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Viewing cable 07BAGHDAD860, IRAQI KURDISTAN REGION MEDIA SUMMARY--

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BAGHDAD860 2007-03-11 13:00 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Baghdad
VZCZCXRO1886
RR RUEHBC RUEHDA RUEHDE RUEHIHL RUEHKUK
DE RUEHGB #0860 0701300
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 111300Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0112
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS BAGHDAD 000860 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
UNCLASSIFIED 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ US
 
SUBJECT:  IRAQI KURDISTAN REGION MEDIA SUMMARY-- 
      MARCH 5, 2007 
 
 
1.  (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 
 
US Military Apologizes to Families of Fallen Peshmerga 
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2.  (U) The major Kurdish media covered a meeting between US Army 
representative Colonel Smith and Kurdish representatives Mustafa 
Chawrash (PUK Leadership) and Mahmoud Singari (representative of 
Jalal Talabani) to apologize for the deaths of 8 Peshmerga who were 
killed in a friendly fire incident outside of Mosul last month. 
Colonel Smith promised that compensation payments would be made to 
the families of the fallen Peshmerga. 
 
Ministry of Social Affairs Delivers Assistance to Poor Families 
--------------------------------------------- ---- 
 
3.  (U) The PUK-run Kurdistani Nwe newspaper covered a report by the 
General Social Monitoring Office of the KRG Ministry of Social 
Affairs which states that 12,699 poor families in the Kurdistan 
Region are currently receiving social assistance payments from KRG. 
The Ministry is sponsoring 118 orphan children who have no family to 
live with. 
 
Commentaries: 
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4.  (U) KDP-run Khabat newspaper covered discussion by Iraqi 
National Assembly of the Article 140 process on Al Arabia TV's 
program From Iraq.  Hasan Al Shimmari (Al Shi'a bloc), discussed the 
Iraqi constitution, describing federal systems as the most 
successful political system in the world.  Al Shimmari continued, 
"according to Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution, the referendum 
should be implemented next summer."  In the same show Hamid Majid 
Musa, the head of Iraqi Communist Party from Al-Iraqia bloc, said 
"the Communist party has been calling for a federal system for Iraq 
for 17 years." 
 
5.  (U) This media summary is prepared by Public Diplomacy Assistant 
Tawar Rasheed.