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On 21 January 2001, the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai al-Aam published a front-page editorial (1) that, according to Reuters, said sanctions hurt Iraqi civilians, strengthened the Iraqi leadership and should be lifted (2). According to an advertisement, al-Rai al-Aam is jointly Kuwait's most widely circulated daily (3). 1. What ties (if any) does al-Rai al-Aam have to the Kuwaiti Government? A) Does the Kuwaiti Government directly or indirectly own it? B) Does the publisher, Dar Al-Jazeerah Press, Printing and Publishing Company, W.L.L., have links to the Kuwaiti Government and/or Kuwaiti royal family? 2. Does al-Rai al-Aam coverage predominantly reflect official government positions? 3. Reuters referred to the paper's "rare front-page editorial." A) Does al-Rai al-Aam rarely write editorials? Or, does the paper regularly write editorials, but only rarely print them on the front page? B) Do al-Rai al-Aam editorials, front page or other, primarily reflect Kuwaiti government official positions? 1. http://www.alraialaam.com/21-01-2001/homepage.htm and http://www.alraialaam.com/21-01-2001/frontpage.htm#01 2. Reuters, "Kuwait welcomes a call to lift UN sanctions on Iraq," 22 January 2001 http://www.casi.org.uk/discuss/2001/msg00070.html 3. http://www.alraialaam.com/advt.htm ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://www.casi.org.uk