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TAGS: KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION US ANTI-CRIME TECHNOLOGY IRAQ 
US-VENEZUELAN TIES PRESIDENT ALAN GARCIA AND HUMALA 
06/08/06 
 
¶1. SUMMARY STATEMENT 
 
Today's key international stories include the US new 
anti-crime "technological arsenal;" the war in Iraq; 
the current status of the US-Venezuelan relationship; 
and post-election Ollanta Humala's statements. 
 
¶2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES 
 
- "The US prepares anti-crime technological arsenal 
against crime" 
 
Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington-based correspondent for 
daily-of-record "La Nacion," comments (06/08) "The USG 
will attempt to use new technologies against crime. 
 
"Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) (small, remote- 
controlled aircrafts) will be used in Los Angeles to 
reinforce air surveillance. Those convicted for sexual 
crimes in Wisconsin will wear electronic bracelets 
(for identification purposes). Sensors and last- 
generation cameras will be deployed along the 3,200- 
kilometer border with Mexico in another attempt to put 
an obstacle on the trafficking of drugs and people. 
 
"Those are the most recent examples of the new 
procedures made by the Bush administration and some of 
US States - they will invest more money in state-of- 
the-art technology in order to reduce human resources, 
which can fail. 
 
"However, some believe it is a mistaken strategy and, 
in some cases, an unconstitutional one." 
 
- "Exceptional apples" 
 
Left-of-center "Pagina 12" carries an opinion piece by 
writer Juan Gelman, who writes (06/08) "US President 
(George) W. Bush, termed the Yankee soldiers who 
torture and kill civilians in Iraq 'rotten apples.' 
There can  not be just a few - the list of Iraqi 
killings by occupying forces is long, and only hidden 
by a heavy carpet of impunity... 
 
"... Sunnis are killed and Shiite sanctuaries are 
blown up only to fuel a civil war that 'would, 
reportedly, justify' the permanent occupation of Iraq. 
According to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, 
'US troops are here the solution, not the problem.' 
Unbelievable." 
 
- "Bush lashes out at Chavez and says Chavez is 
harmful for Venezuela" 
 
Leading "Clarin" reports (06/08) "US President George 
¶W. Bush accused his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo 
Chavez, of inflicting 'serious damage to Venezuelan 
traditions and people,' and he lashed out at Chavez 
more fervently than he did three weeks ago by 
indicating he is 'concerned' about what he believes is 
the erosion of democracy in Venezuela. In Chicago, 
Bush had included Bolivia among his list of concerns. 
 
"While the Bush administration has had quarrels with 
Chavez many times..., now the US President seems to 
have undertaken his own personal escalation... 
 
"Yesterday, Sean McCormack, spokesperson of the US 
Department of State, said that 'Chavez's problem' is 
not with the US but 'with other center-to-left Latin 
American governments,' reminding the spat with Peru in 
its recent election campaign. 
 
"In spite of all the disagreements between Chavez and 
Bush, and Chavez's charges that the USG encouraged the 
attempt of a coup d'etat in 2002, the US-Venezuelan 
bilateral ties remain strong." 
 
- "Humala warns he will not give a truce to Alan 
Garcia" 
 
Dolores Tereso, on special assignment in Lima for 
daily-of-record "La Nacion," comments (06/08) 
"Defeated in elections, Ollanta Humala does not seem 
beaten. With his power reinforced (he leads the 
largest opposition political party), the nationalistic 
 
 
 
leader refused to give a truce to the winner of the 
runoff presidential elections, Alan Garcia; Humala 
even threatened to go out to the streets to oppose his 
future government. 
 
"... While he tried to appear optimistic and said he 
felt like a 'winner,' the retired military personnel, 
who looked tired was not able to hide his bad humor, 
which was obvious when he rejected several questions 
(particularly those linking him with Venezuelan Hugo 
Chavez), and denounced an alleged Peruvian media 
campaign as 'all against Ollanta.'" 
 
To see more Buenos Aires reporting, visit our 
classified website at: 
http://www.state.sqov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 
 
GUTIERREZ