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XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX TUE OCT 17, 2000 20:03:41 ET XXXXX
STATE DEPT MEMO: DEATH OF US SAILORS DOES NOT COMPARE TO PALESTINIAN TOLL
The United States State Department believes the "17
or so dead sailors" on the U.S.S. Cole "does not compare to the
100+ Palestinians who have died in recent weeks" in Mideast violence, a
stunning government memo reveals.
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The Clinton/Gore Administration disapproved a VOICE OF AMERICA broadcast
condemning the attack on the Cole. A memo from the Executive Secretariat Staff
at the State Department stated:
"The Department of State does not clear on the referenced VOA editorial.
"This editorial will reach an audience that is caught up in the violence in
Israel and the Occupied Territories. The 17 or so dead sailors does not compare
to the 100+ Palestinians who have died in recent weeks where we have remained
silent. The people that hear this will not see the separation we are trying to
make and relate it directly to the violence.
"Either VOA adds something in there to take the edge off and mention the
Palestinians or we should kill this editorial until the violence has calmed for
a while.
"S/CT [Secy. for counterterrorism] concurred with this. If you have
questions concerning this editorial, please contact NEA/P (unintelligible)
FROM: Swadia Sarkis, Interagency Coordinator [Phone 202-647-6545, FAX
202-647-1533]
TO: Voice of America (VOA), Office of Policy
RE: VOA Editorial: Terrorism Will Fail
OCTOBER 16, 2000
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