US embassy cable - 04ABUDHABI3739

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MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ELECTIONS

Identifier: 04ABUDHABI3739
Wikileaks: View 04ABUDHABI3739 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2004-10-20 12:04:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: OIIP KMDR TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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Diana T Fritz  02/05/2007 04:57:07 PM  From  DB/Inbox:  Search Results

Cable 
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UNCLAS        ABU DHABI 03739

SIPDIS
CXABU:
    ACTION: PAO
    INFO:   AMB ECON DCM POL

DISSEMINATION: PAO
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: PAO:HOLSIN-WINDECKER
DRAFTED: PAO:AALKHATIB
CLEARED: NONE

VZCZCADI286
OO RUEHC RUENAAA RUEKJCS RUEHZM RUEHLO RUEHFR
RHRMDAB RUCJACC RUCQSOC
DE RUEHAD #3739 2941204
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 201204Z OCT 04
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6439
RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0846
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0886
RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT
RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA//
RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003739 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARP; NEA/PPD; NEA/RA; INR/R/MR; PA; 
INR/NESA; INR/B; IIP/G/NEA-SA 
WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE; NSC 
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA 
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD 
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR ZEYA 
LONDON ALSO FOR MOC 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP, KMDR, TC 
SUBJECT:  MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ELECTIONS 
 
 
1.  NOTING THAT CANDIDATE KERRY WILL NOT BE BETTER THAN PRESIDENT 
BUSH WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUES OF THE REGION, "AL BAYAN" 
EDITORIALIZED 10/19: (ARABIC DAILY, DUBAI-BASED BUSINESS- 
ORIENTED, CIRCULATION 40,000) 
 
"SOME MIGHT THINK THAT THE CURRENT AMERICAN POLICY MIGHT CHANGE 
FOR THE SAKE OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND PEACE, OR THE DEGREE 
THAT THE POLICY IRRITATES THE WORLD MIGHT DECREASE IF PRESIDENT 
BUSH LOST THE ELECTIONS.  THESE THINK THAT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 
KERRY WILL SEEK TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CURRENT U.S. POLICY. 
ACCORDING TO KERRY'S STATEMENTS THERE MIGHT BE MORE IRRITABILITY 
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ARAB AND MUSLIM ISSUES. WHAT WE WANT 
IS A U.S. POLICY THAT DEFENDS JUSTICE AND INTERNATIONAL 
LEGITIMACY. WITHOUT THIS POLICY, THE WORLD WILL NOT KNOW SECURITY 
OR PEACE, IF THE DOMINANT WORD IS POWER." 
ALBRIGHT 

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