction. Our responsibility is to demonstrate to the Turkish populace that [...]	2002-12-16 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AF PREL SOCI TU
02ANKARA9041	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-18 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA9068	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-20 13:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02COLOMBO1682	Biographic sketches of members of Tamil Tiger [...] (C) Para two contains brief biographic sketches of the members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) team attending the upcoming talks with the Sri Lankan government. (Note: The talks are scheduled to take place in Thailand, September 16-18.) The four members of the LTTE team are: [...]	2002-09-11 10:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1709	Initial draft submission of the 2002 Annual [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified and Noforn. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU/NF) Below is Mission's initial draft submission of the 2002 Annual Human Rights Report for the Maldives: Begin Text: The Republic of Maldives has a parliamentary style of government with a [...]	2002-09-16 00:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KSEP PREL MV
02COLOMBO1899	FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM: [...] POST SUBMITS FOLLOWING SLATE OF IV NOMINEES FOR FY-2003, IN RANK ORDER. SEPARATE NOMINATING CABLES IN EVDB FORMAT WILL BE FORWARDED TO INDIVIDUAL PROJECT OFFICERS. 2. (I) MR. MUDDIYAPPU REMADIOUS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT SA/RP "FEDERALISM," JANUARY 13-31 [...]	2002-10-10 11:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO1993	SRI LANKA: DRAFT SUBMISSION FOR 2002 ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-24 14:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ELAB KSEP PHUM PREL
02COLOMBO2120	Controversial journalist's visa extension [...] (U) SUMMARY: GSL recently denied a visa extension for Paul Harris, a UK national and a journalist loosely affiliated with the "Daily Telegraph" in London. The British High Commission doubts that Harris will return except perhaps to finalize some personal financial matters. Speculation in th [...]	2002-11-11 03:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2169	FY-2003 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION FOR [...] POST NOMINATES MR. S. DINESH KUMAR, JOURNALIST, VIRAKESARI NEWSPAPER, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Colombo TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DAT [...]	2002-11-21 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO2194	SRI LANKA: DEPUTY USTR HUNTSMAN PUSHES FURTHER [...] (U) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman Jr. used his November 19-22 visit to Sri Lanka to push the GSL to move forward with key economic reforms. He delivered this message during separate meetings with President Kumaratunga, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and [...]	2002-11-26 10:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV CE USTR ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO2261	FY-2003 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION [...] DUE TO A PERSONAL COMMITMENT, POST'S SECOND APPROVED NOMINEE FOR SUBJECT PROJECT, DR. DAYALAN AMBALAVANAR, HAS DECLINED ACCEPTING INVITATION TO ATTEND PROGRAM. POST, THEREFORE, WISHES TO SUBSTITUTE HIM WITH THE NOMINATION OF MR. KEITH NOYAHR, DEPUTY EDITOR, "DAILY MIRROR" - ENGLISH DAILY. [...]	2002-12-09 09:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO2346	SRI LANKA: COMMERCE A/S LASH PUSHES INVESTMENT [...] Summary: Following up on President Bush's July commitment to Prime Minister Wickremesinghe to examine areas for greater economic engagement with Sri Lanka, William H. Lash III, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance, brought a Commerce Department delegation to Sri La [...]	2002-12-24 05:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV CE USTR CWC
02FRANKFURT10187	FOURTH REPORT ON ISLAMIC TERRORISM TRIAL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: This report summarizes the events at the Frankfurt terrorism trial from July to September 2002. Four Algerian and one Moroccan (listed below) are accused of planning an attack on the Strasbourg Christmas market in December 2000 and bomb building materials were found in their F [...]	2002-11-04 14:46:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINR PGOV AG GM
02HANOI1485	TWO CORRUPTION-TAINTED OFFICIALS SUSPENDED [...] (U) SUMMARY: TWO HIGH-RANKING GVN OFFICIALS, ONE THE NUMBER TWO PROSECUTOR AND ANOTHER A CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBER, HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT AND SOME PARTY POSITIONS FOR SUSPECTED COMPLICITY WITH AN ALLEGED MAJOR CRIMINAL FIGURE. THESE MOVES ARE EXPE [...]	2002-06-07 09:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS SOCI VM DPOL
02HANOI1794	DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS SPEAK OUT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS CONTINUE TO WRITE OPEN LETTERS TO THEIR COUNTRY'S LEADERSHIP AND TO ATTEMPT TO DISTRIBUTE THESE LETTERS OVERSEAS. A JULY 6 LETTER COMPLAINED THAT GVN "POLITICAL SECURITY FORCES" HAVE ACT [...]	2002-07-16 10:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI VM DPOL HUMANR
02HANOI1795	CENTRAL COMMITTEE OUSTS TWO MEMBERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: AT THE CONCLUSION OF ITS SIXTH PLENUM ON JULY 15, THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) CENTRAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01795 161049Z COMMITTEE (CC) ANNOUNCED THE DISMISSAL OF TWO OF ITS MEMBERS -- VICE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY LIEUTENANT [...]	2002-07-16 10:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SOCI VM DPOL
02HANOI2078	UPDATE ON DETAINED DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD; REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02078 230926Z 2. (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- SEE PARA 7. 3. (C) FOLLOWING THE EXPECTED JULY 27 EXPIRATION DATE OF A FOUR-MONTH DETENTION ORDER ON DEMOCRACY ACTIVIS [...]	2002-08-23 09:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR
02HANOI2079	BITTER AFTERLIFE OF GENERAL TRAN DO'S FUNERAL [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD; REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02079 230926Z 2. (C) IN TWO SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS ON AUGUST 20 AND 21, THREE OF HANOI'S LEADING DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS TOLD POLOFF THAT THEY VIEW GENERAL TRAN DO'S AUGUST 14 F [...]	2002-08-23 09:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
02HANOI2692	VIETNAM: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] EMBASSY'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH 2. THE RESPONSE IS KEYED TO THE PARAGRAPHS IN REFTEL. 2. A) THE GVN HAS ACTIVELY SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM AND TAKEN A NUMBER OF MEASURES AGAINST AL- UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02692 [...]	2002-11-06 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL VM CTERR
02HANOI2777	ANOTHER MINISTERIAL-LEVEL VICTIM OF NAM CAM [...] (U) OFFICIAL VIETNAMESE MEDIA (REF A) AND FOREIGN MEDIA HAVE CARRIED REPORTS OF THE NOVEMBER 15 DISMISSAL OF VICE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY MAJOR GENERAL HOANG NGOC NHAT FOR "BREACHES OF THE LAW" LINKED TO THE NAM CAM "MAFIA" UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 0277 [...]	2002-11-18 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS SOCI VM
02HANOI2975	WINNING THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE ETHNICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. VIETNAM'S MULTI-ETHNIC SOCIETY REMAINS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02975 01 OF 04 160035Z HEAVILY DOMINATED BY THE MAJORITY ETHNIC KINH. ETHNIC MINORITIES ARE OFTEN LOCATED IN ECONOMICALLY MARGINAL PARTS OF VIETNAM, ESPECIALLY THE MOUNTAINOU [...]	2002-12-15 23:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PINS PGOV VM ETMIN
02HANOI559	USCIRF MEETINGS WITH RELIGIOUS FIGURES IN [...] (U ) CLASSIFIED BY RAYMOND F. BURGHARDT, AMBASSADOR; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE COMPLEX AND EVOLVING INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT IN VIETNAM CAME TO LIGHT IN UNOFFICIAL MEETINGS BETWEEN A DELEGATION FROM THE U.S. COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (U [...]	2002-03-12 07:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF SOCI VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
02HARARE1022	GOVERNMENT-OWNED MEDIA CRITICIZED [...] Under the title "Journalism in government media has gone to the dogs," the independent daily "The Daily News'" April 26 editorial criticizes the Government of Zimbabwe's apparent double standard in applying its draconian media control laws. The editorial points out that state [...]	2002-04-26 10:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1070	REPORTERS RELEASED FROM POLICE CUSTODY [...] Two independent "Daily News" reporters, Lloyd Mudiwa and Collin Chiwanza, and a correspondent for the British "Guardian" newspaper, American citizen Andrew Meldrum, were released from police custody on May 2 after they were formally charged under a section of the newly en [...]	2002-05-06 05:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1071	EDITORIAL MARKS PRESS FREEDOM DAY [...] Under headline "Facts are sacred, comment is free" the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" dedicated its May 3 editorial to encouraging the media in Zimbabwe, especially the privately owned press, to "start showing zero tolerance to perverted journalism." The editorial, [...]	2002-05-06 05:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1079	FORMER IV GRANTEE BECOMES PUBLISHER [...] IV alumnus Mark Chavhunduka (Multi-regional project on print journalism, May 1992) has, at 36, become Zimbabwe's youngest publisher. 2. Chavhunduka, who until this month was editor of the independent weekly "The Standard," has assumed control of Thompson Publications. Thomp [...]	2002-05-06 09:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1117	INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS FACE TRIAL OVER [...] (U) A magistrate in Harare has ruled that two of the three journalists arrested last week for violating the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) must stand trial. American citizen Andrew Meldrum, local correspondent for the "Guardian," and "Daily News" [...]	2002-05-08 21:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1192	JOURNALISTS FACE CHARGES AS SUPREME COURT SAYS [...] On May 16 the Zimbabwe Supreme Court ruled that a suit challenging the constitutionality of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) is not urgent. This means that the Supreme Court will not take immediate action on the suit, and the journalists su [...]	2002-05-20 08:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1198	"STANDARD" EDITORIAL DEFIANT [...] In the wake of his May 16 arrest for "publishing false stories," the editor of the independent weekly "Standard," Bornwell Chakaodza, used his May 19 editorial as a defiant bully pulpit. Excerpts: 2. ". . .Daring to tell the truth, even the obvious truth, is now a dangerous [...]	2002-05-20 13:03:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1242	JOURNALISTS' COURT APPEARANCE POSTPONED [...] (U) A Harare magistrate has postponed the hearing for two journalists arrested on May 1 for "publishing falsehoods." "Guardian" correspondent Andrew Meldrum (an American citizen) and "Daily News" reporter Lloyd Mudiwa appeared in court on May 22, expecting their case woul [...]	2002-05-23 10:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1243	JOURNALISTS ARRESTED AGAIN [...] On May 22 journalists from the independent weekly "Standard" were arrested for the second time in one week. Editor-in-Chief Bornwell Chakaodza and entertainment editor Fungayi Kanyuchi were taken to the Central Police Station and questioned for several hours. They were [...]	2002-05-23 10:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1258	"STANDARD" EDITOR SETS NEW ARREST RECORD [...] BORNWELL CHAKAODZA, EDITOR OF THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "STANDARD" WAS ARRESTED AGAIN ON MAY 23, SETTING A NEW ZIMBABWEAN RECORD FOR THE NUMBER OF TIMES AN EDITOR HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN ONE WEEK. CHAKAODZA WAS ALSO ARRESTED ON MAY 22 AND MAY 16. WHILE OTHER EDITORS MAY BOAST A HI [...]	2002-05-24 10:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ZI
02HARARE1270	MAY 23 U.N.-SPONSORED DIALOGUE WITH FINANCE [...] ON MAY 23, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT COORDINATOR (RESREP) J. VICTOR ANGELO HOSTED AN "INFORMAL" MEETING WITH SENIOR-LEVEL GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF MOST RESIDENT MISSIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD [...]	2002-05-28 14:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE1275	"STANDARD" EDITOR ARRESTED FOURTH TIME [...] On May 28 Bornwell Chakaodza, editor of the independent weekly "Standard" was arrested for the fourth time in less than two weeks. As has become customary, Chakaodza was picked up by police at his office, taken to Harare Central police station, and charged with violating [...]	2002-05-29 06:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1287	ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION ANNOUNCES [...] (U) On May 25 the government-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) announced massive staffing cuts and personnel changes. According to Information Minister Jonathan Moyo, the de-facto director of all government-owned media, approximately 60 percent of the ZBC's 9 [...]	2002-05-30 09:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1357	PRO-GOVERNMENT MEDIA COMMISSION NAMED [...] On June 1 Information Minister Jonathan Moyo appointed a six-member Media and Information Commission to license media organizations, accredit journalists, and assume other functions related to controlling the media in Zimbabwe. The Media and Information Commission is a s [...]	2002-06-04 12:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1375	AMERICAN JOURNALIST WILL FACE TRIAL [...] (U) American citizen Andrew Meldrum, the Zimbabwe correspondent for the "Guardian" (UK) newspaper, will be tried on June 12 for violating a section of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). Meldrum was arrested on May 1 and charged with "abusing [...]	2002-06-06 09:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1390	EDITORIAL URGES NON-COMPLIANCE WITH MEDIA [...] Under headline "Moyo: You have lost the plot" the independent weekly "The Standard" dedicated its June 9 editorial to calling on the privately owned media to "simply ignore the restrictions" of the newly enacted Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA),sayi [...]	2002-06-10 11:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1419	TRIAL OF AMCIT JOURNALIST ANDREW MELDRUM [...] The trial of American citizen Andrew Meldrum, the Zimbabwe correspondent for "The Guardian," begins on June 12 at the Harare Magistrate's Court. Meldrum was charged with "publishing falsehoods," a violation of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) af [...]	2002-06-13 12:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1423	INDEPENDENT EDITORS LAUNCH FORUM [...] Editors of five privately-owned mainstream newspapers have launched a national editors' forum "to promote and defend press freedom and free speech" in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe National Editor's Forum (ZINEF) was launched on June 12 by editors Geoff Nyarota of "The Daily [...]	2002-06-14 05:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1437	GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS CONTROL OVER MEDIA -- NEW [...] The government of Zimbabwe has announced the new registration and accreditation requirements for media organizations and journalists as prescribed by the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). According to an extraordinary gazette published on Jun [...]	2002-06-18 03:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1449	NEW MEDIA LICENSING REQUIREMENTS - ANOTHER MEANS [...] Summary: On June 15 the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) published new media registration and licensing regulations. The new regulations are mandated under the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). AIPPA became law on March 15, 2002 and has since gained inte [...]	2002-06-19 05:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1533	NEW MEDIA LICENSING REQUIREMENTS - ANOTHER MEANS [...] Summary: On June 15 the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) published new media registration and licensing regulations. The new regulations are mandated under the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). AIPPA became law on March 15, 2002 and has since gained inte [...]	2002-07-02 14:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1564	ANOTHTER MEDIA TRIAL BEGINS [...] The trial for independent "Daily News" reporter Lloyd Mudiwa, charged with violating the country's controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA),opens in Harare on June 20. Mudiwa is accused of having abused journalistic privilege by [...]	2002-07-03 08:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1568	JOURNALIST'S TRIAL POSTPONED [...] The trial of "Daily News" reporter Lloyd Mudiwa has been postponed. Mudiwa was charged on April 30 with "publishing falsehoods" because of his report about a woman supposedly beheaded by ruling party supporters. That story has since been disproved. On June 20 Mudiwa pr [...]	2002-07-03 08:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1786	MEDIA REPORT: SCRIBES TO CHALLENGE AIPPA; HARARE [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-05 10:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1789	MEDIA REPORT GMO FOOD; HARARE [...] A press conference held on July 24 by Roger Winter, Assistant Administrator at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),received blanket coverage by the local print and electronic media, including foreign news agencies - Reuters, Asso [...]	2002-08-05 10:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO EAGR EAID ZI
02HARARE1874	ZIMBABWE DEPORTS LIBYAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER [...] (U) According to almost identical press reports in both the state-owned "Herald" and the independent "Daily News," the Zimbabwean government deported prominent Libyan resident Yousef Murgham on August 15 for engaging in (unspecified) activities that posed a threat to national security. Murgha [...]	2002-08-16 10:06:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PTER PREL ZI
02HARARE1913	MEDIA REPORT KANSTEINER/NATSIOS BRIEFING; [...] The transcript of a press briefing by USAID Administrator Natsios and A/S Kansteiner on food aid to Southern Africa received prominent placement in the government-controlled daily "The Herald." The independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" also published a Reu [...]	2002-08-22 09:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1948	GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO TIGHTEN CONTROL OF MEDIA [...] The government-owned weekly "Sunday Mail" reported on August 25 that the government has introduced amendments to the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) that will further tighten government control of the media. According to [...]	2002-08-26 13:40:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1951	ZIMBABWE'S GOVERNMENT MEDIA PLAY UP "PLOT" [...] Under the headline "American madness" the weekly ZANU-PF house organ "The People's Voice" (08/25) comments: "The U.S. Government this week shamelessly went public about its plans to oust the democratically elected President of the Republic of Zimbabwe R [...]	2002-08-26 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1984	INDEPENDENT RADIO OFFICES BOMBED [...] Summary: At approximately 0100 on August 29 the offices of independent radio "Voice of the People" (VOP) were firebombed and destroyed. The offices were in a house in a residential neighborhood near downtown Harare. There were no injuries, but the house and its content [...]	2002-08-29 09:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE200	OBASANJO SHUTTLES TO ZIMBABWE, MEETS BOTH [...] (C) NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO MADE A WHIRLWIND VISIT TO ZIMBABWE, ARRIVING JANUARY 20 AT 8:00 P.M. AND DEPARTING AT 3:00 A.M. THE NEXT DAY. HE MET WITH BOTH PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE AND THE MDC'S MORGAN TSVANGIRAI. ACCORDING TO THE NIGERIAN EMBASSY, OBASANJO MET ALONE WITH MUGABE. [...]	2002-01-22 13:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI NI
02HARARE201	UNRESREP PAINTS BLEAK PICTURE OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AT THE INVITATION OF UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO, THE DONOR COMMUNITY HELD ITS FIRST COORDINATING MEETING OF 2002 AT THE UNDP OFFICES. ANGELO, WHO NORMALLY SEEKS TO INTERPRET EVENTS IN A POSITIVE LIGHT, WAS PARTICULARLY DOWNBEAT. ON ELECTIONS, HE SAID THAT THERE NO LONGER APPEA [...]	2002-01-22 13:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EAGR EAID ZI
02HARARE2016	RESULTS REPORT: AUGUST 30 INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE [...] This program was extremely useful and successful -- one of the best interactive programs we have had. U/S Larson's hard-hitting yet respectful exegesis on the biotech issue was absolutely on target. We were particularly impressed with Larson's quick and thoughtful react [...]	2002-09-03 15:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC
02HARARE204	LAST-MINUTE GOZ RESPONSE TO EU ULTIMATUM [...] (C) THE GOZ SUBMITTED A LETTER FROM FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE TO THE EU IN HARARE AT 8:00 P.M. ON JANUARY 18, JUST HOURS BEFORE EXPIRATION OF THE ONE-WEEK DEADLINE IMPOSED BY THE EU DURING ITS JANUARY 11 ARTICLE 96 CONSULTATIONS WITH A MUDENGE-LED GOZ DELEGATION. THE LETTER WAS NOT SIGNED BY [...]	2002-01-22 14:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI EU
02HARARE2088	GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO RENEW AFP [...] American citizen Griffin Shea, senior reporter for the Agence France Presse (AFP) bureau in Harare, is expected to leave Zimbabwe on Saturday, September 14, following the Government of Zimbabwe's refusal to renew his work permit. Shea, who has been working in Zimbabwe si [...]	2002-09-13 07:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE211	MDC RALLY BROKEN UP BY POLICE AND ZANU-PF [...] (C) ON JANUARY 20, ZANU-PF MILITANTS WAITING IN AMBUSH AND POLICE USING TEARGAS BLOCKED A PLANNED MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) RALLY IN BULAWAYO. AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE MELEE, AND SEVEN ARE REPORTED MISSING. THE DISRUPTION OCCURRED EVEN THOUGH THE MDC HAD APPLIED FOR [...]	2002-01-23 16:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI NI
02HARARE2211	Press Conference Briefing Notes for [...] (U) The following offers briefing notes for Ambassador Hall's press conference in Harare, Zimbabwe, scheduled for Friday morning, 11 October 2002. The press conference will be held at the conclusion of Ambassador Hall's visit to Zimbabwe. ----------------------------- Goal of the Press Con [...]	2002-10-03 06:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ZI
02HARARE2215	MEDIA BACKGROUND AND THEMES FOR AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Media Background: The Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has deliberately and successfully limited media freedom and the flow of information into and out of Zimbabwe. The majority of Zimbabweans must rely on heavily propagandistic government media for news and analysis of lo [...]	2002-10-03 10:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI

02HARARE2243	INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS CHALLENGE MEDIA [...] Journalists working for the privately owned media in Zimbabwe have filed an urgent application with the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe to challenge certain sections of the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). Lawyers representin [...]	2002-10-09 07:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2311	INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID SEIZURE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The seizure on Thursday, October 17 of 3 metric tons of food by ZANU-PF activists in Insiza was the first documented incident of international food aid theft and partisan redistribution. The Government has denied the allegations and tried to divert attention from ZANU-PF food aid [...]	2002-10-21 12:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV ZI
02HARARE2354	ZANU-PF WINS BY-ELECTION IN INSIZA [...] (C) The official media characterized Poloff's recent trip to the Insiza area ahead of by-elections there as "meddling". Able to concentrate its resources on one province, and through a campaign of vote-buying with food, violence, intimidation, restricting the movements of MDC officials, theft [...]	2002-10-28 15:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON ASEC ZI
02HARARE2370	MEDIA REGISTRATION DEADLINE POSTPONED [...] According to media reports, the government- appointed Media Commission has postponed the deadline for registration of journalist and media organizations to November 21, 2002. The original deadline was October 31. 2. According to a report in the October 28 edit [...]	2002-10-31 09:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2372	ZIMBABWE FACES MULTIPLE AND INTER-RELATED CRISES [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-31 13:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ZI
02HARARE2409	DATE SET TO HEAR AIPPA CHALLENGE; HARARE [...] On November 21 Zimbabwe's Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). The case, brought by journalists working in Zimbabwe's privately owned media, seeks the Court's ruling on the constitutionality [...]	2002-11-05 09:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE2437	COMMERCIAL FARMERS' LEADERSHIP IS THE VICTIM OF [...] (C) Summary: Both Colin Cloete, President, and David Hasluck, Director, of the Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) tendered their resignations on October 29 at the CFU's national council meeting. These resignations, both of which are effective within thirty days, highlight broad gulfs -- betwee [...]	2002-11-07 13:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ZI
02HARARE2454	ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BANS RETURN OF ITS OWN [...] On November 8 government-owned media reported that the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has imposed travel bans and visa requirements on a variety of people. Among those affected are British government officials, members of the British Parliament, an American human rights activis [...]	2002-11-08 09:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2481	INDEPENDENT EDITOR MARK CHAVUNDHUKA DIES [...] The November 10 death of journalist Mark Chavundhuka represents a loss to Zimbabwe's independent media. Chavundhuka was founding editor of the independent weekly "Standard," a position he held through April 2002. He died Monday night at a private hospital in Harare afte [...]	2002-11-13 10:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2616	INDEPENDENT WEEKLY GETS NEW EDITOR [...] The privately owned weekly "Financial Gazette" has na Nqobile Nyathi, 29, as editor. Nyathi replaces veter journalist Francis Mdlongwa who led the "FinGaz" from 1997 to 2002. Nyathi is the first woman and the youngest editor-in-chief of an independent newspaper Zimbabwe. 2 [...]	2002-11-20 08:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE269	MUGABE PROMISES FREE AND FAIR ELECTION, NAMES OBSERVER [...] (U) APPEARING BEFORE JOURNALISTS ON JANUARY 28, PRESIDENT MUGABE PROMISED THAT HIS GOVERNMENT WOULD DO ALL IT COULD TO ENSURE A FREE AND FAIR ELECTION, AND ANNOUNCED THAT INVITATIONS WOULD BE EXTENDED TO OBSERVER DELEGATIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING: THE OAU; SADC; COMESA; ECOWAS; THE NON-ALIGNED M [...]	2002-01-29 15:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
02HARARE2783	AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ACCOSTED BY ANGRY RULING [...] Summary: On December 7 two journalists, including an Amcit and a South African citizen, were surrounded, detained and lightly roughed up by a group of about 30 ZANU-PF supporters. The incident occurred at a shopping center in Harare's upper-middle class Newlands [...]	2002-12-10 05:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2838	MDC-ANC CONTACTS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) According to a senior MDC parliamentarian, the ANC has agreed to a ZANU-PF plan for Zimbabwean Speaker of Parliament Emmerson Mnangagwa to replace Robert Mugabe, while offering token reprentation to the opposition. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai was briefed on this initiative, which likel [...]	2002-12-19 14:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE2891	MEDIA REPORT: NYAROTA FIRED; HARARE [...] Geoffrey Nyarota (52),award-winning Editor-in-Chief of the "Daily News," has been fired by the newspaper's board of directors. His deputy, Davison Maruziva, who had been asked to step in as acting editor by management, has also resigned in protest against Nyarota's d [...]	2002-12-31 13:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ZI
02HARARE292	MEDIA REPORT "WEST BIASED AGAINST ZIMBABWE"; [...] UNDER HEADLINE "WEST BIASED AGAINST ZIMBABWE: SOME LOCAL SCRIBES HAVE BECOME MASCOTS OF NEO-COLONIALISM," THE JANUARY 31 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" CARRIED AN OPINION PIECE BY OLLEY MARUMA THAT IS CRITICAL OF THE U. S. FOREIGN POLICY. ARTICLE EXCE [...]	2002-02-01 07:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE293	MEDIA REPORT MEDIA BILL; HARARE [...] THE CONTROVERSIAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE RE-INTRODUCED IN PARLIAMENT TODAY (JANUARY 31),FOLLOWING CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PARLIAMENTARY LEGAL COMMITTEE WHO RECOMMENDED ON TUESDAY THAT THE BILL BE WITHDR [...]	2002-02-01 07:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE345	ZIMBABWE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT PLACES [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 31, THE PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE PASSED THE DECEPTIVELY-NAMED ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT AFTER THREE WEEKS OF DEBATE. THE ACT, WHICH HAS YET TO BE SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND GAZETTED INTO LAW, ESSENTIALLY PLACES ZIMBABWE'S INDEPENDENT JOURNALIS [...]	2002-02-07 14:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
02HARARE38	LOSS OF TWO ZIMBABWE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE DECEMBER 27 DEATH OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SIMBARASHE MUCHECHETERE AND THE DECEMBER 31 RETIREMENT OF JUSTICE NICHOLAS MCNALLY BRINGS INTO QUESTION THE FUTURE ROLE OF WHAT HAS STOOD AS AN AFRICAN MODEL OF JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. ONLY TWO OF THE SIX REMAINING MEMBERS CAN BE DES [...]	2002-01-04 08:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
02HARARE620	OUR TAKE ON ELECTION OBSERVATION EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOZ HAS TO A LARGE DEGREE SUCCEEDED IN ITS EFFORTS TO KEEP PRYING OUTSIDE EYES AWAY FROM THE PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN FIELD AND, IT NOW APPEARS, OUT OF THE POLLING STATIONS ON VOTING DAY. BY DERAILING THE EFFORTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION MISSION AND THE ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS SUPPORT [...]	2002-03-08 12:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ZI
02HARARE657	ZIMBABWE ELECTION: VOTE COUNTING UNDERWAY ON MARCH 12 [...] (C) POLLING STATIONS IN HARARE AND CHITUNGWIZA CLOSED AT 7:00 P.M. ON MARCH 11, LEAVING LONG LINES OF VOTERS IN SOME AREAS UNABLE TO CAST BALLOTS. THE VERIFICATION OF BALLOT BOXES BEGAN THE MORNING OF MARCH 12 AND VOTE-COUNTING AT MOST BALLOT CENTERS DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. GIVE [...]	2002-03-12 15:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE665	SADC-PF ISSUES HARD-HITTING ASSESSMENT OF ZIMBABWEAN [...] (U) ON MARCH 13, THE SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ISSUED A TOUGH CRITIQUE OF THE ZIMBABWEAN ELECTION PROCESS, SAYING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN WAS MARRED BY INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE IN ALL PROVINCES OF THE COUNTRY, PREDOMINANTLY AGAINST MDC SUPPORTERS. THE SADC-PF CONCLUDED THAT THE CLIMATE OF "INSECURI [...]	2002-03-13 16:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE752	MEDIA REPORT MEDIA ACT CHALLENGED; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "MEDIA ACT TOTALLY REEKS OF INTOLERANCE, XENOPHOBIA," THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS MARCH 22 EDITORIAL TO URGING JOURNALISTS TO CHALLENGE THE RECENTLY ENACTED ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT, SAYING "THIS ACT MUST BE FO [...]	2002-03-22 09:40:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE90	MEDIA REPORT ARMY WARNS SCRIBES; HARARE [...] ZIMBABWE'S MILITARY AND SECURITY CHIEFS HAVE WARNED JOURNALISTS WORKING FOR THE INDEPENDENT PRESS AGAINST PUBLISHING "FALSE REPORTS THAT DISCREDIT THE LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP OF SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS." ADDRESSING JOURNALISTS IN HARARE ON JANUARY 10, THE COMMANDER OF THE [...]	2002-01-10 10:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI
02HARARE96	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR AND DCM MET WITH PRESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR CHARLES UTETE AND HIS CHIEF OF STAFF ON JANUARY 9. THE AMBASSADOR CITED CONTINUED U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN ZIMBABWE -- COUNTER-TERRORISM, HIV/AIDS ASSISTANCE, FOOD ASSISTANCE -- BUT NOTED THAT PREVIOUSLY EXPRESSED USG CONCERNS OVER N [...]	2002-01-10 11:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
02ISTANBUL2088	REVIEW OF THE FULBRIGHT GLOBAL WOMEN'S [...] SUMMARY. PA Istanbul cooperated with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in executing the first-ever Fulbright-sponsored conference bringing together 110 r 110 women from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Europe and Central Asia to focus on the role of women as leaders in [...]	2002-11-29 12:12:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL TU
02ISTANBUL2107	ANNAN CYPRUS PLAN: ISTANBUL COMMENTATORS [...] (C) Summary: Turks in Istanbul continue to debate the merits and drawbacks of a possible Cyprus settlement in the wake of Denktas's acceptance of the UN plan as a "basis for negotiations." Consensus among the experts with whom we have spoken in Istanbul (including Turkish Cypriots, journalist [...]	2002-12-04 10:00:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU GR CY UN
02KATHMANDU1216	NEPAL'S KING HEADS TO INDIA AFTER COMPLETING FIRST [...] (C) Summary. The first trip abroad as monarch by Nepal's King Gyanendra will be a visit to India June 23-30. Gyanendra laid the groundwork for the trip in his first-ever interview with the foreign press, granted to a leading Indian daily, when he played to India's conservative government by e [...]	2002-06-20 12:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1336	PRESS FREEDOM UNDER NEPAL'S STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the beginning of the State of Emergency in Nepal, 123 journalists have been arrested, with 35 still detained, three tortured, and one reportedly killed. Inaccuracy and partisanship in the press have led to government mistrust and restrictions on publications. Press reacti [...]	2002-07-10 03:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1373	Maoist Leader Calls September 16 General Strike, [...] (SBU) In a press release dated July 11, Prachanda, President of Nepal's Maoist Central Committee, called for a nation-wide general strike September 16. It would be the first such show of force since late April (Reftel). The release also charges "feudal elements" backed by "foreign imperialist [...]	2002-07-15 13:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1387	Nepal's Local Officials Stay Home as PM Allows [...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's government allowed the terms of local-level elected officials to lapse on July 16, a move affecting around 200,000 village-, municipality- and district-level politicians. Civil servants reportedly will be tasked with performing their functions. The terms expired after [...]	2002-07-17 13:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PTER PREL PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1443	NEPAL POLICE SHUT DOWN PRESS CONFERENCE PROTESTING [...] (C) Summary. Police in Kathmandu interrupted a press conference held by a local Buddhist group on July 25 to answer allegations made during a July 19 press conference by followers of the controversial Dorje Shugden deity. Shugden worshippers had accused Dharamsala of violating their freedom [...]	2002-07-25 08:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1515	Supreme Court Ruling Allows Dissolution of [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 6, Nepal's Supreme Court threw out four petitions challenging the Prime Minister's May decision to dissolve Parliament. The court's decision cleared the way for national elections to be held later this year. End Summary. Supreme Court Denies Request to Reinstate P [...]	2002-08-06 12:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1532	Maoist Students Bomb Kathmandu School, Injuring [...] (SBU) Summary. Students shouting Maoist slogans set off a bomb at a private business college in Kathmandu August 8, injuring six. The school occupies a building owned by the King's Press Secretary, who lives next door and was not harmed. The motive for the attack is unclear as no large-scal [...]	2002-08-08 06:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1605	NEPAL ARMY HOLDS MAIDEN PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) In an apparent effort to burnish its public image and promote public confidence that it is gaining ground against Maoist insurgents, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) held its first-ever press conference in Kathmandu August 15. Speaking to reporters, Col. Deepak Gurung, head of the RNA's Public [...]	2002-08-19 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PTER SCUL NP
02KATHMANDU1748	NEPAL: INFLUENTIAL MINISTER ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION [...] (U) Minister for Physical Planning Chiranjibi Wagle, a close confidante of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and perhaps the most influential member of his Cabinet, submitted his resignation from the Cabinet to the PM September 9. The resignation follows in-depth press coverage of Wagle's f [...]	2002-09-10 11:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1774	NEPAL'S GOVERNMENT DISMISSES AS INSINCERE MAOIST [...] (U) On September 11 Maoist leader Prachanda issued a press statement calling for a ceasefire. The statement does not refer to the U.S. directly, but contains a general condemnation of the Government of Nepal (GON) "running to buy weapons to kill people." Should the GON proceed with its pla [...]	2002-09-12 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1903	CHINESE PRESSURE STIFLES TIBETANS IN NEPAL [...] (C) There have been increasing restrictions on the Tibetan refugee community in Nepal. Celebrations and cultural events have been canceled on short notice by government authorities, press conferences interrupted by police and the Office of Tibet Representative detained for a day. Although ma [...]	2002-10-01 01:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	CH NP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
02KATHMANDU1933	REFUGEES CONFIRM DETAILS OF SHOOTING INCIDENT AT [...] (C) PolOff met with UNHCR Protection Officer regarding a group of Tibetans involved in the incident near Nangpa-La in which two American climbers were fired upon by unknown individuals. Neither American was injured in the encounter (refs). Information related by the refugees is consistent wit [...]	2002-10-07 01:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	CH NP PGOV CASC ASEC
02KATHMANDU2189	NEPAL: CABINET EXPANSION [...] (SBU) The interim Government of Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand announced an expansion of its 9-member Cabinet to 22 on November 18. The new names included no one from either of the two largest political parties, the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Le [...]	2002-11-18 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU2237	MAOIST IMPACT: NEPAL'S FORESTS UNDER SIEGE [...] SUMMARY: The impact of the Maoist insurgency has not been limited to Nepal's national parks and conservation areas (septel). The assault on the country's wildlife has been accompanied by a plundering of forest and other plant resources. Biodiversity resources of global significance are thre [...]	2002-11-25 08:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP
02KATHMANDU2326	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 30-DEC 06 [...] (U) Summary: This week in Nepal, armed assailants attacked a Joint Secretary at a public event in Kathmandu; the army blamed political appointees for poor intelligence capabilities; Maoists destroyed three Village Development Committee buildings in Gulmi district, leaving only seven intact; a [...]	2002-12-06 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2393	CODEL ACKERMAN MEETINGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 meetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Director Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODEL Ackerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Palestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goals for building upon the current "calming period"),Egypt's region [...]	2002-12-16 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU2484	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 21-DEC 27 [...] The Centre For Economic and Social Development released a study on December 24 that showed an overwhelming majority of Nepalis, particularly those in Maoist infested areas, support a multi-party democracy. The local press reported that India has tightened security along its northern borders [...]	2002-12-27 08:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
02KATHMANDU615	TERROR, TRADE AND AID: FORSEC VISIT TO DC [...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya will use his April 2-5 visit to Washington to urge quick delivery of additional security and development aid to Nepal, to discuss cooperation in the fight against terrorism, and to press for more favorable trade terms for Nepali pro [...]	2002-03-27 12:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER EAID ETRD PHUM PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU616	HUMAN RIGHTS: AN UPDATE ON DETENTIONS AFTER FOUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the Prime Minister's assurances to donors and the general public that the curtailment of human rights under the state of emergency is directed only against Maoists and their supporters (Ref A),the security forces appear to be casting their nets more broadly, detaining a [...]	2002-03-28 07:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU655	WEAVING TERROR: MAOIST ATTACKS ON CARPET INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary. For five minutes on the evening of March 25, forty to fifty suspected Maoist youths terrorized a carpet business at the edge of Nepal's capital city, setting fires and causing extensive property damage. No one was injured. Now fearful and discouraged, the owner of the business e [...]	2002-04-01 11:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ELAB ECON ASEC CASC PREF PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU672	PM DEUBA FACES DOWN MOUNTING OPPOSITION, CRITICISM [...] (C) Ever-present rumors that former Prime Minister and ruling Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala continues to plot the political downfall of sitting PM Sher Bahadur Deuba have increased in virulence after a three-day Opposition boycott of Parliament and multi-partisan disc [...]	2002-04-03 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU680	HIMALAYAN TOURISM HEADED DOWNHILL [...] SUMMARY: Nepal's tourism industry, one of the country's top sources of foreign exchange, has been facing tough times in recent months, and the prolonged slump has negatively affected every sector of the tourism economy, from hotels and airlines to trekking agencies. International arrivals at [...]	2002-04-04 09:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL CASC NP
02KATHMANDU828	MAOISTS ATTACK CIVILIAN VEHICLES AS COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Kathmandu continued to move toward normalcy on the fourth day of the Maoists' five-day general strike with traffic even heavier than yesterday. A bomb went off April 26 injuring two on a bus about one kilometer from the Embassy, while on April 25 Maoists bombed a private reside [...]	2002-04-26 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU838	NORMALCY RETURNS AFTER FIVE-DAY STRIKE; MAOISTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Normalcy returned to Nepal's capital April 28 after a five-day general strike called by Maoist insurgents ended the day before. On the strike's last day scattered violent incidents were reported in the Kathmandu Valley, including the deaths of three Maoists who had tried to st [...]	2002-04-29 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU882	ARMY SCORES INTELLIGENCE, PR VICTORY IN ATTACK ON [...] (C) Royal Nepal Army (RNA) troops have been engaged since late May 2 in an attack on what may be a major Maoist logistics base in Lisne Lek, Rolpa District in western Nepal. According to the RNA, the Maoists, who have sustained at least 100 casualties, are attempting to withdraw from the are [...]	2002-05-06 12:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU893	MAOISTS SEND LETTER TO AMERICANS ON PM'S VISIT [...] Local media outlets received by e-mail the afternoon of May 7 a letter from the International Department of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) addressed "To Our Friends in America." A copy of the letter has been faxed to SA/INS. 2. The three-page letter, written in turgid but grammat [...]	2002-05-07 13:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV OVIP PREL NP
02KATHMANDU924	Maoist Cease-Fire Claimed as Hoax; All-Party [...] (SBU) Two e-mails sent to local media outlets May 10 claimed that the previous day's announcement (Reftel) of a unilateral cease-fire by Maoist leader "Prachanda" was a hoax. Writing Nepali in the Roman script, the author, self-identified only as "Bikram," said he had intended the hoax to tea [...]	2002-05-10 12:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KINSHASA876	UPDATE ON LAURENT KABILA ASSASSINATION TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE LAURENT KABILA ASSASSINATION TRIAL BEFORE A MILITARY TRIBUNAL BEGAN APRIL 3 IN A PUBLIC COURTROOM. CURRENTLY, THE WITNESSES AND SOME DEFENDANTS (SUCH AS EDDY KAPEND, FORMER AIDE-DE-CAMP TO KABILA AND ALLEGED COUP-PLOTTER) ARE TESTIFYING ON THEIR ROLES IN THE EVENTS IMMEDIATELY [...]	2002-04-12 14:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS CG
02KUWAIT5526	IN WAKE OF FATAL ACCIDENT GOK SEEKS TIGHTER [...] (C) In the course of a December 25 meeting on other topics (septels),the Ambassador and Kuwait Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Shaykh Mohammed al-Sabah discussed the December 22 death of French journalist Patrick Bourrat as a result of injuries he suffered the preceding day while co [...]	2002-12-26 11:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL US FR IZ KU
02LAGOS146	SOUTHERN SECESSION UNLIKELY DESPITE TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary. While electoral divisions are under growing media scrutiny, most southern political analysts privately acknowledge that fears of imminent secessionism are unfounded at present. Though some disgruntled groups demand the creation of their own state within the federation, most do no [...]	2002-12-07 11:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KDEM ECON PINR NI
02RANGOON1250	REGIME FEEDS ON ITS OWN [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 26, the regime sentenced ex-dictator General Ne Win's son-in-law and three grandsons to death by hanging for attempted treason. The son-in-law, one of the grandsons, and some business associates were also sentenced to varying lengths of hard labor for economic cri [...]	2002-09-27 08:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS BM
02ROME1220	FORMER KING ISSUES STATEMENTS REPUDIATING PRESS [...] THE OFFICE OF FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS ON MARCH 8, DESPITE THE DATE OF MARCH 7 THAT APPEARS ON THE STATEMENTS THEMSELVES. (COMMENT: THE KING'S OFFICE DID NOT HAVE CONTACT INFO FOR MANY JOURNALISTS/MEDIA OUTLETS, SO IT IS LIKELY THAT THE STA [...]	2002-03-08 13:45:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC AF AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1695	ITALY'S MFA REQUESTS GEN. ZINNI TO SERVE AS [...] (C) ON APRIL 4, LUCA FERRARI, MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, CONTACTED NEA WATCHER TO EXPRESS THE GOI'S GRAVE CONCERN OVER THE SITUATION IN BETHLEHEM. ACCORDING TO FERRARI, TANZIM MILITANTS, PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS, AND THE GOVERNOR OF BETHLEHEM (WHOM HE DESCRIBED AS A "MODERATE CHR [...]	2002-04-04 13:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS XF US IT MEPP
02ROME1942	MISSION-ITALY BIOTECH ACTION PLAN [...] MISSION ITALY'S BIOTECH WORKING GROUP (BWG) HAS MAPPED OUT ITS ACTION PLAN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. UNCLASSIFIED IT REFLECTS THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF AGR, ECON, SCI, PA, FCS, LABOR, CG-MILAN, CG- NAPLES, AND CG-FLORENCE. BECAUSE MISSION ITALY SHARES MANY CO [...]	2002-04-18 14:11:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD IT WTO
02ROME2195	PROGRAM EVALUATION: U.S. SPEAKER FDNY CHIEF JOE [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: PA ROME HOSTED A NEW YORK FIREFIGHTER FOR TWO PROGRAMS, AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FIREFIGHTER SAFETY, ORGANIZED BY THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, AND A CEREMONY AND PROGRAM IN CIVITAVECCHIA, NEAR ROME, APRIL 18-20. 2. DATES: APRIL 18-20, FISCAL YEAR: FY [...]	2002-05-06 15:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
02ROME2197	PROGRAM EVALUATION FOR U.S. SPEAKER MICHAEL [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: PA ROME ORGANIZED A TWO DAY SPEAKER PROGRAM FOR U.S. SPEAKER MICHAEL BARONE, AUTHOR, SENIOR WRITER, U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE "ALMANAC OF AMERICAN POLITICS", MARCH 18-19, 2002 IN ROME. ON TUESDAY, MARCH 18, BARONE SPOKE ABOUT HIS BOOK, "THE NE [...]	2002-05-06 15:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
02ROME2624	PROGRAM EVALUATION FOR U.S. SPEAKERS WIDNEY [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: PA ROME BROUGHT TWO U.S. SPEAKERS KATHRYN MCMAHON, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND TRAINING, COALITION TO ABOLISH SLAVERY & TRAFFICKING (CAST),AND WIDNEY BROWN, ADVOCACY DIRECTOR FOR THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS DIVISION, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, TO A CONFERENCE ENTITLED "21ST CENTURY SL [...]	2002-05-30 16:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
02ROME2660	POSSIBLE ITALIAN INDICTMENT OF MONTENEGRIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE APPARENT INTENTION OF THE INDEPENDENT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 02660 01 OF 02 311621Z ANTI-MAFIA PROSECUTOR TO PROCEED WITH AN INVESTIGATION OF PRESIDENT DJUKANOVIC IS A NOT UNEXPECTED RESULT OF A YEARS-LONG PROBE, AND A MASSIVE ONGOING TRIA [...]	2002-05-31 16:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT MW OPRC PGOV SR SRIT EUN
02ROME287	PROGRAM EVALUATION: DVC WITH ITALIAN NATIONAL [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: A DVC ON ECONOMIC ISSUES ORGANIZED IN COLLABORATION BETWEEN PA ROME AND THE ITALIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMICS AND LABOR (CNEL),A CONSULTING BODY TO THE PARLIAMENT AND TO THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT ON ECONOMIC AND LABOR ISSUES. PA MILAN WAS "PASSIVE" ON THE PROGRAM. [...]	2002-01-18 15:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	DVC OIIP
02ROME288	PROGRAM EVALUATION: PA ITALY "TRANSATLANTIC [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: ON DECEMBER 12, PA HELD A ONE- DAY SEMINAR ENTITLED "TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11," WHICH BROUGHT FOUR U.S. SPEAKERS AND 40 ITALIAN AND AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS TOGETHER TO DEBATE ECONOMIC, SECURITY AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN THE WAKE OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS [...]	2002-01-18 15:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
02ROME3217	ITALY: REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE GOI INITIALLY EXPRESSED GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON THE MIDDLE EAST TEMPERED WITH CONCERN OVER ARAFAT'S ROLE. AFTER THE G8 SUMMIT, WHERE PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH PRESIDENT BUSH AND WAS REPORTEDLY "OVERWHELMED" BY THE EVI [...]	2002-07-02 08:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS US XF IT UN
02ROME3706	PARTNERSHIP TO CUT HUNGER AND POVERTY IN AFRICA - [...] USAID ADMINISTRATOR ANDREW NATSIOS, THE PRESIDENTS OF GHANA, MOZAMBIQUE AND UGANDA, STATE DEPARTMENT'S UNDERSECRETARY AL LARSON, PRESIDENT MCPHERSON OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OFFICIALS OF USDA AND THE WORLD BANK - JOINTLY LAUNCHED ON JUNE 11 IN ROME A MAJOR U.S.-AFRICAN CONSORTIUM TO C [...]	2002-07-29 09:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
02ROME5430	ITALY'S DEFENSE BUDGET - SPARED FOR NOW [...] (C) DESPITE INTENSIFYING BUDGET PRESSURES, DEFENSE SPENDING FOR 2003 WILL NOT BE CUT, FRANCESCO TRUPIANO, DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO DEFENSE MINISTER MARTINO, TOLD ACTING ECONOMIC COUNSELOR ON OCTOBER 31. TRUPIANO CONFIRMED THAT ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI HAS REJECTED FINANCE MINISTER TREMON [...]	2002-11-07 10:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IT PGOV ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME586	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS [...] (U) DURING HIS INITIAL MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00586 01 OF 02 061352Z COMMUNICATIONS, THE AMBASSADOR PROMOTED MOTOROLA'S BID FOR THE TENDER FOR A NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY DIGITAL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, SOUGHT FAIR MARKET [...]	2002-02-06 13:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS IT
02ROME607	FIFTYFOURTH CASE OF BSE IN ITALY [...] ON FEBRUARY 5, ITALY'S HEALTH AUTHORITIES REACTED TO THE FIRST SUSPECTED CASE OF THE HUMAN VERSION OF MAD COW DISEASE, NEW VARIANT CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (NVCJD). THE PATIENT IS A 25 YEAR OLD SICILIAN WOMAN FROM TRAPANI. ITALY'S MINISTER OF HEALTH GIROLAMO SIRCHIA AND THE MINISTER OF AGR [...]	2002-02-07 15:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU IT
02ROME67	THERE HE GOES AGAIN: WHITHER RUGGIERO, II? [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALY'S FOREIGN MINISTER HAS AGAIN GENERATED TURMOIL BY PUBLICLY CHASTISING HIS FELLOW CABINET PAGE 02 ROME 00067 070638Z MEMBERS -- AND SOME SUGGEST EVEN HIS PRIME MINISTER -- FOR FAILING TO BE SUFFICIENTLY VOCAL IN THEIR SUPPORT OF THE LAUNCH OF THE EURO. IS RUGG [...]	2002-01-07 06:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME721	AMBASSADOR BURNS BRIEFS ITALIANS ON NATO ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. US AMBASSADOR TO NATO NICK BURNS DISCUSSED TASK FORCE FOX, NATO-EU AND NATO-RUSSIA RELATIONS, ENLARGEMENT AND THE BALKANS IN A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH THE ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER, OTHER SENIOR ITALIAN OFFICIALS, JOURNALISTS AND POLITICAL LEADERS WHILE IN ROME FEBRUARY 7 AND 8. [...]	2002-02-13 13:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IT NATO
02TEGUCIGALPA2928	PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION PROTESTS COLUMBUS DAY, [...] (U) On October 11 approximately 100 peaceful demonstrators protested outside Embassy Tegucigalpa. The protesters included representatives of the Convergence of Movements of the Peoples of America (COMPA),the public university worker's union (SITRAUNAH),the Civil Council of Indigenous and Po [...]	2002-10-22 23:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL PTER ETRD PHUM SOCI HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2987	POPULAR BLOCK AND TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE VIOLENTLY [...] (U) On October 24-25 several thousand demonstrators that included the loose political alliance known as the Popular Block, the labor union SITRASANAA, secondary teachers (COPEMH),and three Democratic Unification Party (UD) congressmen clashed with police in violent demonstrations that include [...]	2002-10-29 23:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ETRD PHUM PTER SOCI ASEC HO
02VATICAN3634	POPE CONDEMNS DESECRATION OF JEWISH CEMETARY AND [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II CONDEMNED GROWING ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE AFTER THIRTY-FIVE JEWISH GRAVES IN A ROME CEMETERY WERE DESECRATED JULY 18. IN A TELEGRAM TO ROME'S CHIEF RABBI JULY 19 PUBLISHED ON THE VATICAN'S WEBSITE, THE POPE DESCRIBED THE DESECRATION AS A "DETESTABLE ACT THAT FOLLOWS OTH [...]	2002-07-23 14:58:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL IT VT
03ABUDHABI1091	UAE: USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY [...] This cable has been coordinated with Congen Dubai. 2. We offer the following comments in response to reftel request for a summary of Post's actions in 2002 to encourage respect for human rights in the United Arab Emirates. 3. Since its independence in 1971, the United Arab Emirates h [...]	2003-03-05 14:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KEM KSEP TC
03ABUDHABI1136	PROPOSAL FOR UAE MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP [...] PROGRAM REQUEST: PAS ABU DHABI REQUESTS ASSISTANCE TO RECRUIT VETERAN JOURNALIST GIL BUTLER FOR A MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP WITH UAE JOURNALISTS FOR EARLY MAY 2003. SIMILAR TO A RECENT MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP IN AMMAN, PAS ABU DHABI REQUESTS MR. BUTLER CONDUCT TWO FIVE-DAY WORKSHOPS FOR GROU [...]	2003-03-10 10:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ZP TC
03ABUDHABI1365	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 3, MARCH 22 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/22. 3. (C) Embassy Abu Dhabi is open 3/22 with ful [...]	2003-03-22 12:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1381	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 4, MARCH 23 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, 3/23. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside of the Emb [...]	2003-03-23 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1431	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ POWS ABU DHABI TV [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, THE U.S. BOMBING OF THE AL AATHAMIA AREA OF BAGHDAD, AND UAE HUMANITARIAN AID FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. UNDER THE HEADLINE, "A CONVENTION FOR ALL," A "GULF NEWS" EDITORIAL CRITICIZED U.S. TREATMENT OF POWS. AN "AL KHA [...]	2003-03-25 10:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1461	TFIZ01 (EAC): ABU DHABI SITREP NO. 7, MARCH 26 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ---------------- General Overview ---------------- 2. (U) COM convened Abu Dhabi's Iraq Task Force/Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 1000 local time, Wednesday 3/26. Embassy Abu Dhabi, FCS (located outside [...]	2003-03-26 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT KHLS PTER PREL EAID PGOV KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI1467	TFIZ01: PUBLIC OPINION WRAP-UP: [...] (U) Six days into Operation Iraqi Freedom, even our closest and most westernized Emirati contacts are disturbed by the coverage they are seeing of the Iraq war. The emotional impact of the images of civilian casualties and the negative spin being imparted by the vast bulk of the Arab media [...]	2003-03-26 12:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1482	UAE STATE-OWNED MEDIA'S PORTRAYAL OF THE WAR [...] (U) This cable is classified by Ambassador Marcelle Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: War coverage dominates most UAE print and electronic media, whether state-owned or private. Because of the federal structure of the UAE, virtually all state-owned media are owned by the [...]	2003-03-29 11:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPRC OIIP KPAO KWWW TC
03ABUDHABI1711	MEDIA REACTION: WAR ON IRAQ KILLING OF JOURNALISTS [...] SUMMARY: UAE MEDIA DEVOTED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE TO ATTACKS ON THE MEDIA INSIDE BAGHDAD WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS FOR THE AL-JAZEERA AND ABU DHABI TV OFFICES AND PERSONNEL. "AL-ITTIHAD" OPINED THAT THE ATTACK OPENS THE DOOR FOR ALLEGATIONS OF AN AMERICAN DESIRE TO SILENCE THE VOICE OF TRUTH IN THE [...]	2003-04-09 08:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1791	TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SHIP FINALLY [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE's much-heralded shipment of 700 tons of humanitarian supplies arrived at Umm Qasr on April 11 -- the first water shipment to arrive via civilian vessel into that port since the war [...]	2003-04-14 13:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1820	IS THE MIGHTY MENGASH MOSCOW BOUND? [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-15 11:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1852	GETTING THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OUT: WINNING [...] SUMMARY: TO GET THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OUT, THE ABU DHABI PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION ENGAGED KEY UAE MEDIA ON MULTIPLE LEVELS PRIOR TO AND DURING THE WAR. PD EFFORTS INCLUDED INTENSIVE TARGETED OUTREACH WITH KEY PUBLIC DIPLOMACY MATERIALS, ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH UAE NATIONALS, ARAB EXPA [...]	2003-04-16 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI2335	UAE CAMEL RACING SEASON WRAP-UP: MUCH PROGRESS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard A. Albright for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A round of meetings with UAE officials confirmed earlier reports (see Refs A and B),that the UAEG has not yet succeeded 100 percent in implementing and enforcing the chi [...]	2003-05-12 13:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TC
03ABUDHABI237	S/P DIRECTOR HAASS AND CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: Policy Planning Director Ambassador Richard Haass, Ambassador Wahba and Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) had a lively exchange on Iraq, Iran and Saudi-US relatio [...]	2003-01-15 10:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PTER IR IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2734	MEPI: UAE MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP ON NEWS, [...] SUMMARY: UNDER THE MEPI GOAL OF PROMOTING A MORE PROFESSIONAL AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA, VETERAN JOURNALIST PAUL MILLER CONDUCTED TWO, WEEK-LONG "NEWS, FEATURES AND ANALYTICAL WRITING" WORKSHOPS FOR THE STAFF OF THE EMIRATES NEW AGENCY. MR. MILLER COMPARED WESTERN AND ARAB MEDIA SOURCES AND FOC [...]	2003-06-09 05:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI3037	UAE MEPI COUNTRY STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY: Following is the UAE's country strategy for MEPI, which has been developed by PA and coordinated with POL and ECON. This includes long-term goals, specific objectives, suggested mechanisms by which goals could be realized, and a request for funding for two UAE-specific projects. END SU [...]	2003-06-25 10:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ETRD SOCI SCUL BTIO EAID PGOV
03ABUDHABI325	NEXT STEPS ON U.S.-MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP [...] SUMMARY: POST WELCOMES THE LIST OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED PROGRAMS, DETAILED IN REFTEL. THEY WILL PROVIDE WELCOME REINFORCEMENT FOR OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE UAE'S DEVELOPMENT IN THESE CRITICAL AREAS. IN PARTICULAR, WE SEEK WAYS TO ACCELERATE THE POSITIVE MOVEM [...]	2003-01-21 11:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL KDEM SCUL KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI3300	AMBASSADOR SPEAKS OUT ON MEPI [...] Summary: In the last two weeks, the Ambassador has used a number of public fora, including the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research and the UAE Diplomatic Institute, to explain and promote the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and related initiatives such as the Middle Ea [...]	2003-07-16 08:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TC
03ABUDHABI3817	AS ZAYED CENTER FLAP GROWS, UAEG WANTS USG TO [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: In very frank terms during a meeting with the Charge and Polchief on August 19, UAE Information Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan said President Sheikh Zayed "went the extra mile" w [...]	2003-08-19 15:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI3828	ZAYED CENTER WEB SITE CLOSED [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-up (ZCCF) Web site has been closed, the first tangible, public action by the UAEG against the Center. "This Site has been Stopped," reads the messag [...]	2003-08-20 11:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI3994	BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD FACE: AL ARABIYA CHANGES ITS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 9th broadcast, Arabic Satellite News Channel al Arabiya aired videos of militant organizations urging Iraqis and Arabs to target "Occupation" forces. Again on August 28th, the station broadcast footage of similarly hooded men threatening to kill Iraqi Governing Co [...]	2003-09-02 12:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL KMDR ECON PGOV ZP
03ABUDHABI4396	WITH THE ARAB WORLD WATCHING, USG AND IRAQI [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE DUBAI 2003 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) AND WORLD BANK (WB) ANNUAL MEETINGS, THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION (PA) AT THE US EMBASSY IN ABU DHABI WORKED WITH USG, COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA),AND IRAQI OFFICIALS TO ENGAGE THE PRESS ON RECONSTRUCTION ISSUES IN IRA [...]	2003-09-30 06:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIIP KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI4402	SCENESETTER FOR THE FIRST ECONOMIC BUSINESSWOMEN'S [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) DAS Cheney and Senior Coordinator Ponticelli: I would like to welcome you to the UAE to attend the First Economic Businesswomen's Forum in Abu Dhabi, October 7-10. The UAEG has invested a tremendous amount [...]	2003-09-30 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KWMN OVIP PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI4850	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AL-ITTIHAD BUSINESS COLUMNIST [...] SUMMARY: THROUGHOUT THE WEEK OCTOBER 25-31, JOURNALIST SHIHAB GERGASH OF AL-ITTIHAD WROTE A 7-PART SERIES DESCRIBING A TRIP TO IRAQ. HIS UPBEAT ARTICLES NOTE THAT IRAQ UNDER BREMER IS FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES, THAT THE MARKETS IN BAGHDAD AND OTHER IRAQI CITIES ARE FULL OF GOODS AN [...]	2003-11-04 03:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC

03ABUDHABI4889	MEDIA SUMMIT IN THE UAE [...] SUMMARY: THE MEDIA SUMMIT IN DUBAI (OCTOBER 7-8, 2003) WAS HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR. THIS YEAR'S HEADLINE WAS "WAR AND THE MEDIA." AMONG THE SENIOR OFFICIALS WHO SPOKE IN THE OPENING CEREMONY INCLUDED SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID, SH [...]	2003-11-05 12:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI5034	BIOMETRICS STIR THE POT IN THE UAE [...] SUMMARY: THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND CONSULAR SECTION IN ABU DHABI HOSTED A PRESS BRIEFING ON THE FINGERPRINTING OF NIV APPLICANTS AT THE US EMBASSY. IN ADDITION, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION (DCM) AND CONSULAR CHIEF BRIEFED THE DIRECTOR OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS AT THE UAE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) [...]	2003-11-22 06:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI5411	WHAT YONDER LIGHT DOTH SHINE? UAE NEWSPAPER [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ARABIC DAILY AL KHALEEJ NEWSPAPER RECENTLY PUBLISHED A TWO-PART COMMENTARY ON A POLL CONDUCTED RANDOMLY OF 500 UAE NATIONALS IN SEVERAL UAE CITIES. THE POLL ASKED A WIDE RANGE OF QUESTIONS ON POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS ATTITUDES. FOR THE FIRST TIME, A UAE PAPER PU [...]	2003-12-29 03:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO TC
03ABUJA1135	NIGERIA: FUEL STRIKE SLOWS COUNTRY [...] (U) Summary: The promised nation-wide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over fuel price increases began June 30. While the strike did not completely shut down the country or any of its major cities, streets throughout Nigeria were less busy than normal, as many workers stayed home. A [...]	2003-06-30 19:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PINS EPET ENRG ASEC CASC PGOV NI
03ABUJA1151	"If only Ms. Foster had come before the [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-02 15:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OEXC NI
03ABUJA1157	NIGERIA: GON AND LABOR REMAIN AT LOGGERHEADS AS [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria has entered the third day of a national strike, with no agreement in sight between the National Labour Congress (NLC) and the Obasanjo Administration over fuel prices. Tensions in Abuja rose today as police clashed with NLC leaders and demonstrators. Street clashes conti [...]	2003-07-02 17:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI
03ABUJA1325	KIDNAPPING OF NIGERIAN CHEVRON WORKER [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-01 15:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA1327	NIGERIA: OBASANJO'S LIBERIA POLICY GETS MIXED [...] (S) President Obasanjo's policy of active diplomatic engagement on and military troop deployment to Liberia has the support of the many Nigerians who believe that their country's status as the sub- regional power requires an activist foreign policy. However, most Nigerians probably either oppo [...]	2003-08-01 17:14:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MOPS LI NI
03ABUJA1471	JOURNALISM TRAINER SAM SWAN BREAKS [...] SUMMARY: Recent news reports broadcast on government- owned radio and TV channels in northern Nigeria have shown a major shift in their focus from personalities in government to community-based issues thanks to the wealth of practical journalistic and academic experience of U.S. media traine [...]	2003-08-27 13:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL NI BBG
03ABUJA1559	PUBLIC REACTION TO TAYLOR ASYLUM AND LIBERIA [...] (U) The Nigerian press headlined President Bush's recent commendation of President Obasanjo's efforts in Liberia, and the Nigerian President, received a heroic welcome in Liberia early this week. Nevertheless, Obasanjo is still facing criticism at home for granting political asylum to Charle [...]	2003-09-05 16:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR LI NI
03ABUJA1646	VOA SPORTS REPORTING WORKSHOP ON TARGET [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-22 13:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NI
03ABUJA1707	BUHARI GETS HIS (FIRST) DAY IN COURT [...] (C) Summary: The first day of substantive arguments at the Federal Appeals Court in losing ANPP presidential candidate Buhari's suit against the April 19 elections did not go well for the President's and election commission's attorneys. The Chairman of the tribunal explained away a visit of [...]	2003-10-06 06:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA2207	Success Stories Take Media Beyond Visas [...] Summary. Dozens of PAS success story placements over the last six months broadened Nigerians' perception of USG involvement in southern Nigeria. Beyond the routinely negative visas stories, audiences now see, and want more, stories on the positive USG programs in agriculture, health and edu [...]	2003-12-24 10:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS KPAO NI OEXC OIIP OPRC
03ABUJA2208	World AIDS Day Activities in Nigeria [...] Summary. The U.S. mission held events in Lagos and Abuja in commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1, as well as throughout the month. PAS Abuja on December 1 screened the AIDS film documentary, "A Closer Walk," to a variety of government officials, NGO activists, and journalists, and [...]	2003-12-24 10:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT KPAO OIIP NI
03ABUJA2215	VISIT TO NASARAWA STATE [...] (U) Summary: Nasarawa has only been a state for seven years, and the governor is working to create a state identity and legacy for himself. Poloff traveled to the capital, Lafia, to visit the PDP Governor, the Nasarawa ANPP chairman and journalists; the meetings all implied that disputes over [...]	2003-12-26 07:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
03ABUJA250	NIGERIA: WTO BIOTECH PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS [...] (U) The GON and the Nigerian public are split on the issue of biotechnology. Senior GON officials and farmers recognize that biotechnology promises improved agricultural productivity. President Obasanjo has said, "I am convinced that the only reliable way forward for rapid biotechnological dev [...]	2003-02-05 10:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO
03ABUJA278	NIGERIA: ELECTORAL COMMISSION CONTINUES TO FACE [...] (C) Summary: During a January 12 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Abel Guobadia said INEC would hold elections as scheduled provided the FY 03 budget allocation was received in time. Guobadia continued to blame current logistical b [...]	2003-02-07 12:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
03ABUJA279	NIGERIA: JANUARY 25 MEETING WITH OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary: During a one-hour January 25 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo spoke optimistically, though briefly, about his electoral chances. In the lead- up to the election, the President predicted his opponents would try to exploit Iraq and the perception of the USG as ant [...]	2003-02-07 12:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MASS IV NI
03ABUJA448	NIGERIA: LEADING OPPOSITION POLITICIAN KILLED [...] (U) Leading Nigerian opposition politician Marshall Harry was killed in the early morning hours of March 5. Marshall was a founding member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) but split from the group over disputes with President Olusegun Obasanjo and Rivers state Governor Peter Odi [...]	2003-03-06 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM NI
03ABUJA515	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The following is post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. Note: Post tried to confine material to respective sections, but several examples have overlapping relevance to the general overview, prevention, prosecu [...]	2003-03-18 16:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
03ABUJA670	EMBASSY'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NIGERIAN MEDIA [...] Summary. Ambassador Jeter and Mission PAS staff have worked assiduously to ensure broad coverage within the Nigerian media of USG policy positions on Iraq. Our media strategy has included placement of an op-ed that addressed many Nigerian misperceptions regarding U.S. military intervention [...]	2003-04-11 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PREL NI
03ABUJA819	NIGERIAN MEDIA AND THE RECENT ELECTIONS [...] Summary. GON media officials have reacted angrily to what they view as instances of negative foreign press coverage of Nigeria recent elections and to comments by some international observer missions critical of government-owned media treatment of opposition candidates during the campaign [...]	2003-05-05 14:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PREL NI
03ACCRA598	NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION - ENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) continues the balancing act of assembling a historical record of human rights abuses while avoiding politically charged proceedings. It faced its most difficult public proceedings yet when the independent journalist Kwaku Baako deviate [...]	2003-03-25 15:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GH
03ADANA105	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel/Bolge: Th [...]	2003-04-14 14:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA116	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: It is reported [...]	2003-04-22 13:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA25	THE VIEW FROM SIRNAK PROVINCE: [...] (SBU) Summary: In southeastern Turkey's Sirnak province, one of two bordering Iraq, the preoccupation of government officials, NGOs, and businessmen is less about war than about war's aftermath. The populace is desperate to revive border trade and commerce. Kurdish interlocutors worry that [...]	2003-01-28 17:36:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TU SY IZ ADANA
03ADANA258	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Vakit / A [...]	2003-10-03 17:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA269	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET/MILLIYET [...]	2003-10-16 16:11:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA291	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge, Turkiye / [...]	2003-12-11 16:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA35	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-02-03 08:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA36	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 1-2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]	2003-02-04 08:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA41	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-02-07 09:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM ADANA
03ADANA49	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-02-24 09:13:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA59	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-03-04 14:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA7	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...]	2003-01-13 09:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA72	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Milli Gazete: It is rep [...]	2003-03-13 13:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA76	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-17 13:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA81	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. FIRST IMMIGRANT WAVE TO TURKISH BORDER (Sabah/Hurriyet/Mil [...]	2003-03-19 16:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA89	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah: It is estim [...]	2003-03-28 13:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03AMMAN1210	EMBASSY AMMAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY [...] (U) Per reftel, Post is providing the following report on actions taken by the USG in Jordan during 2002. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Introduction Our human rights strategy in Jordan seeks to promote human rights through a) direct dialogue with the Jordanian Government and others, b) progra [...]	2003-03-02 06:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP XE XF XM JO
03AMMAN1582	WEEKEND DEMONSTRATIONS IN JORDAN SIZABLE, PEACEFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The weekend of March 15-16 saw sizable GOJ-permitted demonstrations in Amman and Irbid as well as smaller gatherings in other locations. The demonstrations were peaceful, with no security incidents reported. Estimates of crowd sizes varied widely, but reliable sources indicate [...]	2003-03-16 15:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL JO
03AMMAN1650	MEPI: POST PLAN TO SUPPORT GROWTH OF GOOD [...] POST'S INTERAGENCY MEPI COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF USAID, POL, ECON AND PA HAS DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING STRATEGY OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO ENCOURAGE GOOD GOVERNANCE IN JORDAN. OUR PLAN AIMS TO STRENGTHEN CITIZEN AWARENESS AND ACTIVISM THROUGH NGO'S AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE LEG [...]	2003-03-19 06:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID PREL KDEM SCUL KPAO XF JO
03AMMAN1701	TF1ZO1: AMMAN SITREP 3 (3/20 2000 LOCAL) [...] (C) As of 2000 local time (1800 GMT) the situation in Jordan remains calm. A steady rain throughout the day has kept many people off the streets. A demonstration not sanctioned by the GOJ (numbering in the low hundreds) has begun at the Professional Associations Complex in the Shmeisani ar [...]	2003-03-20 17:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1719	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 7 (3/22 1845 LOCAL) [...] (SBU) The Embassy maintained a standfast posture throughout 3/22, but will open 3/23 on a regular work schedule. However, American personnel will be limited to essential movements. 2. (C) Scattered demonstrations and protests occurred around the country today, but far fewer than yesterday. [...]	2003-03-22 15:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1744	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 8 (3/23 1600 LOCAL) [...] (C) The GOJ this afternoon publicly announced (confirmed by the Foreign Minister to the Ambassador) the expulsion of five Iraqi diplomats "for security reasons and for performing actions that contradict the nature of their work as diplomats". The Minister said they would be asked to leave th [...]	2003-03-23 12:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT CASC CVIS EAIR ECON EWWT IZ JO
03AMMAN1776	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 10 (3/25 0800 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy continues on a normal schedule March 25, with Consular services open. Services at ancillary facilities -- the Peace Corps Office and the American Language Center -- remain suspended. 2. (U) Lufthansa representatives reported they are resuming flights to/from Amman three day [...]	2003-03-25 07:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1800	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 11 (3/25 1800 LOCAL) [...] (SBU) The Embassy continues on a normal schedule March 25, with Consular services open. The Peace Corps office opened briefly to allow access to Jordanian staff, but activity at the American Language Center remains suspended. 2. (C) The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan confirm [...]	2003-03-25 16:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1869	TFIZOl: AMMAN SITREP 16 (3/28 1200 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy is closed March 28 and 29 for the Jordanian weekend. Given expectations for widespread demonstrations around the country, all American staff (with the exception of those who must come to the Embassy for mission-critical work) have been instructed to remain at "Standfast" unti [...]	2003-03-28 08:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1872	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 17 (3/28 1900 LOCAL) [...] (C) Embassy Amman went off standfast at 1800 local after a mostly quiet day (see below). The movement of American staff remains restricted. The Embassy will remain closed March 29 for the regular Jordanian weekend. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) No new issue [...]	2003-03-28 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1875	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 18 (3/29 1100 LOCAL) [...] (SBU) The Embassy is closed March 29 for the Jordanian weekend. It will open for regular business on Sunday, March 30. The movement of American staff remains restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy's Crisis Liaison Unit received e-mail from Task F [...]	2003-03-29 07:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1883	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 19 (3/30 1500 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule March 30. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSNs at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. 2. (C) The official [...]	2003-03-30 11:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1905	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 20 (3/31 1200 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule March 31. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Co [...]	2003-03-31 08:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1955	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 24 (4/02 1000 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule April 2. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Co [...]	2003-04-02 05:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2028	JORDANIAN ECONOMY: WELL-PREPARED, FOR NOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A high state of preparedness on a number of levels has enabled the Jordanian economy to thus far weather the war with few dislocations. However, the expectations that have shaped the current economic stability factored in a nonprotracted and a relatively--at least for Jordan-- [...]	2003-04-03 15:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ETRD JO
03AMMAN2033	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 27 (4/04 1000 LOCAL) [...] (SBU) The Embassy is closed April 4 for the Jordanian weekend. It will reopen for regular business on Sunday, April 6. The movement of American staff remains restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) See information about AMCIT reporter in para 9 below. -- [...]	2003-04-04 10:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2044	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 28 (4/05 1000 LOCAL) [...] (SBU) The Embassy is closed April 5 for the Jordanian weekend. It will reopen for regular business on Sunday, April 6. The movement of American staff remains restricted. --------------- Consular Issues --------------- 2. (U) Nothing new to report. ---------------------- GOJ Actions [...]	2003-04-05 09:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2072	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 29 (4/06 1730 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule April 6. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. --------------- Co [...]	2003-04-06 15:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2130	RUWEISHED RELIEF EFFORTS FLAPPING IN THE WIND [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: On April 5, refcoord and DART-West monitored operations at the IOM/JRCS TCN transit and UNHCR refugee camps in Ruweished. Rather than serving as a brief stopping point on the way home, the IOM/JRCS transit camp is struggling to care for an unexpected population of [...]	2003-04-08 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EAID KPAL IZ JO
03AMMAN2131	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 31 (4/08 1700 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy is operating on a normal schedule April 8. Consular services are open. Activities at the American Language Center remain suspended, and there is only restricted activity by FSNs at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remain restricted. 2. (S) The Ambassa [...]	2003-04-08 16:19:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2132	IRAQ: MOTHER OF ALL PUBLIC DIPLOMACY BATTLES [...] (SBU) Summary. Post has continuously taken stock of where we are in the public diplomacy struggle, what we are doing about public opinion, and what more we can do to counter the deep anger and resume a productive dialogue in support of U.S. goals towards the region. In Jordan a profound di [...]	2003-04-08 16:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO OPRC OIIP KWWW IZ
03AMMAN2155	MEDIA REACTION ON WAR IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-09 14:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN2159	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 32 (4/09 1730 LOCAL) [...] (C) At approximately 2245 April 8, an Embassy TDYer was shot at and slightly injured by unknown assailants near the Le Royal Hotel in Amman. Immediately following this incident the Embassy issued a phone tree message to both American and Jordanian staff notifying them of what had occurred and [...]	2003-04-09 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2204	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 33 (4/10 1845 LOCAL) [...] (C) Most Jordanians are still sorting through the complex emotions unleashed by the events of the past 24 hours in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq. Many appear in a state of shock that Saddam's rule collapsed so quickly, depressed that "once again the Arabs have lost," and uncomfortable with the [...]	2003-04-10 15:45:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2205	TFIZ01: JORDANIANS DAZED AND CONFUSED OVER HOW TO [...] (C) The day after Saddam's statue crashed down in Fardous Square in Baghdad, Jordanians are mostly confused and unsure how to react, especially in front of Americans. Many tell us they are stunned that Baghdad "fell so easily" to the "invaders." The most cynical -- yet heartfelt-- remark is [...]	2003-04-10 16:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ JO
03AMMAN2208	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 34 (4/11 1630 LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman was closed for the first day of the local weekend on April 11, and will be closed for the second day of the weekend on April 12. American staff movements remain restricted. 2. (SBU) Absent any significant events, Embassy Amman will take Saturday, April 12 off. Our next [...]	2003-04-12 07:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2259	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 36 (4/14 1700 LOCAL) [...] (C) Amman and the rest of Jordan is calm. No reports of any demonstrations anywhere in the Kingdom April 14. Embassy operated on a normal business schedule today. Movements of American personnel remain restricted. Activities at the American Language Center and Peace Corps offices remain su [...]	2003-04-14 16:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2561	EMBASSY AMMAN'S APPLICATION FOR HRDF GRANT FUNDS [...] Embassy Amman welcomes the opportunity to compete for funds from the Department's Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF). The following proposals are tailored to criteria in reftel, i.e. supporting critical mission human rights priorities, relevance to foreign policy objectives, and within E [...]	2003-04-30 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM KSEP PGOV PHUM
03AMMAN2616	IRAQI "SOUVENIR" CAUSE OF FATAL EXPLOSION AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An explosive device apparently picked up in Iraq as a souvenir by a Japanese photo-journalist detonated at Queen Alia International Airport during examination by a security guard May 1, killing the guard and injuring five others. The photographer remains incarcerated by Jordan [...]	2003-05-04 13:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC PTER JO
03AMMAN2694	JORDAN TOURISM TAKES ANOTHER SHORT-TERM HIT [...] (sbu) SUMMARY. The war in Iraq was a new blow to the Jordanian tourism industry, which was already reeling from the fallout of the Intifada and September 11. With the war's impact reflected in cancellations that began in January, the Jordanian tourist industry has basically written off the [...]	2003-05-07 05:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JO
03AMMAN3135	ELECTION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Summary. In the three remaining weeks before the June 17 Parliamentary elections the Mission is coordinating with MEPI-funded NGOs, including the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) to strengthen the electoral process and traditions, to enco [...]	2003-05-29 09:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL OEXC OIIP JO
03AMMAN3207	MEDIA REACTION ON SHARM EL-SHEIKH AND AQABA [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-02 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN3838	PA AMMAN'S WEF COVERAGE [...] Summary: The June 21-23 Extraordinary Meeting of the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea provided the USG an unprecedented opportunity to highlight for much of the world's media -- and, in particular, the usually ultra-critical Arab satellite TV channels -- positive messages and new foreig [...]	2003-06-26 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ECON OVIP JO
03AMMAN4001	2,200 REFUGEES LANGUISH ON IRAQI-JORDANIAN BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On June 24, Amman-based regional refcoord and PRM DART-Iraq team members visited UNHCR refugee camps on the Jordanian-Iraqi border and in Ruweished, Jordan. Combined population for the two camps remains near 2,200: 1,200 Iranian Kurds from Al Tash refugee camp an [...]	2003-07-02 12:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL KPAL IZ JO
03AMMAN4023	AMMAN-BAGHDAD AIR SERVICE [...] (SBU) We understand that CPA is planning to reopen Baghdad International Airport to limited commercial air service around July 15 and that it is currently analyzing requests to provide air service in and out of Baghdad. Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) CEO Samer Majali, who recently met with C [...]	2003-07-02 15:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR IZ JO
03AMMAN4038	Jordan MEPI Strategy [...] Following per State 126550 is the post's integrated MEPI strategy divided into the three MEPI Pillars: A) Economic Reform and Private Enterprise b) Political Reform and C) Education. Our approach is based on the good governance and citizen awareness strategy outlined in reftel B plus the Jor [...]	2003-07-03 12:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID BTIO PGOV SOCI KWMN PREL KDEM SCUL BEXP PHUM KPAO XF JO ETRO
03AMMAN4233	JORDANIANS FEELING UPBEAT, FOR A CHANGE [...] (C) Summary. Jordan is currently on a high: the war in Iraq is over, parliamentary elections succeeded, the World Economic Forum was a shot in the arm, there is movement on the roadmap, the stock market is up, foreign debt is down, and Jordan's credit rating was just upgraded. The private [...]	2003-07-10 14:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL JO
03AMMAN4246	COMPOSITION OF NEW JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT, [...] (C) The new Jordanian Parliament elected June 17 is better-educated and somewhat younger than its predecessor, and includes a large number of former ministers, lawyers, engineers and medical doctors. PolOff has been meeting with newly elected MPs and political analysts to discuss their views [...]	2003-07-10 17:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM JO
03AMMAN4441	JORDANIAN ARTICLE ON "HI" MAGAZINE [...] The following is an Embassy translation of a commentary on "Hi", the IIP-funded Arabic language magazine now on the stands in Jordan, that appeared in the independent, mass appeal Arabic language daily, "Al Arab Al Yawm.". Begin Embassy Translation: . "HI: Connection or Communication? T [...]	2003-07-20 05:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO JO
03AMMAN4477	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-21 14:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN4535	USG PERSONNEL DISADVANTAGED BY AMMAN-BAGHDAD AIR [...] ACTION RECOMMENDATION AT PARA 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Personnel from various U.S. and other governments' agencies have expressed concern over a shortage of capacity on flights into and out of Baghdad via Amman. Restrictions on the use of the two carriers currently operating under CPA mandate [...]	2003-07-23 07:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD EINV JO
03AMMAN4587	FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S REPORTING TOUR FOR NEAR EAST [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES MR. PHILIP MADANAT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMMANNET RADIO FOR SUBJECT TOUR: FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT WHICH ENABLES : AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND [...]	2003-07-24 13:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
03AMMAN4629	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO MOVE FORWARD JULY [...] (C) Despite a petition endorsed by the Islamic Action front (IAF) and its allies in the Lower House of Parliament to delay municipal elections and review the electoral laws, the government has decided to move forward with the process on Saturday, July 26. In Amman, low voter turn-out is exp [...]	2003-07-24 17:23:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM JO
03AMMAN4700	FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S REPORTING TOUR FOR NEAR EAST [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES MR. PHILIP MADANAT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMMANNET RADIO FOR SUBJECT TOUR: FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT WHICH ENABLES : AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND [...]	2003-07-29 10:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
03AMMAN5575	CONSULTANT EMPOWERS JORDANIAN WOMEN POLITICIANS [...] Summary: Jordanian and Palestinian female Members of Parliament and municipal officials praised the workshops and individual consultations by political consultant Daryl Glenney, who focused the newly-elected representatives on their role in advancing both women's empowerment and citizen partic [...]	2003-09-03 09:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OEXC SCUL JO
03AMMAN6122	MODERATE IRAQI PARTIES SEEK CPA PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) Jamal Rifai, member of Jordan's al Mustaqbel Party and freelance journalist, told us September 22 that there will be a conference September 25 in Baghdad including 17 Iraqi political parties. Rifai outlined his involvement with the Iraqi Salam party and its participation in the conference, [...]	2003-09-23 15:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN6340	MEDIA REACTION ON JORDAN'S EXPORTS TO U.S., [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-02 14:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN6428	TRAVEL TO IRAQ FROM JORDAN 2: RATES RISE FOR HACC [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the interim prior to the creation of a logistics center to assist USG personnel transiting Jordan en route to Iraq (ref A),the Embassy wishes to supply the Department and all other interested USG personnel with information on current options for travel from Jordan to Iraq. Th [...]	2003-10-07 10:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ETTC IZ JO
03AMMAN6912	Media Training Workshop combines Iraqi, [...] Summary: In support of the MEPI goal of encouraging a professional and independent media, PA Amman, in cooperation with PA Jerusalem and Baghdad organized a three-day workshop (October 6-8) on "Relations between Journalists and Media Officials." Boosting PA Amman's ongoing media professional [...]	2003-10-27 12:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL OEXC OIIP JO
03AMMAN7068	BIOS FOR JORDAN'S NEW CABINET MEMBERS [...] (C) Reflecting a trend (and the 11 ministers) carried over from the previous Jordanian cabinet, western-educated, Muslim, "East Bankers" dominate the newly-appointed, slimmer, 21-member cabinet of Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez. We count seven Jordanians of Palestinian origin ("West Bankers" [...]	2003-10-30 15:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KDEM KWMN PHUM ECON JO
03AMMAN7403	JORDANIANS LAUD PRESIDENT'S DEMOCRACY MESSAGE, BUT [...] (C) Despite initial negative press reaction in Jordan to President Bush's November 6 speech calling for democratic reform in the Arab world, several of our contacts inside and outside the government lauded the initiative. At the same time, they almost universally highlighted the lack of U.S [...]	2003-11-13 17:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KDEM PGOV PTER IS JO
03AMMAN7422	DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-16 13:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IR JO UNGA
03AMMAN7507	NEW JORDANIAN PM REACHES OUT TO PARLIAMENT, [...] (C) Since his designation as Prime Minister on October 22, Faisal al-Fayez has undertaken an ambitious campaign to reach out to diverse segments of Jordanian society that have received little attention from past PMs. In addition to meeting with parliamentary blocs, Fayez has engaged in formal [...]	2003-11-19 13:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM JO
03AMMAN7509	NEW JORDANIAN SENATE: MORE WOMEN, FEWER [...] (C) The King November 17 appointed a new 55-member Senate. Fourteen senators were carried over from the previous 40-member Senate. In line with tradition, the Senate contains a large number of former government officials, including 24 former ministers and four former prime ministers. The n [...]	2003-11-19 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JO
03AMMAN7526	ELEVEN EXCHANGE VISITOR ALUMNI APPOINTED MEMBERS OF [...] HM KING ABDULLAH APPOINTED A NEW SENATE TO THE UPPER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT ON NOVEMBER 17, 2003. ELEVEN OF THE FIFTY-FIVE SENATORS ARE ALUMNI OF THE EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM, INCLUDED FOUR WOMEN AND THREE JOURNALISTS. --H.E. DR. ABDUL SALAM MAJALI, FORMER PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF DEFEN [...]	2003-11-20 09:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OEXC JO
03AMMAN7804	JORDANIAN ELITE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) A recent opinion poll showed that, despite falling confidence in government on the part of "ordinary" citizens, "opinion leaders" have higher hopes for the success of the new government's reform agenda. Embassy sources split along similar lines, with members of the well-educated elite m [...]	2003-12-02 09:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM JO
03AMMAN7874	KING ABDULLAH OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH SPEECH EMPHASIZING REFORM; NEW SPEAKER CHOSEN BY ACCLAMATION [...] (U) King Abdullah inaugurated December 1 the regular session of the 14th Jordanian Parliament with a speech detailing his vision for the country. The King called for both political and economic development, including an emphasis on democracy and transparency, closely echoing his October 23 p [...]	2003-12-03 17:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON JO
03AMMAN7972	JORDAN COPYRIGHT LAW: WIPO COMPLIANCE A FOUNDATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See last para. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Industry and Trade contacts confirmed that the Government of Jordan (GOJ) cabinet has approved two WIPO internet treaties and expects the notification process to WIPO to be completed by the end of the year. Am [...]	2003-12-08 18:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR KTIA PREL JO
03AMMAN8122	JORDANIAN OPPOSITION TO GENEVA ACCORD GEARS UP IN [...] (C) Breaking weeks of relative silence on the issue, Jordanian officials, led by King Abdullah, are lauding the unofficial Geneva Accord as a means to enhance dialogue and complement efforts to end the current peace process stalemate -- while reiterating their support for the roadmap. The o [...]	2003-12-11 18:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KISL IS JO
03AMMAN8196	SADDAM'S ARREST: MOST JORDANIANS SUBDUED; [...] (C) The reactions of Jordanians and Jordan-based Iraqis to Saddam's arrest varied from sadness at seeing a once powerful Arab leader in such a sorry state, to ridicule for his lack of personal resistance to arrest, to hope that an obstacle to restoring Iraqi security and self-governance has bee [...]	2003-12-15 19:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ JO
03AMMAN8254	OUTCOME OF SUCCESS STORIES INITIATIVE IN JORDAN [...] SUMMARY: LAST SEPTEMBER (FY03),THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION OF THE U.S. EMBASSY IN AMMAN PARTICIPATED IN A STATE DEPARTMENT PROJECT DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF U.S. ASSISTANCE AROUND THE WORLD. IN COOPERATION WITH THE JORDANIAN MEDIA (TELEVISION, RADIO, PRINT, AND INTERNET),10 U.S.-FUN [...]	2003-12-17 15:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO OIIP ECPS OEXC JO KMDR EAID PREF

03AMMAN938	Jordan Media Training: Workshop on Feature and [...] Summary: In support of the MEPI goal of encouraging a professional and independent media, veteran journalist Gil Butler conducted a 3-day "feature and analytical writing" workshop for Jordanian journalists January 21-23. The program was part of PAS Amman's ongoing Media Professionalization [...]	2003-02-10 14:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO XF JO
03AMMAN940	IRAQ PD: DVC WITH JAMES PLACKE, OIL ANALYST [...] IN A FEBRUARY 4 DVC HOSTED BY PAS AMMAN, OIL ANALYST (AND FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT DAS) JAMES PLACKE REFUTED EFFECTIVELY ALLEGATIONS THAT "CONTROL" OF OIL RESERVES -- AND NOT DISARMAMENT -- IS AT THE CENTER OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAQ. ROUGHLY 20 JORDANIAN JOURNALISTS FILLED THE ONE HOUR PROGR [...]	2003-02-10 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OIIP IZ JO
03ANKARA1132	TURKEY ON IRAQ: STUMBLING UNWILLINGLY TOWARD THE [...] (C) Summary: Virtually all interlocutors from across the spectrum assume eventual GOT agreement to deployment of U.S. forces through Turkey. However, there is no clear GOT decision on the horizon; for their part, key elements of the Kemalist State are compounding the delay by using the Iraq q [...]	2003-02-20 20:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PINS TU
03ANKARA1207	ON THE EVE OF THE IRAQ VOTE: WHICH WAY WILL TURKEY [...] (C) P.M. Gul's cabinet formally submitted a combined draft resolution -- covering deployment of U.S. troops through Turkey and deployment of Turkish forces abroad -- to Parliament Feb. 24. Given procedural requirements, the earliest Parliament can begin debate will be 1500 local (0800 Washingt [...]	2003-02-24 17:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
03ANKARA1232	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-25 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1350	TURKEY: WHY THE VOTE WENT SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Ref A reported the March 1 defeat in Parliament of the AK Government's petition to permit deployment of U.S. troops to Turkey. A number of factors contributed to the outcome, primarily: 1) the secular Turkish State's fears about USG intention in Iraq; 2) a strong desire to bring [...]	2003-03-03 11:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA1396	TURKEY: ANTI TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) As requested, Post's responses are keyed to questions in ref (A). Embassy point of contact is Christina Boiler, Political section (telephone: 90-312-455-5555; fax: 90-312-468-4775). Boiler (rank: junior officer) spent [...]	2003-03-05 08:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA1411	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-05 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1442	TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 6 AM: MARKETS STABLE, [...] Summary: Turkish financial markets were flat during the morning of March 6, awaiting confirmation of their expectation that a new GOT, led by AK Chairman Erdogan, would deliver a U.S. financial package. Erdogan and State Minister Babacan, facing public complaints about the new taxes in the [...]	2003-03-06 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1461	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-07 06:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1565	TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 12: MARKETS IGNORE MOODY'S [...] (U) In the morning of March 12, yields on lira T-bills inched upwards to close at 57.5 percent (yesterday's close was 56.8 percent). The lira remained unchanged at about TL 1,620,000 to the dollar. The Istanbul Stock Exchange was down 1 percent in morning trading, after dropping about 1 per [...]	2003-03-12 11:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1578	ECHR RULING: OCALAN TRIAL UNFAIR, PRISON [...] (C) Summary: The European Court of Human Rights ruled that jailed PKK leader Ocalan did not receive a fair trial, while also determining that his prison conditions are acceptable. Both the GOT and Ocalan's attorneys plan to appeal the ruling. Regardless of the outcome of the appeal, Ocalan wil [...]	2003-03-12 17:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE PKK
03ANKARA1579	TURKEY'S NEW GOVERNMENT: MORE ON ERDOGAN'S TIMING [...] (C) Summary: AK leader Erdogan likely to submit his candidate cabinet list March 13. Possible he will emerge as Prime Minister in office as of that date. Still no convincing sign, however, that he intends to pass a parliamentary resolution approving U.S. troop deployment in the next five-six [...]	2003-03-12 21:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PINS TU
03ANKARA1732	TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 19: ORIGINAL U.S. PACKAGE [...] (U) Turkish financial markets were in a foul mood at OOB March 19, on news reports (see below) that the original U.S. financial package had in fact expired, despite GOT public statements to the contrary on March 18 during critical T-bill auctions. At market opening, the lira traded at TL 1,74 [...]	2003-03-19 11:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA1931	TURKEY'S RULING AK PARTY: DISCONTENT ON HIGH AND [...] (C) Summary: Senior AK party reps express concern to us at AK's mishandling of the Iraq question and relations with the U.S. Local AK party bosses in Ankara districts complain bitterly to us about AK's failure to pass the U.S. deployment resolution (ref A) and what they see as AK's subsequent [...]	2003-03-25 09:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA2059	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-28 16:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2195	NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETING IN ANKARA, 2 APRIL [...] (U) UN OCHA hosted an NGO/IO coordination meeting on 2 April at UN House in Ankara. UN OCHA, UNHCR, UNDP, UNJLC, IFRC, the American Red Cross, nine NGOs and DART Field Office/North attended. The UN reported that food and non-food items transited the Turkish-Iraqi border on 29 March and 1 Ap [...]	2003-04-04 10:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AA EAID IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA2303	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-09 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2432	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-14 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2521	THE TURKISH GENERAL STAFF: A FRACTIOUS AND SULLEN POLITICAL COALITION [...] (C) Summary: As refs (A-E) note, Turkish General Staff (TGS) remains deeply involved in day-to-day political life and policymaking, with attendant strains and divisions among senior military leaders over domestic and foreign policy issues. These divisions are more visible today than at any ti [...]	2003-04-18 08:38:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS MARR TU
03ANKARA263	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-10 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2741	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-28 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2811	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-30 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA298	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-13 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3017	MILITARY PENSION FUND THRIVING IN TROUBLED ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Since Turkey's financial crisis in early 2001, OYAK, the Turkish military pension fund, has been one of the country's most profitable companies (it was the most profitable in 2001.) Its critics accuse OYAK of having unfair tax advantages, and see OYAK's prominence as the militar [...]	2003-05-08 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN MARR TU
03ANKARA3458	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-27 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA358	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-15 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3694	DEFINING THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY: GENERAL STAFF AND GOVERNMENT STRUGGLE WITH THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER [...] (C) Summary: Chief of the General Staff (TGS) Ozkok's attempt to smother disgruntlement in senior ranks and at the same time to warn ruling AK party against perceived anti-secular trends has achieved neither goal. While tensions between the military and AK, and within each, will continue, we [...]	2003-06-06 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS TU
03ANKARA3784	TURKEY'S GENC PARTY: THE KEMALIST STATE'S NEW [...] (C) Summary: As reported in reftels, Motorola deadbeat Cem Uzan is trying to moderate Genc Party's nationalist-corporatist image by toning down his angry anti-U.S., anti-West rhetoric and by recruiting well-known politicians from the center-right. As part of this strategy, Uzan has been grant [...]	2003-06-11 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA3892	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-16 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4004	TURKS AGREE TO FACILITATE TRAVEL OF IRANIAN RFE/RL [...] (C) We have conveyed requests as outlined in reftel to Turkish MFA. Engin Yurur, head of Iran desk, was aware of the issue and had already conveyed our concerns to the relevant Turkish authorities and was coordinating with the Interior Ministry. MFA will confirm final details of how they wil [...]	2003-06-21 09:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU IR AJ EZ
03ANKARA4013	ASSESSMENT OF TURKISH OSCE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE [...] (U) Bio: Ahmet Tan, currently the head of the Turkish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, is a journalist, former member of Parliament for Bulent Ecevit's left-of-center DSP, and former Minister of Tourism. He graduated from Ankara University's Faculty of Political Science, and rec [...]	2003-06-23 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA4032	TURKS AGREE TO FACILITATE TRAVEL WHEN POSSIBLE [...] (S) Embassy confirmed with Turkish officials that they remain willing to ensure the two journalists will be able to transit Turkey as they travel to Prague when a new itinerary is developed. GOT officials asked that their participation be kept confidential. During preparations for transit on [...]	2003-06-24 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL TU IR AJ EZ
03ANKARA418	TURKISH GENERAL STAFF WARNS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: TGS Chief Ozkok's Jan. 8 prepared statement to assembled media reps: 1) reprimanded AK government's alleged support for Islamic "reactionaries" and AK's softer line on Cyprus; 2) denied that the military opposes AK's pursuit of EU membership; and 3) noted that while the military w [...]	2003-01-16 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
03ANKARA4231	ARREST OF TURKISH SF CLOSES BORDER [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) Ambassador spoke with MFA Acting U/S Baki Ilkin the morning of July 5 concerning the arrest of Turkish Special Forces in Iraq (reftel). Ilkin said that US military authorities in northern Iraq told the Turkish Liaison team with the 173rd in Iraq th [...]	2003-07-05 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MOPS PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA4240	TURKEY: GROWING HOSTILITY TOWARD USG IN WAKE OF N. [...] (C) Summary: Despite the release of the Turks detained by U.S. forces in Suleimaniye, negative press and public reaction to the U.S. operation reached new heights in the July 7 morning papers. The hostile press reaction will continue to grow absent a clear and forceful public justification fo [...]	2003-07-07 10:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4299	TURKEY: PRESS BEGINS TO QUESTION TURKISH MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Turkish press' sensationalist reaction to July 4 U.S. arrest (and subsequent release) of Turkish special forces soldiers in Iraq shifted somewhat July 9. Even mainstream secularist journalists have begun to question what the Turkish military is or may have been doing in Iraq. Re [...]	2003-07-09 13:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4525	TURKEY: DRAFT 2003 IRF [...] The following text is the draft 2003 report on International Religious Freedom (IRF) for Turkey: 2. The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice; however, the Government imposes some restrictions on religious groups and on [...]	2003-07-18 12:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF TU
03ANKARA4539	MFA MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR-GENERAL: THERE IS A [...] (U) Action request at para 7. Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) SUMMARY. DCM met with Tahsin Burcuoglu (Director-General for Middle East, OIC, and North Africa Affairs at the MFA) on July 18 at the latter's request. Burcuoglu passed the DCM a paper outlining the reasons why the GOT beli [...]	2003-07-18 15:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	IZ KPAO PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4544	TURKISH GENERAL STAFF OBJECTS TO EU REFORM PACKAGE [...] (U) CNN Turk and NTV news channels report July 18 that the Turkish General Staff (TGS) leadership has voiced objections to the AK Government about its latest EU-related reform package. According to the reports, TGS opposes the reforms because: 1) they "restrict the jurisdiction of the National [...]	2003-07-21 07:24:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA467	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WARNER [...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a critical time in US-Turkey relations. Over the last two years the US has supported IMF packages of unprecedented proportions to assist Turkey in recovering from its worst economic crisis in decades. The strategic partnership has grown as a result of Turkey's signi [...]	2003-01-17 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OVIP TU
03ANKARA4862	TURKEY: RESIGNATIONS THROW OPPOSITION CHP FOR A [...] (C) Two M.P.s from the main opposition, Establishment standard-bearer CHP resigned over the party's negative stance on the "re-integration" law -- designed to coax PKK/KADEK militants down from the mountains of n. Iraq -- which Parliament passed July 29 (reftel). Cemal Kaya and Nezir Nasirogl [...]	2003-08-01 11:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4867	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-01 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4984	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-07 13:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5001	TURKEY: DERVIS HINTS AT CHALLENGING INEFFECTUAL [...] (C) Summary: As opposition CHP struggles in public opinion polls, former State Minister/current CHP M.P. Kemal Dervis is beginning to push for a more visible role in the party, and to hint that he may eventually challenge Deniz Baykal for the party chairmanship. Surrounding himself largely wit [...]	2003-08-08 09:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA5072	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-11 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5271	TURKISH AID DELEGATION PLANS TO TRAVEL TO IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) The Foreign Ministry advised us late August 19 that a delegation including Turkish parliamentarians, Ministry of Public Works officials, the Turkish Red Crescent, and private sector representatives plans to travel by vehicle to Iraq [...]	2003-08-19 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA5325	FOLLOW ON TO TURKISH AID DELEGATION PLANS FOR [...] (SBU) In two August 20 diplomatic notes, the MFA advised that the aid delegation discussed in reftel will delay its travel to Iraq by one day, until August 22. The notes also provided updated information re delegation members. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy appreciates Department and [...]	2003-08-20 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA5438	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-26 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5848	COULD AN ELECTION-RELATED COURT CASE CUT AK [...] (C) Summary: Supreme Appeals Court's likely confirmation of the sentence in an election fraud case against pro-Kurdish DEHAP raises the question whether High Election Board (YSK) will subsequently reallocate seats in Parliament, reducing AK's political dominance and enabling right-of-center DYP [...]	2003-09-16 06:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS TU
03ANKARA6060	TURKEY: THE VIEW FROM THE HEARTLAND, PART ONE [...] (C) Summary: During poloff's Sept. 10-13 trip to the western Black Sea provinces of Kastamonu and Sinop, contacts across the spectrum averred the importance of strong U.S.-Turkey relations but also took the opportunity to express their very palpable anxiety with USG Iraq policy, in particular [...]	2003-09-26 07:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA6163	TURKEY: VIEW FROM THE HEARTLAND III: KURDS IN [...] (C) Summary: Kurds in the southeast insist recent human rights reforms have not been implemented, and that practices such as torture, lack of attorney access for detainees, and restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language continue unabated. Even if the reforms are implemented in the rest of [...]	2003-10-01 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6447	TURKEY: AK PARTY CONGRESS REAFFIRMS PM ERDOGAN'S [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan emerged from the ruling AK Party's Oct. 12 well-organized congress more in control of his party. In his acceptance speech, Erdogan focused primarily on AK's commitment to achieving a just, democratic system in Turkey. On Iraq, he reiterated the GOT's commitment to send [...]	2003-10-15 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA6481	TURKEY: MORE FALLOUT FROM AK PARTY CONVENTION [...] (C) Summary: As noted reftel, PM Erdogan emerged from the Oct. 12 AK Party convention more firmly in control of the party's administration. In changing almost half of the AK's fifty-member Central Decision-Making and Administrative Board (MKYK),Erdogan has provided some clues as to who in the [...]	2003-10-16 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV TU
03ANKARA678	GOT FOCUSES EFFORTS ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING INITIATIVES [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (U) Jan. 23 MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Topcuoglu called us in to discuss GOT developments in the fight against trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Topcuoglu stressed local, regional, and national efforts to raise awareness of the issue, pr [...]	2003-01-28 08:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
03ANKARA7025	PKK/KADEK CHANGES ITS NAME, PLANS TO HOLD PRESS [...] (U) Press reports on November 11 (see Refs) cite a statement distributed by the terrorist organization PKK/KADEK in Baghdad stating that it had dissolved itself and formed a new organization to permit more democratic and broader participation. The new organization is called the Kurdistan Peop [...]	2003-11-11 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL PREF MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA7133	PKK/KADEK/KHK MEETS NOV. 15 IN NORTHERN IRAQ: [...] (U) The Turkish press reported Nov. 16 that the newly-established KHK (the new name adopted by the PKK/KADEK) held a meeting Nov. 15 in the mountains of northern Iraq near Sulaymaniyah along the Iran-Iraq border. The press reports say that the KHK had planned to meet at a Mosul hotel, but was [...]	2003-11-17 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL PREF MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA7354	DAS PASCOE'S NOVEMBER 21 TRIP TO ANKARA [...] (S) Summary: EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe visited Turkey on November 21 for a series of meetings with MFA officials. In all his meetings, Pascoe urged MFA officials to think about the period leading up to the NATO Summit as a critical opportunity to showcase Turkey's achievements before the December [...]	2003-12-01 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	AJ AM GG PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA7363	PM ERDOGAN STIRS CONTROVERSY BY REJECTING "ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Erdogan has ignited controversy by rejecting the phrase "Islamic terrorism" to describe the November 15 and 20 Istanbul bombings. Secular critics of Erdogan and his AK Party government worried that the government was soft on terrorism because of its Islamic roots. There i [...]	2003-12-02 09:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PGOV PTER TU
03ANKARA7416	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-03 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA742	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-29 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7881	COMBATING MISINFORMATION - THE CASE OF "YENI SAFAK" [...] On October 22, "Yeni Safak," an Islamist-oriented Turkish daily close to the AKP Government, ran a story claiming that U.S. forces in Iraq had raped "at least 4,000" Iraqi women since the end of the war. The misinformation was based on a distortion of an article written by Dr. Susan Block, a U [...]	2003-12-23 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER TU
03ANKARA7984	GROWING TURKISH REACTION, PUBLIC CRITICISM OF U.S. [...] Negative reaction by the Turkish Government, opposition politicians, and the press to the reported detention of 11 Turkish Special Forces troops in Northern Iraq continues to grow. Prime Minister Erdogan, describing the incident as "extremely distressing," said that he expects the situation t [...]	2003-12-30 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA800	NORTHERN IRAQ: PUK'S BARHAM SALIH: WORRIES OF [...] (S) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) "Prime Minister" Barham Salih briefed Operation Northern Watch POLAD in Ankara Jan. 29 and 31 on his recent travel in Europe and his Jan. 30 meetings with Turkish officials. Salih said his talks with Turks were mostly positive, with the exception of the T [...]	2003-01-31 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF PTER
03ANKARA830	TURKEY: ANTI-AMERICAN MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND ITS [...] (C) Summary: Amid an edgy public mood over Iraq, a strident anti-American propaganda campaign is underway in Turkey, encouraged by various political and Turkish State actors. According to our contacts, such rhetoric is resonating with the man on the street, who is (1) convinced that an operat [...]	2003-02-03 09:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IZ
03BRASILIA2364	BRAZIL: NO PUBLIC SIGN OF RETREAT FROM FTAA [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the FTAA Trade Negotiating Committee meeting in San Salvador July 8-11, during which Mercosul unveiled Brazil's 3-track proposal for restructuring negotiations to unenthusiastic Vice-Ministers, public debate in Brazil over the FTAA has been unusually quiet. Itamaraty [...]	2003-07-28 10:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA3323	AMBASSADOR'S CAPTOR FIRST TO BOLT PT PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Fernando Gabeira, a Brazilian Federal Deputy whose original claim to fame was as a revolutionary who kidnapped the US Ambassador in 1969, has become the first national figure to leave Lula's Workers' Party (PT) of his own volition since Lula took office. Over the years, Gabeira [...]	2003-10-14 19:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BR
03BRASILIA3813	BRAZIL: MORE BUZZING AT BNDES [...] Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) remains in media focus, with totally divergent forecasts as to the fate of its leftist Lula- appointee President, Carlos Lessa. Lessa last week flaunted his lack of remorse over the maverick actions and comments which had rai [...]	2003-12-03 09:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV EIND ETRD EAGR PGOV SOCI BR
03COLOMBO1041	FY-2004 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION FOR [...] POST NOMINATES MR. PRABATH SAHABANDU, DEPUTY EDITOR, "THE ISLAND" - CENTRIST ENGLISH DAILY, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Was [...]	2003-06-16 07:34:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO1131	FY-2004 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION FOR [...] POST NOMINATES MR. M. P. ASOKA DIAS, NEWS DIRECTOR- SIRASA, MBC AND MTV, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should [...]	2003-07-01 07:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO1133	FY-2004 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION FOR [...] POST NOMINATES MR. W. UPUL JOSEPH FERNANDO, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR POLITICAL EDUCATION, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in [...]	2003-07-01 07:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
03COLOMBO120	Forcible recruitment of children by the LTTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Forcible recruitment of children by the Tamil Tigers remains a serious problem, especially in eastern Sri Lanka. The extent of the practice remains unclear, however, with contacts divided as to whether or not it is a worsening problem. The UN and the Sri Lanka Monitoring Missi [...]	2003-01-22 11:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1623	2003 Human Rights Report for the Republic of [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified entire text. 2. (U) Following is the 2003 Country Human Rights report for the Republic of Maldives. BEGIN TEXT: 3. (U) The Republic of Maldives, which is made up of 1,190 islands, less than 200 of which are inhabited, has a parliamentary style of gove [...]	2003-09-18 10:14:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PREL KSEP MV
03COLOMBO1725	2003 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-03 06:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ELAB KSEP PGOV PHUM PREL
03COLOMBO1861	Norwegians sending placeholder response to [...] (C) Norway is sending a letter to President Kumaratunga informing her that it is reviewing her demand that chief monitor Tellefsen be fired and that the GoN will prepare its own report on the initial October 16 incident which sparked the controversy. The Norwegian Ambassador told the Charge' [...]	2003-10-29 10:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO809	FY-2003 VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN [...] COLOMBO REQUESTS A FUNDED VOLVIS PROGRAM FOR MR. IQBAL ATHAS, CONSULTANT EDITOR AND DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT, "THE SUNDAY TIMES" (INDEPENDENT ENGLISH WEEKENDER, NATIONAL CIRCULATION). ATHAS IS VISITING WASHINGTON TO ATTEND THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS ANNUAL CONFERENCE. AS A TARGET OF [...]	2003-05-13 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
03DAMASCUS6920	ASAD: HOW DO WE TURN THIS AROUND? [...] (C) Summary. During a 90-minute one-on-one meeting on November 30, Syrian President Asad asked former NEA A/S Richard Murphy for advice on what could be done to improve US-Syrian relations and how Asad could expand his contacts with US media. (Asad had just completed his interview with the N [...]	2003-12-02 13:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MEPP PTER LE IZ IS SY
03DJIBOUTI1633	DJIBOUTI: DEMARCHE ON ALIEN EXPULSIONS [...] (C) Summary: In response to ref A demarche dissociating the U.S. from Djibouti's on-going expulsions of foreigners, Minister of Interior Wais deplored U.S. insistence on making a public statement. He stressed Djibouti's good historical record on handling refugees, noted that foreigners had b [...]	2003-09-03 17:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL DJ KPAO
03DJIBOUTI1674	DJIBOUTI: UNITED DONOR CONCERN ABOUT EXPULSIONS [...] Summary: Donors (France, EU, U.S., UN agencies) met September 11 to discuss the immediate problems surrounding a makeshift transit center near the Ethiopian border and likely impending problems attendant on forcible deportations that are to begin September 15. Donors agreed to try to present [...]	2003-09-11 13:20:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PHUM DJ
03FRANKFURT10314	ECB on the Stability and Growth Pact: Results or [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Central Bank (ECB) was exceptionally, sternly and publicly critical of Ecofin's decision on Germany and France under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP),but has been careful neither to trash the SGP nor the process. Rather, their message is that the SGP lives a [...]	2003-12-18 13:07:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT6409	Stability and Growth Pact: Listerine Syndrome; [...] Summary: "The taste people hate, twice a day." Wretchedly-tasking Listerine's old advertising slogan is akin to the criticism of the EU Stability and Growth Pact (SGP): we don't like these rules, but we need rules at least twice a year when budget results are issued [...]	2003-08-04 13:47:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03FRANKFURT8629	Expert report on best practices for financial [...] (SBU) Summary: In September a group of European experts issued a report to the European Commission with 31 recommendations on best practices for financial analysts. This work coincides with work underway in the US, UK and the International Organization of Securities Commis [...]	2003-10-20 07:55:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03GUATEMALA137	USING THREAT OF GSP REVIEW TO PREPARE FOR CAFTA [...] (SBU) Summary: Pending further steps from the GOG to protect labor rights, Embassy recommends that USTR inform the Guatemalan Embassy in Washington (and the Department instruct us to inform the GOG here) that the GSP petition is under informal USG review pending an assessment of current GOG [...]	2003-01-17 14:57:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PHUM PGOV ELAB PREL GT
03GUATEMALA1435	ASSISTANT SECRETARY STRUBLE'S MAY 29-31 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 29-31 visit to Guatemala, to participate in a WHA Entry Level Conference, Acting Assistant Secretary Curt Struble met with Vice President Reyes Lopez, SIPDIS Acting Foreign Minister Aguilera and Minister of Interior Reyes Calderon to discuss the full range of bila [...]	2003-06-05 14:46:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ETRD CASC GT
03GUATEMALA1548	RIOS MONTT STONED BY MOURNERS IN RABINAL [...] (U) Summary: During a poorly-timed campaign stop in the highland town of Rabinal on June 15, former General and FRG presidential candidate Rios Montt was greeted with stones and bottles thrown by a group of war victims participating in an inhumation of 67 community members killed by the army du [...]	2003-06-17 14:35:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS MOPS GT
03GUATEMALA1700	AMBASSADOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Hamilton met with Human Rights Ombudsman Sergio Morales on June 26 to express concern over the recent murder of an Auxiliary Ombudsman and new threats against human rights defenders and journalists. The Ambassador also praised Morales' efforts to promote the prompt e [...]	2003-07-01 21:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KJUS PINR MOPS GT
03GUATEMALA1728	INTERIOR MINISTER COMMENTS ON ASSAULT AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on June 27 with Interior Minister Reyes Calderon to express concern over the June 24 criminal attack of the home of newspaper publisher Jose Ruben Zamora, and to urge a thorough investigation. Reyes Calderon said that the Public Ministry was investigating the c [...]	2003-07-07 14:09:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KCRM KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA1813	SECOND LABOR WORKING GROUP: LIMITED PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador attended the second bilateral working group meeting on labor issues with the GOG on July 10 and emphasized the need for concrete progress prior to submission of a CAFTA to the U.S. Congress. He reiterated USG concern about impunity for violence against union le [...]	2003-07-15 22:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV GT
03GUATEMALA1900	FRG ORGANIZES VIOLENT PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: In response to a major legal reversal in Rios Montt's bid for the Presidency (reftel),thousands of well-organized Rios Montt supporters took to the streets of the capital on July 24, closing off strategic intersections with burning tires. Mobs have targeted opposition newspapers [...]	2003-07-24 22:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CASC ASEC KDEM PINR PINS GT
03GUATEMALA1906	UPDATE ON VIOLENT POLITICAL PROTESTS IN GUATEMALA [...] (U) At 2:00 PM local time on July 25, the disturbances seem to be winding down. In a second day of protests, pro-Rios Montt demonstrators focused their morning activities around the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, and Supreme Electoral Tribunal buildings--all related to Rios Montt's effo [...]	2003-07-25 21:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM KDEM PINR PINS GT
03GUATEMALA2014	CODEL BALLENGER VISIT ADVANCES U.S. INTERESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. Congressional delegation led by Rep. Cass Ballenger, and including U.S. Representatives Kevin Brady, Jerry Weller, and Marsha Blackburn, visited Guatemala August 4-6. The CoDel conveyed to the GOG, civil society, the private sector and the press USG concern over recent [...]	2003-08-06 23:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD SNAR ELAB CASC GT
03GUATEMALA2094	Vital Voices Meets With Guatemalan Women [...] (U) Summary: Vital Voices Global Partnership held a two-day Women's Leadership Retreat in Guatemala City in July. Present at the conference were approximately 40 women leaders from diverse backgrounds. The Ambassador hosted a reception in honor of the group attended by more than 100 women [...]	2003-08-18 14:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL GT WHA PDA
03GUATEMALA2254	GUATEMALA LABOR UPDATE #5-2003 [...] (SBU) The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector. Topics include: -- Minister of Labor's Priorities for Levine Bilateral in Brazil (para 2) -- Minister of Labor Wants Changes to USAID Labor Regional Project (PROALCA II) (4) -- Ambassador Again Ra [...]	2003-09-02 21:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM KCRM GT
03GUATEMALA2728	ELECTION SNAPSHOT #2: SOUTH COAST HOT SPOTS [...] Summary: Election officials in Suchitepequez and Esquintla provinces generally anticipate a transparent process, with minimal vote fraud. Election officials, OAS observers, and men and women encountered in the street all anticipate high voter turnout. Based on a tiny, unscientific sample, [...]	2003-10-24 18:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA2744	FORMER CIVIL PATROL MEMBERS TAKE JOURNALISTS [...] (C) Summary: A group of approximately 500 ex-PACs blocked the inter-American highway in La Libertad, Huehuetenango on October 26 and took four journalists hostage, in an attempt to get the government to compensate them for wartime service. The former civil patrol members had originally taken t [...]	2003-10-28 18:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR PINS ASEC GT
03GUATEMALA2793	HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE: JOURNALISTS RELEASED, EMP [...] (SBU) Summary: Protesting ex-PACs have released four journalists in Huehuetenango, President Portillo presided over a ceremony marking the dissolution of the Presidential Guard (EMP),and the GOG formed a working group to analyze the UN's revised proposal for a Commission to Investigate Clan [...]	2003-10-31 18:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL AORC GT
03GUATEMALA2796	GOG WORKING ON SOLUTION TO MAJOR FLAP OVER [...] (C) Summary: The Guatemalan Congress passed a law on October 28 forbidding "any productive activity" on election day, the day before and the day after, ostensibly to enable migrant workers to return to their homes to vote. Minister of Labor Moreira told reporters that the law forbid all but f [...]	2003-11-03 00:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KDEM GT OAS
03GUATEMALA2827	IN PORTILLO'S ABSENCE, ELECTION HOLIDAY LAW [...] (C) Summary: President Portillo traveled to Panama without vetoing the controversial election holiday bill (reftel),and opposition to the legislation has taken on a fever pitch. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal called on Portillo (who returns on the afternoon of November 4) to veto the law beca [...]	2003-11-04 22:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PINR GT OAS
03GUATEMALA605	ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT--GUATEMALA [...] (U) The following are responses to questions in Ref A. Additional information on Embassy projects and strategies to combat trafficking can be found in Ref B. 2. (SBU) Country Overview: A. Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, wome [...]	2003-03-07 13:17:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
03GUATEMALA636	MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) Ambassador met one on one for a few minutes with FM Gutierrez March 7 on the heels of the fourth high-level working group meeting on narcotics, which the two had just chaired. That meeting is being reported septel. Following is a quick rundown: Gutierrez in Washington -------------- [...]	2003-03-10 22:04:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS BEXP GT CU KICC

03GUATEMALA705	AGREEMENT ON CLANDESTINE GROUP COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The human rights community, Human Rights Ombudsman, and FM Gutierrez agreed on the make-up and mandate for an international commission to investigate recent attacks on human rights defenders in Guatemala. Helen Mack invited the Ambassador to attend the public signing ceremony [...]	2003-03-18 17:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL GT OAS UN
03GUATEMALA890	EMBASSY DISCUSSES IRAQ AND CUBA WITH HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Summary: Embassy and USAID Officers met with Guatemalan human rights leaders Frank LaRue, Claudia Samayoa and Orlando Blanco on April 2 to discuss developments in the establishment of CICIACS (septel) and to express Embassy disappointment with the participation of members of their organizatio [...]	2003-04-03 16:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ASEC IZ CU GT
03GUATEMALA955	EMBASSY CALLS ON RULING PARTY TO URGE PORTILLO TO [...] (U) On April 9, the Guatemalan Congress passed an unscheduled resolution calling on President Portillo to abstain in the upcoming UNCHR resolution on Cuba. Only one independent congressman, Emilio Saca, voted against the measure, saying that the Government of Cuba should be censured for its d [...]	2003-04-09 23:05:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR CU GT UNCHR
03GUATEMALA962	OMINOUS SIGNS COME IN THREES: LATEST HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Both in the capital and farther afield, new human rights concerns are popping up in Guatemala. To the north, in Quiche, a Mayan priest and human rights activist was murdered; to the east, in Izabal, the Human Rights Ombudsman (PDH) Auxiliary office was ransacked; here in the Guatemala Cit [...]	2003-04-10 22:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KJUS GT
03HANOI1185	Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Le Van Bang on May 13 and left a non-paper based on reftel para 12. Ambassador stressed that progress on issues raised at the November 2002 Human Rights Dialogue was insufficient to schedule another dialogue, nor [...]	2003-05-15 09:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL VM HUMANR
03HANOI135	Vietnam on Religious Freedom [...] (SBU) Summary: In two recent meetings with the Ambassador, GVN officials discussed religious freedom issues originally raised by Ambassador Hanford at the November 2002 Human Rights Dialogue in a frank manner, but had little specific information. The most welcome news was that the Southern [...]	2003-01-16 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI1510	ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: A new Prime Ministerial degree in March 2003 reaffirmed the MFA's main diplomatic functions as the GVN's main foreign affairs agency and also confirmed its leadership over Vietnam's Border Commission and increasingly active Committee for Overseas Vietnamese. The new decree is u [...]	2003-06-18 03:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL VM
03HANOI1533	Thirteen-Year Sentence for Pham Hong Son [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Hanoi People's Court sentenced Pham Hong Son to thirteen years in prison followed by 3 years administrative probation after a trial that lasted several hours on June 18. The conviction appears to have been for "esp [...]	2003-06-18 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINS VM HUMANR
03HANOI1687	PROTESTANTS CLAIM MORE HARASSMENT [...] (U) Summary. Unconfirmed reports continue to indicate efforts by local authorities to pressure ethnic minority Protestants in some locations to renounce their faith. These reports claim at least one recent murder and more detentions. Some ethnic minority Protestants have reportedly also ha [...]	2003-07-03 07:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HANOI1933	MFA SUGGESTS NEXT ROUND OF HR DIALOGUE [...] (U) In a meeting with A/DCM on July 30, MFA International Organization Department Acting Director Pham Binh Minh formally proposed that Vietnam host the next round of US-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, preferably in late August 2003. He suggested that Vietnam would be ready to up the level o [...]	2003-07-30 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL VM HUMANR
03HANOI2042	WHAT'S (NOT) AVAILABLE AT HANOI'S BOOKSTORES [...] (U) Summary: Government controls continue to ensure that both imported and locally printed books stay within acceptable bounds. Fictional works increasingly are the most popular offerings in Hanoi's bookstores, instead of previous foci on ideological or political titles. Some political publ [...]	2003-08-11 09:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM
03HANOI2168	REDUCTION OF PHAM HONG SON'S SENTENCE [...] (U) According to a two Western media sources, Appeals Court officials in Hanoi confirmed that the 13 year sentence of activist Pham Hong Son (ref a) was reduced to 5 years during a brief hearing on August 26. (Son will still apparently be subject to three years' house detention after comple [...]	2003-08-26 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL VM HUMANR
03HANOI2532	Vietnamese Catholics install new Bishop [...] (U) In an open air ceremony in Son Tay town of Ha Tay province (adjacent to Hanoi),Vietnamese Catholics formally installed Father Anton Vu Huy Chuong as Bishop of Hung Hoa diocese, which covers most or all of the provinces of Ha Tay, Son La, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, and Phu Tho. As note [...]	2003-10-01 09:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI289	Vietnamese media critical on Iraq [...] (U) Senior GVN and Communist Party leaders have maintained a public silence in response to Secretary Powell's UNSC presentation. Answering written questions from foreign journalists on February 6, the MFA spokeswoman said that "now it is important to prevent wars" and reiterated Vietnam's w [...]	2003-02-07 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ VM
03HANOI3373	CONVICTION OF Nguyen Vu Binh [...] (SBU) Activist Nguyen Vu Binh, a former journalist who had pushed for the establishment of a new political party and has criticized Vietnam's border agreement with China, was sentenced after a brief trial on December 31 to seven years in prison and two years administrative detention by the Han [...]	2003-12-31 08:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV VM HUMANR
03HARARE101	MEDIA REPORT: PAPER TO CHALLENGE AIPPA; HARARE [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-15 09:59:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ZI
03HARARE1034	STATE-CONTROLLED PAPER HAILS JOURNALIST'S [...] Under headline "Meldrum's expulsion was long overdue" the editorial in the May 28 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" said: "After painting the situation in Zimbabwe in dark colors and generally portraying the country as a lawless community [...]	2003-05-28 08:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
03HARARE1035	LAWYER SEEKS COURT ORDER FOR RETURN OF EXPELLED [...] Beatrice Mtetwa, lawyer for expelled U.S. citizen journalist Andrew Meldrum, has filed an application in the High Court seeking the return of her client, expelled on May 16. The application, filed on May 21, seeks a ruling that would compel Home Affairs Minister Kembo [...]	2003-05-28 09:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
03HARARE1135	"NEW" MEDIA AMENDMENT TOPS PARLIAMENT AGENDA [...] Parliament resumes on June 10, after a two-week adjournment, to allow legislators to review the new text of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Bill introduced by Minister Patrick Chinamasa on May 13. The new text is by-and-large the old amendments with only one sub [...]	2003-06-04 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZI
03HARARE1149	POSSIBLE MARCHES JUNE 6, BUSINESS ALMOST AS USUAL [...] (C) Reports continued on June 5 that security forces beat MDC activists in high-density suburbs around Harare on the previous night; there were numerous unconfirmed reports that riot police even beat patients, and bystanders at the Avenues Clinic in central Harare on June 4. The MDC called for [...]	2003-06-05 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE1171	TSVANGIRAI FACES NEW TREASON CHARGES, AWAITS BAIL [...] (C) AFTER A WEEK OF MASS ACTION WHICH PRODUCED LESS THAN THE OPPOSITION WOULD HAVE LIKED, MDC LEADER, MORGAN TSVANGIRAI FOUND HIMSELF UNDER ARREST FOR TREASON ONCE AGAIN. SIPDIS HE SPENT THE WEEKEND IN JAIL AND IS CURRENTLY AWAITING A RULING IN A BAIL HEARING. PRESIDENT MUGABE SOUNDED TR [...]	2003-06-09 14:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
03HARARE1179	MEDIA REPORT MASS ACTION IN RETROSPECT; HARARE [...] Two journalists working for the independent short-wave radio station Voice of the People (VOP) were detained and beaten by ZANU-PF youths and war veterans at the beginning (June 2) of the week-long mass protests organized by the opposition Movement for Democratic Chang [...]	2003-06-10 15:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1233	MUGABE STILL PACKS A PUNCH [...] (C) Robert Mugabe went on the offensive last week following the previous week's mass action by the opposition party, the MDC. Mugabe was pugnacious and triumphalist and used every opportunity to demean his political rival, MDC President, Morgan Tsvangirai. At the same time he took to his p [...]	2003-06-16 14:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC ZANU PF
03HARARE1311	PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES EXERT INFLUENCE OVER [...] (SBU) Amendments to three bills were considered by Zimbabwe's Parliament June 12. Adverse reports were issued on each amendment by the Parliamentary Legal Committee (PLC). Two bills passed without objection on June 12 after compromises were made prior to the amendments reaching the floor. T [...]	2003-06-26 13:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
03HARARE1372	MEDIA REPORT PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] The June 29 edition of the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" devoted considerable space to articles talking about the forth-coming historic visit to Africa by United States President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell's op-ed in the New Yor [...]	2003-07-08 09:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1446	MUGABE SUCCESSION ELUSIVE [...] (C) Summary. Over the past two months the domestic written press, both government and opposition, has churned out a stream of reporting on President Mugabe,s possible retirement. The local rumor mill has kept pace. Competing succession scenarios and successor lists have appeared, and differ [...]	2003-07-17 07:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE1462	MEDIA REPORT PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO AFRICA; [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-18 08:40:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE151	ZANU-PF, MDC YOUTHS CLASH IN HARARE [...] Youths from the ruling ZANU-PF clashed with counterparts from the opposition MDC late on January 20 in Harare's high-density suburb of Kuwadzana. Although precise details of what occurred remain sketchy, police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena told journalists that one person died from severe burn [...]	2003-01-22 12:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
03HARARE183	PARLIAMENT BUDGETARY PROCESS [...] This year represents the second time in Parliament's 20 year history that the budget bill has been disaggregated and subjected to a serious review by Parliament's newly (2000) created portfolio committees- consisting of Members of the ruling and opposition political parties. This new, more tr [...]	2003-01-27 14:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1887	GOZ UPS THE ANTE ON CLOSURE OF ONLY INDEPENDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY In the span of six days, from September 11 to 16, the GOZ has gone from declaring The Daily News (TDN) illegal (9/11; ref a),to occupying and shutting down TDN operations (9/12; ref b),to accepting TDN registration under the onerous Access to Information and Privacy Protection Ac [...]	2003-09-17 12:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1903	MEDIA REPORT "DAILY NEWS" UPDATE; HARARE [...] Since the government of Zimbabwe outlawed the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe on September 12, the popular independent daily newspaper "The Daily News" has not been appearing on the streets for five days. The newspaper's website has the message: "We apologize for th [...]	2003-09-18 14:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1911	GOZ IGNORES OWN COURT, REOCCUPIES ONLY INDEPENDENT [...] (C) Following a pattern going back several years, the GOZ has thus far ignored a direct court order. The High Court of Zimbabwe ruled, on September 18 (ref B),that the police's crack-down (ref A) of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ),publisher of The Daily News (TDN) and The Daily New [...]	2003-09-19 09:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1997	THE DAILY NEWS STRUGGLES TO RETURN TO THE STREETS [...] (SBU) Since Sept 24 (reftel) the only independent daily newspaper in Zimbabwe, The Daily News (TDN),has not succeeded in getting an edition on the streets. TDN,s parent company, Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ),was optimistic several times about returning to press only to see the g [...]	2003-10-01 15:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI KPOL
03HARARE201	UN SPECIAL ENVOY MORRIS IN THE ZIMBABWEAN PRESS [...] Zimbabwe's government-owned "Herald" newspaper attempted to twist comments made by UN Special Envoy for Humanitarian Needs in Southern Africa James Morris after his January 24 meeting with President Mugabe in Harare. The front page of the January 25 "Herald" informed r [...]	2003-01-28 15:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
03HARARE2017	MEDIA REPORT MOYO THREATENS INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS [...] The independent press in Zimbabwe, including the Voice of America's (VOA) Studio 7 - a program that features the latest developments in Zimbabwe - have become endangered projects following Information Minister Jonathan Moyo's threats to ban the news organizations last [...]	2003-10-06 13:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ZI
03HARARE2044	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR ZIMBABWE [...] The Ambassador has determined that the severe and complex political, economic, social and humanitarian crises facing Zimbabwe continue to be of sufficient magnitude to warrant USG assistance and is therefore exercising the disaster assistance authority, as per Reftel B and 2 FAM-061-062, in de [...]	2003-10-09 14:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2104	MEDIA UPDATE; HARARE [...] Begin summary: Two independent newspapers "The Daily News" and "The Daily News on Sunday" remain shut as the government of Zimbabwe makes sure that Zimbabweans are bereft of voice and answerability. The government of Zimbabwe recasts some sections of the controversial [...]	2003-10-23 08:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2124	70 NCA ARRESTEES CHARGED, SOME STILL DETAINED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 22, police arrested over a hundred NCA demonstrators, beat some, and released up to a hundred without charge on October 22. Seventy were charged on October 23. Many of those paid a fine and signed an admission of guilt statement; some refused to pay or sign and were s [...]	2003-10-24 10:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE2132	POLICE STYMIE COURT JUDGMENT FOR DAILY NEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a ruling by the Administrative Court in its favor October 24, The Daily News (TDN) published a truncated October 25 issue before a police raid closed the offices of parent Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) later that day. The Media and Information Commission (M [...]	2003-10-27 14:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2159	LEGAL BATTLE ON AFTER RELEASE OF ANZ DIRECTORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A court magistrate on October 29 ordered the release of four directors of the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ),reserving judgment on criminal charges pending against them until November 13. Armed police continue to bar access to ANZ offices, preventing resumed publicat [...]	2003-10-30 13:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2170	VOA'S STUDIO 7 MAKING WAVES IN ZIMBABWE; HARARE [...] At first glance, Negussie Mengesha's - VOA Program Manager, Africa Division - visit to Zimbabwe seemed difficult, if not impossible. What stood in his way was the hardnosed anti-VOA Studio 7 rhetoric by the government of Zimbabwe's spokesman, Information Minister Jona [...]	2003-10-31 09:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2253	PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR SHUFFLE SHOWS SOME HEAT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent appointment of four new provincial governors reflects factional infighting that so far appears unlikely to yield any meaningful shift in government policy. The appointments are part of an anticipated broader personnel shake-up that will underscore President Mugabe's full [...]	2003-11-17 14:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
03HARARE2289	MEDIA REPORT VOA'S STUDIO 7 UNDER HEAVY FIRE [...] Voice of America's (VOA) Studio 7 program on Zimbabwe made the hub of the lead story carried in the November 23 edition of the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" (circulation 55 - 70,000),in which the United States Government is slammed for allegedly setti [...]	2003-11-25 07:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE232	INFORMATION MINISTER SAYS DAILY NEWS IS "ILLEGAL" [...] In the continuing legal battle between the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ),publishers of the independent daily "The Daily News," and the government of Zimbabwe over the mandatory registration of media houses and accreditation of journalists under the controver [...]	2003-01-31 15:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE238	ZANU-PF HAS NO SOLUTIONS FOR ZIMBABWE'S CRISES [...] Summary: (SBU) The Central Committee Report from the 2002 ZANU-PF annual conference held on December 14 in Chinhoyi provides additional insight into the concerns of the party and, by extension, the Government of Zimbabwe. Its demonization of the MDC and the West and justification of the land [...]	2003-02-04 12:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE250	TWO JOURNALISTS ARRESTED AT TSVANGIRAI TRIAL, [...] Two journalists were arrested outside of Harare's High Court on February 3 as they sought entrance into the court to cover the opening day of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's treason trial. The two journalists, Daily News Deputy News Editor Pedzisayi Ruhanya and freelance journalist Ish [...]	2003-02-05 06:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE259	TREASON TRIAL OF MDC PRESIDENT ENTERS THIRD DAY [...] (U) The treason trial of three Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leaders -- President Morgan Tsvangirai, Secretary-General Welshman Ncube, and Member of Parliament SIPDIS Renson Gasela -- began as scheduled in Zimbabwe's High Court on February 3 and is now in its third day on February 5. [...]	2003-02-05 15:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE262	GOVERNMENT PAPER REFUSES TO APOLOGIZE FOR [...] On January 25, UN WFP Envoy James Morris took the government-owned "Herald" to task for gross distortions in their report of his remarks after a January 24 meeting with Robert Mugabe. Morris characterized the "Herald's" article as "100 percent lies." 2. On Jan [...]	2003-02-06 10:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE313	TSVANGIRAI TRIAL: BEN-MENASHE CROSS-EXAMINATION [...] (C) The treason trial of Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) officials Morgan Tsvangirai, Welshman Ncube, and Renson Gasela entered its eighth day on February 12. Since February 6, defense counsel has subjected the state's star witness, Ari Ben-Menashe, to an intensive cross-examination, a p [...]	2003-02-12 14:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
03HARARE360	TSVANGIRAI TRIAL: BEN-MENASHE CROSS-EXAMINATION [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-21 10:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
03HARARE422	OBASANJO LETTER TO HOWARD: FANTASYLAND [...] (U) The recent letter from President Obasanjo to Australian PM Howard recommending lifting of Commonwealth sanctions on Zimbabwe surprised many observers in Zimbabwe, as many of the assertions on which his recommendation is based have little basis in reality. Indeed, the Nigerian president a [...]	2003-02-27 11:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
03HARARE48	CHINESE TIES TO ZIMBABWE [...] (S) The ruling ZANU-PF party has long maintained a close diplomatic and military relationship with China, dating back to the liberation war in the 1970's. Since independence in 1980, the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has purchased a range of military hardware from China, including aircraft, a [...]	2003-01-08 12:22:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PREL ZI CI
03HARARE604	MEDIA REACTION WAR WITH IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Coverage of Iraq war raises questions" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its March 25 editorial to urging journalists, especially those from the electronic media, covering the United States-led war against Iraq to be impartia [...]	2003-03-25 09:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE642	MEDIA REACTION WAR WITH IRAQ - OPINION [...] The March 30 editions of the government- controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" and the pro- government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" carried a number of opinion pieces focusing on the war in Iraq. Excerpts: 2. Under headline "U.N. becomes irrelevant" the "The [...]	2003-03-31 12:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE68	MEDIA REPORT: EDITOR ARRESTED UNDER AIPPA; HARARE [...] Norma Edwards (66),the editor of the independent provincial weekly "The Mirror" was arrested and charged under the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) on January 3 for "publishing a false story." Edwards was charged for ru [...]	2003-01-10 11:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO ZI
03HARARE714	MEDIA REACTION WAR IN IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Give Iraqis the peace they deserve" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" used its April 10 editorial to accuse the United States and Britain of "butchering" journalists "at will" in the ongoing war to free Iraq. Excerpts: 2. "A bloodbath [...]	2003-04-10 20:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE738	GROWING SADC ENGAGEMENT ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) South African High Commissioner to Zimbabwe, Jeremiah Ndou, confirmed to the Ambassador on April 14 that President Mbeki is planning a joint visit to Zimbabwe with President Muluzi on April 24, as reported reftel. He expressed concern that the Angolans -- who should be taking the lead as [...]	2003-04-14 15:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
03HARARE77	MDC MAYOR OF HARARE SPENDS TWO DAYS IN JAIL [...] (U) Action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) Mayor of Harare Elias Mudzuri was released from detention on January 13 after spending two nights in jail. He was arrested on January 11 along with his deputy mayor and several city councillors during a meeting with constituents in the Harare high [...]	2003-01-13 12:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
03HARARE8	MEDIA REPORT: WHY NYAROTA WAS FIRED; HARARE [...] On December 31, 2002 Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ),publishers of the "Daily News," fired Geoffrey Nyarota, the paper's much-lauded founding Editor-in-Chief. Local and international media outlets have since been speculating about what caused this sudden edito [...]	2003-01-03 10:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ZI
03HARARE874	REPRESSIVE ELECTORAL AND MEDIA AMENDMENTS TOP [...] Parliament resumed on May 6, after a two-month adjournment in which several parliamentary portfolio committees met to discuss proposed legislation. Top among the Bills to be debated when Parliament begins are the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Bill and the Electora [...]	2003-05-07 14:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZI
03HARARE936	IMMIGRATION TROUBLE FOR RESIDENT AMCIT JOURNALIST [...] Andrew Meldrum is an American citizen with Zimbabwean permanent residency status. He is also the Harare correspondent for the Guardian newspaper (UK). He was charged by Zimbabwe Republic Police in May 2002 (Ref A) for "publishing falsehoods" under Zimbabwe's controversial "Access to Informa [...]	2003-05-14 13:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM
03HARARE956	NEW INDEPENDENT WEEKLY HITS THE STREETS [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-19 09:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE958	INDEPENDENT PAPER REACTS TO MELDRUM EXPULSION [...] Under headline "Iron fist will fail" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its May 19 editorial to the expulsion of Andrew Meldrum, a United States national and correspondent for the British newspaper "The Guardian." The editorial said Meldrum's eject [...]	2003-05-19 10:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE963	MEDIA REPORT GOZ DEPORTS ANDREW MELDRUM; [...] Under headline "Arrests, deportations: Government running scared" the independent weekly "The Standard" dedicated its May 18 editorial to criticizing the Government of Zimbabwe for deporting Andrew Meldrum, a United States national and Harare-based correspondent [...]	2003-05-19 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HOCHIMINHCITY412	SHOTGUN WEDDING: UBCV AND VBS TOGETHER AT LAST? [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Consul General on May 9, Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang spoke hopefully of a new openness on the part of the GVN toward efforts to unite the UBCV with the officially recognized Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS). The Pat [...]	2003-05-09 18:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY466	KEEPING THE LID ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a flurry of economic reforms and trade liberalization heralded by the signing of the Bilateral Trade Agreement over a year ago, Ho Chi Minh City's press reporting and cultural programs remain mired in self-censorship, media "guidelines" and an arbitrary permit process t [...]	2003-05-30 08:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OEXC SCUL VM HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY496	NAM CAM RECEIVES TWO DEATH SENTENCES, GVN OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-05 11:29:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV SOCI KJUS VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY499	NAM CAM TRIAL: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR [...] Summary. One day after the conclusion of the biggest trial related to corruption and organized crime in the history of Vietnam, the Vietnamese press is claiming that the judicial system has fundamentally changed. The conviction of 18 GVN officials on charges of corruption and 136 private cit [...]	2003-06-06 18:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KCRM PGOV PINR SOCI VM
03ISTANBUL1616	AKP LAYS ISTANBUL GROUNDWORK FOR MARCH 28 LOCAL [...] (sbu) Summary: Following Ruling AK Party national congress (reftel),the Istanbul AK Party organization is gearing up vigorously at the grassroots level for next year's March 28 municipal elections. Not content merely to rely on the party's performance at the national level, the Istanbul AK P [...]	2003-10-31 13:56:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TK
03ISTANBUL232	ISTANBUL ANTI-WAR PROTESTS: WHAT KEEPS THEM SMALL? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a country that recent polls show is approximately 94 percent against a war in Iraq, one would expect its largest city to have seen its share of large anti-war demonstrations. Despite a populace that holds views more squarely anti-war than London, Paris or New York, to date pr [...]	2003-02-25 11:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL349	RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN: CLUES FROM ISTANBUL [...] (U) Summary: In assessing the outlook for the new government to be led by Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Tayyip Erdogan, we look back at his only major previous government experience --- as Istanbul Mayor from 1994 to 1998. End Summary. Refah and Grassroots Politics ---------- [...]	2003-03-14 14:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KISL TK
03ISTANBUL386	PUSHING BACK ON CENSORSHIP: "ARARAT" AND FREEDOM [...] (U) Summary: Istanbul contacts claim the overall climate for free expression continues to improve. While the GOT continues to censor works dealing with the Kurdish issue and other sensitive topics, improvements in legislation have strengthened the underlying legal basis for freedom of express [...]	2003-03-24 11:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM TK
03ISTANBUL96	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 14 EXCHANGES WITH ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: In a series of January 14 discussions, the Ambassador reassured prominent Turkish businessmen, academics, and journalists that there is no crisis in U.S.-Turkish relations. He outlined in general terms the USG-GOT discussions on Iraq, and made the case that the status quo in Ira [...]	2003-01-22 14:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN TU
03JEDDAH828	TWO SAUDI PROFESSIONALS: BET ON THE PEOPLE, NOT [...] (C) ON APRIL 2, POLOFF MET WITH A LOCAL SAUDI LAWYER, DR. BASIM ALIM (STRICTLY PROTECT),TO DISCUSS HIS OPEN LETTER TO CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH CALLING FOR REFORM. A "SELF-MADE" LAWYER, ALIM WAS CHOSEN IN DECEMBER 2002 TO REPRESENT SEVERAL SAUDI CHARITIES IN THE SEPTEMBER 11 LAWSUIT AND ADMITS T [...]	2003-04-14 13:18:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI KISL SA
03KATHMANDU1143	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 14-20 [...] Maoists reportedly attacked a convoy headed to the far- western district of Jajarkot to provide humanitarian assistance. In a meeting held this week, international aid agencies reported increased Maoist activities that were threatening aid projects. Kamal Thapa, Minister of Information and C [...]	2003-06-20 07:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1577	NEPAL: THIRD ROUND OF TALKS ENDS WITHOUT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Amidst increased violence over the past several days, the third round of peace talks between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists concluded on August 19 without agreement. Both sides left open the possibility of returning for a fourth round of talks. However, a growing numbe [...]	2003-08-20 10:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1684	NEPAL: FORMER PRESIDENT OF FINLAND AHTISAARI [...] (C) Summary. Former President of Finland Marti Ahtisaari paid a three-day visit to Nepal August 28-30 at the request of British aid agency DFID to provide assistance to the facilitators of the GON-Maoist peace talks. During a meeting with Ambassador Malinowski, Ahtisaari expressed optimism t [...]	2003-09-02 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1758	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Parties' protest to continue despite blasts: The five agitating parties will not halt their protests scheduled for the afternoon despite the series of bomb blasts in the Valley Monday morning, a UML leader said Monday. (Nepalnews.com, 9/8) - - UML back on stree [...]	2003-09-09 07:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1805	NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ALLEGES HUMAN [...] (C) On September 12 the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) submitted a report to the Prime Minister that implicates the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) in the summary executions of 17 Maoist prisoners and two civilians in Ramechhap District on August 17. Although the Embassy has not seen the re [...]	2003-09-15 09:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER MCAP PINR NP
03KATHMANDU2132	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, OCTOBER 25-31 [...] Thirty-three Maoists and twenty security personnel were killed this week, including twelve policemen killed after hundreds of Maoists stormed two police posts on October 26 and 28. Eleven civilians also were killed, seven of whom reportedly were caught in crossfire, while four others were bru [...]	2003-11-02 23:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2248	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: November 11 to 17, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Parties to go in forceful and comprehensive manner: The five political parties protesting against the royal takeover of October 4 last year have decided to continue with the protest programs in a more forceful and comprehensive manner in days to come. (Centrist "Kantip [...]	2003-11-18 02:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU231	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 1-7 [...] The groundwork for peace talks was laid with the Government of Nepal reportedly sending a formal invitation to the Maoists. The Maoists announced their five-member negotiating team for talks with the GON. Human rights organizations want the peace talks to focus on human rights and creating a [...]	2003-02-07 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU2340	NEPAL: OTHER DONORS KEEPING A DISTANCE FROM US? [...] (C) Summary: Following the delivery of increased USG security assistance last year, Maoist insurgents embarked on an anti-American propaganda campaign intended, in part, to isolate the U.S. diplomatically, discourage other donors from collaborating with us, and to incite Chinese and Indian [...]	2003-12-01 09:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER NP UK
03KATHMANDU2347	NEPAL: REPORT FROM MAOIST HEARTLAND [...] (U) A journalist working for one of Nepal's most respected English language newspapers has recently visited Rukum, a district in west central Nepal considered part of the heartland of the Maoist insurgency. His published report offers some insights into the autocratic nature of Maoist govern [...]	2003-12-02 08:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER PGOV MARR NP
03KATHMANDU2505	Media Reaction: U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] EDITORIALS/OPINIONS -- Editorial in "The Rising Nepal, " (Government-owned, E/D, 12/18): "...The four-day visit by the high-ranking U.S. official is expected to help the U.S. government garner an update on the recent developments in Nepal. Nepalese officials would do well to seize the oppo [...]	2003-12-24 04:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU2509	MEDIA REACTION: SADDAM'S CAPTURE [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-28 23:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU26	NEPAL: FY2003 ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Summary: Post's anti-trafficking-in-persons (TIP) project proposals for FY2003 provide for improved formal and non-formal educational opportunities for girls; a public awareness campaign targeting urban migrants, media outlets, transport providers and rehabilitation centers; and improvement i [...]	2003-01-06 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB KPAO EAID NP
03KATHMANDU288	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 8-14 [...] No date has been set yet for the start of a formal peace dialogue. Several international organizations are offering help in mediating the process. Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that if the peace talks fail, Nepal would suffer a major catastrophe, while the student wing of the Maoists ha [...]	2003-02-16 03:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU329	USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR NEPAL [...] In CY 02 our Mission engaged with the Government of Nepal (GON),the military, and members of civil society on a variety of fronts to advance the USG human rights agenda. Such programs have addressed needs in areas as diverse as voter education; advocacy in a democracy; trafficking in persons [...]	2003-02-25 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EAID NP
03KATHMANDU351	USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR NEPAL [...] In CY 02 our Mission engaged with the Government of Nepal (GON),the military, and members of civil society on a variety of fronts to advance the USG human rights agenda. Such programs have addressed needs in areas as diverse as voter education; advocacy in a democracy; trafficking in persons [...]	2003-02-27 10:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EAID NP
03KATHMANDU358	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEB 22-28 [...] Narayan Singh Pun, Minister of Physical Planning and Works and government-appointed peace talks coordinator, said the peace process will take time but can be accomplished without the participation of other political parties if necessary. Pun also said he expects to hold talks with the Maoist [...]	2003-02-28 10:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU515	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 15-21 [...] Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand told the local press that peace talks would likely start in April, while Dinanath Sharma, senior-level Maoist leader and member of the Maoist negotiating team, said he was ready to begin talks at any time. Narayan Singh Pun, Minister of Physical Planning [...]	2003-03-21 10:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU57	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 4-10 [...] Interpol has issued five more warrants for Maoists, bringing the total to sixteen. The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists still have not agreed on a date for peace talks, but the GON announced a plan aimed at rehabilitating Maoists. The insurgency, meanwhile, has created a demand for [...]	2003-01-10 10:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU623	NEPAL: CEASEFIRE SEES INCREASE IN TORTURE CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: PolOff and USAID Mission's Deputy Director of Special Programs Office met with the program director of the USAID-supported Center for Victims of Torture (CVICT) in Biratnagar, Morang District, on March 27-28 to discuss the center's operation since the January 29 cease fire between [...]	2003-04-04 12:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID SOCI PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU858	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 3-9 [...] The second round of peace talks between negotiators for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists is being held on May 9. Envoys from China and the United Kingdom expressed support and assistance for the peace process. Maoist leaders have sharply criticized USG for listing their party on a [...]	2003-05-09 09:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU860	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT HOLDS SECOND ROUND OF DIALOGUE [...] (U) On May 9 Government of Nepal (GON) negotiators held a second round of talks with Maoist insurgents at a hotel in Kathmandu (located less than one km from the Embassy). The talks concluded more quickly than the first round, held April 27, ending after only two and a half hours. As of 4:00 [...]	2003-05-09 09:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU87	NEPAL: ARMY FACES CRITICISM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has come under fire recently from a variety of sources, both local and international, for human rights abuses committed while fighting Nepal's bloody six-year-old Maoist insurgency. Most disturbing, according to some sources, is the pattern of apparent impun [...]	2003-01-17 10:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MCAP MOPS NP
03KATHMANDU885	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: MAY 6 - 12, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS "SECOND ROUND OF PEACE TALKS" -- The government and Maoists made incremental progress in the second round of peace talks (5/9) with the former agreeing to release a few jailed rebels and even limiting the Royal Nepal Army to within five kilometers of their barrack [...]	2003-05-13 08:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU89	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 11-17 [...] Progress toward Government-Maoist peace talks reportedly is at a standstill. The Government of Nepal announced the creation of a 20,000-man task force to combat the insurgency. The GON responded to criticism over food distribution programs and human rights abuses. Human Rights Watch releas [...]	2003-01-17 10:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KUWAIT1035	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 22: WAR IN IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti commentators complain that Arab world media continue to be biased towards Kuwait, and ask rhetorically why other Arabs do not decry Iraq's launching of surface to surface missiles against Kuwait in recent days. One commentator lauds Kuwaitis for their behavior on the first ni [...]	2003-03-22 17:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR

03KUWAIT1040	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WRAP-UP: MARCH 12-18, 2003 [...] The long-running Kheiran Pearls scandal was finally resolved this week (reftel B) when a vote of no-confidence against Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Sharar failed to pass the National Assembly. Motions to cancel the Kheiran Pearls contract and to re [...]	2003-03-23 10:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KU
03KUWAIT1048	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 23: WAR IN IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: An editorial encapsulates the conflicting opinions on war with Iraq that have appeared for months in the Kuwaiti press. The end of Saddam will be a good thing, says the writer, but "we would have been more pleased to see the Iraqi people take on this task to spare us the turmoil of [...]	2003-03-23 17:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT1080	USAID HUMANITARIAN/RECONSTRUCTION SITUATION REPORT [...] The DART is expecting the delivery of relief supplies to the warehouse in Kuwait within the week. On 23 March, a WFP plane arrived at Kuwait International Airport with 40 MT of high-energy biscuits, and on 24 March, two shipments of wheat donated by the Australian Government departed Muscat [...]	2003-03-25 17:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF MOPS PREL ASEC AMGT OTRA IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1177	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 30: WAR IN IRAQ; ARAB [...] SUMMARY: Media commentary reflects a sense of alienation and resentment vis-a-vis Kuwait's Arab League confreres. Demonstrations were held this week in front of the Libyan and Syrian embassies in Kuwait, and a proposal now before the National Assembly calls for parliamentary approval of any f [...]	2003-03-31 15:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT1233	TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 34 [...] SITREP NO. 34 AS OF 1800 HOURS LOCAL, 1000 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 4, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- NSTR --------- Political --------- NSTR -------- Cons [...]	2003-04-04 15:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1297	TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 40 [...] SITREP NO. 40 AS OF 0600 HOURS LOCAL, 2300 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 7, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- NSTR --------- Political --------- The Polish Ambassador to [...]	2003-04-08 05:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1344	TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 45 [...] SITREP NO. 45 AS OF 1800 HOURS LOCAL, 1100 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 10, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- Several Kuwaitis called to express thanks for the Coalition's libera [...]	2003-04-10 16:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1345	TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 46 [...] SITREP NO. 46 AS OF 0600 HOURS LOCAL, 2300 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 11, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- 1810 - US Embassy Berlin Pol-Mil Affairs Officer telephoned to pas [...]	2003-04-11 02:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1842	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MAY 5: KUWAITI POWS; KUWAITI [...] SUMMARY: The lead news story this week is the effort to account for Kuwaiti POWs still missing in Iraq, with frustration growing at the lack of information on the POWs despite the detention and interrogation of former regime officials. Kuwait should not only have a role in rebuilding Iraq' [...]	2003-05-05 12:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2062	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MAY 14: TERRORISM IN SAUDI [...] SUMMARY: The May 13 terrorist bombings in Riyadh are interpreted as attacks against the Saudi government, rather than American interests. Commentary on the future of the Middle East generated earlier in the week by President Bush's May 9 address at South Carolina University continues. One wr [...]	2003-05-14 14:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2118	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, MAY 19: TERRORIST [...] SUMMARY: Leading Kuwaiti liberals take to the op/ed pages to condemn recent terror attacks in the region and link them to Arab world failure to address the political, social and economic conditions that "breed" Islamic terror. Noticeably absent is any tendency to blame the US/Israel/the West fo [...]	2003-05-19 14:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2266	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MAY 19-27: TERRORISM; [...] SUMMARY: In contrast to the strongly pro-American tone of commentary during Operation Iraqi Freedom, free style US bashing has returned to some corners of Kuwait's Arabic press. Dr. Sadeq al Bassam writes in liberal Al-Qabas that the US "bears responsibility" for the massacres Saddam commit [...]	2003-05-27 15:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2293	(C) GOK PUSH TO AMEND PRESS LAW: CAUSE FOR CONCERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOK is making a strong push to gain passage of a new press law before the National Assembly session ends June 10. The bill contains a number of provisions that would restrict current press freedoms. Ruling-family politics appear to be a factor in this latest push to amend [...]	2003-05-28 14:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KU
03KUWAIT2448	REVISED PROCEDURES FOR COALITION PARTNERS [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 4 below. 2. DCM, CONS Chief and OMC-K JAG met June 3 with Kuwaiti Chief of Immigration COL Abdullah Yousef Al-Ruwaieh and LTCOL Adeeb Al-Sweidan to discuss procedures which will allow CPA personnel currently in Iraq in an official capacity to depar [...]	2003-06-04 13:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL IZ JO KU
03KUWAIT2704	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND [...] SUMMARY: Op/ed by Ambassador Jones on the Middle East Roadmap receives fulsome coverage in today's print media, including four Arabic and two English newspapers. Charges of corruption and governmental malfeasance dominate all Arabic dailies over the past week as the country prepares for Jul [...]	2003-06-18 13:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2993	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, JULY 7: NATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti media report that liberal incumbents and members of Kuwait's Islamic Constitutional Movement were the biggest losers in the July 5 parliamentary elections that resulted in nearly half of all members losing their seats. Most commentators believe that acting Prime Minister She [...]	2003-07-07 16:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2994	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, JULY 7: NATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti media report that liberal incumbents and members of Kuwait's Islamic Constitutional Movement were the biggest losers in the July 5 parliamentary elections that resulted in nearly half of all members losing their seats. Most commentators believe that acting Prime Minister She [...]	2003-07-07 16:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KDMR KU
03KUWAIT3605	ISLAMIST COMMENTATORS TAKE AIM AT EMBASSY [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-06 10:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PHUM KU
03KUWAIT3619	(U) KUWAITI SHI'IS DESCRIBE TRIP TO NAJAF AND [...] (C) Summary: A group of prominent Kuwaiti Shia businessmen recently briefed the Ambassador on their visit to the Shia spiritual centers of Najaf and Karbala. The group met with Shia leaders who shared their concerns that the security situation in the holy cities had still not been properly a [...]	2003-08-06 17:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU IZ
03KUWAIT4467	KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION SEPTEMBER 28-29: [...] SUMMARY: MEDIA REPORTS OF A STATEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO CPA ADMINISTRATOR PAUL BREMER THAT KUWAIT SHOULD RECONSIDER SEEKING COMPENSATION FROM IRAQ FOR THE 1990-1991 IRAQI OCCUPATION HAVE SPARKED A FUROR IN THE KUWAITI PRESS OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. AT LEAST 15 EDITORIALS LAMBAST BREMER AND THE U [...]	2003-09-29 16:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT5186	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, NOVEMBER 12: [...] SUMMARY: Condemnations of the Riyadh attacks have dominated the Kuwaiti Arabic press this week, with liberals and Islamists alike interpreting the attacks as a distortion of Islam and an assault on the political structure of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf governments. END SUMMARY. 2. News Stor [...]	2003-11-12 14:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
03KUWAIT5737	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION DECEMBER 12-16: CAPTURE OF [...] SUMMARY: News of Saddam Hussein's capture was trumpeted in banner headlines on the front pages of all Arabic dailies as "The End of the Tyrant" and "The Mother of All Good News." Commentators call for a public trial and hope that Saddam's capture will contribute to a "change in the Arab menta [...]	2003-12-18 05:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
03KUWAIT818	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 6: EXILE FOR SADDAM; [...] Summary: While Kuwaiti chief editors spend today penning editorials of sputtering outrage following the Iraqi vice-president's characterization of Kuwait at Wednesday's OIC session as "a monkey and a valet" in the service of America, op/eds from earlier in the week praise the proposal of Sha [...]	2003-03-07 04:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03LAGOS1034	PAS LAGOS CELEBRATES EARTH DAY 2003 [...] SUMMARY: On April 24, PAS Lagos organized a lecture and panel discussion at our auditorium to mark the 2003 Earth Day celebration. Two panelists delivered addresses on the occasion, the PAO and CAO each introduced short films on the environment, and the IRC distributed colorful In [...]	2003-05-14 14:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID KSCA KPAO
03LAGOS104	NIGERIA: CONVERSATION WITH FORMER INFORMATION [...] (U) Summary. Prince Tony Momoh, former Minister of Information and Culture, successful public relations consultant and influential political columnist for the "Vanguard" newspaper says that the Shari'a law case of Amina Lawal will be decided in Lawal's favor. He believes there was an inevit [...]	2003-01-14 10:13:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL NI
03LAGOS1833	NIGERIAN EDITOR BECOMES UNABASHED BUSH SISTER [...] Summary: Special Project participant Nkechinyere Nwosu returned to Nigeria excited about her program. She informed Post that she had a good experience and that the program helped change the misconceptions she had about the U.S., including the U.S. policies on Iraq and Africa. She said she lear [...]	2003-09-03 10:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM OEXC SCUL NI
03LAGOS1937	SOUTHERN SNAPSHOTS - WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2003 [...] (U) Almost exactly one year after the prominent husband and wife team of lawyers, Barnabas Chidi and Amaka Blessing Igwe, was hacked to death in the streets of Onitsha, a bail hearing was held in the Onitsha High Court for one of the prime suspects in the case. In an unusual move to get action [...]	2003-09-16 12:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EPET SENV NI
03LAGOS2464	CIVIL SOCIETY HOLDS RALLY AGAINST CHOGM AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The United Action for Democracy (UAD) held a rally in the Yaba district of Lagos on December 3 to protest President Obasanjo's policies and governance, as well as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) taking place December 5-8 in Abuja. Mobile Police (MOPOL) ar [...]	2003-12-05 18:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI XY NI
03LAGOS344	NIGERIA: DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES [...] On Saturday, February 15, employees from the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) went on strike to contest unpaid salaries and benefits and protest the GON's refusal to grant DPR autonomy. DPR is the agency that supervises tanker loadings and authorizes movement of crude oil at Nigeria's [...]	2003-02-18 16:14:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV NI
03LAGOS363	NIGERIA: NUPENG JOINS DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM [...] (U) As part of a solidarity agreement between the two major oil workers' unions, members of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) joined a strike organized by DPR members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior S [...]	2003-02-21 06:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ENRG EFIN EPET PGOV NI
03LAGOS683	NIGERIA: APRIL FOOLS - NLC SUSPENDS STRIKE OF [...] SUMMARY: Joseph Akinlaja, General Secretary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, informed Laboff that the GON reached an agreement with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at approximately 0100 hours on April 1, 2003, hours before a nationwide civil service strike was sc [...]	2003-04-01 14:24:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV KDEM ECON NI
03LAGOS85	NIGERIA: BARKING DOWN A DRY WELL - FEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nigeria should endure no economic losses due to the decision of the ICJ awarding the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon. Despite speculation of vast crude reserves offshore, several existing oil wells in the waters impacted by the decision appear to be non-producing and there is li [...]	2003-01-12 09:24:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PBTS ENRG EFIS PGOV NI CM
03MADRID4409	SPAIN: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Actions against Al Qaeda Operatives Building on arrests made in 2001 and 2002, Spanish police made additional arrests of Al Qaeda suspects during 2003. In January, police arrested 16 North African (mostly Algerian) nationals in Catalunya suspected of having ties with al Qaeda operatives in [...]	2003-12-11 11:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SP
03MAPUTO1007	AMBASSADOR'S END-OF-TOUR REPORT [...] (U) Summary. Bilateral political and economic relations between the U.S. and Mozambique have improved and deepened. At a political level, bilateral cooperation is excellent, with Washington acknowledging the impressive transition to democracy and the GRM willing to cooperate with the U.S., for [...]	2003-07-21 08:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EINV MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
03MAPUTO1652	CONSULAR NARRATIVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-25 08:08:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI MZ
03MAPUTO1755	MOZAMBIQUE INCSR PART II SUBMISSION - MONEY [...] Per ref A, below is post's submission for 2003-2004 INCSR, Part II: Mozambique is not a regional financial center. Money laundering in Mozambique is related to bank fraud and corruption. Lax oversight and weak banking regulations make Mozambique's financial institutions vulnerable to money la [...]	2003-12-18 11:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM PTER SNAR PGOV MZ KCOR
03MONTREAL1	CLONING CLAIM PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON QUEBEC-BASED [...] SUMMARY: THE FOLLOWING IS SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE MONTREAL-BASED RAELIAN GROUP, WHOSE MEMBER DR. BRIGITTE BOISSELIER ANNOUNCED AT A DECEMBER 27 PRESS CONFERENCE IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA THE BIRTH OF THE FIRST CLONED HUMAN BEING, A 7 POUND BABY GIRL NICKNAMED EVE. AND ITS TWO MAIN FIGUR [...]	2003-01-03 16:05:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON KIRF CA
03MONTREAL476	MONTREAL ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATORS COALITION OF [...] SUMMARY: Quebecers have traditionally been known for anti-war sentiment; in the lead-up to the current war in Iraq, polling data, media coverage and the largest demonstrations in Canada have indicated that pacifism is alive and well in the province. But the picture of Quebec pacifism presented [...]	2003-04-08 14:59:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CA
03NASSAU586	CODEL ACKERMAN MEETINGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 meetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Director Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODEL Ackerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Palestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goals for building upon the current "calming period"),Egypt's region [...]	2003-03-18 16:47:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF ECON EFIN PREL CARICOM
03OTTAWA1014	CANADA-IRAQ: PUBLIC OPINION MORE FAVORABLE; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his first comprehensive statement on Canada's Iraq policy, and an effort to make amends with the U.S., Prime Minister Chretien urged the House of Commons April 8 to vote for a resolution supporting "our friends in battle" and hoping "for a quick victory with minimum casualti [...]	2003-04-08 21:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS IZ CA
03OTTAWA1284	CANADIAN CABINET DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) The Canadian Cabinet discussed missile defense cooperation with the U.S. in its May 6 meeting, but reached no conclusion and will continue discussions on May 13. Foreign Minister Graham and Defense Minister McCallum briefed Cabinet and encouraged a decision to engage in missile defense neg [...]	2003-05-06 21:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM CA
03OTTAWA1863	A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH LEBANESE MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Marwan Hamadeh discussed the regional economic situation with a focus on the fight against terrorist finan [...]	2003-06-30 20:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC CVIS PREL PTER PINR LE XF ETRN
03OTTAWA2109	CANADA RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM IRAN OVER [...] (U) Foreign Minister Graham announced on July 23 that Canada is recalling its Ambassador to Iran after Iran proceeded to bury photojournalist Zahra Kazemi rather than return her body to Canada. Kazemi's son in Montreal had called for the body to be returned to Canada, and Graham said that Kaz [...]	2003-07-23 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR CA
03OTTAWA2121	CANADIAN RESPONSE TO UNGA INITIATIVES-PART II [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian response to U.S. priority initiatives for the UNGA 58 (ref A) was largely supportive. The GOC, however, hoped the U.S. would show more flexibility on the issue of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The GOC was also uncertain about its stance on a human right [...]	2003-07-24 19:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CA UNGA AROC UNAUS
03OTTAWA2306	MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA; NATO; IRAQ; NORTH [...] "Taylor's odious exit' The liberal Toronto Star opined (8/12): "Charles Taylor has finally been pried from power in Liberia, and that's a relief. It offers hope, however faint, for the 3.3 million people who have endured 14 blood-spattered years under his kleptocratic reign of terror first a [...]	2003-08-12 20:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2355	IRAN: CANADA WOULD SUPPORT IAEA NON-COMPLIANCE [...] (C) Canada's Foreign Ministry (DFAIT) informed us on August 15 that should the USG decide to press for a resolution of non-compliance at the September IAEA Board of Governors meeting, Canada will "fully and actively" support us. Foreign Minister Graham has written to IAEA DG El Baradei, urgin [...]	2003-08-18 21:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	KNNP PHUM IR CA IAEA
03PARTO17	(U) SECRETARY POWELL'S DECEMBER 2, 2003 MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-04 03:26:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TS
03RANGOON1462	RAZALI AND THE NLD VIDEOTAPE [...] (C) Reftel indicated that UN Special Envoy Razali had requested a copy of the NLD videotape of the May 2003 ASSK convoy in northern Burma. His intention to provide the tape to certain international journalists as a way to bring external pressure on the SPDC would fulfill a request by ASSK, as [...]	2003-11-14 09:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM MY ASSK NLD
03RANGOON225	BURMA'S BANKS: GOB TAKES ACTION, BUT IS IT ENOUGH? [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has agreed to extend loans beginning next week to the country's beleaguered private banking sector. However, the regime blames the banks for their predicament, and has apparently decided to let the crisis run its course without trying any extraordinary new steps to reassu [...]	2003-02-21 09:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL ECON BM
03RANGOON249	CHINESE BANKS ARE GOATS, BUT WON'T BE SLAUGHTERED [...] (C) Summary: Mounting public frustration with the country's disgraced, largely Chinese-owned, private banks has led to fears among the Chinese business community and others of an anti-Chinese backlash. Though this remains a possibility, particularly if SPDC decides it needs a convenient scape [...]	2003-02-26 09:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON BM
03RANGOON682	SPDC STRIKES CONCILIATORY TONE IN SECOND BRIEFING [...] SUMMARY: In a June 10 briefing for journalists and diplomats following UN Special Envoy Razali's departure from Rangoon, the Foreign Ministry provided more details of the May 30 ambush of Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) motorcade near Depeyin and side-pedaled on several issues connected to the atta [...]	2003-06-10 12:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON764	NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS - BURMESE GOVERNMENT CENSORS [...] (U) The Burmese government is now censoring or controlling distribution of some foreign periodicals that are normally sold with official authorization in Burma. This is an effort to remove international reports of the May 30 attack on the National League for Democracy (NLD) convoy in Depeyin a [...]	2003-06-26 09:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO BM
03RANGOON949	NEW BURMA SANCTIONS EQUAL NEW BURMA REFUGEES? [...] (SBU) Summary: The new U.S. sanctions on Burma will have a negative impact on the economy as a whole, and the garment sector in particular. NGOs believe that the unemployment caused by the sharp decline of the garment industry will lead to an increase of trafficking in persons and attempted e [...]	2003-08-08 10:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREF PHUM PGOV BM NGO
03ROME1344	IRAQI FINANCIAL DEBT TO ITALY [...] (SBU) DESPITE ITALIAN MEDIA CLAIMS THAT IRAQI DEBT TO ITALY IS E7 BILLION, GOI OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD US THAT THE AMOUNT IS CLOSER TO E1.3 BILLION. MOST OF THE DEBT RELATES TO A MID-1980S IRAQI ORDER OF FOUR FRIGATES, WHICH WERE NEVER DELIVERED BECAUSE OF A SUBSEQUENT UN EMBARGO. THE GOI ASSUME [...]	2003-03-28 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IT EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME1455	EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER MICHAEL NOVAK IN [...] U.S. SPEAKER MICHAEL NOVAK (AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE) ADDRESSED KEY ITALIAN AND VATICAN AUDIENCES ON THE ISSUE OF "IRAQ AND THE JUST WAR THEORY" FEBRUARY 7- 10. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE WAS TO CLARIFY THE JUST NATURE OF U.S. IRAQ POLICY TO INFLUENTIAL ITALIAN AND VATICAN AUDIENCES, INC [...]	2003-04-07 10:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
03ROME1506	TFI01: GOI APPROACHES EMBASSY RE SAFETY OF ITALIAN [...] (SBU) MFA SECRETARY GENERAL'S CHIEF OF STAFF, ANTONIO ZANARDI LANDI, PHONED DCM AT THE INSTRUCTION OF FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI TO EXPRESS GOI CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY OF THE TWENTY ITALIAN JOURNALISTS AND SUPPORT STAFF IN BAGHDAD. THE JOURNALISTS WERE AT THE HOTEL SHERATON AND THE PALESTINE HOT [...]	2003-04-09 05:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1524	TFI01: UPDATE ON ITALIAN JOURNALISTS IN BAGHDAD [...] (SBU) EARLY ON APRIL 9 MFA SECRETARY GENERAL'S CHIEF OF STAFF, ANTONIO ZANARDI LANDI, SPOKE TO DCM TO FOLLOW UP PREVIOUS EVENING'S APPROACH RE SAFETY OF ITALIAN JOURNALISTS IN BAGHDAD (REFTEL). DCM ADVISED THAT WE HAD PASSED ON GOI CONCERNS TO DEPARTMENT AND TO CENTCOM, AND REAFFIRMED THAT U. [...]	2003-04-09 16:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1735	EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER KENNETH STEIN IN [...] U.S. SPEAKER KENNETH STEIN (EMORY UNIVERSITY) ADDRESSED KEY ITALIAN AUDIENCES IN MILAN, FLORENCE, ROME, NAPLES, PALERMO, CATANIA, AND MESSINA ON THE TOPIC "U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE MIDDLE EAST SINCE 9/11," MARCH 4-15, 2003. DR. STEIN, PROFESSOR OF MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY AND ISRAELI STUDIES [...]	2003-04-24 09:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
03ROME208	MFA EAST AFRICA DIRECTOR AND NSC AFRICA DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA EAST AFRICA DIRECTOR PAOLA IMPERIALE AND NSC AFRICA DIRECTOR MATTHEW MCLEAN EXCHANGED VIEWS ON A BROAD RANGE OF EAST AFRICA ISSUES. THE TWO DISCUSSED SUPPORT FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN KENYA, POLICY REGARDING SOMALILAND, THE ROLES OF DJIBOUTI AND ERITREA IN THE GWOT, AND TH [...]	2003-01-16 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE DJ ER ET SO IT UN
03ROME2331	BIOTECH OUTREACH: GREEN REVOLUTION TO GENE [...] SUMMARY. WITH SUPPORT FROM PD, USAID AND USDA, MISSION ITALY, AT THE INITIATIVE OF CONGEN FLORENCE, IS COSPONSORING A FOUR DAY CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA MAY 28-31. HEADLINING THE PROGRAM IS NOBEL PRIZE PRIZE WINNER NORMAN BORLAUG, AND SWISS SCIENTIST [...]	2003-05-28 08:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL OIIP IT PRC
03ROME2949	PROSECUTOR IN BERLUSCONI TRIAL CALLS LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Berlusconi's judicial bribery case is on hold for the immediate future. As expected, the prosecuting magistrates in the case used a scheduled June 25 hearing to charge that the law suspending the trial is unconstitutional. The court will decide on June 30 wheth [...]	2003-06-27 14:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IT
03ROME2956	GOI MINISTERS ASSERT SAFETY AND IMPORTANCE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. At the annual assembly of Assobiotec (Italy,s national association of biotechnology companies) held in Rome on June 10, 2003, Minister of Productive Activities Antonio Marzano and Minister of Health Girolamo Sirchia addressed the importance of the sector to Italy,s future. They [...]	2003-06-30 10:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD IT PGOV TBIO UN
03ROME4238	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: FRANCE'S CHALLENGE TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary. France's continued flouting of Stability and Growth Pact budgetary guidelines dominated the September 12-13 informal ECOFIN meetings in Stresa, Italy. Although most delegations, with Holland and Austria being the most vocal, called for fines to be imposed on France, the French [...]	2003-09-17 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN IT EUN
03ROME4923	IS ITALYS EXPORT LED GROWTH MODEL IN TROUBLE? [...] SUMMARY: ITALIAN EXPORTS TO ITS MAJOR MARKETS ARE FACING STIFF COMPETITION FROM, AND LOSING MARKET SHARE TO, CHEAPER EXPORTS FROM ASIA. THE THREAT HAS TRIGGERED MUCH POLITICAL POSTURING IN ITALY, WITH FINANCE MINISTER TREMONTI AND UMBERTO BOSSI, NORTHERN LEAGUE LEADER AND MINISTER OF REFORM [...]	2003-10-29 14:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME4957	IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION: ITALY'S SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in paragraph 15. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Italy's Special Envoy to Iraq, Ambassador Antonio Armellini, met with EmbOffs on October 27 to discuss the reconstruction process to date and Italy's pledge of Euro 200 million at the Madrid Donors Conference. Armell [...]	2003-10-31 07:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON PREL IZ IT EUN
03ROME5639	PRESIDENT CIAMPI SENDS CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA REFORM [...] Summary: Italian President Ciampi declined to sign draft legislation reforming Italy's media sector December 15 and sent the bill back to Parliament. Ciampi cited technical legal conflicts and broader concerns about the legislation's potential constraints on media pluralism in a further- lib [...]	2003-12-18 08:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
03ROME5655	REPORT OF THE 32ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE [...] At the November 26 - December 11 meetings of the FAO Conference and FAO Council, member governments debated international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues and agreed on a budget and important institutional reforms. 2. In his statement on the State of Food and Agricu [...]	2003-12-19 10:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC ETRD EFIS SENV EAID FAO WFP
03ROME657	TAREQ AZIZ'S VISIT TO ROME - FINAL REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TAREQ AZIZ'S VISIT TO ROME DID LITTLE TO CHANGE THE GOI'S FIRM STAND ON IRAQ. AS REQUESTED IN REF E, PM BERLUSCONI DID NOT MEET AZIZ. FM FRATTINI SENT A TOUGH MESSAGE TO AZIZ IN PERSON AND IN PUBLIC ON IRAQ'S NEED TO COOPERATE IMMEDIATELY, FULLY, AND ACTIVELY WITH THE UN WEAPO [...]	2003-02-18 14:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME810	GOVERNMENT OF ITALY HAS HANDLE ON TRAINSTOPPING [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOI, WORKING WITH THE U.S. MILITARY AND THE EMBASSY, HAS PREVENTED ANTI-WAR PROTESTERS FROM STOPPING TRAINS MOVING U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT FROM THE SOUTHERN EUROPEAN TASK FORCE (SETAF) TO CAMP DARBY. PROTEST ACTIVITY IS SPREADING, BUT THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (MOI) HAS IMPL [...]	2003-02-26 17:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR IT FORCES IN ITALY IRAQI FREEDOM
03SANAA1414	YEMEN: FORMER IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM ARRIVES [...] (S/NF) On June 18, before a meeting with FM Qirbi (see septels),Charge delivered the USG response to the ROYG request for information on Salah al-Muktar, the Saddam-era Iraqi Ambassador to Vietnam, to Abdul Hakim al-Iryani, Advisor to Foreign Minister Qirbi. Iryani noted that the text (s [...]	2003-06-21 03:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL ASEC IZ VM YM
03SANAA1559	YEMEN'S MEPI STRATEGY [...] (U)Summary: Embassy Sanaa presents the MEPI Strategy 2003/04 at para 2, prepared by the Embassy Development Team that includes Pol/Econ, PD and USAID. This strategy reflects Embassy Sanaa's long-term goals for MEPI. Embassy Sanaa believes MEPI will become a substantive part of our engagement [...]	2003-06-30 14:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KPAO EAID YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM ECON COM
03SANAA1577	AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: LET'S [...] Summary: The Ambassador called on the newly-appointed Minister of Human Rights Amat al-Alim al-Suswa on June 30. In a cordial meeting, they discussed the state of human rights in Yemen, the 2002 Human Rights Report, developments in the new Ministry and specific human rights issues, including [...]	2003-07-01 13:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR YM HUMAN RIGHTS
03SANAA1788	MINISTER OF INFORMATION AL-AWADHI OPEN TO [...] (c) Summary: The Ambassador, PAO, and Pol/Econ Chief paid a courtesy call on Minister of Information Hussein Dhaifallah al-Awadhi on July 23 to congratulate him on his appointment and deliver the demarche points in reftel b. (Note: Biographical information in paragraph 8.) In addition to em [...]	2003-07-23 14:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PINR YM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03SANAA2341	YEMEN NATIONAL COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO [...] (c) On September 15, the Northern Primary Court in Sanaa sentenced Ali al-Jarallah to death for the December 28, 2002 assassination of Jarallah Omar, deputy secretary-general of the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP) (ref a),and plotting the December 30 murders of three American medical personnel at [...]	2003-09-17 16:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA2342	REPORTS OF 9/16 KIDNAPPING OVERSTATED; NO [...] (s/nf) Summary: Post has determined from various ROYG sources, informed journalists and the Egyptian Embassy that 9/16 media reports that an Egyptian diplomat was kidnapped in Sanaa were overstated. While sources provide a range of variant "facts" and posit wildly differing motives for the a [...]	2003-09-17 19:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER ASEC EG YM
03SANAA3016	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF PHIL REEKER, STATE [...] SUMMARY: U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesman Phil Reeker visited Yemen during December 8-11. He held an open meeting with the press in Sana'a December 9th attended by journalists and correspondents of local newspapers, international news agencies and Arab TV channels including Al-Arabiya [...]	2003-12-23 12:30:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
03SANAA380	IRAQ: EVOLVING YEMENI ATTITUDES TOWARD A POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: ROYG policy and Yemeni street opinion publicly oppose a war in Iraq, but the underlying reality is more nuanced. The public line articulated by Saleh and senior officials strongly denounces war and advocates concerted Arab action to prevent it, but includes no/no expression of [...]	2003-02-27 14:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL IZ YM UN
03SANAA518	ISLAH PARTY MODERATE ON AL-MOAYED [...] (C) Summary: An Islah party leader entertained the possibility of al-Moayed's guilt after hearing evidence from the U.S. complaint. P/E DepChief met with Islah party political director Mohamed Qahtan on March 17 and discussed the case of Sheikh Mohammed Ali al-Moayed, who is an Islah party [...]	2003-03-19 14:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KJUS ASEC GM YM TERFIN
03SANAA573	TFIZ01: SANAA SITREP ON VIOLENT ANTI-WAR [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: A violent demonstration that left several demonstrators dead and injured near the Embassy has dissipated and is over as of 1800 local time. Embassy reacted the Marine Security Guard and other measures in response and informed the Embassy and American community of the [...]	2003-03-21 14:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA857	POSITIVE MEDIA REACTION TO AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO [...] Summary. Ambassador visited Marib Governorate, located in the north of Yemen, from April 20-21. (Refer to Septel.) The trip focused on health, development and cultural issues in the region and provided the opportunity for Post to emphasize work being funded by the U.S. Government in Marib. I [...]	2003-04-23 06:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SCUL YM
03SANAA875	STRONG ELECTION OBSERVATION EFFORT TO ASSESS [...] Summary: Yemen's parliamentary election April 27 (refs and septel) will benefit from a well-organized election observation effort that will assess its outcome. Encouraged by the ROYG, political parties and NGOs, more than 30,000 international and domestic observers will deploy on election d [...]	2003-04-24 12:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03SANAA969	DEMOCRACY YEMENI STYLE: TIDBITS FROM THE AFTERMATH [...] (U) Summary: Despite several irregularities in post-election procedures, the assessment of the April 27 elections remains generally positive, even among the opposition. Observers express concern that the make-up of the new parliament, with its overwhelming General People's Party (GPC) maj [...]	2003-05-05 14:10:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS
03SANTODOMINGO5157	DOMINICANS PUZZLED BY CHAVEZ'S ACCUSATIONS AND [...] (U) Summary. Relations between Venezuela and the Dominican Republic have been strained since July 27, when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused ex-Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez of conspiring to assassinate him and criticized the Dominican government for allowing this to take pl [...]	2003-09-23 23:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PREL DR VE
03SANTODOMINGO5875	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PRD VOTES "NO" TO RE-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: PRD members, in a consultative "plebiscite" October 19, voted overwhelmingly against President Mejia's bid for re-election next May. Turnout was respectable, but some voting procedures were questionable and the results were skewed by a boycott of Mejia supporters. Both Mejia and [...]	2003-10-22 10:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV
03SANTODOMINGO6952	WORKPLAN FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - HOW THE UNITED [...] (SBU) At your request in response to my thoughts reftel, I am providing to you in this message my suggestions for a calendar-based plan for U.S. Government actions to exert a positive influence on the economic and political situation in the Dominican Republic. I was heartened by Washington's [...]	2003-12-02 23:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EFIN PHUM MARR DR
03SANTODOMINGO7194	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN [...] (U) DRL PDAS Ambassador Michael Kozak and DRL Office of Multilateral Affairs Deputy Director Lynn Sicade visited the Dominican Republic November 20-22 to build support for the UN Commission on Human Rights, in which the GODR will participate starting next year. Meetings with local governmenta [...]	2003-12-10 17:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL OVIP DR
03SANTODOMINGO7304	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA ADDRESSES DOMINICAN [...] Summary. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Roger Noriega addressed a joint meeting of the Dominican Congress on December 10 in the Senate chamber. He urged congressional representatives to act quickly on a 2004 budget and he laid out U.S. views on the pending [...]	2003-12-12 21:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP PREL PHUM MARR DR
03SANTODOMINGO7406	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #9: AMBASSADOR DISHES [...] (SBU) Following is number 9 in our series on the Dominican elections: AMBASSADOR DISHES OUT U.S. MESSAGE ON ELECTIONS WHILE PLD SERVES UP VANILLA Almost two weeks ago, on December 3, the Ambassador hosted senior reps of the opposition Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) to a lunch at his res [...]	2003-12-17 12:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
03STATE75175	CUBA LAUNCHES CRACKDOWN AGAINST OPPOSITION - MORE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF CARRYING OUT ITS MOST SIGNIFICANT CRACKDOWN AGAINST THE OPPOSITION IN YEARS; SO FAR OVER 70 HAVE BEEN ARRESTED. POSTS ARE ASKED TO REQUEST HOST GOVERNMENTS TO JOIN US IN CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF THESE [...]	2003-03-21 22:09:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR CU
03TEGUCIGALPA122	EVALUATION OF AETN DIALOGUE ON "CAFTA" - JANUARY [...] Description of the activity: A one-hour interactive AETN Dialogue on "CAFTA". 2. Date: January 15, 2003; Fiscal year: FY-03, QTR 2 3. Objective: To provide Dr. Barbara Bowie-Whitman an opportunity to make clear to a wide Honduran audience the historic importance of the CAFTA negotiati [...]	2003-01-16 20:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO OIIP HO ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1938	TRUTH SCARIER THAN FICTION: AN ANALYSIS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assault rifles, gang-related, nine victims, 15 to 48 years old, early morning, all family members, murdered. It is August 5 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and the facts of the latest mass murder swirl as you thumb through the local newspapers. You know shock should follow, but it d [...]	2003-08-15 21:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KJUS KCRM PINR SNAR ECON ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA555	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] "La Prensa"2/22 San Pedro Sula-based liberal paper, carried a full-page story: "Effects of a War against Iraq will be Less Dramatic for Honduras": The Honduran Private Council for Business, the Tegucigalpa Industry Chamber of Commerce and the Forum for the Strengthening of Democracy hosted a [...]	2003-02-28 19:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA65	EVALUATION OF AETN DIALOGUE ON "WTO AGRICULTURAL [...] Description of the activity: A one-hour interactive AETN Dialogue on the "WTO Agricultural Initiative." 2. Date: January 8, 2003; Fiscal year: FY-03, QTR 1 3. Objective: To provide the local media an opportunity to discuss the issues of the new U.S. Agricultural Initiative with Alan [...]	2003-01-10 19:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO OIIP HO ETRD USTR
03THEHAGUE2480	NEW DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER DESIGNATED - BERNARD [...] (C) Summary: On September 30, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende asked retired career diplomat Bernard Bot to accept the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs beginning in early December, 2003. Bot declared himself most willing to accept the position. The intention is for de Hoop Scheffer to st [...]	2003-09-30 14:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NL
03THEHAGUE2769	ICTY: KEY WITNESSES TESTIFY TO MILOSEVIC'S CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) heard testimony from political insiders the week of October 20 as the Prosecution continued to present its case against Slobodan Milosevic. Two key witnesses offered their versions of the [...]	2003-11-04 11:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
03USUNNEWYORK300	UN/IRAQ: COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENTS FOLLOWING THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: COUNCIL MEMBERS, STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS FOLLOWING SECRETARY POWELL,S PRESENTATION CLOSELY REFLECTED THE CONTENT OF THEIR PREPARED NATIONAL STATEMENTS MADE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, AND LARGELY FELL ALONG PREDICTABLE LINES. WHEN ASKED IF SECRETARY POWELL,S PRESENTATION CONVINCED HIM [...]	2003-02-06 02:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC PARM IZ
03VATICAN1505	WAR IN IRAQ: POPE SEEKS QUICK END TO CONFLICT, [...] SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN IRAQ, POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS MADE PERSISTENT APPEALS FOR PEACE IN IRAQ AND EXPRESSED CONTINUED CONCERN FOR CIVILIANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES CAUGHT UP IN THE FIGHTING. HOWEVER, CONTRARY TO MANY MEDIA REPORTS, NEITHER THE POPE NOR SENIOR VATICAN OFFICIALS I [...]	2003-04-09 05:31:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ VT VTPREL
03VATICAN4649	BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON GIOVANNI LAJOLO - HOLY [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED HIS NUNCIO TO GERMANY, ARCHBISHOP GIOVANNI LAJOLO, AS SECRETARY OF THE SECTION FOR RELATIONS WITH STATE OF THE SECRETARIAT OF STATE, THE HOLY SEE'S EQUIVALENT OF FOREIGN MINISTER. THE OCTOBER 7 APPOINTMENT TAKES EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. LAJOLO SUCCEEDS ARCHBISH [...]	2003-10-10 10:29:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR VT
03VATICAN4874	BIOTECH: IIP VISITOR GIDDINGS INFORMS VATICAN [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-24 12:52:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAGR TBIO VT
03VATICAN5748	VATICAN DISOWNS CARDINAL'S IRAQ COMMENTS [...] (C) Holy See Secretary of State (Prime Minister equivalent) Cardinal Angelo Sodano wrote in a December 20 letter to the Ambassador that comments of Cardinal Renato Martino expressing "compassion" for Saddam Hussein and criticism of U.S. treatment of him after his capture (ref a) did not repre [...]	2003-12-30 15:44:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREL VT

03YEREVAN2853	COE SKEPTICAL NEW OMBUDSMAN LAW MEETS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Under substantial pressure from the Council of Europe, the Armenian National Assembly (NA) voted September 9 to create the position of Human Rights Ombudsman to oversee the human rights situat [...]	2003-11-28 12:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AM
03ZAGREB1298	SCENESETTER FOR AMB. LINO'S VISIT TO CROATIA JUNE [...] (C) With its application for membership in the EU's "in-box" and parliamentary elections around the corner, it is extremely unlikely that the Croatian government will move any closer to signing an Article 98 Agreement during your visit, or even discuss texts. We expect their entire focus will [...]	2003-06-06 17:23:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR HR KICC
03ZAGREB1756	USAID-FUNDED PRE-ELECTION ACTIVITIES DELIVERING [...] Croatia has made important progress on reforms since the elections in January 2000 brought an end to the nationalist regime of former President Tudjman's HDZ party. But this progress is fragile, and if the next parliamentary elections result in a government that is not committed to continuing [...]	2003-08-08 14:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV HR
03ZAGREB1937	PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) The DCM met September 3 with President Mesic,s new Foreign Policy Advisor, Ambassador Ivica Mastruko. Mastruko said there had been no discussion of military-related projects during President Mesic,s recent trip to Libya. President Mesic has washed his hands of any personal efforts to fac [...]	2003-09-05 13:47:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL HR LY
03ZAGREB213	IMPLEMENTATION OF USAID POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON [...] SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, USAID/CROATIA IS CURRENTLY FUNDING TWO ACTIVITIES FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) AND ONE FOR HIV/AIDS AND PLANS TO FUND TWO ADDITIONAL HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES IN MID-MARCH. ALL PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CONTRACTS APPROPRIATELY REFLECT USG P [...]	2003-01-30 13:16:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI HR
03ZAGREB2432	ELECTIONS: NEW POLLS SHOW RACE CLOSER THAN EVER [...] (C) SEPARATE POLLS PUBLISHED IN CROATIA'S TWO LEADING DAILY NEWSPAPERS ON NOVEMBER 17 INDICATE THAT THE RACE FOR CROATIA'S NOVEMBER 23 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION WILL BE A PHOTO FINISH. ONE PAPER GIVES THE EDGE TO A RIGHT-OF-CENTER COALITION LED BY THE NATIONALIST HDZ AND THE OTHER SUGGESTS [...]	2003-11-18 14:15:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB245	WTO BIOTECH PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESOURCE [...] (SBU) POST FEEDBACK ON REFTEL WTO BIOTECH MEDIA STRATEGY IS SHAPED BY OUR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE ISSUE AND CROATIA'S STATUS AS AN EU ASPIRANT WHICH PLANS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR ACCESSION NEXT MONTH. IN CROATIA, THERE IS LITTLE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF TRADE ISSUES, EVEN LESS OF INTER [...]	2003-01-31 17:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO HR
03ZAGREB2676	NOW PRESENTING CROATIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT - SANADER [...] (C) Croatia's newly-constituted parliament confirmed Ivo Sanader as Prime Minister On December 23. The parliament also voted confidence in Sanader's ministerial appointments. The new cabinet will have 15 members, including Sanader and two deputy Prime Ministers, a sharp change from Racan's cu [...]	2003-12-23 13:12:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HR
03ZAGREB2687	CROATIA REACTS TO U.S. CASE OF BSE, BANS IMPORTS [...] (U) ON DECEMBER 24, CROATIA BANNED THE IMPORT OF U.S. BEEF IN RESPONSE TO NEWS REPORTS OF THE FIRST CASE OF BSE IN THE U.S. ON DECEMBER 29, EMBASSY PRESENTED REFTEL NOTIFICATION OF THE BSE CASE IN U.S. TO ASSISTANT MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE MIROSLAV BOZIC ON DECEMBER 29. WHILE CROATIA DOES [...]	2003-12-29 15:24:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON HR
03ZAGREB491	CROATIAN PRIVATIZATION HITS ROADBLOCK; [...] (SBU) THE POLITICAL CONFLICT OVER THE ABORTED PRIVATIZATION OF THE SUNCANI HVAR HOTEL GROUP, REPORTED REFS A AND B, IS HAMPERING PROGRESS ON THE REST OF THE PORTFOLIO OF THE CROATIAN PRIVATIZATION FUND (CPF) AND MORE GENERALLY ON CROATIA'S WHOLE ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAM. THE ANIMUS TOWARD PRI [...]	2003-03-07 09:31:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID EAGR HR
03ZAGREB523	"ADRIATIC 3" FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING, DUBROVNIK, [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ALBANIAN, CROATIAN AND MACEDONIAN FOREIGN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00523 01 OF 02 111302Z MINISTERS MET BRIEFLY IN DUBROVNIK MARCH 7 TO CONFIRM THE "ADRIATIC CHARTER" DRAFT TEXT (ALREADY WITH DEPARTMENT),ISSUE A DECLARATION AND GIVE THE I [...]	2003-03-11 12:50:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HR AL MK IZ NATO
03ZAGREB579	IMPLICATIONS FOR CROATIA'S ECONOMY OF WAR WITH IRAQ [...] (SBU) THERE IS NO REAL CONSENSUS ON HOW HOSTILITIES IN IRAQ COULD HURT THE CROATIAN ECONOMY. THE LOCAL MEDIA IS FULL OF SPECULATION, HOWEVER, AND THE COMMENTARY AND "ANALYIS" OFTEN BETRAY FAMILIAR -- ANTI-WAR -- BIASES. TOURISM IS THE SINGLE LARGEST SOURCE OF FOREIGN REVENUE FOR CROATIA, AND [...]	2003-03-14 17:14:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR HR IZ
03ZAGREB824	TFIZ01: GOC STATEMENT ON THE FALL OF IRAQI REGIME [...] ON APRIL 11, THE GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA ISSUED A STATEMENT COMMENTING ON THE FALL OF BAGHDAD AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE IRAQI REGIME. THE STATEMENT (FULL TEXT BELOW) HAILS THE END OF THE REGIME AS A CHANCE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE, AS WELL AS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PEACE AND STABIL [...]	2003-04-15 06:41:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM HR IZ
04ABUDHABI1059	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: USEMBASSY ABU DHABI DOMINATES [...] SUMMARY: DESPITE OVERWHELMINGLY BAD NEWS EMANATING FROM IRAQ AND ISRAEL, THE COVERAGE OF PA ACTIVITIES DURING THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF MARCH WAS REMARKABLE FOR ITS QUANTITY AND UPBEAT TONE. FOLLOWING SPECIAL MEDIA TOUR AND EXTENDED COVERAGE OF THE NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND EARLY IN THE MONTH, POST ARR [...]	2004-04-07 13:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI1336	MEDIA REACTION: ASSISTANCE FOR A STATE DEPARTMENT [...] SUMMARY: PUBLIC AFFAIRS ARRANGED A PRESS CONFERENCE DURING A STATE DEPARTMENT SPONSORED CONFERENCE WITH ANTHONY LEKETA, DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PMO, CPA ON THE SIDELINE OF A CONFERENCE "IRAQ NOW: OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUBCONTRACTORS" WHICH WAS HELD IN DUBAI, APRIL 20, 2004. THE EVEN [...]	2004-04-27 12:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI1589	UAE ACTIVIST ATTEMPTS TO OPEN INDEPENDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Roken (PLEASE PROTECT),a Dubai-based Emirati human rights activist, moderate Islamist, and longtime Embassy contact, informed Poloff on May 9, under conditions of confidentiality, that he and four women will attempt SIPDIS to open a "genuine, independe [...]	2004-05-17 13:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR TC
04ABUDHABI1608	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: THE SHADOW OF ABU GHRAIN ABUSES ON [...] SUMMARY: UAE'S LARGEST CIRCULATION, PAN-ARAB AND SHARJAH-BASED DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" SPONSORED A TWO-DAY SEMINAR ENTITLED "ARAB PRESS IN A CHANGING WORLD". THE SEMINAR, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY PROMINENT ARAB AND UAE MEDIA PERSONALITIES, AGREED THAT THE ARAB MEDIA IN GENERAL AND THE PRESS IN PARTI [...]	2004-05-19 13:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI165	UAE SUCCESSION: SHAYKH MOHAMMED BIN [...] (C) Summary: Reaction to the appointment of LTG Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) as Deputy Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi has been very positive. Everyone agrees that it settles the leadership succession issue by removing Shaykh Zayed's undependable son, Shaykh Sultan, from consideration as a futur [...]	2004-01-14 15:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TC
04ABUDHABI2524	MUSLIM WORLD OUTREACH--ABU DHABI RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is little sign of an active political Islamic movement in the UAE. The UAEG promotes the moderate practice of Islam and the vast majority of religious group in the UAE follow a moderate practice of Islam in line with UAEG policy. The Mission is actively engaging Emirati [...]	2004-07-28 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO OIIP EAID KDEM OPRC PREL PHUM PTER KISL
04ABUDHABI2998	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/WEST BANK [...] Summary: The suicide bombings in Beersheeba yesterday and the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq dominated coverage in local print and electronic media. An editorial in "Al Khaleej" noted that the suicide bombings in the West Bank are defensive acts. An editorial in "Al Bayan" su [...]	2004-09-02 03:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI3409	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH UAE FOREIGN [...] (C) Making her initial call on UAE Foreign Minister Rashed Abdullah al Noaimi September 27, the Ambassador and the FM reviewed our robust bilateral cooperation agenda and discussed cooperation under BMENA and MEPI. The Minister expressed his desire to cooperate with the U.S. and benefit fro [...]	2004-09-28 12:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KMPI TC
04ABUDHABI3430	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AL JAZEERA AND BEHEADINGS [...] SUMMARY: COLUMNIST YOUSSEF IBRAHIM WROTE IN "AL ITTIHAD" THAT AL JAZEERA ABUSED ITS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION BY DEBATING WHETHER THE BEHEADING OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN IRAQ IS A JUSTIFIED METHOD OF RESISTANCE. END SUMMARY. 2. UNDER THE HEADLINE "IS AL JAZEERA ALLOWED TO ADVOCATE BEHADINGS [...]	2004-10-01 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI3583	Embassies Abu Dhabi and Baghdad Join Forces to Train [...] Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi's Public Affairs Section combined forces with Embassy Baghdad to host 10 Iraqi journalists, (8 men & 2 women) in a workshop entitled Effective Use of the Internet for Journalists, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 25th to 30th, 2004. Embassy Baghdad Publi [...]	2004-10-12 04:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO TC OIIP KIRC
04ABUDHABI3689	MEDIA ASSISTANCE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST: WORKSHOP [...] SUMMARY: An October 4 - 6 Regional Media Assistance workshop in Abu Dhabi, funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and USAID, succeeded in soliciting an abundance of ideas and insights from Middle Eastern media experts. Participants were frank about the need for a more indepe [...]	2004-10-18 11:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI KPAO PHUM XF
04ABUDHABI4061	UAE minimizing influence of Islamic extremists [...] (C) Summary: Over the past several years, senior UAE ruling family members have shared concerns with us about a small, yet potentially harmful Islamic extremist movement in their politically and socially moderate federation, and they have outlined their efforts to minimize this extremist influ [...]	2004-11-10 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	KISL PGOV PREL TC
04ABUDHABI629	Perceived inaction on Roadmap fuels debate [...] (C) Summary: There is a perception here among policymakers, students, journalists, and academics, that the USG no longer considers the Palestinian- Israeli issue a major priority. That perception is fuelled in recent weeks by the lack of any mention of it in the President's inaugural intervie [...]	2004-03-07 13:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS TC
04ABUDHABI813	MEDIA REACTION: DEMONSTRATIONS / DEATH OF JOURNALISTS [...] SUMMARY: DEMONSTRATIONS ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCCUPATION IN IRAQ ALL AROUND THE WORLD, AND THE DEATH OF THE TWO REPORTERS FROM AL ARABIYAH SATELLITE NEWS CHANNEL DOMINATED COVERAGE IN ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED HOW THE WHOLE WORLD IS AGAINST U [...]	2004-03-22 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI814	TRIP READOUT - G/TIP VISIT TO UAE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From February 11 to 15, G/TIP Senior Coordinator for Reports Mark Taylor and NEA/RA Desk Officer Nahide Bayrasli visited the UAE to update information for the 2004 Trafficking in Persons Report. The meetings were very informative, and the team stated on several occasions that [...]	2004-03-22 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL TC
04ABUJA1040	FUEL STRIKE ENTERS DAY 2: COMING OR GOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) strike began its second day much as the first day. Businesses, especially banks and filling stations, remain closed in many parts of the country. The strike remains for the most part non-violent, but a clash outside NLC headquarters today cla [...]	2004-06-10 13:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EPET NI
04ABUJA1074	ICPC FEELS US LOOKING OVER ITS SHOULDER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC),charged with investigating and prosecuting government corruption, has had limited success: dozens of cases filed, many against rather senior officials; no convictions to date. Under pressure from [...]	2004-06-17 12:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR EFIN NI
04ABUJA1332	MUSLIM WORLD OUTREACH - PCC REQUEST FOR STRATEGIES [...] Summary: Nigeria's large Muslim population is highly critical of US foreign policy and harbors many misconceptions and stereotypes about American society. Muslim media re-inforce these negative opinions. Our current Muslim outreach strategy is effective but needs vastly increased public an [...]	2004-08-02 04:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PREL EAID PHUM PGOV OIIP OEXC
04ABUJA1442	THE NIGERIA LABOR CONGRESS MOBILIZES AGAINST [...] Summary. The Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) has unveiled its plan to stop the passage of a trade union reform bill now before the national assembly. Proposed by the Presidency, the bill seeks to end the NLC's monopoly as the only recognized labor federation in Nigeria, stop automatic dues pa [...]	2004-08-20 12:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PINR KDEM ECON NI
04ABUJA1506	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MAKING WAVES [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigerian legislators are suddenly making news. The House of Representatives was applauded for passing the Freedom of Information Bill, making government information open to the public and protecting whistle blowers. The Senate yesterday unanimously demanded that President Ob [...]	2004-09-01 14:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NI
04ABUJA1656	RIVERS STATE FLARES UP AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Delta continues as a flashpoint of communal/political problems in Nigeria. The political and economic environment there has given rise to competing gangs of criminals, militias and political opportunists (Ref A). President Obasanjo has spoken of a desire for a peaceful solut [...]	2004-09-24 12:25:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NI ASEC DELTAVIOLENCE
04ABUJA167	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: NIGERIA [...] The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the 2003-4 edition of the Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: the U.S. Record. Begin text. Nigeria held multiparty general elections in 2003, the second since the end of military rule in 1998, returning President Obasanjo to another four- [...]	2004-02-03 14:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM NI
04ABUJA1836	TV COOP PROGRAM STIRS UP SUPPORT FOR AGR0- [...] Summary: USG-sponsored TV Coop program on agricultural biotechnology has elicited positive reactions from Nigeria's scientific community and key policy makers, and has further strengthened a progressive policy drive to use U.S. approaches and technologies to revive Nigeria's ailing agriculture [...]	2004-11-01 05:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KPAO SCUL OIIP NI EAID
04ABUJA2146	NIGERIA'S PREPARATIONS FOR ROUND 2 OF THE [...] This is an update of biosafety developments that have occurred in Nigeria since February 2004. According to Nigerian press reporting, biotechnologists, journalists, and other stakeholders met twice for a "brainstorming and public outing [discussion]" of Nigeria's National Biosafety Framework [...]	2004-12-29 08:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAGR EAID TBIO
04ABUJA221	REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: Nigeria's introduction of Sharia criminal law in 12 northern states beginning in 1999 remains a contentious issue in Nigeria. Consequently, Nigeria has experienced sporadic social and religious tensions - occasionally erupting in violence -- which have continued to impact negatively [...]	2004-02-10 10:01:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL KDEM OIIP NI
04ABUJA315	NIGERIA AND BIOTECHNOLOGY PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] Summary. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria would like to propose several projects to expand biotechnology awareness and acceptance in Nigeria; all are consistent with the Mission's biotechnology collaborative efforts with the National Agency for Biotechnology Development and Assistance (NABDA) and [...]	2004-02-24 13:33:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TBIO EAGR KPAO NI
04ABUJA572	NIGERIA'S NATIONAL ELECTIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria held its long-postponed (reftel) national round of Local Government Area (LGA) elections March 27. Overwhelmingly, whatever party ruled the state government also won the LGA elections in each state, not surprising as the "State Independent Electoral Commissions" (SIECs [...]	2004-04-02 05:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
04ABUJA680	PUBLIC DIPLOMACY INFLUENCE ANALYSIS IN NIGERIA [...] Introduction: Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation with approximately 130 million people. The country has access to a complex array of media, both foreign and domestic, electronic and print, as well as growing use of the Internet. Nigerian public figures and opinion leaders utilize and [...]	2004-04-20 06:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO NI
04ACCRA1369	GHANA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 2004 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for the period May 17 - June 25, 2004. The issues covered are: -- Westel/GoG Negotiations Nearing End -- Maryland State Trade Delegation -- Ghana Meeting on ECOWAS Common External Tariff -- Free Enterprise Marathon - [...]	2004-06-29 09:30:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN GH
04ACCRA2142	EMBASSY OUTREACH TRIP TO GHANA'S WESTERN REGION [...] Summary: On October 20-21, DCM led an Embassy delegation to Takoradi, capital of Ghana's Western region, to reach out to business and Western military command contacts and public diplomacy audiences outside of Accra. (We recently did a similar road show in Kumasi, Ashanti region). Emboffs m [...]	2004-11-01 06:58:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EINV MOPS OTRA CVIS GH
04ACCRA2158	GHANAIAN COMMUNITY LEADERS HONE LOBBYING SKILLS [...] Summary. Post sponsored a workshop on grassroots democracy for 35 community leaders in the economically deprived area of northern Ghana from October 19-21, 2004. Representatives from government, non-governmental organizations, and the media met to discuss ways to create a grassroots constitue [...]	2004-11-02 15:53:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC PGOV GH
04ACCRA2182	GHANA ELECTION SEASON UPDATE: ONE MONTH TO GO [...] (C) A month before Ghana's December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections, the campaign is heating up but the political atmosphere is generally peaceful. The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) appears to have the edge over its three party rivals. Poor turnout during the public exhibition of [...]	2004-11-05 08:19:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GH
04ACCRA2239	USG SUPPORT FOR GHANA'S DECEMBER 7 ELECTION [...] (U) USG support for the upcoming Ghanaian presidential and parliamentary elections includes $1,164,000 in USAID and STATE funding for election-related programs. PAS has provided $35,000 to support election programs related to the media. The final transfer of funds was presented on November 10 w [...]	2004-11-12 21:19:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GH
04ACCRA2384	GHANA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 2004 [...] This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for November 2004. The issues covered are: -- Ambassador Hosts AmCham Breakfast -- Fitch and Standard and Poor's Reaffirm Ghana Ratings -- World Bank Approves West Africa Gas Pipeline Project -- President Kufuor Opens Co [...]	2004-12-07 15:08:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EMIN GH OPIC
04ACCRA301	RAWLINGS AT NRC: BIG BUILD-UP, BIGGER LET-DOWN [...] (SBU) Summary. Former President Jerry Rawlings appeared before the National Reconciliation Commission on February 12. Intense media speculation preceded his appearance, which had been the occasion of considerable jockeying between the Commission and Rawlings' legal team. He answered a sho [...]	2004-02-13 10:12:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM GH
04ACCRA63	SCENESETTER FOR HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALLEN: GHANA [...] Your visit to Ghana provides an opportunity to encourage further momentum to Ghana's efforts to build capacity to address basic health concerns on infant, child and maternal mortality and morbidity, and help prevent HIV/AIDS transmission and mitigate its impact on Ghana's population. Ghana's [...]	2004-01-12 18:21:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OTRA PGOV AMGT ECON GH
04ADANA103	SE TURKEY GREETS CHARGE WITH A MIXED REVIEW ON REFORMS [...] (U) Charge visited Adana and Gaziantep July 29-30 to hear from members of the business and non-governmental community about developments in the region. Their views varied widely from cautious optimism about democratic reforms to despair at the maintenance of the status quo. Wrongful impris [...]	2004-08-19 06:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL TU PTER ADANA
04ADANA126	LOCAL TV STATIONS APPLY TO BROADCAST IN KURDISH [...] (U) Summary: At least four local television stations - three in Diyarbakir and one in Batman - have applied to Turkey's Radio and Television Board (RTUK) for the right to broadcast Kurdish-language programs. RTUK has acknowledged the applications and claims it is reviewing them in consultatio [...]	2004-09-24 14:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA132	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY OCTOBER 01, 2004 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 01, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. MILLIYET/SABA [...]	2004-10-04 06:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA43	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 10-2, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-13 05:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA53	FIRE BOMB IN ADANA ATM, REMOTE MINES IN SE TURKEY [...] (SBU) According to the TNP, there was an explosion at the ATM machine for the Pamuk Bank located in north Adana in the vicinity of Turgut Ozal Boulevard, 100 meters from post's three officer residences, on April 21. An unidentified person used a plastic water bottle to contain an explosive [...]	2004-04-30 20:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PINR TU ADANA
04AMMAN10217	HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENT FOCUSES ON GENDER VIOLENCE [...] Post sponsored a Human Rights Day event on December 13. The program featured a panel discussion of four prominent women activists who discussed gender violence in Jordan, including honor crimes. The audience of approximately 45 included activists, NGOs, GOJ officials, local press, and members [...]	2004-12-28 14:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN JO
04AMMAN1270	JORDAN REACTION TO AL HURRA LAUNCH [...] EARLY REACTION TO THE LAUNCHING OF AL HURRA IN JORDAN IS PREDICTABLY NEGATIVE FROM THE PROFESSIONAL PUNDIT CLASS, BUT MORE NUANCED AMONG OTHER - PARTICULARLY YOUNGER - CONTACTS OF PAS AMMAN. THE HARSHEST CRITICISM HERE AIMS AT THE VERY PRESENCE OF THE CHANNEL, NOT ITS CONTENT, THOUGH THERE I [...]	2004-02-19 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KPAO TSPA OIIP
04AMMAN1721	MONITORING AND EVALUATING SEEDS OF PEACE'S [...] REGIONAL REFCOORD ASSISTANT MONITORED PRM-FUNDED ACTIVITIES AT SEEDS OF PEACE'S COEXISTENCE CENTER IN DECEMBER 2003 AND THROUGH FOLLOW-UP PHONE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH 2004. CABLE IS KEYED TO MONITORING GUIDANCE PROVIDED REF A. A. REFCOORD ASSISTANT MET WITH SEEDS OF PEAC [...]	2004-03-07 16:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
04AMMAN1737	JORDANIAN CIVIL SOCIETY REPS QUESTION U.S. STAYING [...] Jordanian civil society reps told U/S Grossman March 3 that they supported reforms in the Middle East, but saw deep mistrust of U.S. motives among Arabs. Most doubted the ability of the U.S. to carry through on its commitments to democratic reform. Many asked that the U.S. not impose ideas [...]	2004-03-08 16:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM JO
04AMMAN1784	IMPENDING PRICE AND TAX HIKES THREATEN PUBLIC [...] (C) The GOJ has publicly confirmed that it will raise the general sales tax rate and the prices of oil derivatives as early as April. Despite the GOJ's efforts to prepare the country for these increases, Jordanian public opinion remains overwhelmingly opposed to price hikes. Prime Minister Fa [...]	2004-03-09 15:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON JO
04AMMAN181	MEPI WOMEN AND THE LAW WORKSHOP [...] With reference to the MEPI "Women and Law" conference to be held in Amman on February 16-18, 2004: Post understands that the following Jordanians will be asked to take part in the Conference program: Dr. Rateb Thaher - Panel: The Role of the Legal Framework Dr. Hamdi Murad - Panel: The Rol [...]	2004-01-08 13:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI KDEM KJUS PHUM KPAO SCUL JO
04AMMAN2072	Jordanian Youth Respond Enthusiastically to Youth [...] Summary. Over the last month, the Mission mounted a number of initiatives aimed at broadening our outreach to Jordanian youth. Among this population, animosity and distrust of the U.S. run high in the wake of the Israeli- Palestinian crisis and the overwhelmingly negative coverage in the [...]	2004-03-18 09:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL KPAO XF JO
04AMMAN2356	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-28 12:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN2525	American Language Center, Message of Thanks from [...] I would like to extend my personal thanks to OBO Director Williams for his recent visit to Amman and especially for the OBO decision to approve up to 60,000 USD per year in leasehold funding for the American Language Center, which per reftel we will need to move from its present location for [...]	2004-04-01 13:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL KPAO XF JO
04AMMAN2645	JORDANIAN COURT SENTENCES 8 TO DEATH FOR FOLEY [...] (U) The Jordanian State Security Court on April 6 sentenced eight men to death for killing USAID official Laurence Foley in front of his Amman home on October 28, 2002. All six suspects tried in absentia, including Jordanian national and al-Qa'ida affiliate Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, received t [...]	2004-04-06 17:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER JO
04AMMAN2882	JORDANIANS WORRY CONCESSIONS TO ISRAEL PAVE WAY [...] (C) Jordanian commentators and contacts almost uniformly criticized President Bush's remarks on April 14 endorsing Israel's plan to withdraw from Gaza, seeing his statements about Palestinians' right of return and Israeli settlements as an inappropriate attempt to prejudge final status issues [...]	2004-04-15 18:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF ASEC KPAL IS JO
04AMMAN3148	KING'S DECISION TO POSTPONE D.C. VISIT LOWERS [...] (C) Summary. Activists have continued to express the anger and sympathy felt in Jordan after the Rantissi assassination and President Bush,s assurances to Sharon. The GOJ has aligned itself with public opinion, denouncing the Israelis' "heinous crime" in the killing and postponing an Abdulla [...]	2004-04-22 15:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KISL KPAL IS JO
04AMMAN3484	JORDANIANS VENT ANGER AT U.S., WHILE OTHERS [...] (C) Strong public opposition to U.S. policies in the region and, more recently, outrage over the Abu Ghreib prisoner abuse story continue to fuel anti-U.S. sentiment in Jordan. Articles attacking the U.S. figure prominently in the press while opposition groups have stepped up their activitie [...]	2004-05-06 16:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PHUM PREL KISL KPAL IZ IS JO
04AMMAN3733	GOJ PROGRESSING ON PLAN OF ACTION FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) The Ministry of Political Development recently distributed a draft strategy and plan of action for political reform to selected diplomatic missions, members of Parliament (MPs),journalists and NGOs. The plan is relatively forthright in its assessment of the obstacles to the development [...]	2004-05-13 09:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM JO
04AMMAN389	OPPOSITION ATTACKS GOJ MINISTERS, POLICIES AS NEW [...] (S) Recent royal and government statements encouraging greater political openness have led to new and more open public and private debate on important public policy issues, including school curriculum reform, contemplated price increases, and government spending on social programs. The deba [...]	2004-01-15 19:21:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM JO
04AMMAN3907	IRAQ FY 05 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM [...] NAME: MS.AMAL UMRAN AL RUBAIEE TITLE: MANAGER, WOMENS'S CENTER COUNCIL PROJECT: RP: "YOUNG LEADERS," JULY 7-JULY 22, 2005 NOMINATING SECTION: PAO- KARBALA- R. ANDREW DICKSON III RANK 1 2. NAME: MS. NIHAL ABDULZAHRA TITLE: MEMBER OF PROVINCIAL CONCIL PROJECT: MRP: "GRASSROOTS DE [...]	2004-05-19 10:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI OEXC SCUL JO PGOVE
04AMMAN4555	JORDANIAN PRESS: WHEN IN A PICKLE, PRAISE THE KING [...] (C) Summary. Given the anti-American sentiment on the street and the recent events of Abu Ghreib prison and the violence in Rafah, the Jordanian news media have not missed an opportunity over the past month to attack not only U.S. policy, but American institutions and society in general. The [...]	2004-06-06 13:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PA PREL KPAO IO
04AMMAN4670	JORDAN'S FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES IMF VISIT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Abu Hammour related to the Ambassador June 2 that the visiting IMF team said Jordan would graduate from the IMF program "with honors." Although the IMF had raised its growth estimate for Jordan for 2004 to 5.5%, he said it could just as easily have been 6%. Bo [...]	2004-06-08 15:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID IZ JO
04AMMAN5109	JORDANIAN-PALESTINIANS ON EDGE AS CONFLICT ROILS [...] (C) The festering Palestinian-Israeli conflict has rekindled sensitivity among some Jordanians of Palestinian origin about their position in Jordanian society, highlighting their strained relationship with the dominant (but minority) East Bank Jordanian community. It also has given rise rec [...]	2004-06-23 10:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KPAL IS JO
04AMMAN5674	JORDANIAN CABINET SENDS MEDIA REFORM MEASURES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE JORDANIAN CABINET APPROVED JULY 6 THREE MEASURES AIMED AT LIBERALIZING PRINT AND BROADCAST MEDIA IN JORDAN. DRAFT REFORMS INCLUDE THE ELIMINATION OF PRE-PUBLICATION REVIEW OF BOOKS; PROTECTION OF JOURNALISTS FROM DETENTION OR THE CLOSURE OF PUBLICATIONS WITHOUT A COURT ORDE [...]	2004-07-08 14:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM JO
04AMMAN5695	ARAB WOMEN JOURNALISTS STRENGTHEN TIES, QUESTION PRIORITIES AND PLEDGE TO REACH OUT TO THE USA [...] Summary: The third annual conference of the Arab Women's Media Center (AWMC),a Jordanian NGO, brought together 60 women from 12 Arab countries, the Palestinian Authority and Israel in late June. USG sponsorship made it possible for these women to gather in Amman; over 80 percent of the fund [...]	2004-07-09 08:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KWMN KPAL ALNEA
04AMMAN5725	GOJ APPROVAL RATING RISES IN POLL, BUT HOW LONG [...] (C) The government of Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez enjoyed a rise in public approval ratings, according to an opinion poll conducted 200 days after the government's formation. The poll director attributed this development to low initial expectations and a combination of one-time factors, a [...]	2004-07-11 13:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PTER ECON JO
04AMMAN6576	NEW JORDAN DAILY SHAKES UP MEDIA MARKET [...] Summary: A new Jordanian daily newspaper ("Al Ghad" - "tomorrow") hit the stands August 1, billing itself as an independent (financially and editorially) alternative to Jordan's staid and risk-averse media establishment. Its owner, a marketing tycoon with connections to the Royal Family, pro [...]	2004-08-05 14:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV KMPI PHUM KMDR JO
04AMMAN7336	CABINET SHAKE-UP EXPECTED [...] (C) Summary: PM Fayez has told the press a cabinet shuffle will occur soon, probably by early October. For different reasons, he and ministers heavily involved in Jordan's economic and social reform successes appear safe for now, but a degree of royal disfavor with Fayez remains evident. [...]	2004-09-01 17:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JO
04AMMAN8350	KING ABDALLAH FIVE YEARS ON [...] (C) Jordan's King Abdallah continues to enjoy firm backing from the Hashemites' traditional pillars of support -- the East Bank tribes and the security/military services -- as well as the economic elite. His supporters give him credit for navigating Jordan through several regional crises dur [...]	2004-10-06 12:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL KMPI ECON JO
04AMMAN842	JORDAN: HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY IN 2003/4 [...] Post is providing the following report on actions taken by the USG in Jordan during 2003 and January 2004. This information is keyed to the requirements of reftel para 6. 2. Begin text: A) Jordan has a history of restrictions on freedom of speech, press, assembly, and association, a weak [...]	2004-02-04 11:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM JO
04AMMAN8580	ANOTHER PRISON RIOT PRECEDES ABUSE TRIAL [...] (U) Another riot at the Al-Juweideh correctional facility October 6 preceded the opening of the trial of eleven officers charged in connection with the September 1 death of an inmate (reftel). Violence erupted a third time at the prison October 12. End Summary. ---------------------------- [...]	2004-10-17 14:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KMPI JO
04AMMAN8595	MEDIA REACTION ON ANTI-SEMITISM LAW [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-18 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04AMMAN8793	THE JORDAN-ISRAEL PEACE TREATY: TEN YEARS LATER [...] (C) At the ten year mark, the Jordan-Israel peace treaty remains a cornerstone for Jordan's security and economic strategy. Despite a rocky political relationship, intelligence and military relations between Jordan and Israel are solid. Furthermore, the treaty provided the breakthrough whic [...]	2004-10-25 19:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
04AMMAN9280	GOJ DIPS IN PUBLIC APPROVAL RATING [...] (U) According to a late October public opinion poll, only 16.8% of Jordanians believed that the government would be greatly successful in achieving its priorities, down from 23.3% of those surveyed four months earlier (ref b). Asked about the October 25 Cabinet reshuffle, 58% of Jordanians t [...]	2004-11-21 12:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL ECON KMPI JO
04AMMAN9779	KING MEETS WITH PALESTINIAN LEADERS; JORDANIANS [...] (U) In the wake of Yasser Arafat's death and amidst preparations for the Palestinian elections, Jordanians are cautiously optimistic that a new window of opportunity now exists to move the peace process forward. The government of Jordan has pledged moral support for the upcoming vote, and an [...]	2004-12-10 10:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
04AMMAN9851	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-13 12:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
04ANKARA1007	OUTREACH TO MUSLIM AUDIENCES IN TURKEY [...] While Turkey's 20th century history is completely different from other countries in the Greater Middle East, the issues we are dealing with in this 99 percent Muslim country are at their base only different in degrees. Like the rest of the region, Turkey has been governed by an elite intent [...]	2004-02-21 07:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI KISL TU
04ANKARA1233	TURKEY: 2004 ANTI TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Embassy point of contact is David McFarland, who replaces Phil Kaplan following submission of this report. Kaplan (rank: FSO-03) spent approximately 100 hours in prepara [...]	2004-03-02 11:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
04ANKARA127	CHARGE DISCUSSES ANTI-TIP EFFORTS WITH MFA [...] (U) Summary: Charge and Poloff met January 6 with MFA Deputy U/S Ertay and MFA Deputy DG Topcuoglu to discuss GOT efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and the upcoming State Department TIP Report. Topcuoglu said neither the GOT nor its NGO partner have been able to secure funding to [...]	2004-01-08 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA1303	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-04 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1315	IRAQ: REPORTS OF OSMAN OCALAN SURRENDER HAVE [...] (U) Turkish and Iraqi Kurd press have reported between Feb. 27 and March 4 that PKK/KADEK/KONGRA-GEL leader Osman Ocalan and between 15 and 100 of his followers may have surrendered to US forces or to the KDP, and that Ocalan is negotiating with US reps in Mosul to continue his activities ther [...]	2004-03-04 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR PTER TU IZ
04ANKARA1359	DEFENSE, PROSECUTION IN TORTURE CASE BLAST U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Both the prosecution and defense in the death-in-detention case of Birtan Altinbas March 5 criticized a letter from the Secretary to FM Gul raising concerns about the trial. The attorneys accused the U.S. of interfering with the independence of the judiciary. The lead prosecuting [...]	2004-03-05 16:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA1373	TURKEY WANTS TIGRIS-EUPHRATES BASIN AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials say Turkey wants to begin a dialogue with Syria and Iraq, leading to a comprehensive water sharing/management agreement for the Tigris-Euphrates basin, part of an effort by the Turkish government to contribute to stability in the region. They say that in the comin [...]	2004-03-08 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECIN IZ PREL SENV SY TU
04ANKARA1500	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-12 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1532	TENSIONS REMAIN IN SOUTHEAST, DESPITE REFORMS [...] (C) Summary: Kurds in southeast Turkey want the U.S. to solve the Kurdish problem internationally as part of the Greater Middle East Initiative. They criticize the USG decision to list PKK successor Kongra Gel as a terrorist organization, arguing that the GOT should negotiate with Kongra Gel [...]	2004-03-15 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
04ANKARA1698	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-22 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1833	TURKISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE WEST [...] (C) Summary: The ruling AKP's chances of winning municipalities in the Aegean region is hampered by the party's uninspiring candidates. Rather than build support through intense door-to-door campaigning, AKP is relying on the popularity of P.M. Erdogan and the AKP "brand" to attract voters. [...]	2004-03-26 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA1842	TURKISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: ...AND THE MAYOR OF [...] (U) Summary: We expect ruling AK Party (AKP) to win big in Turkey's March 28 mayoral and municipal council elections. However, victory will weigh heavily on the course of Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) government and on his and his party's ability (1) to manage popular, pent-up expectations, [...]	2004-03-27 09:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU
04ANKARA2010	TURKISH MEDIA: REQUEST TO TAPE A PRIME-TIME [...] Post strongly supports the request of prominent Turkish national security strategist Faruk Demir and centrist daily "Aksam"'s Ankara bureau chief Nuray Basaran to tape an interview with Secretary Powell to feature as the inauguration, or one of the first broadcasts, of their new, prime-time TV [...]	2004-04-07 06:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA2054	IRAQ: TURKISH FM SAYS TURKEY WON'T SEND TROOPS, [...] (SBU) We delivered Ref A demarche requesting supportive public statements about coalition action against Jaysh al-Mahdi in Iraq to the Turkish MFA Iraq desk April 5. At time of delivery the Turks made no comment. On April 8, Turkish FM Gul, as reported in Refs A and B, said the future dispat [...]	2004-04-09 11:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ

04ANKARA2074	TURKISH POST-ELECTION POLITICS: ASSESSING RULING [...] (C) Summary: With electoral victory in his pocket, PM Erdogan faces the immediate challenge of getting a Cyprus settlement but remains outwardly confident that his strategies of becoming Turkey's "single man" and capturing the center and center-right are working. A preliminary analysis of ele [...]	2004-04-09 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU
04ANKARA2109	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-12 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2153	CHP'S KEMAL DERVIS: THIS PLOUGH CAN'T SCOUR [...] (C) Summary: CHP deputy Kemal Dervis April 13 resigned as party Vice Chairman and from his position on CHP's executive board. Our contacts say Dervis will not challenge current CHP chairman Baykal and will instead engage in a "war of ideas" versus the party's statist hardliners. The ability [...]	2004-04-14 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA2218	GROWING TURKISH REACTION, PUBLIC CRITICISM OF U.S. [...] Negative reaction by the Turkish Government, opposition politicians, and the press to the reported detention of 11 Turkish Special Forces troops in Northern Iraq continues to grow. Prime Minister Erdogan, describing the incident as "extremely distressing," said that he expects the situation t [...]	2004-04-19 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA226	PRESIDENT ASSAD'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Assad's January 6-9 visit to Turkey was the first by any Syrian President. Assad met one-on-one with PM Erdogan and President Sezer, and also met FM Gul, TGS Chief Ozkok, Parliament Speaker Arinc, and main opposition CHP leader Baykal. Turkish contacts say GOT raised terrorism, [...]	2004-01-14 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY TU IS
04ANKARA2327	OPPOSITION CHP: IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, AND [...] (C) Summary: Unable to look at the beam in their own eye to understand their own responsibility for CHP's serious decline, CHP leader Baykal and others in his circle are looking for a mote in the U.S.'s eye as they accuse the USG of actively seeking Baykal's ouster. All the while rebels in CH [...]	2004-04-23 08:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA2509	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-04 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2577	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-06 17:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2598	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-07 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA261	GOT OVERHAULING CRIMINAL LAW SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: An experts committee is conducting a thorough overhaul of three major Turkish laws that determine what constitutes a crime, how crimes are punished, and how the judiciary functions in criminal matters. The committee will propose a wide range of reforms, including: eliminating rape [...]	2004-01-15 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA2791	GOT CANCELS $2B ATAK HELICOPTER, $1B UAV, AND AN [...] (C) The Executive Committee (PM, CHOD and MOD) announced May 14 that it had canceled procurement programs for attack helicopters and UAVs, as well as a moribund program for main battle tanks. The EC publicly explained its decision as an effort to better acquire new models based on domestic pr [...]	2004-05-17 16:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL TU IS
04ANKARA3046	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-02 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3149	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-08 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3201	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-09 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3622	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-27 12:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3631	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-28 08:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3632	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-28 08:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3673	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JUNE 1-15, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about Turkey- specific anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press clips. Text of any articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation, unless otherwise noted. 2 [...]	2004-06-29 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4179	TURKEY: MUSLIM WORLD OUTREACH -- PCC REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Ref (B) details the context in which the Mission pursues outreach to Muslim audiences in Turkey. That information is excerpted, with minor updates, in para 2 and 3, while the rest of this message examines audiences and strategies for outreach. 2. (SBU) While Turkey's 20th century [...]	2004-07-28 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM KPAO OEXC OIIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL
04ANKARA4291	TURKS PREPARING NEW ATTACK HELICOPTER TENDER [...] (U) Defense industry and journalist sources expect SSM to issue a new RFP for attack helicopters this week. The previous tender was canceled last May after a seven-year process in which Bell Helicopter's Cobra was selected as the preferred aircraft (reftel). Under the procurement model at th [...]	2004-08-02 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA4524	A TURKISH PROPOSAL TO MAKE MECCA AND MEDINA [...] (C) Action request--para 7. 2. (S) Summary: A key Embassy contact on Islam in Turkey is launching an effort within the Muslim world to turn Mecca and Medina into an autonomous zone. He seeks USG financial support to bring his project to fruition. We will inform him that the U.S. cannot su [...]	2004-08-11 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL TU
04ANKARA4563	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-13 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA487	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-26 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4878	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-27 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4946	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-01 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4967	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-02 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4995	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-03 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5013	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-07 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5110	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-10 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5310	RULING AK PARTY COMPLICATES ITS ITS POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: AK Party (AKP) government's reversal of course by a renewed insistence on criminalizing adultery and subsequent suspension of passage of the new criminal code until after the Oct. 6 release of the EU's progress report on Turkey's candidacy; EU's insistence that Turkey pass its new [...]	2004-09-17 17:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS TU
04ANKARA5370	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-21 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5373	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-21 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5518	KIDNAPPED IN IRAQ: ONE TRUCKER'S TALE [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA's Middle East Department called in PolMilOff Sept. 10 to recount the ordeal of a Turkish trucker who had been taken hostage and released in Iraq. We do not vouch for the accuracy of his story, but hope it may be of use to analysts and others. End summary. 2. (SBU) On Se [...]	2004-09-27 10:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA5807	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-13 10:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5980	Turkey's New Bio-safety Law [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AFTER YEARS OF DELAYS, TURKEY IS POISED TO PASS A FAR-REACHING BIO-SAFETY LAW, WHICH COULD RESTRICT ALL IMPORTS AND PRODUCTION OF BIO- ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL AND POSSIBLY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS. THE FRAMEWORK LAW IS QUITE GENERAL AND, GIVEN PAST EXPERIE [...]	2004-10-21 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TU
04ANKARA6150	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, OCTOBER 14-31, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published October 31, 2004 by [...]	2004-11-01 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA63	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-07 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6329	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6541	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-24 05:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6672	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-01 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6686	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...]	2004-12-02 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6805	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-07 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6882	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-10 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6887	PUTIN VISITS TURKEY: RUSSIA BIDS TO TURN TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Putin's visit demonstrated both Russia's assessment that Turkey is in play and the Turks' habit for mixing wishful thinking, barbarian handling, and a desire for (lucrative) attention. As of now, the visit appears not to have been the total breakthrough the Russians and some Turks [...]	2004-12-10 19:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS EPET ETRD TU
04ANKARA6939	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-14 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7066	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-20 16:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7099	DCHOD BASBUG APPRECIATES US HELP IN MOSUL BUT [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Responding to reports of the December 17 attack on a Turkish police convoy in Mosul, Turkish First Army Commander Tolon told journalists on December 19 that this attack, occurring in a place "that is under the control of a count [...]	2004-12-21 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA749	AK GOVERNMENT'S ATTEMPT TO BROADEN ACCESS TO KORAN [...] (C) Summary: The GOT in December withdrew new regulations that would have made it easier to open Koran courses after opponents called them a threat to the "secular" State. An official from the Religious Affairs Directorate acknowledged political mistakes in the handling of the regulation, but [...]	2004-02-08 08:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA895	U.S. ORTHODOX LEADERS DISCUSS HALKI, PATRIARCHATE [...] (C) Summary: An eight-member delegation of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, a New York-based Greek Orthodox group, met with three GOT ministers in Ankara and discussed the continued closure of the Halki Seminary and other problems confronting the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Archon [...]	2004-02-17 12:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM GR TU
04ANKARA953	DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND SEIZES CONTROL OF UZAN [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Congen Istanbul cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) moved on Saturday, February 14 to seize control of 219 companies owned by the controversial Uzan family in the latest episode of the protracted conflict between the fa [...]	2004-02-19 05:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV TU
04BANGKOK6647	THAILAND: IMPRESSIONS FROM THE SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: In an effort to gage the current situation in Thailand's south, Bangkok PolOffs recently completed an extended trip through Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala provinces, meeting with a cross-section of interlocutors including local Islamic groups, security officials, academi [...]	2004-09-23 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KPAO TH
04BANGKOK7313	THAI VIEWS OF A MORE ASSERTIVE CHINA [...] (C) Summary. When analyzing China's growing influence in the region, Thai experts tend to: accept China's growing power as inevitable; hope that problems associated with China's growing strength will either fix themselves or be mitigated by other powers like the United States or India; and, [...]	2004-10-20 11:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PGOV TH CH ASEAN BURMA
04BANGKOK7421	RTG ADMITS DEATHS OF DETAINEES TAKEN AFTER [...] (U) Summary: Late on October 26, Royal Thai Government (RTG) officials confirmed that 78 demonstrators (of over 1300 detainees) taken in custody after an October 25 clash with security units at Tak Bai Police Station in Narathiwat province died "in transit" to an army camp in Pattani. These [...]	2004-10-27 11:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM PREL PTER TH
04BEIJING3796	WEN JIABAO'S NPC DEBUT: "PEOPLE FIRST," RURAL [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao reiterated the "people- centered" approach of the new Chinese leadership in his report to China's legislature, the National People's Congress, on March 5. With former President Jiang Zemin and the current leadership looking on, Wen highlighted the new government's vict [...]	2004-03-05 11:33:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD PREL CH TW HK
04BOGOTA1092	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. [...] This is in response to reftel request. ---------------------------- Human Rights Strategy Report ---------------------------- 2. Although Colombia is a democracy, a major internal armed conflict financed by drug trafficking and other criminal activities has created an environment in whic [...]	2004-02-03 22:05:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP EAID CO
04BOGOTA11217	GOC SEEKS CONTINUED FUNDING FOR ILO COOPERATION [...] (C) On October 28, Vice Minister for Labor Affairs Luz Stella Arango briefed embassies of ILO Governing Body (GB) members on GOC cases before the ILO's Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) scheduled for discussion at the ILO Governing Body meeting in November. She also requested support [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV ETRD CO ILO
04BOGOTA13087	GOC PRESENTS HUMAN RIGHTS STATUS REPORT TO G-24 [...] (SBU) On December 15, President Uribe, Vice President Santos and several other GOC officials presented a human rights status report to the G-24 Ambassadors and NGO representatives in preparation for the London Declaration follow-up conference in Cartagena on February 3-4, 2005. The proceeding [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER EAID CO
04BOGOTA13139	DAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH FATHER DARIO ECHEVERRI [...] (U) December 15, 2004, 11:15-12:15 a.m., Espicopal Conference, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- DAS Charles Shapiro Ambassador William B. Wood Jeff DeLaurentis, POLCOUNS David Henifin, Deputy Director for Andean Affairs Sarah LaGier, POL (notetaker) Colombia -------- Fat [...]	2004-11-02 18:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PINR PREL PGOV CO ELN
04BOGOTA2692	GOC ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN TO HIGHLIGHT LABOR RIGHTS [...] (U) To address the international community's concerns about human rights violations against trade union members, Vice-President Santos briefed ambassadors of member states of the ILO's Governing Body on GOC advances in promoting workers' human rights and tripartite dialogue. In addition to ci [...]	2004-03-02 22:05:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL CO
04BRASILIA1384	BRAZIL ARRESTS MAJOR TRAFFICKER OF PIRATED GOODS [...] SUMMARY: Brazilian Federal Police arrested June 1 one of the country's biggest pirated goods smugglers, Law Kin Chong, and his lawyer Pedro Lindolfo for corruption, conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy involving organized crime (racketeering) and disrupting the functioning of a Parliament [...]	2004-06-04 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA2069	CRITICISM CAUSES BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT TO RETHINK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Lula administration last week proposed a journalism law that created a stir in the Brazilian press. The Journalism Council bill would create a national oversight body with authorities to regulate and discipline the press. It created such controversy --including charges of " [...]	2004-08-17 10:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SCUL ECON BR
04BRASILIA2684	HERZOG CASE REOPENS WOUNDS FROM BRAZIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In 1975, during Brazil's military dictatorship, leftist journalist Vladimir Herzog died under suspicious circumstances in a government facility in Sao Paulo. The regime classified his death as a suicide, but most believed he had been murdered, and Herzog became a case study fo [...]	2004-10-27 13:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PINR BR
04BRASILIA2781	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S TRIP TO [...] (C) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Manaus. Your arrival comes on the heels of a major shakeup in Brazil's Ministry of Defense. The resignation of Minister Jose Viegas and his replacement on November 8 by Vice President Jose Alencar is intended to repair a r [...]	2004-11-08 20:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA2803	MIXED CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO TRAVEL TO HAITI [...] (SBU) On November 9, Brazilian Federal Deputy Maninha paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Danilovich. Maninha is the current president of COPA (Confederation of the Parliaments of the Americas),and this week she is leading a seven-member delegation (from three countries) on a fact-finding trip [...]	2004-11-12 16:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BR HA POL MIL
04BRASILIA2938	CUBA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) THE TEXT BELOW IS BEING SENT IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL TASKING. 2. (SBU) BRAZIL ENJOYS CLOSE RELATIONS WITH CUBA AND IS RELUCTANT TO CRITICIZE PUBLICLY THE HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES OF THE CASTRO REGIME, ALTHOUGH BEHIND THE SCENES THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT IS OFTEN CRITICAL OF BOTH CUBA'S LACK [...]	2004-12-01 18:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PREL BR
04BRASILIA3105	BRAZIL LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT POLITICAL REFORMS TO [...] SUMMARY. In 2003, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (lower house) restarted discussions on "Political Reform" - - a catch-all term covering proposals to strengthen political parties, reform campaign financing, and improve the country's electoral system. Many proposals have been debated since [...]	2004-12-20 09:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI BR
04BRASILIA784	BRAZIL: FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF MILITARY COUP [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary. Unlike the civil-military contretemps surrounding the 28th anniversary of Argentina's military coup (reftel),Brazil has marked the 40th anniversary (March 31) of its coup in a more circumspect fashion. The monumental transition to full democracy during the l [...]	2004-04-01 13:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI BR
04BRASILIA862	FTAA: INITIAL BUENOS AIRES FALLOUT IN BRASILIA [...] (U) Summary. Following the informal FTAA discussions in Buenos Aires March 31-April 1, which ended without agreement (reftel),Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) officials launched an aggressive media campaign to get the word out that U.S. intransigence was to blame for the impasse. Fore [...]	2004-04-08 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BR FTAA
04BRATISLAVA1050	SLOVAK THOUGHTS ON UPCOMING GAERC MEETING [...] (SBU) DCM hosted lunch 11/15 for the MFA's "CFSP" team: Acting Director of the Division for European Affairs Frantisek Ruzicka, COREPER Director Anna Turinicova, and European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. They discussed the latest thinking on the China arms embargo, Turkish accession, and Cuba [...]	2004-11-19 14:21:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO EUN
04BRATISLAVA191	SUPERMARKET RAIDS SPUR GOS TO FOCUS ON ROMA NEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary. Throughout February, Roma activists raised the alarm about coming changes in the welfare system and have called for national strikes. Beginning February 18, organized groups of Roma have raided grocery stores, primarily in South-Eastern Slovakia to steal alcohol, cigarettes, an [...]	2004-02-26 06:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI LO ECONOMIC REFORM
04BRATISLAVA317	SIMKO LOSES LEADERSHIP OF FREE FORUM [...] (SBU) ON MARCH 26, THE FOUNDING CONGRESS OF FREE FORUM (FF, A BREAK-AWAY PARTY FROM PM DZURINDA'S SDKU) TURNED INTO DRAMA WHEN IVAN SIMKO FAILED TO WIN THE CHAIRMANSHIP IN HIS NEW PARTY. INSTEAD, ZUZANA MARTINAKOVA WON BY A SINGLE VOTE (131 VS. SIMKO'S 130). THE VISIBLY SHAKEN SIMKO RELUCTANT [...]	2004-04-01 09:57:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA330	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GEN ROBERT H. FOGLESONG, [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: Welcome to Slovakia! I regret that I will not be able to join you in Sliac. I expect that you will have a productive visit on April 5 and learn first-hand how Slovakia will contribute to the Alliamce. I hope you will have the opportunity to return to Slovakia s [...]	2004-04-02 14:17:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL PGOV PINR LO NATO
04BRATISLAVA462	GETTING THE GOOD NEWS OUT ON IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE COUNTRY TEAM AND I HAVE FOUND, THROUGH OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS AROUND SLOVAKIA, THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITIVE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COALITION'S EFFORTS IN IRAQ. SLOVAK EDITORIAL OPINION HAS SO FAR REMAINED PREDOMINANTLY ON OUR SIDE. ON [...]	2004-05-06 15:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL LO IZ
04BRATISLAVA603	THANKS TO KEITH MINES FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH ON IRAQ [...] BERT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR "LENDING" US POLITICAL OFFICER KEITH MINES FOR A DAY OF PUBLIC OUTREACH ON HIS EXPERIENCES DURING SIX MONTHS IN IRAQ. HE SPOKE TO A VARIETY OF SLOVAK AUDIENCES JUNE 17: THE EMBASSY STAFF, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THINK TANK MEMBERS AND OPINION MAKERS. HE DID A COMP [...]	2004-06-18 15:57:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO IZ LO
04BRATISLAVA761	HZDS AND MECIAR: CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HIM? [...] (C) Summary. When former Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar lost the presidential election in April, internal criticism by other members of his Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS--see footnote) came out into the open. Analysts and journalists began to speculate about whether party leaders w [...]	2004-08-13 14:19:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR LO
04BRATISLAVA874	Slovak National Uprising (SNP): Commemorating 60 [...] August 29 was the 60th anniversary of the commencement of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) - the largest (on a per capita basis) popular uprising against Nazi forces during World War II. The U.S. Embassy in Slovakia used the occasion to highlight both American involvement in the uprising [...]	2004-09-23 14:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO LO
04BRUSSELS2196	EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: KEY RETURNING MEPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the campaign now in full swing, almost all of the party lists for the June 10-13 European elections have been released in the 25 EU member states. This message describes some of the influential members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who, based on their party-list rankin [...]	2004-05-24 13:32:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS3320	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: The new European Parliament (EP) Foreign Affairs Committee will be the largest EP committee, with 78 members. The Committee is responsible for drafting reports and making recommendations on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) topics, European Security and Defense Policy ( [...]	2004-08-05 08:20:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4119	European Parliament (EP) Plenary September [...] SUMMARY: The September 13-16 EP plenary included debate on Iraq and Darfur. External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten criticized U.S. policy on terrorism and Iraq. MEPs qualified the Darfur situation as "tantamount to genocide." Also, the EP passed a resolution criticizing human rights [...]	2004-09-27 13:02:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF IZ SU CD BO CY TU EUN AID ICTY USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4274	US/EU POLICY PLANNING TALKS [...] (C) Summary: US and EU policy planners met September 20 to discuss the transatlantic relationship, the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),Iraq, Iran, and the Broader Middle East and North Africa and the EU's Barcelona Process. Discussions were frank about the challenges in the main message fro [...]	2004-10-05 10:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR CH IS PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BUCHAREST3421	CENTER-RIGHT CANDIDATE TRAIAN BASESCU WINS [...] (C) Summary: Center-right National Liberal-Democratic (PNL-PD) alliance candidate Traian Basescu has won Romania's presidency, according to official results released early afternoon December 13. PNL-PD leaders tell post that the alliance is still absorbing the surprise win, but will soon beg [...]	2004-12-13 12:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI ECON RO
04BUCHAREST3447	ROMANIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT TRAIAN BASESCU SETS OUT [...] (U) Summary. In his first speech after acknowledging his win in presidential run-off elections, Romanian President- elect Traian Basescu emphasized EU integration, poverty, political influence on state institutions and corruption, all key Basescu themes in his presidential campaign. He highl [...]	2004-12-15 17:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO
04BUCHAREST3479	ROMANIA: BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON KEY FIGURES IN THE NATIONAL LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC PARTY ALLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. In the wake of President-elect Traian Basescu,s upset victory over PM Adrian Nastase December 12,key members of the center-right National Liberal Party-Democratic Party (PNL-PD) Alliance, which Basescu heads, have moved to the center of Romania,s political stage. While it is too earl [...]	2004-12-20 05:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI ECON PHUM RO
04BUENOSAIRES2900	MEETING WITH TUCUMAN PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28-29, Pasoffs and Poloff met with Tucuman Governor Jose Jorge Alperovich and leading journalists in the province. The meeting with the Governor was positive and covered key issues facing the province, such as economic reform, relations with the national governmen [...]	2004-10-13 20:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AR
04CARACAS1011	GOV DAMAGE CONTROL OVERWHELMED BY BARRAGE OF [...] (C) The GOV attempted to supersede negative international media and NGO reports about alleged human rights violations by speaking directly to the international community in Caracas March 14 and 16. Among the efforts, President Hugo Chavez called together Ambassadors to Venezuela March 5 and t [...]	2004-03-25 12:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS1031	A PEEK BENEATH LARA STATE'S REVOLUTIONARY FACADE [...] (C) Information Officer traveled March 10-14 to Barquisimeto, Lara state to seek private media views on freedom of expression and on the state's economic and political landscape. Most private media owners and managers maintain a low profile and present both pro- Venezuelan government (GOV) [...]	2004-03-26 14:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL VE
04CARACAS1107	PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CRITICIZES GOV [...] (U) The human rights NGO "Committee of the Relatives of Victims of February 1989" (COFAVIC) criticized the GOV March 18 for not appropriately addressing alleged human rights abuses during the February 27-March 4 period. The COFAVIC report describes alleged abuses, including deaths, use of exc [...]	2004-03-31 19:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS VE
04CARACAS1540	THE ABCS OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT'S POLITICAL [...] (U) The Venezuelan government (GOV) has crafted a targeted and generously funded political propaganda strategy to convince Venezuelans and the international community that Chavez's Bolivarian Revolution is the true democratic road to prosperity and to divide, discredit, and demoralize opposi [...]	2004-05-11 14:28:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL PINR VE
04CARACAS1561	VENEZUELAN VP RANGEL ON BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) The Ambassador met May 12 with VP Rangel and the FonMin Perez to complain about GOV hostility towards the US, including recent statements, the search of the Embassy warehouse, and the removal of the MILGP from Ven bases. He reiterated our total rejection of extraconstitutional actions ag [...]	2004-05-12 21:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MASS VE
04CARACAS1799	VENEZUELA: PRESIDENTIAL SIGNATURE APPEALS UPDATE [...] (C) The signature appeals process for the recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez will begin May 27, with 2,659 centers opening to the public May 28-30. The pro-Chavez campaign committee Comando Ayacucho formally requested the National Electoral Council (CNE) remove OAS Chief Observer [...]	2004-05-26 21:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS1860	SIGNATURE APPEALS UPDATE: MAY 29 [...] (U) The second day of the signature appeals in the presidential referendum process began slowly with low turnout, picking up by mid-morning. There were multiple reports of violence at appeals centers, including two assaults against journalists. National identity cards continued to be controv [...]	2004-06-01 17:15:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS1940	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO MARACAIBO [...] (C) On June 5, the Ambassador traveled to Maracaibo, Zulia State, where Esteban Pineda, editor of the Maracaibo daily Panorama, told him that the pro-Chavez gubernatorial candidate suffers from incredibly low support ratings and has few prospects in Zulia's upcoming elections. At a lunch hos [...]	2004-06-08 21:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS1957	JOURNALIST PATRICIA POLEO QUESTIONED BY MILITARY [...] (U) A MILITARY JUDGE REFUSED THE PROSECUTOR'S REQUEST JUNE 8 TO JAIL JOURNALIST PATRICIA POLEO. A MILITARY PROSECUTOR CHARGED POLEO MARCH 22 WITH FOMENTING REBELLION AND DEFAMATION OF THE ARMED FORCES BASED ON A VIDEO POLEO MADE PUBLIC SHOWING CUBANS IN A NATIONAL GUARD BARRACKS. MILITARY PRO [...]	2004-06-10 20:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS2158	OPPOSITION RANK-AND-FILE ATTACK CHAVISTAS [...] (C) A GROUP OF OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS ATTACKED A PRO-CHAVEZ COMANDO MAISANTA CAMPAIGN TEAM IN THE WEALTHY ALTO PRADO AREA OF CARACAS ON JUNE 27. A STATE TELEVISION REPORTER WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND, AND A CHAVEZ CAMPAIGN WORKER WAS HIT IN THE HEAD AND LEFT BLEEDING. THE INCIDENT IS BEING USED [...]	2004-07-06 11:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS2172	BOLIVAR: POLITICS AND ECONOMICS IN THE LAND OF [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) THE STATE OF BOLIVAR, BY FAR THE LARGEST IN VENEZUELA IN AREA, IS A REGION WITH ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE MUCH HIGHER THAN ITS RELATIVELY LOW POPULATION WOULD INDICATE. (BOLIVAR PRODUCES 100% OF VENEZUELAN ALUMINUM AND GOLD, 90% OF ITS STEEL, AND ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF ITS ELECTRICITY.) [...]	2004-07-07 14:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV VE
04CARACAS2540	VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 6 [...] (C) The National Electoral Council (CNE) unanimously agreed to go to a manual vote if the electronic voting machines fail August 15. The CNE also finalized plans to audit the electronic voting machines on August 8. Unidentified persons attacked a pro-Chavez campaign office in Maracaibo August [...]	2004-08-09 11:55:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2581	VENEZUELA: CARTER CENTER BRIEFS AMBASSADORS [...] (C) Carter Center delegation representatives, including former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin and former Costa Rican President Rodrigo Carazo, met with resident ambassadors August 10 to discuss the Carter Center's role as international observers of the referendum. They outlined observation [...]	2004-08-12 14:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS2595	SECRETARY POWELL'S STATEMENT ON THE VENEZUELAN [...] On August 12, the last day of campaigning for the presidential recall referendum, the printed and electronic press are full stories on the various aspects of the referendum. While "El Universal" led with the story on the Pope's remarks and prayers to Venezuela, it also picked up Secretary [...]	2004-08-12 20:44:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV OPRC KIRC VE
04CARACAS2726	CHAVEZ INCREASING HIS INFLUENCE [...] (U) President Hugo Chavez announced his intentions to deepen the "revolution" and disqualified the Coordinadora Democratica as a legitimate political opposition during his 5-hour television show "Alo, Presidente" on August 22. During the program, Chavez also designated Andres Izarra, the Press [...]	2004-08-27 12:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3270	CONVICTIONS IN USON AND TACHIRA CASES [...] (U) On October 13 a court in Tachira State convicted eight persons on charges of rebellion in relation to the events of April 2002. The court found on of the original nine defendants not guilty, and five of them are free one probation. On October 11 a military court convicted retired Army Gen [...]	2004-10-22 20:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS VE

04CARACAS3292	VENEZUELA'S REGIONAL ELECTIONS: COMING TO AN END [...] (C) National Electoral Council (CNE) President Francisco Carrasquero declared October 19 that only 2.1% of Venezuelan voters registered did not have addresses. Opposition leaders, who had alleged that more than a million persons did not meet the legal requirement of having an address, challen [...]	2004-10-25 20:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3426	BOSTON GROUP PLANS DECEMBER MEETING [...] (U) During a meeting at the Ambassador's residence on October 28, Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-NC) accepted an invitation from Venezuelan National Assembly deputies to return to Venezuela for a plenary Boston Group meeting in early December. The legislators also discussed a potential National Ass [...]	2004-11-05 17:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS3431	VENEZUELA JUDICIAL UPDATE: CASES DISMISSED, NEW [...] (C) A Caracas Appeals Court overturned the conviction of National Guard Gen. Carlos Alfonzo Martinez on November 1 on grounds that the actions alleged by the prosecutor did not constitute a crime under Venezuela's Penal Code. The same court, citing similar grounds, dismissed the charges agai [...]	2004-11-05 20:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS VE
04CARACAS3679	RECENT HISTORY OF JUDICIAL REFORM IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Venezuela's judicial system, according to a variety of experts, suffers a number of structural flaws, including politicization of the courts and the shock waves of the switch to an adversarial court system. Judges, academics, and journalists concur that judicial reform has had mixed res [...]	2004-11-29 12:43:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS VE
04CARACAS3940	VENEZUELA 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Summary: The Following is Embassy Caracas' submission for the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report. This document was also submitted as a MS Word document to G. Blue and B. Harmon at USTR by e-mail on December 23, 2004. End Summary ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (U) The [...]	2004-12-27 18:47:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD VE
04CARACAS407	ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK ON SIGNATURE COUNT [...] (C) Technical and organizational problems, suspected employee sabotage, and lethargic decision making continue to stymie progress of signature verifications collected to convoke recall referendums on President Hugo Chavez and 67 National Assembly deputies. National Electoral Council (CNE) Pre [...]	2004-02-05 12:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS425	HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY FOR VENEZUELA [...] Venezuela continued to be embroiled in a political crisis over the government of President Hugo Chavez, who was elected in July 2000 in generally free and fair elections. The democratic environment suffered from deteriorating rule of law and weakened institutions that were increasingly subord [...]	2004-02-09 14:56:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL VE
04CARACAS548	ANOTHER CUBAN DOCTOR ATTEMPTS TO FLEE [...] ON FEBRUARY 4, NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ARRESTED ULISES BERNAL PEREZ, A CUBAN DOCTOR ASSIGNED TO THE "BARRIO ADENTRO" (INTO THE SLUMS) PROGRAM, AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO DEFECT BY FORCING TWO JOURNALISTS TO DRIVE HIM TO THE COLOMBIAN BORDER, ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS. BERNAL PEREZ REPORTEDLY BELI [...]	2004-02-13 20:52:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF VE
04CARACAS552	VENEZUELA POLITICAL UPDATE: 2/13/2004 [...] Carter Center: -- (U) In a February 13 statement the Carter Center called on the National Electoral Council (CNE) to publish a firm schedule to finish their verification of signature sheets by February 28. 2. OAS: -- (C) OAS observers told poloff that a February 28 deadline would most [...]	2004-02-13 21:28:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
04CARACAS634	CHAVEZ ACCUSES USG OF FUNDING "COUPMONGERS" [...] (C) During his February 8 and 15 "Alo, Presidente" broadcasts, President Chavez accused the USG of supporting opposition efforts to oust him by funneling $60,000 to the NGO Sumate and millions more to assist other opposition groups. Chavez also claimed that the CIA's refusal to provide any in [...]	2004-02-26 14:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROP VE
04CARACAS752	IS ANYONE KEEPING SCORE? HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] (U) Growing violence since February 27 has produced a sharp rise in the number and types of human rights violations throughout Venezuela. Several local human rights organizations, Amnesty International, and the Inter-American Human Rights Commission issued statements condemning the violence [...]	2004-03-08 11:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CHENNAI1394	VEERAPPAN'S DEATH PUTS DHARMAPURI'S FUTURE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A seventeen-year manhunt ended with the shooting death of K.M. Veerappan, the famed forest brigand of Dharmapuri. The shootout was the culmination of months of planning by the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) and the police Special Task Force (STF). The operation showcased the [...]	2004-11-09 08:50:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINR PHUM IN
04CHENNAI1418	HINDU PONTIFF ARRESTED FOR MURDER; LITTLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tamil Nadu police arrested one of India's most prominent Hindu religious leaders, Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi of Kanchi, accused of murdering a former aide. The arrest has shocked Tamil Nadu, but there is little public anger. The move upset a miniscule group of the AIA [...]	2004-11-12 11:13:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IN
04CHENNAI1470	BJP'S BID TO EXPLOIT PONTIFF'S ARREST A FLOP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the BJP and Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) shouted themselves hoarse about the arrest of Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, their protests have fallen on deaf ears in Tamil Nadu. A call for a bundh (strike) failed, no non-Brahmin parties joined the protests, and even Tam [...]	2004-11-23 09:23:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI IN
04CHENNAI1490	KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT IN LIMBO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bangalore, India's leading technopolis and the capital of Karnataka, is burdened with a tardy and incomplete state government led by contending coalition partners. Local business leaders complain that the new Singh government has overshot the mark in shifting focus from urban t [...]	2004-11-26 09:03:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IN
04COLOMBO126	TRYING TIMES FOR JOURNALISTS IN THE NORTH AND EAST [...] (SBU) Summary. The media scenes in Jaffna and Trincomalee are dramatically different from each other and from the scene in Colombo. Local newspapers are king in the Jaffna media world, with consistently pro-LTTE reporting and editorials. Coverage of local Muslim issues in Jaffna is nonexist [...]	2004-01-23 05:25:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PHUM OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1510	SRI LANKA: VISIT OF S/CT COORDINATOR AMB. J. [...] (C) In meetings with Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) officials on September 8, Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador J. Cofer Black underscored U.S. appreciation of Sri Lanka's support of the Global War on Terror. He emphasized USG commitment to helping the GSL achieve a peaceful resolut [...]	2004-09-13 08:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1897	SRI LANKA: SPASM OF VIOLENCE IN NORTH AND EAST [...] (C) Summary. On the eve of the LTTE's emotional Hero's Day ceremonies November 26-27, violent incidents, including LTTE killings of an army soldier and informants in the east, grenade attacks on the LTTE's political offices in Batticaloa, and an LTTE-enforced strike in Jaffna, have created [...]	2004-11-23 00:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1948	"LOW KEY" NORWEGIAN VISIT TO WANNI; THREE [...] (C) Summary: Norwegian Ambassador,s December 2 meeting with Thamilchelvan produced no breakthroughs but kept lines of communication open. Thamilchelvan told him Prabhakaran,s recent policy speech had not been intended as a threat or ultimatum; he also reiterated LTTE commitment to maintainin [...]	2004-12-06 05:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO601	Sri Lanka: President swears in new PM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 6, President Kumaratunga swore in Mahinda Rajapakse, a senior leader in her SLFP party, as Sri Lanka's next prime minister. A new cabinet may be sworn in the next day or so. In the meantime, the President's UPFA grouping (SLFP plus JVP) continues to look for partners [...]	2004-04-06 12:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR CE
04COLOMBO606	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 054 (04/07/04) [...] (C) The Ambassador will call on new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse at 9 am Thurday morning. We assume that the POTUS-Prime Minister congratulatory letter referred to in the D memo you e-mailed us is in the works? Let us know if you need language from us. Depending on how long the meeting [...]	2004-04-07 12:20:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO67	FY-2004 MRP "INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM"- [...] POST NOMINATES MS. FREDERICA JANSZ, JOURNALIST OF THE SUNDAY LEADER FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. SHE IS BEEN SUBSTITUTED FOR MAHIM MENDIS. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT [...]	2004-01-13 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO714	In Ambassador's first visit to Jaffna, Tamils [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his April 28 visit to the Tamil-majority northern city of Jaffna, Ambassador Lunstead saw life in Jaffna since the April 2 parliamentary elections. A key topic that emerged in conversations with Tamil interlocutors was a deep sense of reservation and skepticism regarding [...]	2004-04-30 04:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM SOCI MASS KHDP CE LTTE
04COLOMBO750	SPECIAL FY-2004 MRP "YOUNG LEADERS: EFFECTING [...] POST NOMINATES MS. CHAMPIKA LIYANARACHCHI, POLITICAL COLUMNIST/DEPUTY FEATURES EDITOR, "DAILY MIRROR," AS THE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE AND MR. SEEVALI AMITIRIGALA, LECTURER, SRI LANKA LAW COLLEGE, AS THE ALTERNATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FU [...]	2004-05-11 05:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO822	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-19 05:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO840	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates T.M.G. "Chandrasekera" Deputy Director News and Current Affairs, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT [...]	2004-05-20 09:07:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO907	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 078 (06/01/04) [...] (SBU) The MCC team has started to arrive. They have an in-house dinner at the DCM's this evening, a few events on the holiday tomorrow and then very busy schedules on Thursday and Friday. Lots of interest from the Sri Lankan side so it should be a very productive program. (DCM TAMIL JOUR [...]	2004-06-01 10:34:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
04DHAKA3141	JAMMAT-ISLAMI BANGLADESH DENY INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (C) On September 12, Ambassador met with Jammat-Islami Bangladesh (JMB) Assistant General Secretary Abdul Razzack and advisor Shah Abdul Hannan. Both stressed that the JMB (a partner in the ruling coalition) did not participate in the August 21 attack on the opposition Awami League and argued [...]	2004-09-13 09:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV BG
04DJIBOUTI1181	STATE SPONSORSHIP OF TERRORISM NON-PAPER DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered non-paper per reftel 7 September to Mohamed Omar Djama, Americas Desk Officer in the Bilateral Relations section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama could not provide an official reaction to the non-paper, but told PolOff he would try to get a response soon. However [...]	2004-09-08 13:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1250	IMPACT OF AHMED DINI'S DEATH ON DJIBOUTIAN POLITICS [...] (U) Summary: The death of Ahmed Dini Ahmed on September 12, figurehead of the political opposition coalition Union for Democratic Alternance (UAD) and president of the Republican Alliance for Democracy (ARD) opposition party, will have significant impact on Djibouti's upcoming regional and pre [...]	2004-09-27 12:07:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI439	DJIBOUTI REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF OCTOBER [...] (C) Minister of Interior Abdoulkader Doualeh Waiss convoked Ambassador 3/20 to ask for U.S. assistance in Djibouti's preparations for its first-ever municipal elections slated for October, 2004. Department will note that Embassy put forward in reftel a case for Economic Support Fund (ESF) bac [...]	2004-03-25 09:25:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM DJ
04DJIBOUTI442	DJIBOUTI: INFLUENCE ANALYSIS [...] (U) The following text was compiled in report form per reftel. Begin text: DJIBOUTI Djibouti,s population is estimated at 600,000 inhabitants from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Somalis make up the majority, followed by the Afars and a minority of Arabs. The population has ethnic, cultur [...]	2004-03-25 13:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP DJ
04DJIBOUTI451	JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION IS [...] (C) Minister of Justice, Ismail Ibrahim Houmed, told Ambassador that he intends to take a more active role in human rights promotion in Djibouti than the Ministry had previously. The occasion for Houmed's declaration was the Ambassador's courtesy call on him March 4 at Ministry of Justice off [...]	2004-03-28 12:33:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM SCUL PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI583	PRESIDENT GUELLEH REVIEWS FIVE YEARS IN OFFICE [...] (U) SUMMARY: To commemorate the fifth anniversary of his election April 9, 1999 President Guelleh held a press conference with local journalists (not the opposition) April 7 to outline what he described as his accomplishments. He began with a short speech and answered questions for more than a [...]	2004-04-19 11:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINV SO ECON PHUM SOCI DJ
04DJIBOUTI835	REPORT ON RECENT ARREST OF JOURNALIST [...] (C) On 8 June, Houssein Ahmed Farah, journalist for the opposition newspaper Le Renouveau and brother to famed opposition leader Daher Ahmed Farah - jailed several times in 2003 for political reasons, was arrested after he failed to stop for the First Lady of Djibouti's convoy traveling toward [...]	2004-06-17 13:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SCUL DJ
04DUBLIN1200	IRELAND SUPPORTS EU ON VENEZUELA REFERENDUM [...] On August 11, Post delivered reftel's requested demarche to Brian Muldoon, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Latin America and the Caribbean. Muldoon noted SIPDIS that Ireland had participated in extensive EU consultations on Venezuela and endorsed the August 3 EU dec [...]	2004-08-11 17:12:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO
04DUBLIN1477	IRISH PRESIDENT MCALEESE DECLARED ELECTED FOR 2ND [...] (SBU) Summary. On Friday, October 1, incumbent Irish President Mary McAleese was constitutionally elected to office unopposed for a second term of seven years. Her inauguration is scheduled to take place on November 11, 2004. President McAleese told Ambassador Kenny that her primary motivat [...]	2004-10-05 07:04:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PREL SENV
04DUBLIN1566	(C) NORTHERN IRELAND: UK AND IRISH TO HOLD TALKS [...] (C) The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs confirms that proximity talks with the DUP and Sinn Fein will begin Friday October 15 in London. Senior officials from the two governments will shuttle between Sinn Fein and DUP representatives. The Irish government wants to keep this out of the [...]	2004-10-14 16:20:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PTER PGOV PREL EI UK NIPP
04DUBLIN1700	CHINESE VICE-PREMIER'S VISIT SPARKS MINOR [...] (U) Chinese Vice-Premier Huang Ju's November 16-18 visit to Dublin was a minor source of controversy in Ireland, with media complaints about a press blackout as well as calls by Falun Gong practitioners for Huang's arrest. During his stay, Huang met with President McAleese, Prime Minister Ah [...]	2004-11-19 14:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ETTC EUN
04DUBLIN1739	SHANNON: GOI UNDER PRESSURE BUT NO CHANGE IN [...] (S) DCM met with Keith McBean, DFA's Chief of International Security Policy. McBean's office has the lead in the Irish government for issues surrounding U.S. use of Shannon airport. McBean noted that while there always has been an element of Irish society that objects to the U.S. military's [...]	2004-12-02 12:41:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	MOPS PINR PREL
04DUBLIN959	IRELAND'S CUBA POLICY: RESPONSE TO TITLE III [...] (C) Per ref A, Ireland has used its January-June 2004 EU Presidency to maintain a tougher EU line on Cuba in support of democracy and human rights. During its Presidency, Ireland led the annual re-evaluation of the Common Position. which renewed the criticisms of the Castro regime from the [...]	2004-06-28 16:28:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC EUN
04GUATEMALA1106	GUATEMALA LABOR/TIP UPDATE #3-2004 [...] (SBU) The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector and trafficking in persons (TIP). Topics include: -- Labor: 100 Days in Labor (paras 1-2) -- Labor: Apparel Sector Plans Mediation Center (3) -- Labor: Uncertainty at NB Maquila (4) -- Labor: [...]	2004-05-05 20:16:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD KCRM PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA1124	GUATEMALA LABOR/TIP UPDATE #3-2004 [...] (SBU) The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector and trafficking in persons (TIP). Topics include: -- Labor: 100 Days in Labor (paras 1-2) -- Labor: Apparel Sector Plans Mediation Center (3) -- Labor: Uncertainty at NB Maquila (4) -- Labor: [...]	2004-05-07 00:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD KCRM PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA1447	GUATEMALA: HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE #4-2004 [...] (U) This message summarizes significant recent developments relating to human rights, including: -- Executive Send CICIACS to Court (paras 2-3) -- Progress on Southcom Human Rights Initiative (4) -- Human Rights NGOs Speak Out on National Police (5) -- New Trial in Rio Negro Massacre [...]	2004-06-10 19:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN AORC GT
04GUATEMALA252	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS: U.S. EFFORTS IN GUATEMALA [...] Summary: Following is the Embassy response to Reftel request. End Summary. Overview of Human Rights and Democracy Environment and U.S. Strategy for Improving It --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. Guatemala held free and fair elections in November and December of 2 [...]	2004-02-03 15:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KCRM PREL PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA2805	GUATEMALAN SQUATTERS REINVADE SITE OF PREVIOUS [...] Summary: Guatemalan squatters reinvaded Nueva Linda farm, the site where eleven people were killed during a violent eviction in August. The squatters, who this time were unarmed, maintain their previous demand for government action to investigate the 2003 disappearance of their colleague and [...]	2004-11-04 23:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON GT KCRM PGOV PHUM PINS ASEC
04GUATEMALA2904	GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE #5-2004 [...] (U) This message summarizes significant recent developments relating to human rights, including: -- Conviction in murder of Menchu Foundation accountant (para 2) -- Courts Give PDH Access to EMP Documents (3) -- Journalists Demand Justice for &Black Thursday8 Riots (4) -- Threats Aga [...]	2004-11-17 15:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID GT MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR
04GUATEMALA2985	UN OFFICIAL'S VISIT TO GUATEMALA SPURS ACTION ON [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Guatemala sent UN SYG Kofi Annan a letter reaffirming its commitment to CICIACS and outlining interim measures it is taking to pave the way for CICIACS. The letter was prompted by the visit to Guatemala of UN U/S for Political Affairs Kieran Prendergast to Guat [...]	2004-11-29 13:35:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR ASEC GT
04GUATEMALA3071	LETTER FROM GUATEMALA [...] (U) This is the first of a series of biweekly cables with which, in a more discursive style than the standard telegram, the Embassy intends to report on newsworthy political and economic developments and provide some context to Guatemalan policy-making. ---------------------- Cabinet Change [...]	2004-12-01 23:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON GT
04GUATEMALA508	GUATEMALA ANTI-TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The new Government of Guatemala took office on January 14, 2004, is giving TIP priority attention, and is building on initial progress by the outgoing government. The Ambassador and Embassy TIP Working Group met with the GOG Inter-Institutional Group to Combat TIP on February [...]	2004-03-01 22:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
04GUATEMALA531	THE BERGER GOVERNMENT'S FIRST FIFTY DAYS [...] (C) Summary: In his first fifty days in office, President Oscar Berger increased his influence in Congress, removed the controversial Attorney General and the corrupt head of the Tax Authority, relaunched the fiscal pact, dealt effectively with his government's first protest demonstrations and [...]	2004-03-03 20:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SNAR ECON ETRD EAID MOPS GT
04GUAYAQUIL1223	GUAYAS ELECTIONS AND BEYOND - PSC ROLLS ON [...] Summary: As expected, the Social Christian Party (PSC) dominated election results in its heartland of Guayas province and the city of Guayaquil. Jaime Nebot easily won reelection as mayor of Guayaquil and the incumbent PSC prefect, Nicolas Lapentti, turned back his challenger and won a fou [...]	2004-10-22 12:55:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM EC
04HANOI1267	NGUYEN VU BINH'S SENTENCE UPHELD ON APPEAL [...] (U) The Appeals Court of Hanoi upheld activist Nguyen Vu Binh's sentence of seven years imprisonment and three years administrative detention at home during a May 5 hearing, according to press reports and family friends. Court and Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials refused to confirm the [...]	2004-05-04 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV VM HUMANR
04HANOI1268	MISSION TEAM VISITS GIA LAI IN WAKE OF PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials in Gia Lai province April 27-29 downplayed reports of violence connected to the April 10 events in the province, telling Mission poloffs that protests had taken place in nine locations, had involved a total of no more 1000-3000 demonstrators, and were quickly contained [...]	2004-05-04 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI174	STAFFDEL MCCORMICK'S TRIP TO HANOI: EXPANDING [...] SUMMARY: During Staffdel McCormick's official meetings January 6-8 with the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),National Assembly (NA),Government Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA),and Office of the Government (OOG),the delegation agreed on the value of an expanded U.S.-Viet [...]	2004-01-26 09:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PHUM ETRD EAID VM RELFREE HUMANR HIV AIDS
04HANOI2660	GVN DECLARES LISTS OF STATE SECRETS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN has for the first time publicly issued a list of Office of the Government documents requiring classification. Included in this list are documents related to security issues, national reserves, budget figures and "important internal and external policies." Official sour [...]	2004-09-24 09:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR VM
04HANOI2782	POLITICAL PRISONERS DR. QUE AND DR. SON TRANSFERRED [...] (SBU) Summary: Political prisoners Dr. Nguyen Dan Que and Dr. Pham Hong Son have both been transferred to a prison in Thanh Hoa Province in northern Vietnam. Son is reportedly in poor health and may require surgery for a hernia. Family members have not been able to visit Que or Son, and one [...]	2004-10-12 23:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV VM HUMANR
04HANOI2795	BURMA ADDRESSED IN LOW-SUBSTANCE ASEM SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Predictions that ASEM-5 would be a talk shop lacking in substance proved for the most part accurate, but the Europeans successfully insisted on raising the Burma issue and including a reference to the political situation there in the Chairman's Statement. The event [...]	2004-10-13 09:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU PHUM BM VM ARF
04HANOI2886	Bulldozed Mennonite Church [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Multiple contacts in the official and non-recognized Protestant communities confirmed that local authorities tore down an "unofficial" Mennonite church in Kontum Province September 24, as reported October 22 by Human Rights Watch. However, it appears that the actio [...]	2004-10-25 09:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI291	SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-03 06:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM VM ETMIN HUMANR LABOR RELFREE TIP
04HANOI3352	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES SECURITY LAW, BLASTS PM ON [...] (SBU) Summary. The National Assembly (NA) ended its autumn session on December 4 after passing six new laws, including two on publishing and national security. The contents of the National Security law have not been released, but they reportedly seek to rein in the military's intelligence se [...]	2004-12-20 08:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MARR VM DPOL
04HANOI3417	VIETNAM ENGAGES THIRD COUNTRIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has been actively engaging third countries in formal exchanges on human rights issues, including hosting the annual Canada-China-Norway human rights forum, carrying out a bilateral discussion on the death penalty with EU countries and conducting the bi-annual EU-Vietnam [...]	2004-12-29 04:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EU VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI392	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU (AI) UPDATE #12 [...] (U) THE WHO INVESTIGATIVE TEAM REPORTS 19 CONFIRMED HUMAN CASES OF H5N1, OF WHICH 14 HAVE DIED. CASE AND FATALITY COUNTS HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE TUESDAY 2/12/04. --------------------------- BUSINESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS --------------------------- 2. (U) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2004, THE HANOI [...]	2004-02-12 10:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI548	RAPE -- OR CORRUPTION? -- TAKES DOWN SENIOR OFFICIAL [...] (U) According to media reports, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on February 25 suspended Vice Chairman of the National Committee for Sports Luong Quoc Dung following his arrest February 19 on charges of child abuse. Dung reportedly has already confessed to having sex with a 13 year old girl in [...]	2004-02-26 05:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM VM DPOL
04HANOI908	INFLUENCE ANALYSIS - VIETNAM [...] Per Reftel request, Post provides an Influence Analysis statement on Vietnam. 2. The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has a monopoly on political power. A hierarchy topped by the Politburo sets its policies. The decision-making process is opaque to most observers and usually slow. Input f [...]	2004-03-31 06:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP VM DPOL
04HARARE1335	REGIONAL ELECTION CONFERENCE CHALLENGES GOZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an NGO-sponsored conference on regional electoral reforms, senior ruling party officials sounded familiar election-related themes to a critical audience of domestic and regional parliamentarians, regional election commissioners and administrators, and NGO representatives. They [...]	2004-08-06 08:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE1722	OPPOSITION LEADER ACQUITTED [...] (U) To a packed courtroom in the late morning of October 15, High Court Justice Paddington Garwe pronounced Movement for Democratic Change President Morgan Tsvangirai not guilty on a charge of treason. The verdict brings to conclusion a trial that commenced more than a year ago in which the [...]	2004-10-15 12:18:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE187	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Since its disputed victory in Zimbabwe's 2002 parliamentary and presidential elections, the ruling ZANU-PF party has pursued a concerted campaign to shrink individual liberties and democratic space in this constitutional republic. The government's human rights record remained poor, altho [...]	2004-02-02 15:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP ZI
04HARARE1963	ZIMBABWE'S CRICKET DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit by England's cricket team is exposing conflicts inside the ruling party and may evidence further impetus within the GOZ to moderate its anti-Western posture. The GOZ's decision to admit 13 originally barred journalists to cover the tour suggests the waning influence of [...]	2004-12-03 09:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
04HARARE223	SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS AIPPA'S CONSTITUTIONALITY, [...] (U) The Supreme Court on February 5 upheld the constitutionality of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). In a long-running case brought by the Independent Journalists Association of Zimbabwe (IJAZ) filed soon after AIPPA was enacted, the ruled that AIPPA sections [...]	2004-02-05 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL ZI
04HARARE302	INDEPENDENT MEDIA UNDER THREAT - ANZ HEARING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court has postponed a hearing on The Daily News's (TDN) consolidated appeal, and the paper remains unpublished. Tension between management and journalists resulting from GOZ pressure on ANZ also may be hindering the paper's ability to publish. The GOZ has expanded [...]	2004-02-20 10:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINR ZI
04HARARE409	SUPREME COURT RESERVES JUDGMENT ON ANZ [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 3, the Supreme Court reserved judgment on the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) consolidated appeal (Ref C). The court gave no indication of when it would give its ruling. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The hearing consisted of a constitutional challenge by the ANZ of nin [...]	2004-03-05 10:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
04HARARE461	GOZ SEALING COUNTRY AHEAD OF ELECTIONS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe appears to be setting the stage for a considerably reduced international presence in Zimbabwe in the run-up to and during the March 2005 parliamentary elections. Withdrawing its request for UNDP elections assistance (Ref B) and suggesting it does not pl [...]	2004-03-17 11:08:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PGOV ZI
04HARARE561	INFLUENCE ANALYSIS -- ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's media operating environment is restrictive and becoming increasingly harsh. The GOZ's Media and Information Commission (MIC) closed the only independent daily newspaper, the Daily News, and has threatened other independent newspapers and journalists with legal action. Secu [...]	2004-04-01 05:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OIIP ZI
04HARARE726	PRESS UNDER FIRE AGAIN IN ZIMBABWE [...] We have recently noticed a new and more dangerous attack on the press in Zimbabwe. On Monday April 26, 2004 an editorial entitled "Time to deal with traitors" appeared in the government owned newspaper "The Herald." The editorial was at best threatening and at worst [...]	2004-04-29 13:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
04HELSINKI1132	E-PINE: FINLAND COMMITS TO SEND OBSERVERS TO [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, Pol Chief and Poloff demarched Tuula Yrjola, the desk officer for Ukraine, and Terhi Hakala, Director on the Unit for East Europe and Central Asia, about the need for additional election observers in Ukraine during upcoming elections. Poloffs noted the interest [...]	2004-09-01 11:19:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	KNEI PGOV PREL PHUM FI OSCE
04HELSINKI1536	FINLAND: FY-05 UPDATED IVP SLATE OF ALTERNATE CANDIDATES [...] Following are the names and titles for our slate of alternative candidates for FY-05. Individual nominations for alternative IV candidates have already been sent septels. I. EURP U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges I (October 18, 2004) Mr. Jori Arvonen, International Affairs Secretary, Co [...]	2004-12-08 14:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL FI KPAO
04HOCHIMINHCITY1140	STAFFDEL JANNUZI FOCUSES ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the Central Highland Province of Pleiku September 2 to 4, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staffer Jannuzi focused on religious freedom issues, particularly among the region's ethnic minorities. The response of local GVN officials to Jannuzi's call for great [...]	2004-09-09 10:52:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1173	SFRC STAFFER FOCUSES ON PLIGHT OF VIETNAM'S CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Paternalism, racism, bureaucratic ineptitude, communist orthodoxy, economic and educational marginalization, and war legacy issues were all on display when SFRC staffer Frank Jannuzi assessed the status of ethnic minorities -- Montagnards -- in the Central Highlands province of [...]	2004-09-17 07:55:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY507	HCMC ERO BRIEFS FOREIGN DIPLOMATS ON THE CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a briefing for the Consular Corps on April 20, Director Le Quoc Hung of the Ho Chi Minh City External Relations Office (ERO -- the southern branch office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) blamed "extremist elements" inside and outside of Vietnam for demonstrations that turn [...]	2004-04-23 03:57:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV PREF SOCI SCUL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY572	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH UBCV LEADER THICH HUYEN QUANG [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-30 00:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY573	EMBASSY/CONGEN TEAM VISITS DAK LAK, ASSESSES EXTENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and ConGen poloffs discovered more questions than answers concerning reports of recent ethnic unrest (refs A and B),during an April 26-27 trip through the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. While everyone from government officials to some of the protesters themselv [...]	2004-04-30 00:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY782	HCMC TOURISM SEMINAR DRAWS LARGE CROWD, BUT CAN VIETNAM? [...] Despite recent setbacks from SARS and the avian flu, the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam has been growing steadily over the past decade. Provincial and local governments, as well as the central government, have been pushing to make Vietnam a top tourist and leisure destination. Yet the [...]	2004-06-09 05:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ETRD CASC VM
04HOCHIMINHCITY873	RECENT NGO STATEMENTS ON DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST KHUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has spoken separately with the wife and two of the adult children (strictly protect) of detained democracy activist Tran Khue over the past two weeks, to follow up on a recent report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) concerning the status of his case. While t [...]	2004-07-01 08:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL VM HUMANR
04ISTANBUL1062	TURKEY'S FIRST TIP VICTIM SHELTER: SECRETARY [...] Summary: Secretary Powell and FM Gul witnessed the signing of a protocol that will lead to the opening of Turkey's first shelter for trafficking in persons victims later this month. The signing ceremony, which attracted significant attention and publicity, publicly committed the Turkish gov [...]	2004-07-09 07:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
04ISTANBUL1624	TURKEY AND THE EU: HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Sessions at last week's Istanbul conference of Europe's Green Party highlighted Turkey's hopes and aspirations to gain a date for the beginning of accession negotiations, but also lingering sensitivities about perceived EU discrimination against Turkey and local discomfort abou [...]	2004-10-28 08:50:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TU
04ISTANBUL1714	THE PLIGHT OF TURKS IN WESTERN THRACE: RED HERRING [...] (sbu) Summary: There is a solid strain of Turkish opinion promoting the idea of "reciprocity" re dealing with the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Increasingly, opinion makers and the GOT attempt to justify the current situation by citing the "mistreatment" of Turks living in Greece. The Association [...]	2004-11-17 11:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR TU
04ISTANBUL1751	VIEWS FROM IZMIR ON IRAQ, EU MEMBERSHIP, HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Izmir business and religious leaders, NGOs and a journalist shared their views on human rights, Iraq, Turkey's EU membership and religious issues November 12 with Izmir liaison officer. The Izmir branches of the Human Rights Foundation and the Bar Association, both involved with [...]	2004-11-24 03:37:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ PHUM PREL TU
04ISTANBUL1804	CRITICISM OF U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ PERVADES BMNEAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Linkage of the BMENAI with U.S. policy in Iraq was a common theme of speakers at a Cultural Initiative Symposium on the Greater Middle East and North Africa Project (BMENAI) in Istanbul in November. A wide range of Turkish academics, former GOT officials, and European diplomats [...]	2004-12-06 08:52:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU IZ PREL KPAO KMPI
04JAKARTA5072	POLITICAL INTRIGUE IMPERILS BAPETEN'S CHAIRMAN JOB [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the Nuclear Energy Control Board (BAPETEN) Dr. Djaloeis (please protect) confided to us 25 July that political intrigue involving one of his deputies and the State Minister of Research and Technology Hatta Rajasa, and a previously unknown radical Islamic group called T [...]	2004-05-28 12:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	TRGY AORC KNNP KTIA IAEA ENRG PREL
04KATHMANDU1290	NEPAL: CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT [...] Nepal's Maoist insurgency, which began in 1996, has tragically victimized the children of Nepal. The frequent school bandhs (school closings),have disrupted the lives of students, parents and teachers and the scheduling of required exams, damaged the educational system and delayed the advan [...]	2004-07-09 07:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PHUM PTER MOPS PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1300	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 2-JULY 9, [...] Maoists assassinated the Mayor of Pokhara, reportedly in retaliation for the deaths of six rebels and for failing to abandon his post. The four political parties who have declined joining Deuba's cabinet reportedly have entered into talks with Maoist leaders. A senior member of the Maoist C [...]	2004-07-12 07:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1493	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JULY 27 TO [...] NEPAL - U.S. -- U.S. assistance for Nepal's flood victims: "The U.S. Ambassador to Nepal James F. Moriarty handed over a cheque of U.S.$ 50,000 to Karin Hakensson-Furga, representative of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to assist the government of Nepal to respond to the [...]	2004-08-03 02:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1545	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 31-AUGUST [...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials will not announce a unilateral ceasefire, arguing such a move would come only after "meaningful" and "result-oriented" peace talks. Special Envoy to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Tamrat Samuel, arrived in Nepal for meetings with government and political [...]	2004-08-06 06:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1561	MEDIA REACTION: Nepal insurgency [...] "On deaf ears" Editorial in the centrist "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 8/6): "Voices raised against gruesome Maoist brutalities have fallen on deaf ears. The Maoist high command that is prompt in responding to anything concerning their ideology and general activities take refuge to their undergr [...]	2004-08-10 01:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1592	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 3 TO 9, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- PM to head peace secretariat; experts to back it: The government is setting up a Peace Secretariat, which will have chiefs of the four coalition partners and a nominee of the king as political advisors and a retired government administrator or a retired UN administrator [...]	2004-08-12 23:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1596	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 7- [...] A five-member high-level peace committee headed by Prime Minister Sher Deuba was formed on August 12 to establish a peace secretariat. The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) launched raids in the far-western district of Achham on August 10 and 11. President of All Nepal National Independent Students' [...]	2004-08-13 05:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1643	NEPAL: MAOIST MURDER JOURNALIST AND THREATEN OTHERS [...] The Maoists announced on August 16 that they had killed journalist-cum-human rights activist, Dekendra Raj Thapa for allegedly spying for the security forces against the insurgents. Thapa was abducted on June 26 in the mid- western district of Dailekh. He was a reporter of the state- owned [...]	2004-08-18 10:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1658	MAOISTS' VIRTUAL BLOCKADE EFFECTIVE; MAOIST [...] (C) Although the virtual Maoist blockade of Kathmandu Valley continues, there are no reports of Maoist violence or incidents anywhere. Vehicle traffic remains very light due to fears of Maoist reprisals despite government attempts to reassure the people. Targeted industries remain closed in [...]	2004-08-19 11:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1670	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 14- [...] The Maoists have imposed a virtual blockade of roads leading to and from the Kathmandu Valley since August 18. Traffic remains very light on the roads, no incidents have been reported and no Maoists have been spotted. Tourism- related organizations have raised serious concern over the Maoist [...]	2004-08-20 11:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM

04KATHMANDU1672	MAOIST ATROCITIES ESCALATE, JUNE 5-PRESENT [...] Since the formation of Sher Bahadur Deuba's coalition government, Maoist atrocities have intensified. Every day brings new reports of Maoist killings, maimings, or threats of brutality. Most recently, the insurgents chased the former Mayor of Gularia Municipality from a funeral procession, [...]	2004-08-20 12:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP

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