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SUBJECT: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND THE REGION 
 
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Saturday, December 02, 2006 
 
-- Radical Shiite anti-U.S. former MP Dr. Abdul Mohsen Jamal 
inquired in progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas under the title 
"Lebanon and Living Together" (12/02): 
 
"The question that poses itself is: Why did President Bush choose to 
meet with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki in Amman?  Is it 
true that the American forces there (in Iraq) cannot guarantee the 
security of the President in the Iraqi capital?  Meeting with 
President Bush outside of Iraq sent the wrong message." 
 
-- Under the title "Our Choice Is to Be Democratic" liberal Abdul 
Latif Al-Duaij commented in progressive Arabic daily Al-Qabas 
(12/02): 
 
"We should not be content with appealing to the United States to 
stay in Iraq.  We should strive at the national and regional level 
to bolster the national and democratic trends in Iraq.  Today, we 
ask our governments to act democratically and not like the 
conservative regimes that are concerned about maintaining the status 
quo as are some other neighboring states." 
 
-- Kuwait University Political Science Professor, Dr. Abdullah 
Khalifa Al-Shaijy questioned in conservative Arabic daily Al-Watan 
under the title "Congested and Blocked Horizons and Civil Wars" 
(12/02): 
 
"The daring Saudi message reflects the fears of the Sunni majority 
in the Islamic and Arab Worlds of what Iraq could face in the 
future.  But, is it not too late for movement and messages now?  And 
the second question is: will President Bush respond to warnings and 
messages and the recommendations of the Baker Committee?" 
 
-- Under the title "Revengeful War Paves the Way for Civil War" 
Liberal Dr. Ayed Al-Mana' penned in conservative Arabic daily 
Al-Watan (12/02): 
 
"It will be a war that no one could comprehend.  It will be a 
catastrophe to Arab Iraqis and will pave the way for Iraq's 
disintegration.  The neighbouring states will not be spared its 
fires and evils.  However, it may lead to the revival of the 
Ottoman-Safawi struggle under different banners but with the same 
objective.  That objective is the complete sectarian and political 
annihilation of the other." 
 
-- Under the title "The Alleged Moderation: Where Is It?" Liberal 
Dr. Ahmad Al-Baghdadi editorialized in pro-government Arabic daily 
Al-Seyassah (12/02): 
 
"Moderation is an invention that was never granted religious 
legitimacy; rather it was invented for political purposes.  There is 
nothing called 'moderation' in Islam." 
 
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For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: 
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http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ 
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LEBARON