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Viewing cable 06SANTIAGO234, MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN, NUCLEAR

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06SANTIAGO234 2006-02-02 20:18 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Santiago 
VZCZCXYZ0002
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSG #0234 0332018
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 022018Z FEB 06
FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8399
 
UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000234 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR R/MR, I/PP, WHA/BSC, WHA/PD, INR/IAA, PM, INL 
 
STATE FOR INR/R/MR, NEA/PDA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN, NUCLEAR 
PROGRAM 
 
 
On February 2, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" 
(circ. 20,000) carried a column by Leonidas Irarrazaval on Iran. 
Quotes: 
 
"Now we must wait and see what the West does with a new Iranian 
leader...who wants Iran to have the same nuclear might as the 
Western powers, India, Pakistan and probably Israel.  Is it moral to 
prevent him from doing so?....  Not even the UN will be able to stop 
him, because countries needing Iran's oil--such as Russia and 
China--have a veto.  If Bush manages to emerge from the Afghan and 
Iraqi quagmire with sufficient time remaining in office he might 
launch a new crusade against Iran...and the result may be equally 
uncertain." 
 
KELLY