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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NEW DELHI 002597 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NP, AC, PM 
 
STATE FOR INR/MR 
 
STATE FOR SCA/INS, PM/CBM, PM/PRO 
 
STATE FOR SCA/PPD, PA/RRU 
 
STATE FOR AID/APRE-A 
 
USDOC FOR 4530/IEP/ANESA/OSA FOR BILL MURPHY 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, PAKISTAN, COPENHAGEN, 
IRAQ; NEW DELHI. 
 
This countrywide cable reports on relevant media 
reaction/opinion from India's large non-English press. 
The Mission reports on English-language media via email 
through the daily "Early Edition" summary. 
 
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TERRORISM 
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¶1. "A RESPONSIBLE U.S. MEDIA SPARED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
AUTHORITIES IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST," op-ed in left- 
of-center Marathi daily, APLA MAHANAGAR: "The U.S. 
media should be congratulated for the balanced and 
sober coverage of the attempted act of terrorism aboard 
a flight that landed in Detroit on Friday. The media 
was not in a hurry to hold responsible the Department 
of Homeland Security, and particularly the 
Transportation Security Administration, which had 
obviously failed in tightening layers of security 
measures at the nation's airports." 
 
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PAKISTAN 
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¶2. "BLASTS IN KARACHI," editorial in December 30 right- 
of-center Urdu daily, HINDUSTAN EXPRESS: "Militant 
organizations are waging a war against Pakistan and its 
government. Pakistan is not ready to accept that it is 
reaping what was sown by the ISI and other Pakistani 
agencies. Pakistan never accepted that political use of 
terrorism would be dangerous for Pakistan as well as 
for its neighbors. It is very easy to blame alien 
forces for Shia-Sunni riots in various parts of the 
country. It is possible that such alien forces may be 
hatching such conspiracies, but it will be harder for 
Pakistani leadership to explain who laid the foundation 
of thee subversive activities." 
 
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COPENHAGEN 
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¶3. "A NEW ROLE," editorial in December 31 Kolkata 
Bengali daily, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "The year 2009 will 
remain memorable for various reasons, one of these 
being the issue of the environment. The Copenhagen 
Summit could not deliver anything. Although a face- 
saving 'deal' under the leadership of President Obama 
was struck, all hopes and aspirations to check 
environmental pollution depend on the industrially 
developed nations, as well as on the goodwill of India 
and China." 
 
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IRAQ 
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¶4. "FRUITS OF IRAQ WAR," op-ed in December 24 right-of- 
center Urdu daily, ETEMAAD: "It is known to all that 
the intention of the U.S. and its Western allies behind 
 
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the Iraq invasion was to capture the huge Iraqi oil 
reserves. After killing 1.3 million Iraqi Muslims, and 
inflicting a loss around $2 trillion, Western powers at 
last have gained control over the oil fields. These 
destructive and plundering Western forces have been 
successful in getting control over the most precious 
oil reservoirs of the Middle East." 
ROEMER