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| Identifier: | 03ABUDHABI1820 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 03ABUDHABI1820 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abu Dhabi |
| Created: | 2003-04-15 11:19:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | KPAO IZ TC |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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Diana T Fritz 05/24/2007 04:30:53 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results
Cable
Text:
UNCLASSIFIED
SIPDIS
TELEGRAM April 15, 2003
To: No Action Addressee
Action: Unknown
From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1820 - ROUTINE)
TAGS: KPAO
Captions: None
Subject: IS THE MIGHTY MENGASH MOSCOW BOUND?
Ref: None
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 01820
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: POL
INFO: PAO AMB DCM P/M ECON RSO
Laser1:
INFO: PAO
DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA
DRAFTED: POL:STWILLIAMS
CLEARED: DCM:RAALBRIGHT
VZCZCADI462
RR RUEHC RUCNRAQ RHEHNSC RUEAIIA RHEFDIA RUEKJCS
RUEKJCS RUCJACC RHRMDAB
DE RUEHAD #1820 1051119
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 151119Z APR 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9439
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC//J5/UNMA//
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC//OSD/NESA//
RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL
RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001820 SIPDIS STATE FOR IRAQ PD TASKFORCE, NEA/PPD AND NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KPAO, IZ, TC SUBJECT: IS THE MIGHTY MENGASH MOSCOW BOUND? REF: KUWAIT 1199 UAE Information Minister Abdullah bin Zayid called the Ambassador 4/14 with a postscript to the tale of the "mighty" Mengash -- the scrappy Iraqi farmer who "shot down" an Apache with a vintage WWI rifle in the first days of the war and became a cult hero in much of the Arab world. Apparently an Abu Dhabi TV crew sought Mengash out the other day for an interview. When approached by the Emirati journalists, a paranoid Mengash refused to go on camera, claiming "the Americans" were looking for him and he was now seeking "political asylum" in Russia. If he made it to Moscow, Mengash promised Abu Dhabi TV an exclusive. An amused Abdullah swore the story was true. WAHBA
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