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| Identifier: | 03ABUDHABI3248 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 03ABUDHABI3248 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abu Dhabi |
| Created: | 2003-07-13 13:05:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | OIIP KMDR TC |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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Diana T Fritz 03/21/2007 12:19:40 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results
Cable
Text:
UNCLASSIFIED
SIPDIS
TELEGRAM July 13, 2003
To: No Action Addressee
Action: Unknown
From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 3248 - UNKNOWN)
TAGS: OIIP, KMDR
Captions: None
Subject: MEDIA REACTION: AL KHALEEJ EDITORIAL ON IRAQ
Ref: None
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 03248
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: PAO
INFO: ECON POL AMB DCM
Laser1:
ACTION: PAO
DISSEMINATION: PAO
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: ADCM:KVANDEVATE
DRAFTED: PAO:AHOSHAN
CLEARED: PAO:TPONCE
VZCZCADI056
OO RUEHC RUENAAA RUEKJCS RUEHZM RUEHLO RUEHFR
RHRMDAB RUCJACC RUCQSOC
DE RUEHAD #3248 1941305
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 131305Z JUL 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0820
RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0691
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0736
RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT
RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA//
RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003248 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARP; NEA/PPD; NEA/RA; INR/R/MR; PA; INR/NESA; INR/B; IIP/G/NEA-SA WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE 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: AL KHALEEJ EDITORIAL ON IRAQ 1. SUMMARY: AN EDITORIAL IN THE SHARJAH-BASED PAN-ARAB DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" DESCRIBED THE SITUATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ AS "A COSTLY DILEMMA." THE EDITORIAL CLAIMED THAT THE US LAUNCHED THE WAR BASED ON "DECEPTION, FORGERY, AND LIES" AND THAT THE U.S. HAS "BEGUN TO HARVEST THE RESULT OF ITS DEEDS." THE EDITORIAL FURTHER ASSERTED THAT THE UNANTICIPATED PROBLEMS IN IRAQ EXPLAIN IS WHY THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION WANTS "TO GET OTHER NATIONS INVOLVED IN THIS QUAGMIRE." END SUMMARY. 2. UNDER THE HEADLINE "A QUAGMIRE OF LIES," SHARJAH-BASED PAN- ARAB DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" 7/12 EDITORIALIZED: "THREE AMERICAN SITUATIONS IN THE LAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS CONFIRM THAT THE U.S. IS BEGINNING TO FEEL ITS OCCUPATION OF IRAQ HAS BECOME A COSTLY DILEMMA ... THE FIRST SITUATION WAS PRESIDENT BUSH'S DECLARATION THAT HIS NATION IS FACING A SECURITY PROBLEM IN IRAQ. THE SECOND SITATION WAS SECRETARY POWELL'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HIS COUNTRY IS DISCUSSING WITH ITS ALLIES A ROLE THAT NATO CAN PLAY IN IRAQ. THE THIRD SITUATION WAS THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL BY THE U.S. SENATE OF A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION TO SEEK NATO AND UN'S ASSISTANCE TO MAINTAIN PEACE AND SECURITY IN IRAQ ..." "... THE AMERICAN DILEMMA HAS BEGUN TO TAKE ON A DOMESTIC DIMENSION FOLLOWING THE REVELATION OF A SCANDAL OF LIES USED BY U.S. ADMINISTRATION TO JUSTIFY ITS AGGRESSION AGAINST IRAQ BASED ON CLAIMS THAT IRAQ POSSESSES WMD. ALSO, THE BAD PLANNING OF THE WAR AND ITS CONSEQUENCES HAVE ELICITED SHARP CRITICISMS FROM CONGRESS AND SENIOR AMERICAN OFFICIALS .... THOSE WHO LAUNCHED THEIR WAR THROUGH DECEPTION, FORGERY, AND LIES HAVE BEGUN TO HARVEST THE RESULT OF THEIR DEEDS. THEY ARE DROWNING IN A QUAGMIRE OF LIES AND ARE TRYING TO GET OTHERS INVOLVED IN THIS." WAHBA
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