Octobre 2005 : campagne de pressions américaines sur le gouvernement égyptien, la ligue arabe et les diplomates basés au Caire pour faire retirer la chaîne du Hezbollah, al Manar, des satellites télé arabes, notamment Nilesat.
31.10.2005 : TAKING AL-MANAR OFF ARAB SATELLITES - Nyheter - Wikileaks - Aftenposten.no
►http://www.aftenposten.no/spesial/wikileaksdokumenter/article4025263.ece
Embassy Cairo has been engaging the GOE, the Arab League, and Cairo-based foreign diplomats, to take action to remove Hizballah´s Al-Manar TV from the GOE-owned Nilesat. Building on efforts already made by Embassy Beirut, and drawing from materials compiled by the U.S. Foundation for the Defense of Democracy (FDD), we have been arguing to the GOE that Al-Manar´s inflammatory programming, which glorifies acts of terror and spreads disinformation, poses an unacceptable threat to the security of the region and the wider world. To date GOE and other interlocutors have been responding positively but we have detected no effective action. We believe a sustained regional approach could produce better results. We suggest that Washington agencies report interagency action on Al-Manar to NEA posts, provide us needed technical and legal expertise, and set up formal monitoring of Al-Manar and other broadcasters inciting hatred and terror. Our ensuing regional advocacy work could also target local advertisers or banks dealing with Al-Manar, complementing efforts by Embassies Cairo and Riyadh to persuade the GOE and the SAG to take Hizballah TV off Nilesat and Arabsat.