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| Identifier: | 03ABUDHABI486 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 03ABUDHABI486 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abu Dhabi |
| Created: | 2003-01-29 11:21:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | OIIP KMDR TC |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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Diana T Fritz 06/05/2007 10:44:39 AM From DB/Inbox: Search Results
Cable
Text:
UNCLASSIFIED
SIPDIS
TELEGRAM January 29, 2003
To: No Action Addressee
Action: Unknown
From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 486 - UNKNOWN)
TAGS: OIIP, KMDR
Captions: None
Subject: MEDIA REACTION: UN REPORTS ON IRAQ
Ref: None
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 00486
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: PAO
INFO: AMB DCM ECON POL
Laser1:
ACTION: PAO
DISSEMINATION: PAO
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: ADCM:TWILLIAMS
DRAFTED: PAO:AHOSHAN
CLEARED: PAO:TPONCE
VZCZCADI313
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RHRMDAB RUMICEA RUCQSOC
DE RUEHAD #0486 0291121
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 291121Z JAN 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8140
RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0567
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0631
RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT
RUMICEA/USCINCCENT INTEL CEN MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA//
RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000486 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/PPD, INR, NEA/RA SECDEF FOR OASD/PA USCINCCENT FOR POLAD LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OIIP, KMDR, TC SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: UN REPORTS ON IRAQ 1. SUMMARY: ALL MEDIA PROMINENTLY HIGHLIGHTED THE CONTENTS OF THE UNMOVIC AND IAEA REPORTS ON IRAQ. EDITORIALS IN THE ARABIC PRESS LAUDED EUROPEAN OPPOSITION TO A WAR AGAINST IRAQ, DESCRIBING FRENCH AND GERMAN OPPOSITION AS A STUMBLING BLOCK TO AMERICA'S THIRST FOR WAR. ANOTHER EDITORIAL CLAIMED THAT WASHINGTON SEES ONLY THE NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF THE UN REPORT TO USE THEM AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR A WAR ON IRAQ. END SUMMARY. 2. COMMENTING ON THE UNMOVIC AND IAEA REPORTS, DUBAI-BASED BUSINESS-ORIENTED DAILY "AL-BAYAN" ON 1/28 EDITORIALIZED: "THE ENTIRE WORLD, EXCEPT FOR THE U.S., BRITAIN AND ISRAEL, REJECT THE OPTION OF WAR BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS A CATASTROPHE WHOSE CONSEQUENCES MAY EXTEND BEYOND THE REGION ... HOWEVER, THE EUROPEAN UNION REFUSES TO SURRENDER TO THE AMERICAN-BRITISH WILL (TO GO TO WAR) ... SO FAR, ALL SIGNALS INDICATE THAT FRANCE AND GERMANY REPRESENT A STUMBLING BLOCK FOR AN AMERICAN-BRITISH THIRST FOR WAR. THE VOICE OF WISDOM SHOULD URGE US TO ALLOW THE UN INSPECTORS MORE TIME TO FINISH THEIR JOB ..." 3. UNDER THE HEADLINE "TIME IS NOT LOST FOR A SOLUTION", ABU DHABI-BASED PAN-ARAB DAILY "AKHBAR AL-ARAB" ON 1/28 EDITORIALIZED: "... IRAQ REQUIRES MORE TIME TO MAKE ESSENTIAL CHANGES IN ITS SYSTEM, IDEOLOGIES, AND BEHAVIOR. IT ALSO NEEDS MORE TIME ... TO TALK TO ALL POLITICAL PARTIES AND OTHER FORCES THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE BUILDING A NEW DEMOCRATIC IRAQ ... HOWEVER, IF IRAQ STRONGLY REJECTS A POLITICAL SOLUTION, THE WORLD COMMUNITY HAS THE PROPER TOOLS TO COMPEL THE IRAQI REGIME TO ACCEPT PEACEFUL INITIATIVES." 4. CRITICIZING THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION'S INTERPRETATION OF THE UNMOVIC AND IAEA REPORTS, PAN-ARAB SHARJAH-BASED DAILY "AL- KHALEEJ" EDITORIALIZED ON 1/29: "IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT THE U.S. HAS CHOSEN TO USE ONLY THE NEGATIVE PARTS OF THE UN REPORTS IN ITS ACCUSATION OF IRAQ'S NON- COMPLIANCE ... THE AMERICAN POSITION REGARDING THE UN REPORTS RESEMBLES ITS PREVIOUS POSITIONS. IN FACT, WASHINGTON USES THE NEGATIVE CONTENT IN THE REPORT AS A JUSTIFICATION TO ATTRACT OTHER NATIONS TO OPT FOR WAR, CLAIMING THAT IRAQ'S WMD CAN ONLY BE ELIMINATED BY FORCE ..." WAHBA
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