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UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 001940 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR WHA/PD (OHILTON), WHA/CEN (TKELLY), PM, AND INL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ
SUBJECT:  MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE VISIT OF CJCS GENERAL RICHARD 
MYERS TO HONDURAS, AUGUST 13, 2003 
 
 
¶1. CJCS visited Honduras on 8/13 and met with Honduran President 
Ricardo Maduro, Minister of Defense Federico Breve, Chief of 
Staff General Isaias Barahona and other key governmental 
officials. 
 
¶2. In his opening remarks, General Myers expressed his 
appreciation for Honduran support of the U.S. effort to establish 
a free and democratic government in Iraq and in the fight against 
terrorism and drug trafficking.  He also thanked Honduras for 
being the first country in the Western Hemisphere to sign and 
ratify an ICC Article 98 agreement. 
 
¶3. All four national newspapers (La Tribuna, El Heraldo, La 
Prensa and Tiempo) announced General Myers' visit on 8/12 and La 
Tribuna, El Heraldo and La Prensa followed up on 8/13 on the 
possible issues to be addressed during the visit and published a 
bio.  The two most important radio networks in Honduras (HRN and 
Radio America) also announced the visit on 8/12. 
 
Media Coverage on General Myers' visit 
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¶4. Newspapers: All four Honduran newspapers had full-page 
coverage of the press conference by General Myers and President 
Ricardo Maduro.  Two of them (Tegucigalpa-based "El Heraldo" and 
San Pedro Sula-based "La Prensa") carried a front-page photo of 
General Myers. 
 
¶5. Television: Coverage on the main television stations was 
extensive.  All evening news programs (channels 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 
and 13) reported on the visit and coverage continued on 8/14 on 
the morning news program Noticiero TVC (channels 3, 5, and 7). 
 
¶6. Radio: Radio networks HRN, Radio America, and other smaller 
stations also covered the visit.  Some of them broadcast the 
press conference live.  Also international wires AP, AFP, Reuter, 
Notimex, Acan-Efe, and CNN Radio covered the visit. 
 
¶7. Headlines: 
  -    "The U.S. will support the fight against drug trafficking" 
     La Prensa. 
-    "Thanks Honduras for sending troops to Iraq" La Tribuna. 
-    "Honduras needs to do more in the fight against drug 
trafficking" La Tribuna. 
-    "The U.S. wants the destruction of dangerous arms that may 
fall in the wrong hands" La Tribuna. 
-    "Nicaragua needs to destroy its SAM-7 missiles" Tiempo. 
-    "There will be help, promises Richard Myers"  "Even though 
the helicopters have to wait, the Chief of Staff promised to 
consider the request" El Heraldo. 
 
Pierce