US embassy cable - 02AMMAN6520

UNCLAS AMMAN 006520 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA, DAS CHENEY; NEA/P, ANNE CASPER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, KMDR JO 
SUBJECT: PRESIDENT BUSH'S RAMADAN GREETING: 
DISTRIBUTION AND MEDIA COVERAGE 
 
REF:  STATE 220289 
 
1. PRESIDENT BUSH'S NOVEMBER 5 RAMADAN GREETING 
RECEIVED WIDE MEDIA PLACEMENT IN JORDAN.  PA AMMAN 
DISTRIBUTED THE STATEMENT TO EACH OF THE LOCAL 
DAILIES, FOLLOWED BY PERSONAL PHONE CALLS TO EDITORS- 
IN-CHIEF, RESULTING IN PLACEMENT IN EACH OF JORDAN'S 
ARABIC AND ENGLISH DAILIES TODAY, NOVEMBER 6. 
HEADLINES READ:  "BUSH CONGRATULATES MUSLIMS ON THE 
BEGINNING OF THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN" (AL-DUSTOUR 
AND AL-RA'I); "BUSH OFFERS HIS BEST WISHES TO MUSLIMS 
ON THE OCCASION OF THE BEGINNING OF THE HOLY MONTH" 
(AL-ARAB AL-YAWM); "U.S. PRESIDENT GREETS MUSLIMS ON 
RAMADAN" (JORDAN TIMES).  ADDITIONALLY, THE PETRA NEWS 
AGENCY, JORDAN'S OFFICIAL WIRE SERVICE, CARRIED A 
REPORT ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT, QUOTING 
EXCERPTS FROM THE MESSAGE. 
 
3.  ELECTRONIC MEDIA COVERAGE:  RADIO SAWA, JORDAN'S 
MOST POPULAR RADIO STATION AMONG YOUTH AUDIENCES, 
REPORTED THE PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT THROUGOUT THE DAY 
AT EACH OF ITS QUARTER HOUR NEWS BULLETINS.  PA AMMAN 
ALSO MADE THE STATEMENT AVAILABLE TO THE JORDAN 
TELEVISION AND RADIO SERVICES AND WILL MONITOR THOSE 
OUTLETS FOR PLACEMENT. 
 
GNEHM