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Viewing cable 06SANTIAGO105, MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06SANTIAGO105 2006-01-18 13:10 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Santiago 
VZCZCXYZ0012
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSG #0105 0181310
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 181310Z JAN 06
FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8244
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 0846
 
UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000105 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR IIP/G/WHA, INR/R/MR, WHA/BSC, WHA/PDA, INR/IAA 
AMEMBASSY FOR PAO, IO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA 
 
 
On January 14, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El 
Mercurio" (circ. 116,807) carried an editorial entitled, "Chavez' 
Activism."  Quote: 
 
"What has happened (with Mexico, Peru and Chile) prove right those 
who saw in Hugo Chavez a successor to Fidel Castro and predicted an 
intent to reconstitute something akin to the late Latin American 
Organization for Solidarity (OLAS), promoted by the Cuban dictator 
in the 70s with other Latin American leftist leaders and led by 
former President Salvador Allende.  The antibodies Chavez generates 
and the reality of globalization will make it hard to reach his goal 
of Latin American leadership." 
 
KELLY