UNCLASSIFIED

MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL

US diplomatic cable 09SEOUL34 · South Korea Seoul · 2009-01-08 05:28 · Read at WikiLeaks PlusD »

Reference ID	09SEOUL34
Created	2009 January 8, 05:28 (Thursday)
Origin	South Korea Seoul
Country	South Korea
Classification	UNCLASSIFIED
To	Central Intelligence Agency; China Beijing; Commander in Chief US Pacific Command; Department of Commerce; Department of the Treasury; Japan Tokyo; Russia Moscow; Secretary of Defense; Secretary of State
TAGS	ECON - Economic Affairs--Economic Conditions, Trends and Potential KMDR - Media Reaction Reporting KPAO - Public Affairs Office KS - Korea (South) MARR - Military and Defense Affairs--Military and Defense Arrangements PGOV - Political Affairs--Government; Internal Governmental Affairs PREL - Political Affairs--External Political Relations US - United States
Character count	1,136

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UNCLASSIFIED UNCLAS SEOUL 000034 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/PD FOR SWALKER, EAP/P, EAP/K STATE PASS USDA ELECTRONICALLY FOR FAX/ITP SCHEIKH STATE PASS USTR FOR RCASSIDY USDOC FOR 4430/IEP/OPB/EAP/JDONIUS TREASURY FOR OASIA/MGREWE CINCPAC FOR J-74 E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV, PREL, MARR, ECON, KS, US, KPAO, KMDR SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL Subject: Media Reaction; Seoul Mideast "Israel's Indiscriminate Massacre and Its American Accomplice" Left-leaning Hankyoreh Shinmun editorialized (01/08): "Most of the more than 600 Palestinians killed so far are civilians. Under no circumstances can this kind of massacre be justified. Nevertheless, President Bush supported Israel, saying that Israel has decided to defend itself. A UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza has not been adopted in the face of American opposition. As Israel's biggest donor, the U.S. is the only country capable of putting the brakes on the Israeli massacre. However, far from persuading Israel to stop, the U.S. is acting like an accomplice. The U.S. has a lot of blame to bear for this continuing slaughter." Stephens

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