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06BUENOSAIRES1388 2006-06-22 19:10 2011-08-26 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Buenos Aires
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OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBU #1388/01 1731910
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 221910Z JUN 06
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4969
INFO RHMFISS/CDR USSOCOM MACDILL AFB FL//SCJ2//
RULGPUA/USCOMSOLANT
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 001388 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR INR/R/MR, I/GWHA, WHA, WHA/PDA, WHA/BSC, 
WHA/EPSC 
CDR USSOCOM FOR J-2 IAD/LAMA 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION US-NORTH KOREA; FUTURE US AMBASSADOR TO 
ARGENTINA EARL ANTHONY WAYNE; RESIGNATION OF DUSTR ROBERT ZOELLICK; 
US-BOLIVIAN FTA; US-MERCOSUR; US-ARGENTINA; LATIN AMERICAN POPULISM; 
IRAQ; ARGENTINE JUDICIAL SECURITY; MONEY LAUNDERING; MIDDLE EAST 
06/20/06; BUENOS AIRES 
 
 
1. SUMMARY STATEMENT 
 
Weekend newspapers cover the escalation of tension between the US 
and North Korea; the future US Ambassador to Argentina, Earl Anthony 
Wayne; the resignation of DEPSEC Robert Zoellick; Bolivian President 
Morales' alleged willingness to sign an FTA with the US; Chacho 
Alvarez' statements about Mercosur, Uruguay and the US; the US 
perception of Argentina as a moderating element in South America; 
the return of populism in Latin America; US President Bush's 
recovery in opinion surveys; Argentine judicial security; the status 
of Argentine anti-money laundering legislation; the situation in the 
Middle East; and US officials receiving information that Al Qaeda 
operatives had plans to gas NY subways in 2003. 
 
2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES 
 
- "Alarm over North Korean missiles" 
 
Daily-of-record "La Nacion" reports (06/20) "The escalation of 
tension between the US and North Korea reached alarming levels 
yesterday when it was made public that Pyongyang had finished 
refueling a long-range missile and that it could eventually bring a 
nuclear warhead within reach of the US. 
 
"According to experts, this indicates that North Korea's first test 
of this kind in eight years could be imminent, which the White House 
termed a 'provocation.'" 
 
- "The new US Ambassador will arrive in September" 
 
Ana Baron, Washington-based correspondent for leading "Clarin," 
comments (06/20) "The new US Ambassador to Argentina, Earl Anthony 
Wayne, will arrive in the country in September, that is to say after 
the US summer vacation. 
 
"According to US diplomatic and legislative sources, the obstacles 
to his nomination have already been removed. The US Senate will 
reportedly confirm him within ten days. 
 
"Yesterday, Mike Matera, a US Department of State official, left the 
US for Argentina, and he will preside over the embassy after the 
departure of the current US Ambassador Lino Gutierrez and until 
Wayne arrives in the country. 
 
"Wayne's agenda in Argentina will be full of economic issues... He 
will focus on the investment climate, the expansion of bilateral 
trade, and FTAA promotion." 
 
- "Latin America loses an ally in the Bush administration" 
 
Daily-of-record "La Nacion" reports (06/20) "Latin America lost an 
ally and one of the most moderate voices within the Bush 
administration after Deputy Secretary Robert Zoellick announced his 
resignation. 
 
"Zoellick has a thorough knowledge of Latin America (and 
particularly of Argentina), and ever since he took over, Zoellick 
attempted to downplay US diplomatic rhetoric vis-a-vis Caracas, 
Brasilia, Buenos Aires and Mexico." 
 
- "Evo wants to discuss an FTA with the US" 
 
Conservative "La Prensa" reports (06/19) "According to Bolivian 
Minister of Production and Micro-enterprises, Celinda Sosa, Evo 
Morales is willing to negotiate an FTA with the US in a notable 
change in its foreign and economic policy. 
 
"Sosa said that a Bolivian committee is working on a joint proposal 
with 'big, mid-sized and small producers,' who are pushing to have 
negotiations with the US. Sosa said to the media 'We are wiling to 
negotiate an FTA with the US that will benefit productive 
sectors.'" 
 
- "Alvarez: 'Mercosur is the only State policy'" 
 
Lucas Colonna, on special assignment in Montevideo for 
daily-of-record "La Nacion," reports on an interview with Chacho 
Alvarez, who says (06/18) "... 'Uruguay is not negotiating a deal 
with the US but is trying to make progress on an FTA that will 
improve the insertion of its economy in the US, an issue that is not 
against Mercosur.' 
 
"... Regarding Venezuela's entry into Mercosur, Alvarez said 'There 
can be within Mercosur one country that is politically confronting 
 
 
 
 
the US, but this antagonism is not transferred to the entire bloc, 
because Mercosur does not have one common foreign policy.'" 
 
- "Unparalleled opportunity for Kirchner" 
 
Joaquin Morales Sola, political columnist of daily-of-record "La 
Nacion," comments (06/18) "... Does Kirchner represent some hope of 
South American contention for Washington? Some say in Washington 'We 
wish Kirchner could help us with Chavez, but we do not perceive that 
intention.' Instead, they accept that the Argentine president played 
a moderating role in the Bolivia of Evo. When it comes down to 
Venezuela, Washington trusts Lula more than Kirchner... 
 
"... Regarding Lavagna's candidacy, Europe and Washington have 
received Lavagna's possible candidacy as a contribution to the 
opening of democratic debate. Lavagna is not the most appreciated 
Argentine economist by Washington... However, the official 
insistence in relating him to alleged US strategies is noteworthy. 
Argentine Ambassador to Washington, Bordon, and high-ranking US 
State Department government officials, definitely denied that 
Lavagna met with Assistant Secretary for Latin American Affairs Tom 
Shannon while Lavagna was in the US." 
 
- "Populism threatens to return to Latin America" 
 
Leading "Clarin" carries an op-ed piece by Fernando Henrique 
Cardoso, former Brazilian president, who writes (06/18) "... The 
threat posed by the return of populism to Latin America, and more 
specifically to South America, will not bring easy alternatives. 
 
"In the '90s, we conceived of South American economic and political 
integration as based on democracy and a market economy. 
 
"The groundwork of the entire building could be undermined if 
populism returned to the country, disguised as a left wing movement, 
bringing with it the game of old and personal rivalries instead of 
institutional cooperation among countries." 
 
- "Bush's strategy to move on" 
 
Oscar Raul Cardoso, international analyst of leading "Clarin," 
writes (06/17) "... Everything that occurred during last week in the 
life of the US president seems to be part of an elaborate 
choreography, which was developed to revive the administration's 
damaged power. And, actually, this political ballet is giving him 
something of what he was searching for. 
 
"According to the most recent opinion surveys, Bush's downfall not 
only stopped but his popularity rate showed signs of a recovery. 
 
"Regarding Iraq, news is even better... According to a Gallup 
opinion survey, 48% of Americans believe now that their country 
'will probably ' or 'surely' win the war against the Iraqi 
resistance. This implies a 17-point recovery vis-`-vis last April. 
 
"... However, any circumstantial revival in the actions of the Iraqi 
resistance and an increase in the signs of an imminent civil war... 
could delete the current, sweet news." 
 
2. EDITORIALS 
 
- "Realities and styles vis-`-vis investors" 
 
An editorial in leading "Clarin" reads (06/18) "... The evolution of 
the Argentine economic situation has boosted investment, and 
according to business opinion surveys, there are plans for 
investment in the future. However, the incorporation of foreign 
investment has not been really important due to some discouraging 
elements. 
 
"... For a positive investment climate, opportunities of 
profitability are indispensable, but a friendly attitude of 
authorities toward investors is also crucial. 
 
"And the current price accords policy can also discourage 
investment." 
 
- "The struggle against money laundering" 
 
An editorial in leading "Clarin" reads (06/19) "... Argentina has 
started to attend to the problem posed by money laundering, but the 
weak legal steps taken have not been supported by an attitude of 
commitment in the struggle against money laundering... 
 
 
 
 
"This situation has led the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) to 
ask for amendments to the current legislation in force... 
 
"One pending point is the analysis of the eventual inclusion of 
terrorist financing as a crime, which is meaningful in the 
international scenario. Another point is the functioning of the 
Financial Information Unit." 
 
"Fighting money laundering is crucial in the struggle against crimes 
such as narco-trafficking, terrorism and corruption. Argentina is 
late on this issue, as pointed out by international institutions." 
 
- "Humanitarian crisis in Palestine territories" 
 
An editorial in leading "Clarin" reads (06/20) "The Gaza Strip is 
going through a humanitarian crisis that affects the most vulnerable 
Palestinian people and, as a consequence, the possibilities of peace 
in the region. 
 
"... The confronted Palestinian factions, the governments directly 
involved in the conflict, and the Western powers should seek a 
formula to reduce tensions and agree upon some peaceful alternative 
for living together in harmony. 
 
"All of them, to greater or lesser extent, should be blamed for the 
current humanitarian crisis and the violent consequences that this 
could bring in a perhaps immediate future." 
 
To see more Buenos Aires reporting, visit our classified website 
at: 
http://www.state.sqov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 
 
GUTIERREZ