US embassy cable - 04AMMAN9278

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MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST

Identifier: 04AMMAN9278
Wikileaks: View 04AMMAN9278 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Amman
Created: 2004-11-21 11:56:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: KMDR JO
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS AMMAN 009278 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARN, NEA/PA, NEA/AIA, INR/NESA, R/MR, 
I/GNEA, B/BXN, B/BRN, NEA/PPD, NEA/IPA FOR ALTERMAN 
USAID/ANE/MEA 
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
 
TAGS: KMDR JO 
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST 
 
                        Summary 
 
-- Lead stories in all papers published today, 
November 21, focus on developments in Iraq and the 
Palestinian Territories.  On Iraq, reports continue to 
highlight ongoing battles in various parts of Iraq, 
while other reports highlight U.S. Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff Myers' remarks saying that he 
"would not be surprised" if a civil war breaks out 
following the elections in Iraq.  On the Palestinian 
front, reports highlight ongoing issues with the 
Palestinian elections. 
 
                 Editorial Commentary 
 
-- "Iraq and the current difficult stage" 
 
Semi-official, influential Arabic daily Al-Rai (11/21) 
editorializes:  "While attention is drawn towards the 
Sharm Al-Shaikh conference in support of Iraq with the 
participation of effective and influential 
international and regional parties . what is happening 
in Iraq now, in terms of killing, slaughter, 
destruction and security chaos, are reminders of 
actions that can only be described as terrorism.. 
What is happening in Iraq now should be a motive for 
conferees to provide qualitative and actual support to 
the Iraqi government.  What is happening in Iraq 
should be a reminder to the conferees that they need 
to have the wisdom and the farsightedness to overcome 
the conflicts that ruled some of them before and after 
the war, for the benefit of peace and security in the 
region and the world." 
HALE 

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