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| Identifier: | 03ABUDHABI1064 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 03ABUDHABI1064 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abu Dhabi |
| Created: | 2003-03-03 12:10:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | OIIP KMDR TC |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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Diana T Fritz 05/24/2007 04:57:01 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results
Cable
Text:
UNCLASSIFIED
SIPDIS
TELEGRAM March 03, 2003
To: No Action Addressee
Action: Unknown
From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1064 - UNKNOWN)
TAGS: OIIP, KMDR
Captions: None
Subject: MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ UAE PLAN
Ref: None
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 01064
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: PAO
INFO: ECON POL AMB DCM
Laser1:
ACTION: PAO
DISSEMINATION: PAO
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: DCM:RALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: PAO:AHOSHAN
CLEARED: PAO:TPONCE
VZCZCADI617
OO RUEHC RUENAAA RUEKJCS RUEHZM RUEHLO RUEHFR
RHRMDAB RUCJACC RUCQSOC
DE RUEHAD #1064 0621210
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 031210Z MAR 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8678
RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0586
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0647
RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT
RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA//
RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001064 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/PPD; NEA/RA, INR 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: IRAQ UAE PLAN 1. SUMMARY: THE AFTERMATH OF THE ARAB SUMMIT AND THE UAE INITIATIVE ON IRAQ CONTINUED TO GENERATE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL MEDIA. NEWS REPORTING AND EDITORIALS PRAISED SHEIKH ZAYED'S PLAN AND CRITICIZED ARAB LEADERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS IT. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL APPLAUDED THE UAE INITIATIVE AND DECLARED IT AS 'THE WISEST SOLUTION' FOR THE CURRENT CRISIS. END SUMMARY. 2. NOTING THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN ARAB LEADERS DURING THE SUMMIT, SHARJAH-BASED PAN-ARAB "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIALIZED ON 3/03: "... BEFORE COMPLAINING ABOUT OTHERS, ARAB COUNTRIES SHOULD RESOLVE ALL CONFLICTS BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND COVER UP ALL THE HOLES THAT ARE GROWING DEEPER AND WIDER. THE (AMERICAN) POLICY OF DIVIDING THE ARABS WILL NOT WORK IF IT HAD NO GROUNDS, WHICH IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE ARAB REGION..." 3. COMMENTING ON THE UAE INITIATIVE PRESENTED TO THE ARAB SUMMIT, ABU DHABI-BASED SEMI-GOVERNMENT "AL-ITTIHAD" EDITORIALIZED ON 3/03: "... ANY THOROUGH AND OBJECTIVE READING OF THE UAE'S INITIATIVE WILL TREAT IT FAIRLY AND SHUT UP WHOEVER THINKS THAT THE UAE IS INTERFERING IN IRAQ'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS ... THIS INITIATIVE PLACED BEFORE EVERYONE, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS, THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, ESPECIALLY THE IRAQI LEADERSHIP. IT ALSO PROVIDES AN ARAB AND INTERNATIONAL SHIELD FOR A PEACEFUL BREAKTHROUGH THAT WILL SAVE THE SOULS OF MANY WHO ARE ON THE VERGE OF DESTRUCTION..." 4. DESCRIBING ARAB ATTITUDES TOWARD THE UAE INITIATIVE PRESENTED TO THE ARAB SUMMIT, ABU DHABI-BASED PAN-ARAB DAILY "AKHBAR AL ARAB" EDITORIALIZED ON 3/03: "... WHAT IS STRANGE IS THAT THE VIEWS PRESENTED IN THE UAE INITIATIVE REGARDING THE EXILE OF THE IRAQI REGIME AS THE FASTEST AND SHORTEST WAY OUT OF THIS CRISIS WERE NOT RECEIVED WITH THE ATTENTION THEY DESERVED ... THE ARABS HAVE LOST THEIR CHANCE TO IMPLEMENT THIS CHOICE, WHICH FOCUSES ON SOLVING THIS CRISIS WITH ARAB HANDS UNDER AN INTERNATIONAL UMBRELLA. THIS WILL CUT THE MEANS FOR THE U.S. AND OTHERS FROM PLOTTING THE WORST SCENARIOS EVER AGAINST IRAQ AND THE REGION. WHAT WE ARE AFRAID OF IS THAT SUCH SCENARIOS TURN INTO FACTS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THEN NO 'IF' WILL HELP." WAHBA
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